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THE FIFTHE BOOKE OF THE COSMOGRAPHICAL GLAS, IN VVHICHE THE PARTES OF TH'EARTHE, PERTICULERLYE (ACCORDINGE TO THE LATE OBSERUATIONS OF COSMOGRAPHERS IN OURE AGE) ARE EXACTLYE DESCRIBED. VVITH THE LONGITUDES AND LATITUDES OF REGIONS, PROUINCES, ILANDES, CITIES, TOWNES, VILLAGES, HILLES: ALSO THE COMMODITIES OF EUERYE COUNTRYE, THE NATURES OF TH'INHABITAUNTES, LAWES, RIGHTES, AND CUSTOMES, WITH DIUERS OTHER THINGES COINCIDENT TO THE SAME. (BOOK 5)
PERCHAUNCE, ther mai arise sundry sicophāts (reading this my labour folowing) which will not let to accuse me of arro¦gancie, in that I take this part in hand, sence Ptolomaeus that famous Kinge hath of that argument left to vs his Geographie. Unto whome I answer, confessing me not worthy to kisse his fotesteppes, aswell for the maiestie of his person, whan he liued, as also for his excellent Learning, Science, & diligence. But seinge the hougienesse of the labor, did farre transcend not only his, but al so the diligence of anye one man (hauing none other beginning then he had) he is to be excused, though he haue not expressed throughoute his hole worke the true situation of places. For as touchinge this parte it is requisite, ether to trauell muche him selfe, or els to take obseruations of the mooste learned, whiche dwell in the Regions, for whiche he will wrighte.
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But th'other part of his laboures touching the heauenlye motions (because remaininge in one place) he might beholde the Heauens, tourninge and showinge them selues, he hathe moste exactlye not only laid the foundation, but also broughte it to perfecte ende, as the noble Almegist dothe testifie. But as touchinge this my booke of Longitudes and Latitudes, I haue for the chief places of Englande vsed bothe my frendes trauailes, and also mine owne obseruations. And where as any place is taken oute of Ptolomaeus, that shall you find noted with a starre*. In whiche also thys I haue diligently obserued (hauinge. vi. sondrye examples and Copies) that where the mooste parte of them agree, that I haue onlye vsed. Also in describinge other Regions, I haue folowed th'obseruations of th'inhabitantes. As in Fraūce, I haue vsed authours, which are French men: For Spaine, Spaniardes: in Germany in like case Germaines: And in the late founde Ilandes, suche as do of them most probably treat. Moreouer, I haue for the moste parte, placed to euery Citie, Towne, & Porte, two names, th'one Latin for the cōmunitie of the tōgue, th'other as it is properly of th'inhabitauntes named. And if I shal not exactly for the difficultie of the worke in all places expresse the perfite Lōgitudes & Latitudes: Thou muste herein pardon me (frendly Reader) for the cause aledged, & also take this in good parte, seynge no man (Ptolomaeus excepte) hetherto haue in all partes set oute so large, & ample à worke. But now I will cōmit it to thy descretion & iudgement.
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A PERTICVLER DESCRIPTION OF Europe: VVhich in our daies conteineth Christendome and part of Turkie.
SEing that th'Earthe inuironed, and compassed with the mightye Ocean seas, semeth as it were an Iland: th'ancient Geographers (for the better auoyding confusiō in the describing of the face of the earth (deuided it into. iij. partes, Europe, Africke and Asia. As for the fourthe parte, whiche is called America or the newe worlde, was vnto them vnknowne. Therfore at this presente, mindinge to folowe the same order, I will first begin with Europe. This parte was so called as histories do witnesse, of an amiable Ladye called Europa being daughter to King Aginor, whōe Iupiter (being rauished with her beuty) espying among à companye of other virgins, playinge by the sea side caried away out of Africke, saylinge throughe the Ponticke Seas vntyll he came into Crete. This storie the Poëtes in this wise do resite, how that Iupiter turned into à white Bul, did cari hir on his back thorow the seas into Crete, which bul was no other thing thē that in their Ensigns, & Flagges, the Cretētiās nauie bare the white Bul. This part of th'erth is pleasantly separated from Africk, by the middle earth Seas, which is so named of sundry Nations, that it norisheth. It is also parted from Asia, by the notable Riuer Tanais, whiche from the North partes with great violence runneth into Ponte Euxine.
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The Heauens in this part giueth temperatnes of Aëre: th'Earth flowing with aboundance of all thinges necessary for mans vse. As Graines, Fruites, Fishe, Foule, Oyles, Wines, Catell, Metalles, & suche like. The nature of the people more ciuill, frindlyke, wise, learned, & apter vnto warres then they of Afrike, & Asia. And although it may seme much inferior to them, if you do consider the bignes, & quantitie: yet in the commodities to it belonging, it shalbe to either of them equiualēt. Morouer it is beautified with pleasaūt Ilandes, adorned with notable Riuers, & finally garnished with innumerable Cities, Townes, Fortresses, & Uillages. The length (by directe distaunce from the vttermoste confines, & borders of Spaine, vnto Constantinople in Graece the furdest place East of all Europe) conteineth after Ptolomaeus minde 2200. Englishe miles: the breadth of it to be somwhat lesser Ptolomaeus affirmeth. Notwithstanding, if you rekē the Septentrion all Regiōs, which ware to Ptolomaeus vnknowen, as Sueulande, Gothlande, Norway, & other such, you shal well perceiue the Latitude to excede the length of the same. Ther are also in Europe many perticuler Regions, as Englande, Irlande, Scotlande, Spayne, Fraunce, Germany, Italy, Polande, Unlgarie, Denmarke, Graece, & diuerse, vnto the nūber (as Ptolomaeus affirmith) of 34. Of whiche seuerallye I will set out the notable Cities & townes, mountaynes, & riuers, beginning with Irland first, as Ptolomaeus doeth in his Geographie.
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OF IRLANDE.
IRland is an Ilād very fertile, subiect to the Crowne of Englād: In it ther ar great plētie of wolues, red Alume, sea Cole, also mines of gold, & siluer, & in sūdry pla ces Pearles are foūd. It bringeth forth very many herbes necessarye for the healthe of man. It is free from Uenomous beastes, & Wormes, as Ranny, Tode, Edder, Snack, swift, or such like. The people are sauage, wilde, & beastly, they are giuen to sorcerie, superstitiō, & witchcraft: their shirtes, & smokes are saffroned, they go with long Mantils, Their weapons in battel are Darts, & swords, which are brodest at the point: theyr musicall Instrumētes in battell, are Bagpipes. They delight in many coloured fring. They are great drinkers of Aqua vitae (which is ther only medicine.) They liue vnto 60. 70. And (as I here) vnto 90. yeares. The longitude of it, is supposed to be 280. En glishe miles, & the breadth, 92. miles. The middes of this Ilande hath in longitude, & latitude. 7. 0. 57. 0. The chiefe places are
*The north {pro}montorie. 13. 0. 61. 0
*Venicnium promontorie. 12. 50. 61. 20.
Reba. 6. 40. 57. 20.
Lamon. 7. 5. 56. 30
S. Patrickes Purgatory 6. 42. 58. 50
* Diuiline. Eblana. 14. 0. 59. 0
There are ioyninge vnto Irlande, fiue Ilandes called Ebudae, but of Plinie, Haebu des. Of which that whiche is most west, is called properlye
*•…buda. 15. 10. 62. 0
That which is moste East.
*Ebuda. 15. 20. 62. 0
Ricnea. 17. 0. 62. 0
Maleos. 17. 30. 65. 10
Epidium 18. 30. 62. 0
Also on th'east part of Irlande, are these Ilandes.
*Monarina 17. 40. 61. 30
*Th'Il•… of Man 15. 0. 57. 20
*Adros, a desert. 15. 0. •…9. 20
Limnus, a desert. 15. 0. 59. 0
OF ENGLANDE.
ENglande the most famous and plentifull Iland in all the
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Earth of Ptolomaeus called Albion, afterward Britānia secunda: Bicause that in the daies of Ptolomaeus, Scotlād & it were accompted for one Ilande, It is inuironed about with th'Oceā Seas, not much vnlike to à Triāgle in shape: it hath on th'East parte of it, Germany, on the South East, Fraunce, on the Weast, Irelande, & on the North, the 30. Ilandes, called Orchney. Of Englande, both of the finding of it firste, & also of the perticuler description, herafter, I shall more largly speak (if God graunt life.) At this time, I intend but onely to set out the Longitude, & Latitude of the chiefe Cities, & Townes, as here foloweth.
