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to_o he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o guide_n but_o he_o not_o obey_v moscoso_n send_v out_o two_o captain_n with_o order_n to_o burn_v the_o town_n and_o take_v all_o the_o indian_n they_o shall_v meet_v with_o these_o order_n be_v strict_o put_v in_o execution_n the_o fire_n consume_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o provision_n and_o several_a prisoner_n be_v take_v then_o be_v the_o cacique_a sensible_a of_o the_o misery_n he_o draw_v upon_o himself_o through_o his_o obstinacy_n he_o therefore_o send_v six_o very_a considerable_a indian_n with_o three_o guide_n who_o understand_v the_o language_n of_o the_o country_n we_o be_v to_o pass_v through_o so_o we_o leave_v naguatex_n and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o three_o day_n march_v come_v to_o a_o little_a village_n of_o five_o or_o six_o house_n it_o belong_v to_o the_o cacique_n of_o missobone_n a_o barren_a and_o ill-peopled_n country_n when_o we_o have_v march_v two_o day_n long_o we_o perceive_v that_o our_o guide_n lead_v we_o out_o of_o the_o 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the_o indian_a make_v a_o long_a discourse_n which_o no_o body_n understand_v they_o make_v he_o conceive_v by_o sign_n that_o the_o governor_n will_v have_v the_o cacique_a to_o come_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v bring_v with_o he_o a_o interpreter_n who_o understand_v the_o language_n of_o the_o indian_n of_o cayas_n next_o day_n three_o indian_n more_o load_v as_o the_o first_o be_v come_v to_o the_o camp_n and_o three_o day_n after_o twenty_o other_o among_o who_o there_o be_v one_o who_o understand_v the_o language_n of_o cayas_n he_o make_v a_o long_a discourse_n full_a of_o reason_n to_o excuse_v the_o cacique_n and_o expression_n in_o praise_n of_o the_o governor_n and_o conclude_v with_o a_o protestation_n that_o he_o and_o all_o the_o other_o indian_n be_v come_v on_o behalf_n of_o the_o cacique_a to_o receive_v the_o governors_n command_n and_o promise_v he_o obedience_n nothing_o rejoice_v soto_n and_o all_o the_o spaniard_n more_o than_o that_o interpreter_n see_v without_o know_v the_o language_n it_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o proceed_v any_o far_a in_o florida_n soto_n order_v he_o to_o be_v keep_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o care_n and_o tell_v the_o other_o indian_n that_o they_o may_v return_v to_o their_o cacique_n and_o assure_v he_o that_o he_o pardon_v all_o that_o be_v past_a and_o that_o he_o take_v his_o present_n and_o interpreter_n very_o kind_o that_o he_o will_v be_v very_o glad_a to_o see_v he_o and_o that_o he_o may_v come_v next_o day_n at_o length_n the_o cacique_n come_v attend_v by_o fourscore_o indian_n who_o all_o enter_v the_o camp_n weep_v bitter_o as_o a_o sign_n of_o their_o repentance_n and_o submission_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o that_o country_n they_o bring_v with_o they_o a_o considerable_a present_n of_o several_a cow_n hide_v which_o be_v very_o convenient_a against_o the_o cold_a in_o that_o country_n because_o they_o make_v a_o good_a fur_n the_o hair_n of_o they_o be_v as_o soft_a as_o sheeps-wool_n these_o cow_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o very_o great_a number_n to_o the_o northwards_o of_o this_o province_n but_o we_o see_v none_o of_o they_o alive_a because_o that_o country_n be_v barren_a and_o almost_o a_o desert_n the_o cacique_n of_o tulla_n make_v a_o speech_n to_o the_o governor_n in_o his_o own_o excuse_n and_o offer_v he_o his_o person_n and_o all_o that_o he_o possess_v and_o here_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o this_o cacique_a and_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o also_o all_o their_o envoy_n express_v themselves_o in_o their_o own_o language_n as_o elegant_o as_o