t%o %\)t ^requt|ja tSe FattSjell: Cttte ttt isefu. 
pong psrre 3 ,kme,goafcs,pigeons,ano fur? 
tie Doues: from tpence pou come to ttjc Pal? 
lie ano rtuer of Nafca, otpcrtuifc calico 
Caxa Malca , toptcp in times paft tu as be? 
rie populous, tupcrc tpep till tpeir grouno, 
ano tuater ttjeir fruits,in manner before re? 
pearfco. &pefe people forfpc moll parte 
tuere fpopico anp ccnfumeo bp tpe oifunicn 
ano contention oftpe ^paniarosnn it Iuere 
manp great places ano poufes of mu? 
nition for tpe kings of Peru, ano Diners 
graues,all fpopico ano Deftropeobptpe 
^paniaros: tpe bailies of Nafca are manp 
in number,thereof one of tpem patp manp 
canes tpat pcelo mucp fugartfpep pane like? 
tuife mucp fugar,tupicp tpep bring to fcl in 
tpetobmesborocrtngbpontpem: tprougp 
all fpefc bailies tpe kings great pigp iuap 
Ootp paffc,ano in feme funorie places tpere 
are as pet certaine tobens or fignes to (peb) 
tpe rigpttuap,tpat men flpoulo not ftrap a? 
fiOe,oftpe topicp toap 3 mcanc to fap more 
thereafter, tupen 3 come to fpcabe of tpe 
kings of Peru : from tpis ballp rommonlp 
calico Nafca pou goeto Hacary,ano tpen to 
OcuHa,Icamanna,anO Iquilca,b)peretpCfC 
are great riuers, ano altpougp at tpis pre? 
Cent tpere are but fob) inpabitanfs, pet in 
times paft tpep lucre no lefle populous tpen 
tpefirS, tpep arcfriutfullano berp fattefo 
feeoecattel: in tpe bailie of Quilca ipetp tpe 
pauen of Arequipa, ano tpe totune, fo tpat 
from Lima or tpe togs totune fo Arequu 
pa areninctp fepaniCp miles, or fprfopun? 
oreo ano brtte Italian miles: tpe tolnn Ip? 
etp about clcuen miles luitpintpeballpof 
Quilca, siftant from tpefea in tpe belt ano 
tna® plcafantplaccof all tpe bailie to bee 
built bpon, tuperc tpere is a beriegrao ano 
temperate airs, iupcrcbp if is commcnOeo 
for one of tpe molt polfomeft places in all 
Peru,ano tpe pleafanteft fo Otucll in,being 
ai 5 ilpopricbe,ano bnocr tpe^urifoiction of 
Lyma, pauing in it about tpree punorco 
|a>pantfo poufes :tpccountrep fpercabouts 
is berie fat, ano peeloetp berte gtuo Cornc, 
bjpercoftpep mabe breao : tpe limifes or 
^urifoictionoftpefotunercacpetp from tpe 
bailie of Hacari, toTarapaca, ano in tpe 
prouince or countrep of Condefuyo .-tpep 
pau^Iiketuifc autporitie ouer certaine pla? 
ces, tupicp arebnoertpe£>pamtpgouern? 
inent: tpofeofHabnas, Ciqui Guanitta, 
Quimi ftaca,ano Coia°;nas,ar£ all bnocr tpe 
commanoemcnt of tpis folnnc,in time paft 
berp populous,ano nob) moft part Oettrop? 
co bp tpe ^paniaros: tpep prap to tpe fuft, 
as otper Pcruuians do , ano tucarclpirts 
ano mantles,moft of tpeir bluer ano treafor 
is brougpt from Charcas, ano tpe mpnes of 
The 2.Books. 
Potoifi, attoPorco, from tpence if is card? 
eo to Lyma, atlO fo to Panama anO Spainej 
about tpis fobme tpere is a pill of 515 run? 
ftone,inpicp burnetp ccntinuallp, tuperebp 
it puttetp tpe countrep in great feare,Doing 
great purt bnto tpe countrep ano tpe totum 
fomeftmes bp rcafon tpercoftpep paue cer? 
fame earthquakes: tpis tobme bias bull? 
OeDbp Francifco Pizarro inpis niaiefties 
name,in tpe pcare of our Loro 153 cL^anp 
^panilp Inarcs (as tuine, ople, oliucs, 
mcale, corne, or topeate.f c.) are brougpt 
tpitper, tpcrciuitp to ferue tpe Countrep of 
Charc;u,anOtpe mines Of Potoifi | Porco* 
SLpere alfo manp of tpe inpabitanfs oftpe 
plaine countrep^o come ano trafftke, coil? 
corning tpe mines aforefaiOe,loperbp mucp 
bluer ano trcaforisbrougpt tpitper, to be 
conuapeo fro tpence info otper places: tper? 
abouts on tpe fea coaft are manp great 
Gicren, tpat fprcaD tpeir toings at tpe leaft 
fifteeneor brtsene panofulles broaoe, tpat 
line bpon £>ca Sllolues, tupicp tpep take, 
picking outtpeprepes, ano feeoingoftpepi 
boOpesXpere are liketnifegreat numbers 
of^ea spetnes, bp tpe fepantaros calico 
Akatraces, tpat Ufecbnfeliueof fea filp ano 
fea crabs, ano fucp like. £petr flefp is ttin? 
king ano bnpolfome, fo tpat manp lupo fo^ 
Snsnt ofnreatepaHe eaten tpem,oieo fperof. 
#no tpusmucp for tpe firft partoftpeplaira 
countrep of Peru, Iping along tpe fea coaft. 
$otnebefore 3 procceoe furtper, 3 bull 
fpeakefometnpat of tpe Peruuians otnei? 
ling bppon tpe pilles, ano of fpeir fobmes, 
b)itpall not forgettingtpeirkmgs, tpat ru? 
Ico ouer alltpofe people, ano pauefo ricp a 
countrpof goto $ bluer: Peru ts inlengtp 
52 5.^pani^milcs,cr42o. &>uep miles,, 
b)picp are 2100. ifalianmiles in brcaotpr 
in feme places 7 5. fepanibj, or tfc,§)ufcp 
miles, tnfomcplaces broaoer, ano in feme 
narrob)er,accountingtpe lengtp from Qui- 
to,to tpe totune Delia Platta : in tpis coun? 
trp of Peru are tpree forts of pilles,b)perctis 
nten cannot inpabite; tpe brtt parte oftpe 
pilles are calico Andes, tuptep arc full of 
great Mooos, tpe countrp being bnfit ano 
bnpolfome to Dluellin,b)picp likctuifctnere 
not inpabtteo, but beponoe tpe pilles: tpe 
fccono parte oftpe pilles taketp per courfe 
from tpe Andes, b)picp arc berie ccloe, an® 
arc great fnob) pilles, fo tpat tpere alfo no 
man can otucll, becaufe of tpe great coloe 
ano abounoance offnotu,tupicp maketp tpe 
grouno fofoft, tpatnotpingcan grotu tper? 
in. 2Lpe fpiro parte of tpe pilles are tpe 
£>anoie H^otoncs topicp runne fprougp 
tpe plaine lano of Peru, fromTumbcz to 
l arapaca, tppere if is fo pot, tpatneitpec 
tuater 
