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that goe from hence , or to the goodnefTe of the Ibilc 

 that is there . Finally, there is at the Indus any good 

 thing that Spainc brings foorth in fonie places itis bet. 

 ter, in fome worfc, as whcate, barley, hearbes, and all 

 kindes of pulfes, alfo lettuce, colewortesf radifhes, oni- 

 onSjgarlike, parfley,turneps,p2rfeneps, Etctngems, or 

 apples of love, ficcorie, bcetes, fpinage, peafe, beanes, 

 vetches- and finally, whatfoever growcthheereofanie 

 profite, fo as all that have voyaged thither , have beenc 

 curious to carry feedesofall forts,andall havegrowen, 

 although diverlly, fome more,fome Iejffe.{As for thofc 

 trees that have mod aboundantly fru&ified, be orange 

 trees, limons, citrons^nd others of that fort . In fbmc 

 partes there are at this day 3 as it werewholewoods and 

 forrefts of orange trees: the wtTcfiTeeming ftrange 

 vntomee, I asked who had planted the fields withfb, 

 many orange trees^r they made mee anfwer, that it did 

 come by chaunce, for that oranges being fallen to the 

 ground,and rotten, their feeds did fpring, and of thofe 

 which the water had carried away into diverfe partes, 

 thefe woeds grew fo thicke : which feemed tomea ve 

 ry goodreafon .J I have faide that this fruite hath gene 

 rally increafed moft at the Indies 5 for that I have nor 

 beenein any place but I finde orange trees, for that all 

 their fbyle is hote and moift , which this tree moft de- 

 fires. There growes not any vppon the Sierrt or moun- 

 taine, but they carry them from the vallies or fea coaft. 

 The confeve of oranges \vhich they do make at the I- 

 lands, is the beft I have feene anie where^peaches 5 preC 

 fes and apricockes have greatly multiplied,eipeaally in 

 At Peru there growls few of thele kindes 



of fruites 3 exceprgeachcs, and much lefle in the Ilands. 

 There growes a^Hahdg^res^yct but fcarccly :therc 



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