A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1580-82. 



of one of the Indians, which cost mee 6. pezos, and so 

 travailing South, within the space of 2. leagues I hap- 

 pened to overtake a gray Frier, one that I had bene 

 familiar withall in Mexico, whom then I knewe to be 

 a zealous good man, and one that did much lament 

 the crueltie used against us by the Inquisitors, and 

 truely hee used me very courteously : and I having 

 confidence in him did indeede tel him, that I was 

 minded to adventure to see if I could get out of the 

 sayd countrey if I could finde shipping, and did there- 

 fore pray him of his ayde, direction, and advise herein, 

 which he faithfully did, not onely in directing me which 

 was my safest way to travaile, but he also of himselfe 

 kept me company for the space of three dayes, and 

 ever as we came to the Indians houses (who used and 

 intertained us well) hee gathered among them in money 

 to the value of 20. pezos, which at my departure from 

 him hee freely gave unto mee. So came I to the citie 

 Guat'mak on of Guatimala upon the South sea, which is distant from 

 the South sea. Mexico about 250. leagues, where I stayed 6. dayes, 

 for that my horse was weake. And from thence I 

 travailed still South and by East seven dayes journey, 

 passing by certaine Indian townes, untill I came to an Indian 

 towne distant from Mexico, direct South 309. leagues. 

 And here at this towne enquiring to go to the Port de 

 Cavallos in the Northeast sea, it was answered that in 

 travailing thither I should not come to any towne in 

 10. or 12. dayes journey: so heere I hired two Indians 

 to be my guides, and I bought hennes, and bread to 

 serve us so long time, and tooke with us things to 

 kindle fire every night, because of wilde beastes, and 

 to dresse our meate : and every night when we rested, 

 my Indian guides would make two great fires, betweene 

 the which we placed our selves, and my horse. And 

 in the night time we should heare the Lions roare, with 

 Tygres, Ounces, and other beastes, and some of them 

 we should see in the night, which had eyes shining like 

 fire. And travailing thus for the space of twelve dayes, 



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