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the_o most_o southerly_a town_n of_o the_o whole_a province_n build_v in_o a_o certain_a island_n within_o the_o bay_n of_o chilve_n and_o last_o towards_o paraguay_n and_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la the_fw-mi be_v the_o town_n mendoza_n and_o st._n juan_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr frontera_n but_o they_o lie_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o andes_n forty_o league_n distant_a from_o any_o of_o these_o we_o speak_v of_o and_o perhaps_o more_o and_o not_o above_o one_o hundred_o from_o buenos_n ayres_n and_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n 3._o magellanica_fw-la the_o other_o part_n of_o this_o province_n be_v bound_v northward_o with_o chile_n abovesaid_a and_o some_o part_n of_o the_o country_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la on_o the_o south_n with_o the_o narrow-sea_n call_v magellans_n streit_n have_v mare_n deal_v zur_n on_o the_o west_n and_o on_o the_o east_n the_o atlantic_a ocean_n it_o contain_v in_o length_n from_o the_o border_n of_o chile_n to_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o streit_n about_o one_o hundred_o league_n and_o in_o breadth_n viz._n from_o the_o north_n to_o the_o south_n sea_n somewhat_o more_o viz._n towards_o chile_n and_o the_o northwest_n part_n of_o it_o for_o towards_o the_o south_n and_o south-west_n it_o streighten_v still_o more_o and_o more_o insomuch_o that_o they_o which_o resemble_v the_o southern_a part_n of_o america_n to_o the_o form_n of_o a_o pyramid_n reverse_v make_v this_o part_n of_o the_o country_n to_o be_v the_o spire_n or_o top_n of_o the_o pyramid_n it_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o ferdinand_n magellan_n a_o portughese_n who_o first_o discover_v that_o narrow_a sea_n so_o famous_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o magellans_n streit_n upon_o which_o it_o lie_v it_o be_v a_o large_a country_n and_o suppose_v not_o to_o be_v altogether_o barren_a of_o metal_n but_o as_o yet_o no_o great_a discovery_n have_v be_v make_v of_o it_o partly_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o excessive_a cold_a to_o which_o it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v subject_a and_o partly_o perhaps_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o enterprise_n it_o be_v so_o far_o remote_a and_o very_o hardly_o passable_a in_o many_o place_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o huge_a mountain_n the_o andes_n which_o bar_v it_o as_o it_o be_v against_o all_o adventurer_n but_o chief_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o stoutness_n and_o untameableness_n of_o the_o araucanes_n and_o other_o native_n of_o chile_n through_o who_o country_n the_o march_n lie_v and_o who_o must_v first_o be_v conquer_v so_o that_o very_o little_a can_v be_v say_v more_o of_o this_o country_n than_o only_o to_o name_v the_o port_n and_o place_n upon_o the_o sea_n coast_n at_o which_o the_o spaniard_n and_o likewise_o some_o other_o nation_n at_o several_a time_n have_v touch_v the_o chief_a whereof_o upon_o the_o south-sea_n be_v first_o cabo_n de_fw-fr las_fw-fr islas_n a_o promontory_n or_o foreland_n twenty_o six_o league_n distant_a from_o that_o of_o st._n felix_n on_o the_o confine_n of_o chile_n 2._o puerto_n de_fw-fr san._n stephano_n fifty_o league_n from_o that_o towards_o the_o south_n 3._o la_fw-fr valle_n de_fw-fr nuestra_n sennora_fw-es or_o our_o lady_n dale_n a_o large_a and_o secure_a bay_n eighteen_o league_n southward_o of_o st._n stephens_n 4._o la_fw-fr punta_fw-mi delgada_n 5._o puerto_n de_fw-fr los_fw-la reyes_n 6._o ancona_n sin_n salida_n all_o of_o they_o southward_o towards_o the_o streit_n then_o be_v there_o almost_o at_o the_o open_n of_o the_o streit_v cabo_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vittoria_n cabo_n desseado_n and_o some_o other_o upon_o the_o north-sea_n and_o up_o towards_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la the_o chief_a place_n observe_v be_v first_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr crux_fw-la and_o the_o cape_n which_o they_o call_v de_fw-fr las_fw-fr rameras_fw-la about_o thirty_o league_n distant_a from_o the_o streit_n mouth_n 2._o the_o bay_n of_o st._n julian_n forty_o league_n northward_o of_o that_o 3._o el_n puerto_n desseado_n 4._o puerto_n de_fw-fr los_fw-la leones_n 5._o the_o bay_n of_o anegada_n all_o of_o they_o good_a and_o capacious_a havens_n for_o the_o security_n of_o ship_v upon_o these_o coast_n and_o lie_v at_o a_o distance_n of_o thirty_o or_o forty_o league_n one_o from_o another_o up_o towards_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la and_o the_o country_n of_o paraguay_n of_o which_o we_o be_v next_o to_o speak_v as_o for_o the_o streit_n themselves_o so_o much_o speak_v of_o and_o