the_o most_o polite_a orator_n can_v do_v in_o he_o chap._n xxvii_o the_o governor_n go_v from_o tulla_n to_o autiamque_fw-la where_o he_o spend_v the_o winter-quarter_n soto_n have_v inquire_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o country_n about_o tulla_n be_v inform_v that_o the_o country_n to_o the_o west_n have_v nothing_o but_o separate_a habitation_n but_o that_o betwixt_o east_n and_o south_n he_o will_v meet_v with_o large_a town_n especial_o in_o the_o province_n of_o autiamque_fw-la ten_o day_n journey_n distant_a from_o tulla_n which_o may_v make_v about_o fourscore_o league_n and_o that_o that_o country_n be_v extraordinary_a fruitful_a in_o maes_n see_v winter_n draw_v on_o and_o that_o the_o rain_n and_o snow_n will_v hinder_v our_o march_n for_o two_o or_o three_o month_n the_o governor_n be_v apprehensive_a that_o we_o can_v hardly_o find_v provision_n in_o these_o habitation_n so_o remote_a from_o one_o another_o and_o beside_o the_o indian_n say_v that_o near_a to_o autiamque_fw-la they_o see_v a_o great_a lake_n and_o according_a as_o they_o talk_v of_o it_o we_o have_v ground_n to_o believe_v it_o may_v be_v a_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o governor_n be_v very_o desirous_a to_o send_v advice_n to_o cuba_n and_o to_o get_v from_o thence_o a_o supply_n of_o man_n and_o horse_n because_o it_o be_v already_o three_o year_n that_o neither_o his_o wife_n nor_o any_o body_n else_o have_v hear_v what_o be_v become_v of_o he_o nay_o beside_o he_o have_v already_o lose_v two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o of_o his_o soldier_n and_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o horse_n all_o these_o reason_n concur_v make_v he_o determine_v to_o pitch_v upon_o the_o province_n of_o autiamque_fw-la for_o his_o winter-quarter_n and_o to_o search_v for_o some_o seaport_n in_o the_o spâ—…ng_n his_o design_n be_v to_o have_v two_o brigantine_n build_v there_o which_o he_o will_v send_v one_o to_o cuba_n and_o the_o other_o to_o new-spain_n to_o the_o end_n that_o if_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v miscarry_v the_o other_o may_v carry_v news_n of_o he_o to_o one_o or_o the_o other_o of_o these_o two_o province_n he_o hope_v to_o make_v new_a leuâ—…es_n with_o the_o money_n that_o he_o have_v at_o the_o havana_n and_o carry_v on_o his_o discovery_n westward_n have_v not_o as_o yet_o proceed_v so_o far_o as_o those_o place_n where_o cabesa_n de_fw-fr vacca_n have_v be_v he_o send_v back_o the_o two_o cacique_n of_o tulla_n and_o cayas_n and_o begin_v his_o march_n towards_o the_o province_n of_o autiamque_fw-la after_o five_o day_n travel_v over_o very_o rough_a mountain_n we_o find_v a_o habitation_n call_v quipana_n where_o we_o can_v not_o take_v any_o indian_n the_o country_n be_v too_o close_o for_o the_o horse_n however_o that_o village_n be_v seat_v among_o mountain_n we_o lay_v a_o ambuscade_n and_o catch_v two_o indian_n they_o tell_v we_o that_o autiamque_fw-la be_v six_o day_n journey_n off_o and_o that_o to_o the_o south_n we_o will_v find_v another_o province_n call_v guahate_o very_o plentiful_a in_o maes_n and_o extreme_o well_o people_v but_o the_o province_n of_o autiamque_fw-la be_v the_o near_a soto_n continue_v his_o march_n and_o come_v to_o the_o town_n of_o anoixi_n a_o captain_n march_v in_o the_o front_n of_o the_o army_n with_o fifty_o foot_n and_o thirty_o horse_n surprise_v the_o indian_n who_o expect_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o see_n of_o we_o there_o and_o take_v a_o great_a many_o prisoner_n of_o both_o sex_n two_o day_n after_o we_o find_v the_o habitation_n of_o catamaya_n where_o we_o encamp_v without_o the_o town_n two_o indian_n pretend_v to_o be_v send_v from_o the_o cacique_n come_v to_o observe_v our_o countenance_n and_o the_o governor_n tell_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v go_v and_o bid_v the_o cacique_n come_v to_o he_o without_o any_o fear_n of_o violence_n but_o they_o come_v back_o no_o more_o and_o we_o have_v no_o more_o news_n of_o they_o the_o day_n follow_v the_o christian_n enter_v the_o town_n which_o be_v forsake_v by_o the_o indian_n there_o they_o take_v what_o maes_n they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o and_o without_o long_a stay_n in_o that_o place_n we_o go_v and_o pass_v the_o night_n
