A16718 Brerewood, Edward, 1565?-1613. Brerewood, Robert, Sir, 1588-1654. Enquiries touching the diuersity of languages, and religions through the cheife parts of the world. Written by Edw. Brerewood lately professor of astronomy in Gresham Colledge in London
Printed [at Eliot's Court Press] for Iohn Bill, London : 1614.
… Iazygian, Bert. in Descript. Hungar. in the North side of Hungaria betwixt Danubius & Tibiscus, vtterly differing from the Hungarian language: And lastly, the 14 Tarturian, of the Precopenses, betweene the Riuers of Tanais and Borysthenes, neere Maeotis and the Euxine sea, for, of the English, Italian, Spanish, and French, as being deriuations, or rather degenerations, the first of the Dutch, and the other three of the Latine, seeing I now speake onely of originall or mother languages, I must bee silent: And of all these foureteene it is certaine, except the Arabique, which is known to haue entred since, and perhaps the Hungarian, about which there is difference among Antiquaries, that they were in Europe in time of the Romane Empire, and … ng yet in number farre inferiour) mingle themselues with the natiue inhabitants. So that, in those Coū tries onely the mutation of languages hath ensued vpon conquests, where either the ancient inhabitants haue beene destroyed or driuen forth, as wee see in our Country to haue followed of the Saxons victories, against the Brittains, or else at least in such sort diminished, that in number they remained inferior, or but little superior to the Conquerors, whose reputation and authority might preuaile more then a small excesse of multitude. But (that I digresse no further) because certaine Countries are specially alleaged, in which the Romaine tongue is supposed most to haue preuailed, I will restraine my discourse to them alone. And First, t …
A68617 Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626. Purchas his pilgrimes. part 1 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.
Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Rose, London : 1625.
… t of that Kingdome: the 13 Iazygian, in the North side of Hungaria betwixt Danubius and Tibiscus, vtterly differing from the Hungarian Language: And lastly, the 14 Tarturian, of the Precopenses, betweene the Riuers of Tanaas and Borysthenes, neere Meotis and the Euxine Sea, for, of the English, Italian, Spanish, and French, as being deriuations, or rather degenerations, the first of the Dutch, and the other three of the Latine, seeing I now speake onely of Originall or Mother Languages, I must be silent: And of all these fourteene it is certaine, except the Arabique, which is knowne to haue entred since, and perhaps the Hungarian, about which there is difference among Antiquaries, that they were in Europe in time of the Romane Empire, and s … in number farre inferiour) mingle themselues with the Natiue Inhabitants. So that, in those Countries onely the mutation of Languages hath ensued vpon Conquests, where either the ancient Inhabitants haue beene destroyed or driuen forth, as wee see in our Countrey to haue followed of the Saxons, victories, against the Brittaines, or else at least in such sort diminished, that in number they remained inferiour, or but little superiour to the Conquerours, whose reputation and authoritie might preu le more then a small excesse of multitude. But (that I digresse no further) because certaine Countries are specially alleaged, in which the Romane Tongue is supposed most to haue preuailed, I will restraine my discouse to them alone. And first, that …