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foever he took in examining the accufed party, ecuid find 
no proof of the Theffj he threw his cloak over the ftolne 
Horfes head^ asking the Theif, of what Eye the Horfe was 
blind ? The thief, being pufled, and yet unwiHing to appear 
mutCjaufwerd at random, of the right Eye, Whereupon the 
i»i/^w^uncovcring the Horfes liead/aid/ris pIaiojtheHorfe 
is noneof thine, for thou knoWeft not 3 that he is neither 
blind of the right nor of the left Eye, 
BefideSj he taketh notice>that there are good Mafuians 
amongft them^that manage their voyce well 5 that play on 
all forts of InftramentSj and found a Trumpet very well 3 
that have Mufick- books in their Chappels^ and Mafters of 
Mufick in all the Parochial Churchei. 
Further^ he tells us^that they are very dextrous in cutting 
and polifliing Pretious-ftones , of which alfo and their vir-- 
tues they are faid by him to be ver^ skilful ; as they alfo are 
of the virtues of Plants 5 whence they draw good and ye.- 
ry fuccesful remedies againft many difeafes and infirmities. 
Againjhe commends both their dexterity and couragCjia 
that they caft themfelves ftark naked into the water,and get- 
ting upon the back of a Crocodile ^ take the opportunity, 
when the Beaft opens his throat^topuca ftick of half an Ell 
longbetwixt his teeth, and fo draw him with a cord^ tyed 
to the ftickj a lliorejC^rr. 
The£>^^5rDi(courle ismadeby ouq Acarete siBifcdyan^who 
having failed- A. 1657^ from Cadi^to Buenes-ayres in the Sou- 
thern about the Mouth of the River dela Plata^ 
was fent from thence over Land into Terou^ which is above 
400 Leagues 5 in which Voyage he made many not con- 
temptible Obfervations.He ftay'd fome time atP^j/o/?^ where 
he faw the Silver-and-GoId-Mines^and affifting at the mag. 
nificent folennity celebrated for thp Birth of the Prince of 
Spain,hQ was anEye--witnefs,that the Streets^where the Pro- 
ceffion pafs'djWere paved all along with barres of Silver. 
He defcribes very exadtly the Countries of America^ he 
pafs'd through j noting the Scituationof the places, the A„ 
nimal 
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