*Bathe, Aquae calidae. 17. 30. 53. 40
*Banger, Ganganotum. 15. 30. 57. 30.
Berwicke. Tuesis. 17. 0. 56. 50
*Bodnam. Voliba. 14. 50. 52. 20
Bedforde. 21. 0. 52. 0.
Bukhingham. 25. 0. 52. 50
Bury. 22. 20. 52. 0
Callis. Caletum. 25. 10. 51. 40.
Caērleil. Caturactonium 19. 30. 58. 0
Caëmarden. Maridunum 15. 30. 54. 40
Cambridge, à Uniuersitie florishing with al kind of good letters. 21. 30. 52. 0
Canterbury. 22. 10. 51. 10
Chester. Vsellum. 18. 30. 52. 10
*Chichestre. Naeomagus. 19. 43. 53. 35.
Colchestre. Camulodanum. 21. 0. 51. 40
Couentrie. 20. 0. 52. 0
Darbie. 20. 0. 54. 10
*Dee. Deua, a riuer. 17. 0. 60. 0
Doncaster. Deuana. 18. 30. 55. 0
*Doram. Dunum Sinus. 20. 45. 57. 30.
Elye, an Ile. 21. 36. 52. 16
Excestre. Isca. 17. 30 52. 15
Gloucestre. 18. 0. 54. 30
Harforde 20. 0. 52. 50
Humber. Abus, a riuer. 21. 0. 56 30.
Huntington. 21. 0. 53. 20
Hulle. 21. 10. 54. 34
Kirkby. Olicana. 19. 0. 57. 30
Lancastre 19. 0. 55. 0
Leicestre. 19. 40. 52. 50
Lincolne. Lindum. 18. 20. 55 10.
London of Ptolomaeus called Lōdinium, is the chief & principall citie of all th'Iland, it is exceding populous, it is inhabited with men of euerye facultie, it was builded before Rome. 420. yeare, before
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the reign of Alexander the great. 811. yeres, & befor Christ our sauiors incarnatiō 1136. so that from the firste buildinge of it, the yeares are 2735. And whereas Cities throughe processe of time do come to ruin & decay: this Citye contrariwise do more and more beautifye and increase. the Longitude & Latitude. 19. 52. 51. 30.
Manchester. Mediolanium. 16. 45 56. 40.
S. Micha•…ls mount. 12. 0. 51. 30
New Castell. Orrea. 19. 20 58. 55
North Hampton. 21. 0. 52 15
Norwiche an healthfull & pleasant Citye, hauinge à faire Riuer called Yerus, ronning thorow it, which cometh out of the seas, frō Yermouthe coste. It is much subiect to fiers, which haue not à little hindred the beuty therof. The picture of it you shall find liuely set out in the firste boke: the longitude & Latitude. 22. 30. 52. 10..
Notyngham. Hrate. 18. 0. 55. 30.
Oxenford called (of Pto lomaeus) Caleua à norishe of learning, and à famous vniuersitie it is in Longitude & Latitude. 19. 0. 51. 50.
Penbrouch. 16. 0. 53. 40
Peterborough. 21. 0. 53. 20
Portsmouth, 19. 0. 51. 20
Richmunde 19. 0. 55. 20
Sandwich. 21. 45. 54. 0
Salisbury. 19. 0. 51. 50
Seuerne, a riuer. 17. 20. 54. 30
Sudburie. 21. 20. 51. 55
VVinchester. 21. 30. 50. 15
VVight, an Ilande. 19. 20 52. 20
Yermouth. 22. 20. 52. 20.
Yorke. 19. 0. 54. 20
Ypswich. 22. 0. 52. 40
Tynemouth. 24. 0. 58. 30
Tenet, an Iland. 23. 0. 54 20.
OF SCOTLANDE.
SCotland being reconed of Ptolomaeus, but for part of Albion is parted by two armes of the seas, which mete not from England. Th'east arme begin about. ij. miles from the minster of Eburcuring: the weast arme on the right side, à strōg Citie Aclynd (whiche in the Britishe tongue, was called the Riuer Clynt.
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The chiefe cities, & townes, are these folowyng.
S. Andrewes. 16. 40. 57 55.
Dunber. Varer 17. 0. 59. 30.
Dundie. 19. 20. 59. 30
Dunkel. 19. 20. 58. 0
Edenbrugh called Alata castra is the chief Citie in all Scotlande. 17. 15. 59. 20
Saint Iohns 15. 40. 59. 15
Also the middes of the 30. Ilandes adiacent to Scotlād, called Orchney. 30. 0. 61. 40
OF ISLANDE.
ISland called of Ptolo. Thyle, is an Ilāde subiecte to the king of Denmarke: it is full of maruailous thinges to beholde.
Amonge whiche ther are iij. mountaines of an incredible height: the toppes of which ar cōtinually couered with snow. The first mountaine is called Helga: the seconde, the moūt of the Crosse: the thirde, Hecla, which cōtinually (like to the mountaine Aetna) doeth burne, castīg with violēce (as it were out of à Gūne) greate stones frō it. And this fire can not by water be quēched, & that which is to be wondred, although the fire be marueylus great, & of force, by reason of the Sulphure, yet haye straw, or rede, is not of it cōsu med. Sulphure is there so plētifull that you may for the 4. part of â ducate, haue à thousande weight. There are also 4. Foūtaines of à diuerse nature, & qualitie. The first, if you cast in à sticke, mā, beast, or what soeuerit be, it torneth it presently into à stone, yet it reteineth the naturall forme still. The seconde is of an intollerable could. The third is much sweter then Hony, & most pleasatly aswageth drines. The fourth is Pestilent, Poisonable, & deadly. Whā as the Sonne is in the beginning of Cancer, it is continual day with them, & whan he is in Capricorne, also continuall
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night, & darknes. They are à simple people, & hould the the faith of Christ. Thei haue no king, but all obey the Bishoppe as theyr kinge. Their marchandise are Fishe, wadmoll, & sulphur. There are found Falcons, Sperhaulkes, Crowes, Beares, & Wolues, both white & blacke. Roūde about this Ilād, for the space of 6. or 7. mōthes, th'Ise swim meth, makinge à miserable sound, & noise, so that th'inhabitauntes suppose that in the mount Hecla, & in this Ise, the soules of men & women, are tormented. The fro sen, & congelid Seas beginne at this Iland. It is now much trauailed to of english mē, & Danes, & that in the Sōmer onely, because of the horrible colde, & aboundance of Ise. The middes of this Ilande 7. 0. 65. 30.
Harsol, a Citie 7. 40. 60. 42
Thirtes, a Citie. 5. 50. 64. 44
Nadir, a Citie. 6. 40. 57. 20
OF CORSICA.
COrsica, an Iland whose chiefe places are
Istria. 30. 30. 40. 15
Mariana. 30. 10. 40. 20
Nebia. 31. 0 40. 40
Aleria. 31. 35. 40. 20
SICILIA.
SIcilia, an Ilande.
Palerna. 35. 30. 36. 10
Marsara. 35. 20. 35. 30
Gergentum. 36. 20. 35. 10
Terminae. 35. 55. 36. 5
Pula. 36. 0. 36. 0
Siracusae, 37. 20. 35. 30
Cataua. 37. 40. 36. 0
Messina. 38. 0. 36. 40
Aetna, the burning hil. 37. 10. 35. 20 20.
OF THE CHIEF Cities, & townes, in th'Ilande of Sardinia.
SArdos. 30. 20. 38. 58
Galea. 29. 40. 37. 50
Argetara. 29. 30. 36 30
Arestana. 29 45. 36. 50
Aquilastrum. 31. 20. 37. 30
Cambonara. 31. 30 36. 30
Stira. 30. 30. 36. 40
OF TH'ILANDES called Maiorica, & Minoria.
MAiorica, & Minorica, be Ilādes adiacent to Spaine, & Maiorica conteineth in Lōgitude, & Lat. 17. 40. 38. 30
Minorica. 20. 0. 39. 0
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GADIRA AN Ilande.
