The historie of the West-Indies, containing the acts and adventures of the Spaniards, which have conquered and peopled those countries, inriched with varietie of pleasant relation of the manners, ceremonies, lawes, governments, and warres of the Indians. [By P.M.A.] / Published in Latin by Mr. Hakluyt [in 1587] and translated into English by M. Lok.

  • Peter Martyr d'Anghiera
Date:
[1625?]
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Credit: The historie of the West-Indies, containing the acts and adventures of the Spaniards, which have conquered and peopled those countries, inriched with varietie of pleasant relation of the manners, ceremonies, lawes, governments, and warres of the Indians. [By P.M.A.] / Published in Latin by Mr. Hakluyt [in 1587] and translated into English by M. Lok. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    -with diuers other authours not ignorant in Cefmographie, do ^ ,, , affirmcthat India is no long trade by Tea, dirtantfrom Spaine by the weft O ceanfcrthe foyle of thefe Ilandcs bringcth forth Maftyx. MaftyXjkAloes,and fundry other ftveete gummes andfpices, as Aloe, dothlnduy Cotton alfo of the Goftampine tree, as in India in Gofsampine the countrey of the people called Sere s. bafe”” The languages of all'the nations of theft Ilandesy may well Sercs, bee vyritten with our Latine letters. Tor they call heaucn Turei, Ahouft^«»4, Golde Cami. A good man, Tljiw. Nothing, #<»i All other words of their languages, they pronounce as plain-^°‘ ‘ cni- ly as we doe the Latine tongue. lii theft llandes they found no trees knowne vnto them, but Pine apple trees, and Date trees, Trees & fnik* and thoft of marueilous height, and exceedingharde, by rea- fo vs fan of the great moy ftnelft and fatnelft ofthegrounde, with p , « continuall and temperate heate of the Sunne, which endureth ground ft) aU the whole yccrc.Theyplainelyaftirme the Hand ol Hi/par Hi,tc contimi nio/a to be the moft fruitefull lande that the hcauen compatleth al& temperate ^out, as lhall moft plainely appcare hereafter in the particular The fruiKful- defeription bfthe fame, which wee intend to ftt forth when wee lhall bee better inftruded. Thus making a league of friendfhip with the king, and leaning with him xxxviii. raehto ftarch the Ilande, he departed to Spainej taking with him.tenne of the in- habitantes to learne the Spanifh tongue, to die intent to vft them afterward for intcrpretours.Co/f»/^j therfore at his returne was honourably receiued of the King and Qiieenc, who caufed him to fit in theirpreftnee, which is a token of great loue and honour among the Spanyardes. Hee was alfo made Admi- ofthe Ocean,and his brother gouernour of the Hand. Tqward the ftcond voyage he was furniflicd with xvii. fliips The fecond whereofthreeweiegreatcaradles of a thoufande tunne,xii.were voyageetCo- of that fort which the Spanyardscall CarmelaSf without deckes ancltwoctherofthefameiortfbmewhatbigger, andmoreapt to bcare deckes, by realbnofthegreatnelle oftheirmafteiHce had alfo a thoufande and two hundred armed footemcn wel ap- poynted : among which were many artificers, asfmythes. Car¬ penters, my ners, and fuch other, certaine horftmen alfo, well armed: Lykewift mares, flieepe, heyghfers, and ftieh other of both kindes for increaft : Likewife all kinde of pu]ft,or grayne and