. 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. . receive condign punifhment; which terrifying Olitus, he difcover'd himfelf, and was immediately beheaded. During the time that the Spanijb Officers had thefe Civil Broyls one againft another, Lodovick <Ponuusy* Man well cxpcricnc'd in the Law, came from Spain to America, there in the Emperors Name to fettle all things in good order ; ha- ving alfo particular Inftru&ions, to fhew great kindnefs to Corte^ and to make him a Knight of the Order of St. James ythzt by that means the Emperor might be the more eftcem'd for his Noble Subje&s and Servants, amongft the Mexi- cans, who arc themfelves of a proud and ambitious fpirit, and chiefly the No- bility, which doth manifeftly appear by their Apparel, more gorgeous than the meaner fort of Americans • and though the Slaves go ftark naked (having onely a Cloth tied about their Privities ) and with a Bowe and Arrows walk before their Lords, yet the Better Sort go very coftly Habited; for about their Necks they wear Strings of Pearl; on their Heads, a Cap, from whence hang down two Scarfs, one longer than the other • then a party-coldur'd Cotton Coat covers their whole Bodies to their Knees, under which they weac a Veft girt about their Middle. But at laft, after all thefe Services, Corte^ difagreeing with the Vice*Roy Don Jntonio Mendo%a, being about that time fent over, went ma
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