AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1540. 



Chap. 4. 



Of the state and qualities of the kingdomes of Totonteac, 

 Marata, and Acus, quite contrary to the relation of 

 Frier Marcus. The conference which they have with 

 the Indians of the citie of Granada which they had 

 taken, which had fiftie yeres past foreseene the com- 

 ming of the Christians into their countrey. The 

 relation which they have of other seven cities, where- 

 of Tucano is the principall, and how he sent to 

 discover them. A present of divers things had in 

 these countreys sent unto the Viceroy Mendo9a by 

 Vasques de Coronado. 



THe kingdome of Totonteac so much extolled by 

 the Father provinciall, which sayde that there were 

 such wonderfull things there, and such great matters, 

 and that they made cloth there, the Indians say is 

 Totonteac is an an hotte lake, about which are five or sixe houses ; 

 hotte lake. ^^^ ^^^ there were certaine other, but that they are 

 eth because It ^^^^^^^^ by warre. The kingdome of Marata is not 

 is a lake, and to be found, neither have the Indians any knowledge 

 endeth in ac to thereof. The kingdome of Acus is one onely small 

 have some citie, where they gather cotton which is called Acucu. 

 ^^^z/z<? eu- ^j^j J g^^ ^j^^^ ^l^-g -g ^ towne. For Acus with an 



aspiration nor without, is no word of the countrey. 

 And because I gesse that they would derive Acucu of 

 Acus, I say that it is this towne whereinto the king- 

 Other townes dom of Acus is converted. Beyond this towne they 

 neere a river. ^^^ there are Other small townes which are neere to a 

 river which I have scene and have had report of by 

 the relation of the Indians. I would to God I had 

 better newes to write unto your lordship : neverthelesse 

 I must say the trueth : And as I wrote to your lord- 

 ship from Culiacan, I am nowe to advertise your honour 

 as wel of the good as of the bad. Yet this I would 

 have you bee assured, that if all the riches and the 

 treasures of the world were heere, I could have done 

 no more in the service of his Majestie and of your 



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