VASQUEZ DE CORONADO ad. 



1540. 

 have dispatched this packet unto your lordship, untill I 

 had knowen what this towne was, if I had thought that 

 within twelve or fifteene dayes I might have had newes 

 from him : for hee will stay in this journey thirtie dayes 

 at least. And having examined that the knowledge 

 hereof is of small importance, and that the colde and the 

 waters approch : I thought it my duety to doe according 

 as your lordship gave mee charge in your instructions, 

 which is, that immediatly upon mine arrivall here, I 

 should signifie so much unto your lordship, and so I 

 doe, sending withall the bare relation of that which I 

 have scene. I have determined to send round about the 

 countrey from hence to have knowledge of all things, 

 and rather to suffer all extremitie, then to leave this enter- 

 prise to serve his majestic, if I may find any thing wherein 

 I may performe it, and not to omit any diligence therein, 

 untill your lordship send mee order what I shall doe. 

 Wee have great want of pasture : and your lordship also 

 shal understand, that among all those which are here, there 

 is not one pound of raisins, nor suger, nor oyle, nor any The Spaniards 



wine, save only one pinte which is saved to say Masse: T^^'^ ^^^^^ 

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for all is spent & spilt by the way. Now your lordship 

 may provide us what you thinke needefull. And if your 

 honour meane to send us cattell, your lordship must 

 understand that they will bee a sommer in comming unto 

 us : for they will not be able to come unto us any sooner. 

 I would have sent your lordshippe with this dispatch 

 many musters of things which are in this countrey : but 

 the way is so long and rough, that it is hard for me to doe 

 so: neverthelesse I send you twelve small mantles, such as 

 the people of the countrey are woont to weare, and a 

 certaine garm^ent also, which seemeth unto me to bee well L^^^- 380.] 

 made : I kept the same, because it seemed to mee to ^^f^ii^^^i^ ij^- 

 bee excellent well wrought, because I beleeve that no man broideredwith 

 ever sawe any needle worke in these Indies, except it were needle zvorke. 

 since the Spaniards inhabited the same. I send your 

 Lordshippe also two clothes painted with the beasts of 

 this countrey, although as I have sayde, the picture bee 

 IX 161 L 



