JOHN CHILTON ad. 



1572. 



among other things reserved this glasse : and from thence 

 also brought me. Having now bene conversant with 

 them about three or foure houres, they bid her aske me 

 if I would goe my way. I answered her, that I desired 

 nothing els. So the Casique caused two of his Indians 

 to leade me forward in my way ; going before me with 

 their bowes and arrowes, naked, the space of three 

 leagues, till they brought me into an high way: and 

 then making a signe unto me, they signified that in short 

 time I should come to a towne where Christians in- 

 habited, which was called S. lago de los valles, standing ^ant lago de 

 in plaine fields, walled about with a mud wall: the l'^ ''^^l'^' 

 number of the Christians that dwelt therein, were not 

 above foure or five and twenty, unto which the king of 

 Spaine giveth Indians and townes, to keepe the countreys 

 subject unto him. Heere the Christians have their mighty Mtght-j mules. 

 mules, which they cary for all the parts of the Indies, 

 and into Peru, for that all their merchandize are caried by 

 this meanes by land. In this towne aforesayd, I found 

 my company, which I had lost before, who made no other 

 account of me but that I had beene slaine : and the Chris- 

 tians there likewise marvelled to heare that I came from 

 those kinde of Indians alive, which was a thing never 

 seene nor heard of before : for they take a great pride 

 in killing a Christian, and to weare any part of him 

 where he hath any haire growing, hanging it about 

 their necks, and so are accounted for valiant men. In 

 this towne I remained eighteene dayes, till I recovered 

 my health, and in the meane space there came one 

 Don Francisco de Pago, whom the viceroy Don Hen- J^on Henrico 

 rico Manriques had sent for captaine generall, to open ^/^^^^^^ 

 and discover a certeine way from the sea side to the j^^^l^f 

 mines of Sacatecas, which were from this place 160 

 leagues, for to transport their merchandize by that way, 

 leaving the way by Mexico, which is seven or eight 

 weeks travell. So this captaine tooke me and my com- 

 pany, with the rest of his souldiers, to the number of 

 forty, which he had brought with him, and five hundred 



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