XII. Account of Books. - 1. Voyages and discoveries in South America: The first up the river of Amazons to Quito in Peru, and back again to Brazil, performed at the command of the king of Spain, by Christopher D'Acugna. The second, up the river of plate, and thence by land to the mines of Potosi, by M. Acarete. The third, from Cayenne in to Guiana, in search of the lake of parima, reputed the richest place in the world, by M. Grillet, and bechamel. Done into english from the originals, being the only a

XII. Account of Books. - 1. Voyages and discoveries in South America: The first up the river of Amazons to Quito in Peru, and back again to Brazil, performed at the command of the king of Spain, by Christopher D'Acugna. The second, up the river of plate, and thence by land to the mines of Potosi, by M. Acarete. The third, from Cayenne in to Guiana, in search of the lake of parima, reputed the richest place in the world, by M. Grillet, and bechamel. Done into english from the originals, being the only accounts of those parts hitherto extant, with maps. London, printed for Sam. Buckly, at the dolphin in Fleet street., 2. Traite du cancer, ou l'on explique sa nature. & ou l'on propose les moyens les plus surs pour le guerir methodiquement. Avec un examen du systeme & de la pratique de Mr. Helvetius. par Mr. J. B. Alliot, conseiller du roy, medecin ordinaire de sa majeste, & de la bastille, Paris, 1698. in 8vo. Father D'Acugna, begins with a short Account of some remarkable Attempts that had been made unsuccesfully at several times by theSpaniards , to discover the River ofAmazons ; and then proceds to the perfect Discovery of it, byDon Pedro de Texeira , who in the Year 1637.