A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1572-87. 



was the chiefe cause that hee stayed so long on his 

 voyage : also thirtie of his company dyed by reason of the 

 unhealthfulnesse of the coast. At last hee came to an 



IsladelGallo. Island called by him Isla del Gallo, being situate from the 

 maine land sixe leagues. From hence he sent one of 

 his ships to Panama for a new supply of victuals & of 

 men : which ship being departed, 40 of his men that 

 remained behind made a mutiny, and passed up into the 

 countrey, meaning to returne by land to Panama, but in 

 the way they all perished, for they were never heard of 

 untill this day. So that Francisco Pizarro was left upon 

 the said Island onely with thirteene men : who although 



[III. 799.] he had his ship there in which he might have returned, 

 yet would he rather die then goe backe ; and his 1 3 men 

 also were of his opinion, notwithstanding that they 

 had no other victuals, but such as they had from the 

 maine land in the night season. Thus he continued nine 

 moneths, before any succour was brought him from 

 Panama : but in the end his ship returned with 40 men 

 onely and victuals : whereupon hee prosecuted his voyage 

 till he came to the first plaine countrey of Peru called 

 Tumbez, where he found a fort made by the king of 

 Peru against the Indians of the mountaines. Wherefore 

 Pizarro and his men were very glad in that they had 

 found a people of so good understanding and discretion, 

 being rich also in gold and silver and well apparelled. 

 At this port of Tumbez hee tooke 30000 pezos of gold 

 in trucke of marchandize : and having too few men to 

 proceede any further hee carried two Indians with him 

 to learne the language and returned backe for Panama. 

 Upon this discovery Francisco Pizarro thought it ex- 

 pedient to travell into Spaine to crave of the king the 

 conquest of this land. Whither being come, the king 

 granted his request. And with the money which he 

 carried over with him he hired a great number of men 

 with a fleete of ships, and brought also along with him 

 foure of his brethren very vaHant and hardy men. And 

 being come to Panama he straightway went on his voyage 



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