to the Summer Ilands by that Company 22 The Ioseph 150. tun in May 1621. 100. persons 23 The Iames 120. tun in Iuly 80. 24 The Concord 180. tun in August 70. Persons 250. So there is foure and twentie Sayle of ships with fiue hundred Mariners in them imployed to these Plantations in this yeere Besides there are now prouiding seuerall ships in diuers parts of this Kingdome to transport to the Plantations aboue fiue hundred persons And for the benefit of the Plantations these things following haue beene here done this yeere Sixteene persons and others haue beene prouided and sent for the making of Beads for trade in the Countrie with the Natiues and for making Glasse of all sorts Seuen and fiftie young Maides haue beene sent to make wiues for the Planters diuers of which were well married before the comming away of the Ships A Magazine hath beene sent of all necessaries for the Colonie to the value of two thousand pound besides all priuate mens sending goods which was very ample Trade being set open for all his Maiesties Subiects A ship called the Discouerie hath beene set out for the rich Trade of Furres which both the French and Hollanders haue yeerely within our Precincts and within fiftie leagues of vs. Fiue and twentie persons for the building of Boats Pinnasses and Ships for the necessarie vse of the Colonie for fishing Trade and Discouerie c. Seuen persons sent for planting the thousand Acres of Land giuen to the East Indie Schoole Other Occurents of Note The Gouernours arriuall in Virginia at the end of the last Summer with nine ships and neere seuen hundred people all safely and in good health The admirable deliuerance of diuers ships and namely of the Tiger which beeing driuen strangely neere two hundred leagues out of her course fell into the Turkes hands and yet came saue to Virginia Master Berkleyes Letters assure vs that there is not a more fit place for Iron-workes then in Virginia both for Wood Water Mynes and Stone and that by Whitsontide next wee may relie vpon Iron made by him The Plants of Cotton-wooll trees that came out of the West Indies prosper exceeding well and the Cotton-wooll-seeds from the Mogols Countrie come vp and grow Samples of it they haue sent and this Commoditie they hope this yeere to bring to a good perfection and quantitie The Indico Seed thriues well but they yet want knowledge how to cure it Our Frenchmen assure vs that no Countrie in the World is more proper for Vines Silke Oliues Râ—ce c. then Uirginia and that it excelleth their owne Countrey The Vines beeing in abundance naturally ouer all the Countrey a taste of which Wine they haue alreadie sent vs with hope the next yeere to send vs a good quantitie There bee Mulberie trees in wonderfull abundance and much excelling both in goodnesse and greatnesse those of their Countrey of Languedocke To the full perfecting of both which rich Commodities of Wine and Silke there wanteth nothing but hands And of the Mulberies may bee made also good wholesome Wine for the people there And of a certaine Plumme in the Countrey they haue made good drinke Salt-workes are erecting the proper place being now found as the Rocheller doth certifie vs whereby many ships will transport people at easier rates hereafter finding Salt there to furnish them for the great and profitable fishings vpon that Coast whither twentie sayle of ships went this last yeere but of the Westerne parts of England besides the ships formerly mentioned Master Iohn Porie hath of late made a Discouerie into the great Bay Northward yet at the bottome of it he was not reseruing it to a second Voyage where are now setled neere one hundred English very happily with hope of a good Trade of Furres there to bee had And Terra Lemnia was sent vs from thence which is found as good as that of Turkey and is in great abundance to be had In February last he likewise discouered to the South Riuer some sixtie miles ouer Land from vs a very fruitfull and pleasant Countrey full of Riuers wherein are two Haruests in one yeere the great King giuing him friendly entertainment and desirous to make a league with vs hee found also there in great quantitie of the same Silke-grasse as appeareth by the samples sent vs whereof Master Heriot in his Booke 1587. makes relation who then brought home some of it with which a piece of Grogeran was made and giuen to Queene Elizabeth and some heere who haue liued in the East Indies affirme that they make all their Cambaya Stuffes of this and Cotton-wooll Also in his passage by Land Master Porey discouered a Countrey full of Pine-trees aboue twentie miles long whereby a great abundance of Pitch and Tarre may bee made and other sorts of woods there were fit for Pot-ashes and Sope-ashes The Indians haue made relation of a Copper Myne that is not farre from thence how they gather it and the strange making of it a piece whereof was sent home being found after trial very excellent metall Some of the English haue made relation of a China Boxe seene at one of the Kings Houses who declared that it was sent him from the West by a King that dwels ouer the great Hils whose Countrey is neere the Sea he hauing that Boxe from a people as hee said that come thitherin ships and weare clothes and dwell in Houses and are called Acanackchina And he offered our people that he would send his Brother along with them to that King which the Gouernour purposeth not to refuse hoping thereby to discouer the South Sea so long talked of A small ship comming in December last from the Summer-Ilands to Virginia brought thither from thence these Plants viz. Vines of all sorts Orange and Leman trees Sugar Canes Cassado Roots that make bread Pines Plantans Potatoes and sundry other Indian fruits and plants not formerly seene in Virginia which begin to prosper very well Gifts The Gentlemen and Mariners that came in the Royall Iames from the East Indies beeing at Cape Bona Speranza homeward bound gaue towards the building of a Free Schoole in Virginia to be called the East Indie Schoole the summe of seuentie pound eight shillings six pence Towards the furtherance of the said East India Schoole an vnknowne person hath added the summe of thirtie pound A person refusing to be made knowne hath giuen the summe of fortie shillings a yeere for euer for a Sermon before the Virginia Company thirtie pounds At a Quarter Court held the thirtieth of Ianuary 1621. by a person not willing as yet to bee knowne was sent in Gold to helpe forward the East Indie Schoole fiue and twentie pounds At the same Quarter Court a small Bible with a couer richly wrought a great Church Bible Bookes of Common Prayer and other Books were presented to be sent to Uirginia in the
said and valued to bee richly worth aboue foure hundred thousand Duckets At the taking of them I stood in our Gallerie in the Wast-spight with the Reere Admirall and wee halled and called vnto some to inquire of their lading and Merchandize and from what places they came whereby wee learned that they were come from the Hauana very rich and at the least to the value aboue said Whereupon our Reere Aamirall said vnto me in priuate that although wee should be little the better for these rich Prizes yet he was heartily glad for our Generals sake because they would in good sort giue contentment to her Maiestie so that there should bee no repining against the poore Lord for the expense of the Voyage And for my better satisfaction in the value of them I had caused mine owne Prisoner to giue me notice of the Ships wherein hee had Aduentures and according to the Rates thereof set downe vpon his owne knowledge those three Ships could not be so little worth as they all had formerly affirmed Now if wee doe but looke into the husbandrie and prouidence of former Ages and of the mightiest Empire and best gouerned State that euer was wee shall plainely see that they euer â—coke a more strict and iust account of the benefit of their gettings and Victories And that it was an especiall regard of the Roman Consuls and Generals at their returne from a prosperous Warre to render a plentifull gaine into the publique Treasurie which made their State still able to subsist in their great actions And many times their greatest and worthiest Captaines were deepely called in question for imbeseling any part of such gettings as amongst others was that famous Scipio surnamed Africanus prosecuted in that kinde by the Petilâ—j notwithstanding his many great seruices to the Common-wealth But what became of all these our gettings God knowes Onely I heare that there was a Composition made afterwards with her Maiestie for the Cochynella and other Merchandize not to a third part of that it was worth For neither that nor yet any of the other riches could truely come to light or publique knowledge because they were neuer faithfully certified vnder the hands and testimonies of sufficient Officers when they were first taken nor any of that which was preserued fold when wee came home but onely to the Buyers aduantage And yet in Conclusion they that had so played the wise Stewards in so prouiding for themselues and their followers had all the grace and gaine from those that had more carefully and iustly intended the publique Seruice But this generall neglect of truth and merit throughout the world is the cause that so few doe apply to follow those sincere and vnprofitable courses especially seeing how many doe daily by fraud and slatterie finde shorter and smoother wayes to Honours wealth and preferment Euen beyond all measure and expectation The Conclusion of the Worke with some later Aduertisements touching His Maiesties Care for VIRGINIA VVE haue now compassed the World in the Courses of so many Planets euery of which had a peculiar wandering and yet none erring from the publike benefit of the Vniuerse And as in Geometricall compasses one foote is fixed in the Centre whiles the other mooueth in the Circumference so is it with Purchas and his Pilgrimes in this Geographicall compassing they haue their owne motions but ordered in this Circumference from for and by him which abideth at home in his Centre and neuer trauelled two hundred miles from Thaxted in Essex lately adorned and augmented with Franchises by his Maiestie where hee was borne All their lines tend to this Centre and this Centre to the Basis and Ground thereof that is to his Countrey to the honour and benefit wherof he and all his are due All Nations dance in this Round to doe the English service and English Trauellers here enioy the Mayne others the By to attend and with their Trauels to perfect the English at lest the knowledge of the World to the English The Map of England ANGLIA Yea in this English Centre also I haue chosen the Centre of that Centre the Renowmed Name of Queene ELIZABETH to which because Mortalitie hath depriued vs of Her Person wee haue added that of King IAMES the All that is left vs of Queene ELIZABETH and more then that All in further perfection of Sexe and Arts. With those auspicious Names as the faire Starres in the Constellations of both Poles our Pilgrimes begaâ—ne their Progresse by the Light of those two Eyes of Great Brittaine they haue taken view of the World and therefore heere wee end in our Pilgrimage with those two auspicious Names His Maiestie first for Brute is vncertaine hath combined a Trinitie of Kingdomes into an Vnitie Fecit eos in gentem vnam made the Ocean the Wall to his Inheritance hath rooted out the wonted barbarisme of Borderers of Scottish Fewds of English Duells of Irish Bogges hath confirmed and settled those cruder and more indigested beginnings of our prosperitie hath enioyed soueraignetie longer then euer did any of Britaines Soueraignes and still ô still may we long long enioy him hath giuen so manifold securitie against the extreamest and most fatall rigor both in number weight and worth of Royall pledges The Map of Great Brittaine and Ireland ANGLIA SCOTIA et HIBERNIA He is beyond comparison compared with others a meere transcendent beyond all his Predecessors Princes of this Realme beyond the neighbouring Princes of his own times beyond the conceits of subiects dazled with such brightnes Beyond our victorious Debora not in sex alone but as Peace is more excellent then War and Salomon then Dauid in this also that He is and we enioy his present Sunshine in regard of posteritie not onely sowing thereto the fruit of his bodie but of his learned mind like a Salomon indeed by voluminous Writings and not which is more vsesuall to Princes with apophthegme-flashes recorded by others like Saul sometime among the Prophets a Miracle and Oracle both this in polemicall politicall problematicall apocalypticall positiue Theology and Bookes of deuotion also that in that his Royall body hath had the honour not to be polluted with women aboue men aboue Salomon And as wee haue trauelled abroad that wee may bring forraine rarities home wee find no greater raritie abroad or at home then his Maiestie the Father of the Clergie the raiser of so many Families to honour and of honours to Families whose bountie and clemencie none deny let others beware least they perhaps haue euill eyes because his is good so honoured of his Subiects with awfull loue with louing awe that himselfe hath professed no King herein his superiour and we can and all History will professe with vs that England neuer enioyed better daies then vnder her deceased Mother and the present Pater Patriae who hath secured Britaine in peace and prosperitie whiles all Christian Kingdomes haue beene shaken with warres and that which alone hath escaped
the Lions hath beene bitten by the Adder the Spanish Dominions being coasted braued spoiled of thousands of their people besides wealth and security by the basest of enemies the Algier Pirates Thus at home doth Great Britain enioy this Gem of Goodnes the best part of the Ring of the worlds Greatnes abroad we see that as Gods Steward to others also His Maiestie hath ballanced the neerer World by his prudence by iustice of commerce visited the remoter by truest fortitude without wrong to any man conquered the furthest North and by iustest temperance disposed the ouerflowing numbers of his Subiects not in Intrusions and Inuasions of weaker Neighbours but in the spacious American Regions some thinly others not all inhabited to breed New Britaines in another World We haue giuen Voyages thorow this Booke and being now returned home and fixed on so illustrious a Name I meane to trauell no more here I hang vp my Pilgrims weeds here I fixe my Tabernacle it is good to bee here wee haue brought all the World to England England it selfe to the greatest of her Soueraignes King IAMES But yet the mention of his Maiesties Plantations makes me gratefully to mention his gracious care of the same euen since the former Virginian Relations were printed I then left Virginia with some griefe and sorrow because of her distracted Children and Fathers the diuisions and mutuall distasts of the Company here and Planters there sighing to God for them who hath put in his Maiesties heart to compassionate these his Subiects and hauing appointed the Gouernment to be according to a Commission in that Case directed hath to further Virginias gaine beene content to suffer the losse of many thousands yeerly in his Royall Customes arising out of Tobacco so I haue heard deliuered in open Court that so only that of the New Plantations may bee vendible till the Colonie may recouer greater strength His Maiestie is also pleased to send a Running Armie of Souldiers to scoure the Countrey of the vnneighbourly malicious Naturalls and to secure the planters from their priuie ambushments For openly they dare not attempt but lurking in secret places attend aduantages I feare not but so bright a Sunshine will quickly produce blessed effects Of their vndertakers for three yeeres Tobacco I lust not to speake because I wish and euen from that vndertaking shortly expect better commodities from thence then Tobacco I cannot but magnifie His Maiesties care and manifest that also of the Honorable Lords of the Councel who after diligent search of Virginian Affaires