Hakluytus Posthumus, Or, Purchas His Pilgrimes; Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and Lande Travells by Englishmen and Others (Paperback)

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. 1905 Excerpt: ...people were men of good understanding, and of great stature, for the least man of them was as big as the tallest of us, and the tallest of them was farre higher then any of us, they were strong men, and well proportioned of bodie and limbes, they went very fast, and swamme and dived under the water excellent well, their colour was altogether browne yellow, they were very curious in the dressing and trimming of their haire, some had it curled, some frizled, some wore it bound up in long folds, foure, five, or six, together, as our Women doe in Haire-laces, and some (which was strange to see) had their haire standing upright upon their heads, about a quarter of an elle long like Hogs bristles. The King had a long Locke of haire on the left side of his head, that hung downe beneath his hips, bound up with a knot or two. His Gentlemen had two such Lockes, on each side of their heads one, they went naked all alike both men and women, onely some little thing handsomely tyed before their privie members. The women were very unsightly both in face and bodie, of small stature, Their haire cut close to their heads, as our mens in Holland, their brests long hanging downe to their bellies like lether Satchels. They are very lecherous, for they suffer themselves to be used by their men openly in all mens sight, and in the Kings owne presence, only under a Mat. We could not perceive that they worshipped God, or any Gods, or used any devotion, neither the one nor the other, but lived without care, like Birds in the Wood. 1616. They had no skill of buying or selling, but with flags they delivered us some-what, and we in like sort to them againe. They neither sowe, nor reape, nor doe any worke, There the Earth of it selfe yeelds all that they need to sustaine their lives: as...