America: Being
America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the Nevv VVorld Containing the Original of the Inhabitants, and the Remarkable Voyages Thither. The Conquest of the Vast Empires of Mexico and Peru, and Other Large Provinces and Territories, with the Several European Plantations in Those Parts. Also Their Cities, Fortresses, Towns, Temples, Mountains, and Rivers. Their Habits, Customs, Manners, and Religions. Their Plants, Beasts, Birds, and Serpents. With an Appendix, Containing, Besides Several Other Considerable Additions, a Brief Survey of What Hath Been Discover'd of the Unknown South-land and the Arctick Region.
作者：Ogilby, John, 1600-1676
体例：段 章数：103
字数：2,076,387 来源：Project Gutenberg
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共 103 段- After these, King _John_ of _Portugal_ sent _Jaques Cano_ wi
- And lastly, It signifies as little what _Pineda_ and _Levinu
- [Sidenote: Strange Opinion of the _Americans_ concerning the
- Nay, why not as well transported out of _Asia_ or _Europe_,
- And how little opportunity the _Israelites_ had to remove si
- “The _Peruvians_ call’d their King, _A Lord of the Realm_, a
- _Strabo_ relates, That the antient People account it an hono
- Mean while the _Spanish_ Fleet proceeded on their Voyage, be
- _Roldanus Ximenes_ refus’d to follow _Christopher Columbus_’
- About twenty of the _Spaniards_ well Arm’d resolv’d to under
- _Nunnez_, amongst his other Slavesses, had one exceeding bea
- But to return: Whilst the Expeditions under the Command of _
- Twelve Leagues beyond _Zempoal_, _Cortez_ built a new City n
- But whilst _Cortez_ staid in the Countrey of _Tenustitan_ (n
- _Attabaliba_ hearing that _Pizarro_ resolv’d to come forward
- [Sidenote: _Stade_ taken by the _Cannibals_.]
- But much worse success had Captain _John Smith_, who weigh’d
- Some Merchants that were call’d the _Austrian_ Company, fitt
- Having in the first part of this Volume discours’d at large
- At that season when the Corn covers the ground, to any heigh
- At this time all things going favorably with the _Jesuits_,
- A little after another _Indian_ War threatning the _English_
- The _Mowhacks_ were ever accounted a cruel bloudy People, wh
- They have two sorts of Games, one call’d _Puim_, the other _
- About the Year 1645. one Mr. _Pinchin_, having out of desire
- _New Netherland_ thus discover’d, invited many Merchants to
- [Sidenote: _Rattle-Snake._]
- We shall conclude our Discourse of this Countrey with a nota
- Laws are there Enacted by him, with the advice and consent o
- In the eighteenth Year of the said King’s Reign, at the Requ
- Many other Quarrels and Encounters there were in the Infancy
- The Temperature of this Province is agreeable to a Countrey,
- This Countrey is also one of those, said to have been first
- The Inhabitants of _Florida_ are an Olive colour, tall, and
- 2. _Chiapa_, which giveth Name to the Valley aforesaid; It i
- The chief City is, 1. _Leon_, which is surrounded with Woods
- This Kingdom, at the time that the _Spaniards_ first Discove
- The _Monks_ of _La Merced_ dwell in two Cloysters, both Cons
- _Izcoalt_ was no sooner Crown’d, but he made great preparati
- Mean while _Muteczuma_ consulted with his Sorcerers to destr
- The Bishoprick of _Tlascalla_, formerly call’d _Tlascalteca_
- These People, on their Festival Days call’d _Raeaxipo Velizt
- This Feast of _Texcoalt_ lasting ten days, ended on the twen
- The Countrey is chiefly fertile in _Maiz_ and Mines of Silve
- This Countrey was first, _Anno 1581._ discover’d by a _Franc
- Though the Province of _Zuny_ above-mention’d in the Chapter
- _Trespassey_ in like manner is as commodious a Harbour, lyin
- The _Bermudas_, or _Summer-Islands_ (probably so term’d as t
- All those Cities are much decay’d, and thinly inhabited, the
- _Venables_ his Expedition was in the Year 1654. when _Cromwe
- There are also many other very odoriferous Trees, yielding a
- Of Tortoise-shell there is also good store, by reason that m
- Our _English_ Sea-men are little acquainted with these Islan
- Concerning the original of these People, there are several O
- The _Caribbeeans_ have also a strange Opinion concerning the
- The _Oculiem_, or Vine, makes the Shore also very pleasant;
- Father _Raymond Breton_ got possession of the fruitfullest p
- _The principal Road or Bay is call’d_ Carlisle Bay, _and lie
- It was in the Year 1625. that the _English_ and _French_ joi
- Having compleated our Description of _Mexicana_, or _Norther
- The chief Rivers are 1. _Darien_, which gives Name both to t
- Being sent out by _Peter Ferdinando de Lugo_, to discover th
- The Kingdom of the Kings of _Cusco_, which in some sence, an
- No People in the World can be more respective, and shew grea
- At the fore-mention’d _Chasquis_ a course was taken to carry
- The first that gave the _Spaniards_ notice of _Peru_, was an
- _Pizarro_ confounded with this Letter, call’d a Council of W
- 10. _Manta_, lying upon the Southern Ocean, the chief of the
- The _Spanish_ Captain _Olandus_ Lying with the Daughter of a
- Upon this Valley borders the Village _Acos_ near a Moorish p
- 3. _Potosi_, eighteen Leagues Westward from _La Plata_, by t
- The City _Los Reyos_ hath been of late years very much enlar
- 2. _San Fe_, in English _St. Faiths_, fifty Leagues above _B
- They have another Drink call’d _Aipu_, which is made two sev
- “Their King _Jandui_, sir-named _Otshicayayna_, from the Riv
- No less remarkable is the _Guebucu_, which hath a long Body,
- The Sea is also very full of Fish, which in calm Weather are
- The Stream _Maracou_ falls into the _Pinare_, and thus unite
- The grand Promoters of this Design were the Company of Merch
- _Frambore_, King of this Place, granted _Lam_ and _Veron_ fr
- These successful Expeditions of the Fleets set out from time
- Mean while _Antonio de Oquendo_ brought a great Fleet to _St
- The Priest _Duarte Mendez Serraon_ (a Letter of whose _John
- [Sidenote: _Van Ceulen_’s Expedition.]
- _Arcisseusky_ and _Stackhower_ marching to _Goyana_ with sev
- [Sidenote: _Eyssens_: slain in a great Fight with _Rebellino
- _Grave Maurice_ having a Design on _St. Salvador_, the _Port
- In the mean time _Houte-been_ and _Coin_ fell upon _Porto Fr
- The two Agents from _Congo_ were strong and black Men, very
- In _Reciffa_ the Soldiers, consisting of divers Nations, beg
- _Reciffa_ being at that time reduc’d to very great straits,
- As for the _Tapuyans_, they range up and down between the Ri
- The Inhabitants are of two sorts, _viz._ free People, and Sl
- The _English_ and _Netherlanders_, who Sail’d hither after t
- After this the Business lay still for a while, in regard Sir
- The wild Cats which breed here, leap, though great with Youn
- _Isaac du Verne_ describes the Salt-pans on _Araya_ thus: “R
- _Tepanto_, A Year.
- The Natives hereabouts being exceedingly opprest by the _Spa
- _Diego Flores_ Steer’d four years before _Candish_ to the _S
- Sailing from hence, they discover’d two low Islands full of
- In the _Journal_ of _Dithmar Blefkens_’s Voyage, mention is
- The ancient Inhabitants of this Place (for it is to be suppo