the last yeere 1623. appointed Captaine Iohn Haruey Master Iohn Porey Master Abraham Persey Master Samuel Matihews to search further into the diseases and possible remedies of that plantation In Februarie and March last a generall Assembly was summoned and questions propounded to Sir Francis Wiat Gouernour and the said Assembly First what places in the Countrey were best and most proper to be fortified or maintayned both against Indians or other Enemies Secondly concerning the present state of the Colonie in reference to the Sauages Thirdly touching the hopes really to be conceiued of the Plantation and fourthly touching the Meanes thereunto c. Their answere I know not whether I may publish in other things In this one I presume for better confirmation of what hath beene said before to incite and confirme Mens affections to Virginia namely their answere to the third subscribed as the rest by about thirty chiefe mens hands We hold it to be one of the goodliest parts of the Earth abounding with Nauigable riuers full of varietie of Fish and Fowle falling from high and sleepe Mountaines which by generall relation of the Indians are rich with Mines of Gold Siluer and Copper another Sea lying within sixe dayes iourney beyond them into which other Riuers descend The soile fruitfull and apt to produce the best sorts of commodities replenished with many Trees for seuerall vses Gums Dyes Earths and Simples of admirable vertues Vines and Mulberry Trees growing wild in great quantities the Woods full of Deare Turkies and other Beasts and Birds Sir Thomas Gates and Sir Thomas Dales reports to the Company concerning those praises were in no part hyperbolicall nor any Countrey more worthy of a Princes care and supportance Other reports concerning the healthfulnesse of the aire especially where the ground is cleered of woods and other needfull prouisions of the plantation in numbers of Men and Armes which some had hyperbolically disgraced and in all other necessaries seeing the late massacre hath not permitted it better I am glad reioyce that it is no worse and hope and pray for the fortunate increase thereof daily I reioyce also to heare by one lately returned thence Master Morell a Minister and man of credit that the affaires of New England are thriuing and hopefull which two Colonies of Virginia and New England with all their Neighbours God make as Rachel and Leah which two did build the house of Israel that they may multiply into thousands and there inlarge the Israel of God and the Churches Catholike confines doing worthily in America and being famous in Great Britaine These with the rest of his Maiesties Dominions and his neerest and deerest possession Prince Charles his Highnesse the Count Palatine the Lady Elizabeth more shining more pure in her fiery trialls and like the pressed palme and her Royall Godmother spreading her boughes the more by greater weight with the sweet and princely Fruits of her wombe still multiplied like the Israelites vnder the Crosse God preserue and prosper vnto the Maiesty of our Dread Soueraigne the mighty Defender of the True Faith KING IAMES Amen O AMEN The end of the tenth Booke FINIS AN ALPHABETICALL TABLE OF THE PRINCIPALL things contained in the fiue Bookes of the fourth Part of Purchas his Pilgrimes A AAys a Prouince in Florida 1553 Abayâ—a formozo a Harbour in Brasile where is found great store of Amber greice Coral Brasil-wood Fish c. 1240 Abausango Retambuero a great mountaine in Brasile 1240 Abausanga the name of a valiant Caniball 1228 Abermot a great Lord of Mawooshen 1874 Aborollas dangerous Sands clifts in the West-Indies betweene the Cape and Spirito Santo 1222 Abraham Cock an Englishman maried in America 1141 Abrioio great Shoalds in the Latitude of 21 and 22 Degrees from Hispaniola westward 1834 Acara a towne in Peru 1446 Acacoustomed a Riuer in Mawooshen 1874 Acapulea the situation and description thereof 1418. 1446. 1562 Acarewanas Indian Kings Lords so called 1247 Acari a Towne where is made the best and greatest store of wine in all Peru 1446 Accomack a Riuer in Virginia 1694 Acela a Towne in Florida 1531 Achese a Towne in Florida 1536 Achneres a certaine people so called their natures habitations fashions and commodities 1357 Acle a Gulph so called 1244 Acoma a Towne of 6000 Indians the passage to which is by stayres â—â—wen out of a rocke 1561 1562 Acuco a Prouince in America 1560 Acus a
Sir Seb Cabota his picture in the priâ—e gallerie at White Hall hath â—hese words Effigies Seb. Cabotae Angli filij Ioannis Cabotae Veneti militis aurati c. he was born at Venice and seruing H. 7. H. 8. Ed. 6. was accounted English c. Galpano saith he was borne at Bristol Sir Seb. Cab. Grand Pilot of England Possession continuation prescription The names of aboue 100. are extant in M. Hack. 3. Tome Two former Colonies wholly c. Virginians acknowledge subiection and seruice to the English Right by buying selling and by cession Right by Forfeiture Fatall possession Heb. 11. The Glorie of God in his Word and Workes aduanced by this Plantation * Cicero Ie. 15. Ps. 19. 1. Ps. 92. 4. Ps. 148. 5. Ps. 16. ac 2. E 〈…〉 The workes of God and vaâ—ietie there seen set forth his glorie Propagation of the Gospell rewards therof Ose 2. Iam. 5. 20. Obad. vlt. 2. Cor. 11. 2. Matth. 6. 22. 1. Tim. 4. 8. Answeres to Obiections first to the want of Gold and Siluer Mines * Compare 2 Sam. 24. with 1 Chron. 21. It seemes that there were aboue two millions of men besides women and children Virginias high valuation Cap. Ioh. Smith Answer to the obiected ill successes and causes thereof Iud. 5116. Prou. 13. 10. 1 Tim. 6. The massacre hatâ— been the chiefe cause of later miscarying This number of 1800. was presented by the Companie to the Lords of the Councell Arguments for Virginian plantation as being honorable 1. Religion 〈◊〉 Humanitie 3. Honor of the English Nation 4. Honour of the King 5. Honor of the Kingdome 6. Argument of profit generally propounded Illustrated by the Castilian greatnesse Vpon lesse probabilities See Ouiedo our sixth Book Their greatest benefit in commodities not in Mines to the common subiect The Earle had purposed to leaue Sir Iohn Barkley with a Garrison to hold it but a great sicknesse and mortalitie consuming most of his men he was forced to leaue the place to bring home his ships I finde this in a written Extâ—â—ct of all the Ports shipping Cities Men c. of Spaine which sometimes belonged to that industrious Gentleman M. W. Burrough Controller of the Nauie Arg. 7. from necessiâ—ie by our multitudes Arguments of particular coÌ„modities and commodiousnesse 1. The same climate with best Countries 2. Temperate 3. Large extension 4. Commodious diuision of Lands and Riuers Bay of Chesepeake 5. Fertile soile 6. Trees for timber and other vses many 7. Specially for Silkes 8. And for Wines Iuly 9. A. R. 20. See sup c. 15. 9. Iust aduantage from the Sauages to make vse of their labours 10. Drugs and diuers other commodities 11. Iron mines 12. Timbers for all vses 13. More especially for building both houses ship 14. The manifold materialls for shipping 15. Sauing of expenses and freeing from dangers in forreine Countries 16. Imployment and 〈…〉 ding of Mariners 17. Many probabilities by transplantation of cattell fruits c. exemplified by Spaniards 18. The Countrie cattell beasts not only for vse there but Merchandise hâ—re * Cap. Smith tels of 1000. Basses at a draught M. Rolse of 5000. the least of two foot long 300. as big as Cod by Sir T. Dale 19. Benefits by fishing D. D. Brit. Monarchie Et quae non prosunt singula multa inuant 20. Tobacco A Booke presented to the Parliament by Master Bennet It is said that some maliciously father all their bad Tobacco on Virginia and Bermuda â—nd thâ— go 〈…〉 â—rom thence â—n Spanish 〈◊〉 21. Hopes of future Tâ—â—â—e for clothes other English commodities 22. Manifold necessities of these times 25. Nâ—cessarie for streng thening other Plantations 24. Probâ—bilities of a South Sea passage mame manie commodities thereoy 25. Necessitie of mâ—intaining Virginia in case of war forcâ—d â—y others South Sea why so called * See sup the end of the 4. Booke Dermers Letter in this * M. Thomas Turner an English Merchant liuing then in Portugall in name of an Almaine Q Elizabeths praises Acosta l. 3. c. 4. 5. 6. 7. Ouiedo Summary Gen. hist. l. 2. Hereras Descri of Ind. 〈◊〉 2. 3. The brises and course of Nauigation Eddy windes Disaduantage to our Ships of warre by want of some such Plantation as this is and may be whence ma ny Voyages were frustrated in part or wholly S. Seb. Sabot Anno 1517. Ouiedo Gen. hist. l. 19. c. 13. Master Hore 1536. Sir Io. Hawkins 1564. 1567. Spanish perfidie Spanish crueltiâ— Cap. Lancaster 1591. Cap. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1596. Santâ—s of 〈◊〉 Orient◠〈◊〉 East Indie societie The Conclusion Briefe recapitulation of the most remarkable premisses Ex. 13. Es. 11. 1. Ca. Challon 2. Cap. Hanam sent by Lord Chiefe Iustice Popham 3. Cap. Popham Cap. Gilbert Sir Iohn Pophams death Captaine Pophams death Death of the Plantation Sir Fr. Popham Frenchmen plant there Sir Sa. Argall Noua Scotia Cap. Hobson imployed with Cap. Herley c. 1611. Hunts Sauage hunting of Sauages Friers charitie Wicked effects of wickednes Cap. I. Smith Cap. Mason Gouernor in New found land Plantation Cap. Rocraft French seized Conspiracie Conspirators â—â—ft Sawaguatock Menehighon Barke sunke Rocraftâ—â—aine â—â—aine Cap. Darmers voiage Necessi ie of a Deck in Pinnaces of discouerie Hollanders in Hudsons Riuer Darmers discoueries New Patent thought on Dermer betraied by Sauages See sup his owne letter to me His death Peaceable Plantation by his meanes Patentrenewed Temperate Climate Fertile Soile Commodious Coast. Fowle Deere The Mosse a strange Beast described Mount Mansell How they take the Mosse or Musse Commodities Seuerall Plantations along the Coast. Thirtie saile 1622. Madera Saint Lucia Fortie English slaine by Sauages 1605. See the storie sup pag. 1255. Dominica Friar Blascus his request Three gallions lost at Guadalupa Causes of yeerly sending of Friars out of Spaine Gold in Dominica They land 〈◊〉 Friar on Port Rico. They by vnhappy hap fall amongst Spanish ships They are borded taken and abused King Iames his name little respected by Spaniards French courtesie Their imprisonment Hard hearted Spaniard Cruell imâ—â—nitie Spanish Presidents respect to the English Honest Spaniards Three ships cast away Cap. Iohn Legat of Plimmouth Mutine Cap. Legat slaine by his mutinous crew which knew not when they had done to bring home their ship and so stumbled on Spanish iusticers I haue heard him much commended for a proper and expert Sea-man Proofe 1. 1614. Proofe 2. 1615. Proofe 3. 1615. Proofe 4. 1616. Proofe 5. 1616. Proofe 6. 1616. Proofe 7. 1617. Proofe 8. 1618. Proofe 9. 1619. Proofe 10. 1620 A Plantation in New England Proofe 11. 1620 Proofe 12. 1620 A Letter from New Plimoth Proofe 13. 1622 For this yeere 1622. Opechancanough taken in â—he midst of his armie as Atabalipa was by Piçarra 1622. Sep. 6. 1620. No. 9. Cape Cod. Ill Landing Sight of Sauages A Deere and water Sepulchers Kettle and Corne found Pâ—lizado They returne Deuise to catch Deere Cold Harbour Note
PVRCHAS HIS PILGRIMES IN FIVE BOOKES The sixth Contayning English Voyages to the East West and South parts of America Many Sea and Land Fights Inuasions and Uictories against the Spaniards in those parts and the Spanish Ilands and Coast Townes on this side Plantations in Guiana and many strange aduentures of English-men amongst the Americans The seuenth Voyages to and about the Southerne America with many Marine Obseruations and Discourses of those Seas and Lands by English-men and others The eighth Voyages to and Land-Trauels in Florida Virgina and other parts of the Notherne AMERICA French Plantings Spanish Supplantings English-Virginian voyages and to the Ilands AZORES The ninth English Plantations Discoueries Acts and Occurrents in Virginia and Summer Ilands since the Yeere 1606. till 1624. The tenth English Discoueries and Plantations in New England New-found-land with the Patent and Voyuges to New Scotland Relations also of the Fleets set forth by Queene ELIZABETH against the Spaniards The Fourth Part. Unus Deus Una Veritas LONDON Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Rose 1625. TO THE MOST REVEREND FATHER IN GOD GEORGE Lord Archb. of Canterburie His Grace Primate of all ENGLAND and Metropolitan One of HIS MAIESTIES most HONORABLE PRIVIE COVNCELL His very good Lord. HAuing brought vnto your Grace the Sheafe of my first Fruits to bee waued before the Lord I am bold now also to offer not after 7. but aboue 77. weekes these waue loaues for my haruest that both may bee hallowed by the same Priestly hand in which respect your Graces Name which first honored my Pilgrimage hath the last place in these Pilgrime-Volumes that my All might be blessed by your gracious embracing the Alpha and Omega of my Dedications and might bee by your Fatherly benediction commended to vulgar vse The sutablenesse of the former worke to your Graces Place and recreations caused the former presumption but now the Author by frequent Dedications knowne and graciously acknowledged Yours how vnprofitable a seruant soeuer is guiltie not of single boldnesse beautifying the Frontispice with His Highnesse Name vnto your Graces entertainment especially in this time so many wayes Festiuâ—ll that your Graces Name and entertainment might so much more Entitle and Endeare the same to His Highnesse The authorising of Books in iustest order belongeth to your Grace as doth the Author also whose mistie conceits of ignorance or smokie vapours of ambition suffering the exhaling rayes of Princely heat and Highnesse hope in the Middle Region of your Gracious and vertuous moderation to be so mildly attempered that they shall neither fall short in vanishing dewes nor be reiected after a short blaze as falling Starres nor transcend into combustious Comets nor fall downe in furious Stormes but gently descend as fresh and fruitfull Showers on the thirstie Candid Readers Pardon farre-fetched similitudes to a Historie of farre-fetched rarities and the Elements of the world borrowed to patronise our world of literate Elements not being as the commendable labours of Others a Booke of Voyages and Trauels in the world but the World historised in a world of Voyages and Trauels Wherein our Ship hath beene longer in her Circum-Nauigation then any of the World-Compassers here related often in danger to be ouerset whiles the Authors impotent and impatient Genius filled all her sailes to the Top and Top-gallant beyond the proportion of her balast whereby some leakes of vnwitting errors happening in so new a course thorow so various Seas implore your Graces indulgence to the Ship and Pilot. Sir Francis Drake a Ministers sonne after a happy inuironing of the Globe feasted Queene Elisabeth aboord his Argo and then laid her vp at Deptford deuoting her Carkasse to Time Her or rather his exploits to Fame and Eternitie An English Minister beginneth and endeth his more then Circling Nauigation with the glorious Name of His Maiestie in poore but his best entertainment and returning thus manned and freighted humbly sueth to bee laid vp in the Liberties and Libraries of Saint Iames Yorke-house Westminster and Lambith Here also the Pilot further petitioneth that his Body being more leakie then his Ship your Grace to whom principally the promise was made will accept this Part of payment in satisfaction of the whole debt of his Europaean Peregrination and Christian Visitations But a long Epistle were injurie to your Graces more necèssarie imployments for the Church and State My selfe am the Epistle this Worke the Seale this Epistle but the Superscription these Pilgrimes all humble Sutors for your Gracious fauour to the worst of Your Graces SAMVEL PVRCHAS ENGLISH VOYAGES TO THE EAST WEST AND SOVTH PARTS OF AMERICA MANY SEA AND LAND FIGHTS INVASIONS AND VICTORIES AGAINST THE SPANIARDS IN those parts and the Spanish Ilands and coast Townes on this side plantations in GVIANA and many strange aduentures of Englishmen amongst the AMERICANS THE SIXTH BOOKE CHAP. 1. A briefe Relation of the seuerall Voyages vndertaken and performed by the Right Honorable GEORGE Earle of Cumberland in his owne person or at his owne charge and by his direction collected out of the Relations and Iournals of credible persons Actors therein THe first Voyage of this Right Honorable Earle was intended to the South Sea and begun from Grauesend Iune 26. 1585. with three Ships and a Pinnace the Red Dragon Admirall of 260. Tunnes with 130. men commanded by Captaine Robert Widrington the Barke Clifford Vice-admirall of 130. Tunnes with 70. men commanded by Captaine Christopher Lister he had beene taken prisoner in Barbarie at the battell of Alcassar in which King Sebastian was slaine the Roe Rere-admirall commanded by Captaine Hawes the Dorothee a small Pinnace of Sir Walter Raleighs This voyage being published at large in Master Hakluyts printed voyages I will here but briefly runne ouer Septemb. 7. they fell with the Coast of Barbarie haling in with the Road of Santa Cruce after that they anchored in Rio del Oro and searched vp the Riuer finding it fourteene or fifteene leagues vpward as broad as at the mouth some two leagues ouer The last of September they resolued for Sierra Leona from whence they departed the seuenth of Nouember The fourth of Ianuarie they fell with the American shoare in 30. degrees and 40. minutes South latitude the weather temperate Ian. 10. they tooke a little short of the Riuer of Plate a small Portugall ship and in her Abraham Cock of Leigh neere London married in that Country who was brought home by the Admirall They learned that in that Riuer were fiue Townes each of seuentie housholds or more Buenos Aeres fiftie leagues vp the Riuer the rest fortie or fiftie aboue each other Tuccaman the vppermost 230. leagues from the entrance In which was store of Corne Cattell Fruits but neither Siluer nor Gold In this Barke were fiue and fortie Negroes The next day they tooke another in which were fiue and thirtie Negro women foure
