in the East Indies.] The kings Nephew hath to name Vanfuli, his pallace is walled about, the wall is not high but fouresquare, and in circuit nothing inferiour to the wals of Goa, the outside is painted red, in euery square a gate, and ouer each gate a tower made of timber excellently well wrought:  before the principall gate of the foure that openeth in to the high street no Loutea, be he neuer so great, may passe on horsebacke, or carried in his seat.  Amidst this quadrangle standeth the pallace where that Nobleman lyeth, doubtlesse worth the sight, although we came not in to see it.  By report the roofes of the towers and houses are glased greene, and the greater part of the quadrangle set with sauage trees, as Okes, Chesnuts, Cypresse, Pineapples, Cedars, and other such like that we do want, after the manner of a wood, wherein are kept Stags, Oxen, and other beasts, for that Lord his recreation neuer going abroad as I haue sayd.  One preheminence this citie hath aboue the rest where we haue bene, and that of right, as we do thinke, that besides the multitude of market places wherein all things are to be sold through euery streete continually are cryed all things necessary, as flesh of all sortes, freshfish, hearbes, oyle, vineger, meale, rise:  in summa, all things so plentifully, that many houses neede no servants, euery thing being brought to their doores.  Most part of the marchants remaine in the suburbes, for that the cities are shut vp euery night, as I haue said.  The marchants therefore, the better to attend their businesse, do chuse rather to make their abode without in the suburbes then within the citie.  I haue seene in this riuer a pretie kinde of fishing, not to be omitted in my opinion, and therefore I will set it downe. [Marginal note:  Odeicus writeth of the like.] The king hath in many riuers good store of barges full of sea-crowes that breede, are fedde and doe die therein, in certaine cages, allowed monethely a certaine prouision of rise.  These barges the king bestoweth vpon his greatest magistrates, giuing to some two, to some three of them as be thinketh good, to fish therewithal after this manner.  At the houre appointed to fish, all the barges are brought together in a circle, where the riuer is shalow, and the crowes tyed together vnder the wings are let leape downe into the water some vnder, some aboue, woorth the looking vpon:  each one as he hath filled his bagge, goeth to his owne barge and emptieth it, which done, he returneth to fish againe.  Thus hauing taken good store of fish, they set the crowes at libertie, and do suffer them to fish for their owne pleasure.  There were in that city where I was, twentie barges at the least of these aforesayd crowes.  I went almost euery day to see them, yet could I neuer be throughly satisfyed to see so strange a kind of fishing.

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Of the Iland Iapan, and other litle Iles in the East Ocean.

By R. Willes.