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REGNI GVIAN/E, AVRT
ABVNDANTISSIMI, IN AMERICAha.
SEVNOVOORBE, SVB L1NEA AEQVINOCTILIA
ftid: Quod nuper admodum, Annis nimirum
I f64 1 f 5f p 6,
Per Generofam DominuLm,
Dnf. VAL THERVM QALE9H EE VI-
tern Anglum detetdum ef: paulopotH ifuese
duo udibieh comprehenhrf:
Ex qbus'
IODOCV S ODlW I IuA BVYLAM G O-
graphic4Asm adoarnwvi addia explicatione
Belgico frmonefcripta:
Nunc verb in Latinum fermonem tranilata, & x variis
.a. altlioibus .incindc declarata.
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k 0 RIB' ERRGAE,
L. H, Benevlo Leccori
,.
IRAB ITVR forac quir-
Spiam, square opufr lum boc, de
CtUr nYlarratorumvcerrtate non
immerto. dubitari ipoP, ipn I/-
tem noffro idiomat e dave r-
tuerim. Illiref/ond/o, me bac ipfamet crvai a,
idpermotum effe, quia mirn C' inaudita cc?-
tinet: at.id $eb maisqu~onia m confl]t:,d nr.
fokim in duabus a4li ingi~r, 3'erkm!:~ am
iIfils mandateo virorum pro .gln:.:;.i,'mm
publicatum ejf, qulipi7 nTafj av,;a ion! c prip-
fuerunt. Atque adeo aquia/ m fa'r qx.'..'.otil.e
mirarifo lems ?t Mar nimir.um q.f 1Peni in-
folitzqfnobir halenrf furerur : J ft/iu at rcm
ut ob oculos ron s Jofir a;' vcrrfi mcipim:tr,
admiratio quojtc noThi rac dqt, t s iRa
I, 2
'per ife admiration digifima fuerit. Quir
crederet tam atrosvivere hominesut eth bo-
pesfnst, nifi nosfide dign: authors obtefaren-
turqui in i/lis regionibrur peregrinatifunt,aut
ip/ihifrenofiris ocuik vidffemwt ?Q ? Qfr crede-
retper rerum nat uram fieri poe ut homo to-
tum fepennium fine cibo poturviveret ? at-
quiexperienhti docuit, Anno i s S4 in pago
quodam Scbmidvveiler didto, prope lautram
Cfarir, vixi fe virgin quandam nominee (a-
tharinam,circiter vi'inr feptem anunos nata,
fl/iam cuitudam ConradiBinders, 5' Catha-
rin VVyaldrmeri auxori eitw ,quA integro ac
contijn o ffptentro ne tanti//um cibiant Potiw
per glanm imi tere potiit: ntcc qwC icq, e ex-
cremnentorcm aut fddori emifjit: f mnhilomi-
nts ta me r rofia,ivi'darbene coilruta acfor-
mofafacie faith, vividisk l vgentibu oculisat
ii, quirecta nvaltudirneAantprditi : vocem
q oHe 7 plcidamfonoram qj, fa ir cmar, f r-
tiiclate, ura tb omnib. intellgipo t,locutatel :
pro ut ilufirijimi Principis ac Dom in, 'Do-
mini IlobnniJ CGamiri: Comitis Talatni
ad RLhe
ad eh7enum, r Ducir Rojoarie, &c. legati ad
eam rem explorandam mifi, Celir udini fcu,
domum reverfi,r tulerunt. Hu/ wgeneri in -
credibdia C miranda exemplar magno nume-
ro cumular porm quaod t men hoc in locof-
pervacaneum judico fed noRram matriam
ag grediar.