GAdira, whiche is also called the Gades, in the west Oceā vnder 5. digr. 30. 34. 0.
EVBOEA, AN Ilande.
EUboea, nowe called Nigropont: Is an Ilande to Achaia ioyning. 54. 0. 38. 0.
CRETA, AN Ilande.
CR•…ta, nowe called Candie, an Ilande famous. 55. 0. 35. 20.
CYCLADES.
CYclades, are Ilandes about Delus. 56. 10. 37. 20
SPORADES Ilandes.
THese Ilandes are also ioynynge to Delus, they ly scatered about in the seas, of thē read Plinius lib. 4. capite. xij. theyr Longitude, & Latitude. 56 10. 37. 20
Thus endeth the perticuler description of the chief Ilands in Europe.
OF SPAINE.
SPain as it appereth in the Table thereof in Ptolomaeus Geographie, it compassed aboute with the seas, excepte it be in that parte whyche toucheth Fraunce, and is parted from Fraunce by the Pyrenean mountains. And it is the first Region, Weast betwixte Africke & Fraunce. It bringeth fourth such aboundance of pleasaunte fruictes, that it serueth not onlye the necessitye of it selfe, but also of Italie and diuers other partes. They do not boyle their salt, as they do in Selande, but dig it oute of th'Earth. The men go all for the moste parte in shorte clokes, and commenlye blacke. This Region in tyme paste, was deuided into fiue Kingdomes, that is to saye, Gallicia, Nauarra, Castille, Catalonia, vnto which is ioyned Aragonie, Portugale & Granate. Of whiche we
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will perticulerlye touche the chiefe Cities, & townes, begynning with Castilla, whose principall Cities, & Townes are.
Tolet, where the famous king Alfonsus made his astronomicall Tables, conteining the mouinge of the heauenly Bodies. 10. 49. 37. 0
Salamanca 7. 20. 38. 20
Valeria now called Concha. 11. 34 43. 5.
Alcala de Enares. 10. 20. 41. 40
Logronyo. 12. 10. 44. 0
Valladolit. 10. 10. 42. 0
GALLITIA.
Compostella, wher S. Iames is 7. 0. 42. 15.
Landes end. 4. 23. 44. 2
Almoisa. 4. 40. 44. 45
Bilbao 11. 45. 45. 25
Fontarrabie 13. 13. 44. 15
S. Sebastianus 15. 30. 45. 5
NAVARRE.
Pompelon 13. 15. 42. 0
Vaganna 12. 15. 43. 0
CATHALONIA.
New Carthage 15. 57. 38. 0
Tarragone 16. 12. 41. 0
Gerona 17. 42. 42. 12
Barsalona 17. 0. 41. 35
Valentia 14. 38. 36. 10
ARRAGONIE.
Sarragossa 13. 45. 41. 45
Burges. 10. 33. 42 48
PORTVGALE.
Lysbona 5. 0. 36. 40
Portugallo 4 56. 41. 35
Arcobriga 5. 40. 36. 35
Badaioz 5. 20. 39. 0
Cabo de. S. Vincentio. 2. 32. 38. 15
Braga 6. 0. 43. 40
S. Maria de Guadalupe. 8 30. 39. 30
GRANATE.
Granate 8. 34. 34. 20
Hispalis. 5. 42. 37. 0.
Corduba 7. 4. 37. 50
Calpe, both one of the Pillors of Hercules, & also à moūtaine called at this daye Gilbalter where the streit is named Zibalter. 7. 30. 36. 15
Vama 6. 15. 38. 25
Malaga 8. 50. 37. 30
OF FRAVNCE.
FRaunce beyng seperated from Spaine, by the Pyrenean Moun taines foloweth nexte. It is parted from England, by the Englishe Seas. It conteineth many dukedomes. It is garni shed with pleasant Cities, & townes, of which I wil set out the principall: begining with the weast part first.
NARBONAHATH▪
Vienna. 26. 0. 45. 0
Ebredunum. 28. 8. 43. 30
Briansonum. 28. 30. 45. 0
Gratianoposis. Granoble. 27. 0. 45 30.
Tarantasia. 29. 0. 45. 0
Gebenae. 28. 0. 45. 45
Mauriana. 28. 30. 44. 30
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Vapincum. 27. 15. 43. 30
Dinia. 27. 35. 43. 5.
Valentia. 26. 0. 44. 10
Romonum. 26. 0. 44. 30
Sistarica. 26. 45. 43. 20
Viuarium 25. 45. 43. 45.
Aurasicum 26. 30. 43. 30
Auinio. 25. 45. 43. 15
Carpentorate 26. 5. 43. 15
Tritastra 25. 45. 43. 0
Arelatum. Arles. 25. 50. 42. 45
Massillia. 26. 30. 42. 5
Tollona. 27. 30. 42. 0
Barcellonna. 28. 30. 43. 15
AQVITANIA.
Burdigala. 18. 0. 44. 30
Baiona. 17. 30. 44. 30
Vasaticum. 18. 15. 44. 0
Tarba. 19. 15. 42. 15
Lorona. 18. 10. 42. 0
Lebretum. 18. 30. 43. 10
Auscus. 20. 15. 43. 0
Lombarium 21. 20. 42. 40
Tholossa. 22. 10. 42. 50
Rinum. 21. 45. 42. 15
Conserana. 22. 15. 41. 50
S. Pontius. 23. 0. 42. 15
Narbona. 23. 30. 42. 0
Agata. 24. 0. 42. 10
Mirapiscae 22. 45. 42. 15
Lodeua. 23. 45. 42. 50
Beserium. 23. 30. 42. 20
Mons pessulanus, Monpeleier. 24 30. 42. 50.
Astrericum. 23. 0. 43. 0
Vabra. 23. 15. 42. 45
Varinum. 22. 15. 43. 15
Albia. 22. 30. 43. 40
Montalbanum. 21. 30. 43. 30
Cadurcum. 22. 0. 44. 0
Rhodium. 23. 15. 43. 30
S. Florus. 23. 30. 44. 0
Anicium. Lepny. 24. 30. 44. 15
CELTICA GALLIA.
Lugdunum, Lyons. 26. 0. 45. 15
Niuernium. 24. 0. 46. 40.
Lamouica. 21. 30. 45. 45
Petragoricum 21. 15. 44. 40
Engolisma 20. 30. 44. 50
Xantona 19. 0. 45 0
Luxiona 18. 30. 46. 30
Nanetum 18. 15. 47. 15
Rhedona 17. 30. 48. 10
Turonia Tours. 20. 15. 47. 30
Aurelia orleans 22. 0. 47. 30
Constantiae 18. 40. 49. 35
Lutetia Parisiorum. Paris the head Citie of all Fraunce in which is à florishinge vniuersitie, the fame where of is spreade throughe all Europe. 23. 30. 48. 40.
Seno. 24. 0. 47. 45
Cathalanum 25. 30. 48. 30
Lingo 26. 30. 47. 30
GALLIA BELGICA.
Rothomagus, Roan. 21. 30. 49. 30
Catalaunum, Chaalō 21. 30. 48. 30
Rettena. Rethe. 22. 26. 49. 0
GERMANYE.
GErmany, the most ample, & large Regiō in in all Europe, somtime diuided frō fraūce, by the Rhine: from the Pannonians by the riuer Danubye, & from Sarmatia & Dēmarke, by moū¦taines, & Hilles, & in al other partes hauing th'Ocean Seas. But in our daies, it exten-
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it selfe more largely. It maye compare at this tyme wyth Spaine, Fraunce, or Italy, in cōmodities to it belōging. For it is beautified with most plea saunt Cities, Townes, & Castels, it hath great woddes, aboundance of fruites, & hils replenished with plētiful Vines. There are also these famous, & helthfull riuers, the Rhine, Danuby, Moganus, Albis, Neccarus, Sala, Odera, with diuers other. It is parted into the hier Germany & into the lower, of which we will first set out the princi pall cities and Townes.
Seelāde, an Ilād the furdest cōfines of Germany the middes of it, in Longitud, & Latitude. 25. 0. 52. 0.
Middlebourgh. 25. 26. 51. 48
HOLLANDE.
Traiectum, Vtrick. 27. 15. 52. 20.
