¶
Howe
Miser
Marco
Polo
vsed
himselfe
in
the
Court
of
the
Great
Cane
.
CHAP.
1.
MArco
Polo
learned
well
not
onely
the
vsed
language
and
conditions
of
those
people
,
but
also
other
thrée
languages
,
and
coulde
write
and
reade
them
,
and
by
that
meanes
came
in
great
fauour
with
the
great
Cane
,
whose
pleasure
was
to
proue
what
he
could
do
,
to
be
sent
Embassage
,
Marco
Polo
was
sent
as
Embassador
from
the
great
Cane
.
and
made
hym
●is
Embassadour
in
one
of
his
Countreys
,
sixe
Monethes
●ourney
.
And
he
perceyuing
the
great
Cane
had
greate
plea●ure
to
heare
newes
,
and
oftentimes
would
find
fault
with
his
Embassadoures
and
messengers
,
when
they
coulde
not
make
●iscourse
,
and
tell
him
newes
of
the
Countreys
and
places
●hey
trauelled
into
,
he
determined
with
himselfe
to
note
and
●nderstand
in
that
iourney
all
that
could
be
spoken
,
as
well
of
●he
Townes
,
Cities
,
and
places
,
as
also
the
conditions
and
●ualities
of
the
people
,
noting
it
in
writing
,
to
be
the
more
●eadie
to
make
his
aunswere
,
if
any
thing
should
be
demaun●ed
of
him
:
and
at
his
returne
declared
to
the
great
Cane
the
●unswere
of
the
people
of
that
Countrey
to
his
Embassage
:
●nd
withall
declared
vnto
hym
the
nature
of
Countreys
,
●nd
the
conditions
of
the
people
where
he
had
bin
,
and
also
●hat
he
had
heard
of
other
Countreys
,
which
pleased
well
the
●reat
Cane
,
and
was
in
great
fauoure
with
him
,
and
set
great
●ore
by
him
,
for
which
cause
,
all
the
noble
men
of
his
Courte
●ad
him
in
great
estimation
,
calling
him
Senior
or
Lorde
.
He
●as
in
the
greate
Canes
Court
.xvij.
yeares
,
Ma●co
Polo
was
in
the
great
Canes
Court
seauenteene
yeares
.
and
when
anye
●reate
Embassage
or
businesse
shoulde
be
done
in
any
of
hys
Countreys
or
Prouinces
,
he
was
alwayes
sente
,
wherefore
,
●iuers
great
men
of
the
Court
did
enuie
him
,
but
he
alwayes
kepte
thys
order
,
that
whatsoeuer
he
sawe
or
heard
,
were
〈◊〉
good
or
euill
,
hée
alwayes
wrote
it
,
and
had
it
in
minde
to
declare
to
the
great
Cane
in
order
.
The
manner
and
wayes
that
the
two
breethren
,
and
Marcus
Paulus
had
for
their
returne
to
Venice
.
CHAP.
2.
THe
sayd
Nicholas
and
Mapheo
,
and
Marcus
Paulus
,
hauyng
bin
in
the
greate
Canes
Court
of
a
long
time
,
demaunded
licence
for
to
returne
to
Venice
,
but
he
louing
and
fauouring
them
so
well
,
would
not
giue
them
leaue
.
And
it
fortuned
in
that
time
,
that
a
Quéene
in
India
dyed
,
whose
name
was
Balgonia
,
and
hyr
Husbande
wa●
called
Kyng
Argon
.
This
Quéene
ordeyned
in
hir
Testamente
,
that
hyr
Husbande
shoulde
not
marrie
,
but
with
one
of
hyr
bloud
and
kynred
,
and
for
that
cause
the
sayde
Kyng
Argon
sente
hys
Embassadors
with
great
honor
and
companye
to
the
Greate
Cane
,
desiring
hym
to
sende
hym
for
to
bée
hys
Wife
,
a
Mayde
of
the
lignage
of
Balgonia
his
firste
Wi●●
.
The
names
of
these
Embassadors
were
called
Onlora
,
Apusca
,
and
Edilla
.
When
these
Embassadors
arriued
at
th●
Courte
,
they
were
very
well
receyued
by
the
Great
Ca●●
▪
And
after
they
hadde
done
theyr
message
,
the
Greate
Ca●●
caused
to
bée
called
before
him
a
Mayden
,
whiche
was
called
Cozotine
,
of
the
kindred
of
Balgonia
,
the
whyche
was
very●
fayre
,
and
of
the
age
of
seauentéene
yeares
.
And
as
she
was
come
before
the
Great
Cane
,
and
the
Embassadors
,
the
great
Cane
sayde
to
the
Embassadors
,
thys
is
the
Mayden
that
you
demaunde
,
take
hyr
,
and
carrie
hir
in
a
good
houre
:
an●
wyth
thys
the
Embassadors
were
very
ioyfull
and
merrie
.
And
these
Embassadors
vnderstandyng
of
Nicholas
and
Mapheo
,
and
Marcus
Paulus
,
Italians
,
which
before
that
tyme
ha●●
●one
for
Embassadors
vnto
the
Indians
,
and
were
desirous
to
●epart
from
the
greate
Cane
,
desired
hym
to
gyue
them
li●ence
to
goe
,
and
accompanye
that
Lady
:
and
the
Greate
●ane
,
although
not
wyth
good
will
,
but
for
manners
sake
,
and
●lso
for
honour
of
the
Ladye
,
and
for
hyr
more
safegarde
,
in
●assing
the
Seas
,
bycause
they
were
wise
and
skilfull
menne
,
●as
content
they
should
goe
.
How
they
sayled
to
Iaua
.
CHAP.
3.
HAuing
licence
of
the
Great
Cane
,
the
sayde
Nicholas
&
Mapheo
,
Marco
Polo
and
his
Father
&
Vncle
had
leaue
to
depart
,
and
went
without
Embassadors
and
Marcus
Paulus
,
as
aforesayde
,
as
his
custome
was
,
gaue
them
two
Tables
of
golde
,
by
the
whiche
he
did
signifie
that
they
should
passe
fréelie
through
all
his
prouinces
and
dominions
,
and
that
theyr
charges
should
be
borne
,
and
to
be
ho●ourably
accompanyed
.
And
besides
this
,
the
great
Cane
sent
diuers
Embassadors
to
the
Pope
,
and
to
the
Frenche
King
,
●nd
to
the
King
of
Spayne
;
and
to
many
other
Prouinces
in
Christendome
,
and
caused
to
be
armed
and
sette
forth
foure●éene
great
Shippes
,
that
euery
one
of
them
had
four
Mastes
.
Marcus
Paulus
aforesayd
,
and
sayled
thrée
Monethes
continually
,
and
then
arriued
at
an
Ilande
called
●aua
,
being
in
the
South
partes
,
in
the
which
they
found
mar●ellous
and
strange
things
,
as
héereafter
shall
be
declared
.
And
departing
from
this
Iland
,
sayling
on
the
Indian
Seas
●viij
.
Moneths
before
they
came
to
the
place
they
would
come
to
,
founde
(
by
the
w●y
)
many
maruellous
and
strange
things
,
●s
héereafter
shall
be
declared
.
How
Nicholas
and
Mapheo
,
and
Marco
Polo
returned
to
Venice
,
after
they
had
seene
and
heard
many
maruellous
thinges
.
CHAP.
4.
AFter
their
arriuall
with
this
foresayde
Lady
to
the
Kingdome
they
went
vnto
,
they
found
that
the
King
Argon
was
dead
,
and
for
that
cause
,
married
that
mayde
to
his
sonne
:
and
there
did
gouerne
in
the
roome
of
the
Kyng
,
a
Lorde
,
whose
name
was
Archator
,
for
bycause
the
King
was
very
yong
.
And
to
this
Gouernoure
or
Viceroy
,
was
the
Embassage
declared
,
and
of
him
the
two
Bréethren
and
Marco
Polo
demaunded
licence
to
goe
into
their
Countrey
,
whiche
he
graunted
,
and
withall
gaue
them
foure
Tables
of
gold
,
two
of
them
were
to
haue
Ierfawcons
,
and
other
Hawkes
with
them
.
The
thirde
was
,
to
haue
Lyons
.
And
the
fourth
was
,
that
they
shoulde
goe
frée
,
withoute
paying
any
charges
,
and
to
be
accompanyed
and
enterteyned
as
to
the
Kings
owne
person
.
And
by
this
commaundement
,
they
had
company
and
gard
of
two
hundreth
Knightes
from
Towne
to
Towne
,
for
feare
of
manye
Théeues
vppon
the
wayes
:
and
so
much
they
traueiled
,
that
they
came
to
Trapesonsia
,
and
from
thence
to
Constantinople
,
and
so
to
Nigro
Ponte
,
and
●●●al●ie
,
to
Venice
,
in
the
yeare
of
oure
Lord
God
.1295
.
Marco
Polo
to
Venice
in
Anno.
1295.
This
we
doe
declare
,
for
that
all
men
shall
knowe
,
that
Nicholas
and
Mapheo
bréethren
,
and
Marco
Polo
,
haue
seene
,
hearde
,
and
did
knowe
the
maruellous
things
written
in
this
Booke
,
the
which
declaring
in
the
name
of
the
Father
,
and
the
Sonne
,
and
the
holy
Ghost
,
shall
be
declared
as
héereafter
followeth
.
Of
Armenia
he
lesser
,
and
of
many
things
that
there
is
made
.
CHAP.
5.
FIrst
and
formost
,
I
will
beginne
to
declare
of
the
Prouince
of
Armenia
,
noting
suche
commodities
as
there
is
.
You
shall
vnderstand
,
there
be
two
Armenias
,
the
greater
,
and
the
lesser
.
In
the
lesser
,
there
is
a
King
subiect
to
the
Tartar
,
and
he
dothe
maynteyne
the
Countrey
in
peace
and
iustice
.
In
this
Countrey
be
many
Cities
and
Townes
,
and
greate
abundance
of
all
things
.
In
thys
Countrey
they
take
great
pleasure
and
pastime
in
Hawking
and
Hunting
,
as
well
of
wilde
beastes
,
Of
the
Torchomanos
in
Armenia
the
lesser
.
CHAP.
6.
I
Haue
declared
vnto
you
of
Armenia
the
lesser
,
and
now
I
will
shewe
you
of
Torchomania
,
whiche
is
a
part
of
Armenia
,
in
the
which
ther
be
thrée
maner
of
people
,
the
one
called
Torchomanos
,
and
those
bée
Mahomets
,
and
speake
the
Persian
language
,
and
they
liue
in
the
Mountaynes
and
fieldes
,
whereas
they
may
find
pasture
for
their
Cattell
,
for
those
people
liue
by
the
gaines
of
their
Cattell
.
Good
Horses
●alled
accor●ing
to
the
Countrey
Torch●manos
and
good
Moyles
.
Goodly
rich
and
faire
carpets
made
heere
.
Cloth
of
silke
of
Crimson
,
and
other
couloures
made
heere
.
Heere
was
Brio●
Blase
martyred
.
There
be
very
good
Horses
called
Torchomani
,
and
good
Mayles
of
great
value
.
The
other
,
or
second
maner
of
people
be
Armenians
and
Greekes
,
and
those
dwell
and
liue
togither
,
and
liue
by
occupations
and
trade
of
Merchandises
.
There
they
doe
make
very
goodly
and
rich
Carpettes
,
large
and
fayre
,
as
you
shall
finde
in
any
place
.
Also
,
they
worke
there
,
cloth
of
Crymson
Silke
,
and
other
goodly
couloures
.
The
chiefest
Cities
in
that
Countrey
be
Chemo
,
Isiree
,
and
Sebasto
,
whereas
Saint
Blase
was
martired
.
There
be
also
many
Townes
,
of
which
I
make
no
mention
,
and
they
bée
subiecte
to
the
Tartar
of
the
East
,
and
he
setteth
gouernoures
there
.
Of
Armenia
the
greater
,
and
of
the
Arke
of
Noe.
CHAP.
7.
ARmenia
the
greater
is
a
greate
Prouince
or
Countrey
.
In
the
beginning
thereof
is
a
greate
Citie
called
Armenia
,
where
they
doe
make
excellente
Bochachims
or
Buckrams
.
In
this
Citie
be
very
good
Bathes
naturallye
.
And
this
Countrey
is
subiect
to
the
Tartar
,
&
there
is
in
it
many
Cities
&
Townes
,
and
the
most
noble
Citie
is
called
Archinia
,
which
hath
ioyning
to
it
two
prouinces
,
the
one
called
Archeten
,
the
other
Arzire
.
In
this
Citie
is
a
Bishop
.
The
people
of
this
Countrey
in
the
sommer
time
bée
in
the
pastures
&
meddowes
,
but
in
the
winter
they
can
not
,
by
reason
of
the
great
cold
,
snow
,
&
waters
,
for
then
it
is
so
colde
,
the
scant
the
cattell
and
beastes
can
liue
there
,
Heere
be
Chris●ians
of
the
sect
of
the
Nestorians
and
Iacobites
.
Here
is
a
wel
that
the
water
is
like
to
Oyle
,
and
is
occupyed
for
diuers
purposes
.
This
Countrey
towards
the
North
doth
ioyne
vpon
the
Georgians
,
of
the
whych
shall
be
spoken
in
the
next
Chapter
.
In
this
part
towards
the
Georgians
there
is
a
well
,
the
water
wherof
is
like
oyle
,
and
is
of
great
abundance
&
quantitie
,
that
sometimes
they
lade
.100
.
Ships
with
it
.
And
this
oyle
is
not
good
to
eate
,
but
for
Lamps
and
Candles
,
and
to
annoint
Camels
,
Horses
,
and
other
beastes
that
be
galled
,
scabbie
,
and
haue
other
infirmities
,
and
for
this
cause
it
is
fetched
into
diuers
places
.
Of
the
Georgians
,
and
of
the
Tower
and
gate
of
yron
.
CHAP.
8.
IN
Georgiania
is
a
king
called
Nand
Maliche
,
which
is
as
much
to
say
as
Dawnid
,
and
is
subiect
to
the
Tartar.
The
saying
is
that
in
the
olde
time
,
the
Kings
of
that
Prouince
were
borne
with
a
token
or
signe
vnder
their
right
shoulder
.
In
this
Countrey
the
men
be
faire
of
body
,
venterous
&
valiant
in
armes
,
and
good
archers
,
and
are
Christians
&
Gréekes
mingled
togither
,
&
they
go
all
with
their
heare
like
Priestes
.
This
is
the
Prouince
that
King
Alexander
could
not
passe
,
Saint
Bernarde
,
A
Monastery
of
Monckes
of
the
order
of
S.
Bernard
.
A
water
or
lake
of
syxe
hundred
miles
compasse
,
wherein
is
no
fish
,
but
only
in
the
Lent.
Euphrates
.
and
hard
by
the
Monasterie
there
is
a
water
that
descendeth
from
the
Mountayne
,
in
the
which
they
find
no
fishe
,
but
in
Lent
,
and
then
they
do
take
it
in
greate
plentie
from
the
firste
day
of
Lent
,
till
Easter
euen
.
The
place
is
called
Geluchelan
,
and
hath
sixe
hundred
Miles
compasse
,
and
it
is
from
the
Sea
twelue
dayes
iourney
,
and
this
water
entreth
into
Euphrates
,
whyche
is
one
of
the
foure
principall
Riuers
whiche
come
from
Paradice
terrenall
,
and
commeth
out
of
India
,
and
is
deuided
into
many
branches
,
and
doth
compasse
those
hilles
.
From
thence
they
bring
a
silke
called
Gella
.
Now
I
haue
declared
vnto
you
the
partes
of
Armenia
which
be
towards
the
North
,
and
now
I
wil
declare
vnto
you
of
others
their
neyboures
which
be
towards
the
South
and
West
.
Of
the
parties
of
Armenia
towards
the
South
,
and
of
the
Kingdome
of
Mosull
.
CHAP.
9.
MOsull
is
a
great
Kingdome
,
in
the
which
dwell
many
generations
of
people
called
Arabies
,
and
all
be
of
the
secte
of
Mahomet
,
although
there
be
some
Christians
,
called
Iacobites
,
and
Nestorians
,
and
these
haue
by
themselues
a
Patriarke
,
called
Iacobia
,
and
he
dothe
institute
Bishops
,
Archbishops
,
Abbots
,
Priestes
,
and
other
Religious
men
.
Of
Baldach
,
and
of
many
goodly
things
that
be
there
.
CHAP.
10.
BAldache
is
a
very
great
Citie
,
Thorough
this
Citie
B●l●●ch
goeth
a
Riuer
,
and
entreth
into
Sinos
P●r●icus
.
Great
trade
vp
and
down
this
Riuer
,
to
and
from
the
Indians
.
Here
is
made
cloth
of
golde
and
of
silke
,
called
cloth
of
Nafi●h
.
C●l●pho
is
among
the
Moo●es
,
as
the
Pop●
is
in
Christ●dome
.
T●is
Citie
was
wonne
in
Anno.
1230.
by
Al●n
King
of
the
Ta●tars
,
and
he
put
the
Calipho
into
a
Tower
among
his
treasure
,
and
so
was
famished
.
in
the
whych
is
resident
one
that
is
called
Calipho
,
whiche
is
among
that
Moores
,
as
it
were
chiefe
gouernour
&
head
.
Through
the
middest
of
the
Citie
runneth
a
great
Riuer
,
and
goeth
into
the
Indian
Sea
.
And
there
is
from
this
Citie
to
the
place
where
it
entreth
into
the
Sea
.
xviij
.
dayes
iourney
.
From
this
Citie
to
the
Sea
,
and
from
the
Sea
to
this
Citie
,
there
dothe
passe
dayly
by
this
Riuer
,
in
many
and
diuers
vessels
,
diuers
kinds
of
Merchandise
,
and
they
haue
to
their
neyboure
the
India
.
And
in
this
Countrey
is
a
Citie
called
Chisi
.
By
thi●●iuer
they
goe
to
the
Indian
Sea
.
Betwéene
Baldach
and
Chisi
vppon
the
Riuer
is
a
Citie
called
Barsera
,
compassed
with
greate
Mountaynes
of
Palmes
and
Date
trées
perfect
good
.
In
Baldach
they
doe
make
cloth
of
golde
of
diuers
sortes
,
and
cloth
of
silke
,
called
cloth
of
Nasich
,
of
Chrimson
,
and
of
diu●rs
other
coloures
and
fashions
.
There
is
great
plentie
of
foure
footed
Beastes
,
and
of
Fowles
.
This
Citie
is
one
of
the
best
and
the
noblest
in
the
worlde
.
There
was
in
this
Citie
a
Calipho
of
the
Moores
,
wonderfull
and
maruellous
rich
of
gold
and
pretious
stones
.
And
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lorde
God
.1230
.
the
King
of
the
Tartars
called
Alan
,
ioyned
a
greate
company
,
and
went
and
sette
vpon
this
Citie
,
and
toke
it
by
force
,
being
in
the
C●tie
one
hundred
thousande
Horsemen
,
besides
infinite
number
of
footemen
.
And
there
he
founde
a
great
Tower
full
of
golde
,
siluer
,
and
pretious
stones
.
And
King
Alan
séeing
this
great
treasure
,
maruelled
much
,
and
sent
for
the
Calipho
,
and
sayd
vnto
him
:
I
do
much
maruell
of
thy
auarice
,
that
hauing
so
great
treasure
,
didst
not
giue
parte
of
it
to
mainteyne
valiant
men
,
that
might
defend
me
from
thée
,
knowing
that
I
was
thy
mortall
enimie
.
And
perceyuing
the
Calipho
knewe
not
how
to
make
him
an
answere
,
said
vnto
him
,
bycause
thou
louest
this
treasure
so
well
,
I
will
thou
shalte
haue
thy
fill
of
it
,
and
caused
him
to
be
shut
fast
in
the
same
Tower
,
where
he
liued
foure
dayes
,
and
died
miserably
for
hunger
,
and
from
that
time
forwards
the
Moores
woulde
haue
no
more
Caliphos
in
that
Citie
.
Of
a
Citie
called
Totis
,
and
of
other
notable
things
.
CHAP.
11.
TOtis
is
a
greate
Citie
of
the
Prouince
or
Countrey
of
Baldach
,
This
Citie
Totis
is
a
noble
Citie
,
and
of
great
trade
of
merchandise
.
There
is
made
cloth
of
gold
and
of
silke
very
rich
.
To
this
City
there
comme●h
Merchants
from
diuers
countreys
.
in
the
whiche
Prouince
there
be
manye
Cities
and
Townes
,
but
the
most
noblest
is
Totis
.
The
people
of
thys
Citie
bée
Merchantes
,
and
h●ndycraftes
men
.
There
they
do
make
cloth
of
golde
,
and
of
silke
,
very
riche
,
and
of
greate
value
.
And
this
Citie
is
sette
in
so
good
a
place
,
that
they
doe
bryng
thyther
all
Merchandises
of
India
,
and
of
Baldach
,
and
of
Osmaseilli
,
and
of
Cremes
,
and
of
many
other
Cities
and
Countreys
,
and
also
of
the
Latines
.
There
is
greate
plenty
of
pretious
stones
,
and
for
that
cause
the
Merchants
gette
muche
.
Thyther
trade
the
Armenians
,
Iacobite●
,
Nestorians
,
Persians
,
and
these
in
a
manner
bée
all
Mahomets
.
Rounde
aboute
this
Citie
be
many
fayre
Gardens
full
of
singular
good
frutes
,
although
the
Moores
that
there
doe
dwell
be
very
ill
people
,
robbers
and
killers
.
Of
a
great
miracle
that
hapned
in
Mosull
.
CHAP.
12.
IN
Mosull
,
a
Citie
in
the
Prouince
of
Baldach
was
a
Calipho
,
a
great
enimie
of
the
Christians
,
whose
studie
daye
and
night
was
how
he
might
destroy
them
,
and
to
make
them
forsake
their
faith
in
Iesus
Christ
,
and
vpon
this
,
ioyned
in
councell
diuers
times
with
hys
wise
men
,
and
in
the
ende
one
of
them
said
,
I
will
tell
you
a
way
how
you
shal
haue
good
cause
to
kill
,
or
force
them
to
renounce
their
Faith.
Iesus
Christ
sayth
in
hys
Gospell
,
If
you
haue
so
much
Faith
as
the
grayne
of
Mustard
seede
,
and
saye
to
thys
Mountayne
passe
from
this
place
to
another
place
,
it
woulde
do
,
therefore
cause
to
be
called
togither
all
the
Christians
,
and
commaund
them
by
their
beléefe
,
that
such
a
hill
doe
passe
from
that
place
to
suche
a
place
:
truly
it
is
not
possible
for
them
to
doe
it
,
and
not
doing
it
,
you
may
iustly
saye
to
them
,
that
eyther
theyr
Gospell
dothe
not
saye
truth
,
and
by
that
meanes
they
follow
lyes
,
or
else
they
haue
not
so
much
Fayth
as
a
grayne
of
Mustarde
séede
.
