'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎2] (23/448)

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we defcryed the Pirate^ who loth to parly in fire and fliot, fled amain and left us, who
fwum fo well, that the third of Ayril at Titans firft bluih we got fight of Vorto Santo, a
holy Port in thirty three deg. (called Cerne in P^/owy) commanded by the Spaniard v
and alio of Madera (i.e. Ifle of Wood) 12 leagues Jl W. from Porto Santto ^ from the
Canaries diftant 70 leagues 9 the firft of which Ides was difcovered by Pereftrellm An.
1419. and given him upon condition that he would people it, which he found difficult*
the Conies in fuch number refifted by undermining him. The other was found out the
fame year by Gonz.aho Zarco from the encouragement of. Henry Son to John the Firft
King of Portugal, taken and fackt 1596. by Six Amias Prefton our Countryman, as
fome 'tis prefumed yet living there have caufe to remerhber. The holy Port has five and
twenty miles compafs, fruitful it is in Wheat, Rye, Rice, Oxen, Sheep, Bores, Conies
Sanguis Dracomn, Fruits, Flowers, and Grapes^ at eight leagues diftance it thus re-
fpeded us.
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The fixth of by obfervation we had 27 degrees and a half latit. at that diftance
delcrying theC^^m, Ides fo called a multimdine magnornm Canorum faith Fliny I 6 c 22
by fome taken for the fortunate Iflands, and about which has been no fmalj difference
amongft Writers. Some placing them at the Aom, zithe Hefpcndes others, fomeinour
Sntam as Tortus in his Comment upon Lk^hron, others at or near the Rhodes', but the
Commentator upon Horace near the ultima Thu where as truly finds the Elyzian
eIs i but certain it is they were undifcovered, but more certain uninhabited, till the
year 13 28. accidentally by one an Ehglilhman, from whofe relation Zowi ^ c«-
Ato two years after failed thither, and by Commiffion from Pedro King of had
Conquelt and Command, but long enjoyed neither, for 2. the
King An. 140j (which fome would have to be the firft difcovery) difplacing him, fW
cmm fnatcheth them from thcOj^w, but by a well defcended Gm-
tleman, Kinfman to Bracomme the French Admiral, is likewife difpoll'eft
w 7 " J? 1 " 11 ! 10000 Voiunteers, by whofe vaiour he fubdued five of the Ifle/
namely La Palma, La Gomora,Lanz.arota, Ferro, and an Atchievement verv
honourable •, yet fuch vexation pofleft the ambitious that maftered wL as
made him entertamdeath with an ufelefs Complement-, his NephewArw^S left
fant of Spain, remaining this day fixt under Spanilh fervitade ^
called Cmana, Capraria,Nivaria, JuAonia,Ombrian, or (mfalUUn
oea) and as Mantan adds Cajperia, or Fortmnta. But at this dnvr^L^
rifa, Lancerota, Hiern, LaGomcra, and Forteventura. A word of what they'were'
They knew no God but Nature, were ignorant of the ufe of Fire Ced wkh Fw
Stones, gave their Children to be nurft bv Goats ^ r 1 ^ ve ? FJint
Oxen, abominated the llaughter of Beafts.' ' ' the Earth Wlth of
For how can they he good,
Who dare each day emhrm their hands in blood $
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