A.D. 



1581-83. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



Ame'ies, or 

 Emexes. 



J coma or J CO 

 man a towne 

 conte'ining 

 above 6000 

 persons. 



Having travelled about sixe leagues, they came to the 

 sayd province, the people whereof were called Ameies, 

 wherin were seven very great townes, conteining, to their 

 judgement, above thirty thousand soules. They reported 

 that one of the seven townes was very great and faire, 

 which our men would not go to see, both because it 

 stood behinde a mountaine, and also for feare of some 

 mishappe, if in case they should be separated one from 

 another. This people are like unto their neighbours of 

 the former province, being as well provided of all neces- 

 saries as they, and of as good government. 



About fifteene leagues from this province, travelling 

 alwayes toward the West, they found a great towne called 

 Acoma, conteining above sixe thousand persons, and 

 situate upon an high rocke which was above fifty paces 

 hie, having no other entrance but by a ladder or paire 

 of staires hewen into the same rocke, whereat our people 

 marvelled not a little : all the water of this towne was 

 kept in cisternes. The chiefe men of this towne came 

 peaceably to visit the Spanyards, bringing them many 

 mantles, and chamois-skinnes excellently dressed, and great 

 plenty of victuals. Their corne-fields are two leagues 

 from thence, and they fetch water out of a small river 

 nere thereunto, to water the same, on the brinks whereof 

 they saw many great banks of Roses like those of Castile. 

 Here are many mountaines that beare shewes of mettals, 

 but they went not to see them, because the Indians 

 dwelling upon them are many in number, and very 

 warlike. Our men remained in this place three dayes, 

 upon one of the which the inhabitants made before them 

 a very solemne dance, comming foorth in the same with 

 gallant apparell, using very witty sports, wherewith our 

 men were exceedingly delighted. 



Twenty foure leagues from hence toward the West, 



they came to a certaine province called by the inhabitants 



ZiinyorSunne. themselves Zuny, & by the Spanyards Cibola, containing 



great numbers of Indians ; in which province Francisco 



Vazquez de Coronado had bene, and had erected many 



Signes of 

 metals. 



