Chapter M (14)

The _Spaniards_ possess the greatest and best part of _America_, wherein they have a vast number of very considerable Towns. In _Northern America_ they have 1. _New Spain_, in which are the _Audiences_ of _Mexico_, _Guadalajara_, and _Guatimala_. 2. The Islands _Cuba_ and _Hispaniola_ (excepting some parts towards the West, which are in possession of the _French_), _Boriquen_, &c. also _St. Augustine_ and _St. Matthew_ in _Florida_, and a part of _New Mexico_. In _Southern America_, _Castilla d’ Oro_ or _Golden Castile_, otherwise call’d _Terra Firma_, in which are the _Audiences_ of _Panama_, and the new Realm of _Granada_; next _Peru_, in which are the _Audiences_ of _Quito_, _Lima_, and _La Plata_; lastly, _Chili_ and _Paraguay_, which comprehends the Countreys of _Tucuman_ and _La Plata_.

The _French_ have in _Canada_, or _Nova Francia_, _Montreal_, the Rivers _Quebeck_, _Tadousack_, and some Places upon the great River of _St. Lawrence_; also _Accadie_, or _Nova Scotia_, the Isle of _Cape Breton_, with the Fort _St. Peter_, from whence they Traffick to _Nepigiquit_, with the Salvages of that Coast; part of the Isle of _Terre-Neuve_, _Pemptagoet_, _St. Jean_, _Port-Royal_, and other Fortresses. Among the _Caribbee-Islands_, part of _St. Christophers_, _St. Bartholomew_, _St. Crux_, _St. Martin_, _Guadalupe_, _Deseado_, _Marigalante_, _Todos los Sanctos_, _Martinico_, _St. Alousie_ and _Granada_; likewise some Colonies on the West of _Hispaniola_. Upon the Continent of _Southern America_, on the Coast of _Guiana_, the Isle _Cayene_, where stands the Fort of _St. Michael de Ceperoux_, now _Fort Louis_; also the Colonies of _Mathouri_ and _Armire_, _Courrou_, _Coonama_ and _Comaribo_.

The _Portuguese_ possess all the Coast of _Brasile_ in _Southern America_, with several _Capitania_’s or _Præfectures_ thereof.

The _Dutch_ have onely the Isles of _St. Eustace_ and _Saba_, the Town of _Coro_ in _Terra Firma_, the Colonies _Boron_, _Esquib_, _Berebie_, _Aperwaque_, and others, on the Coast of _Guiana_.

_FINIS._

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

1. Added closing quotes to all quoted passages. 2. The Section numbering was irregular. Corrected the numbers which were obvious. Appended an "a" to the second of a duplicate. There were no section ones. And a few items did not get section numbers. 3. There seemed to be no clear distinction between why some topics were Chapters and others just sections Sections. 4. P. 15, changed “In v.ta Heliogabali” to “In vita Heliogabali”. 5. P. 35, changed “Consutius” to “Confutius”. 6. P. 74, changed “Aso” to “Also”. 7. P. 123, changed “Chineses” to “Chileses”. 8. P. 230, changed “and the rather” to “and he rather”. 9. P. 396, changed “next it” to “next to it”. 10. P. 611, changed “Year 1231.” to “Year 1531.” 11. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling. 12. Retained anachronistic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed. 13. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_. 14. Superscripts are denoted by a caret before a single superscript character or a series of superscripted characters enclosed in curly braces, e.g. M^r. or M^{ister}.