The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandevile, Knight: Wherein Is Set Down the Way to the Holy Land, and to Hierusalem: As Also to the Lands of the Great Caan, and of Prestor John; To India, and Divers Other Countries
The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandevile, Knight: Wherein Is Set Down the Way to the Holy Land, and to Hierusalem: As Also to the Lands of the Great Caan, and of Prestor John; To India, and Divers Other Countries
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1722 Excerpt: ...him that boars it, in good temper, free from ftrife, riot, ill dreams-, forceries, aad enchantments Moreover, no wild Bealt (hall affail or any way hurt them. This diamond fhould be neither bought nor fold, N but given freely, for then it is of moft vertue It healeth the Lunatick and him that is polfeffed with a devil ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1722 Excerpt: ...him that boars it, in good temper, free from ftrife, riot, ill dreams-, forceries, aad enchantments Moreover, no wild Bealt (hall affail or any way hurt them. This diamond fhould be neither bought nor fold, N but given freely, for then it is of moft vertue It healeth the Lunatick and him that is polfeffed with a devil $ and as foon as any Venom or Poyfon is brought near it, it moifteneth, and begins to fweat. And men eafily polilh them, tho fome think they may not be polifhed, and men may affay them well in this manner: Firft, cut them on precious Stones, Saphires, or on Cryftal;. and then take a Stone that is called Adamant, and lay a Needle beforethat Adamamy and if the diamond be good and of vertue, ! the Adamant draweth not the Needle to it, whiift the diamond is there. And this is tle proof they make beyond Sea.! "But it chanceth fpmetime that the good diamond lofetfe theVertue through him that beareth it, aad Aeirefore it is neeFul for to make it recover the Vertue agai&y or eUeic is of5 little Value; K 2 CHAP. 7 6 the Voyages and travels C H A P. LIII. Qf divers Kingdoms andljlesjn the land of inde, and of People there that are of a yellow and green Colour, and of many firange Things. THere is in Inde many Countries and divers Kingdom and ic taketh the Name of a River that runneth' through k+ which iscalled Inde alibi andthere Vs many preqious Stones in the faid River and divers other ftrange things, as Eels of thirty foot long: . and Men that dwell near that River are of evil colour, yellow and green. In that Land of Inde are more than 5000 Ifles that are inhabited, bdklfcs divers uninhabited, and in each one of thofe are great Plenty.of Cities and much People for the Indians are of that condition, that commonly they pals not out of their Land, ...
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