"These people are very ungenerous, and they never give anything to the poor, but hoard all their wealth."

"There is also a sort of black stone, which is dug from the mountains and burns like wood."

"They are a very cruel and bloodthirsty people, and they delight in war and slaughter."

"They have a kind of bird that is so small that it can sit on a man's finger, and it sings very sweetly."

"And in this country, they have a custom that when a man has a dream, he goes to a wise man, and the wise man interprets his dream for him."