txftrtptfott of M>nQtiqt o? 5>3&«S3Ranti. 
ofher,bp rcafonoftyeftrangeneffe,tye one arefome fpaniarosintl>c |fle, tyat haue 
comming out of tye hilies > from btyence fire tyoufano o; etgfjt tyoufano beaftes. 
tye Miuer Puvzao hath tjcr itfue: itp;ofi* lfabella ano another toinne tying on tye 
tcfl) no man, oncty it giuety a fcare, ano a otyer Coe of tye fame ^fiance in a baUep, 
little finoerfulbes, concerning tye fituation, tyepeople,tyeir 
&ty ot^cr of Xaragua ts fait, although Religion ano cuttomes,pou map fufficicnt* 
manpfiuceteriucrs runne into it,ano haty tyreaOe in tyefpamty!§iu.,;iesthereoffef 
manp fityes, among tye inhity areberte fo;ty, petioiUBl notefometyat are berie 
great Tortuxes ano TiburoncsojHayen: ffrangerin tyis B^anD are certain ioo;mes 
it is haro bp tty fea, ano is eleuen miles in berie common among tyem, ano bp tye in* 
compare: tyeriucr Coes ano tyo;esb)ere habitants calleo Cuucro, in greafneffeas 
much inljabtco , ereepttye Saline a berie bigge asaiopnt of a mans finger, brity 
faire hauen, ano tye 3 &iucr Iaques, inhere foure brings,ttoo berie little, tty otyer ttoo 
tyere is a'great fait Ijtl: %tyxz grotoety in fomebtyat greater, ano ljarDer,ano are as 
tjris 3|flano great fto;e of berp fine bleb) co* coucrs to tye fmaller, tyefe too;raes tyine 
lour,ano mud; b;afill toroo, cotten to®U, bp night as tty floe too;mes here brity bs, 
(but tyep bnoto not hoto to mabe anp tying btyity light ooty not onety appears Ube a 
of it)amber,rity mines of goto, ano is alfo ffarre, catting fojty ftreames ano tyining 
fityeoout of labes ano rtuevs, ano Ube* out of tyeir eies,but alfo in tye btyole boop, 
bnfefiluer ano otyer mettals, greatabun* fo tyat btyen tyep flie ano fp;eaoe tyeir 
Dance of fugar : it is berie fruitful grouno, brings, tyepgiuemuct) mo;e lig|)tout of 
Kcooity> ikettice, ano Coletoo;ts beeing tyeir boDpes,tyentohcn tyep fittettill xin 
fotoeo therein , are brityin firteeneoapes tohich toe;mes men map boell bcljolDe tye 
after rtpe, ano to bee eaten : felons, Cu* great too;bes anoblettings ofCob, bphis 
cumbers, ano bourses, brityin fire ano If range gifts bettotoco bpon t)is creatures: 
tyirtic oapes are alfo ripe ano berie fauo;p, fo; bp tye light of tyis little too;me,tye oar* 
aboue al otyers btyatfoeuer. %ty fo;me of belt chamber tyat is in tty nigi)ttime,map 
tye Bjflanois libea tyefnuttree Ieafe,intye bemaoecleareanobright,btyerebpaman 
mioole oftye Bjflano tyere paffety a tlonp o; map reaOe,to;ite,o; bo anp tying, not nee* 
rough hU* in fo;me of a mans bacbe, tohich oing anp otyer light: ano Itbebrife if a man 
iscalleo Cibam o;Cipjngi tohereintimes beare tyat too;me in his hanotyetyall haue 
palfmuch golo boas founoe: out of tyis hil asgreata lightasifhebo;eato;tyo;lan* 
runnety foure great riuers,oiuioing tye Blf# terne, ano manp light otyers tyeretoity, 
Iano intofourcpartes,b)heroftye one is in ano tye mo;etoo;mes tyere are,tye greater 
tye C'att, ano is calleo lunna : tye fecono in boill be tye light 
tye toett, calleo Attibunicus , tye tyiro in &ot farre from Hy fpaniola Ipety an* 
tycno;ty,calleo Iacheni, ano tye fourty in otyer fmall Blflanoe, calleo Mona, W 
tye £>OUty, calleo Naxban, bohereabouts ttoeene Hifpaniola ano Boriqucna, o^ 
tyere is much bjafile tocoO, ano tumos ofoi* ^>aint I ohns bnoer feuenteene Degrees on 
uersfpices, but not libe our fpices,b)hity tye $o;tyfi&e of tye line, SDhis|flanoe 
tyep barter fo; otyer boares, fpeciallp fb; is fmall ano flatte, ano euen lanoe, in big* 
!f0lesanooi(hesofblacbeebannp,t!Sppon neffe about ty;ee miles, ano inhabiteo 
tye hil of Cibano, Ipety tye Caftle of &>aint bp a feboe 3!nDians,ano Chriftians, it haty 
ThomasSh^f e are libetoife manp tobmes beriegooo boater,ano is ful of fity,fpeciallp 
Inityintyis Blflanoe, tye p;incipall calleo of berie goo creuityes* 
^aintDoromico, maOe bpBafiholomeo, 
Columbo , ano bp him fo nameo, becaufe Boriquea. 
tyep arriueo in tyat Bjflano bpon faint Do¬ 
minicks oap: it Ipety on a plainegrouno, pHom tyis ^flano pon come bnfo Bori- 
bpon tye tea fioe, anotjaty abouefiuehun* quen.nob) nameoS. Iohn, arttyhauen: 
0 ;eo houfes, built after tye fpanity maner, on tye (iDatt fioe it haty tye BJfiano of Sanaa 
on tye mtft fioe tyerof runnety tye rtuer Croce, on tye Melt other fmall 3 tflanoes s 
Ozama , o; Ozonca, into tye fea , inhere #o;tyinarDe tye Blflanoe of ^aint Domi- 
tycre is a gcoo hauen, in tye inhichmanie mco, bohich is fiue ano tboentie miles 
tyippes map anber: about tyis ftiuer Ip* Otttanf, ano ontye&outy, tye Cape 
ety berie great ano tyicbe inoooes : tye of Paris, oitfant aboue ty;eehuno;ety tyir* 
greateft traffibe nett tyeir goloe is fugar, tie ano fire miles, %ty length of tyis 
anohioes, fo;tyatal(b;tsoffourefooteo lanoe is mo;e tyen tye b;caOty, fo; 
beatts being b;ought tyityer out of Spainc, from Call to £ 23 eft it is fiftie miles, from 
haue To much increafeo tymin, tyat tyere iw;ty to ^outy eighth miles ? ano 
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