A SECOND RUTTIER 



Markes of Villa rica. 



in 19. degres and 

 are certaine high 



2". and the 

 hilles full of 



Villa rica standeth 

 signes thereof 

 homocks of many heads, which have on the top of 

 them certain white patches after the maner of white 

 beaten wayes ; and these hils lie Northeast and South- 

 west. And if you doubt whether these be the Sierras Sierras de 

 or hils of S. Martin, wet your lead or sound, and if Sant Martin. 

 you finde bottome, they are the Sierras of Villa rica : Sierras de 

 and saile you to the landward, and looke by how much ^^^'^ ^'^'^^' 

 you come neerer the land, so much will they seeme 

 lower unto you: but so doe not the hilles of S. 

 Martin ; for the neerer you come to them, the higher 

 will they appeare to you : and likewise if they be the 

 hilles of S. Martin, you shall not finde bottome, but 

 even at land it selfe. 



Markes of Rio de las palmas, and of the river 

 of mountaines called Rio de las montannas. 



F you should chance to fall with Rio de 

 las palmas, or The river of palmes, or 

 els with the river of Mountaines, it is 

 all a plaine lande, and full of trees and 

 certaine woodie homocks, and among 

 them certaine heapes of sand, and all 

 this along by the sea side : and if you 

 went by land to the river of Panuco, you shall have 

 many mouthes or openings of plaias or strands, where 

 also are many lizas or oazy places, which stretch to 

 Rio Hermoso. 



You must beware what part soever you happen of 

 this coast to fall withall, to discover it, and although 

 you knowe it, you must sound the depth ; because if 

 the windes bee Easterly, the current setteth there much 

 to the North : but if you should be 40. leagues at sea, 

 then this current setteth to the Northeast. 



[Markes of 

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Rio de las 



palmas. 



Rio de las 

 montannas. 



Rio de Panuco. 

 Rio Hermoso^ 

 or The beau- 

 tifull river. 

 The current of 

 the bay of 

 Mexico {the 

 zvinde being at 

 the East) 

 setteth to the 

 North, and 

 40. leagues 

 from the shoi-e 

 to the North- 

 east. 