Duo autm inprimis mirabilt in hoc opu-
fculo commemorantur,Vnum eft: In America
Regionemfu Provinciam e, qua a fcminis,
vulgo Amazonesditis adminiflretur, qud
nulos rviros fcum habitare patiantur.De q4i-
burnos tfePimonds antiquorum cripsorum do-
cebimu ante multafeculain Afia quoc A-
Sica ejifnmodifweminas rvtxif, utexi gal i
friptis dodorum authorum manifftum fet.
itAerum admiratione dignifimum efi ho
mint i it in lo is inveniri, oculoas & os inpe-
coregerentes. r l\ec deeruntnobisfide digni
authors, quibfs fmili mode docerequeamar,
eq&rmodi homines olim quo in Afia c& A-
frica vijs eJf. Non auem hbceo animo afer-
ro,quodquenquram adafnti'dtem cogere tte-
lim, ed hoc aotntum olendere olo, in prAcan-
tiimorum fide dignorum ault horum/rpript i
tiair reperiri,quos confentaneuim non o 1, talia
fcripturor fuife, nIfT res in rei veritate infi
haberet.
In hoc autem opufiaulcauthoris narrationem
integram poui: ficubivero ingrati4mfludiofi
Lecoris aliquorum authorum tefiimonia alle-
gavi, id diffferteA reliquisfcriptura imprimi
curavi. Opufrulum enim hoc recreation cau-
fa (dumin aliogravioriopere elaborando oc-
cupats cfem)in mmanus fmfi : Tmenevoltm
Le iorem etiam atque etiam rogans, utl hunIc
mesm tenuem licet laborem Aqui boniqrefn-
ciIt, Vale.
Caput
Caput Piimum.
OR BLISA c genraffTr Phro C YVIL T H E- -
RVS K RAL EG H Eques arats.rs .pedctio-
Sni feanagvigations baic 1trbms Co tltin ut. I-
n ,ntemptt 59 4 I 9 5 & s pd propri.z
I fAperfondprefuit, &c peritor indriosque
l *ateO aliftsque artiffce ficuam habit : quw
jftum bhain region quam ifuvio Amajynio vlo de la
Ama~ nasdito, ufque d Pt rmoentriurm de la veh dircue
nartgarnt., Artcifiaiosardiiigrter deumbrrarnt av defiri-
pf/erntt it t at euiwquelod cnfranlls fuxta veratmr q-s tari -
gitudinem &tlaitudknemifiu eletvationem Poli rabsb gcEogra.
phic expretft. eIi n N tium per medium ifan terrrmex
lswvi Capari diEi t infitrVum Orenoj, vltra centurm wmli.a-
ri Germanic navigiivec7t fu:t atque inde filium e 'gf Mo-
rquitenfis,iquod regmm ad flt*sium Orenaque mnridiem vcr-
fjitm eft.ficum in Antglia duxersunt
Multum intercft naurarum cabulas G engraphica .(atb ipfic
Charcts compall'r- diaas) caram rcgionum qtui veis ptcer inll
fIttuaer ut,Cxacl: diligentil confedtas elf' ; ad cas eim tinqilamn
td anmulimcurfus riios exminare, acque nnimadycrctere Iblent
quibus ventis ad curlim intltitutum uti poIinit uLi urbs aut
locus petendus nlveciri pofsit,& q~I.antlm ulnus lslcus ab ale,
ro diftec. Q.uo facilihs autem fingul. locIa Corumque ftiusin
decrcripcione hacalleg,ta in Charta Geographica adiunnth inve,
niri pcrsinlad calcem huhs opufhli indicem i-djcci, quo (fingni
laloca colm tIis gradibusln Initudinis &latit udinis. ju*a orld
rum Alphaberi continentur. Exem,1li gratia: Si Vrbenm More.
qnito di5atm in cabula hac qutrrre rvolieris; video in ildicelite-
ram M, ubi invenies caim Cob ir Gradulq ngictdinii fitam efe.
Numerum hunc qure iun auratore in char ta media, regular
fhu
*Ofsagra- Veris Blcafilia.i aTlld ,enus Animalis non minus mirbjbic-vivit
phb.T7u, qund aliqui -H untc, raJiliani verb I ay a;ipplm. Animal hoc
2If, ery, ii" nmo .'Lita :n hunti in u ederr ant bi bLc vdl,, i' 0 de opinion ft
^ .ranlnral aiI hocn11o [,o-) C i bl: & irCtf erc rtan i C ; vi r. Thiere1nu
qui tongo tempore ta ale anim vivum hlabt, t cf-.rro a;ideca
Id qi9 uenaim ojdu m uterqu eceft aur)c iutm inus mii.