they staid it made the intelligence of the Mexico fleet more probable And therefore if this were the cause of their stay our hope to make some purchace of it made vs more willing to haue their neighbourhood Mary it might bee they were sent to looke for our comming home which they might thinke would be straggling and weake and yet on the other side the vncertaintie of our comming either at this time or certainly this way made this something vnlikely His Lordship therefore commandeo Captaine Slingsby a fine Gentleman to goe ashoare and to learne more certaintie what was become of the Kings fleet and why they came This relation was from the men of Santa Cruz but the intelligence which Captaine Slingsby brought the same night late was from Uilla de la punta Delgada another Towne of the Ilands The summe of his report for I was by when he made it was that his Excellencie should haue any thing where withall they could doe him seruice and if it would please him to come ashoare they would take it as a great fauour For the Kings men of Warre they said that they iudged them certainly to bee gone home for they were gone hence vpon a fortnight before The cause of their comming was to waft the Caracks which all foure were gone by before the Kings fleet came hither with purpose indeed to stay till the end of this moneth for them But since the Caracks were come home there had beene sent a Caruell of Aduise to recall them As for the Mexico fleet there was not at the Ilands any newes of their comming this yeere This report made by Captaine Slingsby ouer-night was confirmed early the next morning by the Gouernour himselfe of the place a poore Gouernour scarce so good as an English Constable But this Captaine Iuan de Fraga de Mandoça came himselfe and made the same offer to his Lordship and withall brought both Hennes and Muttons with him which hee knew hee should not giue for nothing though hee would seeme vnwilling to receiue any thing He hauing beene sometime with my Lord and told all the newes hee remembred was licensed hauing first asked and obtayned a Passe for himselfe and a Protection for the Ilanders to keepe them from spoile by ours His Lordship granted his suit and which hee farther desired that they might bee conceiued in the same forme as those were which the Earle of Essex had giuen him within two dayes of the same day twelue moneth and which himselfe had carefully kept euer since When this fellow was gone the flagge of Counsell was hanged out c. The returne of this fleet vpon consultation after the newes aforesaid I forbeare to mention in regard of the length of this discourse They set forth from Flores Septemb. 16. 1598. On Michaelmas day they sounded and the ground on the fallow did still more assure vs of being in the sleeue and the Scollop shells confirmed their opinion which held vs rather on the Coast of France by the Master and others iudged otherwise whose iudgement if his Lordship out of his iudgement and authoritie had not contradicted and caused them to take a more Northerly course all had perished in all likelihood on the Vshent and Rocks For the next morning we saw the land of Normandie CHAP. IIII. The first Voyages made to diuers parts of America by Englishmen Sir SEBASTIAN CABOT Sir THO. PERT also of Sir IOHN HAWKINS and Sir FRANCIS DRAKE and many others collected briefly out of Master CAMDEN Master HAKLVYT and other Writers SIr Sebastian Cabota wee haue alreadie mentioned in the former Booke as a great Discouerer of that which most iustly should haue beene called Columbina and a great deale better might haue beene stiled Cabotiana then America neither Uesputius nor Columbus hauing discouered halfe so much of the Continent of the new World North and South as be yea the Continent was discouered by him when Columbus had yet but viewed the Ilands this Herrera for the South part hath mentioned in his Relation of the Riuer of Plate before naming him an Englishman and for the North is by vs in the fourth Booke deliuered A second time Sir Thomas Pert and the said Cabota were set forth with a fleet to America by King Henrie the eighth in the eight yeere of his reigne the same perhaps which Herrera hath also mentioned of an English ship at Hispaniola and other American Ilands in the yeere 1517. Master Hakluyt hath published the Voyages of many English into those parts as namely of Master Robert Tomson Merchant and Iohn Field which together with Ralph Sarre and Leonard Chilton in a ship of Iohn Sweeting dwelling at Cadiz all Englishmen An. 1555. sayled to Hispaniola and thence to Mexico in New Spaine where they found Thomas Blake a Scottishman who had dwelt there twentie yeeres At Mexico Robert Tomson and Augustine Boatio an Italian were imprisoned many moneths by the Inquisition and then brought out in a Saint Benito or fooles coat to doe penance a thing neuer seene there before which caused much concourse of people giuen to vnderstand of I know not what enemies of God and expecting to see some Monsters of vncouâ—â— shape They were much pitied by the people seeing such personable men but sentenced by the Archbishop to be sent back to Spaine where Tomson did his three yeeres enioyned penance at Siuil Boatio found the meanes to escape and dyed after in London Tomson after his libertie married with a rich Spanish heire The historie at large and his description of Mexico with the cause of his imprisonment about speaking freely of Images his Master had made an Image of our Ladie of aboue 7000. pezos price each pezo being foure shillings and eight pence of our money the Reader may see in Master Hakluyt Where also is deliuered the voyage of Roger Bodenham Englishman 1564. to Mexico also of Iohn Chilton 1568. thither and from thence to Nueua Biscaâ—a and to the Port of Naâ—idad on the South Sea to Sansonate in Guatimala to Tecoantepec to Sâ—conusco to Nicaragua to Nombre de Dios to Potossi Cusco Paita to Vera Paz Chiapa three hundred leagues from Mexico From Chiapa he trauelled thorow Hills till he came to Ecatepec that is The Hill of winde in the end of that Prouince supposed the highest Hill that euer was discouered from the top whereof are seene both the North and South Seas deemed nine leagues high They which trauell vp it lye at the foot ouer-night and about midnight begin their iourney that they may trauell to the top before the Sunne rise the next day because the winde bloweth with such force afterwards that it is impossible for any man to goe vp From the foot of this Hill to Tecoantepec the first Towne of New Spaine are fifteene leagues From Mexico he trauelled againe to Panuco and there fell sick which sicknesse in his returne benefited him for he fell amongst Caniball Indian which
ended by the women Moussacat that is the Master of the Familie being busily employed in making of an Arrow casts not so much as his eyes for a certaine time vpon the Guest as if hâ— marked nothing At length comming vnto the Guest hee speaketh vnto him in these words Ere Ioube that is Are you come then how doe you what seeke you c. After hee demandeth whether you be hungrie if you grant that you are presently he commandeth meates of diuers kindes to be set before you in earthen vessels to wit Meale which with them supplieth the place of bread Venison Fowle Fish and other things of that kinde but because there is no vse with them for Tables and Benches all those things are set on the ground As touching Drink if you desire Cao-uin that it be in the house it shall presently be giuen you Lastly after the women haue stoutly solemnized the comming of the Guests with weeping they come vnto them bringing Fruits and other trifling Presents and so secretly demand Coâ—bes Looking-glasses and little Beades of glasse which they winde about their armes Moreouer if you will lodge all night in that Village the Moussacat commandeth a very neat and cleane bed to be hanged vp for you round about which he will cause smal fires to be kindled and often quickned in the night with Bellows which they call Tatapecoua not much vnlike the little round Fannes wherewith the nicer and more delicate sort of women with vs defend the scorching of fire from their faces Not because that Countrie is subiect vnto cold but by reason of the moisture of the night and especially because it is their vsuall manner Now seeing we haue chanced to mention Fire which they call Tata and Smoake Tatatin I thinke it needfull that I declare the excellent manner of kindling the same They haue two kindes of wood whereof the one is very soft but the other very hard which they vse after this manner to kindle fire They sharpen a twig of a foot long of that hard wood at the one end like a Spindle and sticke the point thereof in any piece of that soft wood then laying it on the ground or vpon a stocke they turne that twig swiftly about with the palmes of their hands as if they would pierce an hole through the piece of wood which lieth vnder Through that so swift and violent motion smoake is not onely raised but also fire putting Cotton vnto it or certaine drie leaues in stead of our Countrie tinder fire is very aptly ingendred whereof I my selfe haue made triall After that the Guests haue refreshed themselues with meate and lodged after the manner which we haue declared if they be liberall they vse to giue vnto the men Kniues Scizzers and Pinsers fit for the plucking out of the haires of their beards to the women Combes and Looking-glasses and to the children Fish-hookes But if the Guest want victuals when he hath agreed of the price he may carrie them away Moreouer because they want all kinde of beasts of burden they are all of necessitie to trauell on foot If Strangers bee wearie and giue a Knife to any of the Barbarians he presently offereth his helpe to carrie him that is wearie I my selfe when I liued in those Countries was diuers times carried by those Porters and that surely two miles iourney together And if wee admonished them to rest a little they laughed at vs with these words What Thinke you that wee are so effeminate or of so weake a courage that wee should faint and lie downe vnder our burden I would rather carrie you all the day without any intermission But we breaking out into laughter wondered at those two legged Hackneyes and encouraging them said let vs therefore proceed on the way They exercise naturall charitie abundantly among themselues for they daily giue one vnto another both Fish Meale and Fruits and also other things nay they would be very sorrie if they saw their neighbours want those things which they haue They also vse the like liberalitie towards Strangers whereof it shall be sufficient to bring one example In the tenth Chapter of this Booke I made mention of a certaine danger which my selfe and two other Frenchmen escaped to wit that we were in great perill of death by reason of an huge Lizard which met vs in the way at that time wee wandred two dayes through the middle of the Woods out of the way and indured no meane hunger and at length came vnto a certaine Village called Pauo where wee had lodged before There wee were most liberally entertained by the Barbarians For hauing heard the troubles which wee had suffered and specially the great danger wherein we were that we were likely to haue beene deuoured by wilde beasts but chiefly that wee were in danger to bee slaine by the Margaiates our common enemies neere vnto whose borders wee approached vnawares and seeing also the hurts and scratches of thornes wherewith our skâ—n was miserably rent they tooke our harmes so grieuously that I may here truly affirme that the faigned flatteries wherewith our Countrie people vse to comfort the distressed are farre from the sincere humanitie of that Nation which we call Barbarous For they washed our feet with cleare water which put me in minde of the ancient custome euery one of vs sitting apart vpon an hanging Bed Then the Masters of the Families who had alreadie prouided meates to be prepared for vs and caused new Meale to be ground which as I elsewhere said is nothing inferiour vnto the crumme of white bread in goodnesse presently after wee had beene a little refreshed commanded all the best meates to wit Venison Fowle Fish and the most exquisite and choicest Fruits wherewith they continually abound to bee set before vs. Moreouer the night approching the Moussacat our Host remoueth all the children from vs that wee might the more quietly rest The next day after early in the morning he commeth vnto vs and demandeth goe to Atourassap that is dearly beloued Confederates haue you quietly rested this night wee answered very quietly Then saith he my sonnes rest your selues yet a while for yesterday I perceiued that you were very wearie To be briefe I am not able to expresse with words how friendly and curteously wee were entertained But wee neuer trauelled farre from home without a Sachell full of Merchandises which might serue vs in stead of money among those Barbarians Departing therefore thence we gaue our Hosts what wee thought good to wit Kniues Sizzers Pinsers to the men Combes Looking-glasses Bracelets and glassen Beades to the women and Fish-hookes to the children I one day turned out of the way to lodge in a certaine Village and was requested by my Moussacat to shew him what I had in my Sachell who commanded a great earthen vessell to bee brought wherein to put my merchandises I tooke them all out and set them in order
