The Nature of the Four Elements (Natura Naturata) · chunk 12 of 19
Rastell, John · published 1520 · first performed or written 1517 [c.1517-c.1518] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T57 Ships, merchants and pirates · 535 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T57: ship, sea, master, sail, home, money, pisaro, life, ships, till.
yet they dig not therefore For as I said they have non yryn whereby they should in the earth mine To serche for any wore Great haboundavace of woddis there be Most part vyr and pine apple tree Great riches might come thereby Both pyche and tar and soap asshies As they make in the east lands By burning thereof only Fish they have so great plenty That in havyns take and slain they be with staffs withouten fail Now frenchemen & other have found the trade That yearly of fish there they lad Above an. C. sail But in the south part of that country The people there go naked always The land is of so great he●e And in the north part all the clothes That they were/ is but bestis skins They have no nother feet But how the people furst began In that country or whence they came For clerks it is a question Other things more I have in store That I could tell thereof but now no more Till a nother season Than at your pleasure show some other thing y● liketh me so well your commyninge ye can not talk a miss Than will I torn a gain to my matter Of Cosmogryfy where I was err Behold take heed to this Loo eastward beyond the great occyan Here entereth the see called mediterran Of two M. mile of length The Soudans' country lieth here by The great Turk on the north side doth lie A man of marvelous strength This said north parte is called europa And this south parte called affrica This east part is called ynde But this new landis found lately Been called america by cause only Americus did furst them find Loo Ihrfin lieth in this country And this be yond is the red see That moyses maketh of mention This quarter is India minor And this quarter India maior The land of prester Iohn But northward this way as ye see Many other strange regions there be And people that we not know But eastward on the see side A prince there is that rulyth wide called the Cane of catowe And this is called the great east see which goth all a long this weigh Towards the new lands again But whether that see go thither directly Or if any wilderness between them do lie No man knoweth for certain But these ●ewe landis by all cosmografye from the cane of catous land can not lie Lytell passed a thousand mile But from those new landis men marvel plain eastward & come to englande again where we began ere while Lo all this part● of the earth which I Have here descrived openly The north part we do it call But the south parte on the other side is as large as this full and as wide which we know nothing at all Nor whether y● most parte be land or see Nor whether ●he people that there be Be besty●●l or cunning Nor wh●th●r th●y know god or no No●●ow● th●y believe nor what they do Of this we know nothing Lo is not this a thing wooderfull How that
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yet they dyg not therfore For as I sayd they haue non yryn wherby they shuld in the yerth myne To serche for any wore ¶Great haboundauace of woddꝭ ther be Moste parte vyr and pyne aple tre Great ryches myght come therby Both pyche and tarre and sope asshys As they make in the eest landes By brynnynge therof only ¶Fyshe they haue so great plente That in hauyns take and slayne they be with stauys withouten fayle Nowe frenchemen & other haue foūde the trade That yerely of fyshe there they lad A boue an .C. sayle ¶But in the south parte of that contrey The people there go nakyd alway The lande is of so great hee And in the north parte all the clothes That they were / is but bestꝭ skynnes They haue no nother fete But howe the people furst began In that contrey or whens they cam For clerkes it is a questyon Other thynges mo I haue in store That I coude tel therof but now no more Tyll a nother season ¶Thā at your pleasure shew some other thīge y lyketh me so wel your cōmynīge ye can not talke a mys ¶Thā wyl I torne a gayne to my matter Of Cosmogryfy where I was err̄ Beholde take hede to this ¶Loo estwarde beyonde ye great occyan Here entereth the see callyd mediterran Of .ij.M. myle of lengthe The Soudans contrey lyeth here by The great Turke on ye north syde doth ly A man of merueylous strengthe ¶This sayde north ꝑte is callyd europa And this south ꝑte callyd affrica This eest ꝑte is callyd ynde But this newe landꝭ founde lately Ben callyd america by cause only Americus dyd furst them fynde ¶Loo Ihrfin lyeth in this contrey And this be yonde is the red see That moyses maketh of mencyon This quarter is India minor And this quarter India maior The lande of prester Iohn̄ ¶But northwarde this way as ye se Many other straunge regions ther be And people that we not knowe But estwarde on the see syde A prynce there is that rulyth wyde Callyd the Cane of catowe ¶And this is called the great eest see whiche goth all a longe this wey Towardes the newe landis agayne But whether that see go thyther dyrectly Or if any wyldernes bytwene them do ly No man knoweth for certeyne But these ewe landꝭ by all cosmografye Frome the cane of catous lande cā not lye Lytell paste a thousande myle But from those new landꝭ mē ma ayle playne Estwarde & cū to englāde agaīe where we began ere whyle ¶Lo all this part of the yerth whiche I Haue here discryuyd openly The north parte we do it call But the south ꝑte on the other syde ys as large as this full and as wyde whiche we knowe nothynge at all ¶Nor whether y• moste ꝑte be lande or see Nor whether he people that there be Be bestyl or connynge Nor whthr thy knowe god or no No ow thy beleue nor what they do Of this we knowe nohynge Lo is not this a thynge wooderfull How that