Cap. I 1T.
De vrbibus huius .rcgni.
M E TROP L IS b/rt re.gni C LU.ia nome el M1anoBab
ivd wero E/Dorada ,fpp c//aetr ca~ ma xi..aat7 /.potet.
tffjima turb sl oetitmer'ic tfe fir rfr: fI nini7 lodecs rioln-
ditr in nova p a TAobul Geographica wiat, rnm tatiur orb t efj
ft maxim am- Sit lu ciutem dLacum Pasrimc, quidb ai dfin.
tionibut Topani FVini dicistr: ju lotgttogmud ad zoo mitiariA
cxcurrit,l &.aquarmfim orantiint : Punutmxque in cofnHt in.
Aft, ad in tr esi navigia lndicsqui bur & omnebr.mwr djactn-
tib. reginibdr quta o re C & omns generT anfimalib ibun-
daint, F'aia d 'vtium neceff/ria ad7ehunmtr. matia enim in-
.glntiafiumidr i~n hain um cifcj txonCerfl, ,lt/ia rx codemA
fri, rirsu n. So ent eti.rm n icol I ntrib w usf/, Jfe ndstc F ia-
vJg' e;x magvnob ho /ace,pcr fl-uir fafibegumoJc fVV.spf4i -
gum ( quivererff fiptrnemffiS tm/f ttpromfnltOriMmdl la Cor-
dii, LileJ C0nde del/a, fl 33 Gr long. 3.Gr. /Ct. in mare
fcexowerat)j1aco vtigmti dtum rn O ctantm nv:igare, in-
cfe] reiimns qut Cpcrvvacca dicitrar ut biftv;; C0jidAi,
fJt Csafsc, f tbyr" Gr. -l tg. 7 .4. Gr, Litmare influit.quiivalt'
cte human/ic& nijrts comnerciorm qunoque qjf7ctifl4Jeditan-
:ur, fiquidem omninbui ad vita;n d<~endf' ntcccqf/ri;Isabnnd,
rTedicuntur exfn.dtito J[tvioin mana hnu bcacum, a,4e
ad adifam v? mtemMansrt fit inddalta opineo citn.ig r,
pfe/kyn
Pfantf. Flvmew hoc valdesmffieWm ef &nvigij map iw'u p-
ptifimum: qu adublm m.re infi.it miliatre yrnmit;/laun cft
irn eim aOt io re foptUliingemntcw sfirnt qn tripthcm Ea-
rtpam efannter.
im*muftem ad flu vium Effetben, fA Dooritifam d l r
Lem Primierefikj p gr. longt.& 4 gr Lat: in mare l antem
habitant: iqu extreme finesfunt, qPo tIfiani perting.t: na-
wigiu ftshboc flamine intra viginti dies tarn rope ad tacum
hatic entire pojfufnt i ut ind ui diei itintre lintres fAsiqu
merres crribwt is lacm/ fIpr: dium trAnitforartfreart4 un-
de rufrw quwnjs libet n.vtgao, & cu hminc vi niegociantur.
& txpeditroSaxegocimrdaomm rnvertuatur.
i rtip flauvi Mdcacviniw fi ih y .r. long. & ;.gr. s
idtud, iamerelb~itat, uranmmagna cpis ex arena rtffoditr.
Caput IV.
Viterior defcriptio qualicatum hue
ius regions,
CVPRA mfentiofaltt' ae mgnifuvii, orenejy, qivatod.a
'tdrcm ossli4in mare ffrexanert, quormun mn ofiutaver-
fftarictem ft um noIn fpetliarfti~jIvii C jauri dilli frti-
tumrn c:quirtfamen flvisa valde renofwus vadols cet. ira at
taua decre/fcntremAre ultra quin i pedum jtitudinem on ha-
brat. Prope inflxum trl ue fluit in mare,cavifW s cmudam elt
litaornw vtf orientem tvergcn:in quam-venti trUnt itmpe
tfer un ur,at imptoffib ilf aparate tex flwvo in mare navi-
L rvLArtvacs loeos H prope fluvium Oreo verfwa sci-
dcntErmfithu. Ef /lad iinco/lfdi d vagabundi,fd tffpsn.-
rum amistfa at.
