of jfimosa.' 119 
Hfje rcff, an® onclp Ijoluen for Siueerte, 
anb Ijer cbiloren to inberite tjts gooDs,ano 
to be Metres of the crotoneXljc toomen Dm 
at ftje too$e about fbetr boufes, anb tobcn 
tbep are once tottb cbtlb,tbeir bufbanbs ne* 
uer bcale tottb them bntill tbep bcbeliue* 
reo,anb sate no meate of tbeir oreffing, at 
runtime astbcpbauc tljcirflotoers^e* 
Coes this,al the country is ful of Hermo- 
phroditcrs , tobicb of nature are both man 
ano tooman,tbofe are kept to labour,anb to 
carriefbeir munition anotoeaponstobcn 
tbep go to toarres, tbep paint ttjeir fares, 
anb put rertaine birbs feathers into their 
baires,tberebp to feme the fairer anb more 
fearful. 2 £l)eir prouifion of biduals is breab 
ano Mcele oftobeate anb bonp : tbep rott 
tfeirMede of Maiz, bccaufe itmap conti* 
mietbe longer,f caufefomebroileb fitbbri* 
eb to be carrieb toitb ttje- 3 ?n time of Dearth 
tbep cate manpbab things, putting fanbe 
anb coales among ttjeir meale.OTben tl;ep 
go to toarres ttje king goetb firtt,bautng in 
one bano a Caffe, in tije ottjer a bobu, tottb 
arrotoes in a cafe banging on bis Iboulber: 
tl;e reff folloto b* m toitb botoes anb ar* 
rotoes,eifber in cafes,or etfe ttucfee in tbeir 
baire: at t tjeir meeting toitb the enemie,anb 
alfo in fight, tbcp bfe great ano fearcfiill 
mes,ltfee other barbarians,Xurbes, anb 
jtarfarians. %\m neuer begmnc toar be* 
fore tbep baue taken counfell fogefber,nfe* 
ting about it in tljc moaning: in tobicb tbeir 
affembltes tbep bfe a berp ftrange cuffome, 
tutjictj is to be noteb, for that being affem* 
bleb, tbepfettetljemfelucs botone on both 
Cbes offbe king,in manerofa balfspame, 
tbe king fitting alone in tfje mibble of them 
tippona If rale mabe ofnincpeeces ofrcuno 
tomb, bisber then tbe reff,that bee map bee 
knotone,tobicb bone,tl)ep come anb bo bim 
bonour>falutingbim, tbe olbeff beginning 
ifiirft, anb lifting tbeir banbes aboue tbepr 
beabes,fpeafeeanofap,Ha,He,Ya,Ha,Ha. 
tbe reft anfmcring Ha,Ha tobicb bonc,eacb 
* man fittetb ootnne^no if there be anp mat* 
fer'of great importance to bee banblcb, tbe 
tong caufetb tbepriefts (bp them calico la- 
uas)ano ipc auncients to befentfor,affemg 
tbeir abuice, meane time be caufetb rertain 
toomen to fcetbe Cacinam, tobicb is accr* 
tain brinkprcft out of leaues,tobicb being 
fobben ano clarifieb,tbe king being fet tottb 
bis ILo.rbs $ others, each man in bis place, 
there contmctb one in prefence of them all, 
ano lifting tip bisbanos,anbbleffing,anb 
imping them al gcob lucke, filletb a cuppe 
ofmotber ofpearle, ful oftbat botbrinke, 
tobicb be firft prefentctb to tjje king, tobtclj 
bauing Drunke,be toilletb him giue it to the 
The2,Booke. 
reff, %tys brinke tbep mabe great account 
of, ano giue it not to anp man tbatfittdb 
in councell,before be bath Ibetoeb forne ba* 
liant ad in the fielbe againff tbeenemie: 
tobictj brinfeeis offucb force,tbat prefentlp 
after tbep baueb’unkcit, it mafcctb them 
flneate, ano fucb as brinke it aub caff it bp 
agatne, are not implopeb in anp great af* 
fatres,nor map not ferue as Captainc or c* 
tber officer in the fielo,as being bnpcrfii for 
fucb a place, for that toben tbep are in the 
ficlbtbep muff offeree often times faff ttoo 
or three bapes together, to the tobicb enbe 
tl;is brinbe is berie gmb,for that tobofoeucr 
brinbetb if,map toel faff foure ano ttocntie 
boures after, anb neithereafenorDrinker 
toberefore tobcn tbep go to toarre, tbep 
caufe the Hemophrodstcrs to carrp Diners 
bottles oftbatorinbe toitb them, tobicb fu* 
ffatnetb ,feebetb, anb ffrengtbnetb the bo* 
bp, not once making tbeir beabes iole nor 
light SLbep fob) tbeir tobeate ttoireeuerie 
peare,tbat is,intbenionetbs of^arcb anb 
^une,f all bpon one lanb,in three monetbs 
being ripe ano reabic to reape. other 
fire monetbs tbep let the earth lie bnttlleb: 
tbep baue berp great ^umpians,melons, 
¥ berp gcob beaues : tbep neuer sung tbeir 
grounb, butburneofftlje Stubble, iubicb 
in the fire monetbes coufumetb, ana tuitb 
tbofe albes fatten the grouna, as tbep bo in 
fomc places of Italy, tbep plob) anb big bp 
tbeir grounb bjitbatufflboenfpitorlbouel, 
ano throb) tbjo or three graines oftobeafg 
into one bole, astueebfeto fet beanes or 
peafe: toben tbeir corne is to be fotucb, the 
feingfenbetb one of bis feruants fo alfem* 
ble the people, that tbep map plob) ano big 
the earth, ano then caufetb much offbe a* 
forefaibe brinbe to be maoe, to giue if to the 
labourers, ^betobeatc being reapco, tbep 
carrie it info v common barne, or place 
mabe for the purpofe, tobereof euerie man 
accorbingto bis Defect batfj a parte. SDbep 
fob) no more then neceffarilpimlferue,fetE* 
ping the reft to ferue the for the fir months 
therein tbep fob) not, anb for longer time 
tbep prouibe not: alfo euerie peare in turn* 
ter time tbep bHtl;Drab) tbemfclues info 
the tombs for three or foure moncfbsfoge* 
tber, continuing there in cerfameplaces 
mabe ofpalme tree branches, meane time 
febingbponacornes, Mb efi^arfs, fi^, 
ano opfters,peacocfes,anb other foules.^lll 
tbeir meate ts bropleb bpon coales, ma* 
tong it fometobat barb, bp reafonoffbe 
fmofie ano ertreame beate: among other 
meate, tbep are berie befirous of Croco? 
biles flelb, tobicb Ibetoetb berp tobife an® 
faire lifie beale,buf taftetb like rotten Mof- 
chus: 
