Tartaria, Is a countrey of incomparable greatnesse. It boun-deth on the west vpon Russia, and extendeth into the east (after the description of the last chart) aboue 1600. dutchè myles, which is of Italyan 6400. and more, the bredth frõ the south into the north is more vncertayne: it marcheth on the south vpon Bersia, and India. The north is much part desert, for the coldnesse and barrennesse thereof. The people haue no cities or townes, or else very fewe, but they lye in Pauilions, and vnder their cartes, which they do remooue into sundrie parts, as the time of the yere doth require, driuing their cattaile with them, of whome they doe eate the slesh much parte rawe, and doe drinke the milke and blood of them. The people be sierce and cruell, and therewith vile and beastlie in their liuing. They be all vnder the dominion of the great Cane, yet haue they manye puissaunt princes which doe vse a wonderfull obedience toward their Empetour. They beleeue in one God, creator of all thinges, but they be not christened. They are so populous, hardye, and fierce, that the great kinges whithe doe marche vpon them, haue much to doe to resist them, as the great king of Ruffie, and the Sophie of Persia. Also one of their Princes tooke in playne battaile Pazagetes the great Turke, whome being bounden with chaynes and Gynes of golde, and enclosed in Cage of yron, he caried about with him til he died: and there were flaine in that battaile 200000. Turkes, the Captayne of the Tartarians was named Tamberlane. Their Emperour Chaam, bestdes Tartaria, hath also sublect vnto him the lesse Indie, and all the Realmes and yles in the east, and southeast part of the world: and he nameth hunselfe the sonne of God: Reade more in Chaam. Much of Tartaria was that countrey, whiche was sometyme named Scythia.Tartari: People of Tartaria.
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