1 a Pfljjq
rPop~ us leos ,dfvirm Ejk.Lbcr p ot ms r ehicofsi, f.id
iffanAt valde befAiti : cbirortr fitdr olor4bit di'friS inare
f/lent, tat ab Ar4vats vici sc hojftibm ipfrrum dlignoftant
Ifr.
Cafipa lacw ef,i fi t gagmemin quod fouviw orroque
jeff /flnfd in Litttndine habrans 'y, md laria, n t&tidemJ r
in lti;tudiue : cMrena hi Mw flagni t rirdl abundantfimd4,
m.tgnavj moanib s & rpi b.s rircumfetpirtunm rflab ittCol C.
Jfipagotos die4 it, qe x fo ido a eff if daicunr r,
tCA.racricgaurai vbs on aproal -$iagno bohefita, primafef
ex illaparte ad regn m Gui sz ep> crtlnen ,
t.naiapia rovincia e st regni Gudian aura' ditifima.
-4quaS iftsin Isie circa meridiem flj4berrims mane autcm
& inprimrrf.s 4 u, enenam eH.
Prp e Capervavcka favius Campaufi prnterlabitur f,
3 ,igad. sng, & 4.g radud larituid, mareft inflit ig
Bafrlica ibi magna copia pro vniemnt & quia lo[ms ilie wioe1m
nu/As habet~, CMiv6 i x ifiT quantum vult ffmert f tct
Caput V.
De Foeminis Amazones dais.
Co 7T E R MI N I habitat ors haiut regni Cuiand verfim
ortmmm Aemazonesf nt, h quibwu pro ximm ill fijviw ] cd.
m az Rn. nomen /uum fi r tit uI efl t tdtif minx tat4 l mjfi nt
num//ls tin: r intrfife ferentes con/f-rrtir frd ab6 cntie4s-
rate kbio cut moxafiejuntfnffexercrntes,qued cmhotfhw
ipfrtfm j indefifenrer gertnt & advej fi i/los crudelictr ad-
rmodum fefe gerunt. QduotannI ) fet rm tw mencm qui A-
pritl effe exiffimat#r rna.rzri6bwfcaffci,{t,nepr oajpi4i tpfnram
intercat. A dtque hoc menf i oies firiimi Reges convetiunt:
quibu s~.ram.zoniera fimin)a, qutmeeltati ratipu ade s.
ip
7
igirndos iboeos idaer iart fdcidnt: : ta nfibi raum regina
u*nm efx regibu fibi pro compare elegit, eq dicdeirdcfrre
viros iterfedividunt. .Atque t ot fotum hunc menfem cn.
wiviit, faltatihombua, al modI htisriter, pro ifiorumcon--
Ji~etdinMe,& moribtg trafjigan : Mtfe/c arasn ex.aco qutli-
ber regionem & domumfuam report tt
Fawmine aitem ex wirarum congrejZ gravide f cl &
mafeilar printer hos patriw co orum minunt, frme/las a -
tern retinent,easev more ipfirum educant : pati verb infignsnu
gratitudtbi doa mittant. cvuro abundans hk frmmq uoa d
permttt4tiote uarandm iridium lapillrum A vicisu/lei
swereuflfwar.
DeAmazonibus hitcc, & fluviodelas Amrnonas diaoJn
aunc modur fcribit Fr.Lopcz (quamvis t appare dec vercntae Hiifforia tn
ipfe dubifr ) Anno I X4F Francifcus Orell.na flaviLum Iara, did pA 2,
gnonalias AmaztonLsdiaum quicue ob i ipliovtm nomln n
fluvii Orllanifortituselt, regional PcrLun il mare u I'u ScpteIn, caP S
trionale ddlunm, neenfis proptcr ejus ancratLs ultra 60;in. mi.,
liaribos Icalicis, primus navi'gavic : Qi revrrfus rCnii;tui InJco
reculit, linfluva ifto i bllicoias fciminasAman;incs dJit;u vi-
xile, &'cnmillisconflix.lle.
