. 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. the In£as maintained ftri& Laws in criminal Affairs . for as they did not Majors. negle(a to encourage noble Achievements (for whoe're had done a valiant Aft in the Wars, was made Governor of a Countrey, or had a certain quantity of Land given him, or Married one of theJfog*s Family^) fo likewife they feverely punifli'd allMalefaftois: for Murderers, Thieves, and Adulterers fuffer'd Death without Mercy ; yet they allow'd flore of Concubines, and it was free for any one to Lie with his Neighbor's Concubine, but Death to have to do with any Man's lawful Wife, who were ferv'd by the Concubines. When Their HabitsJ Their Poft- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ogilby, John, 1600-1676; Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683. London : Printed by the author . ..
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