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orthobares. Le quel siet devers orient et chief en la
mer d'occident. Le second d'iceulx quatres fleuves est
nomme gron ou Nilus. Si rentre dedens terre
par ung pertruis et s'en court pardedens la terre
Et tant que il ressourt en la longue mer qui en-
vironne toute ethiope si qu'il se depart en sept par-
ties et va courant par egipte tant qu'il rechief en
la grant mer Les aultres deux fleuves. dont l'un
est appelle tigris. et l'aultre eufrates sourdent en
hermenie pres d'une moult grande montaigne
qui est nommee parthoacus. Et traversent ches
deux fleuves maintes grandes contrees tant que
ilz rencontrent la mer moyenne ou tous deux
se fierent dedens. Sicomme leur nature le requiert
Au deca de paradis terrestre tout al'environ a
moult de divers lieux sans nul retour car nulz
homs n'y pourroit habiter ne trouver point
dont il peust vivre. Ainchois y treuve l'en plen-
te de males bestes qui la sont fieres et criminel-
les et de maintes guises en ya. la sont les iaians
et les chevellus qui devenrent et menguent tout

Orthobares, which is in the eastern part, and runs into the
western sea. The second of these four rivers
is called Gron or Nilus. This river goes under
the earth via a hole in the ground and runs underground,
then it resurfaces in the long sea that surrounds
Ethiopia, from which it flows in seven parts,
running through Egypt until it reaches the
Great Sea. The other two rrivers, one of which
is called Tigris and the other Eufrates, have their source in
Hermenie [Armenia] near a very large mountain
that is called Parthoacus. These two rivers
pass through many great countries until they
reach the Middle Sea, where they both debouche,
as their natures require. All around the terrestrial
paradise there are many varied places that
cannot be reached, because no one
can live there, nor find a place to live. Instead, there
are many evil beasts, in many forms, that are savage
and violent. There are giants
and hairy men there, who devour everything

orthobares. Le quel siet devers orient et chief en la
mer d'occident. Le second d'iceulx quatres fleuves est
nomme gron ou Nilus. Si rentre dedens terre
par ung pertruis et s'en court pardedens la terre
Et tant que il ressourt en la longue mer qui en-
vironne toute ethiope si qu'il se depart en sept par-
ties et va courant par egipte tant qu'il rechief en
la grant mer Les aultres deux fleuves. dont l'un
est appelle tigris. et l'aultre eufrates sourdent en
hermenie pres d'une moult grande montaigne
qui est nommee parthoacus. Et traversent ches
deux fleuves maintes grandes contrees tant que
ilz rencontrent la mer moyenne ou tous deux
se fierent dedens. Sicomme leur nature le requiert
Au deca de paradis terrestre tout al'environ a
moult de divers lieux sans nul retour car nulz
homs n'y pourroit habiter ne trouver point
dont il peust vivre. Ainchois y treuve l'en plen-
te de males bestes qui la sont fieres et criminel-
les et de maintes guises en ya. la sont les iaians
et les chevellus qui devenrent et menguent tout

Orthobares, which is in the eastern part, and runs into the
western sea. The second of these four rivers
is called Gron or Nilus. This river goes under
the earth via a hole in the ground and runs underground,
then it resurfaces in the long sea that surrounds
Ethiopia, from which it flows in seven parts,
running through Egypt until it reaches the
Great Sea. The other two rrivers, one of which
is called Tigris and the other Eufrates, have their source in
Hermenie [Armenia] near a very large mountain
that is called Parthoacus. These two rivers
pass through many great countries until they
reach the Middle Sea, where they both debouche,
as their natures require. All around the terrestrial
paradise there are many varied places that
cannot be reached, because no one
can live there, nor find a place to live. Instead, there
are many evil beasts, in many forms, that are savage
and violent. There be giants
and hairy men, who