%%t jlanb of ifje 3 Cftcnfiom 177 
monte it Ipeth fall of fnotoe, altljougfj be« 
tolnm t^e 3 fland,andiu other 31 Hands there-' 
abouts, thepfanofnoto. 3t is th?a dapes 
toutnep to clime bp into it, and on the toppe 
tber of it is flat, and toben it is clear and fairs 
toeather, a man map from thence fa all the 
Biflandes round about it, although fome of 
them are at the lea® jo. miles dtRant, and 
as much in compaffe. Che ttoo monfhes in 
tohich then bfe to clime bp bpon the hill, thep 
b?tng dotonc certaine paces of b?im®one, 
from tohence it is much caried info Spainc: 
and at mp being in the Blfland of T ercera, a 
Ihipper one of mp acquaintance that came 
from Tcncriffr, gauc me a pace thereof, fo? 
a remembrance of him. Blnoneofthofe 31 * 
flandes called Hierro, 02 of Iron, there is a 
toonderfull and grange thing to be fane, and 
31 herein thinkc it is one of § ttrangeff things 
tnfhetoo?ld. Chis Blfland is on ofthegrea* 
tett of all the feuen: but it is an bnfruitful and 
barren land,and fo d?ic,that in all the Blfland 
there is not onedjoppe of frefl) toater to bee 
found,but onelp in fome places hppon the fea 
fide, tohich is farre from hand,fo that if p?o& 
teth the inhabitants but herp little.HBut <0od 
gfljts merciehath pjouided fo? the toant of 
toater both fo? men and beaffes, in this ma* 
tier: fo? there is a great fra, tohich no man 
fenotoeth,(fo? the like is not found in anp o» 
ther place) the leaues tohercof are fmall and 
tong,and altoaies grane toitholif chaunging 
colour: thistra is couercd and compafled 
about totth a fmall cloud, tohich altoaies com 
tinucth in one fo?me, and neucr altereth no? 
diminilbeth: and this cloud cafteth deto bpon 
the leaues of the tra, tohich hang doton,and 
toopcontinuallp (toithoutccafing) r 'a mo® 
clearc, thinne and fine toater, tohich falleth 
into certaine CeRernes, that bp the inhabi¬ 
tants of the Blfland are made round about $ 
bonder the fra, therein to hape and p?eferue 
the toater. 
The Aland o^^feentiett^o called, be# 
caufe it was difeouered vppon the day of 
Chrifts afeention into heauen,is not inha# 
bited becaufeofthe vnfruitfulnes therof, 
«8c becaufe it wanteth frefh water: which 
is alfo thefcaufe that it is not vifited by 
the fhips,for that they hope for no refrefh 
ingin the fame. Thehillesof this Hand 
arc redde like Bolus, About this Hand 
are many birds,becaufe of the great num# 
bers of fifties that are about it, fpecially 
fmall flying fifties, which in Portingall are 
called Pifce BoWor.Rcadc more hereofin 
the booke, in Folio 1 7y. 
and this toater is in fo great abundance, 
that it feructh all the Blfland fo? their neteffa- 
nebfes, not onelp fo? the people, but alfo 
The 1 .Booke* 
fo? their cattle th?oughouf all the 3$e, and 
liomancan remember toben that tooitder 
fir® began. 
Cn the right fide of this Blfland about m 
hund?ed miles dtffanf: there is pet an other 
toonder to be noted,tohtch is,fhat oftentimes 
there is an Blflande fane thercaboutes, called 
San Borondon,tohcre diners men haue ban 
onlande, being onelp fuch as fell hppon if on 
tbefooatnc, and not leaking fo? it* toho af* 
firmeittobee a herp fap?e, pleqfgnf, and 
grane Countrep full oftras, and all funds 
of toctuaile, and that it is inhabited bp peo? 
pie that are Ch?iffians*. but no man hnotocs 
oftohat nation thep are, nepthcr tobatlam 
gnage thep fpcake. Che *3>pani ards of the 
Biflandcs of Canaria hauemanp times fap# 
led totoardes it f 0 bieto it, but thep could ne* 
uer find it: tohereuponthere goeth diners 
opinions of it: fo? fome think it to be inchan# 
ted, and that it mapnof bee feenc but bppon 
certaine dapes: fome thinke it to bee berg 
fmall, and altoaies couered toith cloudcs, and 
that therefoje it can not bee fane no? founde 
out: and alfo the great ®o?mes and ffrength 
of the toater d?iueth the (htppcs from if: but 
to conclude,® is bolden fo? a truth,fhat the 31 / 
lande Ipeth thercaboutes, as all thofe that 
come from thence doe certainlp affirms. Che 
Bllandes of Canaria are berp fruitful!, and 
plentifull of all thinges, both bictuailca and 
other ncceffaries. Chephaueof all Hinds of 
co?ne,fpectallpe)t:cellcnt g©d Mnc, tohich 
from thence is caried into all places. Chere 
is lihetoife great Ro?e of ^ugar, tohich is 
much effamed,and alfo carped into all coun - 
tries of Ch?i®endome, tohich caufcth great 
traffiefce bnto thofe 33 lands, as toell bp S>pa# 
niardes and I0o?ftngallcs,as other nations, 
and is the common ffaple ip? the ff)ippes that 
fapleout Of Spayne info the We® Indies, 
and refrclhe themlelues there, and alfsp 
take in fuel) Mpne as thep commonlp bfe 
to carrp toith them to the »R Indies* 
Chop hane alfo great abundance of Cattle 
andCammellcs, and are noto inhabited bp 
^panpardes, hauing pet therein manp of 
the naturall bo?ne inhabitantes, tohich 
thep doe call Guanchas, toho bp reafon 
of their long conucrfation toith the £>pa- 
niardes, doe tohollp bfe their cuttomcs, and 
manner of apparell. Che chtefe of thefe 
flands is great Canaria, tohere there is a 
3 $ifljop ,and the inquifition toith the tribunal 
Iftopall, and it hath the gouernment oner all 
the other Biflandcs, that are called the Cana# 
ries. 
Che 6. of lake toee toerebndcr 32.de* 
grees, tohere toee lo® the generall $o?th* 
Ca® toind,and had a calme,and fato much of 
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