thee placed And authorised Now for Handicrafts the Goldsmiths of which they had so many knew not to make an anâ—â—le of Iron nor of other mettall nor to cast Iron although they had Mines thereof They vsed for anuiles certaine hard stones of a pale greene colour which they plained and smoothed with rubbing one against another They were rare and precious They knew not how to make hammers with handles of wood but wrought with instruments made of Copper and Laton mingled in forme of a Dye of seuerall sizes which they held in their hands to strike with as men doe with stones They had no Files nor Chissels nor Bellowes for casting of mettals but vsed Pipes of Brasse halfe a yard long or lesse and ioyned eight or tenne together as there was neede Neither had they skill to make tongues And yet did they make marueilous workes Their Carpenters were as much to seeke or more hauing no Iron tooles but an Axe and a Hatchet and those of Brasse no Saw nor Augre nor Plainer nor Nailes but fastned all things with lines or ropes of a kinde of heath Neither were their Masons in better case they vsed a certaine blacke stone not to cut but to beate their stoneworks with force of their armes and yet haue left incredible Monuments of their art The Iesuites and other Religions haue instructed the youth since in other arts in Dialogues and Comedies of Scripture One Iesuite in praise of our Lady the Virgin Mary composed a Comedie in the Aymara tongue the argument was Gen. 3. I will put emnitie betweene thee and the woman and betweene thy seede and her seede She so the Romists reade and make of it this remarkeable vse shall breake thy head c. A dialogue of the faith was recited at Potocsi before 12000. Indians and another of the Sacrament at the Citie of Kings before innumerable the Indian youth acting and pronouncing with such seemely gestures as much affected the Spaniards The Licentiate Iuan Cuellas read the Latin Grammer to the Mestizos of Cozco with good fruite MAyta Capac followed his predecessors examples and went forth with 12000. men the former expeditions had beene with lesse company as of 7000 and so vpwards as the state encreased and couering his couetousnesse and ambition with pretence of conuerting people to his religion came to the disemboking of the great lake Titicaca and made Boates for transporting his army He brought vnder by faire meanes the Tiahuanacu which people had admirable buildings One was a hand-made Mount admirable high founded on stones ioyned with morter none could tell for what cause In one roome thereof stood two figures of Giants cut in stone with long garments downe to the ground with couerings on their heads well worne with age There was also a huge wall of stones so great that it may breede wonder what force of men might be able to bring or raise them where they are seeing that in a great distance there are no quarries There are other braue buildings great porches or frontals in diuers places each made of one stone in all the foure parts yea to greater admiration some of these are set on stone of which some are thirtie foote long and fifteene broad and sixe in front and these stones so great and the porches are of one peece nor can it be imagined with what instruments they were wrought The Naturals say they are ancienter then the Incas times and that they imitated these in building the fortresse of Cozco and knew not who made them but haue a tradition that they were all made in a night It seemeth that they were neuer finished but were onely beginnings of what the founders intended Diego de Alcobaça a Priest my Schoolefellow borne in the same house that I was being also my foster brother and a Preacher to the Indians which hath beene there wrote to me that in that Region Tiahuanacu fast by a lake called Chuqâ—iâ—itu there stands a marueilous house with a faire Court fifteene yards square compassed with a high wall on one side whereof is a great hall 45. foote long and 22. wide couered like the house of the Sunne in Cusco This Court with the wals and floore hall roofe porches and thresholds of two doores the one of the hall the other into the court is all made of one peece wrought in one rocke the wals of the hall and of the wall are three quarters of a yard thicke The roofe though it seeme of thaâ—ch is of stone They say it was dedicated to the Maker of the World There are also many stones cut in shapes of men and women so naturall as if they were aliue drinking with cups in their hands some sitting some on their feete others as it were passing others with children in their armes and 1000. other postures The Indians say that for their sinnes and for stoning a man which passed thorow that Prouince they were conuerted into statues But to returne to our Inca he subdued many Nations or pettie habitations such as would not be wonne by perswasions hee mastered with seege and hunger Battels were very rare Hee died hauing raigned about thirtie yeares and was bewailed a yeare after the custome His Sonne Capac Yupanqui succeeded the fifth Inca. His first care after his Diadem assured was to visite his Kingdome in which visitation hee spent two yeares enquiring into the courses of his Ministers and Gouernours After this hee went vp from Cozco with 20000. men and went Westward Hee caused a Bridge to be made in the Riuer Apurimac at Huacachaca lower then that of Accha Hee passed ouer it to the faire Prouince Yanahura which gladly receiued him thence to Aymara there being betwixt those two Prouinces a Region dishabited of thirtie leagues which passed he found at the hill Mucansa much people of that Prouince which is thirtie leagues long fifteene wide rich of Mines of Gold Siluer Lead and Cattell to encounter him But he sought rather to beseege them on the hill hauing purposely sent men about and by hunger forced them to composition after a moneths siege Hauing pacified the Aymaras hee proceeded to Cotapampa and Cotanera of the Nation Quechua and after to the Vallie of Hacari great and fertile Hee made another expedition leauing his Brother his Lieutenant of his Kingdome and the foure Masters of his Campe his Councellours chusing others to serue him and went to the Lake of Paria where two Curacas at contention made him arbitrator and themselues his subiects in the diuision Collasuyu Thence thorow a spacious Countrie vnpeopled but full of Cattell and hot Springs hee came to the Prouinces Tapacri and Cochapampa Hee made another Bridge in the water-passage of Titicara The former of Huacachaâ—a was made of Osyers this of Bull-rushes there growing of which they made foure cables as big as a mans legge reaching from one side to the other on which they laid great bundles
to Cassamalca and ascended a great Mountaine the horsemen leading vp their horses sometimes mounting as it were by staires there being no other way till they came to a fortresse of Stone walled with and founded on the rocks As they proceeded in this Mountaine they found it very cold The waters on the top were very cold that without heating they could not drinke them and they set vp their tents and made fires when they staid because of the cold Here came messengers with ten Sheep for a present from Atabalipa which told Pizarro of the great victories which he had had against his brother But hee answered that his Emperour was King of Spaine and of the Indies and Lord of the whole world had many seruants which were greater Lords then Atabalipa and he had sent him into these Countries to draw the people to the knowledge of God to his subiection and with these few Christians said he I haue ouercome greater Lords then is Atabalipa If he will haue friendship I will helpe him in his wars leaue him in his estate but if he choose warre I will doe to him as to the Cacikes of Puna and Tumbez The Indian which Pizarro had sent returned from Caxamalca and related that Atabalipa there abode with an armie and would haue slaine him had hee not said that the like should be done to his Messengers then being with the Spaniards that he could not speake with him but an Vncle of his which had enquired of the Christians and their armes all which he extolled to the vtmost The Gouernor came to Caxamalca the fifteenth of Nouember 1532. Atabalipa sent other messengers with presents Fernando Pizarro was sent to his campe with another Captain which did his message to him but he did not once looke on him but was answered by a principall man till the other Captain signified that he was brother to the Gouernor then the tyrant lifted vp his eyes and obiected the reports of their ill vsage of his Caciques but for his part he would be friend to the Christians taking them to be good men They promised helpe against his enemies He said he would employ them against a Cacique which had rebelled together with his Soldiers Pizarro answered ten of their horsemen would be enough to destroy him without helpe of your Indians Atabalipa laughed and bad they should drinke saying he would the next day see his Brother They to excuse drinking said they fasted but he importuned them and women came forth with vessels of gold full of drinke of Mayz Hee looked on them without speaking a word and they went againe and brought greater vessels of gold whereof they dranke and were licenced to depart There seemed to be 30000. men in the Campe they stood without their tents with lances in their hands like to Pikes The next morning being Saturday came a Messenger from Atabalipa saying that he would come to see him with his people armed He answered that he should vse his pleasure The Gouernour had placed his horse and foote couertly in great houses that they should not stirre forth till opportunity serued the signe being giuen and the Ordnance thereupon discharged then to rush out suddenly from diuers parts assault the Indians And seeing Atabalipa staid so long till neere night he sent a Messenger to him signifying his desire to see him Hereupon he moued to the town with his armie in squadrons singing dancing richly adorned with gold and siluer The Gouernors purpose was to take him aliue therefore expected his entrance into that walled or closed stree of Caxamalca which the Indians had forsaken with the fortresse left to him It was late before he came into the town and being come into the streete he made a stand The Gouernor sent Frier Vincent to him with a Crosse in one hand and a Bible in the other being entred where Atabalipa was he said by an Interpreter I am a Priest of God and teach the Christians things diuine and come likewise to instruct you that which the great God hath taught vs and is written in this Booke And therefore on Gods behalfe and of the Christians I pray you to become their friend for God commands it and it shall be well for you and come to speake with the Gouernor which expects you Atabalipa asked for his Booke which he gaue him shut He not knowing which way to open it the Frier stretched forth his hand to doe it and he with great disdaine hit him on the arme and at last opened it himselfe And without wondring at the letters or paper as other Indians vse cast it a way fiue or six paces from him and to the words which the Frier had said to him he answered with great pride I well wot what thou hast done in this voiage and how thou hast handled my Caciques and taken away their goods The Frier answered the Christans haue not done this but some Indians without the Gouernours knowledge who knowing it caused them to make restitution Atabalipa replied I will not depart hence till they bring it all to me The Frier carried this answer to the Gouernor and that he had throwne the holy Scripture on the ground who presently set on the Indians and came to the litter where Atabalipa was and tooke him by the left arme crying Saint Iames S. Iames. The Ordnance plaied the trumpets founded the horse and foot set forth the Indians fled the horsemen pursuing slaying the footmen killing all in the streete the Gouernour got a wound on the hand in sauing his prisoner In all this hurliburly there was not an Indian which lifted vp his armes against the Christians Pizarro bid his prisoner not be amased at his captiuity for with these Christians though few I haue subiected greater Lords then thou art to the Emperor whose vassall I am who is Lord of Spaine and of all the world aâ—d by his order I am come to conquer these lands that you may come to the knowledge of God c. adding many words of their pitie to the conquered and his good parts and acts The Spaniards had no harme onely one horse had a small wound whereupon the Gouernor thanked God for thebmiracle The Sun was down before they began and the battell lasted halfe an houre 2000. Indians were killed besides those which were wounded and 3000. taken In the stree of Caxamalca Pizarro caused to build a Church for the Masse and fortified the place against all occurrents Atabalipa promised for his ransome to fill a roome 22. foot long and 17. wide with gold vp as high as the middle of the roome higher by one halfe then a mans height in pots and other vessels plates peeces and the same roome twice filled with siluer in two moneths space But so much not comming in so soone the Gouernor sent three men to Cusco February 15. 1533. commanding one of them in the name of his Maiesty presence of
two daies wherein we staied there certaine Indians of Susolas came vnto vs and intreated Castiglio that hee would goe to cure one that was wounded and other sicke men saying that among them there was one who was readie to die Castiglio was a verie fearefull Physitian especially when the cures were grieuous and dangerous and beleeued that his sinnes would haue caused that all the cures should not succeed well The Indians said vnto mee that I should goe to heale them because they wished mee well and remembred that I had sometimes healed them where the nuts grew and that for the same they had giuen me nuts and hides and this was when I came to ioyne my selfe with the Christians wherefore I agreed to goe with them and Dorante and Estevamico went with me And when we were come neere vnto the Cottages which they haue I saw the sicke man whom we went to cure who was now dead and about him stood many people lamenting and his house plucked downe which among them is a signe that the master thereof is dead So when I came I found his eyes distorted and that he had no pulse and had all the tokens of a dead man and as it seemed to mee it was so and Dorante affirmed the same vnto me I tooke vp the matt which he had vpon him to couer him and the best I could I prayed vnto the Lord that he would giue mee grace to giue health vnto that sicke men and to all the rest that had need thereof And after I had blessed him and blowne vpon him many times they brought me his Bow and gaue it vnto me and a chest of Tune and brought me to cure many other who were ill at ease with giddinesse and gaue me two other chests of Tune which I gaue vnto our Indians which came with vs and hauing done this wee returned vnto our lodgings and our Indians to whom I gaue the Tune remained there and at night returned to their houses also and said that hee who was then dead whom I had cured in their presence arose vp and was well and walked and eate and spoke with them and so all the rest which I cured remained sound without any feuer and very cheerfull This caused very great admiration and feare and throughout that whole Countrey they speake of nothing else All they to whom this report went came to seeke vs that we might heale them and blesse their children and when the Indians who abode in the company of our men who were the Catalcuchi were to go thence they gaue vs all the Tune that they had for their iourney without leauing any for themselues and gaue vs fire-stones of an handfull and an halfe in length with the which they cut and among them they are held in great estimation They intreated vs that we would remember them and pray vnto God that they might alwaies be in health and we promised them to doe it and with this they went away the most contented men in the world hauing giuen vs all the best of that which they had So we staied with those Indians Auauares eight moneths and this account we made by the Moone In all this time many people came to seeke vs and said certainly that wee were the children of the Sunne Dorante and the Negro vntill then had not healed any but through the great importunitie of so many people which flocked together from all parts we became all Physitians although for the assurance to vndertake euery cure I was most noted amongst them all and we neuer vndertooke to cure any who told vs not that hee was sound and well And they had so great confidence in vs that they thought they could not be healed but by our hands and they beleeued that as