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B~óK

VIII.

Royal

C'otnmentaries;·

. _3}3

" conrrivance; many of chem getcing cogerher, one hangs at che Tail of ano–

" rher, making a kind of a long Chain, wich which fetching a long Swing, the

'' lowermoíl: chrows himfelf with che help

of

che others, co che bough rhey

" aim ar, where hanging by

his

fore fe~c, ílrecdnes out füs Tail to che next com~

" panion, and

fo

one fielps che other, untill ali are come over. The cricks and

" mimical poílures which they have, are matters of greac divertifement, and che

e,

aél:ions whic

h chey perfo

rm in obedienc;e

to

their Comrnanclers,, feem effeéts of

'' hurr.mlil@ filnd

~rft:am.lingy

mher c.fian~0fitrati0nal Creafu'res.

I

fa.w

one 0f chefe

·" Monkies at

C

artagena, in

che Houfe of che Governour, of which they relaced

'' fuch íl:range chings as to me feemed alrnoíl: incredible. They faid , chat chey

" fenc him afeen to che Tavern for Wine, with Money in one hand, and

a.

Boc–

,, 'fo!,

m

the

qtoov;',

and

nnar

vt,h"e0t

he

w:rs·.

<!0me·

to th-e

Tavern, he would

''· no1:1deli

ver. hi's M

oney unri!l. h<rhatl r€reív~"dl his

Wiliie;

if

the B0ys mee with

" hirn·by

ohe.w.ay

,

and

ma~e

a:

hou'ting; Gr ooif~ af.tfer

Aim~

h€' w0uH fer:cfown

" kis.Bot

tel am:J-

thtrow·

Stromis

a'.f;

crn--ern~

anci

ha1(tig·g

€lbFtti

illJ€

w-ay;; he-wbúlti

_

'' mk~ up•his- Bocee] aatf haíl:en

home,.

andithac ~h'©aghi

h~

l

~tl.il

Wind

ctxtelftve~

" lv,:

yeti

hij

woul~ not da1te ti!>

r0utJh1

it, u.rrlel.H1js-Mé1i'tl

1

et ga:v

e fü

m:_Wcence.

'FPfey

" fay alto, that ifJrcdaw a

W<:iin11nr

a:c

éfFiJ

útm@ fine, and: well::clre-fled; he w-61:dd

" prniently

pull lnir

by

cfue

Cl0ths,

and, ruffi.€' chelñ

in

.v

flltarlge1 manher. · ,Per–

" fua

ps fo>1n€

ufuin~,may

be

r~ptfüed

cJf

thef<t

Ct:eamtés rndre

'ihan·

'I

fiavé-1.eerr;

"· h(i

)wfoov.el

"ic:is

mq'íl:

cemin

that tihere

iil'B0

Atfünal

4l1

eñe WDrld

fo

fJgietous,

"

an d fo," clelig

héed1wi'tlb hmmane Sodety as,~bis·

fu11e

andme ofM,0nfúes: and'

ae~

"

e.tau.fe

ch~ Re¡;ior-ts rnncetnin'g ~l.:ie et'l'0etfran'clirtg of thefe Cfelttl!lres aY.:~

fo'

íl:r~nge

"

tifuat c

he ]mftarlces th€re0t. feijfn int1\edi~le

w

me, and-

woufe'

p'ercia-ps'a-ppe'ár

fa'–

c,

bulous to others, I &aH thertfote emi:c t0

1

rnenti@n thein\ androne'ly blefs ~ad–

" mire-tbie-Auchou!iof

aH

Creatures,1:Ilíat am0rtgfr a,ll his works- madefof tJ/ie u[e

and ,

'' benefü ofMankin0, h:e hadi

fiha,peaaR'Gi

faf'ñiol'l@d aOeac~1-er

fo

rrdkhloús'

in

fts

" fonm and:{il'15ftu~esi a:s

ferves

to

m0ve

latigh1!~r,

a'.Flci-

yi'eld rn'atter

0f

l,le¡:feation

'' ami!,DLv-er.tifümet111

to·

Man, whom

1

he hath máde

LoFa

1

ofthis·Utüverfe;

i:

Sofiíe

" have·wrintan that:

Solomon

bromght his Monkies :fi:om ~he

Wefl!-Jndie1,

tltftl-'áñ'i

'~ @f

alilothe1.1 opi'l1i0n, aadi believe d!iat _they' were fe(chéel

frorn'

dte

El{letii J.!'arts.

'Ihus,far ate the

W01t!S' Gf

.A.iofta,.

t0

whkh may !Je füéhéflackled;, thai cfrefe~M–

an~.

Mmikiies car'.y their yotrag one_s at their -.h~~~s?._untill

~fü~y

au~

~'b]¿

}h

{Mft

fort

d-1emfel:vl:5-

3 ~he

yúl!lmg

ones té,Ik~ng

0:0id w1ththe1~ fore•féét

a~o~~;tie~t

n~cks,

ami!

cbf¡r

thel~

buíd

legs.álbouc che1r m1d~le; all wh1ch, béfid'es

dl.eir,'

tr~c!ks an~

il'lv'<mcrorns

hieÍG>re·r~éited, ferve to d@m'o'tlftrate t!heír fagaciousde:lm!rjty, and.

iliifés

likeéx-pédehted'~~ldiers

time ofm~l\:e{ftty. _And be€au[~ ch~ ~óf~tme~ m'á~.e

!S .

a

Laril'grrage,.

l:>y

whtih Gtle undedlaQds che other; (as fod11y pare

1

bell_ev'e cha,.t

a.111

fürds, arrd Be:rfts do,by tfleir fevera1 vokes- underíl!and thé meaning of theír

OW.lil

fPt!des)

tfierefۖte the

Jndians

fay,

tbat they

cad f

peak, a,nd that 'rhey aifguifé

~hek want

óf

fpeecb toothe

Spaniards,

lefi they

ili.ou

!d ferl'd

t-hem

~o

work

in tl\e

Mines,

aad dig f'or Gold and S~lver, and that

i

n imi

tnion of the

Jndians

tHey car–

ry

cheir young 0n'es

át

trbeir ba€ks. And thus 11¡uoh íball fuffice ro·Fia:ve fpoken

of

Apes aml Monkies.

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CH .AP.