AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1539- 



Chap. S: 



One of their ships by tempest was separated from the 

 other, and afterward meeting with her consort she 

 reporteth that the land stretcheth to the West by 

 the mouth of the great lake. The Pilots are of 

 divers judgements touching the state of this coast 

 inhabited by Chichimecas. They enter into an haven 

 to take in fresh water, and are suddenly assayled by 

 two squadrons of Indians. They defend themselves 

 valiantly, and the Captaine with some of his souldiers 

 are grievously wounded. 



THe 26 of this moneth being Wednesday at night 

 the North wind tooke us, which still increased more 

 and more so greatly that it put us to much trouble, 

 for it continued two dayes, in which the Sea was alwayes 

 boisterous ; and this night againe we lost the Trinity 

 being beaten with the North winde aforesaid (and we 

 had sight of her on munday the 24) wherewith we were 

 all of us greatly agrieved, both Captaines, Souldiers and 

 Mariners, because we saw we were left alone, and our 

 ship call Santa Agueda wherein we were, was but badly 

 conditioned, and this grieved us more then the trouble 

 which we had with the boisterousnesse of the Sea, imagin- 

 ing that if we should leese the Trinity, or if any mishap 

 should fall unto us, we should not be able to follow 

 our voyage according to our Captaines and our owne 

 Land running desire. This said 24 day being munday we saw a 

 tozuards the Countrey with high mountaines toward the Northwest, 

 ^ ^ ' and it seemed that the land stretched on still forward, 

 whereat we exceedingly rejoyced, because we judged 

 that the lande grew alwayes broader and broader, and 

 that wee should meete with some speciall good thing. 

 Whereupon we desired that it would please God to send 

 us good weather for our voyage, which hitherto we 

 'Note. found alwayes contrary, so that in 26 dayes we sayled 



not above 70 leagues, and that with much trouble, some- 

 times riding at anker and sometimes sayling, and seeking 



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