long as wee staied with them not one of them could die They and those who are further behind them declared a very strange matter vnto vs and by the signes which they made it appeared that it fell out fifteene or sixteene yeeres since and this it is they say that a man went about that Countrey which they call an Euill thing which was of a little bodie and had a beard although they could neuer cleerely see his countenance And when he came to any house all their haire who were within stood vpright and they trembled and presently at the doore of the house appeared a flaming fire-brand and then that man entred into the house and tooke from them whatsoeuer he would and gaue them three great cuts vpon the flanke with a fire-stone very sharpe as broad as a mans hand and two handfulls long and put his hand vpon those gashes and drew out their bowells and cut them about an handfull and that piece which he cut he put vpon the coales to broile and presently gaue them three other cuts in one arme and then smote them where he had lanced them and disioynted their arme and a little after returned to set it againe and put his hand vpon their wounds and they say that they became suddenly whole And that many times while they danced that Euill thing appeared among them sometimes in the habite of a woman and at another time like a man And sometimes he tooke away an house or a cottage and tooke it vp on high and a little after fell downe againe together with it and gaue a great blow Moreouer they told vs that they giue him meat but he neuer eateth and that they asked him whence he came and in what part his house was so he shewed them a cleft of the earth and said that his house was vnder that At these things which they told vs we laughed exceedingly and made a iest thereof who seeing wee beleeued it not they brought vs many of them whom that man had taken and we saw the signes of the cuts which he had giuen them in the places which they had told vs. Wherefore wee said vnto them that he was a wicked man and after the best manner we could we gaue them to vnderstand that if they would beleeue in our Lord God and become Christians as we were they should not need to feare him and that he durst not come to doe those things vnto them and that they should hold it for a certaintie that while wee staied in that Countrie hee durst not appeare there with this they remained verie well contented These Indians told vs that they had seene Austuriano and Figheroa with others who abode on the coast beyond whom we called those of the Fig-trees All this Nation knew not the times by the Sunne nor Moone nor keepe any account of the moneths or the yeere but know the difference of the times according as the fruits come to bee ripe and by the mouing of the fishes and appearing of the Stars wherein they are verie wise and well experienced With them we were alwaies well intreated although we were faine to dig that which we had to eate
since the yeare 1504. When we shall say that the Spaniards haue wasted your Maiesties and laid you desolate seuen Kingdomes bigger then Spaine you must conceiue that we haue seene them wonderfully peopled and now there is nobody left because the Spaniards haue slaine all the naturall inhabitants by meanes aforesaid and that of the Townes and Houses there remaineth onely the bare wals euen as if Spaine were all dispeopled and that all the people being dead there remained onely the wals of Cities Townes and Castels Your Maiestie haue not out of all the Indies one maruedy of certaine perpetuall and set rent but the whole reuenewes are as leaues and straw gathered vpon the earth which being once gathered vp doe grow no more euen so is all the rent that your Maiestie hath in the Indies vaine and of as small continuance as a blast of winde and that proceedeth onely of that the Spaniards haue had the Indians in their power and as they doe daily slay and rost the inhabitants so must it necessarily ensue that your Maiesties rights and rents doe wast and diminish The Kingdome of Spaine is in great danger to be lost robbed oppressed and made desolate by forraigne Nations namely by the Turkes and Moores because that God who is the most iust true and soueraigne King ouer all the world is wroth for the great sinnes and offences that the Spaniards haue committed throughout the Indies But had chosen Spaine as his minister and instrument to illuminate and bring them to his knowledge and as it had bin for a worldly recompence besides the eternall reward had granted her so great naturall riches and discouered for her such and so great fruitfull and pleasant lands c. In as much as our life is short I doe take God to witnesse with all the Hierarchies and thrones of Angels all the Saints of the heauenly court and all the men in the world yea euen those that shall hereafter be borne of the certificate that here I doe exhibite also of this the discharge of my conscience namely that if his Maiestie granteth to the Spaniards the aforesaid diuellish and tyrannous partition notwithstanding whatsoeuer lawes or statutes shall be deuised yet will the Indies in short space be laid desart and dispeopled euen as the I le of Hispaniola is at this present which otherwise would be most fruitfull and fertile together with other the Iles lands aboue 3000. leagues about besides Hispaniola it selfe and other lands both farre and neere And for those sinnes as the holy Scripture doth very well informe God will horribly chastize and peraduenture wholly subuert and roote out all Spaine Anno 1542. The summe of the disputation betweene Fryer BARTHOLOMEVV de las CASAS or CASAVS and Doctor SEPVLVEDA DOctor Sepulueda the Emperours chronographer hauing information and being perswaded by certaine of those Spaniards who were most guiltie in the slaughters and wastes committed among the Indian people wrote a Booke in Latine in forme of a Dialogue very eloquently and furnished with all flowers and precepts of Rhetoricke as indeede the man is very learned and excellent in the said tongue which Booke consisted vpon two principall conclusions the one That the Spaniards warres against the Indians were as concerning the cause and equitie that moued them thereto very iust also that generally the like warre may and ought to be continued His other conclusion that the Indians are bound to submit themselues to the Spaniards gouernment as the foolish to the wise if they will not yeelde then that the Spaniards may as he affirmeth warre vpon them These are the two causes of the losse and destruction of so infinite numbers of people also that aboue 2000. leagues of the maine land are by sundry new kindes of Spanish cruelties and inhumaine dealings bin left desolate in the Ilands namely by Conquests and Commands as hee now nameth those which were wont to be called Partitions The said Doctor Sepulueda coloureth his Treatise vnder the pretence of publishing the title which the Kings of Castile and Leon doe challenge in the gouernment and vniuersall soueraigntie of this Indian world so seeking to cloake that doctrine which he endeuoureth to disperse and scatter as well in these lands as also through the Kingdomes of the Indians This Booke he exhibited to the royall Councell of the Indies very earnestly and importunately lying vpon them for licence to print it which they sundry times denied him in respect of the offence dangers and manifest detriment that it seemed to bring to the Common-wealth The Doctor seeing that here he could not publish his Booke for that the Counsell of the Indies would not suffer it he dealt so farre with his friends that followed the Emperours Court that they got him a Patent whereby his Maiestie directed him to the royall Counsell of Castile who knew nothing of the Indian affaires vpon the comming of these Letters the Court and Couâ—sell being at Aranda in Duero the yeare 1547. Fryer Bartholomew de las Casas or Casaus Bishop of the royall towne of Chiapa by hap arriued there comming from the Indians and hauing intelligence of Doctor Sepulneda his drifts and deuises had notice also of the Contents of his whole Booke but vnderstanding the Authors pernicious blindenesse as also the irrecouerable losses that might ensue vpon the printing of this Booke with might and maine withstood it discouering and reuealing the poyson wherewith it abounded and whereto it pretended The Lords of the Royall Counsaile of Castile as wise and iust Iudges determined therefore to send the said Booke to the Vniuersities of Salamanca and Alcala the matter being for the most part therein Theologically handled with commandement to examine it and if it might bee printed to signe it which Vniuersities after many exact and diligent disputations concluded that it might not be printed as contayning corrupt doctrine The Doctor not so satisfied but complaning of the Vniuersities aforesaid determined notwithstanding so many denials and repulses at both the Royall Counsailes to send his Treatise to his friends at Rome to the end there to print it hauing first transformed it into a certaine Apologie written to the Bishop of Segouia because the same Bishop hauing perused the Treatie and Booke aforesaid had brotherly and charitably as his friend by Letters reprooued and counsailed him The Emperour vnderstanding of the Impression of the said Booke and Apologie did immediately dispatch his Letters Patents for the calling in and suppression of the same commanding likewise to gather in againe all Copies thereof throughout Castile For the said Doctour had published also in the Castilian Language a certaine abstract of the said Booke thereby to make it more common to all the Land and to the end â—â—so that the Commons and such as vnderstood no Latine might haue some vse thereof as being a matter agreeable and toothsome to such as coueted great riches and sought wayes to clime to other estates then either themselues or their
healthfulnesse of the place First for our selues thankes be to God we had not a man sicke two dayes together in all our Voyage whereas others that went out with vs or about that time on other Voyages especially such as went vpon reprâ—sall were most of them infected with sicknesse whereof they lost some of theâ—r men and brought home a many sicke returning notwithstanding long before vs. But Verazzano and others as I take it you may reade in the Booke of Discoueries doe more particularly intreate of the Age of the people in that coast The Sassafras which we brought we had vpon the Ilands where though we bad little disturbance and reasonable plenty yet for that the greatest part of our people were imployed about the fitting of our house and such like affaires and a few and those but easie labourers vndertooke this worke the rather because we were informed before our going forth that a tunne was sufficient to cloy England and further for that we had resolued vpon our returne and taken view of our victuall we iudged it then needefull to vse expedition which afterward we had more certaine proofe of for when we came to an anker before Portsmouth which was some foure dayes after we made the land we had not one Cake of Bread nor any drinke but a little Vinegar left fâ—r these and other reasons we returned no otherwise laden then you haue heard And thus much I hope shall suffice till I can my selfe come to giue you further notice which though it be not so soone as I could haue wisht yet I hope it shall be in conuenient time In the meane time crauing your pardon for which the vrgent occasions of my stay will pleade I humbly take my leaue 7. Septemb. 1602. Your dutifull Sonne BARTH GOSNOLD CHAP. XI The Relation of Captaine GOSNOLS Voyage to the North part of Virginia begunne the sixe and twentieth of March Anno 42. ELIZABETHAE Reginae 1602. and deliuered by GABRIEL ARCHER a Gentleman in the said Voyage THe said Captaine did set sayle from Famouth the day and yeere aboue written accompanied with thirtie two persons whereof eight Mariners and Saylers twelue purposing vpon the Discouery to returne with the ship for England the rest remayne there for population The fourteenth of Aprill following wee had sight of Saint Maries an Iland of the Assoris The three and twentieth of the same beeing two hundred leagues Westwards from the said Iland in the latitude of 37. degrees The water in the mayne Ocean appeared yellow the space of two leagues North and South where sounding with thirtie fadome Line wee found no ground and taking vp some of the said water in a bucket it altered not either in colour or taste from the Sea Azure The seuenth of May following we first saw many Birds in bignesse of Cliffe Pidgeons and after diuers other as Pettrels Cootes Hagbuts Pengwins Murres Gannets Cormorants Guls with many else in our English Tongue of no name The eight of the same the water changed to a yellowish greene where at seuentie fadome we had ground The ninth wee had two and twentie fadome in faire sandie ground hauing vpon our Lead many glittering Stones somewhat heauie which might promise some Minerall matter in the bottome we held our selues by computation well neere the latitude of 43. degrees The tenth wee sonnded in 27. 30. 37. 43. fadome and then came to 108. some thought it to be the sounding of the Westermost end of Saint Iohns Iland vpon this banke we saw sculs of fish in great numbers The twelfth we hoysed out halfe of our shallop and sounding had then eightie fadome without any current perceiued by William Strete the Master one hundred leagues Westward from Saint Maries til we came to the foresaid soundings continually passed fleeting by vs Sea-oare which seemed to haue their moueable course towards the North-east a matter to set some subtle inuention on worke for comprehending the true cause thereof The thirteenth wee sounded in seuentie fadome and obserued great beds of weedes much woode and diuers things else floating by vs when as we had smelling of the shoare such as from the Southerne Cape and Andulazia in Spaine The fourteenth about six in the morning we descried Land that lay North c. the Northerly part we called the North Land which to another Rocke vpon the same lying twelue leagues West that wee called Sauage Rocke because the Sauages first shewed themselues there fiue leagues towards the said Rocke is an out Point of woodie ground the Trees thereof very high and straight from the Rocke East North-east From the said Rocke came towards vs a Biscay shallop with saile and Oares hauing eight persons in it whom we supposed at first to bee Christians distressed But approching vs neere wee perceiued them to bee Sauages These comming within call hayled vs and wee answered Then after signes of peace and a long speech by one of them made they came boldly aboord vs being all naked sauing about their shoulders certaine loose Deere-skinnes and neere their wastes Seale-skinnes tyed fast like to Irish Dimmie Trouses One that seeemed to be their Commander wore a Wastecoate of blacke worke a paire of Breeches cloth Stockings Shooes Hat and Band one or two more had also a few things made by some Christians these with a piece of Chalke described the Coast thereabouts and could name Placentia of the New-found-land they spake diuers Christian words and seemed to vnderstand much more then we for want of Language could comprehend These people are in colour swart their haire long vp tyed with a knot in the part of behind the head They paint their bodies which are strong and well proportioned These much desired our longer stay but finding our selues short of our purposed place we set saile Westwards leauing them and their Coast. About sixteene leagues South-west from thence wee perceiued in that course two small Ilands the one lying Eastward from Sauage Rock the other to the Southwards of it the Coast we left was full of goodly Woods faire Plaines with little greene round Hils aboue the Cliffes appearing vnto vs which are indifferently raised but all Rockie and of shining stones which might haue perswaded vs a longer stay there The fifteenth day we â—ad againe sight of the Land which made a head being as wee thought an Iland by reason of a large sound that appeared Westward betweene it and the Mayne for comming â—o the Well end thereof we did perceiue a large opening we called it Shole-hope Neere this Cape we came to Anchor in fifteene fadome where wee tooke great store of Cod-fish for which we altâ—red the name and called it Cape Cod. Here wee saw sculs of Herrings Mackerels and other small 〈◊〉 in great abundance This is a low sandie shoare but without danger also wee came to Anchor againe in sixteene fadome faire by the Land in the latitude of 42. degrees This
