s$ £>f 3Frth bwtes gintsta. 
The 47. Chapter* 
? Of the Abadas or Rhinoceros. 
Abada oj Rhinoceros 
is not in India, but onelp 
in Bengala, anD Patane. 
Cbep areleffeanolotoer 
than the Clephant. 31 t 
_____ tiatfj a !^o?t ljo?ne tjpon tlje 
nofe,tn the hinder part fotohat big, * totoarO 
the enofijarper, of a b?oteite bleto,anO toht* 
tith colour,it hath a fnout Itfee a hogge, ano 
fheffein bppon the bpper part of his boopts 
ail to2inchleo, as if it toere armed toith 
Shields 02 SCargets. Bltis agreatenemie af 
the Elephant* £>ome thinfce if is the right 
mnico2ne, becaufe that as pet there hath ns 
other bin foniiD,bwf onlpbp hearefap, ano bp 
t he pictures of them. Che pojtingales ano 
thofe of Bengala afftrme, that bp the water 
Ganges in the Einghcmc of Bengala, ars 
manuofthefe Rhinoceros,tohich tohenthep 
totll Djinhe, the other beafis Ratio ano toaite 
hpott them,till the Rhinoceros hatbb 2 uitfce, 
fthJuR their hojneinfo the boater,fojhecan^ 
not ojinh but his hojne mufi be bnder the boa# 
ter,becaufe it RanOeth fo rlofe Onto his nofc, 
ano mtiffle: ano then after him ail the other 
beaRes oocmmHe. 2 Cheir hojnes in India 
are much eR&meD ano bfed again# all be# 
Mime, popfon, ano manp other otfeafes: Itfce# 
boife his t&t h,clatocs and blood,ano 
his bcrp ottng ano boater ano all bohatfoeuer 
is about him,is much eReemeo in India, ano 
bfeo fo? the curing of manp Oifeafes ano 'RcU# 
neffe$,tohicb is berp gcoo ano moR true, as 3 f 
mp felfe bp experience haue founo, but it is to 
be bnberRfflO, that all Rhinocerotes are not 
a iifcegffiOjfojfhere are fome tohofebomes 
are fold f 02 one, fboo, 02 tb?ce hun02eo |dar# 
oatoestbep&cc, anb there are others of the 
fame colour and greatnes that are fold but fo 2 
th 2 ® orfoure^aroaboes, tobichtbeBlnoians 
imoto ano can oifcerne. SChe'caufe is that 
fome Rhinocerotes , tobtch are founo tn cer# 
fame places in the counfrie of Bengala haue 
thtsbcrtue, bpreafon ofthehearbes bohich 
that place onlppeeloeth an0b2ingeth foo2th, 
bohich in other places is not fo, ano this cRi* 
mation is not onelp[helo of the ho2ne, but of 
all other things in his tobole boOp, as 3 ! faiOe 
befo2e*;Chere arealfo bp Malacca,Sion<,ano 
Bengala fome goates that are boilo, bohofe 
ho2ncs are efltomeo fo 2 the beR ho2nes a# 
gainR popfon, ano all bentme that map bee 
founo: thep are CalleOjCabras de Mato , £ is, 
boiloe Coates. SUhefe ho2« esare of great ac# 
The 1. Book e* 
count in india,ano much eR&meo, ants are 
oftentimes bp experience found to bee bexie 
ga%toherof S mpfelf am a g®0 fettles, ha# 
uingp2fflueo the fame. 3|nthe peare fjSi. 
as King Phillip boas at Lisbone, 'there boas 
a Rhinoceros ano an (Elephant b2ought him 
out of India fo2 a p2efent,anobe caufeo them 
both to be leo toith himbnto Madril, bohere 
the^panifi) Courtisheloen. SHhis fijal fuf# 
fice as touching beaRes ano biroes in thofe 
countries, although there are manp others 
bohich are not fo boell fenofone: therefore 3J 
haue heere let Oobone none but fuch as are 
oaplp tone there in the lano,atto boell hnoton 
bp euerp man tn the countrie. 
The48*Chapter* 
Of the Fnhes and other beaRes in the 
Seas of India* 
3 tfl) in India is berie plen# 
tifull, ano fome bcrp plea# 
fant ano fhtofe. Che beR 
jftlh is calico Mordexiin, 
Pampano, anD Tatiingo* 
SDhcrcis a calico Picxe. 
Serra,tohichiscutinrouno pdeces as toe cu t 
£>almon,ano faltit Bit Is peep good, ano toil 
inoure long to carte ouerfea inR)ips fogbic# 
f uals. spoR of their filh is eaten toith rice, 
that thep totb f^pt|toihich^p put bpon 
fooocn m gmfcberncs,02 bnripe grapes,but if 
taReth boell, anbis calico Carriil, bohich is 
their oaplp mcaf ? thc rice is in Read of fj^cabi 
there ate alfo goto £>haos, £>olcs, anb other 
f02tCSOffifhCS. CheGarnaten isthebcR* 
grcateRthat cucr 3} fain anp, fo2 that toith s 
objen of tbemfa man map maUe a gcob. 
meblc* €hc Crabs aubCreuiRjes arebefie 
gcob ano maruenous great, that if kh toon# 
boh.cnftomool^sin the full, 
is a common f#mg,thaf then Crabties, ano 
contraric:f02toith a full mcone thep areemp* 
tfeJ 4 o oiitof feafon, aub toith a nebo moone 
gopbanbfull. JChere are alfo SpnfklesanO 
fetch lihe ihclfi^es of manp fo2fs, opRcrs be# 
Xp iitahp,fpec(^lp af Cocliin j $ ; from thence 
to fh‘C cipe dejrpmpriin. Ififh tit&dia IS 
bcrppdocheaie., f 02 fbotth the baleto of a 
Riucrs bphcfr moitep» a man map bup as 
mutbfifl>artbf!cefbR ? astoill feruefiue 02 
fixe men fo2 a goob riteale, after the fepanifh 
manmr,tohtch is bcrp gooo cheape,m refpect 