AndreaslThevetus in ua Cormographia, mcminii hiius rci/ .
ihuncin modium 2
Ad flaviiumAmazonium dictum.nuani vern FrancifrcoOrd:- a. j3.
lanz homonymum, qui iem tribes rfct menfibus pernavigyavir
ficmins habicaredicuntur, quLI major amfn part fint vili. de.
gunc : ctrco tamcn emrnpore maresin Infulbjs rLLu reciptu n: Ln.
Sevulgari & anuiquo ,' .i ine Amazones appel]antur. iccolr
Ilujus finvii funt Canibalrkhumanascarnts vorantesexceltis
iisqui in mnitib. habitant, quas f oninas elf etxllinianti. Faral
circus Orcllana& ejismodi Comices multaseijsmdcl rfeminis
Sacubus & (&fgitttsarmatas in ripa hujus flu vii viderunt, q ipfi
obfifere & preteranaviganoioem impedire voluarunt; Nirrinct
quoque ft vidiflk faminasiflas cquiodam viros in Itrtore ciptos
13 p pedibus
In Br.tfiiAr pedieus ey arborecapite in terram vcrr fLu iT e, ,osle poft
&.Rio de ic oudum innumrrabdtibLS iiitctranhfilkactamin IegnefLab
/ P/irt iIlliaccenlfo Cos Cuicrrcnal;.
pag, l VI rin Scdmidel in dtrcriptione fux nav igactionis, tl im
manuIlcnptamin penes me16 haber(, & Lquim primimD i o volcrntC
phblicaref Inr il LJi hlarurn frmml.a.iTum hu r t fer il md um me-
mnikit. Cijca ani iinn .,1z. C!TnIl -apit.ines llihbis Ailum-
p i o d i7a, in Bra1h iii -tcl' AI!b':rnuinzo CaIpelT:a De Podh, Cleg
tcIm C:ipii, .c o E~nanido lRcffrr, & 2alits3 otogiiita c: (-cis no,
firis IE:Ev[unt IL.a. gagt;y b' Pa.rabol frtrfu narviga.vi : Verimtius
.tdeim ad REi"L'in LiIcnliamininornni ISLiL five, noA nroCili tro-
picL CaL ric:riil habirta tem: is Capitaneoa Iho doiabar Co,
r P:am argentL'Enm quallm ex bell cum AmaZOIIoncis fCrm hriis 4-
ito reporcuafrlc ajeiht. Cilm iraque de AniazLonibLus & cierL' nl
diviriis mcntiotnern fcciret .canpitran tsn oller iuntcrogAilat:ar
nav ihus o perringcre porlelmus, qutd Rex ifc negabarc:ld trr-
rcItrt tti:Iere dtlKrtmnt menfitam lfpacialE~ eb pe venirepoie aG
frebaha: jam verb id i ncrnon poti e; q uandoquidet terr facies
i-ncanni trmLporeaLquarum mlindIatio e applcta eTfetr Capica
niauasicem nclcrci fidem adhhb:re nalebar. Itsque Indianis
q' i b 1SL n11 C irit. c i n in iituca ULi i]re perreximus ,& tk cn 1o
fteItcnldeclin ,i crmn I i- re pceveni in iusad pCpulum qL]endam
Orc0 u tEicc di Jla m n prmrlqiuamsn acm ht c penigilienius mulcos
nterdmiin diCes nNl;c ad poplLhtesrLIc ad nbemcl L lueper quan
q a ic:d-ir aidfladirjimjia e ranc, am bulATC ri'tnes.
