Tlic fourth Booke of 



ofPyrenasus, which from thcEaft (ptead all the way to the Southwett, make Spaine (horter on G 

 the North fide than the South. The next marches of this higher province is the fame that the 

 trad of Tarracon,namely fromPyrenseus along the Ocean , theforreft and mountaines of Vaf- 

 cones. And firft in this part you find thefe townes : namely in the countrey of tlie VardulijOlar- 

 fo^jMorofgijMenofcajVcfperieSjthe port-towne Amanumjwhere now is Flaviobriga, and a co- 

 lonie of ninecitties.The region of the Cantabri, the river Sada, the port town of Vidoria^inha- 

 biiedbythe luliobrigenfes. From that place the fountaines of Iberusfonie miles'. The haven 

 Bicndiiim,thc Origeni entermingled with the Cantabri.Their havens^Vefei and Vcca:the coun- 

 trey of the Afturesjthc towne Noega jin the demie Ifland Pcficus. And then the C ountie Lucen- 

 fis,and lb from the river Navilubio^tbe CibarcijEgqvarri furnamcd Namarini Jadoni^Arrotic- 

 bcCjthc Promontorie Celticum. Rivers^Florius and Nelo. Celtici furnamed Nerise : and above p| 

 them the Tamarici, in whofedemic Ifland are three altars called Seftian^Ea dedicated to v^^<;^«,^ 

 ^Aif^Coepori^and the towne Noela. The Celtici furnamed Praefamarci, and Cileni. Of Iflands 

 worth the namingjCorticata and Aunios. From the Cileni^the Cciuntie towne of theBraca^j 

 HelenijGravi jjthe caftle Tyde^all defcended from the Greekes. The Iflands Cicas^thc faire town 

 Abobricajthe riverMinius with abroad or wide mouth foure miles overjtheLeuni^SeurbijAu- 

 gufta a towne of the Bracas : and above them^ GallKcia^ the river Limia. Alfo the river Durius^ 

 one of the greateft iii Spaine, fpringing in the Pelendones countrey, and running hard by Nu- 

 mantia : and fo on, through the Arevaci and Vaccaei^ dividing the Vettones from Afluriaj and 

 the Galliecians from Lufitania : and there alfo it keepeth off the Turduli from the Bracari. All 

 this region abovefaid from Pyrensus,is full of mettall mines,to wit^gold/ilver^yron-Ieadjas wel ^ x 

 blacke as white^/.tinne. 



Chap, xxi 

 ^ Zujitania, 



A T the river Durius beginneth Lufitania^wherein are Turduli the old, Pefuiijthe river Vac* 

 /A ca.The towne Talabrica, the towne and river Minium . Townes, ConimbricajOLfippoj 

 EburOjBritium. From whence there runneth out into the fea with a m igh tic cape the Pro- 

 montoriCjWhich forae have called ArtabrumjothcrSjthe Great; and msny,01iflbponcrife of the 

 tAne,makingadivifionof land/ea^andaireabove. In it is the fide of Spaine determined and 

 boundedjand from the compaffe of it beginneth the forefront thereof. 



Chap. kxix. 



^ Ijlafids iff the Ocean^ 



OF the one hand is the North and the Gaules Ocean ; on the other, the Weft and the At* 

 lanticke Ocean.The (hooting forth of the Promontorie aforefaid,fcme have reported to 

 be 60 miies,others ^o.From thence to Pyrenasusjthere be writers not a few, who fay it is 

 i2 5omiIes,andthatthereisa nation of the Atabrijwhich never was, with a manifeflerrour.For 

 they have fet in this place by exchanging fome letters the Artotreb£e,whome wee napied before 

 the promontorie Celticum . They have erred alfo and miffed in certaine famous rivers . From 

 Minius abovcnamed(as Varrs faith)^miniusis 200 miles diflant (which fome men take to bee 

 clfewhercjand call it L2m2Ea)named of men in old time Oblivionis, and whereof goeth many a 

 tale.From Durius to Tagus it is 200 miles,and corameth betweene..This Tagus is a river much 

 renowned for the fand thatyeeld gold. 1 60 milesfrom it, the promontorie Sacrum runneth out 

 from the middle fi:ont in manner of Spaine : and 14 miles Varre faith it is from it to the mids of 

 Pyten2eus.Butfrom Ana,by which we have feperated Lufitania fromB3etica,22<5 miles:adding 

 thereto from Gades io2miIcs.Nations,Celtici,Varduli3and about Tagus.the Vettones. From^ 

 Ana to SacrumjtheLufitancs.The memorable townesjfrom Tagus in the coaft fidepiifippo,of 

 good note for the Mares that conceive there by the Weft wind. Salacia with the addition of M 

 Vrbslmperatoria, and Merobrica : the Promontorie Sacrum, and another called Caeneus. 

 Townes,Ofron6ba,BaI(a,andMyrtius. Thewhole province is divided into three counties or 

 jtidiciall courts of Affifes, Emeritenfis,PacenfisandScalabitanus. Itcontainethinallfiveand 

 fortic S tatcs.wherein be five Coionies^one burrough towne of Romans cittizens, three enfran- 

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