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ration whereofis fb knowne, that it communicates Im 

 proper tie to the waters wherein it is put to cure this 

 difeafe. Bilcanota is a m oun tainc the which (according 

 to common opinion,) is in the highelt part of Peru, the 

 toppe whereof is all covered with fhow, andinfome 

 places is blacke like coale. There i/Tueth forth of it,two 

 iprings in contrarie places , which prefently growe to 

 be very great bjrookes,and (b by little and little become 

 great flouds, the one goes to C allot, into the great Lake 

 Titicaca, the other goes to the lands, and is that which 

 they call Yucty , which ioyning with another , runnes 

 into the North fea, with a violent and furious courfe. 

 This fpting 5 when it comes out of the rocke Btkanota, 

 as I have faid,is of the colour of lie,having an asfliie co- 

 lour,and caftes a fume as a thing burnt, the which runs 

 farrein this fort, vn till the multitude of waters that 

 runne into it , quench this fmoake and fire which it 

 drawes from the fpring. In new Sfoinc, I have fcene a 

 fpring as it were inke , fomewhat blew , in Peru ano 

 ther , of colour ted like bloud , wherevpon they call it 

 the red river. 



Of Rivers. GHAP. is. 



AMongft all fivers, not onely at the Indies, but ge 

 nerally through the world , the River Maragnon, 

 or of Amazons, is the chiefe , whereof we havefpoken 

 in the former booke. The Spaniards have often failed 

 it, pretending to difcover the lands, which by report 

 are very rich, efpecially thofe they call Dorado and Pay- 

 titiy lean Je Salvies, the AdeUntade, made a memorable 

 entrie, though of fmall effeft. There is a paflage which 



they 