BRABANT.
ANtuerpia, Antwerpen, the noblest Towne in all Europe. 26. 36. 51. 28
Louaine, a vniuersitie. 20. 36 50. 59.
Bruxella▪ Brussell 20. 16. 51. 28
Mechlinia Machelen 20. 20. 51. 15
Lira. Liere 20. 24. 51. 21
FLAVNDERS.
Gandauum Ghent 25. 30. 51. 15
Bruge brugge 24. 30. 51. 20
Tornacum. Tornay 25. 15. 50. 10
PICARDIE.
Ambianum Amiens 16. 40. 49. 49
S. Iodocus 16. 52. 52. 0
Samarobriga 22. 20. 52. 10
LVCENBVRGE.
Lucenburgum 25. 30. 50. 0
Creutznacum Creutz 24. 34. 50. 2
Sarbruccū. Sarbruck 23. 47. 49. 16
Key serluterna 24. 44. 49. 22
GVLICH.
Bonna bonne 23. 23. 50. 47
Iuliacum Gulich 22. 44. 51. 8
Leo dium Ludich 21. 48. 50. 51
Aquisgranum Achen 28. 45. 50. 55
GELDRIA.
Geldria Gheldere 23, 48. 51 42
CLEVIA.
Cleuis. Cleff. 22. 6. 52. 0
HELVETIA.
s. Gallus 27. 6. 47. 8.
Constantia 26. 43. 47. 30
Tigurum Zurch 26. 36. 46. 48
Badena Baden 25. 16. 48. 44
Lucerna 26. 0. 46. 34
Friburgum 37. 30. 51 50
Berna 24. 18. 46. 25
ALSATIA.
Colmaria 24. 3. 48. 12
selestadium schletstad. 24. 6. 48. 22
Caesarmontanum Key sersperg. 23 48. 48. 14
Hagenoia Hagenau 24. 36. 49. 7
CITIES OF BASSE Germanye.
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Colonia Agrip 29. 45. 51. 0
Campena Kampen 28. 30. 52. 50
Confluence, cōmonly called Coblentz, wher two faire riuers the Rhine, & Mosell mete. 30. 15. 50. 20
Andernachum Andernacke. 30. 0. 50. 25.
CITIES, AND TOVVnes of hie Germanie.
MAguntia, Mentz, the Bishoppes seat. At this Citie was th' Art of Printing first foūd (by Iohn Faustus) in the yere of Christ our sauiour. 1453. The Lon. & lati. 31. 15. 50. 0
VVormatia, wormes. 31. 30. 49. 40
Spira Spier 31. 30. 49. 15
Argētina, Strausborough à notable citie, in which Iohn Sturmius, & D. Seuenus excellēt Orators florished 1559 30. 15. 48. 45.
Basilia. Basile 29. 45. 47. 45
Schathusa 28. 0. 47. 28
Curia chur. 32. 0. 47. 30
Vesalia 26. 20. 51. 30
Francofordia 31. 40. 50. 10
Curia 32 0. 47. 30
Marburgum 32. 10. 51. 0
Bremen 32. 10. 53. 40
Heydelbergū, called Heydelberge, is à florishing Uniuersitie, mainteined by the Palsgraue, by it ther rūneth the riuer Neccarus: ther florished 1559 in Phisicke, D. Iohn Langius, the Princes Phisician, Iacob Curio, Thomas Erastus, Petrus Lotichius Secundus, all Doctors in Phisick: And D. Balduinus the Reader of the Ciuill Lector, with diuers others, of whom I was very gentely interteined at the time of my Commensment. 32. 0. 49. 30.
Vlmes 33. 0. 48. 30
Herbipolis wirtzpurgk 33. 30. 50. 0
Amberga 34. 0. 47. 15
Augusta 34. 0. 48. 15
Brunsuiga 34. 40. 52. 40
Ingolstadium 34. 45. 48. 30
Hamburgum 34. 0. 54. 30
Limeburgum 34. 45. 5. 45
Ratisbona 35. 40. 49. 0
Erdfordia 35. 0. 51. 10
Lubecum 35. 20. 54. 50
Liptzigum 36. 30. 51. 30
Magdaburge 36. 10. 54. 50
Salisburgum 36. 30. 47. 30
Brandenburgum 37. 20. 52. 40
Rostochium 37. 10. 54. 36
Misna 37. 20. 51. 50
Peurbachium 37. 35. 48. 15
Berlinum 38. 30. 52. 50
Praga 38. 20. 50. 6
Gripsualdia. 38. 55. 54. 20
Vratislauia 41. 20. 51. 5
Gran 42 50. 47. 15
Posna 42. 0. 52. 45
Buda 43. 0. 46. 50
Lonreth 43. 20. 52. 30
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Thorn 43. 30. 53. 30
Cracouia 44. 30. 50. 15
Mons Regius 49 0. 45. 0
Dantiscum 46. 0. 54. 55
Caralostadium 33. 25. 50. 0
Noribergum 34. 40. 49. 30
Munster 32. 0. 52. 5
VVitenberga 32. 10. •…3. 40
MOSCOVIA.
MOscouia is à longe & ample Regiō, the people miserable, suspicious, & craftie, the chief citie of ther Empirour is also called Moskaua. 69. 0. 57. 0. Thither sailed out of England. 1553 Chancelour, & diuers other. The nature of th'inhabitantes, cōmodities of the coūtry, & à perfite description of all the parts of the same you shal se at large set oute by Sigismunde Liber baron &c.
ILLIRIA, AND Dalmatia.
I Lliria, which is called Lyburnia, hath on the North parts Pannonia, on the west Istria, on the South the Uenice seas, & on th'East Dalmatia the chiefe Cities, & townes are
Sara 40. 5. 44. 9
Stridona the countrye of Saynt Ierome 42. 20. 43. 20
Flauona 37. 0. 44. 45
DALMATIA.
Ragusia 45. 0. 42. 20
sibinicum 43. 0. 43. 20
scutara 45. 30. 41. 30
saloniana 45. 0. 43. 20
Durazo 45. 55. 40. 55
ITALIE, AND LOMbardie.
Brundusium 41. 0. 39. 30
Tarentum 40. 30. 39. 15
salernum 37. 20. 39. 30
Naplis 38. 50. 39. 55
Capua 36. 40. 40. 5
Aquilea 36. 40. 41. 10
Roma, à Citie famous through all th'Earth. 36. 40. 42. 0
Sena 34. 10. 42. 0
Florence 34. 15 42. 45
Viterbia 35. 0. 41. 15
Pisa 33. 0. 42. 15
Luca 33. 30. 42. 45
Ancona 36. 40. 42. 30
Bononia 33. 30. 43. 40
Rhauennae 35. 0. 43. 15
Farraria 34. 10. 43. 50
Parma 32. 30. 43. 50
Verona 34. 0. 44. 25
Venice 35. 30. 44. 45
Padua 35. 0. 44. 45
Mantua 33. 10. 44. 10
Vincentia 34. 39. 44. 20
Cremona 32. 45. 44. 20
Placentia 32. 30. 44. 20
Myllan 31. 45. 44. 15
Tortona 31. 30. 44. 0
Genua 31. 30. 43. 15
Taurinum 30. 40. 43. 45
Nisa 29. 30. 42. 40
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Secusia 29. 45. 44. 0
Grassa 29. •…0. •…2. •…5
Albinga 3•…. 40. 42. 5•…
Vercellae 30. 30. 44. 30
Nouaria 30. 15. 45. 0
A PERTICVLER DEscription of Grece, and firste of Macedonia.
MACEDONIA.
