u$ coeatrmpttdnofifiD?^. 
t$ called Marc Catayurm bp other, fbe gulfe 
Of Ferdinando Cortofi, o: tt)C gulfc Of Fieri® 
da,b: of Mcxico»3|t is aflat lanoe, toljcreirt 
ate manpriuers,lohich moptture ttjelanb, 
ano make it fertile,thefeafioe being fanoie, 
Intjereon there groloethbiuersptne trees, 
loithout nuts o: ihcls, alfo manp acojnes, 
lailo cherries,mulberies,ehefnuts,but ram 
ber oftattethen cures in ttjefe countrepcs, 
manp $paaike,Ccoars,©ipre0,li5apes, ? 
jdalmc trees,l^uls, ano loilo bines, lohich 
grob) bppon fj)e trees that arc neyt them, 
bringing fojtt) grapes that are gab to be ea* 
ten,alfo a certain fruitofspeblars, greater 
ano better then ours, there arc alfo plums 
beriefaire to beholo, but not gob of taftc: 
tycrearc alfo Fiainboifen q: Hinncbcficn* 
ano fomc beric fmall rounb berries, of a 
plcafant taffe,not much bulike our C’lappe 
beries: there grolocth rotes loi)ich in their 
fpcerij ttjcp cal Hatle, totjereoftn time of 
dearth thep makeb:ead. jfourefatcb bcatts 
arc t^erc tikctmft in great abounbance, as 
!£arts,pnos,rain $>carc,©oats,mares, 
lleoparos, jfoecs,* manp kino of Miolues, 
tuilb 2Dogs,^arcs,©onics,f coheir biros 
are peacocks,partriges, 13 arrats, pige# 
ons,ring S>oues,2burtlcboues, speerelens, 
©rob3CS,pauks,ifalcos,^arlcns,heams, 
Cranes, £>to:kes,loild ©cefc,£>ucks ,foa# 
ter Kauens,b 3 bife,reo,f blacke, ano albco# 
lourco, Reighurcsano manp other loafer 
foulcSjsCrccabiles in fo great abounbance, 
that it is incrcoible,l»hich ofte times bo eat 
anooeuoure men (humming in the loafer: 
there arc likeloife manp kinbes offnakes, 
anb a certain kino ofbeaft not much bnlike 
the lion in Affrica. 
©oloe anb Gluer lohercliuth thep frafr 
fike,thep haueit (as thep fap) out of the 
fljips lohich fal on grounb bpon fl;e Cape, 
lohich isnotbnlikelp, becaufemoflofthe 
(hips are call aloap bpon that Cape fo that 
thereto mojemonepthereabout, then in 
the nojth parts. %l)cy faib likeloife that in 
the hils Apalatcyaeristhere is golb to bee 
founo : in this counfrie alfo grolucth the 
rajfc China, lohich bp tneanes ofthedn* 
percur Charles, hath gotten a great repojt, 
anb is much bfeb bp phtfittons,lohich fomc 
alfo bfe to hcale the jf t ench pocks. HScfioes 
althefe things afo?cfatb, there are biuers 
routes offeebesanb hcarbes,lohercofmanp 
kinoes ofcollours arcmabc,berp pjofifable 
fo: painters :the inhabitants knoloc loell 
t)olo fo bfe them, (tjmloith to bie al kinbes 
of leather. people are in a manner a 
black pellolo,and eutl faueureo,pctffrong, 
ofgfflb p:opo:fion of bobt'e. couer 
theirmembers ioith berte fane o^eff hart 
The 2 bookc. 
(kins: moll part ofttjem paint their bodies, 
anb alfo their armes ano flushes, loith 
manp figures, lohich colour loti not off, 
bnleffett bee loalheo, itisfop:intedand 
funke into the flefy: thep j)aue black haire 
bolonetothepjhippcs, being long, tuhich 
thepberte cunninglp bind bptin their dea* 
lings thep are iohollp light, ano not to bee 
trebifeb, but beric- boloe ano baliant in 
armes, ano in thcloarres, loheretn thep 
bfe bolocs ano arroloes,luherecf the lhafts 
aremabe ofhartes, goafes,o:fkinncs fine# 
Ip painteo,ano fo cunninglp brought, that 
inthefe countries thep cannot be mendeb, 
ano in llecbe ofheabes , thep take fi^es 
teeth, o: (harp paces of loab: thep ererctfe 
their bopcs in leaping, lhtoting in botoes, 
ano plaping ioith ballcs: thep haue great 
oelighf in hunting ano filing: their kings 
holoe contmuallloarrcs, notfpartnganp 
Dfthep; enemies, if thep ouercome them, 
but p:efcntlp cutfe off thep? heabes, fo 
bee no mo:e troubles loith them ; tohid) 
comminghome,thep fet bp in rerfamcpla* 
ces fo: a triumph anb bitfo:p.Momen ano 
chilbjenthep loill not hurt,but keepe anb 
nourilh them among them: ano returning 
from thep;» loarres, thep call all thep: fub* 
sects together, Inhere fo: the fpace offlj:ee 
bapes, thep boo nothing but banket anb 
make gad cheere, loith fiugtng ano daum 
ring. 
%o the olbe loomen that arc among 
them, thep giuc the ffeinne aro the ^airc of 
the heaoesof their enemies that are eutte 
off, compelling them to batrnce, aubfing 
fongs in p?apfe anb tfjankfgiuing to tijz 
^unne,as hautng bp his meant s obtaineb 
bictcne. SEhcp hancnoKeUgion, nc>a# 
np knololcbge of the true anb immg ©oo, 
butin ffeeoc cf.him, (as other Americans) 
thep honour the ^unue anb the spomc. 
Sthcrfearethcp; pjtcffics, anb put great 
creoite in them, becaufe fljcp are great 
coniurers, feuthfapers, anb tnuccatcrs of 
JaDiuclIes, l»l;ich bpmofffcarefulmeanes 
thep caufefo appears 
SLhcir pneffes are likeloife thep,: phtflti# 
onsano furgeens, fo: the lokich caufe 
thep bfe ceutinuaUp to bearc a facko 
full of hearbes ano fa’ucs fo heale thep: 
ficke people Uuth, fo: themeff parte tjauo 
thcpocks, as beetng beric hot of nature, 
ano much abbicteb to lecbcrie, loherrbp 
often times thep bfe loomen, mapbes, 
thilo:cn anb H 5 opcs ♦ Cnerie man hath 
but one loife, cnelpthe Iting, to lohonte 
it is permitted to ha«e tbmo o: th:ee, 
but loith this condition, that the firff 
h?e marrieth fljall bee honoureb befo;^ 
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