The Hifiory of B o o k II. 



other ornament about the head, but what is deriv'd from the 

 feveral drefles of their hair : They make holes in their ears, 

 and wear pendants of Chryftal, or made of a certain fmooth 

 (tone they have 5 which is of as bright a green as thatofait 

 Emrald : Of the fame materials they alfo make great Neck- 

 laces, which they wear when they would appear in ftate: 

 They make- great account of Corral,Chryftal, and yellow Am- 

 ber, which are brought to them by Strangers} and they are 

 only the Wives of the principal Officers that have Bracelets 

 and Necklaces made of them : Though there be fome Spanijh 

 and EngUJh Families among them, yet have they not alter'd 

 any thing either as to their Cloaths or courfe of Life. 



The ordinary fort of people wear only a clofe coat without 

 fleeves, over a thin garment of Goat-skins, which ferves them 

 for Hurts : The Coat which comes down to the calf of the 

 leg, is ty'd about the waft with a leathern girdle, which is fet 

 out with fome little embroidery: But the Officers and Heads 

 of Families wear over that a kind of fhort Cloak, which co- 

 vers only the back and the arms, though behind it falls down 

 to the ground : This Cloak is faften'd with ftrong leathern 

 points, which make it faft under the neck, and lye clofe to the 

 ftioulders : The womens garments are of the fame fafhion with 

 thofe of the men, fave that thofe of the former come down to 

 the ankles, and the Cloak hath two open places on the fides, 

 through which they put forth their arms. 



To keep themfelves clear of Vermine, they often walh their 

 bodies with the juice of a certain root, which is of as fweet 

 a fcent as the Flower-de-luce of Florence^ and hath this further 

 vertue, that it makes the nerves more fupple, and fortifies and 

 caufes a fmoothnefs all over the body, and communicates an 

 extraordinary delightful fcent thereto. 



The Cities of the three Provinces that are in the fpacious 

 Plain, which is at the foot of the Mountains, are encompalfed 

 on the outfide by a large and deep Moat, which on theinfide, 

 inftead of wals,is all planted with great pofts pointed at the top, 

 thruft a good depth into the ground $ or fometimes with 

 quick-fet hedges intermixt with very (harp thorns 5 they are 

 commonly about five or fix foot in bredth: The Gates are 

 fmall and narrow, and are made faft with little pieces of wood a 

 which lie croft between fmall ramperts of earth that 

 are on both fides, and which command the avenues : There are 

 commonly but two Gates to every City 3 to enter in at them, 

 a man muft pafs over a bridge Co narrow, that two men cannot 

 well march on a front upon it ; The Bridge is built upon piles, 

 which fuftain certain planks, which they draw up in the night 

 when they fear the leaft trouble. 



It isfeldom feen that there is above one City in every Pro- 

 vince 5 nay there are fome that have not above eight hundred 



houfes 



