I4S*. 
m %\)t sefctfpttoti of Eutstpa ants Cuba. 
ihels of Kibes mndi cScemea ana account 
tea of among thf,i»&ieb t|jc^ incare at their 
cares, ana others mo;e cfteemea,ofinhich 
ti;ep tcofe out of fuakes Herfenen o; fnailes, 
(inherecf the flea? is berp gooa to cate) ofa 
fere rea colour,deare,ana fo like rubies,that 
ti)ey coulaharalp be aifcernea from them, 
boheveoffhe Snakes in ttjcir fpccclj are cal# 
Ic6 Cohofeo.-anD the tfoncs Cokibid.SDhep 
gather likcinife in the fanbc bppon the fea 
ftae,cerfaine cieare fining ftoncs, pelloin, 
blacke, ana other colours, inhereofthep 
make necklaces ana fuel; Uke^cinels, fo 
ineare about their necks, armes, ana legs: 
in manp places of tl;ofe^flanas theptjaue 
no fielbsuo % cate it not, tljeir meafe is fiflj, 
b?eaa ofinheate, rrotes, auafomefruites. 
%fyz people ofttjefe Bifianas being carrica to 
faint Dorninico' o^Guba, DtCD ff)er^ latff) 
eating Hell), it beeing giuen them bp the 
g>paniaras> fome of ttjofe Bjflanas there 
arefo manp pigeons $ other birues, tutjich 
buila their nettes in the SErces, that manp 
out. of the ferine lana, ana alfo from the o# 
ther|fianas, come thither analoaa inhole 
feutes fui, ana take them intth them: the 
trees inherein thep b;eca are Itkcpcungar# 
net frees, the barke hauing a certatne tatfe 
tifee €inamon,ana fomtuh^t bctter,ana hot 
like ginger, fmelling like cloues, pet arc 
thep not accountea fo; fptces: among other 
frmtes thep tmue acertainekinabp them 
caUea Iaruma, both fauo;te ana holfome, a* 
bout a fpan ana a halfe long,Uke a fig inhen 
it is greene: tije leafe likcinife not much aif# 
fering from the fig leafe,ana of the bignefife 
ofa iniiloio free: notclofe like other trees, 
no; haitoui like reeacs, but fall like Claers, 
the leaues beeing ercellenf g©a to heale 
inounas,as the ^>paniaras haue incl trpea, 
■%o fpcake mo;c hereof ts neeaeleffeithofe 
^flanaes ofLucayaaremo;e aefolate ana 
not intjabitea, fo; becaufe thep haue no 
goto. 2Ehe^pantaras carrtea manp thou# 
fanaes ofthem into other places, ana in fee# 
king fo; Colae (poplca ana aettropea 
$em. 
Hereafter followeth other Ifiands tying a* 
bout that coaft,and firft Cuba^ being 
one of the principal 1 Hands vn- 
der the Antilles, 
QVba another berie great BJflanae, ac# 
^countca among the Anoiias, inasbp 
Columbus firitfounaouf, ana ailcouerea 
in An.1492 ♦ inhtCl) he callea Fernandinam 
ana Iohannaro ,as alfo Alpha anO Omega, 
as Peter Martir faith, SUD bp Otters tyZ 
The2,Bookec 
3 |flana is caUea Taint Jacob, after the name 
of the cheefelt totune therein, feljich bp 
reafon offhe greathauen as alfo the fituati# 
onfherof,hath aberie great traffike,as ha# 
uingonthe Calf fiaethe ^flanacof^aint 
Domingo, ontheMett lucatan , on the 
$o;th the great Cape of Florida, ana on 
the§>outh theBifeana Iamaica^llfetaoione 
inthisrCarae* Bit is in fo;me like Onto a 
iniiloin leafe, bccaufe it is longer the b;oaa, 
being in length from call to inelf th;ee hun# 
a;ca miles,ana from no;th to fouth feuentp 
miles,in bjeaath in fome places but fifteene 
ana in fome ninefeene miles. SEhemiaale 
of fheBlfiana Iieth in longituae 1 p.aegrees, 
ana in latituaco;hcight tincntieaegreeg, 
3 tloas long time accountea fo; firme lana, 
becaufe of the greatneffe, Uitjich is no mar# 
uatic,fo; the inhabitants thenifelues kneio 
no other, but that it haa no enae (ana alfo 
long after the J&pantaras ccmmtng thither) 
becaufe the people are poo;e ana nakea, 
contentca imth a little,ana toifh their cion, 
not feeking anp further, neither caring 
luhat their neighbours aia , ana therefore 
knefc) not if there toere anp ether lanae bn# 
aerthe heauens, then that toherein thep 
abjelf. 2El;e grouna is high? tough) ana 
fijarpe of hils, the fea in manp places being 
labile, ana the rtuers fmall, ana gcoa taa# 
fer, rich ofgolaeana gcoa copper, theatre 
temperate, pet fomelohat colae: therein is 
founamuch gather, ferumgto aiclaffllb 
cloath, ana leather: it is alfo ful ofttjicke 
tucoas, filhponas, ana faiicftiuersoffreihr 
tuater, alfo ofpenas that naturallp are fait 
iuaten^nthefocoas are manp hoggesana 
oren, the rtuers ao oftentimes cafi foo;th 
gola: in this Bjllana are fire tobmes-inhabi# 
tea bp £>pamar&s, toh^reof the firil % p;tri# 
cipalis^aint lacobs.thcrefiaenceana fea 
ofthe) 15 iibop, butHauana is the cheefe 
tofone cfmarchanatfe,ana Inhere all their 
f&hippes arc maae, &00 principal ana 
notable things are bp Goniaio Onetano 
Inntten oftljislfiana, thcfirlf, that there# 
in is a ballcp fituate betlncenetb3ohils,ui 
length aboutttoo 0? th;ee ^panilh miles, 
inherent nature of it felfe b’ingeth foo;th 
tertaine rouna balles, fuch as bp art can# 
not pofiibjp bee maae rounaer, ana in fo 
great abounaance, that thep map ballilt 
0; loaae itstjole fehippes therelnith, ana 
are b&8 in the fhippes in If eeae of Blron 0; 
lleaaen bulltcs. 2Ehe other is a certaine hil 
not farre from the fea , from inhence 
there flolneth pitch in great- abctmaance, 
ana runneth into the fea, inhere it a;iueth 
feppon the lfeo;e from place to place, as 
the iwnac ana loeather feruetb. pitch 
