. America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : 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
. America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : 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. Chap. VI. A M ET^I C A. Countreyv^Ko harbouring themfelves in Caves under Ground in the thickeft of huge Woocfe' and Forrefts, do oftentimes iiTue out, and make foul fpoil in the Countrey where they come, having firft intoxicated themfelves with a Liquor made of certain Roots, and would do much more harm, if it were not for this Garrifon. 3. Del Spiritu Santo, built by the Founder of the other two, v/^. Nunne^ de Guf- tnan aforefaid, in a part of the Countrey which they call Tepeque. Sect. III. %h A f^ Xalifi CO. XJlifco, or Galefco, as fomecall it, is bounded on the North, with Couliacan i ™! on the South, with fomeparts of NeTt, Spain . on the Eaft, with the Pro' 3*$*.' vince o[ Guadalajara- and on the Weft, with the Gulf or Bay of California. The Countrey is chiefly fertile in Uai^znd Mines of Silver, not altogether lb apt for Herbage and Pafture as fome other Countreys about it. The People were Can- nibals before the Spaniards came among!! them, eating Man's-flefli. were much given-to quarrelling and Contentions amongft themfelves, but by this time, 'tis fuppos'd they are reafonably well reclaim'd both from the one and the other. ' In this Countrey, befides many other goodly Streams, is the great and famous towns of River fBarania, on the Banks whereof are feared moft of their principal Towns, ^l.** as 1. Xalifco, which gi
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