And
thus
as
well
for
the
one
,
as
for
the
other
,
you
maye
iustly
putte
them
to
death
,
or
else
force
them
to
forsake
theyr
Fayth
they
holde
.
This
councell
pleased
well
the
Calipho
,
and
those
of
hys
sect
,
beléeuing
,
that
nowe
they
hadde
good
occasion
to
performe
their
euill
purpose
,
and
incontinent
he
commaunded
all
the
Chrystians
that
were
in
hys
Countrey
,
to
come
togither
,
whiche
was
a
great
number
,
and
they
being
come
before
hym
,
he
cause
them
to
reade
those
Scriptures
of
Iesus
Christ
.
And
after
that
euery
one
of
them
had
hearde
it
,
he
asked
them
if
they
beléeued
that
these
sayings
were
true
,
and
they
answered
yea
.
Incontinent
said
the
Calipho
to
them
,
I
wil
giue
you
fiftéene
days
respite
,
to
make
either
yonder
hil
to
passe
to
such
a
place
,
or
else
to
renounce
youre
fayth
in
Iesus
Christe
as
false
,
and
to
turne
Moores
,
and
if
you
will
not
doe
this
,
you
shall
all
die
.
And
the
Christians
hearing
this
cruell
sentence
,
were
sore
troubled
,
yet
on
the
other
part
they
comforted
themselues
,
with
hope
in
the
faith
they
had
in
the
truth
they
beléeued
.
And
incontinent
the
Bishops
,
and
Prelates
,
and
Ministers
that
were
among
the
Christians
,
commaunded
all
the
Christians
,
men
,
women
,
and
children
,
to
fall
to
continuall
Prayer
to
oure
Lorde
Iesus
Christ
,
that
he
would
helpe
and
councell
them
howe
to
rule
and
gouerne
themselues
in
that
greate
trouble
and
néede
.
And
after
eyght
dayes
were
past
,
appeared
an
Angell
to
a
holy
Bishop
,
and
commaunded
him
that
he
should
say
vnto
a
Shomaker
that
was
a
Christian
,
that
had
but
one
onely
eye
,
that
he
should
make
Prayers
to
God
,
the
which
for
his
fayth
and
Prayers
,
shoulde
make
that
hill
remoue
from
his
place
,
into
the
place
the
Calipho
had
appoynted
.
And
incontinente
the
Bishop
sente
for
that
Shomaker
,
and
with
great
desire
prayed
him
to
make
Prayers
to
oure
Lord
God
,
that
for
hys
m●rcie
and
pitie
he
woulde
remoue
that
hill
as
the
Calipho
and
M●ores
had
appoynted
.
The
poore
Shom●ker
excused
himselfe
,
saying
,
he
was
a
greate
Sinner
,
and
vnworthy
to
demaund
that
grace
of
God
:
and
this
excuse
he
made
with
great
humilitie
,
like
a
iust
and
chast
man
,
full
of
vertue
and
holynesse
,
and
a
kéeper
of
Gods
commaundements
,
deuoute
,
and
a
great
almes
man
,
according
to
his
abilitie
.
You
sh●ll
vnderstande
,
that
thys
Shomaker
dyd
pull
out
his
eye
by
this
meanes
:
He
hadde
hearde
manye
tim●s
this
saying
in
the
Gospell
,
If
thy
eye
offende
thee
pull
it
out
,
and
cast
it
from
thee
.
He
being
a
simple
man
,
thought
,
that
so
corporally
and
m●terially
the
Scriptures
shoulde
be
vn●erstanded
.
For
it
chanced
on
a
time
,
there
came
a
M●yde
into
his
Shoppe
to
bespeake
a
payre
of
Shoes
,
and
to
take
the
measure
of
his
foote
,
put
off
hir
hose
,
and
he
withall
was
tempted
to
lye
with
hir
,
remembring
himselfe
,
and
●hinking
vpon
his
sinne
and
yll
intent
,
sent
hir
away
,
without
discouering
any
thing
of
his
yll
thoughte
and
intente
,
and
remembring
the
saying
of
the
holy
Gospell
,
being
ouercome
with
zeale
,
and
yet
not
hauing
the
true
knowledge
,
plucked
out
his
eye
.
And
so
this
Shomaker
being
so
desired
by
the
Bishop
,
and
other
Christians
,
did
graunt
,
and
promised
to
praye
vnto
our
Lord
God
for
the
sayd
cause
.
And
the
time
of
the
.xv.
dayes
being
come
,
that
the
Calipho
had
appoynted
,
he
caused
to
come
togither
all
the
Christians
,
whiche
came
in
Procession
with
their
Crosse
,
into
a
faire
playne
,
hard
by
the
hill
and
Mountayne
.
And
to
that
place
came
the
Calipho
,
with
muche
people
armed
,
with
intention
,
that
streight
way
,
if
the
Mountayne
did
not
remoue
,
to
kill
them
all
.
Incontinente
the
Shomaker
knéeled
downe
vppon
the
earth
vpon
his
bare
knées
,
and
very
deuoutely
prayed
to
oure
Lorde
,
lifting
vp
his
hearte
and
handes
to
Heauen
,
praying
to
Iesus
Christe
to
succour
and
helpe
them
his
Christians
,
that
they
shoulde
not
perishe
:
and
for
that
his
faith
was
cléere
,
makyng
an
end
of
his
Prayer
,
the
power
of
the
Almightie
God
Iesus
did
cause
the
Mountayne
to
remoue
and
goe
from
the
place
it
stoode
,
A
great
miracle
.
A
Mountain
remoued
from
one
place
to
another
.
The
Calipho
became
christned
,
and
a
great
number
of
his
Moores
into
the
place
the
Calipho
and
his
Councell
hadde
commaunded
.
And
the
Moores
séeyng
thys
greate
and
manyfest
miracle
,
stoode
wonderfully
amazed
,
saying
,
Great
is
the
God
of
the
Christians
,
and
the
Calipho
,
with
a
great
number
of
the
same
Moores
became
Christned
.
And
after
this
Calipho
dyed
,
the
Moores
that
were
not
Christned
,
would
not
consente
that
this
Calipho
should
be
buried
,
wheras
the
other
Caliphoes
were
buried
,
for
bycause
that
after
that
myracle
,
he
lyued
and
dyed
like
a
true
and
faythfull
Christian.
Of
Persia
,
and
of
the
Countreys
of
the
Magos
,
and
of
other
good
things
that
be
in
them
.
CHAP.
13.
PErsia
is
a
noble
Prouince
or
Countrey
,
although
it
was
much
more
in
the
old
time
,
than
it
is
at
this
present
,
for
it
was
destroyed
by
the
Tartars
.
In
Persia
is
a
Citie
called
Sabba
,
from
the
which
the
saying
is
,
the
thrée
Kings
departed
,
Marcus
Paulus
was
in
that
Citie
,
and
asked
of
the
people
of
that
Countrey
what
they
could
say
or
knewe
of
the
thrée
Kings
,
to
the
which
they
could
say
nothing
,
but
that
they
were
buried
in
those
thrée
Sepulchres
.
But
the
other
people
out
of
the
Citie
thrée
dayes
iourney
,
talked
of
this
matter
in
thys
maner
following
,
for
the
which
you
shal
vnderstand
,
that
thrée
days
iourney
from
the
Citie
Sabba
is
a
Towne
,
which
is
called
Calassa
Tapeziston
,
which
in
our
language
is
as
much
as
to
say
the
Towne
of
them
that
worship
the
fire
for
their
God
.
And
these
people
say
,
that
when
the
thrée
Kings
departed
from
the
prouince
,
for
to
go
to
the
land
of
the
Iewes
,
which
was
Bethleem
,
to
worship
the
great
Prophet
there
newly
borne
,
they
carried
with
them
Golde
,
Of
eyght
Kingdomes
in
Persia
,
and
the
commodities
of
them
.
CHAP.
14.
IN
the
Prouince
of
Persia
be
eyght
Kingdomes
,
the
first
is
called
Casun
,
the
second
which
is
towardes
the
South
is
Curdistan
,
the
third
Lore
,
the
fourth
Ciestan
,
the
fifth
Iustanth
,
the
sixth
Iciagi
,
the
seauenth
Corchara
,
the
eyght
Tunchay
.
All
these
Kingdomes
be
in
Persia
,
in
the
partes
towards
the
South
,
sauing
Tunchay
.
In
these
Kingdomes
be
very
faire
Horses
and
Moyles
,
&
coursers
of
great
value
,
and
Asses
the
greatest
in
the
worlde
,
Of
Iasoy
,
and
of
many
maruellous
things
there
.
CHAP.
15.
IAsoy
is
a
goodly
Citie
and
bigge
,
full
of
Merchants
.
Martin
Pinol
,
that
is
,
Mahomet
,
and
do
speake
another
language
than
the
Persians
.
And
going
forward
eyght
dayes
iourney
from
this
Citie
,
through
a
playne
Countrey
,
but
not
peopled
,
or
anye
Towne
,
sauing
Mountaynes
,
where
is
great
plentie
of
Partriches
,
and
wild
Asses
,
at
the
ende
of
this
,
is
the
Kingdome
of
the
Crerina
,
that
is
,
a
Kingdome
of
the
Persians
,
of
a
great
and
long
inheritance
.
In
this
Countrey
they
doe
finde
greate
plentie
of
pretious
stones
,
Sadles
and
bridles
,
and
other
costly
furniture
for
Horses
.
Cloth
of
gold
and
silke
.
Excellent
good
hawkes
.
bowes
,
and
other
riche
furniture
for
Horse
and
Man
.
The
Women
of
this
Countrey
doe
nothing
,
but
commaunde
their
Seruauntes
.
They
make
also
there
very
riche
cloth
of
gold
and
silke
.
And
in
those
Mountaynes
be
excéeding
good
Hawkes
,
valiaunte
,
and
swifte
of
wings
,
that
no
fewle
can
scape
them
.
And
departing
from
Crerina
,
you
shall
goe
eyght
dayes
iourney
in
playne
way
,
full
of
Cities
and
Townes
,
very
faire
,
and
there
is
pleasaunte
Hawking
by
the
way
,
&
great
plentie
of
Partriches
.
And
being
past
the
sayd
eyght
dayes
iourney
,
there
is
a
going
downe
the
hil
of
two
dayes
iourney
,
whereas
there
is
great
plenty
of
frutes
.
In
the
olde
time
there
was
manye
Townes
and
houses
,
and
now
there
be
none
but
heardmen
,
that
kéepe
the
Cattell
in
the
field
.
From
the
Citie
of
Crerina
,
so
this
going
down
,
al
the
winter
is
so
great
cold
,
that
although
they
go
very
wel
clothed
,
they
haue
ynough
to
do
to
liue
.
And
being
past
this
going
downe
two
dayes
iourney
forwarde
,
you
shall
come
into
a
faire
playne
way
,
the
beginning
whereof
is
a
great
faire
Citie
,
called
Camath
,
the
whiche
was
in
the
old
time
noble
and
greate
,
and
nowe
is
not
so
,
for
that
the
Tartars
haue
destroyed
it
.
That
playne
is
very
hote
,
and
that
Prouince
is
called
Reobarle
.
There
be
apples
of
Paradise
,
and
Festucas
,
and
Medlars
,
and
diuers
other
goodly
frutes
in
great
abundance
.
There
be
Oxen
maruellous
great
,
the
heare
short
and
soft
,
and
the
hornes
short
,
bigge
,
and
sharp
,
and
haue
a
greate
rounde
bunche
betwéene
the
shoulders
,
of
two
spannes
long
.
And
when
they
will
lade
these
Oxen
,
they
do
knéele
downe
on
theyr
knées
like
Camels
,
and
being
laden
,
do
rise
,
and
they
carrie
great
weight
.
There
the
Shéepe
be
as
greate
as
Asses
,
hauing
a
greate
tayle
,
and
thicke
,
that
will
weigh
.32
.
pound
,
Marcus
Paulus
do
tell
you
,
that
I
escaped
very
hardly
from
taking
of
these
〈◊〉
,
and
that
I
was
not
slaine
in
that
darkenesse
,
but
it
pleased
God
,
I
escaped
to
a
towne
called
Ganassalim
,
yet
of
my
companie
they
tok●
and
slewe
many
.
This
playne
is
towardes
the
South
,
and
is
of
seauen
dayes
iourney
,
and
at
the
end
of
them
is
a
mountayne
,
called
Detustlyno
,
that
is
eightéene
miles
long
&
more
,
and
is
also
very
daungerous
with
théeues
,
that
do
rob
Merchauntes
and
all
trauellers
.
At
the
ende
of
this
mountaine
is
a
faire
playne
,
called
the
goodly
playne
,
which
is
seauen
dayes
iourney
,
in
the
which
there
be
many
wels
,
and
date
trées
,
very
good
,
and
this
playne
bordereth
vpon
the
Ocean
Sea
,
and
on
the
riuer
of
the
sea
,
is
a
Citie
called
Carmoe
.
Of
the
Citie
Carmoe
,
and
of
many
maruellous
and
straunge
things
that
be
there
.
CHAP.
16.
Carmoe
is
a
greate
Citie
,
and
is
a
good
porte
of
the
Ocean
sea
,
Thither
do
occupie
Merchants
of
the
Indeas
with
spices
,
cloth
of
gold
&
silke
,
and
with
precious
stones
,
and
Elephantes
téeth
,
Of
the
Citie
of
Crerima
,
and
the
death
of
the
Olde
man
of
the
Mountaine
.
C●AP
.
17.
LEauing
hers
this
Citie
,
and
not
declaring
any
more
,
of
the
Indians
,
I
retourne
to
the
Northwar●●●
,
declaring
of
those
prouinc●s
〈◊〉
●nother
way
,
to
the
Citie
Crerima
,
aforesayde
,
for
bycause
that
way
,
that
I
would
tell
of
,
could
not
be
trauelled
to
Crerima
for
the
crueltie
of
the
king
of
that
c●●untrie
,
wh●●●e
is
called
Ren
〈◊〉
ela
vacomare
,
from
whome
fewe
coulde
scape
,
bu●
eyther
were
robbed
or
slayne
.
And
for
this
cause
manye
kings
did
paye
him
tribute
,
and
hys
name
is
as
muche
to
saye
,
as
the
olde
man
of
the
mountayne
.
But
I
wyll
nowe
declare
vnto
you
howe
this
cruell
King
was
taken
prisoner
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
.1272
.
Alan
King
of
the
Tartars
of
the
East
,
hearing
of
the
greate
crueltie
of
this
olde
m●n
of
the
Mountayne
,
that
he
did
sent
a
great
host
of
men
,
and
besette
his
Castell
rounde
about
,
and
thus
continued
three
yeares
,
and
coulde
neuer
take
it
,
till
that
victuals
did
sayle
them
:
for
it
was
very
strong
,
and
vnpossible
to
be
gotten
.
At
the
length
Alan
toke
the
Caste●●
,
and
the
old
man
of
the
Mountayne
:
and
of
al
his
Souldioures
and
men
be
caused
the
heads
to
be
stricken
off
,
and
from
that
time
forwarde
that
way
was
very
good
for
●ll
trauellers
.
What
is
found
in
that
Countrey
.
CHAP.
18.
DEparting
from
the
foresayd
Castell
,
you
shall
come
into
●
very
faire
playne
,
full
of
gr●sse
,
with
all
things
in
it
fitte
for
mans
sustenance
.
And
this
playne
dothe
last
●ixe
dayes
iourney
,
in
the
whiche
there
is
man●
fayre
Cities
and
Townes
.
The
●●●ple
of
that
Countrey
●peake
the
Persian
language
,
and
haue
greate
lacke
of
water
,
and
sometimes
they
shall
fortune
to
go
.40
.
miles
,
and
not
finde
water
.
Therfore
it
shall
be
needefull
for
those
that
do
trauell
that
way
,
to
carrie
w●ter
with
them
from
plac●●o
place
.
And
being
past
these
sixe
dayes
iourn●y
,
there
is
a
Citie
called
Sempergayme
,
faire
and
pleasaunte
,
with
abundance
of
victuals
.
There
be
excellen●e
good
Mellones
,
and
the
best
Hunters
for
wilde
beastes
,
and
t●king
of
wilde
Fowle
,
that
be
in
the
world
.
Of
the
Citie
of
Baldach
,
and
of
many
other
things
.
CHAP.
19.
TRauelling
forward
in
this
Countrey
,
you
shall
come
to
a
Citie
called
Baldach
,
in
the
whiche
King
Alexander
married
with
the
daughter
of
Darius
king
of
the
Persians
.
This
Citie
is
of
the
Kingdome
of
Persia
,
&
they
do
t●●re
speake
the
Persian
tong
,
and
be
all
of
the
sect
of
Mahomet
.
And
this
Countrey
dothe
ioyne
with
the
Tartar
of
the
East
,
betwéene
the
Northeast
,
and
the
East
.
And
departing
from
this
Citie
towardes
the
Countreys
of
the
said
Tartar
,
you
shall
goe
two
dayes
iourney
,
withoute
finding
any
Towne
,
bycause
the
people
of
that
Countrey
do
couet
to
the
strong
Mountaynes
,
bycause
of
the
ill
people
that
be
there
.
In
that
Countrey
be
many
waters
,
by
reason
whereof
is
greate
plenty
of
wild
Fowle
,
and
of
wylde
Beasts
,
and
there
be
man●
Lions
.
It
is
néedefull
for
the
trauellers
that
way
,
to
carrie
prouision
with
them
that
shall
be
néedefull
for
themselues
,
and
for
their
Horses
those
two
dayes
iourney
.
And
being
past
that
,
you
shall
come
to
a
Towne
called
Thaychan
,
a
pleasaunt
place
,
and
well
prouided
of
all
vittayles
néedefull
,
and
the
hilles
be
tow●rdes
the
South
faire
and
large
.
That
prouince
is
.xxx.
dayes
iourney
.
And
there
is
great
plentie
of
salt
,
that
all
the
Cities
and
Townes
thereaboutes
haue
their
salt
from
thence
.
Of
that
Countrey
.
CHA●
▪
20.
DEparting
from
that
towne
,
and
trauelling
Northeast
,
and
to
the
East
for
the
space
of
thrée
dayes
iourney
,
you
shall
come
to
faire
Cities
and
Townes
well
prouided
and
victuals
and
frutes
in
great
abundance
,
and
these
people
do
speake
the
Persian
language
,
and
be
Mahomets
.
There
be
singular
good
wines
,
Of
the
Citie
Echasen
.
CHAP.
12.
AFter
that
you
haue
trauelled
forwarde
foure
dayes
iourney
,
you
shall
come
to
a
Citie
called
Echasen
,
on
a
playne
and
there
is
not
farre
from
it
manie
Cities
and
townes
,
and
great
plentie
of
woods
about
it
.
There
goeth
through
the
middest
of
this
Citie
a
gret
riuer
.
There
is
in
that
countrie
,
many
wilde
beastes
,
and
when
they
be
disposed
to
take
anye
of
them
,
they
will
cast
dartes
,
and
shoot●
them
into
the
flancks
and
into
the
sides
.
The
people
of
that
countrey
doe
speake
the
Persian
tong
,
and
the
husbandmen
,
with
their
cattayle
do
liue
in
the
fieldes
and
in
the
woods
.
Of
the
manner
of
the
Countrie
.
CHAP.
22.
DEparting
from
this
Citie
,
you
shall
trauayle
thrée
dayes
iourney
,
without
comming
to
any
towne
,
or
finding
any
victuals
eyther
to
eate
or
drinke
,
and
for
thys
cause
the
trauellers
do
prouide
themselues
for
the
time
,
&
at
the
end
of
these
thrée
days
iourney
,
you
shal
come
to
a
prouince
called
Ballasia
.
Of
the
prouince
called
Ballasia
,
and
of
the
commodities
there
.
CHAP.
23.
BAllasia
is
a
great
prouince
,
&
they
do
speake
the
Persian
tong
,
&
be
Mahomets
,
and
it
is
a
great
kingdome
,
and
auncient
.
There
did
raygne
the
successours
of
king
Alexander
,
and
of
Darius
king
of
Persia.
And
their
king
is
called
Culturi
,
which
is
as
much
to
say
,
as
Alexander
,
and
is
for
remembraunce
of
the
great
king
Alexander
.
In
this
countrey
grow
the
precious
stones
,
called
Ballasses
of
greate
value
.
And
these
stones
you
can
not
carrie
out
of
the
countrey
without
speciall
licence
of
the
king
,
on
pain
of
léesing
life
and
goods
.
And
those
that
he
doth
let
passe
be
,
eyther
he
doth
forgiue
tribute
of
some
king
,
or
else
that
he
doth
sell
:
and
if
they
were
not
so
straightlye
kept
,
they
would
be
little
worth
,
there
is
such
great
plentie
of
them
.
This
countrie
is
very
colde
,
and
there
is
found
greate
plenty
of
siluer
:
there
be
very
good
coursers
,
or
horses
,
that
be
neuer
shod
,
bycause
they
bréede
in
the
mountaines
and
woods
.
There
is
great
plentie
of
wilde
foule
,
and
greate
plentie
of
corne
,
and
Myl●
,
and
Loli●
.
Of
the
Prouince
of
Abassia
where
the
people
be
blacke
.
CHAP.
24.
AFter
you
be
departed
f●om
Ballasia
eyght
dayes
iourney
towards
the
South
,
you
haue
a
prouince
cal●ed
Abassia
,
whose
people
be
blacke
,
and
do
speake
the
Persian
tong
,
and
doe
worship
Idolles
.
There
they
do
vse
Negromancie
.
The
men
do
weare
at
their
heares
iewels
of
golde
,
siluer
,
and
pretious
stones
.
They
be
malicious
people
,
and
leacherous
,
by
reason
of
the
great
heate
of
that
Countrey
,
and
they
eate
nothing
but
flesh
and
Rice
.
Of
the
Prouince
called
Thassimur
,
and
of
many
things
there
.
CHAP.
25.
WIthin
the
iurisdiction
of
this
Countrey
,
betwéene
the
East
and
the
South
,
there
is
a
Prouince
called
Thassymur
,
and
the
people
do
speake
the
Persian
tong
.
They
be
Idolaters
,
and
great
Negromancers
,
and
do
call
to
the
Spirits
,
Of
the
saide
prouince
of
Thassymur
.
CHAP.
26.
I
Minde
not
now
to
passe
further
in
this
prouince
,
for
in
passing
of
it
I
sh●uld
enter
into
the
Indeas
,
wherof
for
this
time
I
wil
not
declare
any
thing
,
but
at
the
returne
,
I
wil
declare
of
it
largely
,
as
wel
of
the
commodities
there
,
as
also
of
their
manner
,
and
vsages
.
Of
a
prouince
called
Vochaym
.
CHAP.
27.
DEparting
from
Balassia
,
you
shall
goe
thrée
dayes
iourney
betwéene
the
Northeast
,
and
by
a
riuer
that
is
neare
to
Balassia
.
