The Journal of Friar Odoric

The iournall of Frier Odoricus, one of the order of the Minorites, concerning strange things which hee sawe among the Tarters of the East.

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2004

Table of Contents

in Latin

  1. Incipit Itinerarium fratris Odorici fratrum minorum de mirabilibus Orientalium Tartarorum.
  2. De moribus Chaldĉorum, et de India.
  3. De martyrio fratrum.
  4. De miraculis quatuor fratrum occisorum
  5. Quo modo habetur Piper, et vbi nascitur.
  6. De quodam idolo mirabili, et de quibusdam ritibus eorum.
  7. De arboribus dantibus farinam, et mel, et venenum.
  8. De multitudine Piscium, qui se proijciunt in aridam.
  9. De Insula Ceilan, et de monte vbi Adam planxit Abel filium suum.
  10. De india superiori, et de Prouincia Manci.
  11. De Ciuitate Fuko.
  12. De monasterio vbi sunt multa animalia diuersa in quodam monte.
  13. De ciuitate Cambaleth.
  14. De gloria magni Canis.
  15. De hospitijs paratis per totum imperium pro transeuntibus.
  16. De quatuor festis quĉ tenet in anno Canis in curia.
  17. De diuersis Prouincijs et ciuitatibus.
  18. De diuite qui pascitur à 50. Virginibus.
  19. De morte Senis de monte.
  20. De honore et reuerentia factis Domino Cani.
  21. De morte fratris Odorici.

in English

  1. Here beginneth the iournall of Frier Odoricus, one of the order of the Minorites, concerning strange things which hee sawe among the Tarters of the East.
  2. Of the maners of the Chaldaeans, and of India.
  3. How peper is had: and where it groweth.
  4. Of a strange and vncouth idole: and of certaine customes and ceremonies.
  5. Of certaine trees yeelding meale, hony, and poyson.
  6. Of the abundance of fishes, which cast themselues vpon the shore.
  7. Of the Island of Sylan: and of the mountaine where Adam mourned for his sonne Abel.
  8. Of the vpper India: and of the prouince of Mancy.
  9. Of the citie Fuco.
  10. Of a Monastery where many strange beastes of diuers kindes doe liue vpon an hill.
  11. Of the citie of Cambaleth.
  12. Of the glory and magnificence of the great Can.
  13. Of certaine Innes or hospitals appointed for trauailers throughout the whole empire.
  14. Of the foure feasts which the great Can solemnizeth euery yeere in his Court.
  15. Of diuers prouinces and cities.
  16. Of a certaine rich man, who is fed and nourished by fiftie virgins.
  17. Of the death of Senex de monte.
  18. Of the honour and reuerence done vnto the great Can.
  19. Of the death of frier Odoricus.

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