The voiage and travayle of Sir John Maundeville kt. : which treateth of the way toward Hierusalem and of marvayles of Inde with other islands and countreyes / Reprinted from the edition of A.D. 1725 ; with an introduction, additional notes, and glossary, by J.O. Halliwell.
- John Mandeville
- Date:
- 1883
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The voiage and travayle of Sir John Maundeville kt. : which treateth of the way toward Hierusalem and of marvayles of Inde with other islands and countreyes / Reprinted from the edition of A.D. 1725 ; with an introduction, additional notes, and glossary, by J.O. Halliwell. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Cannes, that thei clepen Thaby, that ben 30 Fadme long.^ And of theise Canes, men maken faire Houses. And ther ben other Canes, that ben not so longe, that growen nere the Lond, and han so longe Rotes, that duren wel a 4 quartres^ of a Furlong or more; and at the Knottes of tho Rotes, men fynden precious Stones, that han gret vertues: And he that berethe ony of hem upon him, Yren ne Steel ne may not hurt him, ne drawe no Blood upon him : and therfore thei that han tho Stones upon hem, lighten fulle hardyly, bothe on See and Lond : for men may not harmen hem on no partye. And therfore thei that knowen the manere, and schulle lighten with hem, thei schoten to hem Arwes and Quarrelles with outen Yren or Steel; and so thei hurten hem and sleen hem. And also of tho Canes, thei maken Houses and Schippes and other thinges; as wee han here, makynge Houses and Schippes of Oke or of ony other Trees. And deme no man, that I seye it, but for a Truffulle: for I have seen of the Cannes with myn owne Eyzen, fulle many tymes, lyggynge upon the Ryvere of that Lake : of the whiche, 20 of oure Felowes ne myghten not liften up ne beren on to the Erthe. Aftre this Yle, men gon be See to another Yle, that is dept Calonak: and it is a fair Lond and a plentifous of Codes. And the Kyng of that Con- trey hath als many Wyfes as he wole: for he makethe serche alle the Contree, to geten him the fairest Maydens that may ben founde, and makethe ^ Plin. lib.vii. c. 2. Arundines vero [in India] tantse proce- ritatis, ut singula internodia alveo navigabili ternos interdum homines ferant. Fourth.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2935142x_0226.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
