FERNANDO ALARCHON a.d. 



1540. 

 and that it were a good deede to kill us, that those The lavages 

 others might have no knowledge of us, lest they ^^'^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ 

 might come to doe them harme : and that the old ^ ^^ ee eoj. 

 man had answered him, this is the sonne of the Sunne, 

 & our lord, he doth us good, and wil not enter into 

 our houses, although we request him thereunto : he will 

 take away nothing of ours, he wil meddle with none of 

 our women, and that to be short, he had spoken many 

 other things in my commendation and favour : and for 

 all this the other stedfastly affirmed that we were all 

 one, and that the old man said. Let us goe unto him, 

 and aske him whether he be a Christian as the other 

 be, or els the sonne of the Sunne : and the old man 

 came unto me, and sayd : In the countrey of Cevola Certaim 

 whereof you spake unto me doe other men like unto ^f.^^^ 

 you dwell. Then I began to make as though I wondred, 5^^^^ ^^^' 

 and answered him, that it was impossible ; and they Cevola. 

 assured me that it was true, and that two men had seene 

 them which came from thence, which reported that they 

 had things which did shoote fire, and swords as we had. 

 I asked them whether they had seene them with their 

 owne eyes ? and they answered no ; but that certaine of 

 their companions had seene them. Then he asked mee 

 whether I were the sonne of the Sunne, I answered him 

 yea. They said that those Christians of Cevola said so 

 likewise. And I answered them that it might well be. 

 Then they asked mee if those Christians of Cevola came 

 to joyne themselves with me, whether I would joyne 

 with them : and I answered them, that they needed not 

 to feare any whit at all, for if they were the sonnes 

 of the Sunne as they said, they must needes be my 

 brethren, and would use towards all men the like love 

 and courtesie which I used : whereupon hereat they 

 seemed to be somewhat satisfied. 



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