SEVENTH BOOKE 



of the Naturalland Morall Hi- 



florie of the Indies. 



That it u profitable to vndtrfiand the &tte$ and get/Is aftht 

 Indians, e$e daily of tht 2*1 ex< wines. 



CHAP. i. 



Very Hiftory wel vvrittea 

 is profitable to the reader: 

 For as the Wife man faith, 

 rbat which hath bi,ig, <ind 

 that which Jliall be , is that 

 which hath becne: Humane 

 things have much refcm- 

 blanceinrhemfelves, and 

 fomc growe w;ie by that 

 which happneth to others. 

 There is no Nation , how barbarous foever, that have 

 not fomethinginthem, good, .and woorthy of com 

 mendation nor Cominomvealefo well ordered,that 

 hath not fomcthing blame-worthy,and to be control- 



K k led, 



