Plinies Naturall Hiftorie^ 



^ The length dfjclbreadth of Bxttca, 



THe length of Boetica at this day from the bound of the towne Caftiilo unto Gades^is 475 

 miles : and from Murgi the maritinc coaft or lands endjmoreby 22 milcs.The brcdth from 

 the edge or border of Carteia^is 224 miles. And verily ^who would bcleeve,that ylgrippa{^ 

 man fo diligentjand in this worke principally, fo curious)did erre^, when he purpofed to fct out a 

 map of the whole world opetily to be feenc of the whole cittie, and namelyjwiien Augufltu Cdfar 

 of happicmemorie, joined with him ?Forhecitwasthat finifhed the porch or gallerie begun 

 B hy Agrippaes fifter, according to his will appointment and dircdionjwhich contained the faici 

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Ch>p. ttii 

 '^The hither 6r higher Spmti 



THe old forme of the hither Spaine is fbmewhat changed^like as of many other provinccsi 

 confidcring that Fsmpey the great in his triumphant trophecs which hce ereded in Py re^ 

 nsusj teftifieth. That 846 townes betweene the Alpesand the marches of the farther or 

 lower SpaiUjwere fubdued by him & brought to obedience. Nowjis the whole province devided 

 Q intofeven Countiesjthe Carthaginian^theTarraconianjCa^far AuguftanijClunienfisjAfturia!, 

 Lucenfisj&'Bracarum.There are befides Iflands/ettingafide whichjwithoutonce namingihem ^ 

 and excepting the citties that are annexed to others^the bare province conraineth 2^4 townes* 

 In which. Colonies there be twelve^townes of Romans cittizens thirteencjof old Latines feven- 

 teencjof allies within theleague^on^j triburariCja hundred chirtie fixe.Thefirft in the very fron- 

 tiers thereofjbe the Baftulians: behind them in fiich order as ftall bee faid : namely jthofc inlan- 

 ders that inhabite within-forth, the MehtefaneSj Oretanes, and the Carpetancs upon the river 

 Tngus.Neere to themjtheVacc^feanSjVedoneSjCeltiberianSjand Arrcbaci. Thetov^nsncxtto 

 the marcheSjVrci^and Barea laid to Boecica: the countrey Mauritania;, then Deitania : after thatj 

 Conteftaniaj and newCarthagCj aColonie , From the Promontorie whereof called Saturnes 

 D cape^the cut over thcfea to Ccefaria a cittie in Mauritaniajis of 1 87 miles. In the reiiduc of that 

 coaft is the river Taderuheftee Colonic lllici, of which, a firth or arme of the fea tooke the 

 name Illicitanus.To it owe fervice and are annexed the Icofitanes.Soone afcer^jLucentum a town 

 of the Latines.Dranium a tributariejthe river Sucrojwhich was fometime t]ic frontier towne of 

 Conteftania.The region Edetania5which retireth inward to the Celtiberians, having a goodly 

 pleafant poole bordering along the front of it. Valentia, a Colonic lying three miicsfrom die 

 fea. The river Turiumiand juft asfarrefrom the fea,Srtguncum ^a towne otilomane cittizcns/e-- 

 nowned for their fidelitie.The river Idubcda^and the region of thcllergaones. The river Hebrc^ 

 yeeldingfuch riches of trafficke and commerce, by realon that it is navjgable : which beginneth 

 in the Cantabrians countrey^notfarrefrom the towne Inliobrica^and hoideih on his courfe43o 

 E miles ; and for 2 60 of them, evenfrom the towne Varia, carrieth vefiels of merchandife, in re* 

 gard of which riverjthe Greekes named all Spaine Iberia. The region ColTetaniajthe river Su- 

 bijthe Colonic Tarraco^built by the Savioes^lWit as Carthage by the Aftricanes. The countrey 

 of thelllcrgetessthe towne Subur,thc river Rubricatmrijanci from thenceiheLacetanes and In- 

 digetes. After them in this order following : within-forth at the foot of Pyrena us^the Aufctanes^ 

 ltanes,and Lacetanes : and alongPyrenceus the CerrctaneSjand then the Vafcones. Intheedge 

 or marches thereof^thc Colonic Barcino/urnamed Faventia.Townes of Romanecittizens^Bje- 

 tulojllluro^the river LarnumjBlandasrthc river Alba, Emporia: : two there be of thefe, towit,of 

 the old inhabitants,and of the Greekes,who were the off-fpringdefcendedfrom the Phocseans. 

 ^ The river Tichus. From whence to PyreniEaVenusjOn the other fide of the Promontorie, are 

 fortic miles. Now befides the forenamed ,fhali bee related the principall places of markc as they 

 lie in every Countic.At Tarracon there plead in court foure and fortic States. The moflfamous 

 and of greateft name among them, be of Romane cittizens the DertufaneSjand Bifgargitanes: 

 ofLatincSjtheAufetanesand Cerretancsfurnamed lulianes: they alfo who are named Augu- 

 ilanes, the Sedetancs, GerundenfesjGeflarians^^Tearians, the fame that lulienfes. QfTribu- 



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