In
thys
prouince
be
many
Cities
and
townes
.
The
men
of
this
prouince
be
valiaunt
in
armes
,
and
speake
the
Persian
language
,
and
be
Mahomets
.
At
the
ende
of
this
thrée
dayes
iourney
is
a
Citie
called
Vochayn
very
long
,
of
thrée
dayes
iourney
on
eyther
side
.
Of
the
nouelties
of
this
Countrey
.
CHAP.
28.
THrée
dayes
iourney
going
forewarde
,
you
shall
goe
vp
an
hill
,
vpon
the
whiche
is
a
riuer
,
and
goodly
fruitefull
pastures
,
that
if
you
put
in
your
cattell
there
,
very
leane
,
within
tenne
dayes
they
wil
be
fat
.
There
be
greate
plentie
of
wylde
beastes
,
and
among
them
wilde
shéepe
,
that
some
of
them
haue
their
hornes
of
foure
and
some
of
seuen
,
Of
the
Desert
Bosor
,
and
of
manye
maruellous
things
there
.
CHAP.
39.
AFter
that
you
be
departed
from
thence
,
within
thré●
daies
iourney
you
shal
be
faine
to
trauell
fortie
dayes
iourney
continually
vpon
Mountaines
,
Heathes
,
and
Valleys
,
betwéene
the
Northeast
and
East
,
and
passing
ouer
diuers
riuers
and
deserts
.
And
in
all
this
waye
,
you
shall
come
to
no
towne
nor
habitation
,
nor
grasse
,
Of
the
prouince
Caschar
and
of
other
Nouelties
.
CHAP.
40.
LEaue
this
prouince
,
and
let
vs
goe
to
another
called
Caschar
,
that
in
olde
time
was
a
kingdome
,
although
nowe
it
be
subiect
to
the
greate
Cane
.
In
this
prouince
are
manye
faire
Cities
and
townes
,
the
best
is
Caschar
:
they
be
all
Mahometes
.
This
prouince
is
betwéene
the
Northeast
&
the
East
.
In
it
be
many
great
Merchants
,
faire
possessions
and
Vines
,
they
haue
much
Cottenwooll
there
,
and
very
good
.
The
Merchaunts
of
that
countrey
bée
neare
,
and
couetous
,
In
this
prouince
which
endureth
fiue
dayes
iourney
,
be
Christians
called
Nestorians
,
and
haue
Churches
,
and
speake
the
Persian
tong
.
Of
Sumarthan
,
and
of
a
miracle
.
CHAP.
31.
SVmarthan
is
a
Citie
great
and
faire
,
in
the
which
dwell
Christians
,
and
Moores
,
that
be
subiect
to
the
great
Cane
:
but
this
king
beareth
th●m
no
good
will
.
In
this
Citie
chaunced
a
maruellous
thing
.
A
brother
of
the
greate
Cane
,
that
was
Lorde
of
that
Countrey
,
became
a
Christian
,
by
meanes
whereof
,
the
Christians
there
,
receyued
great
comfort
,
and
buylded
them
a
Churche
,
in
the
name
of
Saint
Iohn
Baptist.
And
it
was
builded
in
such
sorte
,
that
one
Piller
of
Marble
standing
in
the
middest
,
did
beare
vp
all
the
roufe
of
the
Church
,
and
the
Christians
did
put
vnder
the
sayde
piller
a
goodly
Marble
stone
,
whiche
was
the
Moores
,
and
for
bycause
the
king
was
a
Christian
,
they
durst
say
nothing
of
it
.
This
king
died
,
and
one
of
his
sons
succéeded
him
in
the
kingdome
,
which
was
no
Christian
,
and
on
a
time
the
Moores
demaunded
their
stone
of
the
Christians
,
thinking
that
in
taking
away
that
stone
,
the
whole
roufe
of
the
Church
would
fal
downe
:
and
the
Christians
did
offer
to
pay
the
Moores
for
the
stone
,
what
they
woulde
demaunde
:
but
they
woulde
not
by
anye
meanes
,
but
haue
their
stone
,
and
in
the
ende
,
the
new
king
commaunded
the
Christians
to
restore
the
stone
to
the
Moores
,
and
the
time
appointed
being
come
,
that
the
Moores
would
haue
it
,
the
sayde
Piller
lifted
it selfe
vp
,
thrée
spannes
aboue
the
stone
,
and
so
hanged
in
the
ayre
,
that
the
Moores
might
take
away
their
stone
,
and
yet
the
Church
fell
not
,
and
so
doth
th●
Piller
remayne
til
this
day
.
Of
the
prouince
of
Carcham
.
CHAP.
32.
GOing
forwards
,
you
shall
come
to
a
prouince
called
Carcham
,
whiche
is
fiue
dayes
iourney
long
,
and
is
subiect
to
the
greate
Cane
,
and
be
Mahomets
,
but
there
is
among
them
Christians
Nestorians
.
There
is
in
this
prouince
aboundaunce
of
all
things
.
Of
the
prouince
Chota
and
of
their
manners
.
CHAP.
33.
CHota
is
a
prouince
betwéene
the
Northeast
,
and
the
East
,
and
is
of
fiue
dayes
iourney
,
subiect
to
the
gret
Cane
,
and
be
Mahomets
.
In
this
prouince
there
be
diuerse
cities
and
towns
,
but
the
chiefest
is
Chota
.
In
this
prouince
be
goodly
possessions
,
and
faire
Gardens
and
Vines
,
plentie
of
Wine
and
fruites
,
and
Oyles
,
Wheate
,
Barley
and
all
other
victuals
,
great
plentie
of
Cotton-w●oll
.
In
this
Countrey
be
rich
Merchaunts
,
good
and
valiaunt
men
of
armes
.
Of
the
prouince
of
Poym
and
of
their
vsages
.
CHAP.
34.
POym
is
a
small
prouince
of
fiue
dayes
iourney
,
it
is
betwéene
the
Northeaste
and
the
East
,
and
be
subiect
to
the
great
Cane
,
and
be
Mahomets
,
and
the
principall
Citie
is
called
Poym
.
Of
the
prouince
of
Ciarchan
being
in
great
Turkie
.
CHAP.
35.
AL
the
prouinces
beforesayde
,
from
Caschar
,
to
this
,
be
subiectes
to
the
greate
Cane
,
and
were
of
greate
Turkie
,
in
the
which
there
is
a
great
Citie
called
Ciarchan
in
a
prouince
also
called
Ciarcham
,
set
betwéene
the
Northeast
&
the
East
,
and
the
people
of
that
Countrey
speake
the
Persian
tong
,
and
be
Mahomets
.
In
this
prouince
be
many
Cities
,
townes
,
and
riuers
,
wherein
be
found
many
pretious
stones
,
called
Calcedonies
,
whiche
Merchauntes
carry
all
the
worlde
ouer
to
sell
,
and
get
muche
money
by
them
.
In
this
Countrey
is
aboundaunce
of
all
things
néedefull
:
And
this
prouince
for
the
most
part
is
sandie
,
and
the
waters
there
,
for
the
most
part
,
pleasaunt
and
swéete
,
yet
in
some
places
brackish
.
And
the
people
of
that
Countrey
,
fering
the
ill
people
,
do
flie
with
their
householde
stuffe
,
and
cattell
,
two
or
thrée
dayes
iourney
,
till
they
maye
come
to
some
good
place
,
whereas
is
water
and
grasse
for
their
cattel
,
and
by
reason
the
way
is
sandie
,
their
tracte
is
soone
filled
,
by
reason
whereof
,
the
théeues
knowe
not
howe
to
follow
in
that
Countrey
.
Of
a
great
deserte
,
and
of
the
Citie
called
Iob.
CHAP.
36.
DEparting
from
Ciarchan
,
you
shal
trauayle
fiue
dayes
iourney
in
sande
,
and
in
the
waye
,
fresh
and
swéete
waters
,
and
some
saltish
.
Being
paste
these
fiue
dayes
iorney
,
you
shal
finde
a
great
desert
,
and
at
the
beginning
of
it
a
gret
Citie
called
Iob
,
Of
the
prouince
of
Tanguith
,
and
of
the
Citie
Sangechian
,
and
of
many
straunge
things
there
.
CHAP.
37.
AFter
you
be
passe
the
sayde
thirtie
dayes
iourney
by
the
deserte
,
you
shall
come
to
a
Citie
called
Sangechian
,
subiect
to
the
greate
Cane
.
And
this
prouince
is
called
Tanguith
,
in
the
whiche
al
be
Idolaters
,
sauing
some
be
Christians
,
Nestorians
,
and
some
Mahomets
.
The
Idolaters
speake
the
Persian
tong
,
and
doe
liue
by
the
fruites
of
that
Countrey
.
There
be
among
them
manye
Monasteries
of
the
Idolaters
,
wher
with
great
deuotion
they
bring
their
children
,
and
with
euerie
of
them
a
shéepe
,
and
do
present
to
their
Idols
:
and
euerie
yeare
they
come
with
theyr
children
and
make
great
reuerence
to
their
Idols
,
&
bryng
with
them
their
shéepe
,
and
kill
them
,
and
séeth
them
,
and
present
them
there
,
before
their
Idols
,
saying
to
them
,
they
must
eate
their
meate
,
the
which
they
can
not
doe
,
for
they
haue
neyther
mouth
nor
sense
,
and
séeing
their
Idols
do●
not
eate
it
,
they
carrie
it
home
to
their
houses
with
greate
reuerence
,
and
call
theyr
kyndered
togyther
,
and
do
eate
of
it
,
as
meate
sacrificed
to
their
Gods
,
and
put
the
bones
in
a
basket
.
When
anye
man
or
woman
dieth
,
they
burne
the
body
:
and
this
they
accustome
to
doe
with
al
the
Idolators
.
And
in
the
way
that
the
deade
bodies
shall
passe
to
be
burnte
,
Of
the
prouince
Chamul
,
and
of
the
euill
customes
there
.
CHAP.
38.
CHamul
is
a
prouince
in
the
whiche
be
manye
Citties
and
Townes
,
whereof
the
chiefest
is
called
Chamul
,
and
this
prouince
is
towards
the
winde
called
Maistral
,
which
is
Northeast
,
and
hath
two
Deserts
:
on
the
one
side
,
the
Deserte
is
of
thrée
dayes
iorney
,
and
on
the
other
side
as
muche
.
The
people
of
this
Countrey
worship
Idols
,
and
doe
speake
the
Persian
tongue
.
They
liue
by
their
labor
in
the
Countrey
,
and
haue
plentie
of
al
things
néedefull
.
They
be
people
giuen
much
to
their
owne
pleasure
,
as
playing
on
instrumentes
,
dauncing
,
and
singing
.
And
if
any
straunger
doe
goe
to
sée
their
pastime
,
they
receiue
him
,
and
make
very
much
of
him
,
with
feasting
and
cheare
,
and
the
goodman
commaundeth
his
wife
to
make
hym
the
beste
cheare
she
can
,
and
to
obey
him
in
al
things
he
will
commaunde
or
desire
,
and
so
the
goodman
goeth
to
his
laboure
into
the
fieldes
,
and
leaueth
the
straunger
with
hys
wife
,
willing
hir
to
obey
hym
as
to
his
owne
person
:
and
this
custome
the
menne
and
the
women
vse
there
,
&
be
not
ashamed
therof
.
The
women
be
very
faire
there
.
In
the
time
of
the
greate
Cane
that
is
passe
,
for
the
greate
dishonestie
hée
heard
of
the
people
of
that
countrie
,
and
the
greate
hurte
they
susteined
in
their
houses
,
commaunded
them
that
they
shoulde
receiue
no
straungers
into
their
houses
,
wherewithall
the
people
were
sore
offended
,
and
thinking
themselues
not
well
vsed
,
sent
Embassadors
to
the
greate
Cane
,
requesting
him
,
that
he
woulde
not
restraine
them
from
their
auntient
liberties
and
customes
,
that
their
anticessors
hadde
euer
vsed
,
and
they
for
their
partes
woulde
continue
the
same
,
otherwise
they
shoulde
be
vnthankefull
to
their
Idolls
.
After
the
greate
Cane
hadde
hearde
their
Embassage
,
aunswered
them
,
séeyng
they
had
pleasure
in
suche
shamefull
vsages
,
and
woulde
not
leaue
it
,
he
also
was
contented
with
it
.
Of
the
prouince
Hingnitala
,
and
of
the
Salamandra
that
is
founde
there
.
CHAP.
39.
HIngnitala
is
a
prouince
set
betwéen
the
North
and
the
Easte
,
and
is
a
long
prouince
of
sixetéene
dayes
iourney
,
and
is
subiect
to
the
great
Cane
,
and
there
is
manye
Cities
and
Townes
.
There
is
also
in
that
prouince
,
thrée
linages
of
people
,
to
saye
,
Idolators
that
be
Christians
,
Nestorians
and
Iacobites
,
and
the
other
Mahomets
.
At
the
ende
of
this
prouince
towardes
the
North
is
a
greate
hill
,
on
the
whiche
there
is
neither
beastes
nor
Serpent
,
and
from
thence
they
doe
gather
that
whiche
is
called
Salamandra
,
which
is
a
thréede
they
doe
make
cloth
of
.
They
gather
it
after
this
manner
,
they
digge
a
certaine
vayne
that
they
doe
there
finde
,
and
afterwardes
they
beate
it
in
a
morter
of
a
lofer
,
and
afterwarde
washe
it
,
and
there
remaineth
small
fine
théedes
faire
and
cleane
,
and
after
they
haue
caste
out
that
which
they
doe
washe
it
withall
,
they
spinne
it
,
and
weaue
it
,
and
make
table
clothes
and
napkins
of
it
,
then
they
caste
them
into
the
fire
for
a
certaine
time
,
whereas
it
waxeth
as
white
as
snowe
:
and
the
great
Cane
once
in
thrée
yeres
doth
send
for
some
of
them
that
be
made
of
Salamandra
.
And
they
wer
wont
for
to
send
of
these
napkins
,
for
to
hang
before
the
vernacle
of
oure
Lorde
Iesus
Christ
,
whome
the
people
of
Leuant
do
take
for
a
great
prophet
.
Departing
from
this
prouince
,
and
going
betwéen
the
Northeast
and
East
,
you
shal
trauaile
tenne
dayes
iourney
and
come
to
little
habitation
,
and
at
the
end
of
the
tenne
dayes
iourny
,
you
shall
find
a
prouince
called
Sanchur
,
in
it
be
Christians
and
Idolators
,
subiects
to
the
great
Cane
.
The
two
prouinces
beforesaide
,
to
say
,
Chamul
,
and
Hingnitala
be
called
Tanguth
,
with
the
prouince
of
Sachar
.
In
all
the
hilles
of
this
prouince
is
found
greate
plentie
of
Rewbarbe
,
and
there
the
Merchauntes
do
buy
it
,
and
carry
it
to
all
places
to
sel.
There
they
doe
not
vse
any
occupation
,
but
the
moste
parte
doe
liue
by
the
laboure
of
the
Countrey
.
Of
the
Citie
called
Campion
,
and
of
many
euill
vsages
there
.
CHAP.
44.
CAmpion
is
a
greate
Citie
and
fayre
,
&
is
the
heade
of
the
prouince
of
Tanguth
.
In
this
Citie
be
thrée
sortes
of
people
,
that
is
to
say
,
Christians
,
Idolators
,
and
Mahomets
.
The
Christians
haue
thrée
great
Churches
and
faire
,
and
the
Idolators
haue
also
Monasteries
Abbeys
,
and
religious
houses
,
more
chaste
and
comly
than
the
other
,
and
they
do
kil
no
beast
nor
fowle
there
till
the
fifth
day
of
the
Moone
,
and
in
those
fiue
days
they
liue
more
honest
,
deuout
,
and
chast
,
than
in
any
other
time
of
the
yeare
.
These
Idolators
may
haue
thirtie
wiues
apéece
,
or
more
,
if
they
be
able
to
maintaine
them
,
but
the
firste
wife
is
chiefe
,
and
if
anye
of
them
doe
not
contente
him
,
he
may
put
hir
away
.
They
do
mary
in
kinreds
,
and
liue
like
beastes
.
In
this
Citie
was
Mapheo
Nicholas
and
Marcus
Paulus
seauen
yeres
,
vsing
the
trade
of
merchaundize
.
Of
a
Citie
called
Eusina
,
and
of
many
notable
things
in
Tartaria
.
CHAP.
xlj
.
DEparting
from
the
foresayde
Cittie
Campion
,
and
trauailing
twelue
dayes
iorney
,
you
shall
come
to
a
Citie
called
Eusina
,
the
whyche
is
in
a
fielde
of
the
Desert
called
Sabon
,
toward
the
North
,
and
is
of
the
prouince
Targuth
.
In
this
Citie
they
bée
al
Idolators
,
and
haue
great
abundaunce
of
Camels
and
other
cattell
withall
:
they
gette
their
liuing
by
labouring
the
ground
.
In
this
Citie
those
that
do
trauaile
,
do
prouide
them
of
victualles
,
and
other
necessaries
,
for
fortie
dayes
iourney
,
whyche
they
must
passe
through
a
great
.
Desert
,
wheras
be
no
towns
nor
houses
,
nor
grasse
,
but
in
the
mountaines
about
dwel
people
,
and
also
in
the
valleys
beneath
the
Desert
.
There
be
many
Asses
and
other
wild
beasts
of
the
mountaines
,
and
greate
Pine
apple
trées
.
At
the
ende
of
this
Deserte
there
is
a
Citie
called
Catlogoria
,
whiche
is
towarde
the
North
,
and
of
this
Citie
was
the
first
Prince
or
Lorde
among
the
Tartars
,
and
his
name
was
Catlogoria
.
The
Tartars
dwel
towards
the
North
,
wheras
is
but
few
cities
&
Townes
,
but
true
it
is
,
there
be
fayre
playnes
,
pastures
,
riuers
,
and
very
good
waters
.
There
dwell
Tartars
that
haue
no
King
nor
Lorde
,
they
doe
gouerne
themselues
in
common
,
and
do
pay
tribute
to
Prester
Iohn
.
It
formned
,
that
these
Tartars
multiplyed
to
so
greate
a
number
,
that
Prester
Iohn
did
feare
,
that
they
woulde
rise
against
him
,
therefore
he
determined
with
himselfe
to
sende
certaine
Lordes
of
his
that
shoulde
be
among
them
to
kéepe
them
asunder
,
and
also
to
kéepe
the
countrey
in
good
order
,
and
to
banishe
or
diminishe
parte
of
them
,
bycause
they
should
not
be
of
so
greate
a
power
.
And
the
Tartars
perceyuyng
thys
,
ioyned
themselues
togither
,
and
tooke
councell
,
determined
to
leaue
that
countrey
,
and
to
goe
and
dwell
vpon
the
mountaines
and
in
the
deserts
,
by
meanes
whereof
from
that
time
forwarde
they
stoode
in
no
feare
of
Prester
Iohn
,
nor
woulde
pay
him
tribute
.
And
at
the
end
of
certaine
yeares
,
that
they
were
not
vnder
the
obedience
of
Prester
Iohn
,
they
did
elect
and
choose
among
themselues
a
King
whiche
they
called
Chenchis
,
a
valiaunt
and
wise
man
:
and
this
was
in
the
yeare
of
oure
Lorde
God
.1187
.
and
crowned
him
for
King
of
the
Tartars
aforesaide
.
And
all
the
Tartars
that
were
in
Persia
,
and
other
Countreys
there●boutes
,
came
to
him
,
and
put
themselues
vnder
his
gouernement
,
and
obeyed
him
as
their
King
,
and
he
receiued
them
very
friendly
,
gouerning
them
iustely
and
discréetely
.
And
after
that
Chenchis
was
confirmed
,
and
had
the
whole
gouernment
,
within
a
short
time
he
made
war
,
and
in
shorte
time
conquered
righte
Kingdomes
or
Prouinces
,
and
when
he
hadde
gotten
anye
Prouince
or
Citie
,
he
did
iniurie
to
no
man
,
but
lette
them
remaine
wyth
their
goods
,
sauing
to
those
that
were
able
and
fitte
menne
for
him
,
they
he
tooke
with
him
into
the
warres
,
and
by
this
meanes
he
was
welbeloued
,
and
all
men
were
content
to
goe
with
him
.
Of
the
beginning
of
the
raigne
of
the
Tartars
,
and
of
many
maruellous
and
straunge
thinges
.
CHAP.
42.
CHenchis
perceyuyng
himselfe
to
be
of
suche
power
,
minding
to
ioyne
himselfe
in
kindred
or
stocke
with
Prester
Iohn
,
sente
to
him
his
Embassadoures
,
requiring
his
daughter
in
marriage
:
and
this
was
in
the
yeare
of
oure
Lord
God
.1190
.
Prester
Iohn
disdained
that
Embassage
and
aunswered
,
that
he
maruailed
muche
that
Chenchis
being
his
Subiecte
shoulde
presume
to
demaunde
his
Lordes
daughter
to
be
his
wife
,
saying
he
woulde
rather
kil
hir
:
so
the
matter
remayned
thus
.
Chenchis
hearing
this
aunswere
of
Prester
Iohn
,
was
sore
troubled
and
vexed
in
minde
againste
hym
,
and
incontinent
sent
him
defiaunce
,
saying
,
he
woulde
warre
vppon
him
,
and
of
this
Prester
Iohn
made
small
reckning
saying
,
that
the
Tartars
were
but
slaues
,
and
not
menne
of
warre
,
notwithstanding
he
made
himselfe
in
a
readinesse
,
and
came
vpon
Chenchis
,
who
had
also
made
himselfe
in
a
readinesse
,
and
came
oute
againste
him
and
encountred
togither
in
a
great
plaine
called
Tanguth
,
where
it
was
appointed
the
battaile
shoulde
be
of
both
parties
,
&
thus
ioyned
togither
in
a
fierce
&
long
battel
,
for
both
parts
was
strong
,
but
in
the
end
,
Prester
Iohn
being
slaine
,
and
many
of
both
parts
,
Prester
Iohn
slaine
in
batte●
by
Chenchis
King
of
the
Ta●tars
.
the
field
remayned
to
Chenchis
,
who
conquered
all
the
prouince
,
Cities
,
and
townes
of
Prester
Iohn
,
and
raigned
after
his
death
sixe
yeares
,
and
at
the
end
of
sixe
yeares
,
laying
siege
to
a
Castell
,
was
hurte
in
the
knée
with
an
arrowe
,
and
of
that
wounde
dyed
.
After
the
death
of
this
Chenchis
,
was
made
Lord
of
the
Tartars
one
called
Cane
,
and
this
was
the
firste
that
was
called
Emperoure
and
Greate
Cane
.
Bathe
Cane
,
and
the
fourth
was
called
Chenchis
Cane
,
&
the
fifth
was
Cublay
Cane
,
which
raigneth
nowe
.
