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The discouery of a new world

by Joseph Hall · 1574–1656

Published: 1613
Length: 46,173 words
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Divisions: 75

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The discouery of a new world or A description of the South Indies Hetherto vnknowne by an English Mercury.

[London] Imprinted for Ed: Blount. and W. Barrett [1613 or 1614]

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Front matter
Title page
DedicationTO THE TRVE mirror of trueſt honor, WILLIAM Earle of Penbroke.
To the readerTo the Readers, Inſtructions for their voiage into this new world.
Table of contentsA Table of the chapters.
Introduction❧The occaſion of this trauell, and the pre-inſtruction for it.
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Book 1
Part 1The diſcouery of the land of Tenter-belly, a part of the South Indies, bordering vpon Terra del fuego.
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Book 2The ſecond Booke.
Chapter 1Of the ſituation and the parts thereof. CHAP. 1.
Chapter 2How the Goſſipingoeſſes vſed the Author of this diſcouerie. CHAP. 2.
Chapter 3Their formes of Gouernment, and elections of perſons of ſtate. CHAP. 3.
Chapter 4The originall of the Shee-landreſſes. CHAP. 4.
Chapter 5Of Gygglot-tangyr. CHAP. 5.
Chapter 6Of Double-ſex Ile, otherwiſe called Skrat or Hermophradite Iland. CHAP. 6.
Chapter 7Of Shreweſ-bourg. CHAP. 7.
Book 3The third Booke.
Chapter 1The Diſcouerie of Fooliana. The ſituation and populouſneſſe of Fooliana. CHAP. 1.
Chapter 2The parts of Fooliana: the peoples conditions in generall. CHAP. 2.
Chapter 3Of Fooliana the fickle. CHAP. 3.
3 sections
Chapter 4Of Fooliana the Craggye. CHAP. 4.
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Chapter 5Of Cholerikoye, the other Dutchie of Fooliana the craggie. CHAP. 5.
Chapter 6Fooliana the fond. CHAP. 6.
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Chapter 7Of Fooliana the fatte. CHAP. 7.
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Chapter 8Of Fooliana the Deuout. CHAP. 8.
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Chapter 9The ſtate politique of Fooliana, in generall. CHAP. 9.
Book 4The fourth Booke.
Chapter 1CHAP. 1. Of the ſituation thereof.
Chapter 2The conditions of the Robberſ-walders. CHAP. 2.
Chapter 3The Pyrates, and ſea-borderers of Robberſ-waldt. CHAP. 3.
Chapter 4How the Author got into this country: Of the Harpies. CHAP. 4.
Chapter 5Of Lyerſ-bury plaine. The natures of the Legerdumaynians. Of Free-purlogne, and Baggſ-death, two Citties.…
Chapter 6Of Lurtch-wit, a County in Legerdumaine. CHAP. 6.
Chapter 7Of Still-more. CHAP. 7.

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