A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1581-83. 



assoone as they understood of their approch, sent them 

 word, upon paine of death to come no neerer to their 

 townes : whereto the captaine answered, that their 



[III. 395.] comming was in no wise to hurt them, as they should 

 well perceive, and therefore requested them not to molest 

 him in his intended voyage, and withall gave to the 

 messenger a reward of such things as they brought with 

 them : who thereupon made so good report of our 

 people, and so appeased the troubled minds of the 

 Indians, that they granted them free accesse unto their 

 townes, and so they went thither with 15. Indians their 

 friends of the province of Cibola aforesaid, and the three 

 Mexican Indians before mentioned. When they were 

 come within a league of the first towne, there came forth 

 to meete them above 2000. Indians laden with victuals, 

 whom the Captaine rewarded with some things of small 

 value, which they made great accom.pt of, and esteemed 

 more precious then gold. As they approched neere 



Zaguato, or unto the towne which was named Zaguato, a great 



Ahuato a multitude of Indians came forth to meete them, and 

 among the rest their Ca9iques, with so great demonstration 

 of joy and gladnes, that they cast much meale of Maiz 

 upon the ground for the horses to tread upon : with 

 this triumph they entred the towne, where they were very 

 wel lodged and much made of, which the Captaine did in 

 part requite, giving to the chiefest among them hats, 

 and beads of glasse, with many such trifles, which he 

 caried with him for the like purpose. The said Caciques 

 presently gave notice to the whole province of the arrival 

 of these new guests, whom they reported to bee a 

 courteous people, and such as offered them no harme : 

 which was occasion sufficient to make them all come 

 laden with presents unto our people, and to intreat them 

 to goe and make merry with them in their townes ; 

 which they yeelded unto, though alwayes with great 



J zvttty pohctc foresight what mig^ht follow. Whereupon the Captaine 



to 06 used b\ ... . . 



the Endishin ^sed a certaine policie, making the Caciques beleeve, 

 like cases. that forasmuch as his horses were very fierce (for they 



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