£>ftbe;jflanij$of Stores. is* 
Her of tbeir $amgatio,0?Otaances,cuff omes 
andgouernmenfs of tljerc fbips, fo that inco# 
partfon of manp otber mopages, this p?efcnt 
mopage map be cff eemcd a bappp f piofpe# 
cons bopagejfo? oftentimes itcbancetb, that 
but one o? tlno fljfps (oftbefiuc)tbat pearelp 
fafle to India comefafe borne, as of late it 
batb bin fene,fome being tafeen, and fome 
loff, altogether bp tbeir clone follies,$bao 
ojder, as berm at large pou map perceme^c. 
The 97, Chapter, 
Ofthe defcription of thclflandsof Aco * 
res or the Flemmifh Iflands- 
|I£)e Biles of Acorcs,o? tbe jFicm* 
Imilb 3 flandsare 7 - tbatis.Tcr- 
cera^Saint Michael, S,Maiy,S. 
George,Gratiofa,l J jco,f Fay- 
ael. SDbere are pet tlno 3 llanos called Flo* 
res ano Como, lobieb are not contained bn# 
dec tbe name of Acores, but pet at this dap 
are bnder tbe gouemment of tbe fame [ 31 # 
Hands, fo that tbep are in all accounted 9* & 
Hands. Cbcp are called Acores, tbat is to 
fap^parbaukes 0? l£aukes, becaufetbatin 
tbeir firff dtfcouerie, tbep found manp ^par# 
bauhes in tbem,lobereof tbep bold tbe name, 
although at this dap tbere is not .anp tbere 
to be found, ^bep arc alfo called tbe if lem* 
milb 3 ?flanos,tbatis,of tbe #eatberlanders, 
becaufe tbe firff tbat inhabited tbe fame,loere 
i^eatberlanders, fubcreoftill tbistime tbere 
is a great number and offpnng remaining, 
tbat in manner and bebauioar are altogether 
lihe$eatberlanders, and tbere is pet in tbe 
fame 3 !Han 0 a running loater, tbat ifltietb 
out of a btll,<ffo runneth into tbe fea, Inhere 
aspettbofeiffueso? offpjinges of leather* 
ladersinbabtte,i is called Anbera dos Fra* 
mengos, that ts tbe iflcmrniflj riuer. 2 &e 
p?inctpall 3 land of them al,is tbat of Tercc# 
ra,called Infula de Iefus Chriflus of Tercc* 
ra* 31 t isbettoanei j.oj/d. miles in com* 
paffe,and is altogether a great Ctiffc of land, 
Sbberebpin it tbere is little roomet fo* it is 
as it loere inalled round about tuitb Cliffes*. 
but inhere anp ffrand 0? fand is, tbere Hand* 
etb a fo?t. Btbatb no l^auens no* entrance 
of boaters, fo* tbefecuritieanofafctieof tbe 
(hips, but onlpbcfoje tbeebiefe toione called 
Angra,tobere it batb an open $ 9 auen,lnbtcb 
in feme is like a balfe $)cDne,b'p the pojtin* 
gales called Angra, tnbereof tbe tolnne batb 
bet* name. 1 3 t hath on tbe one fide in manner 
of an clboln ff iching fetb, tboo high billes, 
called Brefyl, inbicb ffrefeb into the fea, fo 
$ a far off tbep feme f 0 bee denided from the 
aland. SEbofe bite are berp bigb,fo that being 
bpon tbem,a manmap fe at the leatt io,u 
and fometimes 1 s miles into tbe fea, being 
cleare Ineatber. Bpon tliefe bite there ff and 
tlno fmall ft one pillers,Inhere there is a Ce- 
Thci.Booke, 
tinell placed,tbaf corttinuallp Inafcbefb to fe 
tobat tbips are at fea,and fo to aouertife tbofe 
of the 3 ! Hand: fo? that as manp tbips as bee 
fetb coming out of the lneff,tba£ is from the 
£>pamff) Indies, 0 ? Brafilia, Cabo verde, 
Gmnea,and the Portingall indies, and all 
other Inates Iping fouth 0? boeff, fo? eucrie 
fbip be fettetb a flagge bppon the ptller in tbe 
lncff,and lnben tbe feps Inbicb be deferietb. 
are mo?etbeny. then bee fettetb bp a great 
auncient, betokening a Inbole fleet of tbips. 
tbe Ithe be doth bpon the other piller, Inbicb 
tfandetb in tbe dfcaff, fo? fueb §>bippes as 
come from pj?tingall, 0? other places out 
of tbe Caff 0? $o?tb partes, tbefe ptl- 
lersmapbeeeafilp fene in all places of the 
tolnne,bp reafon of the higbnes of tbe bils, fo 
that tbere is not one fep o?faple that is at 
fea, 0? mahetb towards tbe Bfland, but it w 
p?efentlp fenolnnctb?ougbout all the tolnne, 
andoueralltbe lobole Bland: fo? the Inatcb 
is not bolden onelp bppon thole tlno btls iuri> 
ting into the fea /but alfo bpon all co?ners, ; 
billes and cliffcs tb?ougbout the Bland, and 
asfooneastbcpperceuie anpfljips.tbe €>o* 
uerner and balers are pjefentlp aduertifed 
tberof,tbat tbep map tafee fucb o?der therein 
as need requfrefb. Bpon the furtbeft co?nec 
into tbe feaffandetb a fo?t, right again® an* 
other fo?f that anffneretb ft*, fo tbattbofe fine 
fo?fs doe (but and defend tbe mouth 0? open 
bauen of the toojne,lobere the fljtps lie in tbe 
roao,and fo no fbip can either goe in 0? come 
fo?tb, initbout the licence 0? permiflionof 
tbofe tlno fo?ts, Cbis tolnne of Angra is 
not onlp tbe cbiefe tolnne of T ercera,but a U 
fo of al otber tolnnes initbin f Bflands tbere# 
aboutsCberein is refident, tbe Biibop, tbe 
dDouemour fo? tbe &ing,an 0 the cbiefe place 
of judgement, 0? trtbunall feate of all the 
Hands Of Acores. 
2 £b?ee miles from this tolnne lietljano# 
ffjcr tolnne tolnards the #o?tb,eaUed Villa 
de Praya(fo* Praya IS as JUUCb to fap , AS 
ffrand) becaufe it lietb bard bp a great ffrand,' 
and fo? tbat caufe tbere is little traffique tbe# 
tber, as not bauing anp conuenient place fo? 
Ibips to come at it: pet fome times there co* 
metb fome one, that bp reafon of contrarte 
Infnd cannot get befo?e the tolnne of Angra, 
and fo bp conffraint difebarge tbeir goods in 
that Cotone, Inbicb from thence are carried 
bp land to Angra , and pet fome part thereof 
is fpent and tsfed there. 3 t is Inalled and toeli 
boufed.btit not manp people in it, and fucb as 
arc in it, doe get tbeir liutngs moff bp buf- 
band?ie: fo? tbere are berp faire co?ne lands. 
Cbe Blfland is lihelnife berp fruitful and plea** 
fant, it hath much co?ne and tninc, but tbe 
Wne is not berie good to carrie into 
other Conntries thereabouts, bccaufeitis 
U ‘ fmall 
