lifilli
Sfrgean 'is unabletoisay : , pasi-
the Japonoise , as * ho * Otielieveth , for :
they transport it v&yKvith cara
vans , and ho 'hath heard ft Kem say
-after their manner of "reckoning ,
there 'was > sixt months * tread v
themto that nation. He hath'seen4he.
starting out 'of one-of these caravans in
the time' that ho "was among them ,
composed of more than 8,000"oxen all
loaded with' gold upon their'liacks ;
this caravan Was escbrted 'by a like
number of horsemen armed with Ian-
ce"s-and 'with arrows and a sort of
poignard ; Aheymake their trades at
laTitfe 'length , alid'the-nation that they ;
make them -withal "give Ithein in-ex-
chaHge.iron , 'steel and polished' ' wJeap-
tms. ' "They have aiot ' the "usage of
writing in * our.'arnanner. IThe Isaid
Sftgean" saith that"they give to each of
the 'conductors of the ca'ravans a little
piece'of bark' prepared lik'e paper ,
whereon is marked the quantity of gold
that he is charged withal , and wherd-
k of he rendereth account at his return'
in the game manner as they engrave
upon stones , and metals their extra
ordinary happenings and their epochs.
The King of the Anniba is called
Hagaareu , 'which is to say in their
tongue the great King. He hath no
war with any nation , howbeit he
hath always on foot near a hundred
thousand men , as well horse as foot ;
but the three quarters Cavallerie
- wJiioh are about the city wherein he
resideth. His troops have straight'
trumpets of gold , which they sound
full ill , and sorts of drum's , or rather
of Cymballes likewise of gold covered
with skin of a-deer'whereon - they beat
with sticks , and this sort of Cymballes
are borne by oxen and a man rideth
thereon to beat them , their' tents are
made of leather , or skins of oxen
dressed like chamois which they
'f > \ , cover with'bark of trees , which is soft
as cloth , to shield them from the rain ,
he knoweth not whether they observe
any military discipline ; he knoweth
only that they exercise them one day
in the week at shooting at the
with their arrows ; the King asi
at this exercise , and gratifteth t
that hit within the white , either with1
some employment or with'one'of bis
wives. The men there are sunburnt ,
and their visage seemefch jl deous and'
much Ipriger and more narrow th n
nature , ' because being fpfants their
mothers press thelr3ieitayery.8trpngly
on both sides wifyf } t'pieoes"of ; wopd. .
The' women are comely and white
there as in Europe , tbq deformity
which they fiave , and wlich } is cp'm-
mo'ifto them and to the men , is the
extfao'rdiriary igpess of ' their ears ,
wjiiqh. is .frpnnteo a beauty amongst
tbeiQ , and ttye better to make them
gro'yr and. lengthen they pierce thein
andJload them with .rings pf gpld and
\ I-
bdnes of 'animals. Tlieyvfrear
nails also Very big , and it is not-only
6110 of 'fheir beauties , Tjut moreover a
*
mtirk of diBtinctionand the "more lofty
"is a * person's aigni'tythe ; , longer lie
"Bath liis nails , even up to ih'o King
hp is hice Jierein beyond 'all-oth&rs.
ey71efctlik"ewi8etfche/hair grow Tipon
their lacea and'.npoarthfeirstomachs ,
and the shaggiest 'are esteemed
most beautiful. .
( PoTygaWyia a 'nesge among them , '
and ev&rylman.taketh % s' nany wives
As he will. * They trouble themselves
little XVith'thfc-behavior Pf the maids'
and < young'b6y8 provided they "bo not
engaged beforehand -"by their fathers
and mothers while 'they are little
Vhich is 'tiBttftlenough , . bat for the
maids thus- promised , and , - married
women , it toucheth Jfeheir Jives .and
that of. their gallante f hey bandon
themselves unknpWu fc > the ] | ; hnau4,8 \ ,
or their betrothed. TJ ( j-je pjle az .
great lovers of plciwur , thy.r . * p § 4.
dancers and .great e ftfj i * " ttwy
keep no meagqre , or ordr. ia. , thek
meals , 'but passing aober as for. drink
ing , they make wine of points and
sundry other drinks of B < { oti't , and toC
herbs ; they are KWt waejsran4
the Tabacq is goqd ifcher e imd Very
common coming wit iout'-culfiivation.
