"They have a kind of black stone, which they dig out of the mountains, and it burns like wood, and it gives a great heat."

"And in this country, they have a custom that when a man has a child, he gives the child a name that is taken from a flower or a tree."

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

"They are a very gluttonous people, and they eat and drink without measure, and they are always intoxicated."

"The people of this island are cannibals, and they eat human flesh, and they are very fierce and warlike."