in the Sea but because she got vnder the Fortresse which also began to shoot at the Englishmen they were forced to leaue her and to put further into the Sea hauing slaine fiue or sixe of the Spaniards The Englishmen that were taken in the small ship were put vnder hatches and coupled in bolts and after they had beene Prisoners three or foure dayes there was a Spanish Ensigne-bearer in the ship that had a brother â—â—â—ine in the â—â—eet that came for England who as then minding to reuenge his death and withall to shew his man-hood to the English Captiues that were in the English shippe which they had taken as is aforesaid tooke a Ponyard in his hand and went downe vnder the Hatches where finding the poore Englishmen sitting in bolts with the same Ponyard he stabbed sixe of them to the heart which two others of them perceiuing clasped each other about the middle because they would not bee murthered by him threw themselues into the Sea and there were drowned This act was of all the Spaniards much disliked and very ill taken so that they carried the Spaniard prisoner vnto Lisbone where being arriued the King of Spaine willed he should be sent into England that the Queene of England might vse him as she thought good which sentence his friends by intreatie got to bee reuersed notwithstanding he commanded he should without all fauour bee beheaded but vpon a good Friday the Cardinall going to Masse all the Captaines and Commanders made so great intreatie for him that in the end they got his pardon This I thought good to note that men might vnderstand the bloudie and honest mindes of the Spaniards when they haue men vnder their subiection The same two English ships which followed the Spanish Admirall till hee had got vnder the Fort of Tercera as I said before put into the Sea where they met with an other Spanish ship being of the same fleete that had likewise beene scattered by the storme and was only missing for the rest lay in the Road this small ship the Englishmen tooke and sent all the men on shore not hurting any of them but if they had knowne what had beene done vnto the foresaid English Captiues I beleeue they would soone haue reuenged themselues as afterward many an innocent soule payed for it This ship thus taken by the Englishmen was the same that was kept and confiscated in the Iland of Tercera by the Englishmen that got out of the Iland in a fisher-boat as I said before and was sold vnto the Spaniards that as then came from the Indies wherewith they sailed to Saint Lucas where it was also arrested by the Duke and appoined to goe in company to fetch the siluer in Tercera because it was a shippe that sayled well but among the Spaniards fleete it was the meanest of the Company By this meanes it was taken from the Spaniards and carried into England and the Owners had it againe when they least thought of it The nineteenth of March the aforesaid ships being nineteene in number set saile hauing laden the Kings siluer and receiued in Aluaro Flores de Quiniones with his company and good prouision of necessaries Munition and Souldiers that were fully resolued as they made shew to fight valiantly to the last man before they would yeeld or lose their riches and although they set their course for Saint Lucas the wind draue them vnto Lisbone which as it seemed was willing by his force to helpe them and to bring them thither in safetie although Aluaro de Flores both against the wind and weather would perforce haue sailed to Saint Lucas but being constrained by the wind and importunitie of the Sailers that protested they would require their losses and damages of him he was content to saile to Lisbone from whence the siluer was by Land carried into Siuilia At Cape Saint Vincent there lay a Fleet of twentie English shippes to watch for the Armada so that if they had put into Saint Lucas they had fallen right into their hands which if the wind had serued they had done And therefore they may say that the wind had lent them a happie Voyage for if the Englishmen had met with them they had surely beene in great danger and possibly but few of them had escaped by reason of the feare wherewith they were possessed because Fortune or rather God was wholly against them Which is a sufficient cause to make the Spaniards out of heart to the contrarie to giue the Englishmen more courage and to make them bolder for that they are victorious stout and valiant and seeing all their enterprizes doe take so good effect that thereby they are become Lords and Masters of the Sea and need care for no man as it well appeareth by this briefe Discourse In the month of March 1590. There was a Blasing Starre with a taile seene in Tercera that continued foure nights together stretching the tayle towards the South In the moneth of May a Caruell of Fayael arriued at Tercera in the Hauen or Road of Angra laden with Oxen Sheepe Hennes and all other kinds of victuals and full of people which by a storme had broken her Ruther whereby the Sea cast her about and therewith she sunke and in her were drowned three children and a Frier Franciscan the rest of the men saued themselues by swimming and by helpe from the shore but all the Cattle and Hennes came drowned to land the Frier was buried with a great Procession and Solemnitie esteeming him for a Saint because he was taken vp dead with his Booke betweene his armes for the which cause euery man came to looke on him as a Miracle giuing great Offerings to say Masses for his soule The first of August the Gouernor of Tercera receiued aduise out of Portugall and Spaine that two yeeres before the date of his Letters there were sayled out of England twelue great shippes well appointed with full resolution to take their iournie seuen of them into the Portugall Indies and the other fiue to Malacca of the which fiue two were cast away in passing the Straits of Magellanes and three sayled to Malacca but what they had done there was as then not knowne The other seuen passed the Cape de bona Speranza and arriued in India where they put into the Coast of Malabares but let them goe againe and two Turkish Gallies that came out of the Straits of Mecca or the Red Sea to whom likewise they did no hurt And there they laded their ships wis Spices and returned backe againe on their way but where or in what place they had laden it was not certainely knowne sauing onely that thus much was written by the Gouernour of India and sent ouer Land to Uenice and from thence to Madrill The seuenth of August a Nauie of English ships was seene before Tercera beeing twentie in number and fiue of them the Queenes ships their Generall was one Martin Frobisher as wee after had
that there had bin a generall determination to haue shut vp hatches and commending our sinfull soules to God committed the Shippe to the mercy of the Sea surely that night we must haue done it and that night had we then perished but see the goodnesse and sweet introduction of better hope by our mercifull God giuen vnto vs. Sir George Summers when no man dreamed of such happinesse had discouered and cried Land Indeede the morning now three quarters spent had wonne a little cleerenesse from the dayes before and it being better surueyed the very trees were seene to moue with the winde vpon the shoare side whereupon our Gouernour commanded the Helme-man to beare vp the Boateswaine sounding at the first found it thirteene fathome when we stood a little in seuen fatham and presently heauing his lead the third time had ground at foure fathome and by this we had got her within a mile vnder the South-east point of the land where we had somewhat smooth water But hauing no hope to saue her by comming to an anker in the same we were inforced to runne her ashoare as neere the land as we could which brought vs within three quarters of a mile of shoare and by the mercy of God vnto vs making out our Boates we had ere night brought all our men women and children about the number of one hundred and fifty safe into the Iland We found it to be the dangerous and dreaded Iland or rather Ilands of the Bermuda whereof let mee giue your Ladyship a briefe description before I proceed to my narration And that the rather because they be so terrible to all that euer touched on them and such tempests thunders and other fearefull obiects are seene and heard about them that they be called commonly The Deuils Ilands and are feared and auoyded of all sea trauellers aliue aboue any other place in the world Yet it pleased our mercifull God to make euen this hideous and hated place both the place of our safetie and meanes of our deliuerance And hereby also I hope to deliuer the world from a foule and generall errour it being counted of most that they can be no habitation for Men but rather giuen ouer to Deuils and wicked Spirits whereas indeed wee find them now by experience to bee as habitable and commodious as most Countries of the same climate and situation insomuch as if the entrance into them were as easie as the place it selfe is contenting it had long ere this beene inhabited as well as other Ilands Thus shall we make it appeare That Truth is the daughter of Time and that men ought not to deny euery thing which is not subiect to their owne sense The Bermudas bee broken Ilands fiue hundred of them in manner of an Archipelagus at least if you may call them all Ilands that lie how little soeuer into the Sea and by themselues of small compasse some larger yet then other as time and the Sea hath wonne from them and eaten his passage through and all now lying in the figure of a Croissant within the circuit of sixe or seuen leagues at the most albeit at first it is said of them that they were thirteene or fourteene leagues and more in longitude as I haue heard For no greater distance is it from the Northwest Point to Gates his Bay as by this Map your Ladyship may see in which Sir George Summers who coasted in his Boat about them all tooke great care to expresse the same exactly and full and made his draught perfect for all good occasions and the benefit of such who either in distresse might be brought vpon them or make saile this way It should seeme by the testimony of Gonzalus Ferdinandus Ouiedus in his Booke intituled The Summary or Abridgement of his generall History of the West Indies written to the Emperor Charles the Fift that they haue beene indeed of greater compasse and I easily beleeue it then they are now who thus saith In the yeere 1515. when I came first to informe your Maiesty of the state of the things in India and was the yeere following in Flanders in the time of your most fortunate successe in these your kingdomes of Aragony and Casteel whereas at that voyage I sayled aboue the Iland Bermudas otherwise called Gorza being the farthest of all the Ilands that are yet found at this day in the world and arriuing there at the depth of eight yards of water and distant from the Land as farre as the shot of a Peece of Ordnance I determined to send some of the ship to Land as well to make search of such things as were there as also to leaue in the Iland certaine Hogges for increase but the time not seruing my purpose by reason of contrary winde I could bring my Ships no neerer the Iland being twelue leagues in length and sixteene in breadth and about thirtie in circuit lying in the thirtie three degrees of the North side Thus farre hee True it is the maine Iland or greatest of them now may bee some sixteene miles in length East North-east and West South-west the longest part of it standing in thirtie two degrees and twentie minutes in which is a great Bay on the North side in the North-west end and many broken Ilands in that Sound or Bay and a little round Iland at the South-west end As occasions were offered so we gaue titles and names to certaine places These Ilands are often afflicted and rent with tempests great strokes of thunder lightning and raine in the extreamity of violence which and it may well bee hath so sundred and torne downe the Rockes and whurried whole quarters of Ilands into the maine Sea some sixe some seuen leagues and is like in time to swallow them all so as euen in that distance from the shoare there is no small danger of them and with them of the stormes continually raging from them which once in the full and change commonly of euery Moone Winter or Summer keepe their vnchangeable round and rather thunder then blow from euery corner about them sometimes fortie eight houres together especially if the circle which the Philosophers call Halo were in our being there seene about the Moone at any season which bow indeed appeared there often and would bee of a mightie compasse and breadth I haue not obserued it any where one quarter so great especially about the twentieth of March I saw the greatest when followed vpon the eues eue of the Annuntiation of our Ladie the mightiest blast of lightning and most terrible rap of thunder that euer astonied mortall men I thinke In August September and vntill the end of October wee had very hot and pleasant weather onely as I say thunder lightning and many scattering showers of Raine which would passe swiftly ouer and yet fall with such force and darknesse for the time as if it would neuer bee cleere againe wee wanted not any and of raine more in
