Chapter IV: A Description of...the Ilands of Canaria,...composed by Thomas Nicols,

&c.

V. The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente Maners, Customs, and
Lawes, of the Peoples enhabiting...Affricke and Asia (1555)

(_a_) To the Righte Honourable the Erle of Arundel, &c.
(_b_) The Preface of the Authour

_The First Parte._

_Chapitre_ 1. The true opinion of the deuine, concernyng the
beginnyng of man

2 The false opinion of the Philosophre concernyng the beginnyng of
man

3 The deuision and limites of the Earthe

4 Of Ethiope, and the auncient maners of that nation

5 Of Aegipte, and the auncient maners of that people

6 Of the Poeni and thother peoples of Aphrique

_The Seconde Parte_

_Chapitre_ 1 Of Asie and the peoples most famous therein

2 Of Panchaia, and the maners of the Panqueis

3 Of Assiria and Babilonia, and the maners of those peoples

4 Iewry, and of the life, maners, and Lawes of the Iewes

5 Of Media, and the maners of the Medes

6 Of Parthia, and the maner of the Parthians

7 Of Persia, and the maners and ordinaunces of the Persians

8 Of Ynde, and the vncouth trades and maners of life of the people
therein

9 Of Scithia, and their sterne maners

10 Of Tartarie, and the maners and power of the Tartarians

11 Of Turcquie, and of the maners, lawes, and ordenaunces of the
Turcques

12 Of the Christians, of their firste commyng vp, their ceremonies and
ordenaunces

VI. The Conquest of the Grand Canaries, &c.

VII. The Summary or briefe declaration of the Admirals departing towardes
the West Indies

VIII. The Worldes Hydrographical Discription,...published by J. Dauis of
Sandrudg by Dartmouth...anno 1595, May 27

_Sub-section_ 1 To the Righte Honorable Lordes of Her Maiesties Most
Honorable Priuie Counsayle

2 The World's Hydrographical Obiections against al northerly
Discoueries

3 To proue a passage by the norwest, etc.

4 By experience of Trauellers to proue this passage

5 To proue the premisses by the attemptes of our owne countrymen,
besides others

6 By late experience to proue that America is an Iland, etc.

7 That the Ayre in colde regions is tollerable

8 That vnder the Pole is the place of greatest dignitie

9 What benefites would growe vnto Englande by this passage being
discouered

VOL. VII.

I. A voyage to the Azores with the Serpent and Mary Sparke, belonging to
Sir W. Raleigh, written by John Evesham

II. A briefe Relation of the notable service performed by Sir Francis Drake
vpon the Spanish Fleete prepared in the Road of Cadiz...in the yeere
1587