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How each Riuer should be habbitted and what there presents.
Europe.
Tamesis

In A coate of Swanns downe, prsents a fleece of woole.


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Rhenus

—In A Coate of Vine Leaues, prsents a Romakin of wine.

Ligeris

—In a Coate of Mullberry Leaues: prsents seuerall Bunches of Red grapes

Tagus

—In A gold yellow Taffatey Cassock: prsents Oranges, Lemmonds & Granadoes

Tibris

—In a ffryer Minims habbitt or Min Bonshommes, prsents him with Sodom Apples which are faire to Looke on, but when toucht fall to Ashes.

Alpheus

—In a Comitragicall weed, a Buskin on one Legg, a Sock on the other foote, A Lawrell on his head, presents him with a paper of old Verses Soe effaced in their Characters as Skearce to be read

Asya:
Indus

—In A Mantle of silke spunn from Leaues, prsents diuerse sorts of spices

Ganges

—In the Like, presents sweete woodes, Ostredge feathers & Ellephants tooth

Euphrates

—In A Persian dresse, presents him with rare workes &c.

Affrica.
Nilus

—In a Phantasticke dresse of Crocadile Skinns, A Capp Like a Piramide, Nyne Armes from which he presents seuerall strange Creatures ingendred of Mudd.

Niger

—A Moore couered onely from the waste downeward, prsents a Ginny Bird and Some wheat.

America.
Orenoke

—In a Closse Iumpe under which some Gold Tinsell discouered—presents a Rowle of Tobacco.

Parana:

—In the Like, presents a handfull of Gold Oare

Maragnon

—In the Like, presents a parcell of Beauer Skinns.