MAcedonia hathe on the Northe parte Thrasia & the hier Misnia: on the West, the Venetian seas: on the south parts Epirus and Achaia: On the East the Seas called Egiū Pe lagus. The principall Cities, & townes of it are Thessalonica, now Salonica the seate of the chiefe Bishoppe of the Philippians, vnto whome S. Paule wrot two Epistles, the first from Athenis, the secōde from Laodicia the chiefe bishopriche of Phrygia, where also S. Paule preached the Gospell. 49. 50. 41. 0
Apollonia 45. 6. 40. 10
Aulon 44. 50. 39. 56
Bullis 45. 0. 39. 45
Arethusa 50. 10. 41. 0
Panormus 54. 404. 1. 0
Hadrianopolis 50. 55. 40. 55
Ampelus 51. 15. 40. 30
Iöleos 51 3. 39. 15
Demetrias 50. 30. 38. 56
Larissa 51. 20. 38. 50
Thebae Thebs 51. 10. 38. 30
Arnissa 45. 20. 40. 40
Elima 45. 40. 39 40
Amantia 46. 0. 39. 40
Albenopolis 46. 0. 41. 0
Europus 46. 30. 41. 20
Apsalus 46. 20. 41. 5
Parocopolis 48. 40. 41. 40
Amphipolis 50. 0. 41. 30
Philippis à Citye where the great Alexander was born, and from this Citie S. Paule sent his second Epistle to the Galatians. 50. 45. 41. 45
Heraclia 47. 40. 41. 30
EPIRVS VVHOSE cheife places are
Nicopolis 47. 30. 38. 30
Cassiopa 47. 0. 38. 45
Ambracia: larta. 48▪ 8 38. 20
ACHAIA, VVHOSE chiefe places are
Athenae sometime the fountaine and wellspringe of all good letters, heare did Plato and Aristotle teach, it is now destroyed. 52. 45. 37. 15
Megaris 52. 15. 37. 30
Peloponesus. Morea. 51. 10. 37, 30
Modonam. 48. 30. 26. 0
Parnassus, a mount. 50. 20. 38 0
Helicon the holy Hill of the Musis, at the foote, wherof
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is à founteine of the Houe of Pegasus fote. 51. 0. 37. 45 Pythia, the place wher Apol logaue Oracles. 50. 30. 37. 45
Constantinople, somtime à citie vnder the Christiā Em pire, but nowe the chiefe seat of Solymanus th'Emperor of Turkes, which he wā. 1453. 56. 0. 43. 5.
Corinthe, the Bishoppes seat in Achaia. Hether sent S. Paule two Epistles, the first frō Philippis, à citie in Ma cedonie by Stephan, fortunatus, & Achaicus: The seconde Epistle by Titus, & Luke. 51. 15. 36. 55
Stymphalus. 50. 20. •…6. 20
Thus endeth the perticuler description of Europe.
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A PERTICULER DESCRPTION OF AFRICA.
AFRICA, which also in Greke is named 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 is the second part & portion of th'Earth. And was first so called of Iupiters daughter bering that name. But Festus saith it came of the qualitie of th'Aëre, in that coūtrey, deriuing it of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, as who should say, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 that is, without horrour of coldenes: other affirme that it toke name of Afer, one of the pòsteritie of Abraham, which ouercomyng his enemies, remained in this part. It beginneth at Gaditanum Fretum (à narrow streight cōming out of th'Ocean into the middle Earth Seas, & haue Spaine on the north shore, & the Mores on the South) And it doeth ende at the Egiptiā Seas. On the North it haue the middle Earth seas, on the south shore the great Ocean, on th'East the sea, which stretche almost to the middle earth seas.
Africke is diuided into two parts by the hyll Atlas, of whiche the lesser extendeth to the midle Earth seas: the greater part goeth beyond this hill vnto the south Oceā. The greater part of it is not inhabited for two causis: one is for th'extreme heat, being vnder the burning zone, the Sōne draweth all the moister of th'earth frō it, so that for want of water no man cā ther liue. The second is for the
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innumerable multitude of venamous wormes, & wilde beastes, which are naturally ennemies vnto mankinde. As the Lion, the Olephant, the Tiger, & such like. Also, Dragons, Chrocodile, Cocatrice, & sundry other venomous Wormes, in suche sorte that th'inhabitauntes are compelled to put on botes, for better auoiding their sting, & poison. The part that is inhabited, is frutful enough. The people blacke, Sauage, Monstrous, & rude: yet in those countries, cities, & townes where the Spaniardes, Portugalles, Italians, & other do frequent, the people are sumwhat more ciuill, modest, & reasonable. Diuers also (yea right graue authors) make mētion of certaine deformed that dwell in Africk, as men with dogges heades, called Cynocephali, some with one eye & that in the forehead, named Monoculi, others without heades, & theyr face in the breast, with diuers such like which I sup pose rather fables then any truth. If you desire à longer descoure Towching Africk, hir inhabitātes, & cōmodities, read Strabo, in his 2. & 17. bokes. And also Plinius his 8. boke, with diuers other writers, which at large do herof intreate, & now I will (folowing my order begun) set out the notable regiōs (which Ptolomaeus numbreth to be 12.) with theyr chiefe Cities, Townes, hilles, & riuers, with in Africke: & first we will begin with Mauritania, which is diuided into Mauritania Tingitana, & Mauritania Caesariensi.
OF THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN Tingitana or Barbarica Mauritania.
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Fesse 10. 0. 30. 0
Tingis caesaria called commenlye Tanger 6. 30. 35. 30
Abilis one of Hercules Pillers, is a hill againste Calpe an other Hill in Spaine 7. 50. 35. 40
Baba 8. 10. 34. 20
Banasa 6. 30. 34. 20
Septa 7. 30. 35. 55
Sala 6. 55. 34. 0
The Sonnes Mount 6. 45. 31 15
Benta 9. 30. 33. 40
Dorath. 10. 10. 31. 15
Tamusida 7. 15. 34. 15
MAVRITANIA CAesariensis.
Apollos promontorie 15. 30. 33. 40
Iulia Caesaria. 17. 0. 33. 20
Tucca. 20. 0. 31. 30
Hippa. 20. 15. 29. 50
La Guardia. 12. 0. 34. 20
Cissa. Cerlel. 18. 45. 32. 10
IN AFRICK THE lesse.
Colops the greater. 27. 40. 32. 20
Colops the lesser. 29. 20. 32. 35
Hippon 30. 30. 32. 15
Utica, where Cato died, now called Bensert. 32. 0. 32. 45.
Carthage. 34. 40. 31. 50
Clupea. 35. 0. 33. 20
Sabatra. 41. 0. 31. 0
Vsanum. 33. 15. 32. 20
Dabia 33. 0. 29. 40
NVMIDIA.
Culuca. 28. 30. 31 0
Tucca 29. 30. 31. 20
Bizancina 37. 50. 30. 40
Capsa. 37. 30. 29 45
Calatha. 31. 0. 53. 40
Sabrata 41. 15. 30. 50
Ammon. 65. 30▪ 28. 0
Oasis the great. 59. 20. 26. 55
MARMARICA.
Alexandria. 60. 30. 31. 0
Memphis 62. 50. 29. 50
Cayrum 62. 15. 30. 0
Syene. 62. 15. 23. 50
LYBIA INTERIOR.
Tagaza 7. 0. 15. 40
Tuchorora. 12. 30 16. 0
Tambutum 15. 30. 15. 40
MEROE.
Meroë is an Ilād of Nilus, sometime called Saba, & now Elsaba, where S. Matthew did preache the Gospel. From hence came the quene of Saba, to here Salomōs wisdome. From hence also came Cādaces, the quenes Enuche, which was baptised of Philip th'Appostle. But at this presēt it is the seate of the mightie prince, that we cal Preter Iohn. 61. 30. 16. 25
QVIOLA.
Quiola, or Cayla, is à region, in which great plentie of Cinamome growe, the chiefe cities are
Hamaharica. 65. 0. 9. 10
Masta. 67. 30. South Pole. 4 15
Beritis. 60. 40. 21. 31
Quiola. 76. 30. South pole. 7. 30
Sabath. 67. 30. 12. 30
Mombaza. 79. 0. South Pole. 6. 0.
Melinda. 82. 30. 2. 0
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Cāuaquin. 80. 0. 9. 50
Babell mendap. There are the streightes of the red seas. 74. 50. 11. 0.
OF CITIES OF SONdry Regions, in Southe Aethiopia.
Goia 60. 50. South Pole. 19. 50
Garma. 57. 0 South Pole. 24. 0
Bali 70. 0. 21. 40
Meli 33. 0. 16. 30
OF THE NOTABLE Ilandes about Africke.
