ROBERT TOMSON a.d. 



1557. 



and men, and money in our purses for the expences by 

 the way, which by our accompt might amount unto the 

 summe of 400. Crownes. And after wee were entred 

 two dayes journey into the Countrey, I the saide Robert 

 Tomson fell so sicke of an ague, that the next day I 

 was not able to sit on my horse, but was faine to be 

 caried upon Indians backes, from thence to Mexico. 

 And when wee came within halfe a dayes journey of the 

 Citie of Mexico, the saide John Field also fell sicke, 

 and within three dayes after we arrived at the said Citie, 

 hee died : And presently sickened one of his children, 

 and two more of his houshold people, and within eight 

 dayes died. So that within tenne dayes after we arrived 

 at the Citie of Mexico, of eight persons that were of Mexico. 

 us of the saide company, there remained but foure alive, 

 and I the said Tomson was at the point of death of the 

 sicknes that I got upon the way, which continued with 

 mee the space of sixe moneths. At the ende of which 

 time it pleased Almightie God to restore me my health 

 againe, although weake and greatly disabled. And being 

 some thing strong, I procured to seeke meanes to live, 

 and to seeke a way how to profite my selfe in the 

 Countrey, seeing it had pleased God to sende us thither 

 in safetie. Then by friendship of one Thomas Blake a 

 Scottishman borne, who had dwelt and had bene married 

 in the said Citie above twentie yeeres before I came 

 to the saide Citie, I was preferred to the service of a 

 gentleman a Spaniard dwelling there, a man of great 

 wealth, and one of the first conquerours of the said Citie, 

 whose name was Gon9alo Cerezo, with whom I dwelt 

 twelve moneths and a halfe. At the ende of which I 

 was maliciously accused by the Holy house for matters 

 of Religion, and so apprehended and caried to prison, 

 where I lay close prisoner seven moneths, without speak- 

 ing to any creature, but to the Jailer that kept the said 

 prison, when he brought me my meat and drinke. In 

 the meane time was brought into the saide prison one 

 Augustin Boacio an Italian of Genoua also for matters 



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