Divers voyages touching the discouerie of America/Chapter 11

by Richard Hakluyt

The names of certaine commodities
growing in part of America, not presently
inhabited by any Christians frõ Florida Northward,
gathered out of the discourses, of Verarzanus, Thorne,
Cartier, Ribalt, Theuet, and best, which haue bin personally
in those Countreys, and haue seene these things
amongst many others.

 

Beastes.
Leopardes.
Stagges.
Hartes.
Deare.
Beares.
Hares.
Wildeswine.
Connyes.
White beares.
A beast farre bigger then an oxe.
Wolues.
Dogges.
A kinde of beast like a Conny.
Beuers.
Marterns.
Foxes.
Bagers.
Otters.
Weesels.
A beast called Su being like a Bull.
Birdes.
Haukes.
Bitters.
Curlewes.
Herons.
Woodcockes.
Partridges.
Small birdes.
Plentie of foule for al pleasant game.
Aporates.
Blackbirdes.
Cranes.
Crowes like Cornish Choughes.
Duckes.
Godetes.
Geese.
Pigions.
Margaues.
Feasants.
Swannes.
Thrushes.
Turtles.
Fintches.
Nightingales. &c.
Fishes.
Coddes.
Salmons.
Seales.
Makerels.
Tortoyses.
Whales.
Horsefishes.
A fish like a grayhound good meate.
Lampreys.
Crabbes.
Crefishes.
Lobsters.
Eeles.
The riuers full of incredible store of all good fishe.
Wormes.
Silke wormes fayre and great.
Trees.
Bay.
Cypres.
Damson.
Palme.
Many trees yeelding sweet sauour.
Okes.
Nut trees.
Firre.
Vines.
Cahene good against poyson.
Cedars.Walnuttrees.Hasell trees.
Cheritrees.Walnuttrees.
Pepper trees.
Ameda which healeth many diseases.
Ashe.Whitelmes.Elmes.
Bore.Whitelmes.
Cidron.Whitelmes.Pynes.
Yewe.Whitelmes.Willowes.
Filbirdtrees better then ours.
Whitethornes bearing a berrie as big as a Damson.
Vines bearing a great grape.
Fruites.
Cowcumbers.Mulberries.Guordes.
Cytrons.Mulberries.
Raspis.Mulberries.Almonds.
Apples.Melons.
Damsons.Melons.Figges.
Reasons great and small
Muske melons.Dates very great.Lemons.
Orenges.Dates very great.
Strawberries.
Gooseberries red and white.
Gummes.
Rosen.Pitche. Tarre.
Turpentine.Pitche. Tarre.Honnie.
Frankencense.Pitche. Tarre.Waxe.
Spices and Drugges.
Pepper.
Small spices like to vire.
Reubarbe in Florida: diuerse other kindes.
Hearbes and floures.
Many sortes of herbes differing from ours.
Many simples like those of Fraunce.
Hempe.
Parseley.
Roses.Damaske.Redde.
Roses.Damaske.White.
Roses.Damaske.
Grayne and Pulse.
Corne like Rie.Beanes of diuersMyllet.
Oates.Beanes of diuers
Peason.Beanes of diuerscoulers.
Another strãge corne of good nourishment.
Maiz.
Metalles.
Golde in good quantitie.
Siluer.
Coper.
Leade.
many hils shew mineral matter.
Precious stones.
Turqueses.
Rubies.
Pearles great and faire.
Precious stones of diuers colours.
Esurgni a stone much estemed there.
Riph a kind of stone shining bright.
Other stones.
Marble very hard.Freestone.Jasper.
Alabaster.Freestone.
Quarries of glistring stones.
Colours.
Yelowe.Redde. Scarlet.
Blewe.Redde. Scarlet.Roaue colour.
Deareskinnes wrought like branched Damaske.
Harts skinnes paynted and died of diuers colours.
Bagges of red colours:
A roote called Auaty that they dye red withall in Florida.
So as the commodities already knowen,
besides many yet vnknowen are
these, and that in great
quantitie.
Fleshe.Fruites.
Fishe.Fruites.Grayne.
Beuerages or drink of diuers sortes.
Golde.Copper.
Siluer.Copper.Lead.
Pearles.Gummes. Oyles.Furres.
Spices.Gummes. Oyles.Feathers.
Drugges.Gummes. Oyles.
Silke.
Hides vndressed.
Beasts skins wrought like Damaske.
Lether died.
Hartes skinnes painted.
Stones for fayre building.
Precious stones.
Colours.
All kinde of good wood.

Imprinted at London at the
three Cranes in the Vine-
tree, by Thomas Dawson.
1582.

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