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receive_v the_o spaniard_n whâ—…_n part_v from_o minoya_n be_v in_o all_o three_o hundreâ—…_n and_o twenty_o two_o in_o seven_o brigantine_n pretty_a well_o build_v save_v that_o the_o plank_n be_v a_o little_a toâ—…_n thin_a because_o of_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o iron_n work_n that_o they_o be_v not_o well_o caulk_v and_o that_o they_o be_v open_a without_o any_o deck_n some_o boardâ—…_n be_v lay_v across_o to_o serve_v for_o a_o deck_n that_o the_o seaman_n may_v have_v convenience_n to_o sail_n and_o work_v the_o vessel_n and_o that_o the_o soldier_n also_o mighâ—…_n walk_v and_o take_v the_o air_n moscoso_n appoint_v a_o captain_n for_o every_o brigantine_n and_o make_v they_o take_v a_o oath_n to_o obey_v he_o till_o we_o be_v come_v into_o a_o christian_a country_n he_o choose_v the_o best_a of_o all_o for_o himself_o and_o so_o we_o fall_v down_o to_o guachoya_n the_o indian_n expect_v we_o there_o in_o their_o canoe_n and_o have_v make_v a_o kind_n of_o a_o hall_n cover_v with_o branch_n of_o tree_n where_o they_o entreat_v the_o governor_n to_o come_v a_o shore_n and_o refresh_v himself_o but_o he_o excuse_v himself_o and_o continue_v his_o course_n the_o indian_n wait_v upon_o we_o in_o their_o canoe_n as_o far_o as_o a_o branch_n of_o the_o river_n which_o break_v off_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n they_o tell_v moscoso_n that_o the_o province_n of_o quigaltan_n be_v not_o far_o from_o thence_o and_o they_o press_v much_o to_o land_n and_o make_v war_n against_o that_o cacique_n promise_v to_o assist_v we_o with_o all_o their_o force_n but_o see_v they_o have_v tell_v we_o before_o that_o that_o province_n be_v three_o day_n journey_n distant_a the_o governor_n think_v they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o betray_v he_o and_o therefore_o dismiss_v they_o so_o we_o continue_v our_o
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may_v sail_v with_o more_o security_n in_o the_o nighttime_n and_o that_o next_o day_n he_o will_v come_v in_o sight_n of_o it_o again_o when_o he_o see_v his_o time_n we_o fail_v all_o that_o day_n and_o the_o next_o until_o the_o evening_n with_o a_o fair_a wind_n and_o all_o the_o while_n in_o fresh_a water_n which_o be_v a_o surprise_n to_o we_o see_v we_o be_v a_o great_a way_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o great_a river_n but_o its_o current_n be_v very_o strong_a and_o the_o coast_n low_a it_o carry_v its_o fresh_a water_n a_o great_a way_n out_o into_o the_o sea_n about_o night_n we_o discover_v a_o little_a island_n like_o a_o rock_n where_o the_o fleet_n come_v to_o a_o anchor_n to_o take_v a_o little_a rest_n there_o danhusco_n so_o prevail_v by_o his_o reason_n that_o all_o the_o officer_n consent_v to_o stand_v out_o to_o sea_n we_o follow_v that_o course_n two_o day_n but_o when_o we_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o put_v in_o again_o to_o the_o shore_n we_o meet_v with_o a_o 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