This
Cublay
Cane
is
the
greatest
and
of
most
power
of
anye
of
al
his
predessors
,
for
among
the
Christians
and
Heathen
,
there
is
not
a
greater
Prince
than
he
is
,
nor
of
so
great
a
power
,
and
that
shall
you
cléerely
perceyue
hereafter
,
by
that
which
followeth
.
All
the
Canes
,
successors
of
the
first
Chenchis
,
where
bu●yed
in
a
mountaine
called
Alchay
,
and
there
dwelled
the
greate
Cane
.
Monguy
Cane
Lorde
of
the
Tartars
dyed
,
there
was
slaine
.300000
.
men
that
they
encountred
in
the
way
,
by
those
that
wente
wyth
hym
to
hys
buriall
to
the
saide
mountaine
.
The
habitation
of
the
Tartars
in
the
Winter
,
is
in
the
plaine
fieldes
,
where
it
is
warme
,
and
good
grasse
and
pasture
for
their
Cattell
,
and
in
the
Sommer
in
the
mountaines
and
wooddes
,
where
it
is
freshe
and
pleasaunt
aire
:
and
they
make
rounde
houses
of
tymber
,
and
couer
them
with
feltes
,
and
these
houses
they
carry
with
them
at
all
times
when
they
do
remoue
:
and
alwayes
they
sette
their
doore
in
the
Sommer
time
towards
the
South
,
and
in
the
Winter
towardes
the
North.
These
Tartars
haue
theyr
cartes
of
Wagons
couered
with
blacke
feltes
,
that
neuer
any
water
can
passe
through
,
and
in
these
Cartes
or
Wagons
go
their
wiues
,
children
,
and
family
,
and
their
Cammels
do
drawe
these
Wagons
.
The
Tartars
wiues
doe
buy
and
sell
al
manner
of
things
belonging
to
householde
,
or
any
thing
néedefull
:
their
husbands
take
no
care
for
it
,
but
onely
in
hawking
,
hunting
,
and
going
on
warrefare
.
They
do
eate
all
manner
of
fleshe
,
and
drinke
milke
of
all
kinde
of
beastes
and
mares
.
The
Tartars
maye
take
as
manye
wiues
as
they
will
,
and
maye
marry
with
anye
of
their
kinred
,
excepting
no
degrée
:
but
their
firste
wife
is
the
chiefest
,
and
is
moste
made
of
:
the
women
doe
gyue
their
dowries
to
their
husbandes
.
There
is
none
of
them
will
haue
conuersation
with
an
other
mannes
wife
.
And
when
the
father
dyeth
,
his
eldest
sonne
doeth
marry
wyth
his
mother
in
lawe
,
and
when
the
sonne
dyeth
,
his
brother
marryeth
with
hys
sister
in
lawe
,
and
for
the
time
do
kéep
great
solemnitie
and
feastes
at
the
wedding
.
Of
the
custome
,
orders
,
faith
and
honoring
the
great
Cane
,
and
howe
he
goeth
to
the
warres
.
CHAP.
43.
THe
Greate
Cane
Emperour
of
the
Tartars
,
doth
worshippe
for
his
God
,
and
Idoll
called
Nochygay
,
and
they
saye
and
beléeue
,
that
he
is
the
eternall
God
,
that
taketh
care
to
preserue
hym
,
hys
wiues
,
children
,
familie
,
cattell
,
and
corne
,
and
hathe
him
in
great
reuerence
,
and
euery
one
hath
the
figure
of
that
Idoll
in
his
house
.
And
this
Idoll
is
made
of
feltes
,
or
of
other
cloth
,
and
of
the
same
felte
or
cloth
they
doe
make
wiues
and
children
for
their
Idols
,
and
the
women
be
sette
on
the
lefte
side
of
the
Idols
,
Of
a
plaine
called
Barga
,
and
of
the
customs
of
the
people
of
that
Countrey
.
CHAP.
44.
DEparting
from
the
Citie
called
Cuthogora
,
aforesade
,
and
the
mountaine
called
Acay
,
where
they
bury
theyr
Kings
of
the
Tartars
,
whiche
is
the
greate
Cane
,
you
shall
trauell
through
a
great
plaine
called
the
plaine
of
Barga
,
fortie
dayes
iorney
towards
the
North.
The
people
of
that
country
be
called
Mecrith
.
They
be
sauage
people
,
and
doe
lyue
the
moste
parte
by
killyng
of
redde
Deare
called
Stagges
,
and
other
wilde
beastes
,
and
doe
ride
and
trauaile
vppon
harts
or
stagges
,
as
they
doe
in
other
places
vppon
horses
.
They
haue
neyther
breade
nor
wine
,
and
be
subiectes
to
the
greate
Cane
.
Of
the
greate
Sea
called
the
Occean
.
CHAP.
45.
AFter
you
haue
trauailed
fortie
daies
iorney
,
you
shal
come
to
a
greate
Sea
called
the
Occean
Sea
,
and
also
greate
mountaynes
,
in
the
which
you
shal
haue
goodly
Hawkes
greate
plentie
,
and
speciall
good
,
called
Peregrinos
.
And
in
the
Ilandes
of
the
Sea
bréedeth
great
plentie
of
Gerfalcons
.
In
this
Sea
be
two
great
Ilandes
,
whiche
shall
be
spoken
of
hereafter
,
and
lye
towardes
the
North
,
and
haue
the
Sea
out
of
the
South
.
Of
the
Kingdome
Erguyl
,
and
of
many
other
Kingdomes
,
and
of
Muske
,
and
other
sweete
and
pleasaunte
thinges
that
be
there
founde
,
and
many
other
things
.
CHAP.
46.
I
Haue
declared
vnto
you
of
the
prouinces
of
the
North
,
till
you
come
to
the
mountaines
,
and
the
Occean
Sea
:
and
now
I
will
compte
to
you
of
the
other
prouinces
belonging
to
the
great
Cane
,
til
you
come
to
his
country
,
returning
to
the
country
called
Campion
,
where
you
shal
passe
.5
.
days
iorny
in
length
,
in
the
which
many
times
you
shal
hear
the
voices
of
euil
spirits
.
At
the
end
of
these
fiue
days
iorny
towards
the
East
,
Del
Espinazo
,
whiche
is
bare
,
and
hath
no
haire
,
and
many
of
these
Oxen
they
do
make
tame
,
and
doe
laboure
and
till
the
grounde
with
them
.
They
will
carrye
greate
waighte
,
by
reason
they
be
so
great
bodyed
.
There
is
the
best
Muske
in
the
worlde
.
The
Beast
that
●hey
haue
it
off
,
Of
the
Citie
called
Calacia
,
and
of
many
things
they
do
make
there
.
CHAP.
47.
DEparting
from
Erguill
,
and
trauelling
towardes
the
East
eyght
dayes
iourney
,
you
shall
come
to
a
Prouince
called
Egregia
,
that
hathe
vnder
it
many
Cities
,
and
is
of
the
Prouince
of
Tanguthe
,
and
the
principall
Citie
of
it
is
called
Chalacia
,
and
is
subiecte
to
the
greate
Cane
,
in
the
which
be
thrée
Churches
of
Christians
Nestorians
,
and
all
the
rest
be
Idolaters
.
Of
the
Prouince
called
Tanguthe
which
is
subiect
to
Prester
Iohn
,
and
of
a
stone
called
Lapis
laguli
,
that
is
there
found
,
and
of
Gog
and
Magog
.
CHAP.
48.
DEparting
from
Arguill
,
and
entring
into
the
Kingdomes
of
Prester
Iohn
,
you
shall
come
to
a
Prouince
called
Tanguthe
,
which
is
vnder
a
King
of
the
lignage
of
Prester
Iohn
,
whiche
is
called
George
by
his
proper
name
,
and
he
holdeth
that
Countrey
of
the
great
Cane
,
especially
those
that
were
taken
of
Prester
Iohn
.
And
the
greate
Cane
dothe
alwayes
take
the
chiefest
daughters
of
this
Kyng
commonly
,
since
that
Chenchis
the
first
King
of
the
Tartares
slewe
Prester
Iohn
in
battell
,
as
before
is
declared
.
In
this
Countrey
is
found
Lapis
laguli
,
whiche
is
a
stone
,
Lap●s
●●gu●i
,
wherewith
th●y
do
make
a
syne
bl●we
.
that
maketh
a
fine
blew
.
The
most
part
of
this
prouince
be
Christians
,
and
they
be
gouernoures
,
and
chiefe
of
the
Countrey
.
There
be
also
Mahomets
,
whiche
doe
liue
by
Cattell
,
and
labouring
of
the
ground
.
In
this
Prouince
be
another
kind
of
people
called
Argarones
,
or
Galmulos
,
this
they
do
say
,
for
bicause
they
do
descend
of
two
seueral
nations
,
that
is
to
say
,
of
the
christians
of
Tanguthe
,
&
the
Mahomets
.
P●ester
Iohn
.
They
be
faire
men
,
wise
and
discret
more
than
the
others
of
that
countrey
.
In
this
prouince
was
the
imperiall
chayre
or
seate
of
Prester
Iohn
,
when
he
raygned
ouer
the
Tartars
:
and
yet
there
doe
raygne
in
that
prouince
,
of
the
stocke
of
Prester
Iohn
,
of
whome
came
this
George
King
of
thys
prouince
.
Here
is
that
place
that
the
holye
Scripture
speaketh
of
,
called
Gog
and
Magog
.
Of
the
Citie
Sindathoy
in
Cataya
,
where
siluer
is
founde
.
CHAP.
49.
HAuing
passed
seauen
dayes
iorney
in
thys
prouince
towards
the
East
,
you
shal
come
to
Cataya
,
a
broade
Countrey
,
in
the
which
there
be
many
Christians
,
and
many
Idolators
,
and
many
of
the
sect
of
Mahomet
,
and
they
be
al
handi-crafts
men
and
Merchauntes
.
There
they
make
great
plentie
of
cloth
of
gold
,
and
also
of
cloth
of
silke
verye
fine
.
In
this
prouince
is
a
Citie
of
the
greate
Canes
called
Sindathoy
,
where
they
doe
worke
and
make
all
manner
and
kinde
of
armour
for
the
wars
,
and
in
the
mountaines
of
this
prouince
be
vaines
of
fine
siluer
,
and
plentie
,
called
there
Idica
.
Of
a
Citie
called
Giannorum
,
and
of
many
nouelties
.
CHAP.
50.
PArting
from
this
Citie
,
and
trauelling
.iij
dayes
iorny
,
you
shall
come
to
a
Citie
called
Gianorum
,
in
the
which
there
is
a
meruellous
goodly
Pallace
of
the
great
Canes
to
lodge
him
and
his
Court
when
he
commeth
to
that
Citie
,
and
in
this
Citie
he
is
desirous
to
be
with
good
will
,
for
bycause
that
neare
vnto
it
is
a
good
countrey
,
Of
a
maruellous
Citie
called
Liander
,
and
of
many
maruellous
and
farre
things
they
haue
there
.
CHAP.
51.
DEparting
thrée
dayes
iourney
from
this
Citie
,
betwéen
the
Northeast
and
the
North
you
shall
come
to
a
Citie
called
Liander
,
which
Cublay
Cane
buylded
.
In
this
Citie
is
a
maruellous
goodlye
Pallace
made
of
M●rble
and
flint
stones
,
called
pedras
viuas
,
Of
the
sacrifice
and
other
maners
,
of
the
life
of
the
greate
Cane
.
CHAP.
52.
WHen
the
great
Cane
will
make
sacrifice
,
he
poureth
out
the
Mares
milke
vpon
the
ground
,
And
besides
thys
,
when
the
great
Cane
is
at
hys
table
,
these
inchaunters
doe
worke
by
arte
of
the
Diuel
,
that
Cuppes
doe
rise
from
the
table
tenne
Cubits
into
the
ayre
,
and
do
set
themselues
down
again
,
Of
a
victorie
the
great
Cane
had
.
CHAP.
53.
HEre
,
for
your
better
information
,
I
wyll
declare
vnto
you
of
a
victory
the
gret
Cane
had
,
wherby
you
shal
the
better
vnderstand
and
know
of
his
strength
and
power
.
It
was
he
that
now
raigneth
,
which
was
called
Cublay
Cane
,
whiche
is
as
muche
to
saye
,
as
Lorde
of
Lordes
.
You
shall
vnderstande
that
this
Cublay
Cane
descended
lineally
of
the
imperiall
stocke
,
from
Chenchis
Cane
,
from
whence
he
must
descende
,
that
shall
be
Lorde
of
the
Tartares
:
and
this
Cublay
Cane
,
beganne
his
raigne
in
the
yere
of
our
Lord
God
.1256
.
And
as
Chenchis
Cane
by
his
prouidence
and
wisedome
,
made
himselfe
the
firste
Lord
of
the
Tartares
,
as
is
before
declared
,
so
likewise
this
for
his
wisdome
and
prouidence
,
contrarie
to
the
good
will
of
his
kinred
,
that
would
haue
put
him
out
of
it
,
did
so
conserue
and
gouerne
his
Dominions
and
Countries
,
til
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
God
.1298
.
so
that
he
raigned
two
and
fortie
yeares
,
and
was
fiue
and
forty
yeares
old
when
he
was
made
Emperor
,
and
euerye
yeare
hadde
warres
,
for
he
was
valiant
and
expert
in
the
warres
,
but
he
himselfe
after
he
was
made
Emperour
,
neuer
went
to
the
warres
but
one
time
,
but
alwayes
sent
his
sonnes
,
or
some
noble
men
,
whom
he
thought
best
.
And
the
cause
wherefore
hée
went
at
that
time
in
person
,
was
this
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
God
.1286
.
a
nephew
of
his
,
of
the
age
of
thirtie
yeares
Lord
of
many
prouinces
,
Cities
,
and
townes
,
perceyuing
himselfe
to
be
subiecte
to
the
greate
Cane
,
as
his
predecessors
had
ben
,
determined
in
himself
not
to
be
subiect
to
anye
,
and
concorded
with
another
kinseman
of
the
great
Canes
,
whyche
was
called
Cardin
,
whyche
mighte
well
make
.100000
.
Horsemen
,
and
was
mortall
enimie
to
the
greate
Cane
hys
vncle
,
and
did
moue
warre
both
of
them
with
theyr
hostes
agaynste
the
great
Cane
,
and
hée
hauyng
knowledge
thereof
,
dyd
not
feare
,
for
hée
was
a
Prince
of
maruellous
greate
power
:
but
incontinent
he
called
hys
people
togither
for
to
go
against
hys
enimies
,
and
toke
an
oth
,
that
the
crowne
shoulde
neuer
come
on
his
head
,
till
that
he
had
cruelly
reuenged
hymselfe
on
them
as
Traytors
and
Rebels
,
so
that
within
two
and
twenty
days
,
he
had
ioyned
particularly
a
great
host
of
thrée
hundred
thousand
fighting
men
,
Furciorcia
,
Guli
,
Baston
,
Scincinguy
.
Now
that
I
haue
shewed
you
of
the
great
Cane
,
howe
he
paste
with
Nauia
,
I
will
also
declare
vnto
you
,
of
hys
manner
,
condition
,
and
person
,
and
of
his
wiues
and
children
,
and
of
other
things
.
Of
the
personage
of
the
great
Cane
,
and
of
his
wiues
and
children
.
CHAP.
54.
THe
great
Cane
that
was
called
Cubla
Cane
,
was
a
manne
of
a
●iddle
stature
,
well
fleshte
,
and
of
good
complexion
,
and
wel
proportioned
in
al
his
members
,
well
coloured
of
face
,
his
eyes
black
,
his
nose
well
made
:
he
hath
four
that
be
his
Legitimate
wiues
,
and
his
eldest
sonne
,
that
he
hath
by
his
first
wife
,
doth
kepe
Court
by
himselfe
,
and
euerye
one
of
these
foure
Quéenes
,
haue
in
their
Courtes
300.
wayting
women
,
Chinchis
Cane
,
and
shoulde
haue
succéeded
his
father
in
the
Kingdome
,
but
bycause
he
dyed
before
his
father
,
his
eldest
sonne
called
Themur
Cane
,
and
this
his
sonnes
sonne
,
bycause
he
should
raigne
after
him
,
kepte
a
greate
Court
by
himselfe
.
Of
a
greate
Citie
called
Cambalu
,
and
of
all
the
goodly
and
maruellous
things
that
be
done
there
.
CHAP.
55.
NOw
I
will
declare
vnto
you
of
the
worthy
and
noble
Citie
called
Cambalu
,
No
common
woman
may
dwell
within
the
Citie
.
Aboue
a
thousande
Cartes
with
silke
goeth
euery
daye
out
of
this
Line
.
The
greate
Cane
is
garded
nightly
,
with
twentie
thousande
Horsemen
.
The
manner
of
the
greate
Cane
at
hys
●inner
with
his
wiues
and
children
.
and
such
Lordes
as
haue
to
do
with
the
King
or
his
Courtes
.
And
in
these
suburbes
be
moe
than
twentye
thousande
single
or
common
women
,
and
neuer
a
one
of
them
maye
dwell
within
the
Citie
on
payne
of
burning
.
Out
of
this
Citie
goeth
euery
daye
aboue
a
thousande
Cartes
with
silke
.
The
great
Cane
is
garded
euery
night
with
twentie
thousande
Gentlemen
on
Horsebacke
,
not
for
any
feare
,
but
for
dignitie
.
They
be
called
Chisitanos
,
which
is
as
much
to
say
,
as
Knightes
for
the
body
,
or
trustie
Knights
.
The
manner
of
the
great
Cane
for
his
dinner
,
is
this
:
They
make
ready
all
the
Tables
rounde
about
the
Hall
,
and
in
the
middest
of
the
Hall
,
is
made
ready
the
Table
for
the
greate
Cane
,
setting
his
backe
towardes
the
North
,
and
his
face
towardes
the
South
.
His
firste
wife
sitteth
next
vnto
him
on
hys
lefte
hande
,
and
his
other
wiues
following
orderly
.
On
his
other
side
do
sitte
his
sonnes
,
and
his
sonnes
children
,
one
after
another
,
according
to
his
age
.
Those
that
be
of
the
imperiall
lignage
,
do
sitte
downe
afterward
at
another
table
more
lower
.
And
the
other
Lords
and
their
wiues
do
sitte
at
other
Tables
more
lower
,
according
to
their
degrées
,
dignities
,
offices
,
estates
,
and
age
.
At
the
saide
Tabl●s
commonly
do
sitte
foure
thousand
persons
,
or
very
néere
,
Euery
one
that
sitteth
at
the
tables
,
hath
a
cuppe
of
gold
before
him
.
Euery
one
that
bringeth
meate
or
drinke
to
the
Table
,
hath
a
towell
of
golde
and
silke
before
his
mouth
.
with
Iars
and
Pottes
of
siluer
,
they
drawe
wine
to
serue
the
Lordes
and
the
Ladies
,
and
all
others
sitting
at
the
Tables
,
as
well
wemen
as
men
.
And
euery
one
that
sitteth
at
the
tables
hathe
a
cuppe
of
golde
before
hym
to
drinke
in
.
And
euery
one
that
bringeth
anye
seruice
to
the
greate
Canes
Table
,
hathe
a
towell
of
golde
and
silke
before
his
mouth
,
bycause
his
breath
shall
not
come
vppon
the
meate
and
drinke
they
bring
.
When
the
great
Cane
will
drinke
,
all
the
Musitians
that
bée
in
the
Hall
doe
play
,
and
euery
one
that
serueth
,
knéeleth
downe
tyll
hée
haue
drunke
.
In
the
Hall
be
alwayes
Iesters
,
Iuglers
,
and
fooles
,
attending
vpon
the
Tables
,
to
make
pastime
all
dynner
tyme
,
and
after
Dinner
is
done
,
and
the
Tables
taken
vppe
,
Cublay
Cane
was
borne
,
which
was
on
the
eight
and
twentith
day
of
September
,
and
that
is
the
greatest
feast
they
make
in
all
the
yeare
saue
one
,
that
héereafter
shall
be
spoken
of
.
The
greate
Cane
doth
apparell
himselfe
that
day
he
was
borne
on
in
cloth
of
golde
maruellous
rich
,
and
.12000
.
Barons
be
apparelled
with
him
after
the
same
sorte
touching
the
cloth
of
gold
,
Of
the
manner
the
great
Cane
doth
vse
in
his
hunting
.
CHAP.
56.
THis
Cublay
Cane
,
or
great
Cane
,
hath
wyth
him
two
noble
men
,
that
be
his
brethren
,
the
one
called
Baian
,
and
the
other
Mytigan
,
and
they
be
called
Cinicil
,
Of
the
manner
of
his
hauking
for
wildefoule
.
CHAP.
57.
THe
first
day
of
March
,
the
great
Cane
departeth
from
Cambalu
and
goeth
with
his
Court
and
Barons
,
Of
the
manner
that
the
great
Cane
hath
in
trauelling
in
his
countrey
,
and
how
he
abydeth
in
the
fields
in
his
tents
and
pauilions
.
CHAP.
58.
WHen
the
greate
Cane
maketh
any
iourney
in
his
countrey
,
he
goeth
in
a
fayre
lodge
or
edification
,
hauing
a
verye
faire
chamber
made
vpon
foure
Elephants
,
which
is
couered
with
the
skinnes
of
Lions
,
and
in
this
chamber
he
hath
twelue
Gerfaulcons
,
Of
the
money
that
is
vsed
in
all
that
countrey
.
CHAP.
59.
THe
greate
Cane
causeth
his
money
to
be
made
in
this
manner
,
causing
the
rine
of
a
Mulberry
trée
to
be
cut
very
thinne
,
whiche
is
between
the
vtter
rine
and
the
trée
,
and
of
this
he
maketh
mony
both
small
and
great
,
whiche
some
of
them
is
worth
halfe
an
ounce
,
some
an
ounce
,
Of
the
order
and
rules
that
he
hath
in
his
dominions
.
CHAP.
60.
THe
great
Cane
hathe
sette
tenne
Barons
or
noble
men
of
greate
estimation
to
gouerne
.64
.
prouinces
and
countries
subiects
vnto
him
,
Of
the
saide
order
.
CHAP.
61.
THese
ten
Barons
are
called
Senich
,
which
is
to
say
,
the
principalles
of
the
Court
:
and
these
doe
prouide
for
the
preseruation
of
the
great
Canes
estate
,
and
they
do
ordain
his
warres
and
hostes
,
and
Knightes
,
and
they
doe
treate
and
make
peace
betwéene
the
Lordes
,
and
they
doe
make
prouision
in
euery
manner
of
thing
that
toucheth
their
Lordes
estate
,
and
to
all
his
dominions
,
but
they
lette
nothing
passe
,
vntill
suche
time
as
their
Lorde
do
vnderstande
it
.
Of
the
Citie
Cambalu
.
CHAP.
62.
