FRANCIS DE ULLOA a.d. 



1540. 

 on the other side gave them certaine trifles in exchange, 

 and after they had spoken with them, the Indians went 

 backe to the shore, and at the same instant we came up 

 unto the Admirall and rode by them, and they all 

 saluted us, saying that the Indians were neere them, 

 and telling what had passed betweene them, whereat the 

 Generall and we received great contentment. They told 

 us moreover, that they had found fresh water, whereby 

 they increased our great joy, because we stood in much 

 neede thereof, for at the other place of the Indians we 

 could get but a little. 



While we thus rode at ankor, we saw a Canoa with 3 

 Indians put out into the sea from their cottages, and they 

 went unto a fishing place, among certaine great and high These mighty 

 weedes, which grow in this sea among certaine rockes, d^^p^ (^nd high 

 the greatest part of which weedes groweth in 15 or 20 '^^cHbedin the 

 fadome depth ; and with great celeritie they caught seven ^nd of this 

 or eight fishes, and returned with them unto the Trinity, treatise. 

 and gave them unto them, and they in recompense gave [^^^' 4i9-] 

 the Indians certaine trifles. After this the Indians stayed 

 at the Sterne of the ship, viewing the same above three 

 houres space, and taking the oares of our boat they 

 tryed how they could rowe with them, whereat they tooke 

 great pleasure ; and we which were in the Admirall 

 stirred not a whit all this while, to give them the more 

 assurance, that they should not flie away, but should 

 see, that we ment to doe them no harme, & that we 

 were good people. As soone as we were come to anker, 

 & beheld all that had passed betweene the Indians and 

 those of the Trinity, after the Indians were gone to the 

 shore in their Canoas made of the bodies of trees, the 

 General commanded the boat which was without to be 

 brought unto him : and when it was come, he, and 

 Francis Preciado, and two others went into it, and so 

 we went aboord the Trinity. The Indians seeing people 

 comming out of the other ship into the Trinitie, sent 

 two Canoas unto the sterne of the ship, and brought 

 us a bottle of water, and we gave unto them certain 



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