Ifpcakenotofihebcaftcs  and  men  which  in  thefcCiuillwarrcs  of  Nature  muft
ncedcsbcefubie6ltodeuouringmiferie.'  Thefe  arctheflrangc  efFccftsof  coldeand
Earth-quakes  ,  not  ftrange  ;  in  Chili ,  where  wee  are  now  arriued.  The  peo-
ple are  fierce  and  crucll ,  and  forae  (as  is  reported)  Gyants.  *yilmagro  one  of  the  firft
Conquerours  of  Peru  in  hope  of  Gold,  paflcd  from  thence  hither :  but  was  decciucd
by  the  Indians  which  led  him  the  wrong  way.  In  pafling  the  Defcrts  of  Chili,  the  Aiic
is  fo  piercing  as  before  is  obferued)  a  that  men  fill  downe  dead,  or  clfe  loofe  their
members  fuddenly,  in  manner  without  feeling.  Jerome  ^#/?//ij  the  Generall,  one  of
tAcoflas  acquaintance  isad  loft  three  or  foure  Toes  which  fell  off  without  any  paine :
manyof  his  Armie'dyed,whofe  bodies  at  his  returnc  hee  found  lying  there  without
ftinke  or  corruption,  and  one  Boy  remained  aliue  which  had  maintained  himfelfc  by
eating  horfe-flefli.
