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vfc , which confumeth all other racttalles, (as the fajnt 

 Pliic faith) dooth not any thing waftc golde, nor yet 

 hurte it, neither is iteaten,norgrowetholde. And al 

 though his fubftancc and body be firme and folide; yet 

 dooth it y eelde andbow woonderfully^the Beaters and 

 Drawers of golde knowe well the force it hath to bee 

 drawen out without breaking. All which things well 

 confidered, with other excellent properties , will give 

 men of Judgement to vnderftand, wherefore the holie 

 . Scripture dooth compare Charitic to golde. Tocon- 

 cant.$. elude, there is little neede to relate the excellencies: 

 M?s- thereof to make it more defirable. For the greateft ex- 

 eellencie ithath,is to be knowne(as it is) amongft men, 

 for the fupreame power and greatneffe of the worlde. 

 Comming therefore to our fubied 5 at \helndies there 

 is great abundance of this mettall,and it is wel knowne 

 by approovcd hiftories, that the/ggy^f of Peru did not 

 content themfelves with great and fmall veflc!sofgpld T 

 as pots, cups, goblets, and flagons ; yea with kowles or 

 great ve(Tells, but they had chairesalfo, and litters of 

 maflie golde: andin their Temples they hadfetvppe 

 mainelmages_ofpnrcjo!dc , whereof they finde fbme 

 ^at^^r^^but notfuch ftoreaswhen the firffCon- 

 querours came injgjiieon^^ 

 who found great Sealure 5 anJwiSoutdoub^ 

 much more hidden in thearth by the Indians. It would 

 feeme ridiculous to rcporte that they have made their 

 horfe (hoocs of filver for want of yron , and that they 

 have pay gLtjiree hundred crownes-for^bottle ofwjne,. 

 and other ftrange things 5 and yet in trueth this hath 

 come to pafTe , yea and greater matters. Thej^drawe 

 after thrcefprts or at the leaft, I 



have feene all three vfed. 



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