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Oct 19, 2018 kmr3934 Sep 19, 2018 kmr3934 Sep 19, 2018 kmr3934 Jul 17, 2018 kmr3934 Jun 19, 2018 Ben Brumfield	289 America, having an excellent port, three leagues in length, and in which there are many other small islands. On the adjoining mainland there is a river called De Salmones, (salmon), on ac- count of its abounding with these fish, of which indeed great quantities are taken, as they are es- teemed the finest species of fish of any in that part of the world . Canseau, a small settlement of the same island, which was burnt by the French in the war of 1744. Canseau, a cape of the same island, at the en- trance of the straits, and also a sand-bank at the mouth of them. CANTA, a province and government of Peru, bounded on the n. e. and e. by Tarma, on the w. by Chancay, partly by the corregimiento of Cer- cado, and on the s. by Huarochiri. It is 24 leagues in length n. to s. and 35 in width e. to w. Its territory is generally uneven, being in the cor- dillera. It has some deep pits or canals, on the sides of which, and in small spots, they sow and cultivate vegetables, fruits, and potatoes. The breed of cattle is by no means inconsiderable here, and there are to be found most of the wild animals which are natives of the sierra, namely, vicuñas, (wild goats), and sheep peculiar to these countries, and differing from those of Europe. In this pro- vince as well as in nearly all those of the sierra, there is scarcely any wood for the purposes of cooking, and this want is supplied by the use of turf, which makes a lively fire, but which is very apt to smoke. Those parts which are called que- bradas, or rugged and uneven, are very sickly, and are subject to two species of maladies com- mon to other cold climates in this country ; the one is that of warts, which not budding in due time, often become exceedingly troublesome, and even dangerous ; the other of corrosive sores, shewing themselves particularly upon the face, and are difficult to be cured, and which are attri- buted to the sting of an insect called uta. Some mines of silver were formerly worked here, which were so abundant, that they used to render 200 marks each cajon, (an excavation of 20 feet square, more or less), but these, from not being regularly worked, are filled with water. Here are also two hills of loadstone, as also some minerals of alum, copper, and red lead. The following rivers take their rise in this province : The Carabaya from the lakes Tacaimbaba and Lorococha, which empty themselves into the sea on the n. of Lima ; and the Pasamayo, which runs to the s. of Chancay, first receiving the waters of some hot medicitial springs. Its corregidor used to receive a repar- timiento of 125,000 dollars, and it paid yearly 1000 for alcavala. The capital is a town of the same name, in lat. 11° 10' s. and its jurisdiction comprehends 62 others, which are, Carhua, Arahuay, Obrajillo, Anaica, Parsamaria, Quiby, Chaqui, Pirca, Pamacocha, Cotoc, Carhuacayan, Chaupic, Yanta, Pampas, Pari, Marco, Uchayucarpa, Rauma, Huaillas, Huacos, Huasichao, Biscas, Pacaraos, Yazú, Uschaicocha, Yanga, Santa Cruz, Baños, Santa Catarina, Carae, Chauca, San Agustin, Rivira, Huamantanga, Chupas, Sumbirca, Culli, San Buenaventura, Vircay, Huaros, Atabillos Altos, San Lorenzo, Pasa, Mayo, Chisque, Alpamarca, Huanoquin, Atabillos Baxos, Cormo, Huaicoi, Lampian, Puruchucu, Pallas, Ama, San Juan, San Joseph, Quipan, Culluay, Guandaro, Pampacocha, San Miguel, Quizú. CANTANABALO, a river of the province and government of San Juan de los Llanos in the new kingdom of Granada. It rises between the Caviusari and the Sinaruco, and running nearly parallel with them, enters into the Orinoco. CANTERBURY, a fort of the province of Hampshire, one of the four composing the colony of New England. It is built on the shore of the river Pennycook, and at the mouth of the water- course formed by the lake Winnipisiokee. (Canterbury, a township in Windham