Porto Sancto. 0. 35. 31. 30
Medera an Ilande, firste inhabited of the Portugales, it aboūdeth with Suger, Honie, Wax, & sundrye Herbes. 358. 40. 29. 50 The Canarian Ilādes beyng x. in numbre. 1. 30. 23. 30 S. Thomas Ilād. 32. 30. 0. 30 Madagascar, whiche is also called Saint Laurence Ilād, there the North Pole is not sene, & the nedle in sailynge will do no seruice. Therefore they ar cōstreined to vse Astro labes, & other Instrumēts. 85. 30. South Pole. 20. 0,
Thus endeth the Description of Africke.
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OF ASIA THE THIRDE parte of th'Earth.
WHAT Asia is, and wherof it was firste so called, there is no controuersie. For all writers, as wel Historiographers, as also Geographers, make it the iij. part of th'Earth, & to take that name of Asius, sonne to kinge Cotis. And although they call it the iij. part of th'Earth, yet it is not because it conteyneth but the thirde part, but bycause it is so diuided by the seas, for of it selfe it is as much as Europe, & Africke, & conteineth (after Ptolomaeus accompt) 48. Prouinces. It is parted into Asia the greater, & Asia the lesser. Notwithstandyng diuers wryters vse this worde Asia the lesser, more largelye than Geographers doth. For they call all that portiō which is within the south shore of the ponticke seas, & th'east seas Pelagus Aegeum, & the North part of our Ocean, & the West part of the Riuer Euphrates to be Asia the lesser. Asia conteyneth in hir circuit, Bythinia Pōtus, the lesser Asia, Lycia, Galatia, Paphlagonia, Pāphilia, Capadocia, the lesser Armenia, & Cilicia. And all these after the maner of th'olde Grecians, is comprehended within this one word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Anatolia, that is to say th'east plage or coaste. Asia dothe farre excell both Europe and
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Africke. For it is so frutefull, hathe so pleasaunt fildes, such plētie of foder & pasture, the heauens geuing moisture to th'Earth in due season. It hath aboūdāce of golde mines. It bringeth forthe plentie of Cinamome, Ginger, Aloës, & diuers aromaticall spices, & Gūmes. There are diuerse straunge beastes bred in Asia, as Vnicornes, Camelles, Liberdes, Mermosites, Mercattes, Grippes. Yet one thing is to them infortunate, that there are terrible & many Earthquakes, in so much that there haue bene x. & xij. Cities at one time subuerted, & ouerthrowen. Th'inhabitauntes are sundrye, & diuers: for some are Anthropophagi, which eate the flesh of men: & drinke their bloud. Ther are also Pygmeans (men but à cubite in height) which riding on Goates, & Rāmes, do kepe warre with Cranes. Ther ar diuers other formes of inhabitauntes resited of Plinius, whiche at this present I willingly ouerpasse. The spirites in this coūtrie, by many illusions seke to bringe trauailers into daungers, sumtime by calling them by theyr names, other times by musicall noise, as it were alluringe thē by the swetnes of the sounde, vntil they be brought into danger through wilde beastes. But now these thinges omitted, (whiche would make à great volume of them selues) I will briefely set out the chiefe & principall places of Asia▪ beginnynge with Pontus, & Bythinia.
PONTVS AND Bythinia.
Chalcedon. 56. 20. 43. 5
Olbia. 57. 0. 42. 40
Nicode•…a 56. 0. 42. 40
Clauciopolis, where S. Luke di•… write his Gospell, & the
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Actes of th'Apostles. 59. 30. 42. 45.
Nicaea, where the Nicene counsell was. 58. 0. 42. 15
Caesaria, smirdiana. 56. 40. 41. 40
Olimpus, an Hill of whiche I spake in the first boke. 57. 0. 41. 40.
THESE FOLOVVINGE are properly called Cities of Asia.
Lampsacus. 55. 20. 41. 25
Illium, somtime called Troie now Ruinous. 55. 50. 41. 0
Dardanū, Dardanellū. 55. 25. 40. 5.
Alexandria. 55. 25. 40. 40
Autandrus. 56. 30. 40. 20
Smyrna, the coūtrey where Homer was borne. 58. 25. 38. 25.
Assum. 56. 30. 40. 15
Ephesus, the chiefe citie in Ionia, in whiche S. Iohn wrot his gospel. 57. 40. 3740
CITIES OF CARIA.
Heraclea. 58. 50. 43. 30
Miletus 58. 0. 37. 0
Nysa 59. 0. 38. 15
Antiochia. 59. 30. 38. 20
Neapolis. 59. 25. 38. 35
Trallis, which is also called Emāthia, at which place cer teine suppose Pygmeans inhabit. 58. 40. 38. 5
OF BOTH LYDIAS
Philadelphia 59. 0. 38. 50
Sardis 58. 20. 28. 15
Sala 60. 15. 38. 20
Sanis 61. 0 38. 20
Hierapolis 55. 20. 38. 15
Apamia 55. 30. 42. 0
CITIES OF LYCAOnia or Lycia.
Carya 59. 50. 35. 55
Patara 60. 30. 36. 0
Olimpus a Citie 61, 30. 36. 10
Xanthus, Patara 60. 30. 36. 40
Migra 61. 0. 36. 45
CITIES OF GALAtia.
Sinopa stala 63. 30. 43. 0
Pompeiopolis so called because Pompey builded it. 62. 0. 42. 0
Claudiopolis 63. 15. 42. 20
Ancyra 62. 40. 42. 0
Laodicaea 60. 15. 38. 40
OF PAMPHILIA.
Olbia 62. 0. 36. 55
Magydis 62. 40. 36. 55
Seleusia 62. 0. 38. 30
Antiochia 62. 30. 39. 0
CITIES OF DORIS.
Alicarnassus 57. 50. 36. 10
Cadmos an hill 59. 40. 37. 40
Phaenix an hill 58. 0. 36. 30
Apollonia 57. 0. 39. 45
Pargamus, here was the noble Physicion Galenus born, whiche made Phisicke perfaite, and expoundes Hippocrates. 57. 35. 39. 45.
CAPADOCIA.
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Trapezus Genech. 68. 50. 43. 5
Sebastopolis. s. Greg. 66. 0 41. 20.
Zama. 65. 0. 40. 45
Archelais. 64. 45. 39. 40
Caesaria. Maza, here was Basilius magnus Bishoppe. 66. 30. 39. 30
Derba. 64. 30. 38. 15
OF ARMENIA THE lesser.
Satala. 96. 50. 42. 10
Nicopolis. 69. 20. 41. 40
Ispa. 70. 30. 40. 20
Camana. 68. 0. 38 0
Claudia. 71. 0. 38, 45
CILICIA.
Antiochia 64. 40. 36. 50
Agaeae 69. 0. 36, 30
Seleucia 66. 10. 36. 45
Tarsos. S. Paules countrie. 67. 40. 36. 50
Epiphania 69. 30. 36. 0
OF COLCHIS.
Neapolis. Negapotimo. 71. 30. 45. 40.
Geapolis 72. 0. 45. 30
Phasis 72. 30. 45. 0.
Madia 74. 15 46. 15
OF IBERIA.
Sura 75. 0. 45. 20.
Zalissa 76. 0. 44. 40
Varica. 75. 20. 46. 0
ALBANIA PART of great Tertarye.
Gelda. 83. 0. 46. 30
Albana, 81. 40. 45. 50
Bacchia. 77. 0. 44. 40
Baruca. 79. 20. 44. 40
ARMENIA THE greater.
Lala. 76. 10. 44. 0
Brizaca 74. 50. 45. 30
Babila. 73. 15. 40. 45
Anarium. 76. 50. 41. 30
Belcania. 73. 50. 39. 40
OF SYRIA, THE CITIES
Alexandria 69. 30. 36. 10
Selutia 67. 30. 32. 50
Laodicea, Ramatha 88. 30. 35. 3
Posidium 88. 30. 35. 15
Myriandrus. Alapso 69. 30. 35. 50
PHAENICIA.
Tripolis 67. 30. 34. 20
Biblus 67. 40. 33. 55
Sidon 67. 30. 33. 30
Tyrus 67. 5. 33. 18
Sor, cōmenly called Sur, à citie after the ruine of Alexā der christened: now destroied of the Turk. Of the ij. cities, Sidō & Tyrus, Christ our sa auior in his gospel speketh.
