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AMERICA. Chap. II. 



over the World, and how far it was praftis'd here, hath been already declar'd 

 at laroe. Laftly, all the Jmericans are not guilty of eating of Man's-neQi, but 

 that falvaoenefs is confin'd to the Southern America. 



Thus much we have (aid, 'to prove that the Hwwtgans had no hand m 

 planting the Northern America, we (hall now proceed to enquire who planted 

 the Southern Parts, from the Straights between Panama and Hombre de Vws, to 



the Straights of Magellan. 



The Peruvians, poffeffinga large Traft of Land along the Coaft of the South. 



Sea, Grotius would thus derive from China : 



"The «Wwi«,beingof a fubtile Wit,and quick of Apprehenfion,argue fuf- 

 « ficiendy that they are not extracted from the more Northern Americans^ ra- 

 « ther from the Chinefes, which the feveral Wrecks of Qhineje Ships found on 

 « thefe Coafts fufficiently evidence : and no wonder, if cunofity or accident 

 <* brought the Chinefes expert Navigators to this Countrey, feparated onely by 

 « one Sea from them. To this we may add their Rites of Religion , for both 

 « worfliip the Sun, and call their King the Son of the Sun . they write no Let- 

 x*AA*M*~*. «< ters, but make Characters downwards. Mancocapacus was a Chinefe of ftrange 

 « Policy • who being inform'd that his Countrey-men inhabited fruitful Coun- 

 « treys on the other fide of the Soutb-Sea, but without Laws or Government, 

 <' Sail'd over thither, and gather'd the fcatter'd Multitudes in a Body, and 

 "eftablifh'd an hereditary Kingdom after the Chinefe manner, to him and his 



" Succeflbrs. 



To which John deLaet anfwers thus : " Though the Peruvians exceed the 

 « other Americans in Policy , and at the arrival of the Spaniards liv'd in a 

 " handfom Order of Government, yet they can no ways be compar'd to the 

 " (harp-witted, and noble-fpirited Chinefes , nay, there are in no Place of Pern 

 « found fuch Artificers as thofe of Qhina, that bear the praife of all the World . 

 " no where fuch manner of Buildings or Cities, nor the leaft likenefs of the 

 « Chinefe Curiofities. As concerning the Wrecks found in Peru, I find no cre- 

 " diblc Author that gives an account thereof: for certainly the Chinefes could 

 " much eafier, and a nearer way have come through the Atlantick Sea to the 

 " Coafts of Amenca, lying to the Eaft of Peru, than fteer along the vaft, and 

 "much greater South Set, and endure the horrible Storms and vaft Waves, 

 " which the European Ships are fcarce able to endure, much lefs the Chinefe Vef- 

 » fels, which are not fo good. The Spaniards which Sail yearly from Acupul- 

 « co to the Philippines are fenfible of the great danger which they endure, chiefiy 

 " by the great gufts of Wind near California. Befides, the Peruvians before the 

 " the arrival of the Spaniards, were utterly ignorant of great Ships, and the ufe 

 " of Sails. How could they at once have forgotten that Art, which they 

 " brought with them thither, Moreover, it is eafier to Sail from Peru to 

 « China, than from China to Peru, becaufe the Winds under the Equinoctial 

 " Line commonly blow Eafterly. And it is the greater wonder, that the Chi- 

 « nefe Jonks accidentally by Storm (hould be driven to Peru, becaufe they 

 " were never ftor'd with Provifionsbut for a (hort Voyage, whereas this ask'd 

 « nine Moneths. But if any one willfuppofe,that they purpofely direfted their 

 "Coutfe thither, how came the Chmefes toSailjuftto Peru, and not to Ne» 

 " Spain , which is much clofer to China ? why were there no Merchan- 

 " difes of the Chinefes found in Peru, fince they went thither for Trade ? how 

 " came they to nesled that Navigation they had once found * Nor is their 



Sun-worlhip (which was formerly praftis'd in moft Parts of the World) of 

 r " any 





