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to more than 25. Lordes,Sent to more then 25. lords, which continually warred amongst thẽ selues for the same fisherman. for they had continuall warre amongest them selues, this Lorde with that Lord and he with an other, onely to haue him to dwell with them, so that wandring vp and downe the Countrey without any certayne abode in one place, hee knewe almost all those partes. He saith that it is a very great countrey and as it were a newe world, the people very rude and voyde of all goodnesse, they goe all naked so that they are miserablie vexed with colde, neyther haue they the wit to couer their bodies wͭ beasts skins, wͨ they take in huntinge, they haue no kind of metal, they liue by hũting, they carie certaine lances of wood, made sharp at y͏ͤ point, they haue bowes, the stringes whereof are made of beastes skinnes: They are a very fierce people, they make cruell warres one with another, and eate one an other, they haue gouernours and certayne lawes verye diuers amongest them selues. But the farther to the South westwardes, the more cuility there is, the ayre being somewhat temperat, so that there they haue Cities, and temples to Idolls, wherein they sacrifice men and afterwardes eate them, they haue there some knowledge and vse of gold and siluer.

Nowe this fisher hauing dwelt so many yeeres in those countreys, purposed if it were possible to returne home into his countrey, but his companions dispayring euer to see it agayne, let him goe in Gods name, they kept them selues, where they were. Wherefore hee bidding them farewel, fledde through the woods towardes Drogio, and was verie well receiued ot the Lorde that dwelt next to that place who knewe him and was a great enemie of the other Lorde, and so running from one Lorde to an other, being those by whõ hee had passed before, after long time and many trauelles he came at length to Drogio where hee dwelt three yeeres.3. yeres in Drogio. When as by good fortune he heard by y͏ͤ inhabitants, yͭ there were certaine boates arriued vpon y͏ͤ coast, wherfore entring into good hope to accõplish his intent, he went to y͏ͤ sea side & asking thẽ of what countrey they were, they answered ofWhere by happ arriued certaine boates form Estotiland. Estotiland, whereat he was exceeding glad, and requested thatthey