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5 (Continuation of Part II.)[Added line.]
14 with great sprindges[springes], which lifted vp their feete
15 Great snow about the twentith[twentieth] of March.
17 neere vnto the prouince of Guachoyn[Guachoya]:
22 and that they would quit and and[Deleted 'and'.] free him
23 of their diposition[disposition], and because they were
38 aboue the Riuer in a Prouince called Taguante[Taguanate],
40 The Ruier[Riuer] increaseth but once a yeere when the snowes doe
40 Another day came some from Tanguanate[Taguanate],
41 for pure hunger and weaknesse. The Gourernour[Gouernour]
43 Guachoya had told him coucerning[concerning] himselfe,
44 canoes of the Saniards[Spaniards], and ouerwhelme them;
50 it, as though they had bin venomous. In the mornin-[morning]
51 from North to South, aud[and] thitherto they had runne
51 midday forward they saw gerat[great] Mountaines, which vntill
52 tho[the] current, they went close to the shore,
69 This was the valley of Coracones[Coraçones].
75 had information of the woollen cloth of Tontonteac[Totonteac],
75 which were furnised[furnished] from thence with things
79 which stoode without the citie, and straightway[streightway]
85 se partio con ocho soldados, qûe[que] de voluntad le quisieron
85 pocos dias de camino toparaon[toparon] con vna Prouincia
85 quedaron ellos en la dicha Prouiucia[Prouincia] con
88 vna Prouiucia[Prouincia] grande, y de muchos pueblos con
90 cueros de venados tan bien aderçados[adereçados] como los
91 Andauan vestitos[vestidos] de algodon,
91 y que la rongan[pongan] por obra.
91 as[las] tierras de Cibola, donde ay muchas vacas, de
92 que bastan a partir pòr[por] medio vn hombre,
93 a su Megestad[Magestad], como testigos de vista:
95 con neue[nueve] companneros que
97 y que en las riberas del de vna y orta[otra] banda ay
99 que tantas almas rededimas con su saugre[sangre] no se
104 for the space of twelue dayes traul[trauel],
106 as well dresssd[dressed] as those of
108 together with the three Indian boyes, and the mestico[mestiço].
112 demomonstration[demonstration] of ioy and gladnes
114 they got glistering[glistening] and good metal
115 concering[concerning] the speedy building of two strong Forts
115 to Francis Hernandes of Siuil, concering[concerning] the
117 last past I departed from the prouinice[prouince]
118 the place which the father prouininciall[prouinciall] tolde vs
119 whereby certaine Indians were releiued[relieued] and some
121 doubt that some mishappe is is[del is] fallen vnto
125 good houses of three or foure ou[or] fiue lofts high,
125 prouinces whereof the Father prouncial[prouincial] made report
128 they are ruminated[ruinated] by warre
128 neuer, thelesse[neverthelesse] I must say the trueth
132 which was with him of of[del 2nd of] the prouince
135 with some dozen Indians of Meehuacan[Mechuacan],
137 The horses fleddde[fledde] from them,
145 and al other necesssary[necessary] apparel
149 and euery peso is 4.s[.] 8.d. of our money
150 perceiued to be preiudicall[preiudiciall] to the Romish doctrine
152 sweeter the the[Deleted 2nd 'the'.] countrey
154 Wine and olye[oyle] there is none growing
154 as some say it is, but a berrie that growteh[groweth]
155 the Contractation[Contratation] house, and there receiued my
156 which he esteemed aboue any treasure for for[Deleted 'for'.]
159 that euer was built iu[in] the Indies,
160 out of a ship called the Iesus of Lubec[Lubeck]
162 the ships, both from Peru, Hunduras[Honduras], Porto rico,
163 a bishop and about forty Spanyardsr[Spanyards.] Among
163 hundred Spanyards. In this couutrey[countrey]
165 a great wood about two leagus[leagues]
166 the Casique brough[brought] it from Shallapa
167 from the sea side to the mines of Secatecas[Sacatecas],
171 into into[Deleted 'into'.] the countrey.
173 The Indiaus[Indians] know a way to drowne
174 they haue vsed much lobour[labour] and diligence
175 This captine[captaine] lacking things necessary
175 had a great checke of the goueruour[gouernour]
177 which was fiue yerees[yeeres],
177 The people of the countrey are of good statute[stature],
179 and bring their masster[master] so much metall
178 Sidenote The Indians ignroance[ignorance] from whence they
180 then to fine their oare wite[with] lead.
