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·HE

who ,h~d ,che honm1r tb ,be the~rfi~rhpor-ter of

l!:loah's

Plant wa,s

Franc-ü

Caravant_u·.

a Nobleman of

fTdleáp,

ancLone of.ithe

firft

~onque11ours of

Peru.

<Tlüs Gentleman confiderin,g the Coumrey to ~e in fome..t0lerabJe Ha(e 0fquiec

~nd repofe,)follt for Vines

to,the.CanaYu~,

as be1gg

nln~·neareft

plaGe; frnm wheilce

_r,bey brouglii~,c~e black fort of-Gr~pej

w.hi9fu ;Produtes,.a't€dWint;, bl!ltJ9ot of

the

deepefi red, or Tent-colour; and th0ugh lclieythawfmce plame41 [evtiral fons of

~'ines, (uch ·,as Mufcatel; ancl·ochers ; 'yet -p;iere is'hona.

a ,p~le @r whiillb co-

laur.

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?l·Yn

111,

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Bacch™

was·adored by óhe Ge_ntiles,

'amcd

,w@11thippedífór

God1Qreward

leffer piece,of fervke rhan'

.dfis

qendemán ·bad ,d@n~1f0rr;,the

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ifor ehoqgh

\Vine be now,plentifuJCi.n

Peru,

yet theNatives th©re0fihávetfo urtgeañle a,pa'late,

that they know not how to relifh it, contencing chemfelves with their anáenc Be–

verage made of

Cara

and Water. Moreover, I have heard in

Peru,

from the re–

pon of a Gentleman of -good repute, that -a certain

Spaniard,

who was very curi–

ous, and a great

Virtuofo,

had extraél:ed a fort ofWine called

Almacigo

from Raifins

which he liad brought from

Spain

and that having fowed fome of the Raum–

fiones, they produced

'kind ofV.mes , but wete

.render, thac he was forced to

conferve them chree or four years in

Almacigo,

untill füch time as they wer~

firong

enough to b

e planced ;

and chat from thence che Grapes have taken fo high aco–

lour, that all

cheWi.ne

Peru

becameJikc: theTent-wine

inSp,iin,

chough nocal–

togecher of

o deep a co

lour.

probable that che Grapes of

Peru

have had their

Original from both of thefe ways; for che

Spaniard1,

who were always paffionace

for cheir Countrey, and defirous to fee che fame Fruits growing in che

JmJjn,

were in

Spai1,

did omit np experiments-or tricrls to bting t_hefcune to .their defi¡:(td

intent. Capmin

Bftrthplo,n6w

Terr~a1,

who was on~;~fEhe

fuft

Cbnquerours

óf

Peru,

and one ·0f chofe w,ho eocred

Chili

uncler che Admiral

Do,¡ JJiego

Almagro

was che

firíl:

that planted.Grapes in his own Vioeyard ia che Ci

cy o

fiCou-o;

well acquainted with chis Gentleman, and eíteemed him for a

rno.fi:

generous

per–

fon, and well accompliíhed in ali pQiocs of mofl vercuous Endo

wme

ncs. He plao–

ted a Vineyard in his Lands, fituaced in che Province of

Cunrifµyu,

which he ma–

nured by

l ndi,in1,

being called

Ac},anquillo;

from whence in che year

5"55',

asan

evidence and proof of his good Husbandry, and greatnefs of his Hberal Soul, he

fenc thirty

lndians

laden wich fair and goodly Grapes to his intimare and familiar

friend

Garfil4fo de

!ti

Vega,

my honoured 'Lord, wich order t1hat he íhould divide a–

mongíl: ch.e Gentlemen of chat City an equal fhare and proportion, that every ,one

might enjoy the fruir of his labours.

It was indeed at that time a greac ruriofüy

to have che Fruic of Spaí11 ,growing in chat Councrey, and a clear evidence 0f his

munificent and liberal Soul; for if-he w.ould have made merchandife of chofe

Grapes, he might have fold them for four or five thoufand Ducats. For my part,

I <lid partake ofchofe Grapes, for my Father having made me che Meffenger to

carry them, attended with twoPages, I delivered to every prinoipal Houfe ·~wo

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