An itinerary containing his ten yeeres travell through the twelve dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Italy, Turky, France, England, Scotland & Ireland . things, whereof he coulddiscourse most eloquently and judicially. And since staleHarlots by this art make their putrified wares saleable,how much more shall Travellers, whose discourse morepleaseth in the stomack then in the mouth, make the verystones and insensible creatures to daunce and hang upontheir mouthes, as they are said to have been moved by theeloquence and musick of Ulysses and Orpheus. Ch
An itinerary containing his ten yeeres travell through the twelve dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Italy, Turky, France, England, Scotland & Ireland . things, whereof he coulddiscourse most eloquently and judicially. And since staleHarlots by this art make their putrified wares saleable,how much more shall Travellers, whose discourse morepleaseth in the stomack then in the mouth, make the verystones and insensible creatures to daunce and hang upontheir mouthes, as they are said to have been moved by theeloquence and musick of Ulysses and Orpheus. Chap. III. Of the opinions of old Writers, and some Proverbsw^hich I observed in forraigne parts by readingor discourse, to be used either of Travellersthemselves, or of divers Nations and Provinces. Voracitie. (f^^^^^^^Ld Writers affirme, that the Northerne men, in respect of their heate kept in bythe cold, are generally greater eaters thenSoutherne men. Thus they prove it;Because all men have a better stomackein Winter then in Summer, becauseNortherne men passing towards theSouth, daily leese their appetite; and because both menand beasts of the South are more leane, then those of the 426. OF THE OPINIONS OF OLD WRITERS ad. This opinion is of it selfe true, but the argu-ments for proofe admit some exceptions; for the Turkestowards the South be fatter generally, then our men ofthe North, not that they eate more, but that they areEunuches, and given to idlenesse, I say therefore, thatthe opinion is generally true, but by many accidentsproves false, namely, in places which suffer not theextremity of cold in the North, or of heate in the South,and comparing barren Pastures in the North, with fertilepastures in the South, and upon like accidents, hindringthe true effects. The fortitude of the minde, and the strength of the Fortitude andbody for the same reason they attribute to Northerne men, ^(^gth-and shew by Histories that hereupon they were everConquerours, as the
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