'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.' [‎4] (25/448)

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Tropicus
the top, in regard of the Veins of Brimftone, it inflames fo as the Spaniard calls it the
Devils Cauldron*, and from whence, not only the Canary Ifles but the Continent of
frique ( if report fay true ) may be difcovered, this high Pico rifes from the middle
part of the Ifle, and of either fide has aj ledge of Hills which divide the Ifland. The
fcape it bare as we Sailed by, is'thus prefented. —
Tenerifa is about 13 leagues Weft from Grand Caharia, from La Talma 20. from Go-
wera 5. from Afrique 75. from Madera 70. In old times here, as in Grand Canaria*
they ufed to embalm the dead, and in Caves very deep and dark, placed them in feveral
pofturesv/ome ftanding, fome lying upon Planks*, in which Art they were fingular:
Dormitories, fo venerably reputed, as they were very rarely feen by any, and that but
by permiffion. Hiero or F err am, appeared very high Land as we pail by it, and bears S
S. W. from Grand Canaria. Gomera is 6 leagues from Temriffa, and above 8 leagues
long-, Falma is about 12 leagues fromGomeray and in circuit towards 20 leagues. Hiero
is 10 leagues from La Palma, and not above 6 leagues in compafs. Famous is Hiero in
one Tree ( for it has but one fuch ) which (like the miraculous Rock in the Defart) af
fords frefh water to all the Inhabitants. The Natives call this Tree Garro\ Santo the
Spaniard. Some part of the Day 'tis darkned with a cloudy Mift, which calls a Dew up-
on the Leaves that diftills in clear fweet drops, Itreaming into two large Stone Cifterns
capable for the neceffary ufe, not only of the People, but ofall the Cattelin thatlflan/-
Syhefter gives it this true andvive defcription.
In th? IJle of Iron ( one of thofe famefeven
Whereto our Elders Happy name have given)
The favage People never drinhjhe Streams
Of Wells and Rivers, as in other Realms.
Their Drink^is in the Air / theirgujhing Spring,
A weeping Tree out of it felf doth wring.
A Tree whofe tender bearded Root being (pread
In dryefl Sand, his fweating Leaf doth Jhed
A mofi fweet Liquor \ and (like as the Vine
Vntimely ciit,weeps (at her wound) the Wine
In pearled tears, ) incefantly diftills
A royal Stream, which all their Gift ems fills
Throughout the IJlandfor all hither hye.
And all their Vvjfels cannot draw it dry '
Which is very rare *, Howbeitin Saint Thoma an Ifle under the Line, moftof the Trees
there have the like property. La Talma is very high and woody, Vorteventura is jc
leagues long and 8 broad, and near to Lancerota. Lancerota is lels than Teneriffa it
was taken by that Englifli Leonidas the Earl of Cumberland, Anno 1506 and Teneriffa
four years after by the Dutch -, the firft being pillaged, the other burnt * frnce when,
both are better rortined. 'Twixt Lancerota and Worteventwra is another little Ifle called
Lohos, alfo there are two fmall Ifles near Lancerota called Gratiofa m& Alarrania in 28.
d. 30. TotheEaft of thefe Ifles be F ez,z. and Moroccho, which are part of Mauritania
Tyngvtana, fo called from Tangier, a ftrong and confiderable Town upon the African
Coalt, oppoiite to Gibralter m Spain, which refemble Dover and Callais, and have like
influence upon that nznow Strait.
The ninth ot April^ we croft the Tropickof Cancer, of like diftance from the
tor as the utmoft limit of the temperate Zone is from the Pole called C^r from ApoU
s Crab-like retrogradation, moving back in June from that Sign in the Zodiac: The
m^day we had the wind high but large, fo that in two days fail we made the Sun our
fw i 01 Y er P 01 5> h ls declination then being 14degrees Norths where note,
that only when we are Nadir to the Sun we have no flmdow, the Sun then darting his
beams