county, Connecticut, on the w. side of Quinna- baug river, which separates it from Plainfield. It is seven miles e. by s. of Windham, and about 10 or 12 n. of Norwich.) CANTLA, a small settlement of the head set- tlement and alcaldía mayor of Cuquio in Nueva España, situate on the n. of its capital. (CANTON, a new township in Norfolk county, Translation la América Septentrional donde hay un excelente Puerto, tres leguas tierra adentro y en que hay otras varías Islas pequeñas, en el continente que está contiguo hay un río llamado de Salmones, por la grande cantidad que tiene de estos peces, y de que se cogen tantos que se tienen por la pesca mejor de esta especie que hay en todo el mundo. Tiene el mismo nombre una Ciudad pequeña de esta Isla, que fue quemada por los Franceses en la guerra de 1744. Un Cabo de la propia Isla a la entrada del Estrecho, y un Banco de arena a la boca de éste. CANTA, Provincia y Gobierno del Perú, confinante por el NE, y E con la de Tarma: por el O con la de Chancay, por la parte de Checras, y lo restante de ella hasta parte del Corregimiento del Cercado; y por el S con la de Huarochiri: tiene 24 leguas de largo N S y 35 de ancho E O. Su territorio es generalmente quebrado, por estar en la Cordillera: tiene algunas profundidades 6 quebradas, en cuyas laderas y cortas llanuras se siembran y cultivan legumbres, frutas y papas 3 críase bastante ganado, y también de los demás animales silvestres de sierra, como vicuñas y carneros de la tierra diferentes de los de Europa. En esta Provincia como en quasi todas las de la Sierra no hay por lo regular leña para los usos necesarios, en cuyo lugar usan una especie de tepes que hacen fuego desapacible y de mucho humo: las quebradas son muy enfermizas, y se experimentan dos especies de males, comunes en las demás de temperamento frío, uno es el de berrugas, que no brotando a tiempo suelen ser molestas y peligrosas, la otra son llagas corrosivas especialmente en la cara, la que se hacen de difícil curación, y atribuyen allí a la picaaura de un insecto que llaman uta: en otro tiempo se trabajaron en esta Provincia algunas minas de plata, tan abundantes que daban 200 marcos por cajón, y se aguaron por haberse interrumpido su labor: tiene dos cerros de piedra Imán; y asimismo minerales de alumbre, alcaparroza y almagre. Nacen en ella los rios Carabaya, de las lagunas, Tacaibamba y Lorococha, que desaguan en el mar al N de Lima, el de Pasamayo que sale al S de Chancay, recogiendo antes las aguas de unas fuentes calientes y medicinales. Tenia de repartimiento el Corregidor 1250 pesos pagando cada año de aicavala i0. La Capital es el Pueblo de su mismo nombre y comprehende su jurisdicción otros 62 que son: Carhua. Obrajillo. Parsamarca. Chaqui. Pomacocha. Carhuacayan, Yanta. Parh Uehayucarpa. Huaillas. Huasichao. Pacaraos. Uschaicocha. Santa Cruz. Santa Catarina. Chauca. Ravira. Chupas. Culli. Vircay. Atabillos altos. Pasa. Chisque. Huanoquin. Cormo. Lampian. Pallas. San Juan. Quipan. Guandaro. San Miguel. Arahuay. Anaica. Quiby. Pirca. Cotoc. Chaupic. Pampas. Marco. Rauma. Huacos Biscas. Yazú. Yanga Baños. Carac. San Agustín. Huamantanga. Sumbirca. San Buenaventura. Huaros. San Lorenzo. Mayo. Alpamarca. Atabillos baxos. Huaícoi. Puruchucu. Ama. San Joseph. Culluay. Pampacocha. Quizá. CANTANABALO, Río] de la Provincia y Gobierno de San Juan de los Llanos en el Nuevo Reyno de Granada. Nace entre los de Caviusari y Sinaruco, y corriendo casi paralelo a ellos entra en el Orinoco. CANTERBURI, Fuerte de la Provincia de Hampshire, una de las quatro que componen la Colonia de la Nueva Inglaterra, construido a la orilla del río Pennycoock y boca del cano que forma el lago Winepisiocho. CANTLA, Pueblo de la Cabecera y Alcaldía Mayor de Cuquio en Nueva-España, situado al N de su Capital.	