A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1565. 



the value of five and twenty crownes, which he gave 



unto me. And examining them of the places where 



they had bene, and how they came thither, they answered 



me that fifteene yeeres past, three shippes, in one of 



which they were, were cast away over against a place 



Caloiaplace named Calos upon the Flats which are called The Mar- 



^P'^JI y/J^J^^^ tyres, and that the kins: of Calos recovered the greatest 

 called The ^ r a • i i • 1 • 1 j 1 • 



Manures P^^^ ^^ ^^^ riches which were in the sayd shippes, 



neere the travelling in such sort that the greatest part of the people 

 Cape of was saved, and many women ; among which number 



Florida. there were three or foure women married, remaining 



there yet, and their children also, with this king of Calos. 

 The King of \ desired to learne what this king was. They answered 

 Calos. j^g^ ^^i^ j^g ^^g ^^ goodliest and the tallest Indian of 



the country, a mighty man, a warrier, and having many 

 Great quanti- subjects under his obedience. They tolde me moreover, 

 tieofgoldeand ^j^^|- j^g ^^^.d great Store of golde and silver, so farre 

 fjfj'^' g -] foorth that in a certaine village he had a pit full thereof, 

 which was at the least as high as a man, and as large as 

 a tunne : all which wealth the Spanyards fully perswaded 

 themselves that they could cause me to recover, if I were 

 able to march thither with an hundred shot, besides that 

 which I might get of the common people of the countrey, 

 which had also great store thereof. They further also 

 advertised me, that the women going to dance, did weare 

 Plates of gold about their girdles plates of golde as broad as a sawcer, 

 as broad as a ^nd in such number ; that the weight did hinder them 

 sazvcer. ^^ dance at their ease ; and that the men ware the like 



also. The greatest part of these riches was had, as they 

 sayd, out of the Spanish shippes, which commonly were 

 cast away in this straight ; and the rest by the traffique 

 which this king of Calos had with the other kings of 

 the countrey : Finally, that he was had in great rever- 

 ence of his subjects ; and that hee made them beleeve 

 that his sorceries and charmes were the causes that 

 made the earth bring foorth her fruit : and that hee 

 might the easier perswade them that it was so, he 

 retired himselfe once or twise a yeere to a certaine 



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