TlieVnird Booke of 



tariesjthc AquicaidenfcSjOnenleSjand Bstuloncnfes. Caefar AuguftajafreeColohiCjiipoh ^ 

 which the river Iberus floweth : where the towne before was called Salduba : thcfc are of the regi- ■ 

 on Sedetaniajand receiveth 5 2 States : and among thefe, of Romane citizens the Belliranes and 

 Cellenfcs. And out of the Colonie^ the Calagiiritanes furnamed alfo Hafcici, The Hsrdians of 

 the Surdaons nation^neer unto wliom riinneth the river Sicoris.Thc Olciaiis of the region Vef- 

 cecaniajand the Turiafonenfcs.Of old Latins^thc Garcantcnfes3Ei|gaaksnres3Gi;acchuiitanes3 ^ 

 Lconiccnfes^Ofligerdenfes.Of confederates within the league jthCfairagetifes, Tribiiraties be- 

 fidcSjthc Arcobriccnfes^ Andologenfes, Arocelitanesj Burfaonei-jres^Calaguritane 

 FibuIarcnlcSjCornplutenfesjCarenfeSjCincenleSjC'ortonerifsSj'B^^mnianitaneSjLa^ 

 rifenfesjlpalcnlcs, llumberitaneSjLacetaneSj VibienifcSj Pompelonenles and Segienfes. Tliere 

 icfortto Carthage for law 62 feverall States^befides the Iflanders.Out of the Colonic Accitana^ . 

 the GemellenleSjalfo Libifofona fiirnamed Foroauguftana : which two are endued 7i?ith ihefraii- 

 chifesof Italic : out of the CoIonieSalarienlisj the Oppidanesof oldLatium^ Caftiilonenfcs, 

 VihomCaJarciWethp'iSKah, The Setabiiaiies, who are alfo Auguftanes, andtheValerrienfes. 

 But of the Tributaries, of greateft name bee theBabanenfes, theBafcianeSjiheConfaburenfes^ 

 DianenfeSjEgeleftanes5llorcitanijLaminitani.Mentefani3the fame that Oritani 5 and Mentefeni 

 who otherwile are Baftuli:Oretanes who alfo ^recajled Germani^jtheeheefe ofthe Celtibcrians, 

 iheSegobrigen(eSjandtheToletanesofCarpetaniaj,4vvelling iiponihc river Tagus. Next to 

 them the Viacicnfesand Virgilienles. To the aflifes Or law court ClunienfiSj the Varduli bring 

 foureteene nations, of which I lift to iumc none but the Albanenfes ; but the Turmodigi fourc^, 

 among whom arc the Segifamonenfes^Sagifamejulienfes. To the fame a{rifes3the Carietes and | 

 the Vcnnenfcs doe goe out of five cities^of which the Velienfes are. Thither repairethePelen- 

 dor«s,withfour States of the CeltiberianSjOf whom the Numantines werefamcus:like as in the 

 eightecne citties of theVaccasans^thelntercatienfeSjPallantinijLaeobricenfcs^and Caucenfcs'. 

 for in the foure States of the Cantabricij onely luliobrica is named. In the tennc States ofthe 

 Au trigoneSjTritium and Vironefca. To the Arevaci thie river Aieva gave name. Of them there 

 be feven towncSjtowitjSaguntia and VxamaaW^hiGh names tie pften ufed i^i odier places rbefidcs 

 Segovia and Nova AuguftajTermeSjand Clunia itfelfethe very utmoil bound of Celtiberia<,A]l 

 the reft lie toward the Ocean^& of the abovenamcd the Verduli together widiche Cantabri.To 

 thefe there are joined tweU'e nations of the Afturps j divided into the Auguftanes & Tran&on- 

 taneSjhaving a ftately cittie Afturica. Among thefe are reckoned jGiguri^Pefici^Lancienfcs and 

 Zocl^.The number ofthewhole multitude arifeth to 2-4oooopoIs offree menjbcfidesflaves.The 

 Countie or jurifdidion LucenfiSjComprifeth fixteenc townes(befides the Celiikes and Lebimi-^ 

 ans) of bafe condition, and having barbarous names howbeit, of freemen to the number ftell 

 neere of i ^^ooo.In like manner 24 citties^whichaffoord 275000 polsjow fervice to the court of 

 Bracarum : of whom befides the Bracarians themfelvcs,the Vibali,Celerini;jGalIa'ci ,iEqr.cfilici 

 and Quinqucrnijmay be named without difdaine and contempt.The length ofthe hither Spain^ 

 from PyrcnjEus to the bound of Caftulo is 607 miles^and the coaft therof fomewhat more.The 

 breadth from Tarracon to the fhore of Alarfbuj 307 miles. And from thefoot ofPyrenxus^ 

 wherCabetweene two feas it is pointed with the ftreightSjand fo opening it felfe by little and little 

 from thencCjUntill it come to touch thefarthefSpainjitisasmuchjand'addeth fomewhat more L 

 to the breadth. All Spaine throughout in manner is full of mettail mines.as lead^yron^bralTe/il- 

 ver^and gold : the hither part thereof aboundeth befides with ftone glaifeSjOr gla&e ftones : and 

 Bsetica particularly with vermilion. There bee alfo there quarries of marble. Vnto all Spaine 

 thiou^out^Vef^afianmi^ugujius theEmperour, toffed with the tempeftsand troubles of the 

 CommonwcalCjgraunted the franchifes of Latium.The mountaines Pyrencsi do confine Spaine 

 and Frauncc one from the othetjlying out with their promontories into two contrarie leas* 



Chap, iiii* 



The province Narbomnfis, ^ 



T Hat part of Gallia which is wafhed and beaten upon with the Mediteranean fea^ is called 

 the province Narbonenfis^ named afore- time Braccata^ divided from Italie by the river 

 Varus and the Alpesjmoft friendly mountaines to the Romane Empire : and from the 

 other parts of Gaule^on the norihfide^ by the hils Gehenna and lura. For tillage ofthe ground , 

 ' . for 