180 little set by in these pars[parts],
182 and much Cinamom[Cinamon],
188 to graunt[grant] him succour and ayde against those
188 and held on the former entended[intended] voyage:
194 the first Northwinde that blewe, we had had[Deleted 'had'.] our
204 he had bene besore[before] shot with an arrow into the throat
207 who threatend[threatned] to hang vs for breaking
209 proclamation made vpon paine of loosing[losing] of goods
211 scaffold or place of iudgmeut[iudgment] vpon the morrow
211 maket[market] place in Mexico right ouer against
213 caried to be shewed as a spectacle for all the peoble[people]
214 and they hate and obhorre[abhorre] the Spaniards
215 demaunded[demanded] why I did not marrie
221 I bought me an horse of one of the the[Deleted 'the'.] Indians,
226 foule weather did sepatate[separate] them, to meete at the
231 cansed[caused] them to be beheaded,
234 mongst[amongst] the enemies, then to sterue[serue] on ship
240 the Admirall,[.] When it was day
244 The Port and small harbour of Techuanapa[Tecuanapa] hath
245 The place is very hoat[hot],
250 wherwith [wherewith] he made three long and famous
252 [Sidenote: A for[fort] built in Brasil by the English.]
265 the laying out of one thoussand[thousand].
267 Salomon spending her mast at the Range of Darmouth[Dartmouth],
269 where we might in best safety set our gallly[gally]-frigat
272 the gouerner[governor] of the towne sent
272 but God sent vs now for a generall scourage[scourge] to them all
285 certified Manuel Mascarenhas of these informtions[informations]
286 Sidenote All the Canbals[Canibals] of Petiguar
288 Maiestie so iustly as he will do who wil[will]
288 but he shall shall[Deleted 'shall'.] lose all the countrey.
306 disouery[discouery] of the Malucos by the North.
317 OF THE GULFE OF CALIFONIA[CALIFORNIA], AND OF THE SEA COAST
317 THE OCEAN SEA FROM CHINA AND IAPAN TO THE NOTHWEST[NORTHWEST]
325 an Island in the sea, within a crossse[crosse]-bow shoote
326 The hauhn[hauen] of S. Andrew
329 shore, for she[he] also had seene them,
330 ranne through that greene couutrey[countrey]
331 and on Tewesday[Tewsday] at breake of day
331 great hauen, euuironed[enuironed] with diuers small hilles
346 they detemined[determined] to retire to their boats
348 very faire and shinining[shining] sea-oyster of pearles
350 meane while our Chicimeco[Chichimeco] interpreter
358 when we came from Nuena[Nueua] Espanna:
365 passed beweene[betweene] the Indians and those of the Trinity
367 Indians,*[Deleted '*', no footnote.] where we had slaine the
369 with greene shrubs very plesant[pleasant] to behold
372 We began therfore[therefore] to set forward,
376 We sailed on Munday and Tewsday til noon[noone]
386 hauens along by those coastes to the hauen of Acupulco[Acapulco].
395 being not well acqainted[acquainted] with that
404 and thefore[therefore] I sent him backe very well contented
411 Certaine newes of the Spanyaads[Spanyards] at
411 hose[those] people as I had done vnto
413 met them on the way, whem[when] they went to see
414 and that I should not there, fore[therefore] depart thence
414 without al[a] doubt would come to annoy them,
415 and how it might be that in those sixeteeene[sixteene] dayes
426 which ly[lye] towardes the sea:
427 with her hignes[highnesse] picture and armes
429 of gall continue in eternall distast ;[distaste;]
431 mountanous[mountainous], so full of woodes, riuers, and marishes
439 made them merrie, in which mood they vaunted o[of] Guiana
442 it could not be obtened[obteined] in other sort then[than] this:
443 and as many or moe[more] great Cities
445 Thuet[Theuet] describeth, is but a branch of Amazones
446 And hereof it came that Martines[Martinez] entred so
448 built his brigandines vpon a riuer colled[called] Oia
449 landed at Cumaná[Cumana] in the West Indies,
458 and toke[tooke] diuers prisoners, among others they tooke
461 of a riuer called Capuri, whose entrace[entrance] I had
469 canaos[canoas] one of them was a cauallero; as
469 night, when the Trinite[Trinitie] againe