The Voiage and Travayle of Sir John Maundeville Knight: Which treateth of the way towards Hierusalem and of marvayles of Inde with other ilands and countreysMandeville, John, Sir
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The Voiage and Travayle of Sir John Maundeville Knight: Which treateth of the way towards Hierusalem and of marvayles of Inde with other ilands and countreys
Mandeville, John, Sir
Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800
LXXXVII. Of the fayth and belyefe of Prester John, but
he hath not all the full beliefe as we haue 190
LXXXVIII. Of an other yland where also dwelleth good
people therein and is called Sinople 191
LXXXIX. Of two other yles, one is called Pitan wherein be
little men that eat no meate, and in an other
yle are the men all rough of fethers 193
XC. Of a rich man in Prester John's l[=a]d named Catolonapes
and of his gardeine 194
XCI. Of a marvailous valey that is beside the river of
Phison 196
XCII. Of an yland wherin dwell people as great as
gyants of 28 or 30 foote of length and other
things 198
XCIII. Of women which make great sorow as their
children are borne and great joy when they are
dead 199
XCIV. Of an yland where men wed their owne daughters
and kinswom[=e] 200
XCV. Of an other yland wherein dwell full good people
and true 202
XCVI. How King Alexander sent his men thither for to
winne the land 203
XCVII. How the Emperour Prester John when he goeth
to batayle he hath iii Crosses borne before him
of gold 204
XCVIII. Of the most dwelling place of Prester John in a
citie called Suse 205
XCIX. Of the wilderness wherein groweth the trees of
the sonne and the moone 207
C. Of a great yland and Kingdome called Taprobane 208
CI. Of two other yles, one is called Orel, and the other
Argete, where are many gold mynes 209
CII. Of y^e darke country and hyls and roches of stone
nigh to Paradise 210
CIII. A little of Paradise Terrestre 211
CIV. How Prester Johns land lieth fote against fote to
England 213
CV. Of the Kingdome of Ryboth 214
CVI. Of a rich man that is neither King, Prince, Duke
ne Erle 216
CVII. How of all these lands, yles, and kingdomes, and
the men thereof afore rehersed haue some of
the articles of our faith 217
CVIII. How John Maundevyl leveth many mervayles unwritten
and the cause therefore 218
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