which_o we_o have_v salt_n the_o same_o evening_n next_o morning_n we_o march_v and_o spend_v the_o follow_a night_n in_o a_o wood_n that_o be_v not_o very_o thick_a and_o from_o thence_o we_o go_v to_o pato_n at_o length_n on_o the_o four_o day_n after_o our_o departure_n we_o find_v the_o first_o habitation_n of_o the_o province_n of_o maye_n where_o we_o take_v a_o indian_a who_o tell_v we_o that_o from_o thence_o to_o naguatex_n it_o be_v but_o a_o day_n and_o a_o half_n journey_v more_o which_o we_o make_v through_o a_o very_a populous_a country_n saturday_n the_o twenty_o of_o july_n the_o army_n encamp_v on_o the_o side_n of_o a_o very_a pleasant_a wood_n betwixt_o maye_n and_o naguatex_n some_o indian_n be_v observe_v to_o come_v and_o view_v we_o moscoso_n send_v out_o a_o party_n of_o horse_n who_o kill_v six_o of_o they_o and_o make_v two_o prisoner_n that_o be_v bring_v in_o to_o he_o he_o ask_v they_o what_o they_o come_v to_o do_v and_o they_o confess_v that_o their_o design_n be_v to_o discover_v what_o number_n of_o man_n he_o have_v and_o the_o seat_n of_o his_o camp_n that_o it_o be_v by_o order_n of_o their_o master_n the_o cacique_n of_o naguatex_n who_o be_v the_o same_o day_n to_o come_v and_o attack_v he_o be_v assist_v by_o two_o other_o cacique_n that_o accompany_v he_o whilst_o moscoso_n be_v inquire_v into_o the_o particular_n of_o that_o conspiracy_n the_o indian_n divide_v into_o two_o batalion_n appear_v who_o find_v that_o they_o be_v discover_v attack_v we_o furious_o in_o two_o place_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o see_v we_o make_v head_n against_o they_o vigorous_o they_o turn_v their_o back_n leave_v many_o of_o their_o man_n upon_o the_o place_n they_o be_v hot_o pursue_v by_o all_o our_o horse_n who_o be_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o the_o camp_n be_v attack_v by_o two_o other_o batalion_n which_o make_v a_o kind_n of_o body_n of_o reserve_n but_o they_o be_v as_o warm_o receive_v as_o the_o other_o be_v and_o have_v no_o great_a cause_n to_o brag_v of_o their_o temerity_n the_o indian_n be_v put_v to_o the_o flight_n and_o the_o christian_n rally_v again_o when_o of_o a_o sudden_a great_a cry_n be_v hear_v about_o a_o cross-bow_n shoot_v from_o the_o camp_n moscoso_n send_v off_o twelve_o horse_n to_o know_v what_o the_o matter_n be_v and_o they_o find_v six_o spaniard_n two_o on_o horseback_n and_o four_o a_o foot_n surround_v by_o a_o great_a many_o indian_n where_o the_o two_o trooper_n do_v all_o that_o can_v be_v expect_v of_o brave_a man_n in_o defend_v the_o four_o foot-soldier_n they_o have_v lose_v their_o way_n in_o pursue_v the_o indian_n who_o make_v the_o first_o attack_v and_o have_v rally_v to_o return_v to_o the_o camp_n they_o fall_v into_o that_o company_n of_o indian_n who_o set_v upon_o they_o assistance_n come_v in_o very_o good_a time_n most_o of_o the_o indian_n be_v kill_v and_o only_o one_o take_v who_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o camp_n the_o governor_n ask_v he_o who_o they_o be_v that_o attack_v we_o he_o say_v it_o be_v the_o cacique_n of_o naguatex_n the_o cacique_a of_o maye_n and_o a_o three_o very_o powerful_a in_o land_n and_o vassal_n who_o govern_v a_o province_n call_v hacanac_n however_o that_o naguatex_n be_v the_o general_n moscoso_n order_v his_o nose_n and_o right_a arm_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o send_v he_o in_o that_o condition_n to_o naguatex_n to_o