and a generall assembly was held for consultation about the Colonies good The ancient Planters being set free chose places to their content and sweetnesse of proprietie made them emulous to exceed each other in building and planting Many good instructions were sent from the Company to amend the Virginian abuses and competeâ—cis of prouision was appointed for Officers But leaue we awhile our Captaines Notes and let vs listen to that which the Company published A. 1620. CHAP. XIII The estate of the Colony A. 1620. and Master Dermers Letter to mee from Virginia touching his Voyage for the South Sea NOw touching the present estate of our Colony in that Countrey We haue thought it not vnfit thus much briefly to declare There haue beene sent thither this last yeere and are now presently in going twelue hundred persons and vpward as particularly appeareth in the note aboue specified and there are neere one thousand more remaining of those that were gone before The men lately sent haue beene most of them choice men borne and bred vp to labour and industry Out of Deuonshire about an hundred men brought vp to Husbandry Out of Warwickshire and Staffordshire about one hundred and ten and out of Sussex about fortie all framed to Iron-workes the rest dispersedly out of diuers Shires of the Realme There haue beene also sundry persons of good qualitie much commended for sufficiency industry and honestie prouided and sent to take charge and gouernment of those people The care likewise that hath beene taken by directions instructions Charters and Commissions to reduce the people and affaires in Virginia into a regular course hath been such and so great that the Colony beginneth now to haue the face and fashion of an orderly State and such as is likely to grow and prosper The people are all diuided into seuerall Burroughes each man hauing the shares of Land due to him set out to hold and enioy to him and his Heires The publike Lands for the Company here for the Gouernour there for the Colledge and for each particular Burrough for the Ministers also and for diuers other necessary Officers are likewise laid out by order and bounded The particular Plantations for diuers priuate Societies are setled in their Seates being allotted to their content and each in conuenient distance The rigour of Martiall Law wherewith before they were gouerned is reduced within the limits prescribed by his Maiesty and the landable forme of Iustice and gouernment vsed in this Realme established and followed as neere as may be The Gouernour is so restrained to a Counsell ioyned with him that he can doe wrong to no man who may not haue speedy remedy Each Burrough and each particular Plantation partly hath partly is bound to haue in short time a sufficient Minister for whom maintenance is ordained to each of two hundred pounds a yeere value Which orderly proceeding there by direction from hence hath caused the Colony now at length to settle themselues in a firme resolution to perpetuate the Plantation They fall to building of Houses each for his owne priuate and the Generality to the rearing of publike Guest-houses for entertaining of new men vpon their first arriuall They fall to set vp their Ploughes to the planting of Vineyards to the pursuing of the Staple Commodities furnished and commended from hence In summe they are now so full of alacrity and cheerefulnesse that in a late generall Assembly they haue in the name of the Colony presented their greatest possible thankes to the Company for the care that hath beene taken for the setling of the Plantation Neither is it to be omitted the care which hath beene had here lately at home for the reducing of all the proceedings and affaires of the Company to an orderly course of good gouernment and Iustice. Wherein to begin with the Fountaine thereof his Maiesties authoritie and pleasure there hath beene a collection made of all the branches of the same dispersed in his Letters Patents now three times renewed as also out of other instructions proceeding from his Maiestie Out of both which together with such other Orders as authorized by his Maiestie the Companie themselues haue thought necessary to make hath beene compiled a booke of standing Orders and Constitutions approued by the generall consent of all the Companie whereby both the Company here and the Colony in Virginia haue their businesse carried regularly industriously and iustly euery man knowing both his right and dutie to their generall great content and the great aduancement of the Action And whereas the Colony likewise haue been often Sutors in effect to reduce into a compendious and orderly forme of writing the Lawes of England proper for the vse of that Plantation with addition of such other as the nature of the place the nouelty of the Colony and other important circumstances should necssarily require A course is likewise taken for the effecting of this worke yet so as to submit it first to his Maiesties view and approbation it being not fit that his Maiesties Subiects should bee gouerned by any other Lawes then such as receiue the influence of their life from him And now to come to that which concerneth the Aduenturors in particular by whose charges care and labour next vnto his Maiesties especiall grace this famous Plantation hath not onely beene vndertaken but through so many difficulties vpheld and continued wee should bee very greatly iniurious to them if we should not acquaint them with this seasonable time for the reaping of that benefit and reward which is due vnto them Wee therefore let them know that in this last yeere now ended there haue beene granted by the Company vnder their legall Seale eleuen seuerall Patents for particular Plantations and more are in hand to bee passed this next Quarter-Court It is not vnprobable that vpon each of these Patents diuers hundreds of persons will soone Plant in Virginia there haue beene already transported vpon the first aboue three hundred men These and other like Planters hauing priority of time will haue priority also in choice of the Seat of their Plantations Seeing therefore the onely matter of retribution to the Aduenturors is by a faire proportion of Land to them and their heires namely of one hundred Acres for euery share of twelue pounds and ten shillings vpon a first diuision and as much more vpon a second the first being peopled with fiftie Acres for euery person to bee doubled in like manner which at their own charges they shall transport to inhabite in Uirginia before the foure and twentieth of Iune 1625. if hee continue there three yeeres either at one or seuerall times or die after he is shipped for that voyage It standeth them vpon who are not willing to be the least in the benefit to be partaked not to be the last in setting forth to the choice and peopling of their Land Wherein what fauour or assistance may by vs bee giuen them they shall bee well assured of it
Peter of Candy Cap. 2. Fifth Voyage Puna now Saint Iago Cap. 3. Atabaliba of Atabualpa Saint Michaels Frier Vincents embassage not in Gods name * So he calls his Breuiary Cap. 4. Atabalibas ransome Cap. 5. Pizarros perfidious cruelty Quisquiz Cap. 6. Chili Mango Inga his acts * The Citie some say they held the Castle Spanish disasters Cap. 7. Almagro put to death Cap. 8. Ferd. sent to Spaine where he is thought to haue died in prison The Marquesse slaine Cap. 9. Vacca de Castro cuts off Diego Cap. 10. Vice-roy Vela Cap. 11. Cap. 12 Cap. 13. Gascas acts in Peru. Cap. 14. Cap. 15. Cap. 1â— Peru â—onceit of S 〈…〉 rds Cap. 21. L. 8. c. 2. Ex Praesatione O 〈…〉 e cusco Tongue Three pronunciations Accent b. d. f. g. i. x. l. rr wanting Monie Pâ—zos The first Book of the first part This Spanish report some of themselues conceale others deny see sup ca. 1. §. 4. To. 1. l. 2. I haue here giuenthis voyage or fable because the particulars are so full and plaine in this author whereas Gomara saith neither in the man nor time hor place c. is agreed on see Gâ—m p 2. c. 13. Name of Peru whence and how The like you may before read of China a name noâ— ther knowne c. Iucatan Sir F. Drake teacher of nauigating the S. Seato the Span. C. 15. Atahualpa or Atabalipa his cruelties Indian fables of their Originals Temple to the Sunne Cusco or Cozco first inhabited Vse of Arts. Vse of Armes The Incas Empire dured about 400. years Valera hath 5. or 600. The Floud See sup p. 1060. Fables and allegorisers Conceits of the originals of all chiefe families c. 20. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Spanish alterations Mancos lawes Suns Nunnery Poled heads Wide bored eares Fillets Ensignes of dignitie Cusco and the Neighbours Incas by priuiledge which none elsewere except of the Royall bloud Royall Diademe Câ—â—a and Huaccharuyak peculiar titles to the King Manco dieth Sinchi Roca succeedeth Curacas Mancos Funerall Titles of honour The second Booke Amautas the learned Peruans Pachacamac the name of God Ignoto 〈◊〉 August in Zâ—râ—t l. 〈◊〉 〈…〉 i th that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vâ—â—cent de valle virâ—â—i that they held the Sun for God the earth for Mother Pachacamac for Creator of all Acosta cals him Uiraroâ—ha and saith â—hey had no proper name for God A Crosse in Cozco before the Spaniards came No swearing Acosta by this will bee better vnderstood corrected Huaca and the diuers significations thereof vnknowne to the Spaniards occasione 〈…〉 〈◊〉 in their stories Twins rare * He seemeth also to make a difference twixt the adoration to the Sunne worship or reuerence of the Inca. Acosta taxed See before in Acosta pag. 1041. c. Their beliefe of the soule Three Worlds Resurâ—â—ctioâ— Ha 〈…〉 superstition Sacrifices Peru diet * Dauâ—â— dos o tres besos â—l ayre Peruans no Man-eaters or Officers Acosta and others taxed Incas conceit of sicknesse Eybrow-rite Priests of Peru. Cozco Metropolitan others had as it were 7 Bishops and Priests All Ordinances attributed to Manco Diuision of the Empire Anti called by Acostâ— Arides Tithings and Tithingmen See the like with vs in Lamb. peramb. of Kent Orders of Officers Chunca Camayu Penalties No fines Nothing more merciâ—ull then seueritie vnpartiall which makes all to feare so Guns haue prooued sauers oâ— mens liues the generall feare of Ordnance causing few battels and consequently â—â—wer slâ—ine in warres then when where they haue not beene No auricular confessiâ—n in Peru as Acosta c. Iudgements examined Quippos Monethly and yeerely accounts But foure priuy Counsellors Roca Inca his acts Indian credulitie Lloque Yupanqui the third Inca. Strange Grammer See Acosta Of the Peruan Aâ—â—s Astrologie Dreames of Ecclipses Thunder and lightning Rainbow Dream-diuinations Medicine Geometry Chorography Arithmeticke Musicke Poetry A Peruan hym in spondaike verses Handicrafts Goldsmiths Carpenters Masons Note The third Booke * This lesson the Spaniards haue learned too well since Admirable buildings Pedro de Câ—eaza c. â—05 han 〈…〉 th this 〈…〉 m his owne 〈…〉 t more largely Men-stones Capac Yupaâ—qui the fiâ—th Inca. Osyer Bridge Bul-rush bridg See Acosta of their waies to passe Riuers Remouing of people from one place to another Many children Religious reputation of Cozco and the superstitious holies therein The Temple of the Sunne Rich hangings Sunnes image Bodies of Kings deceased Huayna Capac A rich Cloister Fiue Chappels Moone Chappell Chappell of Venus Stars Chappell of Starrie skie Chappell of thunder lightning and bolt Chappell of Rainebow Priests Women might not enter Moueable weekes Seruitors Sacrifices Fountaines Garden of gold and siluer Golden counterfeits All vessels and instruments of Gold Rich Temple at Titicaca Spanish vndertaking for treasure Supâ—â—stâ—tious corne The fourth Bâ—â—kâ— Hoâ—â—es of Virgins 1500. Nuns Exceeding stâ—â—ktnesse Men Porters Nunâ—workes Robes for perfume Golden Garden Pâ—rpetuall virginitie Other Nunneries Mamacumas when Spanish authors deceiued Another sorâ— of Nunnes Widowes Marriages Tribes towns wards not intermarrying Lawes of Inheritance Diuers customes Care of Infants Inca Roca the six King 〈◊〉 conquests Acosta and other say that it was thorow griâ—â—e of captiuiâ—ie Cuca Steep deepe descent of fiue leagues Yahuar Huaeac the seuenth Inca. Apophthegâ—â—es Yahuarhuâ—â—ac acts Feare of his Sonne A vision of the Prince The fift Book Great battle Aduantage by Faâ—les Acosta taxed See sup 1060. Their dealing with the Sun Why the Spaniards were called Viracocha b Acosta saith they were so called because they came by Sea Benzo as the froth or scumme of the Sea in contempâ— Viracochas Temple Condores or Contors huge birds * Cuero perhaps it should be cuerâ—â— the borne Huge Aquaeducts Tucma Bodies of 〈◊〉 Kings seene See sup Acostâ—â— Manner of iâ— prouing and allotting lands The Sunne Inca and pâ—ople sharers Andenes Order of tillage Care of Widowes Poore and Souldiers Workes in common done with festiuall alacritic Incas labour Spade Women Tributes of labour Lowse-tribute Scotfree-men Gold and Siluer no money Presents Repositories No beggars Innes and trauellers Hospitals Course in new conquests The Sixth Booke Sâ—upendious buildings and riches of the Incas Their houses Garments Cieça Zarate Gomera and oâ—her Spanish writers testifiâ— the same of thâ—se prodigious tâ—easures in Peru. Gardens Orchards and Bathes Seruants and Officers Huntings Posts Pachacutec the ninth Inca. Sausa Dogworshippers Benefite and prerogatiue of Nunneries anâ— Sun-temples Peruan Knight Forme of Peruan triumph Shoo câ—remonie Riuer turned out of the courâ—e Sea worshipped Pachacamacs Tâ—mple and Oracle â—t 〈◊〉 â—ac o◠〈◊〉 Rites of Pachacamacs Temple Exchâ—nge and succâ—ssion of Idols Other Vallies subdued Common Tongue See of their Feasts in Acosta Cozco as Reme mother of superstitions Raymi that is the Feast Generall assembly The King was chiefe Priest at that Feast Brauerie and Deuises Fast of three dayes Bread festiual Adoration of the rising Sun Festiuall and consccrsted Drinke Procession bare-foot Oblations Strange
Women well vsed Desire of the Spaniards blessing Conceit that they came from heauen Many languages 〈…〉 popolo de Câ—ori A thousand leagues of a populous Countrey Great Deere Poisonous tree Newes of Spaniards Countries dispeopled by Spaniards Gentlenesse fitter then crueltie R. Petutan P 〈…〉 r Shewâ—s of Gold He speakith wihh his countrey-men Ingratefull crueâ—tie 〈…〉 〈…〉 Sauage insidelâ—â—y oâ— Christians were â—hâ—n Infidels and Sauages Manner of Spanish 〈◊〉 ing to the Indians 200. leagues betwixt the coast of the North and South Seas He could not weare apparell for many daies nor sleepe on the ground He also describeth his voiage to Spaine which is here omitted This Preface is contained more at large in the sixe first Chapters of the authors Booke which being no part of Florida discouery I haue here reduced to a Preface None of those men prospered which were guilty of Atabalipa or Atuhalpas death but by ciuill wars or otherwise were consumed And so it happened to this Soto Cabeza de Vacâ— was the Gouernour of the Riuer of Plate 600. men went with Soto into Florida Ynca in his large story of this voiage containing six Books saith he had 1000. men with him Great Figs. Ananes Great Pine-apples * Erua babosa Mameis an excellent fruit Guayabas Plantanos Batatas or Potatos The Cassani root Store of good Horses The length and breadth of Cuba A wittie stratagem May 18. 1539. Ynca Garcilasso de la Vega hath written a story of this voyage He saith Soto had with him 950. souldiers besides Mariners which he had entertained for the conquest of Florida and came with him in this Fleet from Saint Lucars This Author hath but 600. The ships came vp to the Towne of Vcita The Towne of Vcita Iune Some Pearles found Iohn Ortiz liued 12 yeeres among the Floridians of Vcita and Mocoço Naruaez Wolues Mocoço dwelleth two dayes iournie from Vcita Humane Sacrifice A Riuer Par 〈…〉 ssi 30. leagues from Puerto de Spirito Santo Paracossi Cale Paracossi Acela Tocaste Another Towne A Lake A swift Riuer Cale Boggie countrey Trauelling Souldiers shifts for bread Ytara Poâ—ano Vtinama The Towne of Euill peace Greyhound catcheth the fugitiue Cholupaha A Riuer Caliquen A Riuer Some small Townes Napetuca Two very great Lâ—kes Indian subtlety A new Conspiracie Two hundred 〈◊〉 takâ—n A Riuer H 〈…〉 a a 〈…〉 at Towne Vzachil * Aboboraâ— Axille A Riuer Uitachuco October 25. V 〈…〉 a. A 〈…〉 a Apâ—â—acâ—â— Ap 〈…〉 withi 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Sea 〈◊〉 The Sea The Port de Spiritu Santo ten daies iournie from Apalache Ochus sixtie leagues West of Apalache Chap. 11. Abundance of Cold. Death of Indian slaues A great Riuer Capach 〈…〉 Toalli Their houses for winter and summer A grasse like flaxe Excellent colours A small Riuer Achese Sâ—to preteuds to be the Son of the Sunne A Riuer very well inhabited Mannerof Spaniards praying Atamacâ— Ocute Conies Partriges Hens Dogges Cofaqui Patofa An excellent Countrie for fiâ—tie leagues Barren Countrie Two swift Riuers Another greater Riuer Nine dayes iourney The great increase of swinâ— Aymay An Indian b 〈…〉 ned for his falsehood A great cordon of Pea 〈…〉 They passe the Riuer Walnut trees Mulbery trees for silke The Sea two dayes iournie off Mantles of the barkes of trees Mantles of Feathers Pearles found in graues Three hundred nintie two pounds of Pearles found This Towne was but two daies iournie from the hauen of Santa Helena In the yeere 1525. It is in 32. deg and a halfe Chiaha twelue daies iournie from Santa Helena and Coste seuen daies iournie from Chiaha at which towne of Coste they had an Oxe hide Chap. 16. Baggage of the Campe. Chalaque seuen dayes iournie from Cutifa-chiqui 700. Hens Xualla fiue dayes off Rough and high hils Guaxule fiue dayes off Canasagua two dayes iourney off Great store of Mulberie trees to make silke The fat of Beares Oyle of Walnuts Hony of Bees Chiaha seated in an Iland The Desert of Ocute chap. 8. Thirtie dayes rest Mines of Copper and Gold in Chisca toward the North. Hatchets of Copper holding Gold Chisca is directly North from Cutifâ—-chiqui which is with in two daies of Santa Helena Two Christians sent from Chiaha to seeke Chisca Coste seuen dayes from Chiaha chap. 14. A wise Stratagem Those which were sent to seeke Chisca returne High Mountaines A little poore Towne An Oxe Hide with haire like wooll cap. 215. saith so Tali one day from Coste Many Townes of Coça Coça Iuly 26. Marterns Many great Townes Many