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The manners, lavves, and customes of all nations. Collected out of the best vvriters by Ioannes Boemus Aubanus, a Dutch-man. With many other things of the same argument, gathered out of the historie of Nicholas Damascen. The like also out of the history of America, or Brasill, written by Iohn Lerius. The faith, religion and manners of the Aethiopians, and the deploration of the people of Lappia, compiled by Damianus a` Goes. With a short discourse of the Aethiopians, taken out of Ioseph Scaliger his seuenth booke de Emendatione temporum. Written in Latin, and now newly translated into English. By Ed. Aston.

General note: The first part is a translation of books 1-3 of: Omnium gentium mores. With extracts from "Historia universalis" by Nicolaus Damascenus, "Histoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Bresil" by Jean de Le´ry; and "Fides, religio, moresque Aethiopum" by Damiao~ de Go´is. With three final contents pages. A variant of the edition with Eld's name alone in the imprint. Signatures: [par.]4 A-B4 C-2N8. Small hole on S5, slightly affecting text; G6 torn, not affecting text UK-SuSCL Cited in: STC (2nd ed.), 3198.5 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1982. 1 microfilm reel; 35 mm (Early English books, 1475-1640; 1724:18). Ownership and custodial history: Bookplate of Boies Penrose, Old East India House, over his earlier plate, on inside front cover; bookplate of Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale, on front fly leaf; MS. ink signature on front fly leaf: "Martin Barnjam ..." [C17th?]; purchased 1983 UK-SuSCL Binding Information: Contemporary vellum binding UK-SuSCL