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Mexico, there haue beene and are yet dayly yeare by
yeare, brought thence to Seuill, 5. or 600. thoufand Hides at a
time: Goates likewife may be had from the Ilands nigh at
hand; as many, as fhall be defired. Befides thefe, there are
Muske-rats, Squirrels, Beauers, Badgers, Foxes, Martins,
Pole-cats, Wefels and Minkfes; which yet hurt not the
Poultry, nor their Egges. Among their Birds, the Eagle is the
greateft deuourer. Hawkes there are of fundry forts; which
all prey commonly vpon fifh: Sparrow-hawkes, Lanerets,
Goffe-hawkes, Falcons, and Ofperaies. Partridges not
much bigger then our Quailes: but haue beene feene a hun-
dred in a Coauie. Infinite ftore of wild Turkeyes, nigh as
big againe as our tame. There are Owfels and Black-birds
with red fhoulders, Thrufhes, and diuers forts of fmaller
Birds, fome redde, fome blew, fcarce fo bigge as Wrens. In
winter, is great plenty of Swannes, Cranes, and Pigeons, He-
rons. Geefe, Brants, Ducks, Wigeon, Dottrell, Oxeis, Par-
rats, and much other fowle vnknowne in our parts. Limonds
thriue wonderfully there, Apricockes and Meli-Cottons,
come in fuch abundance, as a Gentleman in Towne protefted
hee caft a hundred bufhels to the Hogs this laft yeare, he had
fo many more then hee could fpend. It hath Chochas and
Garvanzas, and is excellent for Beanes, Peafe, and all manner
of Pults and Rootes: whereof Peafe in ten dayes rife 14.
inches high. The Corne is very plentifull in each of three
Harvefts in the fame yeare, yeelding in greateft penurie two
hundred for one, in ordinary yeares fiue or fixe hundred;
and is the better, fifteene or fixteene hundred for one: which
increafe of Corne beeing fo great, it is very eafie to
keepe all manner of Poultrie and Fowle for the Table all the
yeare long. This Corne maketh good bread and beere. It is
likely all the fruites of Italy will agree with that Soyle, as
Figs, Melons, Pomegranates, Oranges, Oliues, Berenjenas,
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