40 History of Nature. [ BOOK IV. 



the Cileni, the Conventus of the Bracae, Heleni, Gravii, the 

 Castle Tyde, all descended from the Greeks. The Islands 

 Cicse, the distinguished Town Abobrica ; the River Minius 

 with a broad Mouth, four Miles over ; the Leuni, Seurbi, 

 Augusta, a Town of the Bracse : and above them, Gallsecia; 

 the River Limia. The River Durius, one of the greatest in 

 Hispania, springing in the Pelendones' Country, and running 

 by Numantia : and so on, through the Arevaci and Vaccsei, 

 dividing the Vettones from Asturia, and the Gallaeci from 

 Lusitania : and there also it keepeth off the Turduli from the 

 Bracari. All this Region abovesaid from Pyreneeus is full 

 of Mines, of Gold, Silver, Iron, Lead, both black and white 

 (Tin). 



CHAPTER XXI. 



Lusitania. 



FROM the (River) Durius beginneth Lusitania, wherein 

 are Turduli the old, Pesuri, the River Vacca. The Town 

 Talabrica, the Town and River Minium. Towns, Conim- 

 brica, Olisippo, Eburo, Britium. From whence runneth out 

 into the Sea with a mighty Horn the Promontory, which 

 some have called Artabrum ; others, the Great ; and many, 

 Olissoponense, from the Town, making a Division of Land, 

 Sea, and Sky. By it is the Side of Hispania determined, 

 and from the Compass of it beginneth the Front. 



CHAPTER XXII. 

 Islands in the Ocean. 



ON the one hand, is the North and the Gallic Ocean : 

 on the other, the West and the Atlantic Ocean. The 

 shooting forth of the Promontory some have reported to 

 be 60 Miles, others 90. From thence to Pyrenseus not a 

 few say it is 1250 Miles ; and that there is a Nation of the 

 Atabri, which never was, with a manifest Error. For they 

 have set the Arrotrebae, whom we have placed before the 

 Celtic Promontory, in this place, by exchanging some Let- 

 ters. They have erred also in certain famous Rivers. From 



