MACAO, possesses a printing press in 1590 MACES, their manners MACHAM'S DISCOVERY OF MADEIRA --Elopes with an Englishwoman --Lands in Machico bay --builds a chapel to bury her in --Makes a boat and escapes to Africa --The story confirmed by modern investigations MACHICO, a town of Madeira MACHLIES, their manners MADEIRA, DISCOVERKD BY MACHAN --Derivation of the name --DESCRIBKD --Its produce MAGELLAN (straits of) MAGI. See _Assyria_ MAHOMET, Either Arabian or Persian --giveth the Koran --Assisted by Sergius --His religion --Attacks Damascus MALACCA (cape) MALIAPOR, burying place of St. Thomas MALMESBURV (William of), quoted MAN, HIS ORIGIN --False opinions as to --Performs woman's work MANILLA MARIES, their manners MAROUINES MARTYR (Peter), mentioned MASSAGETES, their habits --Eat their old men MAURICE (Prince) MECCA MEDEA, DESCRIBED --Its boundaries --Manners of the inhabitants MEGASTHENES, quoted MEINT (meaning of) MELA (Pomponius), quoted MELANCHLENI MEMPHIS. See _Cairo_ MENDOZA (A. de) MEOTIS (lake) MERCHATES MERMAID (ship), deserts Davis MEROE, capital of Ethiopia METRETES MEXICO MIDUALL. (Thomas), factor to Nicolas Thome MOLUCCA (islands) MOLYNEUX (E.), his map MONGOLLS, a tribe of Tartary MONSTERS MOSES, mentioned MOY LAMBERT (ship) MUSTAPHA BASHA, his invasion of Nicosia and Famagusta NARES, quoted NASAMONES, their manners NEPOS (C.), quoted NESTORIANS NEURIENS, their manners NEWBERY (John), his voyage to China NICOLS (Thomas), HIS DESCRIPTION OF THE CANARY ISLES NICOSIA invaded by Mustapha Basha NILE, its overflow NOBLE, value of a NORTH CAPE NORTH EAST PASSAGE, Davis's hydrographical objection against NORTH WEST PASSAGE, proved to exist --Benefits to be derived by England from NOVA ZEMLA OB (river) OCEAN cannot freeze OCEANIDA, a city of Pauchira ONLIVE, a curious form of ALIVE OPHYOPHAGI, a race of snake eaters ORANGE (ship) ORCHELL, a kind of moss used for dyeing, exported from the Canary Isles OROSIUS, quoted ORTEGAL (Cape) OSBORNE (Sir Edward), mentioned PALESTINE, DESCRIBED --Its boundaries --Laws of its inhabitants PALASSA, DESCRIBED PANCHAIA, DESCRIBED --Manners of its inhabitants PAPYRUS, used for paper PARTHIA, DESCRIBED --Its boundaries --History --Manners of the inhabitants PAULUS VENETUS, mentioned PERSEPOLIS, Capitol of Persia PERSIA, DESCRIBED --Its boundaries --Manners of the inhabitants PERU PETER IV, king of Aragon PHARISEES, their peculiarities PHILIPPINE (islands) PICO DETEITHE. _See Peak of Teneriffe_ PIJE (Captain) PLINY, quoted PLOMPES (meaning of) PLYMOUTH POENI, DESCRIBED --Eat lice --Curious marriage custom --Manner of taking an oath --Their food POLE, the place of greatest dignity POLICRITUS, quoted POMPEIUS (Trogus), quoted POPILINIERE, mentioned POSES (meaning of word) PRESTER JOHN PRINTING, in use at Macao in 1590 PTOLEMY, quoted QUIT (Captain) shipwrecked