Morum bega.
were cast away, afterwade waxing faire weather we gathered vp the broken peeces of the Barkes that were lost, and sayling with a prosperous winde wee discouered lande at West.Zichmni his first discouery of the Iland Icaria. Wherefore keeping our course directly vpon it, wee arriued in a very good and safe harborough, where wee sawe an infinite companie of people readie in armes,Infinit numbers of people in armes. come running very furiously to the water side, as it were for defence of the Ilande. Wherefore Zichmni causing his men to make signes of peace vnto them, they sent tenne men vnto vs that coulde speake tenne languages, but wee coulde vnderstande none of them, except one that was ofAn Island man in Icaria. Island. He being brought before our Prince and asked, what was the name of the Iland, and what people inhabited it, and who gouerned it, answered, that the Iland was called Icaria, and that all the kinges that had raigned there, were called Icari, after the name of the first king of that place, which as they say was the sonne of Dedalus king of Scotland,Icaria Ilande. All the kings yͭ had raigned in that Ilãd were called Icari after the name of the first king of yͭ place: which they say was the sonne of Dedalus king of Scots. who conquering that Iland, left his sonne there for king, and left thẽ those lawes that they retaine to this present, and after this, he desiring to sayle further, in a great tempest that arose, was drowned,Icarius drowned. wherefore for a memoriall of his death, they call those Seas yet, the Icarian Sea,Icarian Sea. and the kings of the Iland Icari, and for that they were contented with that state, which god had giuẽ them, neither whold they alter one iote of their lawes and customes, they would not receiue any straunger, wherefore they requested our Prince, that hee woulde not seeke to violate their lawes, which they had receiued from that king of worthie memorie and obserued very duly to that present: which if hee did attempt, it woulde redounde to his manifest destruction, they being all resolutely bent rather to leaue their life, than to loose in any respect the vse of their lawes. Notwithstanding, that wee should not thinke they did altogether refuse the conuersation and trafficke with other men, they tolde vs for conclusion that they would willingly receiue one of our men, and preferre him to be one of y͏ͤ chiefe amongest them, only to learne my language the Italian tongue,The people of Icaria desirous of the Italian tongue. and to bee enformed of our maners and cu-stomes,
