"The people of Japan are white, and they are very courteous, but they are the most cruel people in the world."

"And in this country, they have a kind of animal that is like a lion, but it has a horn on its forehead, and it is very fierce."

"The men are very warlike and are all horsemen. They have no cities or towns, but live in tents."

"They are a very cunning people, and they use many stratagems in war to defeat their enemies."

"In this country, there is a kind of tree that produces cotton, and it is so plentiful that they make all their clothes from it."