THe
Citie
of
Cambalu
hathe
manye
outlettes
and
gates
,
that
thoroughe
them
they
maye
goe
vnto
diuers
prouinces
and
countries
,
&
when
they
goe
from
thence
,
for
to
goe
vnto
Cataya
,
they
finde
a
great
mountaine
,
where
there
is
blacke
stones
,
&
they
burne
like
wood
,
when
they
be
well
kindled
they
will
kéep
a
fire
from
one
day
to
an
other
,
which
I
suppose
be
of
the
nature
of
oure
Sea-coles
,
and
they
do
burne
of
them
in
that
Country
,
thoughe
the
haue
woodde
,
but
the
woodde
is
more
dearer
than
are
the
stones
or
seacoales
.
Of
the
meruailous
things
that
be
founde
in
that
countrey
.
CHAP.
63.
THe
great
Cane
sent
me
Marcus
Paulus
as
his
Embassador
towards
the
Occident
or
Westwarde
,
Marcus
Paulus
was
made
the
Emperoures
Embassador
.
in
the
which
message
I
was
fourtéene
moneths
,
from
the
time
that
I
went
from
Cambalu
.
And
héere
I
will
declare
to
you
of
the
meruailous
things
that
I
saw
with
mine
own
eies
,
aswel
at
my
going
outwards
,
as
at
my
commyng
homewardes
,
as
that
at
my
going
from
Cambalu
,
and
taking
my
iourney
towards
the
Occident
or
Westwarde
.
And
after
that
I
had
gone
tenne
dayes
iorney
,
Of
the
Citie
named
Goygu
,
and
of
many
meruellous
things
.
CHAP.
64.
FRom
this
Bridge
you
shall
goe
tenne
miles
throughe
fields
full
of
Vines
,
&
very
faire
palaces
:
at
the
ten
miles
end
,
there
is
a
Citie
named
Goygu
,
it
is
very
great
&
faire
,
in
it
there
strandeth
a
gret
Abby
of
Idolatry
.
The
people
of
this
Country
liue
vppon
merchaundize
,
Of
the
way
that
goeth
vnto
the
Countrey
of
the
Magos
.
CHAP.
65.
GOyng
from
this
Citie
almoste
a
myle
,
there
parteth
twoo
wayes
,
the
one
goeth
vnto
the
Occident
or
Weast
,
and
the
other
goeth
towardes
the
Siroco
:
The
waye
whiche
goeth
vnto
the
Occident
or
Weaste
,
leadeth
vnto
the
Occean
Sea
towards
the
high
Countrey
of
the
Magos
,
and
you
may
trauaile
throughe
the
prouince
of
Cata●a
tenne
dayes
iourney
,
in
the
whiche
waye
there
is
many
Cities
and
Townes
.
Of
the
Citie
named
Tarasu
.
CHAP.
66.
AFter
you
do
goe
from
the
Citie
of
Goygu
trauailing
ten
dayes
iourney
,
you
come
vnto
a
Citie
named
Tarasu
,
whiche
is
the
heade
Citie
of
that
countrie
or
prouince
,
where
there
is
plentie
of
vines
&
muche
wine
,
and
there
they
doe
make
all
kinde
of
armoure
for
the
greate
Canes
Court.
Of
the
Citie
named
Paimphu
.
CHAP.
67.
TRaueling
from
thence
towards
the
Occident
or
Weast
eighte
dayes
iourney
throughe
fayre
Cities
and
Townes
,
wherein
they
doe
traffike
Merchandizes
,
at
the
eyght
dayes
iorney
you
shal
come
vnto
a
very
gret
and
fayre
Citie
whiche
is
named
Paymphu
,
and
going
twoo
dayes
iorney
beyonde
it
,
you
shall
come
vnto
a
fayre
Towne
named
Caychin
,
whiche
was
made
by
their
King.
Of
a
King
named
Bur.
CHAP.
68.
THis
Bur
warred
a
long
time
with
Prester
Iohn
,
&
he
coulde
neuer
haue
anye
vauntage
of
him
,
but
at
laste
Prester
Iohn
gotte
him
by
a
traine
after
this
sorte
:
Seauen
yong
Gentlemen
of
Prester
Iohns
Courte
went
from
him
with
his
licence
,
and
came
to
the
Court
of
this
king
Bur
,
shewing
as
though
they
had
departed
from
Prester
Iohn
in
great
displeasure
,
&
so
offered
themselues
to
serue
the
said
King
Bur
,
who
retayned
them
as
squires
and
pages
in
his
Courte
,
and
after
they
had
bin
with
hym
two
yeares
,
hauing
greate
confidence
and
truste
in
them
,
thys
King
Bur
on
a
tyme
roade
abroade
for
his
pleasure
,
and
taking
with
him
the
saide
seauen
Gentlemen
,
and
being
the
distaunce
of
a
myle
from
his
Castell
,
perceyuyng
they
had
him
now
at
aduantage
to
execute
their
purpose
,
tooke
him
,
and
carryed
him
to
Prester
Iohn
,
and
Prester
Iohn
made
him
his
shéepehearde
,
and
kept
his
shéepe
two
yeares
,
Prester
Iohn
.
and
afterwardes
gaue
him
horses
and
menne
,
and
sent
him
to
his
Castell
as
his
shéepehearde
.
Of
the
Citie
named
Casiomphur
.
CHAP.
69.
BEyond
this
castel
twentie
miles
towardes
the
Occident
,
there
standeth
a
great
Citie
named
Casiomp●ur
,
and
the
people
of
it
worship
Idolles
.
Of
the
Citie
named
Bengomphu
,
and
of
many
things
that
there
is
found
in
those
parties
.
CHAP.
70.
GOing
from
Casiomphur
eight
dayes
iourney
towards
the
Occident
,
you
shal
goe
alwayes
by
greate
Cities
and
faire
Townes
,
and
excellente
places
,
with
goodlie
and
faire
Gardens
,
with
principal
houses
:
there
is
great
plentie
of
wilde
beasts
and
foules
,
for
hunting
and
hauking
,
and
at
the
ende
of
these
eight
dayes
iourney
,
there
standeth
a
faire
Citie
whiche
is
called
Bengomphu
,
and
is
the
head
Citie
of
that
realme
.
There
is
in
this
Citie
as
king
,
one
of
the
great
Canes
sonnes
,
who
is
called
Magala
.
The
people
of
this
Realme
are
Idolatours
.
This
Citie
hath
plentie
of
all
things
,
and
without
this
Citie
standeth
the
pallace
royall
of
the
king
,
the
which
with
the
Wal
of
the
Citie
is
tenne
myle
compasse
.
In
this
Citie
there
is
a
lake
made
of
many
fountaines
,
that
runneth
and
serueth
the
Citie
.
Of
the
prouince
named
Chinchy
.
CHAP.
71.
GOing
from
thys
pallace
towards
the
Occident
thrée
dayes
iourney
,
you
come
vnto
a
playne
full
of
faire
Cities
and
townes
,
and
at
this
thrée
dayes
iourneys
ende
,
there
bée
greate
mountaines
and
valleis
belonging
●o
the
prouince
of
Chinchy
,
in
these
mountaines
and
valleys
there
be
many
Cities
and
townes
,
and
all
the
people
there
are
Idolaters
,
husbandmen
,
and
hunters
.
This
iorney
endureth
twentie
dayes
,
there
be
in
it
manye
Lions
,
●nd
plentie
of
other
wilde
beastes
,
and
in
all
these
twentie
dayes
iourney
there
is
plentie
of
lodging
for
those
that
doe
trauell
.
AT
the
end
of
twentie
dayes
iourney
standeth
a
Citie
named
Cyneleth
,
a
noble
and
a
greate
Citie
,
and
vnder
the
obedience
of
this
Citie
there
be
many
Cities
&
townes
towa●d
the
Occident
.
The
people
of
thys
Countrey
are
Idolatours
,
they
haue
great
trade
of
Merchandise
.
In
this
countrey
there
is
plentie
of
Ginger
▪
and
from
thence
the
Merchaunts
do
carrie
it
vnto
Cataya
.
Also
there
is
aboundance
of
wheate
and
other
graine
.
Great
trade
o●
Merchand●se
.
M●ng●
Thys
countrey
is
called
Cyneleth
Mangi
,
and
it
hath
two
dayes
iourney
of
plaine
countrey
.
Beyond
this
countrey
,
there
be
great
playnes
and
valleys
&
mountaines
,
being
greatly
inhabited
,
with
Cities
and
townes
,
for
the
space
of
twentie
days
iourney
,
where
there
be
many
Lions
and
beares
,
besides
other
wilde
beastes
.
Of
the
countrey
and
Citie
named
Cindarifa
,
and
of
a
maruellous
bridge
.
CHAP.
73.
AFter
you
haue
gone
these
twentye
dayes
iourney
,
you
come
vnto
a
great
plain
,
being
of
the
countrey
named
Cindarifa
,
whiche
is
twenty
miles
compasse
,
and
the
great
Cane
before
he
died
,
diuided
it
into
thrée
partes
,
&
al
thrée
parts
be
strongly
walled
rounde
about
.
Through
the
middest
of
this
countrey
runneth
a
great
riuer
,
which
is
called
Champhu
,
half
a
mile
brode
.
There
is
in
this
riuer
plentie
of
fish
,
and
there
is
scituated
vpon
this
riuer
many
Cities
and
townes
:
also
by
shipping
vpon
this
riuer
they
sayle
from
Citie
to
Citie
,
with
all
kind
of
Merchaundises·
From
the
beginning
and
heade
of
this
riuer
,
vntill
the
entring
into
the
maine
sea
,
there
is
thirtie
days
iourney
,
and
the
chiefe
Citie
of
this
countrey
is
named
Sindarifa
.
From
this
citie
ouer
the
riuer
,
there
is
a
bridge
of
a
mile
long
,
and
eight
paces
brode
,
made
of
marble
stone
,
Of
the
prouince
named
Cheleth
.
CHAP.
74.
GOing
from
this
countrey
,
you
shal
trauell
through
a
faire
plaine
country
,
ful
of
many
townes
and
Cities
,
it
indureth
fiue
dayes
iourney
,
and
then
you
shal
come
vnto
a
prouince
,
whiche
is
called
Cheleth
,
which
was
destroyed
by
the
great
Cane
.
In
this
prouince
there
bée
Canes
which
are
called
Berganegas
of
fiftéene
paces
long
,
and
tenne
spannes
in
compasse
euerye
one
of
them
,
and
they
haue
from
the
one
knot
to
the
other
thrée
spans
.
Of
the
Prouince
named
Thebet
,
and
of
the
maruellous
beastlinesse
and
filthie
liuing
of
the
people
there
.
CHAP.
75.
AT
these
twenty
dayes
iourneys
end
,
you
come
vnto
a
Prouince
or
Countrey
,
that
is
full
of
Cities
and
Townes
.
And
the
custome
in
this
Countrey
is
,
that
none
dothe
marrie
with
maydes
nor
virgins
,
but
that
first
she
must
be
knowen
carnally
of
many
men
,
For
lacke
of
wollen
cloth
,
they
do
wear
Canuas
,
and
wilde
beastes
Skynnes
.
Maugy
.
and
specially
of
Muskettes
.
All
those
of
this
Countrey
doe
weare
Canuas
,
and
Cowhydes
,
and
the
skinnes
of
wilde
beastes
,
whych
they
do
take
in
hunting
.
This
Countrey
is
named
Thebethe
,
and
is
adioyning
vnto
the
Prouince
of
Maugy
.
Of
the
Prouince
and
Countrey
named
Maugi
.
CHAP.
76.
Heere
is
found
plenty
of
golde
.
Their
money
is
made
of
Corrall
.
Here
is
cloth
of
gold
,
cloth
of
silke
,
and
Chamlets
made
.
Heere
groweth
spices
.
Masties
as
bigge
as
Asses
.
and
the
Currall
is
there
very
déere
,
for
that
the
women
do
vse
to
weare
it
about
their
neckes
,
and
doe
decke
their
Idols
with
it
.
In
this
Countrey
they
doe
worke
cloth
of
gold
and
silke
,
and
of
Chamlet
great
plenty
.
Also
,
there
groweth
much
spice
.
Also
,
there
be
manye
Negromancers
,
Astronomers
,
Inchanters
,
and
euill
disposed
men
.
Also
,
there
be
in
this
Countrey
Masties
as
bigge
as
Asses
,
and
the
people
be
subiects
to
the
great
Cane
.
Of
the
Prouince
and
Countrey
named
Candon
,
and
of
the
iewels
that
grow
there
,
and
of
the
beastly
conditions
of
the
people
.
CHAP.
77.
CAndrew
is
a
Countrey
that
lyeth
towards
the
Occident
,
and
it
hathe
vnder
it
seauen
Kingdomes
of
Idolaters
,
subiectes
vnder
the
greate
Cane
.
In
this
Countrey
there
be
many
Cities
,
Townes
,
and
Villages
.
And
in
one
place
of
this
Countrey
,
there
is
greate
plenty
of
Pearles
and
precious
stones
,
Heere
is
mone●
of
golde
.
Here
is
great
plenty
of
Spices
.
that
euery
pée●e
is
worth
.7
.
Duckets
.
In
this
prouince
and
Countrey
there
is
great
plenty
of
all
kinds
of
spice
and
muske
,
and
great
plentye
of
fishe
,
by
reason
of
the
greate
lakes
and
pooles
that
be
there
.
Of
another
Prouince
,
where
there
is
found
gold
and
other
things
.
CHAP.
78.
GOing
out
of
the
foresaid
prouince
,
and
trauelling
tenne
dayes
iourney
through
a
Countrey
full
of
Cities
and
Townes
,
and
verye
much
people
,
seming
much
in
their
vse
and
custome
,
vnto
those
of
the
last
rehearsed
Countrey
.
And
at
the
tenne
dayes
iourneys
end
,
you
come
vnto
a
greate
Riuer
,
whiche
is
named
Bru●
,
at
the
which
endeth
the
Countrey
and
prouince
named
Candew
.
In
this
Riuer
there
is
founde
great
plentie
of
gold
.
Heere
is
found
greate
plentye
of
gold
.
A
Riuer
into
the
Seas
.
And
fast
by
this
riuer
groweth
very
much
Ginger
.
And
thys
Riuer
falleth
into
the
Occean
Sea
.
Of
the
Prouince
named
Caraya
.
CHAP.
79.
BEyonde
this
Riuer
you
come
vnto
a
Prouince
named
Caraia
towards
the
occident
.
In
this
Countrey
there
be
seauen
Kingdomes
,
subiectes
vnder
the
great
Cane
.
Héere
raigneth
one
of
the
greate
Canes
sonnes
,
named
Esentemur
,
being
rich
,
wise
,
and
a
valiant
man
,
and
gou●rneth
his
subiects
with
great
prudence
and
iustice
.
These
people
be
Idolaters
.
And
after
that
you
haue
passed
the
saide
Riuer
,
and
trauelling
fiue
dayes
iourney
,
Of
the
Prouince
named
Ioci
,
and
of
their
beastly
customes
.
CHAP.
80.
AT
fiue
dayes
iourneys
end
,
you
come
vnto
a
Citie
which
is
named
Ioci
,
and
is
verye
great
and
full
of
people
Idolaters
,
sauing
that
there
be
some
Christian
people
Heretikes
Nestorians
.
They
do
vse
for
their
money
fine
shelles
white
,
whiche
are
founde
in
the
Sea
,
and
fourescore
of
them
are
worth
a
Sazo
of
gold
,
whyche
is
worth
two
grotes
of
golde
.
Of
the
Prouince
named
Chariar
,
and
of
the
strange
Serpents
that
be
there
.
CHAP.
81.
GOing
from
this
Prouince
Ioci
,
and
trauelling
tenne
dayes
iourney
,
you
come
vnto
another
Prouince
named
Chariar
,
subiect
vnto
the
greate
Cane
,
and
it
is
full
of
people
of
Idolaters
,
and
one
of
the
great
Canes
sonnes
named
Chocayo
,
ruleth
and
gouerneth
them
.
And
in
this
Countrey
there
is
found
great
plenty
of
gold
.
Of
the
Prouince
named
Cingui
,
and
of
many
things
that
be
there
,
and
of
the
Citie
named
Caucasu
.
CHAP.
82.
AFter
that
a
man
departeth
from
Chariar
,
he
goeth
fiue
dayes
iourney
towards
the
Occident
,
and
commeth
to
another
Prouince
named
Nocteam
,
and
also
the
Citie
named
Nociam
,
whiche
is
the
head
of
thys
Prouince
,
and
it
is
vnder
the
great
Cane
.
All
the
men
of
this
Prouince
haue
their
téeth
couered
with
golde
.
And
the
women
do
dresse
their
Horses
.
GOing
from
the
Prouince
of
Charian
,
you
go
downe
a
greate
penet
or
hill
,
whiche
endureth
two
dayes
iourney
,
without
any
habitation
,
sauing
one
towne
,
where
they
doe
kéepe
holyday
three
dayes
in
the
wéeke
.
There
they
doe
take
a
Sazo
of
golde
for
fyue
of
siluer
.
And
past
these
two
dayes
iourney
,
you
doe
com●
vnto
the
prouince
named
Machay
whyche
lyeth
towardes
the
midde
daye
or
South
,
adioyning
vnto
the
Indias
,
and
through
this
prouince
you
trauell
fiftéene
dayes
iourney
,
through
deserte
mountaines
,
where
there
be
many
Elephants
,
and
other
wilde
beastes
,
for
that
the
countrey
is
not
inhabited
.
Also
there
is
found
Vnicornes
.
When
they
wil
take
any
Elephant
,
the
do
compasse
him
with
dogges
,
and
so
they
do
hunt
him
,
that
they
make
him
wearie
,
and
so
he
is
faine
to
rest
for
wearinesse
,
and
his
resting
is
,
leaning
vnto
a
great
trée
,
for
that
he
hath
no
ioyntes
in
hys
knées
,
so
that
he
can
not
lye
downe
nor
rise
vp
.
The
Masties
dare
not
come
neare
him
,
but
barke
at
him
aloofe
,
&
the
Elephante
hath
neuer
his
eye
off
those
Masties
,
and
then
those
that
be
expert
and
hunt
him
,
hurle
Dartes
,
and
to
kil
him
.
In
this
countrey
is
much
gold
and
silke
.
Of
a
prouince
named
Cinguy
,
and
of
the
Citie
named
Cancasu
.
CHAP.
84.
BEyond
this
prouince
Machay
,
there
is
another
prouince
named
Cinguy
,
and
trauelling
foure
dayes
iourney
in
it
,
you
passe
manye
Cities
and
townes
,
and
at
these
four
daies
iournyes
ende
,
standeth
a
greate
Citie
named
Cancasu
,
being
verye
noble
,
Of
the
Citie
named
Cianglu
.
CHAP.
85.
FRom
this
Citie
trauelling
fiue
dayes
iourney
,
you
come
vnto
another
Citie
named
Cianglu
,
which
is
very
noble
and
great
,
situated
towards
the
midday
,
or
south
,
and
it
is
of
the
streight
of
Cataya
,
here
is
made
greate
plentie
of
salte
:
and
there
runneth
through
this
countrey
a
very
great
riuer
,
that
vp
and
down
this
riuer
there
trauell
many
ships
with
merchaundise
.
Of
the
Citie
named
Candrafra
,
and
of
the
Citie
named
Singuymata
.
CHAP.
86.
SIxe
dayes
iourney
beyonde
the
Citie
named
Cianglu
,
towards
the
midday
of
south
,
you
come
vnto
a
Citie
named
Candrafra
,
the
which
had
vnder
it
before
the
greate
Cane
did
conquere
it
,
twelue
Cities
.
In
the
countries
aboute
this
Citie
there
be
faire
Gardens
,
and
good
grounde
for
corne
and
silke
,
and
beyonde
this
Citie
thrée
dayes
iourney
towards
the
midday
,
or
south
,
there
standeth
a
fayre
Citie
named
Singuymata
,
which
hath
a
great
riuer
that
the
Citizens
made
in
two
parts
,
the
one
way
runneth
towards
the
east
,
and
the
other
towardes
the
Occident
,
or
Weast
through
Cataya
,
and
vppon
this
riuer
there
sayle
shippes
with
Merchaundises
in
number
incredible
.
Of
the
Riuer
Coromoran
,
and
of
the
Citie
Choygamum
,
and
of
another
Citie
named
Cayni
.
CHAP.
87.
GOing
from
Singuymata
seuentéen
dayes
iourney
towards
the
midday
or
south
,
you
passe
throughe
manye
Cities
and
townes
,
in
the
whiche
there
is
greate
traffique
of
Merchaundise
.
The
people
of
this
countrey
are
subiectes
vnder
the
greate
Cane
.
Their
language
is
Persian
,
and
they
do
honour
Idols
.
At
the
seauentéen
dayes
iourneys
ende
,
there
is
a
greate
riuer
that
commeth
from
the
Countrey
of
Prester
Iohn
,
which
is
named
Coromoran
,
hauing
a
myle
in
bredth
,
and
it
is
so
déepe
,
that
there
may
sayle
any
great
vessel
laden
with
Merchandise
.
Vpon
this
riuer
the
great
Cane
hath
fiftéene
great
ships
for
to
passe
his
people
vnto
his
Idols
,
that
are
in
the
Occean
seas
,
euery
shippe
of
these
hath
fiftéene
horses
,
and
fiftéene
mariners
,
and
al
victuals
necessarie
.
Vpon
this
riuer
there
strandeth
two
Cities
,
one
on
the
one
side
,
and
the
other
one
the
other
.
The
biggest
of
them
in
named
Choyganguy
,
and
the
other
Caycu
and
they
be
both
a
dayes
iourney
from
the
sea
.
Of
the
noble
prouince
named
Mangi
,
and
of
many
maruellous
things
that
were
there
,
and
how
it
was
brought
vnder
the
great
Canes
gouernaunce
.
CHAP.
80.
PAssing
the
saide
riuer
,
you
enter
into
the
prouince
of
Mangi
,
where
raigneth
a
king
named
Fucusur
,
Cublay
Cane
got
perforce
the
countrey
of
Mangi
,
Baylayncon
Can
a
Tartarous
name
,
which
is
as
much
to
say
in
Englishe
,
as
a
hundreth
eyes
,
a
Captaine
belonging
to
the
greate
Cane
with
a
greate
hoste
,
and
so
without
any
resistance
,
she
submitted
hir selfe
with
all
hir
country
,
and
al
the
cities
sauing
one
named
Sinphu
,
whiche
kepte
it selfe
thrée
year●s
before
it
yéelded
.
Thys
Quéene
was
carryed
vnto
the
greate
Canes
Courte
and
kepte
like
a
Quéene
,
and
the
King
Fucusur
came
not
out
of
those
Ilandes
vntill
he
died
,
being
out
of
his
seigniorie
.
Of
the
Citie
named
Coygangui
,
and
many
other
thyngs
.
CHAP.
91.
HEre
I
will
tell
you
of
the
fashion
and
condition
of
this
saide
prouince
Mangi
.