Ot[ieriicrurn autcm regulus A Capitanco noliro de Ama-
t.nibus inrerrnplarusrcimnnctiaiiintegrc j1ns menrliraitincre
etiamnum abt Ilis abefti & ipl' qc1aqrte ardebat, cerram hoc
tem rpne.aquLi appletam crc : Quarre nus pcr calrdem .iam qua
vnicr., amiii reve L if rniu L
Facm inariiw Amazoni. inr magn- Inri1l1,omrrni ex prte a-
quis Ci h:il abianc11 t n i ra ubllum icLs int-feremibui- !l -tvigiis re.
gin iem earmnim ad.riri i;(cei ;tr.Nuti[-unm altCm itrn ltLL l. h.i::: -
ramFL!l Vtc it r led r tI fi nm I i r.e.,; a VI Il h1'.I ta ,-t E .'i C LI -OS
magna auri visinverLiu : ,encilSue iflis in locis i$c: elr qui
legtas cogino ImiinaCur.F
Fra-mi-
R Feinriftz unam tincrnm malrili]m hianr t: Viriceitis
anni vicaibis ad eas venin t,a ~ e1' 6 L i i< mj' .i..]-'. aur f'rrl i-
las aon4cipitlt, uaguittdr llisuc iupci diLfm : Arma caruam Filt JuE:. /i.Z
rcus: Edell a urtem acerba cum holtibus s aC u t; HtaciIs.gClrtr
V licusSchmidel. /t..
Diodbr. Si6.
DeAmanzcnihbu farminibellicofis in genre multi prx- i. Sir,
ftantes & tide digni -tuthores fcriptfrunl : ita rit dubium unn fit ,J'
talesaliquandofuiire facminas, quamvis Strabo earuni mcntio, 0" 4
aem facicnsvidcatur f tbdubirarc, Namen aurem Amzzrnumn PrUtI. Ors..
complicum ift ex privativa pi utcut &la & p a?@. qud ninm m / s,
mnam figpilicat.quafi qubd mamimis carcas. In iuventntc nim HIerodeLt
I matibui extra mamma caandcnt Ferro exurituir n in bell l/tb
arcum intendences impediantur; Habicarnt rauterctmneju l Solis
mcndif&lmni cin Afrtir ricaquitm in Atia. Prima.e A mvrt nes or- c
tun duxrun ex Ly bia region Africa, idque faum tcm pori- 27'. & @.
bus Abrahax- hirenini viros .qui~ipfii fcip bji erc nrfitrttrI.a 'mpon.
mris incerfecerunt: habicarli feruntrur in tlul. l qua.J. uie i-e. Afeal b, r.
riadiatr: nomen Keginaearu i fuit Myrilna.Tho.tace;t retqu-f Martian.
que cnrum arma,decen fva parnta fierunt ex cu ibus Cou exu -its 9c. Itb, 9,
firpencumt:ofeniiva vero fhtrirnctladii, lance & arcus. x Plutnrcb,
firmina AmazonCsexspugnarITi utbes, Chertzoncm &,: A.chnai-
dem, profligarunt Garginita*, iide pr I.ybr m in :p'u
penetra nc : indc Arab iam,Sy riam, Ciliciarnm. hr t i-: 'n -r v.i
ferunit & in Europan pervtnern:t : EpFrro deinde, rcL irjir, PV1'pe,
& per rra &um lihri in Snevurnm uilque pertingt'run un l; u rl., cIt.4n, r
gatw& r iflerlr fLnt. Ex itis Scythir [;thi Ali.ri, A im-:wrl., Liredot.
ad Meotictem paludeti origine-em Lidu-i c ifri.rtfintur
Poniu PliM Propvrtius & Cl.,udniIs ,.trit.: i:vr MeAl,%
th olim patria pulis, in Ja A'Wr;e prope C;.p.'-J:. : ;d Profu tii.
uviumTermaduonter. qu tn ot un it ut ter C/ .ud
demtillte. & ibi omnes tncts ad nrernecionN-t !iplr .,i-
cidifte, frmtinasautem mtrrem fl.irt! r(:"C n!LCr;t'.! 1.rina te-
pillre& Ca ppadoci habinharcrea- rcf ip(:, ,1;E -t u.i. t ,i-,-a^c
cjecii e. Aliquc deinde tcmpore titerjtern J3id,:!.-e+peo Fia
Regina Ameniarm, Syriam,Cilicizm, PJiiam, Pcri3am,:n: G;alI
etitn
20
flaurcb. tiam pervarcunt a rrmis, amcriam urern EpLcfnir &c celeber.