Ptolomais, Acon. 66. 50. 33. 0
Berytus, but of our trauellers nowe called Barut, it is the Port of Damascus. 67. 0. 33. 20.
Botrys, Botrus. 67. 50. 34. 5
Dora. 66. 30. 32. 40
Antiochia nye the moūt Tau rus, the Countrey of S. Luke Euangelist. 69. 0. 35. 30
Laonia. 70. 30. 36. 20
OF CVRVA, THE CISIES.
Abila Lysanium. 68. 45 33. 20
Damascus, here did Cain, sle his brother Abel. 69. 0. 33. 0
Adra. 68. 40. 32. 10
Hippus, Scphet. 68. 0. 32. 30
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Capitolia Suueta 69. 45. 32. 30
Philadelphia 68. 0. 31. 20
LAODICINA.
Paradissus 69. 45. 33. 35
IVDEA OR PALEstina.
Ioppa, Ioppen or Iaffa à port whiche was builded before the diludge. 65. 45. 31. 55
Ascalon, hibelis commonly called Escolona. 65. 0. 31. 40 The dead seas or lake of Sodome. 66. 50. 31. 10
OF GALILAEA.
Iulias or Bethsaida, the coūtry of s. Peter, & s. Andrew. 67. 5. 31. 15.
OF SAMARIA.
Neapolis, Sichen here did Christe conuerte the Samaritane. 66. 50. 31. 50
IVDVA.
Gaza 65. 25. 31. 15
Sebasta, Samaria 65. 40 31. 30
Lydda Rama 66. 0. 32. 0
Ericus, Ierico 66 15. 31. 25
Nicopolis sumtime called Emaus, here was Christe knowne by breaking of bread 65. 45. 31. 50.
Ierusalem which is now called Capitolia: & haue diuers other names: here was our sauiour Christ Iesus crucified, & paid the raunsome for our sinnes in the beginning of the 34. yeare of his bodelye age. 65. 45. 31. 22.
IDVMAEA.
Berzamma 64. 50. 31. 15
Maps. Massa 65. 40 30. 50
MESOPOTAMIA.
Porsica 72. 0. 37. 30
Soleucia Mosell 79. 0. 35. 40
Edesse. Rase 72. 30. 37. 30
Zama 75. 20. 36. 30
Carre, Charan, here did the holye Patriarch, Abraham dwell. 73. 45. 36. 10.
Babilon, Baldach the chiefe Bishops sea in Chadea here (building the tower Babel) sprāg the cōfusion of tonges. 79. 0. 35. 0.
Bilba 79. 0. 35. 0
Caesa 76. 40. 32, 50
Thelma 77. 40. 32. 0
Orchoë 78. 30. 32. 40
ARABIA VVHICHE IS parted in thre parts: Arabia deserta, Petrea, & Felix.
Erupa 72. 30. 30. 15
Sora 75. 0. 30. 20
Choca 72. 3•…. 32. 40
Salma 78. 20. 29. 20
Lysa 65. 50. 30. 15
Petra 66. 45. 30. 20.
Lydia 69. 0. 30. 40
The red seas through which
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Moses, & th'Israelites went 63. 30. 29. 50.
Adra 6•…. 40. 31. 40
Moūt Sinay, which is also called the mounte Oreb, or Choreb. Here receiued Moses the x. cōmaundementes. 64. 0 30. 0.
Thebae 69. 40. 21. 0
Muza 74. 30 14. 0
Sanina 75. 30. 11. •…0
Arabia. Aden 80. 0. 11. 30
Moscha 88. 30. 14. 0
Cabana 85. 0. 23. 0
Istriona 80. 0. 25. 40
Badea. Gydda 70. 0. 20. 15
Mecha. Here is the Sepulcher of Mahomet, which the Turkes go to visite wyth great deuotion, & yet straun gers cōmyng thether se no other thing thē à golden shoe, hanginge in the rouffe of the Temple. 72. 15. 23. 0 Saba, the seate of Gaspar the king, which broughte golde of Arabic, to offer vnto Iesus, beyng à Childe. 76. 0. 13. 0
ASSIRIA.
Ninus, Niniute, à great Ci tie, but nowe desolate vnto whiche Ionas the Prophete was sent. 78, 0. 36. 0
Ctesiphon 80. 0. 35. 0
Arbila 80. 0. 37. 15
MEDIA.
Zalaca 86. 15. 41. 0
Mandagara 87. 45. 39. 30
Ecbatana 88. 0. 37. 45
Veneca 93. 20. 38. 15
Gariauna 91. 0. 37. 20
Trauaxa 92. 0. 37. 40
Rapsa 90. 10. 35. 40
Aradripha 93. 20. 34. 45
SVSANA.
Asia a Citie. 80. 10. 31 40
Susa Sambragata 84. 0. 34. 15
Tariana 84. 0. 32. 30
Agra 80. 30. 33. 45
PERSIA.
Axima 87. 45. 33. 50
Persipolis 90. 0. 35. 10
Diodorus 91. 0. 33. 20
Niserga 90 15. 34. 0
Tragonica 87. 40. 32. 40
Bassara 81. 20. 29. 50
CARMANIA.
Agris 96. 30. 23. 0
Gerniana 100. 0. 2•…. 0
Thaspis 98. 0. 27. 40
Armusa 94. 30. 23. 30
PARTHIA.
Hecatompylon, à City which haue an hundreth gates. 96. 20. 37. 50.
Rhoara 98. 30 38 20
Ambrodax 9•…. 30. 38. 20
Rhagaea 98. 20. 34. 20
Appha. 98. 0. 35. 20
HIRCANIA.
Hercana 98. 30. 40. 0
Adrapsa 98 30. 41. 40
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Saca 94. 15. 39. 30
MARGIANA.
Sena 1. 2. 30. 42. 20
Iasonium 103 30. 41. 30
Antiochia margiana 106▪ 0 41. 40
Nigaea 1•…5. 0. 41. 10
BACTRIANA.
Chomara 106. 302 4. 40
Menapia 113. 0. 41. 20
Bactra 116. 0. 41. 0
SOGDIANA.
Prepsa 130. 0. 45. 0
Alexandria oxiana 113. 0. 44. 40
Scythia within the Mounte Emaus.
Aspabota 102. 0. 44. 0
Dauaba 104. 0, 45. 0
Scithia without the mount Emaus.
The kingdome of Chatay is vnder the great Cham, king of the Tartarians, the chiefe Cities are
Issedon scithica 150. 0. 48. 30
Soeta 145. 0. 35. 20
SERICA.
Issedon serica 162. 0. 45. 0
Sera 177. 1•…. 38 35
Dama 156. 0. •…1. 40
In this country breed the Wormes which make silk, we call them in Englishe Silke Wormes, of which at this day the Spaniardes haue greate Plentye.
ARIA AND ARIANA.
The iniddes of it 106. 0. 3▪. 30
Namaris 105. 40. 36. 10
Articaudna 109. 20. 36 10
Alexandria Ariae 11•…. 0. 3•…. 0
DRANGIANA.
Asta 107. 30. 30. 40
Bigis 1•…1. 0. 29. 20
Agriapsa 108. 0. 34. 0
GEGROSIA.
Cuni 110. 0. 23. 50
Parsis 106. 30. 23. 30
Arbis 105. 20. 20. 30
INDIA VVITH IN the riuer Ganges.
Bardaxima 213. 40. 20. 40
Monoglossum 114. 10. 18. 20
Mandagara 113. 0. 14. 30
Nitria 115 10. 14. 20
Colchi now called Cuchina, vnto which the Lucitanians are very frendly 123. 0. 15. 0
Salur 125 0. 15. 0
Bizantium 113. 40. 14. 40
Tyndis 138. 30 16. 10
Calicutium, Calechut. The moste fimous Citie of Marchaundise in all India, they haue à proper Kinge of their owne: but the Crowne come not by succession vnto theyr children for this cause. For they haue thys vse that whan any manne marieth, he must commit his wife to the priest to be defloured. Vnto this city is brought frō al India al kind
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of spice, Cloues, Nutmegges Gīger, Cinamome, Rubarbe, Musk, Sāders, Aloës, Cassia. Also praecious stones of diuers kindes, & al maner of silkes. Ther ar diuerse sortes of inhabitantes in this citie: Christians, Turkes, Mahomites, Caffranans, Idolaters. And this last kinde do often (as it ware in token of Frendship) lend theyr wiues one to another .112. 0. 5. 0
Simylla 110. 0. 14. 45
Hippocura 120. 30. 4. 0
Caticardama, Corimandel. 136. 20. 12. 40
Sambolaca 132. 15, 31. 50
PRASIA.