The
first
Citie
at
the
entring
is
named
Coygangui
,
whiche
is
a
great
and
a
noble
Citie
scituated
towards
the
wind
Syroco
or
East
southeast
.
The
people
of
this
Citie
doe
worship
the
Idolles
,
and
haue
the
Persian
tongue
.
They
haue
many
shippes
,
and
burne
their
dead
bodies
.
This
citie
standeth
vppon
the
riuer
Coromoran
.
In
this
Citie
they
make
so
muche
salte
as
woulde
suffice
for
fortie
great
cities
,
and
of
the
abundaunce
of
thys
salte
,
there
groweth
greate
profites
vnto
the
greate
Cane
.
Of
the
noble
Citie
named
Panguy
,
and
of
another
Citie
named
Cayn
.
CHAP.
92.
PAssyng
from
Coygangui
towardes
the
winde
Siroco
,
which
bloweth
betwéene
Leuant
and
the
midday
,
which
we
call
Easte
Southeaste
,
you
trauaile
vpon
a
fayre
stonye
Cawsey
well
made
.
It
beginneth
at
the
entring
of
Mangi
,
and
there
be
very
déepe
waters
on
ech
side
of
the
cawsey
.
In
this
country
of
Mangi
there
is
a
citie
named
Pangui
,
very
faire
,
and
of
greate
magnificence
.
In
this
prouince
they
doe
vse
that
money
that
the
greate
Cane
doeth
vse
in
his
countrie
,
and
here
is
greate
scarcitie
of
corne
,
and
of
al
things
else
that
susteineth
the
body
.
And
at
another
iorneys
end
towards
Siroco
there
standeth
another
noble
and
greate
citie
named
Cayn
,
and
all
the
inhabitants
are
Idolators
,
and
there
is
abundaunce
of
fishe
and
beasts
,
and
wildfoule
,
so
that
there
is
boughte
thrée
good
Fesants
for
the
value
of
sixe
pence
.
Of
the
Citie
named
Tinguy
.
CHAP.
93.
A
Dayes
iorney
beyond
Cayn
you
shal
find
fayre
villages
,
and
eared
grounde
,
and
so
you
come
vnto
the
grounde
of
Tinguy
,
plentiful
of
Wheate
,
and
of
al
things
necessary
for
shipping
.
The
people
of
thys
countrey
doe
honour
the
Idolles
,
and
thrée
dayes
iourney
from
this
Citie
you
come
vnto
the
Occean
Sea
:
and
at
the
sea
side
there
is
greate
plentie
of
salte
.
Of
the
Citie
named
Mangui
,
whiche
haue
vnder
their
Lordship
seuenteene
Cities
,
and
of
an
other
Citie
named
Saimphu
which
hath
vnder
it
twelue
Cities
.
CHAP.
94.
BEyond
Tinguy
a
dayes
iorney
towards
the
winde
Siroco
you
come
vnto
a
faire
Countrie
,
and
at
the
ende
of
it
standeth
a
Citie
named
Manguy
very
fayre
and
greate
,
and
there
they
honour
the
Idolles
,
and
speake
the
Persian
tong
.
This
Citie
hathe
vnder
it
seauentéene
Cities
,
and
I
Marcus
Paulus
did
gouerne
this
vnder
the
great
Cane
thrée
yeares
.
Toward
the
Occident
or
West
standeth
a
prouince
or
Citie
named
Manguy
,
where
they
doe
make
greate
plentie
of
cloth
of
Golde
and
silke
.
Also
there
is
greate
plentie
of
corne
,
and
of
all
manner
of
victualles
.
And
beyonde
this
Citie
standeth
the
Citie
of
Saimphu
whiche
hathe
vnder
it
twelue
Cities
,
whiche
is
the
Citie
that
resisted
it selfe
agayn●te
the
power
of
the
greate
Cane
the
space
of
thrée
yeares
.
Howe
this
prouince
was
wonne
by
the
great
Cane
.
CHAP.
93.
AFter
that
the
great
Cane
had
wonne
the
prouince
of
Mangi
,
conquested
by
industry
and
councell
of
Nicholao
and
Mathio
and
Marcus
Paulus
,
as
nowe
you
shall
perceiue
in
this
present
chapter
:
From
the
hoste
of
the
greate
Cane
I
write
vnto
the
greate
Cane
,
that
that
prouince
by
no
manner
of
way
coulde
be
wonne
or
taken
,
of
the
whiche
newes
the
greate
Cane
was
sore
abashed
,
and
we
perceyuing
his
heauinesse
,
wée
went
vnto
hym
and
sayde
:
Potentissimo
and
mightie
Lord
,
receiue
you
no
conceite
nor
heauinesse
,
for
wée
wil
haue
suche
means
,
that
this
prouince
shall
come
into
youre
hands
:
who
béeing
comforted
with
oure
promise
,
gaue
vs
full
power
and
libertie
to
doe
all
those
things
that
vnto
vs
should
séeme
beste
,
and
that
we
shoulde
be
obeyed
as
to
his
owne
proper
person
.
And
then
I
Marcus
Paulus
tooke
vppon
mée
this
charge
,
and
gathered
togither
certaine
Venetians
that
I
founde
in
those
Countries
,
being
discréete
menne
,
and
exercised
in
feates
of
armes
,
and
I
caused
to
be
made
thrée
greate
Trabuco
or
greate
péeces
of
ordinaunce
,
whiche
shotte
a
pellet
of
a
thousande
pounde
waighte
,
and
hadde
them
vnto
the
campe
,
and
planted
them
where
they
should
be
shotte
off
,
and
this
done
,
by
the
meanes
of
these
péeces
I
shotte
into
the
Citie
greate
pellettes
,
and
when
those
of
the
Citie
saw
their
houses
fall
about
their
eares
,
by
suche
meanes
as
they
neuer
saw
nor
hearde
of
before
,
they
receyued
great
feare
,
and
immediately
they
yéelded
themselues
vnto
the
great
Cane
.
Of
the
Citie
named
Singuy
,
and
of
many
other
things
.
CHAP.
94.
GOyng
from
Siamphu
,
and
trauelling
fiftéene
dayes
iourney
towardes
Syroco
,
or
to
the
Easte
southeast
,
you
come
vnto
the
Citie
named
Singuy
,
wherevnto
belongeth
a
greate
number
of
ships
:
Marcus
Paulus
was
in
this
Citie
,
and
did
tell
standing
vpon
a
bridge
at
one
time
fiue
thousande
shippes
or
barkes
that
sailed
vppon
this
riuer
,
and
vppon
this
riuer
there
standeth
two
hundred
Cities
.
being
greater
than
this
that
we
haue
spoken
of
.
Thys
riuer
passeth
throughe
sixetéene
prouinces
.
Of
the
Citie
named
Cianguy
.
CHAP.
95.
CIanguy
is
a
small
Citie
standing
vpon
the
saide
riuer
,
it
hath
nothing
vnder
it
but
good
ground
,
where
they
do
gather
plentie
of
corne
,
and
rice
,
which
is
caried
vnto
Cambalu
,
that
the
great
Cane
may
haue
greate
plentie
of
victualles
in
his
Courte
.
This
Citie
standeth
towardes
the
Siroco
,
and
they
doe
carry
this
prouision
vnto
Cambalu
vpon
this
riuer
,
and
not
by
sea
.
Therefore
there
commeth
through
this
riuer
greate
profite
vnto
Cambalu
,
for
it
is
better
prouided
with
barkes
than
with
cartes
,
or
horses
.
Of
the
Citie
named
Pingramphu
,
and
of
many
other
things
that
be
in
that
Countrey
.
CHAP.
98.
PIngramphu
is
a
Citie
of
the
prouince
Mangi
,
in
the
which
there
is
two
churches
of
Christians
Nestorians
,
edified
by
Marsar
Conostor
,
which
was
Lord
of
that
Citie
vnder
the
greate
Cane
,
●nd
it
was
in
the
yeare
of
oure
Lord
.1288
.
When
you
do
go
from
Pingramphu
,
you
goe
three
dayes
iorney
againste
Solano
,
whiche
is
Easte
and
by
South
,
throughe
many
Cities
and
Towns
,
where
there
is
traffiqued
muche
merchandizes
,
and
many
artes
.
At
these
thrée
dayes
iourneys
ende
standeth
the
citie
of
Tigningui
,
greate
,
riche
,
and
abundant
of
all
things
to
liue
vpon
,
and
also
of
Wine
.
On
a
time
certaine
Christian
men
named
Alanos
tooke
this
citie
,
and
that
nighte
they
drunke
so
much
wine
,
that
they
were
all
drunke
,
and
slepte
like
dogges
al
that
nighte
,
and
the
Citizens
perceyuing
that
they
were
all
asléepe
,
killed
them
,
and
Barayn
King
of
these
Alanos
,
assoone
as
he
knewe
this
,
gathered
a
great
hoste
,
and
went
against
thys
citie
,
and
tooke
it
perforce
,
and
caused
to
be
killed
all
those
that
he
foun●
in
the
citie
,
men
,
women
and
children
,
small
and
gret
,
in
the
reuenging
of
his
Christians
.
Of
the
Citie
named
Singuy
,
and
of
mano
other
things
there
.
CHAP.
99.
SInguy
is
a
very
great
and
a
noble
citie
whiche
is
.40
.
miles
in
compasse
.
There
is
in
this
citie
people
innumerable
,
where
you
may
beléeue
,
that
if
the
people
of
Mangi
were
exercised
in
the
feate
of
warre
,
all
the
worlde
coulde
not
winne
it
,
but
they
be
all
Philosophers
,
Phisitions
,
Merchaunts
and
Artificers
,
Of
the
Citie
named
Quinsay
,
that
is
to
say
,
the
Citie
of
Heauen
,
which
is
a
hundred
miles
in
compasse
,
hauing
twelue
thousand
Bridges
,
and
fourteene
Bathes
,
and
many
other
thinges
of
wonder
.
CHAP.
97.
GOing
from
Singuy
,
and
traueling
fiue
dayes
iorney
,
Marcus
Paulus
was
in
this
citie
,
and
did
learne
the
customes
of
it
,
and
it
was
declared
vnto
me
,
that
it
was
one
hundred
miles
in
compasse
,
and
12000.
bridges
of
stone
with
vaultes
and
arches
so
highe
,
Of
the
Citie
named
Gansu
.
CHAP.
99.
BEy●nde
Quinsay
fiftéene
myles
,
bordereth
the
Occean
sea
betwéene
east
and
North
,
and
there
stand●th
a
Citie
named
Gansu
,
which
hath
a
fayre
porte
or
hauen
,
and
thyther
come
many
ships
out
of
the
Indias
:
betwéen
the
Citie
and
the
Sea
,
runneth
a
great
riuer
,
that
passeth
through
many
countries
,
and
out
that
way
there
go
many
ships
vnto
the
sea
.
Of
the
diuision
which
the
great
Cane
made
of
the
prouince
Mangi
.
CHAP.
100.
THe
prouince
Mangi
was
diuided
into
8.
kingdomes
,
by
the
greate
Cane
,
and
of
euery
kingdome
there
is
aboute
.140
.
Cities
vnder
a
king
.
There
is
in
all
the
prouince
of
Mangi
.1202
.
Cities
al
subiect
vnto
the
great
Cane
,
and
al
those
whiche
be
borne
in
this
prouince
of
Mangi
,
are
written
by
dayes
and
houres
,
that
the
prouince
may
knowe
the
number
of
that
people
,
and
that
they
may
not
rebel
.
When
they
do
goe
on
any
iourney
,
they
consult
with
the
Astrologers
,
and
when
any
dieth
,
the
parents
do
cloth
the
deade
in
Canuas
,
and
burne
the
bodies
with
papers
,
wherevpon
is
paynted
,
mony
,
horses
,
slaues
,
beastes
for
their
houses
,
apparell
,
wyth
all
other
things
,
for
they
doe
saye
that
the
deade
vseth
all
this
in
the
other
worlde
,
and
that
with
the
smoke
of
the
deade
bodie
,
and
of
those
papers
,
whereon
there
is
paynted
all
those
things
rehearsed
,
beléeuing
,
that
it
goeth
all
with
him
,
into
the
other
world
,
and
wh●n
they
burne
those
bodies
,
they
sing
and
playe
vpon
al
kinde
of
instrumentes
and
musicke
that
they
can
finde
,
and
saye
,
that
in
that
order
and
pleasure
,
theyr
Gods
doe
receyue
them
in
the
other
worlde
.
In
this
Citie
standeth
the
greate
Pallace
of
Estn●fogi
,
which
was
Lorde
and
King
of
that
prouince
of
Mangi
.
This
Pallace
is
made
after
this
wise
,
it
is
square
and
strongly
walled
,
tenne
myles
in
compasse
.
It
is
high
and
fayre
,
with
faire
chambers
,
Hals
,
Gardens
,
fruites
,
fountain●s
,
and
a
lake
with
many
fishes
.
In
this
Pallace
there
is
twentie
Halles
,
wherin
there
may
sitte
downe
at
meales
,
twentie
thousand
persons
:
by
this
it
may
be
comprehended
how
bigge
this
Citie
is
.
In
this
Citie
there
is
a
famous
Churche
or
Temple
of
Christians
Nestorians
,
and
euerye
one
that
dwelleth
in
this
Citie
hath
written
his
name
,
and
of
his
wife
,
Children
,
menne
seruauntes
,
and
women
seruauntes
,
and
horses
that
he
hath
in
hys
house
,
ouer
the
Porth
of
his
doore
.
Also
when
there
is
anye
that
goeth
to
another
Citie
,
it
behoueth
that
the
Inholders
that
lodge
straungers
,
doe
bryng
a
Register
vnto
the
officers
appoynted
,
giuyng
relation
howe
long
they
doe
remayne
,
and
when
they
goe
away
.
Of
the
rent
which
the
great
Cane
hath
of
the
prouince
of
Quynsay
.
CHAP.
101.
SEing
I
haue
declared
vnto
you
of
the
City
and
prouince
of
Quinsay
,
now
I
wil
declare
you
what
rent
the
greate
Cane
hath
yearely
,
out
of
this
prouince
only
,
of
the
salt
euery
yere
4500.
Hanegs
or
bushels
of
Gold
,
and
to
euery
measure
goeth
18000.
Sazos
,
and
euery
Sazo
of
Gold
is
worth
seauen
Duckets
,
and
of
the
other
rentes
ouer
and
aboue
the
salte
he
hath
euerye
yeare
10000.
hanegs
of
gold
.
Of
the
Citie
named
Thampinguy
,
and
of
many
other
maruellous
things
.
CHAP.
102.
GOing
from
Quinsay
,
trauelling
towardes
Solano
a
dayes
iourney
,
you
do
goe
by
Cities
and
townes
,
and
manye
Gardens
,
and
at
the
ende
you
come
vnto
the
Citie
named
Thampinguy
,
which
is
faire
and
gret
hauing
abundaunce
of
all
things
,
and
it
is
vnder
the
Seigniorie
of
the
greate
Cane
:
the
people
are
Idolaters
,
and
passing
other
3.
days
iourney
,
you
come
vnto
an
other
citie
named
Vguy
,
&
going
two
days
iourney
beyond
,
towards
Salano
,
or
east
and
by
South
,
there
is
so
many
Cities
&
townes
that
he
that
trauelleth
,
thinketh
that
he
neuer
goeth
out
of
townes
,
&
there
is
great
plentie
of
all
prouision
,
there
is
Canes
great
and
thicke
of
foure
spannes
in
compasse
,
and
fiftéene
in
length
.
At
two
iourneys
ende
strandeth
the
Citie
named
Greguy
verye
noble
and
greate
,
hauing
aboundance
of
all
things
néedeful
.
The
people
are
Idolatours
,
and
vnder
the
greate
Cane
.
And
going
from
this
Citie
thrée
dayes
iourney
towarde
Solano
,
you
shall
finde
many
Cities
and
townes
,
and
many
Lyons
.
The
people
do
kill
them
in
this
manner
,
the
man
doth
put
of
his
hosen
,
and
apparell
,
and
putteth
on
a
wéede
of
Canuas
,
carriyng
a
certaine
thing
pitched
,
vpon
his
shoulders
,
and
carrieth
a
sharpe
knife
in
his
handes
with
a
pointe
,
and
in
this
manner
he
goeth
vnto
the
Lions
denne
,
and
as
the
Lion
séeth
him
come
,
he
maketh
towards
him
,
Of
the
Citie
named
Cinaugnary
,
and
of
many
other
noble
Cities
,
and
of
the
cruelty
of
the
people
that
inhabit
there
,
and
of
other
things
.
CHAP.
101.
TRauelling
forward
foure
dayes
iourney
you
come
vnto
a
citie
named
Cinaugnary
,
a
great
and
a
famous
Citie
standing
vppon
a
Mountayne
,
which
parteth
a
riuer
into
two
partes
,
and
trauelling
foure
dayes
iourney
forwarde
,
you
come
vnto
a
Citie
named
Signy
,
whiche
is
vnder
the
segniorie
of
Quinsay
.
And
after
you
enter
into
the
Realme
of
Fuguy
,
and
trauelling
forward
sixe
dayes
iourney
towardes
Solano
,
or
East
,
and
by
South
,
through
mountaynes
and
valleys
,
you
shall
finde
many
Cities
and
Townes
,
hauing
plenty
of
all
victuals
,
and
singular
for
Hunting
and
Hawking
,
and
plenty
of
spices
,
and
suger
so
plenty
,
Faire
men
and
women
heere
.
Blacke
Hen●
and
fatie
without
feathers
.
and
verye
perfect
to
eate
.
In
this
countrey
there
be
Lions
,
and
other
wilde
&
perillous
beasts
,
so
that
they
trauel
in
this
cuntrey
in
great
feare
.
At
these
sixe
dayes
iourneys
ende
,
standeth
the
Citie
named
Vguca
,
where
there
is
made
great
plentye
of
suger
,
which
is
all
carried
vnto
the
great
Canes
court
.
Of
the
Citie
named
Friguy
,
and
of
manie
other
maruellous
things
which
be
there
.
CHAP.
104.
PAssing
out
of
the
Citie
of
Vgucu
,
and
trauelling
fiftéene
miles
,
you
come
vnto
the
Citie
named
Friguy
,
which
is
the
head
of
the
Realme
of
Tonca
,
which
is
one
of
the
nyne
Kingdomes
of
Mangi
.
Through
the
middest
of
this
Citie
runneth
a
Riuer
of
seauen
miles
in
breadth
.
A
Riuer
of
seauen
mile
broad
.
There
be
many
Ships
made
.
And
in
this
Citie
there
be
made
manye
Ships
,
and
is
laden
greate
plentie
of
Spices
,
and
diuers
other
Merchandizes
that
is
gathered
néere
to
that
Riuer
,
and
Precious
stones
whiche
be
broughte
out
of
India
maior
.
This
Citie
standeth
very
néere
vnto
the
Occean
Seas
,
and
hath
abundance
of
all
kind
of
victuals
,
or
any
thyng
else
néedefull
.
Of
the
Citie
named
Iaython
,
and
of
many
other
things
.
CHAP.
105.
GOing
from
Quinsay
,
and
passing
the
sayd
Riuer
,
trauelling
fyue
dayes
iourney
towardes
Solano
,
or
East
,
and
by
South
,
you
find
many
Cities
and
Townes
,
hauing
abundance
of
all
victuals
.
And
at
the
ende
of
these
fyue
dayes
iourney
,
standeth
a
great
and
a
faire
City
named
Iaython
,
Of
the
Ilande
named
Ciampagu
,
and
of
things
which
be
found
there
,
and
how
the
great
Cane
would
conquer
it
.
CHAP.
106.
I
Will
passe
from
hence
vnto
the
Countreys
of
India
,
where
I
Marcus
Paulus
dwelte
a
●ong
time
:
and
although
the
things
which
I
will
declare
,
séeme
not
to
be
beléeued
of
them
that
shall
heare
it
,
but
haue
it
in
a
certaynetie
and
of
a
truth
,
for
that
I
sawe
it
all
with
mine
owne
eyes
.
The
Kings
Pallace
is
couered
wyth
cleane
golde
.
The
windowes
and
pillers
thereof
is
golde
.
Great
●lenty
of
Precious
stones
.
all
couered
with
golde
in
pas●e
,
of
the
thicknesse
of
a
péece
of
two
Ryals
of
plate
.
And
the
windowes
and
pillers
of
this
Pallace
bée
all
of
golde
.
Also
there
is
greate
plenty
of
precious
stones
.
And
the
great
Cane
knowing
of
the
greate
fame
and
riches
of
this
Iland
,
determined
to
conquere
it
,
and
caused
to
be
made
great
prouision
of
munition
and
vittayles
,
and
a
greate
number
of
Shippes
,
and
in
them
he
put
many
Horsemen
and
footemen
,
and
sent
them
vnder
the
gouernance
of
two
of
his
Captaynes
,
the
one
was
named
Abatan
,
and
the
other
Vonsaucin
,
and
these
two
went
with
this
great
armie
from
the
Hauen
of
Iaython
and
of
Glunsay
,
and
they
went
vnto
the
Iland
Ciampagu
,
where
they
went
alande
,
and
hauing
done
great
hurt
in
Mountaynes
and
valleys
,
there
entred
suche
enuie
and
hatred
betwéene
these
two
Captaynes
,
and
so
much
discord
,
that
loke
what
the
one
would
haue
done
,
the
other
did
againe
say
it
,
and
through
this
meanes
they
toke
neyther
Citie
nor
Towne
,
but
only
one
,
and
they
killed
all
them
that
they
founde
therein
,
for
that
they
would
not
yéeld
,
sauing
eyght
men
,
whyche
could
not
be
killed
with
any
iron
,
In
this
Sea
is
.7448
.
Ilands
,
whiche
be
verye
frutefull
and
pleasant
.
Heere
groweth
whyte
Pepper
.
that
there
is
in
it
.7448
:
Ilandes
.
There
is
no
trée
there
,
but
he
is
of
a
swéete
odoure
,
frutefull
,
and
of
greate
profite
.
In
this
Iland
groweth
the
white
Pepper
.
From
the
Prouince
of
Mangi
vnto
the
India
and
home
,
is
a
yeares
sayling
,
the
reason
is
,
for
that
there
raygneth
two
stedfast
windes
,
the
one
in
the
winter
,
and
the
other
in
the
Sommer
,
contrary
the
one
vnto
the
other
.
Of
the
Prouince
named
Ciabane
,
and
of
that
King
,
who
hath
.325
.
sonnes
and
daughters
of
his
owne
.
There
be
many
Elephants
and
much
spices
.
CHAP.
107.
WHen
you
do
go
from
Iaython
,
whych
is
vnder
the
segniorie
of
the
greate
Cane
towardes
the
Occidente
,
and
somewhat
declining
towarde
the
midday
fiue
dayes
iourney
,
you
come
vnto
a
Countrey
named
Cyaban
,
wherein
there
is
a
Citie
riche
,
great
,
and
famous
,
subiect
vnto
a
King
that
he
and
his
subiects
speake
the
Persian
tong
.