acquaint_v he_o that_o next_o day_n he_o will_v enter_v his_o country_n and_o put_v all_o to_o fire_n and_o sword_n and_o that_o if_o he_o will_v defend_v it_o he_o shall_v meet_v he_o at_o the_o entry_n into_o the_o province_n the_o army_n rest_v that_o night_n in_o the_o same_o place_n and_o the_o day_n follow_v go_v to_o a_o village_n of_o naguatex_n where_o the_o house_n be_v at_o great_a distance_n one_o from_o another_o he_o ask_v where_o the_o caciques_n town_n be_v which_o be_v show_v he_o on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o a_o river_n that_o run_v near_o that_o place_n we_o march_v up_o to_o the_o river_n and_o find_v the_o side_n opposite_a to_o we_o cover_v with_o indian_n in_o arm_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v resolve_v to_o dispute_v we_o the_o passage_n see_v the_o governor_n know_v not_o the_o foard_v and_o that_o he_o have_v man_n and_o horse_n wound_v he_o draw_v back_o the_o army_n to_o the_o town_n which_o we_o leave_v resolve_v to_o rest_v there_o for_o some_o day_n that_o they_o may_v have_v time_n to_o be_v cure_v so_o the_o army_n encamp_v within_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o league_n of_o the_o river_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d town_n in_o a_o pretty_a clear_a wood_n of_o very_o lovely_a and_o pleasant_a tree_n and_o that_o place_n be_v pitch_v upon_o because_o the_o weather_n be_v very_o fair_a and_o calm_a some_o indian_n be_v take_v who_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o river_n be_v foardable_a at_o certain_a time_n which_o oblige_v the_o governor_n two_o day_n after_o to_o send_v off_o two_o captain_n with_o fifteen_o horse_n and_o some_o indian_n a_o piece_n to_o search_v for_o a_o foard_v one_o up_o and_o the_o other_o down_o the_o river_n the_o indian_n appear_v to_o defend_v the_o passage_n in_o both_o place_n nevertherless_a the_o two_o captain_n pass_v over_o in_o spite_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o find_v on_o that_o side_n of_o the_o water_n a_o very_a populous_a country_n and_o plentiful_a in_o provision_n whereupon_o they_o come_v back_o and_o give_v the_o governor_n a_o account_n of_o what_o they_o have_v do_v chap._n xxxiii_o the_o cacique_n of_o naguatex_n come_v to_o wait_v on_o the_o governor_n he_o part_v from_o naguatex_n and_o arrive_v at_o mandacao_n the_o governor_n send_v a_o indian_a to_o the_o cacique_n of_o naguatex_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o come_v and_o offer_v he_o his_o service_n and_o show_v his_o repentance_n for_o what_o be_v past_a he_o will_v pardon_v he_o but_o if_o he_o fail_v that_o the_o governor_n will_v come_v and_o punish_v he_o according_a as_o his_o treachery_n deserve_v two_o day_n after_o the_o indian_a come_v back_o and_o tell_v that_o the_o cacique_n will_v come_v next_o day_n according_o a_o great_a many_o of_o the_o principal_a subject_n of_o naguatex_n appear_v be_v send_v by_o their_o master_n to_o observe_v the_o governors_n look_n and_o the_o carriage_n of_o his_o man_n that_o he_o may_v thereupon_o take_v his_o resolution_n they_o only_o tell_v that_o the_o cacique_n be_v come_v and_o present_o return_v the_o cacique_n come_v two_o hour_n after_o very_a well_o accompany_v his_o indian_n march_v in_o two_o file_n and_o make_v a_o lane_n for_o the_o cacique_a to_o walk_v in_o the_o middle_n they_o all_o come_v weep_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o province_n of_o tulla_n which_o be_v not_o far_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o eastward_o the_o cacique_n make_v a_o low_a bow_n to_o the_o governor_n and_o beg_v pardon_n for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v the_o thought_n of_o which_o alone_o say_v he_o deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v he_o enlarge_v much_o in_o the_o governors_n praise_n 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