Palibotra 143. 0. 27. 0
Tamalitis 144. 30. 16. 30
Sambalaca 141. 0. 29. 30
COVNTRIES AND CIties without Ganges in India.
Pcntapolis 150. 0. 18. 0
Baracura. Bangella 152. 30 16. 0
Sabara 159. 0. 8. 30
Begynga 162. 20. 8. 26
Tacola 160. 30. 4. 15
Sabana 160. 0. 3. 0
Colipolis 164. 20. 0. 0
Balonga 167. 30. 7. 0
Synda 167. 15. 13. 40
Thagora 168. 0. 6. 0
Eldana, hither came S. Thomas to praeche the Gospell. 152. 0. 13. 0
Trygliphon 154. 0. 17. 0
Gorgatha 167. 0. 12. 30
CHATAY, A REGION.
Chataio 222. 0. 43. 50
VVeast Ciamfu 222. 0. 37. 17
Quinsay, the greatest Citie in all th'Earthe, and is as muche to saye with vs, as the heauenly Citie, in the middes of it, is a Lake, whiche in the circuit, haue 1200. Bridges. 226. 0. 37. 40.
Geiten 259. 0. 25. 15
East Ciamfu 231. 0. 3•…. 5
Focho 240. 55. 7. 0
Tingrei 236. 0. 35. 0
MANGI, THIS CONteine in it. 9. kingdomes.
Taygni 224. 15. 31. 0
Sygni 232. 0. 29. 20
Thebet, a Prouince in which the great Cham, lorde of the East, & south Indians haue his seate, & all the kinges of India are vnder him. 204. 10. 3. 20.
CYAMBA.
Cyamba 208. 10. 25 30
These vse Corall in the
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steade of money, they haue great plentie of Nutmegges, Aloës, & all kinde of Spices.
SOVTH INDIA.
Th' inhabitantes are all Idolaters, & haue these kingdomes folowyng.
Lamia 202. 10. 11. 40
Morfuli 285. 0. 13. 0
Thime 180. 0. South Pole. 3. 10.
MOABAR.
Nar. The inhabitantes do worship Oxen 276. 0. South Pole. 20. 10 Malaqua, here was S. Thomas slain 260. 6. South Pole. 15 30
THE KINGDOME of Lac.
Lac, à citie, th' inhabitātes worship Oxē, & ar great Idolaters, yet iust in their affaires, & haters of lyes, & liers. 166. 30. 21. 40.
¶OF THE ILANDES adiacent to Asia, and India, and newe Regions of this iij. part lately founde oute.
CYPRVS.
IT is an Ilande in the middle earth Seas, in which Iaphat, one of Noë his sonnes, first inhabitid. 65. 30. 35. 10
SCOTORA.
Scotora, in Arabi•… the happie now it is called Scoyra. 86. 20. 12. 0.
ORMVSA.
Ormusa is an Ilād in the narrow Persick seas. 96. 20 19. 0
TABROBANA.
It is also named Samotra, it is à great Ilande. 151. 15. It is without Latitude, because it is vnder th' Equinoctiall.
COO.
Coo, an Ilande, in whiche the the prince of Physitians Hip pocrat. was born. 57. 0. 36. 25.
THE GREATER Iaua.
Iaua. 17•…. 0. the south pole. 7 •…0
BORNO.
Borno, an Ilande. 178. 0. The South pole. 2. 30
THE LESSER Iaua.
Iaua. 188. 9. Under th' equinoctiall.
AMBICON.
Ambicon. 166. 0. The south pole 7.0.
GELILO.
Gelilo, also Solor, one of the greatest Ilandes of Moluck.
204. 0. The south Pole. ▪1. 0
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ILANDES OF Moluck.
Th' other Ilandes are vnder 193. 0. 9. 0. digrees.
IVCATAN
Iucatan. 257. 30. 19. 0
CVBA.
Cuba. 269. 30. 23. 30
It is vnder the Tropicke of Cancer.
IAMAICA.
Iamaica. 270. 0. 19. 30.
VASANDREA.
Vasandrea. 3•…1. 30. 40. 0.
Thus endeth the perticuler description of Asia.
A PERTICVLER DESCRIPTION OF suche partes of America, as are by trauaile founde out.
RIGHT order inforseth that (the iij. partes of the Earth, beynge set out accordynge to their notable partes) I shall direct my Penne to speake of America, whiche is named the fourth parte, & was to Ptolomaeus, & th' Auncient Geographers vnknowē: as also at this praesent great part of it is not yet foūd out. It taketh the name of America, of Americus Uesputius, who by the cōmaundement of Ferdinando king of Castell, founde it out, in the yeare of Christ oure Sauiour. 1497. aboute th' ende of Iune, as doeth appeare by his owne testimonie. The people bothe men, & women are naked, neither suffer they any heare to growe on their bodies, no not on their browes, the head except. They are excellent in swiming, both men & women, so that they without werines can swime ij▪ leaques. Their weapons are bowes, & arrowes, which they praepare, & head with stones, & the teath of Fishe, for that they want Iron, & all metall (gold except.) They haue warre with th' inhabitauntes of the countrey next them, which haue an other language. But it is not for richesse, for inlarging their segniory, or election of à king: but for to reuenge the deathes of their praedicessors. There is nolaw or order obserued of wedlocke, for it is lawful to haue so many wemen as they affect, & to put them away with out any daunger. They be filthy at meate, & in all secrete actes of nature, comparable to brute beastes. Their bread is rotes, & theyr meate mans fleshe, for all theyr enemies, which they ouercome, they with great bankettyng deuoure. Their houses are builded like the shape of Belles, & couered with leaues & palmes of trees. they vse no kinde of Marchandise, and as for golde, Pearle, stone, & that we haue in great prise: they haue in no esti mation. For theyr richesse is in fethers of diuers colours, & stones, which they hange on their eares & lips for an ornatur. They do honour the Sonne, Mone, & Sterres. There is also in the weast part of America, à region cal led Peru, most riche of all other that hitherto haue bene founde both of meatalles, & praecious Drugges. Their shepe be of suche fertilitie, that they twise yearlye haue Lambe. Th' inhabitantes are ciuill, wise, prudēt, skilful of marchandise. But yet they know not Christ. The middes of America is in digrees. 330. 0. The pole Antarctik 10. 0. The breadth of it is 2100. English miles, the lēgth 3000. miles. There are diuers and sundry Ilandes about America, in our dayes founde oute of whiche hereafter shall folow the principall.
PERV VVITH THE shore towarde Spaine.
Peru. 290. 5. 0. south pole.
Archay Cherson•…sus. 303. 0. 5. 0
Caput de Stado. 317. 0▪ 2. 30
Sinus aquae dulcis, here are vij. Ilandes founde, in which are great plentie of Pearle, & praecious Stones.
322. 0. South Pole. 5. 0.
Rio grande 329. 0. South pole. 4. 30
S. Rochi 341. 0. South pole. 8. 15
Caput S. Crucis, here Magelanus founde à Giaunt x. fote in length. 345. 0. 140.
Rio. s. Iacobi 356. 0. 23. 30
Rio d•…. s. Lucia 341. 0. 27. 20
ILANDES ADIOYning to America.
Riqua the lesser 296. 0. 10. 0
Riqua the greater 300. 0. 9. 0
Th' Iland of Giants 308. 7. 5. 0
Th' Ilande of Brasil 305. 4. 6. 10
La ponto 318. 30. 4. 0
Spagnolla, here is found, Gua iacū that healeth the Neapolitane sicknes. And the middes of th' Ilande cōteine. 305. 0. 23. 0.
¶ILANDES TOVVARD Africke, are innumerable of whiche these are founde oute.
Todosanctos 332. 30. 17. 0
Deforana 323. 0. 18. 0
Degadalupo 331. 10. 15. 30
Caput de bonauentur 294. 10. 4. 10
The grene Iland. 347. 0. 14. 0
FINIS.