And
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
.1248
.
the
greate
Cane
sente
thither
a
great
Baron
,
named
Sagato
,
with
a
greate
armie
,
to
conquere
that
Prouince
,
and
hée
coulde
do
nothing
,
but
destroy
muche
of
that
Countrey
,
and
for
that
he
should
do
no
more
hurt
,
that
King
became
tributarie
vnto
the
greate
Cane
,
and
euery
yeare
he
sente
him
his
tribute
.
And
I
Marcus
Paulus
was
in
this
countrey
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
.1275
.
and
I
found
this
King
very
olde
.
He
had
many
wiues
,
and
amongst
sonnes
and
daughters
he
had
.325
.
Of
the
great
Iland
named
Iaua
,
and
of
many
Spices
that
grow
there
.
CHAP.
108.
GOing
from
Ciaban
,
sayling
betwéene
the
midday
and
Solano
,
or
East
and
by
South
1400.
miles
,
you
come
vnto
a
grea●e
Ilande
named
Iaua
,
whiche
is
in
compasse
thrée
thousand
miles
.
In
this
Iland
,
there
be
seauen
crowned
Kings
frée
,
paying
no
tribute
at
all
.
In
this
Ilande
there
is
great
abundance
of
victuals
,
Of
the
Iland
named
Iocath
,
and
of
other
two
Ilands
,
their
conditions
and
properties
.
CHAP.
109.
SAyling
seauentéene
myles
from
Iaua
,
betwéene
the
midday
and
Solano
,
or
East
and
by
South
,
you
come
vnto
two
Ilands
,
the
one
is
named
Sondure
,
and
the
other
Condur
.
And
beyond
these
two
Ilands
almost
two
hundreth
miles
,
standeth
the
Countrey
name
Iocathe
,
great
and
rich
.
They
speake
the
Persian
tong
,
and
worship
Idols
.
They
pay
no
kinde
of
tribute
to
any
man
,
for
there
is
no
man
that
can
do
them
hurt
.
There
is
found
greate
plentye
of
gold
,
and
a
greate
number
of
the
small
white
shels
of
the
Sea
,
Vnto
this
Ilande
there
commeth
very
fewe
Strangers
,
for
that
it
standeth
out
of
the
way
.
Of
the
Kingdome
named
Malenir
,
and
of
the
Ilande
named
Pentera
,
and
of
Iaua
the
lesse
,
and
of
their
customes
.
CHAP
110.
SAyling
beyond
Iocath
fiue
miles
towardes
the
midday
,
you
come
vnto
the
Iland
named
Penthera
,
full
of
Mountaynes
.
And
in
the
middes
of
this
Iland
,
about
forty
miles
,
there
is
but
foure
passes
of
water
,
therefore
the
great
Shippes
do
take
off
their
Rudders
:
and
being
paste
these
fiue
miles
towards
the
midday
,
you
come
vnto
a
Realme
named
Malenir
.
The
Citie
and
the
Iland
is
named
Pepethan
,
where
there
is
plentie
of
Spices
.
And
going
forwarde
,
sayling
by
Solano
,
or
East
,
and
by
South
a
hundred
miles
,
you
come
vnto
the
Ilande
named
Iaua
the
lesse
,
which
is
in
compasse
two
hundred
miles
.
In
this
Iland
there
is
eyghte
Kings
,
euery
one
hauing
his
Kyngdome
by
himselfe
.
They
doe
all
speake
the
Persian
tong
,
and
honour
Idols
.
They
haue
scant
of
victuals
.
From
this
Ilande
you
can
not
sée
the
North
Starre
little
nor
muche
.
Beyonde
it
standeth
the
Realme
of
Ferlech
.
The
people
are
Moores
.
They
do
honor
Martin
Piniolo
,
which
is
Mahomet
.
There
dwell
others
in
the
Mountaynes
that
haue
no
kind
of
law
.
They
doe
liue
as
beastes
,
honouring
the
first
thing
that
they
do
sée
in
the
morning
,
as
their
God
.
They
doe
eate
all
kinde
of
dead
fleshe
,
and
the
fl●sh
of
man
,
caring
not
howe
,
nor
yet
after
what
sorte
it
dyeth
.
Of
the
realme
named
Bassina
,
and
of
the
Vnicornes
,
and
other
wilde
beastes
.
CHAP.
111.
GOing
from
Ferlech
you
come
vnto
the
realme
of
Bassyna
,
wher
the
people
are
without
law
,
liuing
as
beastes
,
being
subiect
at
their
will
vnder
the
gret
Cane
,
although
they
do
giue
him
no
tribute
,
sauing
,
that
at
sometimes
when
it
pleaseth
them
they
do
sende
vnto
him
some
strange
thing
.
In
this
realme
there
be
Apes
of
diuerse
sorts
,
and
Vnicornes
,
little
lesse
than
Elephants
,
hauing
a
head
like
vnto
a
swyne
,
and
alwayes
hanging
it
downward
to
the
grounde
,
and
standeth
with
a
good
will
in
Cieno
or
miery
puddel
.
They
haue
but
one
horne
in
their
forehead
,
wherby
only
they
are
called
Vnicornes
,
theyr
horne
is
large
and
blacke
,
their
tong
is
rough
and
full
of
prickles
long
and
thicke
.
The
Apes
of
this
country
are
small
,
hauing
a
face
like
vnto
a
childe
,
and
those
in
that
countrey
do
flaye
them
,
so
that
they
looke
like
vnto
a
naked
childe
.
They
séeth
it
,
and
dresse
it
with
swéete
spices
,
so
that
they
haue
no
euil
ayre
nor
strong
sent
,
and
so
sodden
,
they
doe
sende
them
aboute
in
the
worlde
to
sell
,
saying
they
be
sodden
children
.
In
this
countrey
there
be
haukes
as
blacke
as
Rauens
,
very
strong
and
good
to
hauke
with
.
Of
the
realme
named
Samara
,
and
of
many
straunge
things
that
are
founde
in
the
sayd
countrey
.
CHAP.
112.
GOing
from
the
Realme
of
Baxina
,
you
●nter
into
the
realme
of
Samara
beyng
●n
this
same
Iland
,
where
I
Marcus
●aulus
was
fiue
moneths
,
by
fortune
of
weather
,
and
for
feare
of
the
euill
peop●e
of
that
countrey
,
for
the
most
parte
●here
liueth
vppon
mans
fleshe
.
From
hence
,
you
sée
not
the
North
starre
,
nor
yet
the
other
stars
that
rule
the
principal
winde
,
the
people
there
are
rustical
and
worshippe
Idols
,
there
is
singular
good
fish
,
they
haue
no
wine
,
but
they
get
it
in
this
wise
.
They
haue
manye
trees
like
vnto
the
paulme
trée
,
they
breake
the
braunches
and
from
them
commeth
water
,
as
it
commeth
from
the
vyne
.
This
licour
is
white
and
redde
like
vnto
Wine
,
béeing
very
perfect
to
drinke
,
there
is
great
plentie
of
it
.
Another
realme
there
is
in
this
Iland
,
which
is
named
Deragoya
,
the
people
are
rusticall
,
and
worship
Idols
.
They
haue
no
king
,
and
speake
the
Persian
speach
.
In
this
Iland
there
groweth
great
plentie
of
the
Indian
nuts
.
They
haue
this
custome
in
this
Iland
,
that
when
any
falleth
sicke
,
his
kinsfolke
demaunde
of
them
if
the
patient
shall
liue
or
dy
.
Then
these
maisters
make
Diuellish
inchauntments
,
if
they
say
that
he
shall
escape
,
they
let
him
lye
,
and
if
they
say
that
he
shall
dye
,
they
sende
for
the
Butchers
,
whiche
stoppe
his
breath
till
he
dye
,
and
when
he
is
deade
,
they
séeth
the
bodie
▪
and
the
parents
eate
the
flesh
,
and
kepe
his
bones
in
a
chest
.
Thys
they
do
,
saying
,
if
the
wormes
had
eaten
the
fleshe
they
should
die
for
hunger
,
and
the
soule
of
the
deade
bodie
shoulde
iuffer
greate
penurie
in
the
other
world
.
They
do
hide
this
chest
with
the
bones
,
in
a
caue
of
the
mountaines
,
so
that
it
maye
not
be
founde
.
All
the
straungers
that
they
doe
finde
,
they
kil
and
eate
them
,
if
they
be
not
ransomed
for
money
as
soone
as
they
take
them
.
Of
the
Kingdome
named
Lambry
,
and
of
the
straunge
things
there
founde
,
and
of
the
realme
Samphur
,
and
of
the
things
founde
there
.
CHAP.
113.
LAmbry
is
another
realme
in
this
Ilande
,
where
there
is
great
plentie
of
spices
.
The
people
are
Idolaters
.
In
this
realme
there
be
men
that
haue
feathers
about
their
priuities
,
great
and
bigge
,
and
of
the
length
of
a
goose
quill
.
The
fift
realme
of
this
Iland
Iaua
is
named
Samphur
,
where
there
is
found
the
best
Camphore
that
is
in
the
world
,
and
it
is
solde
for
the
waight
of
gold
:
here
they
do
vse
the
Wine
of
trées
.
In
this
prouince
there
is
a
kinde
of
great
trée
,
and
it
hath
a
very
thinne
ryne
,
and
vnder
the
ryne
it
is
full
of
singular
meale
,
and
of
thys
meale
they
do
make
perfect
meats
,
of
the
which
I
Marcus
paulus
did
eat
many
times
.
Of
two
Ilandes
,
and
of
the
euill
liuing
and
beastlynesse
of
the
people
.
CHAP.
114.
GOing
from
Lambry
sayling
140.
myles
towardes
the
North
,
you
come
vnto
two
Ilands
,
the
one
is
named
Necumea
,
and
the
other
Nangania
.
The
people
of
Necumea
,
liue
like
beastes
,
the
men
and
women
go
naked
,
couering
no
part
of
their
secrets
:
they
do
vse
carnallye
like
beasts
or
dogs
in
the
stréets
,
or
wheresoeuer
they
doe
finde
,
without
any
shame
at
all
,
hauing
no
difference
,
nor
regard
,
the
father
vnto
the
daughter
,
nor
the
sonne
vnto
the
mother
,
more
than
vnto
another
woman
,
but
euery
one
doth
as
he
lusteth
or
may
.
Here
there
be
mountaines
of
Sandolos
or
Saunders
,
and
of
nuts
of
India
,
and
of
Gardamonia
,
and
many
other
spyces
.
Nangama
is
the
other
Ilande
,
it
is
fayre
and
great
.
The
people
therof
are
Idolaters
,
they
liue
beastly
,
and
eate
mens
flesh
,
they
are
very
cruel
,
they`
haue
heades
lyke
great
Mastie
dogges
,
and
the
men
and
women
haue
téeth
like
dogs
.
In
this
Ilande
there
is
great
plentie
of
spices
.
Of
the
Iland
Saylan
,
and
many
noble
things
which
be
founde
there
.
CHAP.
115.
AFter
that
you
go
from
Nangana
,
you
go
towarde
the
Occident
,
and
declynyng
against
Arbyno
about
ten
hundred
myles
,
you
come
vnto
the
Iland
of
Saylan
,
whiche
is
the
beste
and
the
greatest
Iland
in
the
world
,
being
in
compasse
thirtie
thousand
myles
.
In
this
Iland
there
is
a
very
rich
king
,
the
people
are
Idolatours
,
and
they
goe
all
naked
in
this
Ilande
,
sauing
that
they
do
weare
a
linnen
cloth
before
their
secretes
.
There
is
great
plentie
of
Rice
and
of
cattel
,
and
of
the
Wyne
of
trées
.
In
this
Iland
are
founde
the
best
Rubies
,
that
bée
in
the
worlde
,
and
they
be
founde
in
no
other
place
than
here
.
And
here
there
be
founde
manye
precious
stones
,
as
Topases
,
Amatistes
,
and
of
diuerse
other
kindes
.
Thys
king
hath
the
fairest
Rubie
in
the
world
,
the
length
of
a
spanne
,
and
is
as
thicke
as
ones
arme
,
as
redde
as
fire
,
glistering
without
any
blemmish
.
The
men
of
this
countrey
are
wonderfull
leacherous
,
and
they
are
worth
nothing
for
the
warres
.
Of
the
prouince
named
Moabar
,
wherin
there
be
fiue
kingdomes
,
and
of
the
noble
things
that
be
founde
there
.
CHAP.
116.
PAssing
from
thys
sayde
place
,
and
trauelling
towardes
the
Occident
fortie
myles
,
you
come
vnto
a
greate
prouince
nam●d
Moabar
in
the
great
India
.
This
is
the
greatest
and
the
best
prouince
that
is
in
the
world
,
standing
in
the
firme
land
,
being
an
excellent
regigion
.
There
is
in
thys
prouince
,
Margarites
verye
fayre
and
great
.
This
prouince
is
diuided
into
fiue
kingdomes
,
wherevpon
raigneth
fiue
brethren
legitimate
.
In
the
first
beginning
of
this
prouince
standeth
the
firste
kingdome
gouerned
by
one
of
those
fiue
brethren
,
named
Sendarba
,
and
is
entituled
as
king
of
Nor
,
here
is
fine
great
pearles
,
in
great
number
.
This
king
hath
the
tenth
of
all
the
pearls
whych
are
founde
in
his
kingdome
.
The
fishermen
do
fish
these
pearles
,
from
the
beginning
of
April
,
vntill
the
middest
of
May
,
in
a
gulfe
of
the
Sea
,
where
there
is
greate
plentie
of
them
,
they
are
founde
in
the
Oysters
.
The
men
and
women
of
this
realme
goe
all
naked
,
sauing
that
they
do
weare
a
certaine
cloth
to
couer
theyr
priuities
.
Also
the
king
goeth
naked
,
and
to
be
knowen
,
he
weareth
about
his
necke
a
lace
full
of
precious
stones
,
whyche
are
in
number
a
hundereth
&
foure
,
in
the
remembrance
of
a
hundreth
&
foure
prayers
,
that
he
vseth
to
say
in
the
honour
of
his
gods
morning
and
euening
,
and
on
his
armes
,
legges
,
féete
,
and
téeth
,
he
weareth
so
manye
precious
Stones
,
that
tenne
riche
Cities
be
not
able
to
paye
for
them
.
This
king
hath
fiue
hundreth
wiues
,
and
one
of
them
he
toke
from
his
brother
.
In
this
realme
there
be
verye
faire
women
of
themselues
:
also
they
do
vse
paynting
,
s●tting
more
beautie
vnto
their
faces
and
on
their
bodies
.
Thys
king
ha●h
alwayes
a
greate
companie
with
him
,
to
serue
him
:
when
the
king
dyeth
they
burne
his
bodye
,
and
with
him
of
their
owne
voluntarie
willes
,
all
those
that
accompanied
and
serued
him
in
his
life
time
,
leape
into
the
fire
,
and
burne
themselues
with
him
,
saying
,
that
they
do
go
to
beare
their
king
companie
in
the
other
world
,
and
liue
as
they
did
here
in
this
worlde
.
Yerely
this
King
buyeth
tenne
thousande
horses
of
the
countrey
named
Cormos
,
at
the
price
of
fiue
ounces
of
gold
euery
horse
,
some
more
,
some
lesse
,
according
vnto
the
goodnesse
and
beautie
of
the
horse
.
The
merchaunts
of
Quinsay
,
of
Suffer
,
and
of
Beden
,
sell
those
horses
vnto
the
merchauntes
of
this
realme
.
These
horses
lyue
not
in
this
prouince
aboue
one
yeare
:
by
this
meanes
that
king
consumeth
a
greate
part
of
his
treasure
in
horses
.
In
this
countrey
they
doe
vse
this
custome
,
that
is
,
when
a
man
is
condemned
to
dy
,
he
is
begged
of
the
Prince
that
he
maye
kill
himselfe
,
and
when
they
haue
obtayned
the
kings
good
will
,
he
killeth
himselfe
,
in
the
loue
and
honour
of
his
Idols
.
After
thys
wise
,
hauing
obtayned
the
kings
grace
and
fauour
,
the
wife
of
this
malefactour
and
kinred
,
taketh
him
,
tying
about
his
necke
twelue
kniues
,
and
in
this
manner
he
is
carried
by
them
vnto
a
place
of
iustice
,
where
he
crieth
as
lowde
as
he
may
,
saying
,
I
doe
kill
my selfe
in
the
honour
and
for
the
loue
of
suche
an
Idoll
,
and
with
one
of
these
kniues
striketh
himselfe
,
and
then
with
another
,
vntyll
such
time
as
he
falleth
downe
deade
:
this
done
,
hys
parents
with
great
ioye
and
gladnesse
burne
the
dead
body
,
thinking
that
he
is
happy
.
In
this
countrey
euerye
man
hath
as
many
wiues
as
he
is
able
to
maintain
:
when
the
husbande
dyeth
,
according
vnto
their
custome
,
his
bodie
is
burnt
,
and
●is
wiues
of
their
owne
frée
willes
burne
themselues
with
him
,
and
shée
that
leapeth
firste
into
the
fire
,
the
beholders
take
hir
to
be
the
best
.
They
are
all
Idolaturs
,
and
for
the
more
part
of
them
,
worship
the
Oxe
,
saying
,
he
is
a
Sainct
,
for
that
he
laboureth
and
tilleth
the
grounde
,
where
the
corne
growth
,
and
so
by
no
manner
of
meanes
they
will
eate
anye
kinde
of
Oxe
fleshe
,
nor
yet
for
all
the
golde
in
the
world
,
will
they
kill
an
Oxe
,
and
when
any
Oxe
dyeth
,
with
his
tallow
they
do
rubbe
al
the
insides
of
their
houses
.
These
people
descende
of
those
that
killed
Saint
Thomas
the
Apostle
,
and
none
of
them
can
enter
into
Sainct
Thomas
Churche
,
whiche
he
edified
in
that
countrey
:
besides
this
,
if
one
will
presume
to
enter
into
the
Temple
,
he
falleth
streight
deade
.
It
hath
bene
proued
oftentimes
,
that
some
of
them
would
enter
perforce
into
the
Church
,
and
it
hath
not
bin
possible
for
them
doe
it
.
The
king
and
those
of
this
prouince
eate
alwayes
vpon
the
ground
,
and
if
it
be
demaunded
of
them
by
question
why
they
doe
so
,
they
doe
aunsweare
,
for
that
they
doe
come
of
the
earth
,
and
to
the
earth
they
muste
,
and
they
cannot
doe
so
much
honour
vnto
the
Earth
as
is
worthy
.
In
thys
prouince
there
groweth
nothing
else
but
Rice
:
these
people
go
naked
vnto
the
warres
,
hauing
no
other
weapon
but
speare
and
shield
,
and
they
kill
no
wilde
beastes
at
all
for
their
eating
,
but
they
cause
some
other
that
is
not
of
their
lawe
to
kill
them
.
All
the
men
and
women
do
wash
themselues
twice
aday
,
morning
,
and
euening
,
for
otherwise
they
dare
neyther
eate
nor
drinke
,
and
he
that
should
not
kepe
this
vse
among
them
,
shoulde
be
reputed
to
bée
and
Hereticke
:
and
they
do
washe
themselues
in
thys
manner
,
as
we
haue
rehearsed
:
they
goe
all
naked
,
and
so
they
go
vnto
the
riuer
,
and
●ake
of
the
water
,
and
powre
it
vpon
their
heads
,
and
then
one
doth
helpe
to
washe
another
.
They
are
good
men
of
warre
,
and
verye
fewe
of
them
drinke
wine
,
and
those
that
doe
drinke
it
,
are
not
taken
to
be
as
a
witnesse
,
nor
yet
those
that
go
vnto
the
Sea
,
saying
,
that
the
Marriners
are
dronkards
.
They
are
desperate
men
,
and
estéeme
lecherie
to
be
no
sinne
.
This
countrey
is
intollerable
hote
,
and
the
boyes
go
altogither
naked
.
It
neuer
rayneth
in
that
Countrey
,
sauing
in
Iune
,
Iuly
,
and
August
.
In
this
Region
there
be
many
Philosophers
,
and
many
that
vse
Negromancie
,
and
verye
manie
of
them
that
tell
fortunes
.
There
be
Hawkes
as
blacke
as
Rauens
,
bigger
than
ours
,
and
good
to
kill
the
game
.
Also
,
there
be
Owles
as
bigge
as
Hennes
,
that
flye
in
the
ayre
all
night
.
Many
of
those
men
doe
offer
their
children
vnto
those
Idols
that
they
haue
most
respect
vnto
,
and
when
they
worship
and
feast
those
Idols
,
they
do
cause
to
come
before
them
,
all
the
yong
men
and
maydes
,
whiche
are
offered
vnto
them
,
and
they
doe
sing
and
daunce
before
the
Idols
,
and
this
done
,
they
do
cause
their
meate
to
be
broughte
thither
,
and
they
doe
eate
the
flesh
,
saying
,
that
the
smell
of
the
flesh
filleth
the
Idols
.
Of
the
Realme
named
Musuly
,
where
there
be
found
Adamants
,
and
many
Serpents
,
and
of
the
manners
of
those
in
that
Countrey
.
CHAP.
117.
MVsuly
is
a
Region
that
standeth
beyonde
Moabar
,
trauelling
towards
Septentrion
which
is
the
North
.1000
.
miles
.
The
people
of
this
Realme
worship
Idols
.
And
in
the
Mountaynes
of
this
Countrey
,
there
be
found
fine
Adamants
.
And
after
they
haue
had
muche
rayne
,
the
men
goe
to
séeke
them
in
the
streames
that
runne
from
the
Mountaynes
,
and
so
they
do
find
the
Adamants
,
whiche
are
brought
from
the
Mountaynes
in
Sommer
when
the
dayes
are
long
.
Also
,
there
be
strong
Serpents
and
great
,
very
venemous
,
séeming
that
they
were
serte
there
to
kéepe
the
Adamantes
that
they
might
not
be
taken
away
,
and
in
no
parte
of
the
world
there
is
found
fine
Adamants
but
there
.
Th●re
be
in
this
Countrey
the
biggest
Shéepe
in
the
worlde
.
And
in
the
Prouince
of
Moabar
aforenamed
,
lyeth
the
body
of
the
Apostle
Sainct
Thomas
,
buryed
in
a
small
Citie
,
whither
there
goeth
but
few
Merchants
,
for
that
it
standeth
farre
from
the
Sea
.
There
dwell
manye
Christians
and
Moores
,
hauing
great
reuerence
vnto
the
body
of
S●inct
Thomas
,
for
they
doe
beléeue
and
say
,
that
he
was
a
Moore
,
and
a
great
Prophet
,
and
they
do
call
him
Thomas
Dauana
,
which
is
to
say
,
a
holy
man
.