289 America, having an excellent port, three leagues in length, and in which there are many other small islands. On the adjoining mainland there is a river called De Salmones, (salmon), on ac- count of its abounding with these fish, of which indeed great quantities are taken, as they are es- teemed the finest species of fish of any in that part of the world . Canseau, a small settlement of the same island, which was burnt by the French in the war of 1744. Canseau, a cape of the same island, at the en- trance of the straits, and also a sand-bank at the mouth of them. CANTA, a province and government of Peru, bounded on the n. e. and e. by Tarma, on the w. by Chancay, partly by the corregimiento of Cer- cado, and on the s. by Huarochiri. It is 24 leagues in length n. to s. and 35 in width e. to w. Its territory is generally uneven, being in the cor- dillera. It has some deep pits or canals, on the sides of which, and in small spots, they sow and cultivate vegetables, fruits, and potatoes. The breed of cattle is by no means inconsiderable here, and there are to be found most of the wild animals which are natives of the sierra, namely, vicuñas, (wild goats), and sheep peculiar to these countries, and differing from those of Europe. In this pro- vince as well as in nearly all those of the sierra, there is scarcely any wood for the purposes of cooking, and this want is supplied by the use of turf, which makes a lively fire, but which is very apt to smoke. Those parts which are called que- bradas, or rugged and uneven, are very sickly, and are subject to two species of maladies com- mon to other cold climates in this country ; the one is that of warts, which not budding in due time, often become exceedingly troublesome, and even dangerous ; the other of corrosive sores, shewing themselves particularly upon the face, and are difficult to be cured, and which are attri- buted to the sting of an insect called uta. Some mines of silver were formerly worked here, which were so abundant, that they used to render 200 marks each cajon, (an excavation of 20 feet square, more or less), but these, from not being regularly worked, are filled with water. Here are also two hills of loadstone, as also some minerals of alum, copper, and red lead. The following rivers take their rise in this province : The Carabaya from the lakes Tacaimbaba and Lorococha, which empty themselves into the sea on the n. of Lima ; and the Pasamayo, which runs to the s. of Chancay, first receiving the waters of some hot medicitial springs. Its corregidor used to receive a repar- timiento of 125,000 dollars, and it paid yearly 1000 for alcavala. The capital is a town of the same name, in lat. 11° 10' s. and its jurisdiction comprehends 62 others, which are, Carhua, Arahuay, Obrajillo, Anaica, Parsamaria, Quiby, Chaqui, Pirca, Pamacocha, Cotoc, Carhuacayan, Chaupic, Yanta, Pampas, Pari, Marco, Uchayucarpa, Rauma, Huaillas, Huacos, Huasichao, Biscas, Pacaraos, Yazú, Uschaicocha, Yanga, Santa Cruz, Baños, Santa Catarina, Carae, Chauca, San Agustin, Rivira, Huamantanga, Chupas, Sumbirca, Culli, San Buenaventura, Vircay, Huaros, Atabillos Altos, San Lorenzo, Pasa, Mayo, Chisque, Alpamarca, Huanoquin, Atabillos Baxos, Cormo, Huaicoi, Lampian, Puruchucu, Pallas, Ama, San Juan, San Joseph, Quipan, Culluay, Guandaro, Pampacocha, San Miguel, Quizú. CANTANABALO, a river of the province and government of San Juan de los Llanos in the new kingdom of Granada. It rises between the Caviusari and the Sinaruco, and running nearly parallel with them, enters into the Orinoco. CANTERBURY, a fort of the province of Hampshire, one of the four composing the colony of New England. It is built on the shore of the river Pennycook, and at the mouth of the water- course formed by the lake Winnipisiokee. (Canterbury, a township in Windham county, Connecticut, on the w. side of Quinna- baug river, which separates it from Plainfield. It is seven miles e. by s. of Windham, and about 10 or 12 n. of Norwich.) CANTLA, a small settlement of the head set- tlement and alcaldía mayor of Cuquio in Nueva España, situate on the n. of its capital. (CANTON, a new township in Norfolk county, Translation

