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tike Hand , there are others holde opinion 5 that they 

 tooke the way , whereof Efdras fpeakes in his fourth 

 booke, in this manner : ^4ndwherto4thoufawcft that he 

 gathered an other peaceable troofc vnte him , tbou fialt 

 know , thofe are the ten tribes , which were carted away cap 

 tives out of their own landjn the time of king Qzzas,w!jom 

 Salmanazar king of the hffynzr&-tooke captives, andlcddc 

 th:m beyond the river , fo were they brought into an other 

 land : but they tooke this council to themfelves^ to leave the 

 multitude of the heathen, ana go forth into a farther coun* 

 trie, where never mankind dwelt, that they might there ob- 

 fcrve their ft at tit es^ which they could not keepein their owns 

 land : and they entredby the narrowe pajjages of the river 

 Euphrates, for then God fiewed his wonders, and flayed 

 ike firings of the flood,, vntill they werepaffed over : for 

 the way vnto that Count rie is very long^y.ea t of ay cere /inda 

 halfe , and thk Region i$ called Arfareth , then dwelt they 

 there vntill the latter time, and when they come forth againe, 

 the mo ft Cbtightie flail hold jtill the firings, ofthenvtra- 

 gaine , that they maygoe through for thti cauje fawcft thoit 

 this multitude peaceable. Some will apply this text of EJ- 

 */nz*tothe Indies ) faying, they were guided by God, 

 whereas never mankinde dwelt , and that the land 

 where they dwelt , is fb farre ofF 3 as it requires ayeere 

 and a halfe to performe the voyage 5 beeing by nature 

 very peaceable. And that there are great figsies and ar- 



fumentsamongft the common fort of ^Indians, to 

 reed a beleefe,that they are defcendedfrom the/flaw.- 

 for commonly you fhall fee them fearefull, fubmide, 

 ceremonious and fubtill in lying. And moreover they 

 fay, their habites are like vnto thofe the lews vfed- for 

 they weare a fiiort coat or \vaftc-coat 5 and a cloakc im- 

 broidered all abouyhey goe bare-footed,or with foles 



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