The
Christians
that
go
on
Pilgrimage
to
visit
the
body
of
Saincte
Thomas
,
take
of
that
earth
where
he
was
martired
,
and
when
any
falleth
sicke
,
they
doe
giue
him
of
it
to
drinke
,
with
wine
and
water
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lorde
.1297
.
it
chanced
there
to
be
a
miracle
in
this
wise
:
A
Knight
gathered
so
much
Rice
,
that
he
had
no
place
to
put
it
in
,
but
put
it
into
a
house
of
Sainct
Thomas
,
and
the
Christian
men
desired
him
not
to
pester
the
holy
Apostles
house
with
his
Rice
,
where
the
Pilgrims
did
lodge
,
yet
the
Knighte
would
not
heare
them
,
and
the
same
night
,
the
spirite
of
Sainct
Thomas
appeared
with
a
Gallowes
of
iron
in
his
hande
,
putting
it
aboute
the
Knightes
necke
,
and
sayde
,
If
thou
cause
not
thy
Rice
to
be
taken
out
of
the
house
of
Sainct
Thomas
,
I
will
hang
thée
.
This
miracle
the
Knight
told
with
his
owne
mouth
,
vnto
all
the
people
of
that
Countrey
,
and
forthwith
the
Christians
rendred
hartie
thankes
to
the
holy
Apostle
,
who
dothe
many
miracles
on
the
Christians
that
committe
themselues
deuoutely
vnto
him
:
All
the
people
of
this
Countrey
be
blacke
,
not
bycause
they
be
so
borne
,
but
for
that
they
woulde
be
blacke
,
they
annoynt
themselues
with
a
kind
of
oyle
,
called
oyle
of
Ai●niolly
,
for
the
blackest
are
estéemed
most
fayre
.
Also
,
the
people
of
this
Countrey
cause
their
Idols
to
be
paynted
blacke
,
and
the
Diuels
to
be
painted
white
,
saying
,
that
God
and
his
Sainctes
are
blacke
,
and
the
Diuels
white
.
When
they
of
this
Countrey
go
on
warfare
,
they
weare
hattes
vpon
their
heads
,
made
of
the
hides
of
wild
Oxen
,
and
vpon
their
shieldes
.
And
to
the
féete
of
their
Horses
,
they
fasten
the
heares
of
an
Oxe
,
saying
,
that
Oxen
heares
be
holy
,
and
haue
thys
vertue
,
that
whosoeuer
carieth
of
them
aboute
him
,
can
receyue
no
hurt
nor
danger
.
Of
the
Prouince
Lahe
,
and
of
the
vertue
that
is
in
the
people
.
CHAP.
118.
GOing
from
that
Towne
of
Sainct
Thomas
towardes
the
Occidente
,
you
come
vnto
a
Prouince
named
Lahe
,
and
there
dwell
the
men
named
Bragmanos
,
which
are
the
truest
men
in
the
world
.
They
will
not
lye
for
all
the
worlde
,
nor
yet
consent
vnto
any
falsehoode
for
all
the
world
.
They
are
very
chast
people
,
being
contented
only
with
one
woman
or
wife
.
They
neuer
drinke
wine
,
and
by
no
manner
of
meanes
they
will
take
another
mans
goodes
,
nor
will
eate
fleshe
,
nor
kill
any
kinde
of
beast
for
all
the
world
.
They
do
honour
the
Idols
,
and
haue
much
vnderstanding
in
the
arte
of
Fortunes
.
Before
they
doe
conclude
anye
greate
bargayne
,
and
before
they
doe
anye
thing
of
importance
,
firste
they
doe
consider
theyr
shadowe
agaynste
the
Sunne
,
whereby
they
iudge
the
thyng
that
they
muste
doe
by
certayne
rules
which
they
haue
deputed
for
it
.
They
doe
eate
and
drinke
temperately
.
They
are
neuer
let
bloud
,
therefore
they
be
very
wise
.
In
this
Countrey
there
be
many
religious
men
,
which
are
named
Cingnos
,
and
liue
a
hundred
and
fiftie
yeares
,
for
their
greate
abstinence
and
good
liuing
.
In
this
Countrey
there
be
also
certayne
religious
men
Idolaters
,
who
goe
altogither
naked
,
couering
no
part
of
their
body
,
saying
,
that
of
themselues
they
be
pure
and
cleane
from
all
sinne
.
These
doe
worship
the
Oxe
.
These
religious
men
weare
eache
of
them
vppon
his
forhead
an
Oxe
made
in
mettall
.
They
do
oynt
all
their
bodie
with
an
oyntment
,
which
they
make
with
great
reuerence
of
the
marou
of
an
Oxe
.
They
do
neyther
eate
in
dishes
,
nor
vppon
trenchers
,
but
vppon
the
leaues
of
the
Apple
trée
of
Paradise
,
and
other
drye
leaues
,
and
not
gréene
by
no
manner
of
meanes
,
for
they
saye
,
that
the
gréene
leafe
hath
life
and
soule
.
They
do
sléepe
naked
vppon
the
ground
.
Of
the
Kingdome
named
Orbay
,
and
of
many
things
and
strange
beastes
found
there
,
and
of
their
beastly
liuing
.
CHAP.
119.
ORbay
is
a
Kingdome
that
standeth
towards
the
Orient
,
or
the
East
,
beyond
Marbar
fiue
miles
.
In
this
Kingdome
there
be
Christians
,
Iewes
,
and
Moores
.
The
King
of
Orbay
payeth
no
tribute
.
Héere
groweth
more
Pepper
,
than
in
any
place
of
the
world
.
There
is
a
thyng
in
couloure
redde
,
which
they
do
call
Indyaco
,
there
is
plentie
,
and
it
is
good
to
dye
withall
,
and
is
made
of
hearbes
.
A
man
can
scarce
kéepe
himselfe
in
health
,
for
the
greate
heate
that
is
there
,
whiche
is
so
vehemente
,
that
if
you
should
put
an
Egge
in
the
water
of
the
riuer
at
such
time
as
the
Sunne
hathe
his
strength
,
it
woulde
séeth
it
as
though
it
were
put
in
séething
or
scalding
water
.
There
is
greate
trade
of
merchandise
in
this
Countrey
,
Of
the
Prouince
named
Comate
,
and
of
the
people
and
strange
Beastes
that
be
there
.
CHAP.
120.
COmate
is
a
Countrey
of
India
,
from
whence
you
can
not
sée
the
North
Starre
,
nor
yet
it
can
not
be
séene
from
the
Ilande
named
Iaua
to
this
place
.
But
going
from
hence
,
sayling
vppon
the
Sea
thirtie
miles
,
you
shall
discouer
the
North
Starre
streight
.
In
this
Countrey
there
are
verye
strange
people
,
and
verye
strange
Beastes
,
but
specially
Apes
that
are
like
men
.
Of
the
Kingdome
named
Hely
,
and
of
the
strange
beastes
found
there
.
CHAP.
121.
GOing
from
Comate
agaynste
the
Occident
,
or
the
Weast
thirtie
miles
,
you
shall
playnely
sée
the
North
Starre
,
and
come
to
the
Region
of
Hely
,
where
they
are
all
Idolaters
.
The
King
of
this
place
is
very
rich
of
treasure
,
but
he
is
weake
of
people
.
Thys
Countrey
is
so
strong
,
that
no
man
can
enter
into
it
perforce
.
And
when
any
Shippe
commeth
thither
by
force
of
weather
,
or
otherwise
,
those
of
the
Countrey
robbe
hym
,
saying
,
that
those
Shyps
come
not
thither
,
but
to
robbe
them
,
and
therefore
they
do
earnestly
beléeue
that
it
is
no
sinne
to
robbe
them
.
Héere
be
Lyons
,
and
other
wylde
beastes
a
great
number
.
Of
the
Kingdome
named
Melibar
,
and
of
the
things
found
there
.
CHAP.
122.
MElibar
is
a
greate
Kingdome
in
India
,
towards
the
Occidente
,
Of
the
Kingdome
named
Giesurath
,
of
their
euill
conditions
.
CHAP.
123.
GIesurath
,
is
a
Kingdome
,
in
lawe
,
faith
,
and
tong
of
the
Persians
,
standing
towards
the
Occidente
.
All
the
people
are
Idolaters
.
From
hence
you
maye
playnely
sée
the
North
Starre
.
In
this
kingdome
be
the
worst
and
cruellest
Rouers
in
the
worlde
,
they
doe
take
the
Merchantes
,
not
onely
taking
their
goodes
,
but
setting
a
price
of
their
ransome
for
their
bodyes
,
and
if
they
do
not
pay
it
in
a
short
time
,
they
giue
them
so
great
tormentes
,
that
many
dye
of
it
.
Héere
they
worke
good
Leather
of
all
maner
of
coloures
.
Of
the
Kingdome
named
Thoma
,
and
of
the
Kingdome
Sembelech
,
which
stand
in
India
the
great
.
CHAP.
124.
GOing
from
Giesurath
towardes
the
Occidente
,
you
come
vnto
the
Kingdomes
of
Thoma
&
vnto
Sembelech
.
In
these
Realmes
there
is
al
kind
of
Merchandizes
.
And
these
Realmes
haue
the
language
and
fayth
of
Persia
,
and
in
none
of
them
both
there
groweth
anye
other
sustenance
than
Rice
.
They
are
Realmes
and
Prouinces
of
India
the
great
.
Of
the
things
already
declared
CHAP.
125.
I
Haue
onely
declared
of
the
Prouinces
and
Kingdomes
of
India
,
which
stande
only
vpon
the
Sea
coast
,
and
haue
declared
nothyng
vnto
you
of
the
Prouinces
and
Kingdomes
within
the
land
,
for
then
this
treatise
would
be
very
long
and
tedious
vnto
the
Readers
,
but
yet
something
of
those
partes
,
I
will
not
let
to
declare
.
Of
two
Ilands
,
the
one
of
men
,
and
the
other
of
women
,
Christians
,
and
how
there
is
much
Amber
.
CHAP.
126.
WHen
you
go
from
Besmaceian
,
sayling
thorough
the
meane
sea
towards
the
midday
or
South
.25
.
miles
,
you
come
vnto
two
Ilandes
of
Christians
,
the
one
thirtie
miles
distant
from
the
other
.
The
Iland
where
there
is
all
men
,
is
named
Masculine
,
and
the
other
where
there
is
all
women
,
is
named
Feminine
.
The
people
of
those
Ilands
are
as
one
.
The
men
go
not
vnto
the
women
,
nor
the
women
vnto
the
men
,
but
thrée
monethes
in
the
yeare
,
as
to
witte
,
August
,
September
,
and
October
,
and
these
thrée
moneths
,
the
men
and
women
are
togither
,
and
at
the
third
moneths
end
,
they
returne
vnto
their
owne
houses
,
doing
the
rest
of
their
businesse
by
themselues
.
The
children
Males
tarrie
with
their
mothers
vntill
they
be
seauen
yeares
of
age
,
and
then
they
goe
vnto
their
fathers
.
In
this
Ilande
there
is
greate
plentye
of
Amber
,
by
reason
of
the
greate
number
of
Whales
that
they
do
take
.
In
thys
Iland
they
are
good
fishers
,
and
take
greate
plentie
of
fishe
,
and
dr●e
it
at
the
sunne
,
hauing
great
trade
with
it
.
Here
they
liue
wyth
fleshe
,
milke
,
fishe
,
and
rice
,
and
there
increaseth
no
other
sustenaunce
.
Here
ruleth
,
and
gouerneth
a
Bishop
suffragane
of
the
Archbishop
of
Discorsia
.
Of
the
Iland
named
Discorsia
,
whiche
are
Christians
,
and
of
the
things
that
be
founde
there
.
CHAP.
127.
GOing
from
these
two
Ilandes
,
and
sayling
towards
the
middaye
500.
myles
▪
you
come
vnto
an
Ilande
named
Discorsia
,
wherein
are
Christians
,
and
haue
an
Archebishoppe
.
Here
is
great
abundance
of
Amber
.
Also
they
do
make
very
faire
clothes
of
Cottenwooll
,
the
people
goe
all
naked
without
any
clothing
.
Here
is
the
stall
of
Rouers
and
Pirates
,
and
the
Christians
buy
with
a
good
wil
the
goods
whiche
they
bring
,
&
haue
robbed
,
for
that
these
Pyrates
do
not
robbe
but
only
the
Moores
and
Paynims
,
and
meddle
not
with
the
Christians
.
When
a
ship
sayleth
vnder
sayle
with
a
prosperous
winde
,
a
whole
day
,
the
day
following
the
Pyrates
,
with
inchauntmentes
of
the
Diuel
,
cause
the
shippe
to
haue
a
contrarie
winde
,
and
so
take
it
.
Of
the
Ilande
named
Maydeygastar
,
where
Elephantes
be
founde
,
and
other
strange
things
,
and
the
foule
named
Nichas
,
which
h●th
quils
on
his
wings
twelue
paces
in
length
,
and
of
many
other
conditions
.
CHAP.
128.
MAydeygastar
is
an
Ilande
standing
towardes
the
midday
,
distaunt
from
Discorsia
about
a
thousande
myles
.
This
Ilande
is
gouerned
by
foure
Moores
,
and
hath
in
compasse
a
thousand
four
hundred
myles
.
Here
is
greate
trade
of
Merchaundise
for
Elephantes
téeth
,
for
that
there
is
great
plentie
:
they
eate
no
other
flesh
in
this
Iland
but
of
Elephants
,
and
of
Cammels
.
Here
be
many
mountaines
of
redde
Sandalos
or
Saunders
trées
,
also
there
is
founde
greate
plentie
of
Amber
.
Here
is
good
hunting
of
wilde
beasts
,
and
hauking
of
foules
,
and
hither
come
many
shippes
with
Merchaundise
.
Also
there
is
very
great
plentie
of
wilde
Boares
.
There
was
sente
from
hence
vnto
the
greate
Cane
the
Iawe
of
a
wilde
Boare
which
wayghed
twentie
fiue
poundes
.
In
some
times
of
the
yeare
,
there
is
founde
in
this
Ilande
a
certaine
foule
named
Nichas
,
which
is
so
big
,
that
the
quill
of
his
wings
is
of
twelue
paces
long
,
and
he
is
of
suche
bignesse
and
strength
,
that
he
with
his
talents
taketh
an
Elephante
,
and
carrieth
him
vp
into
the
ayre
,
and
so
killeth
him
,
and
the
Elephant
so
being
dead
,
he
letteth
him
fal
,
and
leapeth
vpon
him
,
and
so
féedeth
at
his
pleasure
.
Of
the
Iland
named
Tanguybar
,
where
there
be
men
like
Gyants
.
CHAP.
129.
TAnguybar
is
an
Ilande
of
great
nobility
,
being
tenne
thousand
myles
in
compasse
,
and
the
people
of
this
countrey
are
Idolatours
,
and
so
bigge
and
grosse
,
that
they
séeme
like
Giants
One
of
them
wil
bear
a
burthen
as
waightie
as
sixe
of
our
men
may
beare
.
They
are
all
black
,
and
go
naked
without
any
couer
.
These
men
are
fearefull
to
beholde
,
hauing
greate
mouthes
,
and
a
great
redde
nose
,
great
eares
,
and
bygge
eyes
,
horrible
in
sight
.
The
women
are
filthy
and
euil
fauoured
.
There
is
great
trade
of
Merchandise
.
These
people
are
bigge
of
their
bodies
,
strong
,
and
great
fighters
,
and
estéeme
not
their
liues
.
The
wilde
beastes
of
thys
Iland
differ
much
from
other
wilde
beastes
of
other
Ilands
and
countries
.
Of
the
things
rehearsed
.
CHAP.
130.
YOu
shall
vnderstande
that
all
whyche
I
haue
declared
of
India
,
is
only
of
the
noble
and
great
prouinces
bordering
vppon
the
sea
coastes
,
and
I
doe
beléeue
that
there
was
neuer
man
,
Christian
,
nor
Iew
,
nor
Paynim
,
that
hath
séene
so
much
of
the
leuaunt
parties
as
I
Marcus
paulus
haue
séene
,
for
I
haue
séene
India
bothe
the
greate
and
the
lesse
,
&
Tartaria
,
wyth
other
prouinces
&
Ilands
,
which
are
so
many
,
that
the
age
of
one
man
,
yea
peraduenture
of
ij
.
men
,
would
not
suffice
to
them
all
.
And
now
I
will
declare
vnto
you
of
India
the
great
.
Of
Abashya
.
CHAP.
131.
IN
India
the
greate
,
there
is
a
greate
prouince
named
Abashia
,
whych
is
to
say
the
middle
India
,
for
it
standeth
betwéene
India
the
greate
,
and
India
the
lesse
.
The
king
of
the
prouince
is
a
Christian
,
and
the
Christians
that
be
vnder
hym
carrye
two
tokens
made
with
a
burning
yron
,
from
the
forheade
vnto
the
pointe
of
their
nose
.
The
great
King
dwelleth
in
the
middest
of
the
prouince
,
the
Moores
dwel
towardes
the
prouince
of
Cadamy
.
The
holye
Apostle
Saint
Thomas
did
conuerte
muche
people
vnto
the
Christian
faith
in
this
prouince
,
and
afterwards
went
from
thence
vnto
the
prouince
of
Moaber
,
where
he
was
martyred
.
In
this
prouince
there
be
many
valiant
knights
,
and
men
of
armes
,
and
they
do
euer
make
war
against
the
Souldan
of
Aden
.
The
people
of
thys
countrey
liue
vpon
fleshe
,
milke
,
and
Rice
,
and
of
no
other
thing
.
There
they
vse
muche
vsurie
,
and
in
this
prouince
there
be
many
Cities
and
townes
.
Of
the
prouince
of
Adem
or
Ades
,
and
of
the
things
found
there
.
CHAP.
132.
THe
prouince
of
Adem
hathe
a
King
,
and
he
is
named
the
Sowdan
of
Ad●m
.
There
be
in
this
prouince
many
Cities
and
Townes
,
and
the
people
are
Moores
,
and
haue
greate
strife
with
the
Christians
.
There
be
in
this
prouince
Ports
and
Hauens
,
whither
many
shippes
come
with
merchaundize
,
and
the
moste
of
this
prouince
liue
vppon
Rice
,
for
that
they
haue
little
fleshe
,
and
lesse
milke
.
This
country
is
very
dry
and
without
fruite
,
and
there
groweth
no
grasse
,
and
therefore
the
beastes
of
this
prouince
liue
vppon
drie
fishe
,
salte
and
rawe
,
which
they
doe
eate
in
steade
of
strawe
and
barley
.
Of
a
mightie
King
of
the
Orient
parties
.
CHAP.
133.
NOwe
I
haue
tolde
you
of
India
the
greate
,
India
the
lesse
,
and
of
middle
India
,
and
nowe
I
haue
remayning
to
tell
you
of
the
Countries
whiche
are
towards
Septentrion
or
the
North
,
where
there
raygneth
a
King
of
the
imperiall
house
of
the
greate
Cane
.
These
people
do
worshippe
the
same
Idoll
that
the
Tartarians
doe
worshippe
,
whiche
they
name
Nazigay
.
This
prouince
hathe
plaines
and
mountaines
.
There
groweth
no
kinde
of
sustenaunce
nei●her
corne
nor
Rice
,
and
the
people
liue
onelye
vppon
fleshe
and
milke
of
Mares
,
and
no
man
maketh
warre
againste
them
,
nor
they
againste
no
manne
.
Here
bée
manye
Camelles
and
other
beastes
,
but
they
are
deade
.
Vppon
the
Seigniorie
of
this
Kyng
there
is
a
Countrey
so
strong
,
that
no
manne
maye
enter
into
it
,
nor
yet
beaste
being
bigge
,
by
reason
of
the
straites
,
lakes
,
and
fountaynes
whyche
bée
there
,
and
for
that
alwayes
there
is
suche
feruent
colde
,
that
it
is
alwayes
frozen
,
and
vnto
them
there
can
come
no
shipping
.
This
Countrey
is
in
compasse
twelue
dayes
iorney
.
Howe
Armines
are
boughte
,
and
of
other
beastes
.
CHAP.
134.
I
Will
declare
vnto
you
howe
in
these
twelue
dayes
iourney
they
doe
buy
the
wilde
beasts
for
to
haue
theyr
skinnes
.
In
euerye
place
of
these
twelue
dayes
iourney
there
is
plentie
of
habitations
,
and
there
be
masties
or
dogges
little
lesse
than
Asses
.
These
masties
doe
drawe
after
them
a
certaine
thing
made
of
Woodde
,
whiche
is
called
Slioiala
,
whiche
is
a
sleade
,
as
the
Oxen
or
Horses
doe
drawe
a
Carte
,
sauing
it
hathe
no
whéeles
as
oure
Cartes
haue
,
and
these
Slyoialas
or
sleddes
,
are
as
bigge
as
twoo
menne
maye
be
in
it
,
that
is
to
saye
,
the
Mayster
of
the
maysties
or
carte
,
and
the
Merchaunt
that
goeth
to
buy
the
skinnes
.
And
these
masties
cease
not
drawing
,
excepte
it
be
in
some
myry
place
,
they
sette
foure
or
sixe
masties
to
drawe
,
as
among
vs
wée
doe
sette
Oxen
or
Horses
,
&
when
they
do
come
to
their
iourneys
end
,
the
Merchaunt
hyreth
an
other
carter
with
his
slead
and
masties
,
for
that
the
firste
coulde
not
endure
so
muche
labor
,
and
so
he
maketh
his
twelue
dayes
iourney
,
till
he
come
to
the
mountains
where
the
Armins
and
skinnes
are
sold
,
where
they
buy
them
,
and
afterwa●des
they
retourne
as
they
came
.
At
the
ende
of
this
Countrey
there
standeth
a
Kingdome
whiche
is
named
the
Barkland
,
for
it
is
there
euer
darke
,
as
wee
call
the
Twylight
,
Of
Rouseland
,
and
of
other
thinges
whiche
be
founde
there
.
CHAP.
135.
ROuselande
is
a
greate
Prouince
towardes
Trasmontana
whiche
is
the
North.
The
people
of
Russia
are
Christians
,
according
to
the
vse
of
the
Gréekes
.
Touching
the
things
●f
the
holy
Church
,
they
are
verye
simple
,
Rouseland
is
a
strong
Countrey
,
and
hathe
very
strong
passages
.
There
be
very
fayre
menne
and
women
,
and
vnto
no
man
they
giue
tribute
,
sauing
vnto
the
King
of
Tartarie
of
the
Occident
.
There
is
made
greate
merchaundize
of
noble
furres
for
apparell
.
In
Rouseland
there
be
founde
many
mines
of
siluer
,
also
there
is
such
feruent
colde
,
that
the
people
can
scarce
liue
.
This
prouince
reacheth
vnto
the
Occean
Seas
towardes
the
Septentrion
,
in
which
Seas
there
be
many
Ilandes
wherein
bréedeth
many
Gerfaulcons
,
and
singular
Hawkes
.
FINIS
.