A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1540. 



all layd load on mee, and therefore I was more wounded 

 then the rest, not that I did more then they, or put my 

 selfe forwarder then the rest, for all these Gentlemen and 

 souldiers carried themselves as manfully as was looked 

 for at their hands. I am nowe well recovered I thanke 

 God, although somewhat bruised with stones. Likewise 

 in the skirmish which wee had in the fieldes, two or three 

 other souldiers were hurt, and three horses slaine, one 

 of Don Lopez, the other of Viliega and the third of Don 

 Alonso Manrique, and seven or eight other horses were 

 wounded ; but both the men and horses are whole and 

 sound. 



Chap. 3. 



Of the situation and state of the seven cities called the 

 Kingdome of Cibola, and of the customes and quali- 

 ties of those people, and of the beasts which are found 

 there. 



T remaineth now to certifie your Honour of the seven 

 cities, and of the kingdomes and provinces whereof 

 the Father provinciall made report unto your Lordship. 

 And to bee briefe, I can assure your honour, he sayd 

 the trueth in nothing that he reported, but all was quite 

 contrary, saving onely the names of the cities, and great 

 houses of stone : for although they bee not wrought 

 with Turqueses, nor with lyme, nor brickes, yet are 

 Excellent they very excellent good houses of three or foure 

 houses foure or qj. f^yg \q{x^<^ high? wherein are good lodgings and faire 

 Jive loftes high. ^\^^.^^^^^ y^\^ lathers in stead of staires, and certaine 

 cellers under the ground very good and paved, which 

 are made for winter, they are in maner like stooves : 

 and the lathers which they have for their houses are all 

 in a maner mooveable and portable, which are taken 

 away and set downe when they please, and they are 

 made of two pieces of wood with their steppes, as ours 

 be. The seven cities are seven small townes, all made 

 with these kinde of houses that I speake of: and 

 they stand all within foure leagues together, and they 



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