LOPEZ VAZ AD. 



1572-87. 



the captaine therof, considering that his ship was but 



little, & that he had but small store of victuals, would 



not go to them on shore, but proceeded on his voyage, 



& passed the streights. And because he was alone he 



would not saile to the Malucos, but went for the coast 



of Peru to the citie of Lima, where the ship remaineth 



unto this day. The men of the other three ships, which 



were left in the streights being to the number of two 



hundred and fiftie (whose Captaine being kinsman to 



the bishop of Placencia was called *Queros) were never * Gonsaho de 



heard of untill this present day, it being fortie yeres ^^]lf'^^^^^ 



since they were left there. A yeare after this, certaine /alleth this 



marchants of the Groine in Galicia set foorth other three Captaine 



ships, which ships also came to the streights mouth, 'Z^amargo. 



where one of them was cast away with all the men, and -^"^'f , 

 , , 1 r r • voyage to the 



the Other two returned tor opame. streights. 



Also I have had intelligence of certaine Portugal! Afftandsixt 

 ships, which being come to the mouth of the Streights ^oiage to the 

 lost two of their Pinnesses which they sent to discover "Jf^^^^^^f ^-^ 

 the land, and then returned back. And after these, two Two French 

 French ships were sent from the river of Jenero by ships sent for 

 Monsieur de Villegagnon, but being come to the latitude fhe streights of 

 of 45. degrees, they were driven backe by a storme of ^^S^^^^^- 

 contrary winds. After all this the governour of Chili '- ' ^^ •-• 

 called Don Garcia de Mendoza sonne to the Marques 

 of Cannette determining to discover the sayd Streights 

 from the South sea, sent ftora Chili two ships under the 

 conduct of a captaine called Latherelio : but the danger 

 to seeke these Streights by the South sea is more then 

 by the North sea, because all the stormes of the North 

 sea come from the land, but in the South sea all the 

 windes and stormes come off the sea, and force the ships 

 to run upon the leeshore, insomuch that the sayd two 

 ships were cast away in fiftie degrees. 



The seeking of these Streights of Magellan is so dan- 

 gerous, and the voyage so troublesome, that it seemeth 

 a matter almost impossible to be perfourmed, insomuch 

 that for the space of thirty yeeres no man made account 



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