They receiyedZ perfectly the Jfie&cfi ,
which jwere the first uropea s < t ] ey
had , seen , in the spacojpf ilve months
( hat they remained , among them , they
were always -entertained by them-
insomuch that' . f-hey lacked nothing ,
either- useful or agreeable ; it was
even forbidden the maids to refuse
them anything , on pain of their lives ,
and six of them were poniarded upon
complaints which the -said French
man made , being drunken % yith palm
wine , that they had refused. himthe (
laud is fertile -in Europe ( .lejpay
est fppcond--en Europe. } t ie ; Kinr $
made /-ery eJCDxt to rfitain them in
hip eece je jight.
ijae < of
departure that lie
twpttldJ ep'lierfor him , having made
jnisp * promise to return , and as the
Frenchmen had each , one a fusee , and
ammunition , and fearing lest the King ,
? some other of $ he nation , should
? ke a , desire to Jiave neqf the they ,
made , a mystery qf * hem , .telling hem
th t they We 4 BnJ r spirits -of
fljejrs.that w9Rld.s > y pyjjjjher that
shpjijd apprpacfy * # & , ivenas tly )
eew ip irds4and he , bagts , wheij
f hey conimauded tUem her nntq , and
tojpk the fhiugjtnpre mysterious jko
they were 0jBervant } nevQr.to
e -before them , ajid . % tiey |
in , a .wondrpug ama ejjient
e sfeh { ; of the effect of the eaid.
and had so groa ienr of
them _ that $ hey .durst iiot appr < mch
thttri'-MTdbBtokenedTio desire 'to
That coulrtryds'vory temieratel'bi
never tob hbj ; no ? to6 cold aiid
natives live1 tnere unto an extreme .old
gc , "withbut being subject to dny1
Hidkuess. ' During the stay of fch6
Fronolv in that country , they saw n'pne
'sick , neitlier any die save from age ofr
decay.
, That land is abundant in all sorts of
'fruits : both.of "Europe and of India ,
'apples , "pears , poaches , rolingstones ,
figs , ialmbiids , 'nuts , * . chestnntsrayher-
ries , mulberries , liazelntrts , gooseher-
ries , strawberries' , Blackberries , niel-
ns-of all 'sorts , pumpkins , squashes ,
potatoes , oranges , sour tra'd sweet
lemons , very - 'greatolives , bananas ,
grapes : much Trigger than in Europe ,
herels lao Indian.com i ud wild oats
white and ar good as rice ,
hey make Bread of both without cul-
ivating save the Indian com ; verdure
ijfaa h re all the ar- and all the
* '
'frmit i * father , 'andthe woods
the piaiw"wkici , are the fairest
tXMMte TI ttrdg.prticularly - '
. ' ihey tawa t * m-audtm k use
theaai ta ei/b * * eM , 'and * for the
; ' there ; is aa 'animal'called' "
maJlerin fact thau&rdinarjr
is , plumpand"round , having
! iis legs short/ his ' feet cleft 1kf | , n
ox , he-hat'h no Jiornf , and 'hath the
ears very long and jpe dan the tU
jike that of the sheep ; and i place f
hair lie as covered witl ) a kind of
black wool , very flue and curly .like
negroes' Jiair , the -women spin Jit very
peatly and make .garments and w.abeets
therewithal. "Hisjlesh .delicious ,
like unjo ; tliat .of the slieep. flhe ?
rjlyersrareJQiightilystockedwitJi fish ,
andcthe - < woods are full of turkeys ,
-pigeqns , common and guinea fowlg ,
Bustards , ducks , swans , teal , and all
of an extraordinary bigness , they make
use of aBnare jto take them. TUor.Q
are great nnmbBrs of parrognets ,
there are al8ocertain animals trf extra ;
prdinary gnres , andapes.
i These jpeople live on-wondrops jcon
cord .and intelligence. Jbpwbeitthey
have scarce anyjotUer Jnstioe'Jhan
that .whi.oh"frhey al > amo g-.them-
sqlv s , . : notwithB.tanding ; tthey have j
kind , ofp jllory wherein seditious ejJH ; -
The capital.pjy. | ; .of-
where tlffi King waketh
is ; leagues -frpnj
river '
, or ea t porthwjest.
an
pf $ hen > by
-is their usual pa.tjv that
wquld return at the' end 'of tlirty-six- )
moons and that.they wojild , bring cpral ,
. .
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