A.D. 



1572-87, 



[III. 782.] 

 Popayan. 



Quito. 



A passage 

 over land from 

 Cartagena to 

 Peru. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



called flies. This land is very plaine and holesome, and 

 the inhabitants are given to peace. 



From this kingdome they travell to another countrey 

 called La governacion de Popayan ; it is rich of golde, 

 and withall very fruitfull, but fuller of mountaines then 

 the new kingdome of Granada, and hath fewer Indians 

 dwelling in it, but those that are there are full of courage 

 and very valiant, which caused the Spaniardes to make 

 great warre before they could overcome them. In this 

 province there are 1 3 townes of Spaniards, and in The new 

 kingdome of Granada there are nine townes of Spaniards. 



From this countrey of Popayan they travell along till 

 they come to the first inhabitants of Peru dwelling in 

 a towne which joyneth upon the South sea called Quito. 

 This towne I will leave any further to speake of till I 

 come particularly to intreate of Peru. Onely I have 

 spoken of the two foresaid Provinces, to the intent you 

 might know, that there is a passage by land from Car- 

 tagena to Peru, which is about five hundred leagues 

 through : so that besides the two hundred leagues which 

 they goe up the river, the other three hundred leagues 

 is a countrey well inhabited and without danger to travell 

 in, insomuch that oftentimies postes are sent too and fro. 

 But because it is so long a journey, marchants use not to 

 travell that way, but when they are inforced so to doe. 

 If any forren Nation should become Lordes of the South 

 sea, the king of Spaine might have his treasure conveyed 

 unto this towne of Cartagena from Peru, and so into 

 Spaine. For in times past there being a rebellion in 

 Peru made by the Spaniardes against their king, he sent 

 his power to suppresse them through these Provinces. 

 This I write onely for that I knowe some Englishmen 

 have thought, that in taking the South sea, or Panama 

 or Nombre de Dios from the king of Spaine, his treasure 

 of Peru could not be conveyed unto him, and that the king 

 could not succour Peru, if it wanted helpe. Howbeit 

 I doe here most certainely assure you, that there be 

 many wayes to Peru. 



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