in vita rimumn Dil r Ctmpl ln,, cvius aisi Apoflolornim cap. i.9
Ther,sx.p- menULo fr, fundarrant & ultra 30oonnusLtis in locis domina3T
'afP1 ftie donec Helrcules& Thceus fac:ninas hir;e invaarerLnt Illl
S al aurelln pau! ptu expgnarunt Achenis pullis ex ca Gracis, at-
", luf, ib, que caltra u media in urbentecatx funt.
r, Vergil.-
w.s.1s/niip Pauloipol uimTroj.a ; Grrcis obF dFa eafe.haratm Fami-
Ltv.7,Cap naru m Regina Pi61hcfifa obfefrs m;igno exercirufmamineofUb-
f^ fid., veor.:" qui [ameirnrn IIutis iurdibus fiatn pLrpccradisab AO
chille occi erL.
Pel:hdcliEl-a ifl ,tcste Plinio prima fecures inveniff tradi.
tur.
Anrio 1 r 4 ante Chri ft.m natrum,quadragiiraannis poil
Mtfhne ekxidiumniTrojj.L rnical um ihiarum RrginaAmarorbcm Ephle-
Avltia, tmin deprxzdata- el & cclcberrimnum tcmplum Diana incendit
& exxufbi.,
Tcmploribra1 Alex.idri Magnl regina hairum fwminarut,
gimLnoi Thatile ris., five utc [lnhlnjius vult Minithia ad cum rve
S. ]L CLItI ::ercitL LreceJCnarUn mmli um Fanminarum rcutis, CZ*
Supple f Ihbsn'sqnr rmatL'rrun,CLonrcubiLum Alex.ndriappetens ac qua
tarn 5. dr.Ignt 1in Ut I [C oluntI c 'S Ihes ilm iplhn r~f;mrart f gaCvii
Curtiitb. fkuCii. Parmn c,, an utnncs AmazunEctfcermin interiifil
6. arcy. dicunrtr,
PlHUcarLusuiv.ta Pcr' nlei magni narrat, Amazones inAGi
2Cm. sO, prnpe polplu m Lrleigesdd'dam l.n (Cuius Arjllottlcs,Strabo, Pli-
pai te niR5, & V\r-!!tLL. meminerInt ) iLabir.IT], no] procal I moince
C;taucjl, a M- C.o ari -ircan r, & [hi proe fliuvium Thermodooa-
Ltemif-r ti ,1 tIln [lprca dtc a LclLgibut [eall'ociiffe, extra ildud
tempts ailcm peeItUO (inc nxtriVs vivere conrvcville.
n ittid- Finius fcrihbt, in Afia Aim fuill regionem, non procal i
Cpt, 2a. Caraiiinis Panii ditisaln I fr-rmiiis gubternitam qua ultra
30oo hIahucri vrheis in expeditionem producer potueric
fipp. Di- lz Occo hiumininum.pedcftrium. ac F.o Eleplhancs.
fklsb,4 Edouard Lopcz ii: dCF.riptiune Kegni Congo nartat, in
Regno Mionsmu[tpaii Afica, fib Go. gradulongicnd. & -9.
grad. ltitud, turidioinal. it, eiuFmodiif-minas bc1ilicoras, fcC
Amassi
Ath Snts habliter quer t~ierls annisin bello rxerceAutur,
asqurt or i Antiquuum Amazonum levam msm ammexurere
fClaatr ne arcam intendentes ea impediantur: Arms enim ca.
rum te arcum k tfgittas: Ceris quoque temporibus fre vi-
ri alfociac,
Qtaipilarcde f eminishictebellicotis legeredefiderit.videar
*ariLiSTdiol'cs P.Mefii, partc i. cap, Io.& M.Cyriaci Span.
pbbergii Speculam nobilitatis ib. Iji cap& I ; pec tcnm.