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America, having an excellent port, three leagues
in length, and in which there are many other
small islands. On the adjoining mainland there
is a river called De Salmones, (salmon), on ac-
count of its abounding with these fish, of which
indeed great quantities are taken, as they are es-
teemed the finest species of fish of any in that part
of the world .

Canseau, a small settlement of the same
island, which was burnt by the French in the war
of 1744.

Canseau, a cape of the same island, at the en-
trance of the straits, and also a sand-bank at the
mouth of them.

CANTA, a province and government of Peru,
bounded on the n. e. and e. by Tarma, on the w.
by Chancay, partly by the corregimiento of Cer-
cado, and on the s. by Huarochiri. It is 24
leagues in length n. to s. and 35 in width e. to w.
Its territory is generally uneven, being in the cor-
dillera. It has some deep pits or canals, on the
sides of which, and in small spots, they sow and
cultivate vegetables, fruits, and potatoes. The
breed of cattle is by no means inconsiderable here,
and there are to be found most of the wild animals
which are natives of the sierra, namely, vicuñas,
(wild goats), and sheep peculiar to these countries,
and differing from those of Europe. In this pro-
vince as well as in nearly all those of the sierra,
there is scarcely any wood for the purposes of
cooking, and this want is supplied by the use of
turf, which makes a lively fire, but which is very
apt to smoke. Those parts which are called que-
bradas, or rugged and uneven, are very sickly,
and are subject to two species of maladies com-
mon to other cold climates in this country ; the
one is that of warts, which not budding in due
time, often become exceedingly troublesome, and
even dangerous ; the other of corrosive sores,
shewing themselves particularly upon the face,
and are difficult to be cured, and which are attri-
buted to the sting of an insect called uta. Some
mines of silver were formerly worked here, which
were so abundant, that they used to render 200
marks each cajon, (an excavation of 20 feet square,
more or less), but these, from not being regularly
worked, are filled with water. Here are also two
hills of loadstone, as also some minerals of alum,
copper, and red lead. The following rivers take
their rise in this province : The Carabaya from the
lakes Tacaimbaba and Lorococha, which empty
themselves into the sea on the n. of Lima ; and
the Pasamayo, which runs to the s. of Chancay,
first receiving the waters of some hot medicitial
springs. Its corregidor used to receive a repar-

timiento of 125,000 dollars, and it paid yearly
1000 for alcavala.

The capital is a town of the same name, in lat.
11° 10' s. and its jurisdiction comprehends 62
others, which are,

Carhua, Arahuay,

Obrajillo, Anaica,

Parsamaria, Quiby,

Chaqui, Pirca,

Pamacocha, Cotoc,

Carhuacayan, Chaupic,

Yanta, Pampas,

Pari, Marco,

Uchayucarpa, Rauma,

Huaillas, Huacos,

Huasichao, Biscas,

Pacaraos, Yazú,

Uschaicocha, Yanga,

Santa Cruz, Baños,

Santa Catarina, Carae,

Chauca, San Agustin,

Rivira, Huamantanga,

Chupas, Sumbirca,

Culli, San Buenaventura,

Vircay, Huaros,

Atabillos Altos, San Lorenzo,

Pasa, Mayo,

Chisque, Alpamarca,

Huanoquin, Atabillos Baxos,

Cormo, Huaicoi,

Lampian, Puruchucu,

Pallas, Ama,

San Juan, San Joseph,

Quipan, Culluay,

Guandaro, Pampacocha,

San Miguel, Quizú.

CANTANABALO, a river of the province and
government of San Juan de los Llanos in the
new kingdom of Granada. It rises between the
Caviusari and the Sinaruco, and running nearly
parallel with them, enters into the Orinoco.

CANTERBURY, a fort of the province of
Hampshire, one of the four composing the colony
of New England. It is built on the shore of the
river Pennycook, and at the mouth of the water-
course formed by the lake Winnipisiokee.

(Canterbury, a township in Windham
county, Connecticut, on the w. side of Quinna-
baug river, which separates it from Plainfield.
It is seven miles e. by s. of Windham, and about
10 or 12 n. of Norwich.)

CANTLA, a small settlement of the head set-
tlement and alcaldía mayor of Cuquio in Nueva
España, situate on the n. of its capital.