likewise_o so_o necessary_a to_o be_v know_v by_o those_o who_o frequent_a these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n they_o be_v a_o narrow_a sea_n or_o frith_n by_o which_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n or_o rather_o some_o part_n of_o it_o do_v fall_v into_o mare_n deal_v zur_n or_o the_o south_n sea_n the_o passage_n be_v long_o run_v as_o it_o be_v common_o suppose_v will_v nigh_o one_o hundred_o league_n together_o almost_o in_o a_o parallel_n line_n or_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o latitude_n from_o one_o end_n to_o the_o other_o and_o likewise_o extreme_o difficult_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o many_o wind_n and_o turn_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o force_v they_o to_o be_v ever_o and_o anon_o alter_v of_o their_o course_n and_o a_o mountainous_a high_a country_n on_o both_o side_n of_o it_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v almost_o continual_o beat_v with_o storm_n both_o dangerous_a and_o terrible_a they_o be_v first_o discover_v by_o ferdinand_n magellan_n by_o nation_n a_o portughese_n but_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o by_o he_o name_v magellanes_n streit_v who_o although_o himself_o live_v not_o to_o return_v into_o spain_n be_v slay_v in_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o moluccae_n island_n yet_o his_o companion_n do_v in_o the_o ship_n call_v vittoria_n from_o whence_o the_o cape_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vittoria_n abovesaid_a take_v its_o name_n they_o lie_v at_o the_o mouth_n or_o entrance_n of_o they_o by_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n in_o the_o fifty_o two_o degree_n of_o southern_a latitude_n and_o have_v not_o above_o fifty_o three_o and_o some_o minute_n at_o their_o exit_fw-la or_o open_v into_o the_o south-sea_n there_o be_v likewise_o since_o this_o and_o of_o but_o late_a time_n viz._n about_o the_o year_n 1615_o another_o strait_o discover_v by_o the_o dutch_a and_o call_v from_o the_o discoverer_n fretum_n or_o the_o streit_n of_o le_fw-fr more_n four_o or_o five_o degree_n more_o to_o the_o southward_n than_o those_o of_o magellan_n and_o suppose_v to_o be_v a_o much_o easy_a and_o safe_a passage_n the_o intention_n be_v by_o the_o discovery_n of_o these_o strait_n to_o have_v find_v a_o short_a way_n to_o the_o east-indies_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cathay_n and_o china_n than_o that_o which_o be_v then_o only_o use_v viz._n by_o the_o cape_n de_fw-fr buena_fw-es speranza_n and_o the_o coast_n of_o africa_n and_o so_o they_o do_v but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a difficulty_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o passage_n i_o suppose_v neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o be_v much_o frequent_v the_o spaniard_n for_o the_o most_o part_n serve_v themselves_o of_o their_o american_n port_n upon_o the_o south-sea_n from_o whence_o they_o make_v their_o voyage_n and_o return_n to_o and_o from_o the_o other_o indies_n and_o from_o thence_o home_o to_o spain_n and_o the_o english_a with_o other_o nation_n of_o europe_n trade_v still_o by_o the_o coast_n of_o africa_n and_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n or_o else_o by_o the_o way_n of_o alexandria_n and_o the_o persian_a gulf_n as_o heretofore_o chap._n xv._o of_o paraguay_n or_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la 1._o we_o have_v see_v in_o magellanica_fw-la the_o further_a that_o be_v the_o most_o southerly_a part_n of_o the_o new-world_n and_o before_o it_o in_o order_n all_o the_o western_a coast_n of_o america_n that_o lie_n either_o upon_o or_o towards_o mare_n deal_v zur_n viz._n from_o panama_n the_o first_o province_n of_o this_o southern_a part_n down_o as_o far_o as_o the_o streit_n we_o be_v now_o to_o return_v and_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o eastern_a coast_n and_o those_o country_n which_o lie_v upon_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n steer_v our_o course_n henceforth_o northward_o not_o direct_o but_o as_o the_o coast_n lead_v we_o for_o a_o while_n eastward_o and_o by_o north_n for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o land_n of_o america_n from_o the_o streit_n of_o magellan_n up_o as_o far_o as_o brasil_n and_o almost_o to_o the_o equator_fw-la run_v out_o with_o a_o long_a easterly_a point_n little_o less_o than_o three_o thousand_o league_n together_o the_o first_o province_n we_o meet_v with_o on_o this_o side_n next_o to_o magellanica_fw-la be_v the_o country_n of_o paraguay_n oftentimes_o call_v rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la from_o the_o name_n of_o a_o huge_a river_n which_o run_v for_o the_o most_o part_n through_o the_o midst_n of_o it_o it_o be_v border_v as_o we_o say_v to_o the_o south_n