Caput VL
De ho ibu flupenda formc*, qui
ftagiho Gimitna: inveti
unturn
D E Provinfd Ilvvip4tofma regni Guiana, fitaintra -
cmCam~ip sd fagntum Parime, tegatur DomnsAi Ra-
legbi du fupr rdllegto ielll( at IodscaM Hwondid in ppe me.
adrtfa tabl& CGeogrSphiCdiligenter refers) ifA in loc vmi-
vwe genus homiam jfine *rs & capit*,oculos & rrtique fr
dci parre im peifor geregtes, qui t e alisi rs bu8 fa.di-
&.r ariTi fint hsWmies.
Quamvisxn h multis abulr quFm veritati (Imiliusex;ifi,
naripolfet: multitamen praitantcs fidedigni acdoai virifcri-
ptis [its mnemorig pro didrunt tales homines olim in Alia quo
qac inventostfle,
Plinius recundus, qui vixit tempore ImperatorisVerpat ia;
ni. rcribit in Hiftoria natural, vcrrus occidentem ad muntem 7I. 7,cs
Milo in Afia,vivere genus hominum,finc capitibus,habenrcs o-
culos in petorc intraaxil Ia e
Divus Augufinusquoque ita deillisfcribit: Homines e Civit,
cffe frtun r ctrlos i; humeris gerencesc & acephali. pro ut Car- Dc, Lt*
thagininn ico Macis Mofaica pitura delincati viluntur. Dei, i,
C Ifido. rd 'Jd
idcorns EpircnpusHifpalenfis, in ihro de porrentis rcribit:
qurdam portena nadcuntur, ex pare antum conrurnam for..
In Codice mam mtcari es; quoex generefunt homines, Capta caninaaur
E..ms.o- Leonina habences: quadam conrteram forinam proarus mu.
g r.m t'v an t: utai Fl tmiIiaviCulm pariat: Quadam vwru formam non:
mulnant Lrd tranfponunt: citas generis fint. qui ocuIos inpeo
,deprt dDor gerlnt. In Libiacnim degee credultLtr Ihu fmodi ho.
minesqui ine capitibus nati iu nt.oculos q'ue& osin pc&oreha..
bent.
Atque itabencvolc lelc blreviter habes mirabilem hanc
nmuticam expeditiolnm, cumr aliqua dclAratione. Egopautem
narrationem hiftoricam, ab anno 14 quo terra iia novafen
Amenica, primbinventa cl[,incoaitem, ac quicquid vetfus me
ridicm ab eo empire memorable getum elt, continentem. ex
variis authoribusin peculiarem libellum collegi,quo
Letoreamfi quid psrcera dcfideracrcmitto.
V AL E F Atal ,.
TA B-
TAB VLA LO C OR VM, 0 VORVM
J2.LIRBELLO HOC tCMENTIO FIT: 2IO-
'sn0d aunt aitr m nr S Septrrrwncm ftgn cTre &ab .
rinuileidi lknferfum ta TabuU Geographick quneendr m ei
fI: it eram vero MeridiCm, aique tbqnt ore
deorfaumejfe qurendaum
G, lon.G. lar.
G,lon.G.lac
Amapaia M3i
Amazones Flu, 38
Amazon: rtgip j17
Augla SLtiCi 34o0
Aravvaca 3g3
AItlimption 337
Bratili, 340-
CAianeFln, JT
Cap.de vela. 310
Cap.decorda 34
Capervvacka 3 1
Capuri Fl. FZ,
Cafrsipa p f
Carsipagotes 31 6
Caftilia dl Oro 35n
Dorado ;o0
Dcmorary F., 3 -.
Eflebek Fl, Z ,
Guiana 310
Hamoas 1s6
S taos
Tvviiponoma
M Macavvini
M Macuregnarai
S blanoa
M Moriquita
M Orcllaniai .
S Orenoque Fl.
S Orthaeli
S ParabclFl,
S 1'aragna
S Paria
S Parimelacus
S Peru
S Rio de las.ma
S ::'.ones
S Schcrves
S Toponovvini
S Trinidado
M VVaiabego
SI N I S.
NORIB ERGA.
Excadebat Chrijfophor I. r, emo', n
E/feM Cnchri/i',,' ::J.' :c r,
?If
;IT
314
310
pso
317
328
ag
196
3 a0
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