(CANTON, a new township in Norfolk county,

Translation

la América Septentrional donde hay un excelente Puerto, tres leguas tierra adentro y en que hay otras varías Islas pequeñas, en el continente que está contiguo hay un río llamado de Salmones, por la grande cantidad que tiene de estos peces, y de que se cogen tantos que se tienen por la pesca mejor de esta especie que hay en todo el mundo.

Tiene el mismo nombre una Ciudad pequeña de esta Isla, que fue quemada por los Franceses en la guerra de 1744. Un Cabo de la propia Isla a la entrada del Estrecho, y un Banco de arena a la boca de éste.

CANTA, Provincia y Gobierno del Perú, confinante por el NE, y E con la de Tarma: por el O con la de Chancay, por la parte de Checras, y lo restante de ella hasta parte del Corregimiento del Cercado; y por el S con la de Huarochiri: tiene 24 leguas de largo N S y 35 de ancho E O. Su territorio es generalmente quebrado, por estar en la Cordillera: tiene algunas profundidades 6 quebradas, en cuyas laderas y cortas llanuras se siembran y cultivan legumbres, frutas y papas 3 críase bastante ganado, y también de los demás animales silvestres de sierra, como vicuñas y carneros de la tierra diferentes de los de Europa. En esta Provincia como en quasi todas las de la Sierra no hay por lo regular leña para los usos necesarios, en cuyo lugar usan una especie de tepes que hacen fuego desapacible y de mucho humo: las quebradas son muy enfermizas, y se experimentan dos especies de males, comunes en las demás de temperamento frío, uno es el de berrugas, que no brotando a tiempo suelen ser molestas y peligrosas, la otra son llagas corrosivas especialmente en la cara, la que se hacen de difícil curación, y atribuyen allí a la picaaura de un insecto que llaman uta: en otro tiempo se trabajaron en esta Provincia algunas minas de plata, tan abundantes que daban 200 marcos por cajón, y se aguaron por haberse interrumpido su labor: tiene dos cerros de piedra Imán; y asimismo minerales de alumbre, alcaparroza y almagre. Nacen en ella los rios Carabaya, de las lagunas, Tacaibamba y Lorococha, que desaguan en el mar al N de Lima, el de Pasamayo que sale al S de Chancay, recogiendo antes las aguas de unas fuentes calientes y medicinales. Tenia de repartimiento el Corregidor 1250 pesos pagando cada año de aicavala i0. La Capital es el Pueblo de su mismo nombre y comprehende su jurisdicción otros 62 que son:
Carhua. Obrajillo.
Parsamarca.
Chaqui.
Pomacocha.
Carhuacayan,
Yanta.
Parh
Uehayucarpa.
Huaillas.
Huasichao.
Pacaraos.
Uschaicocha.
Santa Cruz.
Santa Catarina.
Chauca.
Ravira.
Chupas.
Culli.
Vircay.
Atabillos altos.
Pasa.
Chisque.
Huanoquin.
Cormo.
Lampian.
Pallas.
San Juan.
Quipan.
Guandaro.
San Miguel.
Arahuay.
Anaica.
Quiby.
Pirca.
Cotoc.
Chaupic.
Pampas.
Marco.
Rauma.
Huacos
Biscas.
Yazú.
Yanga
Baños.
Carac.
San Agustín.
Huamantanga.
Sumbirca.
San Buenaventura.
Huaros.
San Lorenzo.
Mayo.
Alpamarca.
Atabillos baxos.
Huaícoi.
Puruchucu.
Ama.
San Joseph.
Culluay.
Pampacocha.
Quizá.

CANTANABALO, Río] de la Provincia y Gobierno de San Juan de los Llanos en el Nuevo Reyno de Granada. Nace entre los de Caviusari y Sinaruco, y corriendo casi paralelo a ellos entra en el Orinoco.

CANTERBURI, Fuerte de la Provincia de Hampshire, una de las quatro que componen la Colonia de la Nueva Inglaterra, construido a la orilla del río Pennycoock y boca del cano que forma el lago Winepisiocho.

CANTLA, Pueblo de la Cabecera y Alcaldía Mayor de Cuquio en Nueva-España, situado al N de su Capital.

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