Plum-â—â—ees of diuers sorts Two sorts of Grapes Note 20. of August Tallimuchase a great Towne Ytaua A great Riuer Vllibahali Vllibahali wâ—lled about The fashion of their wals Great store of good Grapes Toasi Hee trauelled o 〈…〉 a 〈…〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 leagues a day Tallise a great Towne Septem 18. A maine riuer Casiste a great Towne Tascaluca Piache A great Riuer The course of Soros trauels whereby it appeareth that hee iourneved not farre from Uirginia Mauilla 18. of October Mauilla walled Three mantles of Marterns A gowne of Marterns All the clothes and Pearles of the Christians were lost A consultation of the Indians to send away their Cacique The death of 2500. Indians The Port of Ochuse 6. dayes iourney from Mauilla Great and walled Towns 18 oâ— Nouember Taliepataua Cabusto A great Riuer Canauarales Some Towns A Riuer December 17. Chicaça Snowe and much cold Conies An Indian stratagem Saquechuma A walled Towne March 1541. C 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fiâ—◠〈◊〉 the Indians The increase of Hogs The Towne where the Cacique lay Ash trees Aprill 2â— Alimama Blacke white yellow and red colours A Desert of seuen dayes A Towne of Quizquiz An old Prophesie Another Towne Riâ— Gâ—â—nde or 〈◊〉 de Espiâ—itu Santo Aquixâ— a great Lord on the West side of Rio Grande 200. Canoes Loaues made of Prunes Goodly great Canoes Foure Barges made They passe ouer Rio Grande Pâ—caha neerâ— vnto Chiscâ— Great townes The first towne of Casqui Walnut trees with soft she is Many Mulberie trees and Plum trees Many great Townes The châ—eâ—â— Towne of thâ— Cacique of Câ—squi Spanish Indiaâ— Preaching A Towne belonging to Casqui Other townes Targets of raw Oxe hides Pacaha a verie great Towne beset with Towres Great walled Townes Nets found The diuers sorts of excellent fish in Rio Grande Gold Copper in Chisca A poore towne Great store of Oxen toward the North of Pacaha This is like Quiuera Quigaute The greatest Towne seene in Florida Cloth Coligoa neere to certaine Mountaines North-west A new way to take fish Coligoa A Riuer Two oxe hides Store of oxen toward the North. The Prouincs of Palisema Tatalicoya Cayas Tanico A Lake of hot and somewhat brackish â—â—ter Store of Salt made at Cayâ—â— Many Oxe hides with wool on them as soâ—t as 〈◊〉 sheeps wooll Gomara Histor. Geâ—â—â— cap. 2â—5 Many Oxen toward the North. The great eloquence of the Indians A winter of two or three moneths Quipana fiue
course of water Great Lake described and Riuer of the Irocois Chap. 7. The Lake of Argolesme 15. leagues A great Riuer Another small Riuer Two leagues 30. maâ— Ilands Wal nuts of two sorts Store of Vines Good Countries The Riuer of the Irocois Their manner of fortification with stakes Fiue Ilands This Riuer runneth almost South-west A Lake some fortie or fiftie leagues long in the Countrey of the Irocois The goodnesse and short winter of the Countrey of the Irocois Their arriual at the Sault or Fall of the Riuer of Canada the description thereof Cha. 8. Fruitfull Trees of many sorts Orignas are before said to bee like oxen perhaps Buffes Lâ—sâ—arbot that Orignacs are Ellans Wild beasts A pleasant I le Many Ilands Iuly 3. Many more Ilands The entrance of the Sault or Fall Anlle A greatt current of water Monâ—â—eur du Pont â—nd Monsicur du Champlaine search the Sanâ—â— Two great Ilands A kind of Lake some 5. leagues long 3. or 4. Mountaines on the South side Two Riuers The surie of the fall of water The Sault a league broad The swift current of the water aboue the Fall Ten Saults mâ—râ— Temperate aire and good soyle The Sault is in 45. degrees and certaine minutes A draught of the Sauages The first report of the Sauages touching the Head of the Riuer A Riuer running 60. leags into the Countrie of the Algeumequins A Lake of 15. leagues Another Lake of 4. leagues Fiue other Saults A Lake of 80. leagues long Brackish water * It seemeth hereby to trend soâ—thward The last Sault Another Lake 60. leagues long very brackish A Strait of 2. leagues broad Another mightie Lake The southerne situation of a great Lake The water as salt as sea water Many Riuers running south and north Hudsons Riuer may be one of these An exceediug great Riuer The south Sea Of Canada and of the number of the Fals and Lakes which it passeth by Chap. 9. Iuly 4. The Riuer of the Irocois Another report of the Algoumequin Sauages A Riuer or Lake 6. or 7. leagues long A Lake 150. leagues long A Riuer on the North side going toward the Algoumequins A Riuer on the south side Another exceeding great Lake A Sea the end whereof the Sauages neuer saw It seemeth to lie southward The I le Coudres The Ile Du Lieure or Of the Hare The third report made by a great Traueller A Lake 15. leagues long An exceeding great Lake 300 luagues long A very great Iland Brâ—ckish water More brackish water Whole salt water A great and maine Sea A Riuer which goeth to the Algoumequins A Mine of fine Copper Some 400. leagues from the first Sault to the South-sea Their Voyage from Tadousac to the I le percee of many Riuers Lakes and Câ—uâ—â—ries wherein are found sundry sorts of Mines Chap. 10. 100. leagues from Gachepay to â—adousac Armouchides Sagaâ—o The description of the Port of Cachepay The Bay of Cods The I le Percee The I le de Bonaduenture The Bay of Heate The Riuer of Mautanne Trâ—gate and Misamichy The Riuer Sourâ—ua A Mine of Copper An Iland A Strait betweene the Iles of Cape Breâ—oâ— and the maine Land Souricois A great Riuer on the South-west coast whereby th 〈…〉 e sauages inuade the 〈◊〉 Great Riuers and goo 〈…〉 〈…〉 ns on the câ—â—st◠〈◊〉 â—â—â—ridâ— or Virginiâ— A Riuer A Lake twenty leagues in compasse A metall like Siluer A Mine of Copper Our returne from the I le Percee to Tadousac with the description of the I le Grecks Ports Riuers 〈◊〉 R 〈…〉 Bayes 〈◊〉 Shoalds which are aâ—ong the North coast Chap 11. The North shoare The Riuer of Saâ—â—â— â—â—â—gâ—ret A sandy coast Very b 〈…〉 Countries A point that sunneth into the sea A good Creek where many ships may ride A Bay A Creeke Two little low Ilands Lesqueuim a very bad Port The Riuer where the Basks kill the whales Our arriuall at Tadousac the 3. of August Of the Aâ—mouchâ—cois Sauages and of their monstrous shape The discourse of Monsteur de Preâ—â—re of Saint Malo touching the discoucrie of the South-west Coast. Câ— 12. The Ceremonies which they vse before they go to the warres Their departure from Tadousac Armoâ—â—hicâ—iâ— deformed Sauages The Souricois The Relation of the Copper Myne on the South Coast. Another Mine Blacke painting An I le wherein another kind of Metall is found which is white being cut Other Mynes The description of the place where the said Myne is A good Hauen at the Copper Mynes Their returne Chap. 13. Câ—pe Rase The Banke The sounding Vshant The rest of thi Pâ—rentis here for breuitie omitted with the Prouisoes c. And let not Englishmen feare want of roome for French Plantations or Sauage habitations these being very thin the other scarse worrhy the name of being or plantation hauing so many interruptions and more frequented by the French in way of Trade with Sauages then otherwise I haue omitted many digressions and discourses of the Authour only for knowledge of those parts presenting the briefe summe of his most ample Worke. His Map but for cost I would haue here added I haue diuers by me which I take more exact I am sure with many many particulers wanting in his And both his Mappe and Discourse shew that the French discouered not so neere Virginia as Hudsons Riuer and that the French Plantations haue beene more Noreherly farte then our Northerne Virginia and to the Southerne not a shadow in compa 〈…〉 of 〈◊〉 and numbers Lay Baye Francoise The Riuer of L' Equille Port Royall A Copper Myne In the 28. and 29. Chap. of the second Booke of the whole Volume vntranslated Things first to be prouided in new plantation Note This French Author was a Romish Catholike which yet speakes thus freely of the Spaniards Esay 52. vers 〈◊〉 Hatâ—â—â—y see sup Casâ—s Diamonds Turkie stones S. Iohns Riuer 1608. Vines Great Crapes among the Armouchiquois Abundance of fishes The commoditie of Voyaging by the Riuer The I le of S. Croix twâ—ntie leagues from S. Iohns Riuer Returne to the Bay of S. Mary where the lost man was fouÌ„d againe The Long I le Cheries The description of the I le of Saint Croix The fruitfulnesse of the soyle The Iland halfe a league in compasse Store of Muscles The returne of Monsieur du Poutrincourt into France The building at the I le of S. Croix Three discommodities in wintering at S. Croix Wickednesse of many Christians The Riuer of Roan Vnknown sicknesses viz. the Scorbute or Scuruie the greatest plague of Nauigations and new Plantations Fortifications and Garrisons besieged where want of fresh diet and of bodily labour or too much labour and watching with grosse aires in the Countries ouergrowne with wood or with marishes bogs and vnwholâ—ome waters are chiefe breedersthereof The Author hath made a long discourse of this disease the chiefe points whereof are here expressed for the benefit of our English Colonies in America in which I doubt not many
of Iuly Guisians fearâ—d Taâ—â— conqâ—â—st The 27 of Iuly The Spaniards ancre before Caleis Prince of Ascoli his good fortune The 28. of Iuly The 29. of Iuly The 30. of Iuly States Fleete Enâ—lish Hispaniolâ—zed traitors The Spaniards vaine opinion concerning their own fleet Sea-stratagem The 28. of Iuly The Galliasse of Hugo de Mon cada cast vpon the shoalds before Caleis M. Amias Preston 〈…〉 antly boordeth the Galliasse Moncada slain 50000. duckets The great fight before Greueling the 29. of Iuly Englishs ships aduantage Gods prouident mercies to the English Three Spanish ships sunke in the fight Two Galeons taken and carried into Zeland A small ship cast awaâ— abâ—ut Blankenberg The dishonorable flâ—gh of the Spanish nauy the prudent â—duiâ—e of the L. Admiral Our want of Powder Bullets pâ—â—clâ—ime th 〈…〉 u 〈…〉 of Gods present power merciful both deliuerance and victory Thâ— Enâ—lish return home 〈◊〉 the pursuit of the Spaniards the 4. of Aug. The Spaniards consult to saile round about Scotland Ireland and so to returne home Horses cast ouer-boord The ship wrack of the Spaniards vpon the Irish coast Of 134. ships of the Spanish fleet there returned home but 53. D. of Medina Ricaldes death Spaniards pittied Spaines general losse New coines stamped for the memory of the Spaniards ouerthrow The people of England and of the vnited prouinces pray fast and giue thankes vnto God The Kings wise speech Epinitian or triumph all verses Ad serenissimam Elizabetham Anglia Reginam Theodor. Beza * Like lips like lettuce A blind Balladmaker fit Homer for Achillian conquests By a Letter of Diego Peres chiefe Post-master of Logrono dated the second of September 1588. Copie of a letter that Iohn Gamarra wrote from Rean the 31. of August of the same yeere Copie of a Letter that Pèdro de Aluâ— did write from Roan the first of September of the same yeere Aduise from London which the Embassador of our Souereigne Lord the King resident in Parris had from thence By a Letter of the chiefe Post master of Burdeux written to the French Embassadour the 2. of Sept. 1588. Relation of that which haâ—h passed till this day the fifth of Sept. 1588. till three of the clock in the aâ—ternoon knowne by the relations and aduice come to his Maiestie from the happy Fleet wherof is Generall the Duke of Medina in the conquest of England A briefe rehearsall of the English exploits in this voyage Generall Noâ—râ—â— and Generall Drake Genâ—rall Norris his Martiall eduâ—ation and employments Earle of Essex his worthy Acts. Our men land within a mile of the Gâ—â—ine the 20. of April Intemperate drinking cause of sicknesse Nâ—â— voyage to England intended Gallion burnt Dangerous fire Vndermining Prouisions brought in Tower falleth Conde de Andrada his Armie The notable ouerthrow giuen to the Spaniards at Puente de Burgos Earle of Essex comes to them They land at Peniche Peniche taken They march towards Li 〈…〉 Good discipline Want of 〈◊〉 Some died with drinking water Earle of Essex his attempt They come to the suburbs of Lisbon Houses burnt by the Portugallâ— Colonell Bret flâ—ine Their retrait and chase by E. Essex Gen. Drakes comming Cascaiâ— forsaken Ships taken Consultation Don Antonies promises frustrate They mâ—â—h frpm Lisban The riches that they might haue gotten at Lisbon Desire of the English to fight Feare of the enemies Castle of Cascais yeelded Sixtie Hulkes brought Cardinall Albert after married to the Infanta and Ruler of the Spanish Port of the Low Countries Morocco Embassadour Bayon Vigo taken Borsis burned Vigâ— burned Their returne to Plimmouth * M. Hackluit had published the large report of this Voyage written byone emploied therin out of which I haue taken that which serued our purpose * Q. Mary said before her death that if they opened her they should finde Callis in her heart French and Flemming takeÌ„ and dismissed Hamburgers taken Letters taken Irishmans intelligence They arriue at Cadiz Some which professe martiall knowledg blame the not landing thâ— first day and sâ—y the weather serued but the scruple oâ— sunday and other pretences lost a million of wealth Doues lighting The Spanish Fleete The fight betwixt the two Fleetes Spanish losse Two Apostles forced to preach English Flemmish mischance The English land Bad way The English enter the town * I haue bin told by some of great worth then in this action that they heard the Lord Admirall affirme that he was 68. yeers old or between that and 70. who yet liueth 1624. crowned with siluer haires and golden raies of glorious acts The Castle deliuered Spaniards E 〈…〉 their ships Cadiz described My Sexton T. Rowly yet liuing hath often told me that he had the rifling of a Iewellers or Goldsmiths house and in his returne gaue and sold for toâ—es many Stones which by his description seemed Rubies of great bignes whereof he had his hatfull which proued not worth an angel to his ignorant simplicity neuer ordained to be rich Sir Iohn Winkfield buried Iune 21. 22. 27. Cadiz 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the L Admirall his letters Faraon burnt Crossed with windes and stormes Danger of the Admirallship They put in to Plimmouth Sicknesse Order to discharge land forces Their 〈◊〉 â—oâ—th the second 〈◊〉 Leake remedies Cape Finisterre Enterprise of Feroll uerthrowne The Rocke South Cape Tercera Victuals sent after them False aduise of a smal Pinnace comming from the Indies Note Mistaking The Indian Fleet rec 〈…〉 uer the Rode of Tercera Three Spanish Ships taken Want of prouisions Punta delgada in S. Michael Punta de la Galera They land nee Villa Franca October the fifteenth Their returne A Carack ran her selfe on the Rocks A Ship of Brasil taken * Charles * Of these Ilands see before Linschotens obseruations to which I haue added this Authors description as containing somwhat therin omitted This booke was written A. 1607. and dedicated to that great hope of Great Britaine Prince Henry the Epistle to him and the Preface I haue omitted in regard of our long volume I haue not added a word of mine but the Title and Marginall Notes nor defalked any of the Authors after my wont in others not to make their writings mine but â—hine the tediousnesse in so often repetitions by often relators and the superfluities being such as would deterre the Reader The Discourses I haue vsually put in another letter to distinguish them from the History the one the Eyes obseruations the other the Minds and both worthy both thine eyes and minds best obseruation Hee added also Notes touching the Naâ—â—e Royall which are worthy the noting but perhaps not to be permitted to euery vulgar and notelesse eye Sometim 〈…〉 veritas 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Paines may cause paines and busie labour may reap the reward of a busie body I am loth to buy repentance Fayall Gratiosa Flores Cueruo S. Maries c. Commanders names and chiefe officers Noblemen imployed in this seruice The Nauie consisting of three Squadrons and