LOPEZ VAZ AD 



1572-87. 

 this place the Frenchmen first inhabited, whose Captaine 

 was called Monsieur de Villegagnon. The said Captaine 

 made here a fort, and planted good ordinance thereon, 

 and laded every yeere great store of Brasill-wood from 

 hence, and had great friendship with the salvage people, 

 who did him good service, by reason whereof the French- 

 men reaped much benefite out of this countrey. But the 

 king of Portugall sent out a power against the French- 

 men, who first tooke the French shippes by sea, and 

 then landed and besieged the fort, and at length tooke 

 it, and the Captaine thereof: unto whom, because he 

 was a gentle person, and never hurt the Portugales, 

 they gave thirtie thousand ducats for his ordinance, and 

 for all other things that were in the fort, and so sent 

 him for France. Since which time the Portugales have 

 inhabited this river. There are at this present onely two 

 Ingenios, but great store of Brasill-wood, with plentie 

 of victuals. 



From this river of Jenero they passe along the coast Poure tozcnes 

 to Sant Vincente, which hath 4 townes, the greatest 'T^^^^^^fo 

 whereof is called Santos, and consisteth of foure hundred vincente. 

 houses, there are also three Ingenios. A fewe yeeres These English 

 past there came two English ships into this harbour w^« ^'^^'^ M. 



which were P:oinor for the Streights of Mao-ellan. Who K'''['''Jtf , 

 . . . Luke M'^cird 



being in this port, there came thither three of the king 



of Spaines ships, and fought with the Englishmen, but the 



Englishmen sunke one of their ships, and therefore the [m* 7^8.] 



king commanded a fort to be made, to the ende that ^firtbuUt 



no English shippes that were bound for the streights of ^^ ^ y[^^'^^ ?/ 



Magellan should victuall there, the which fort standeth on against the 



the mouth of the harbour. This countrey belongeth to a English. 



Gentleman called Martin Alonso de Souza : this is the last 



inhabited place upon all the coast of Brasill. This coast 



of Brasill is very full of mountaines, and hath much raine 



falling upon it, for which cause thev cannot goe from 



towne to towne by land: all the habitations of this j^r j? j f 



countrey are by the sea side. From Sant Vincente the ^^/^^ q^^^ 



coast is all mountainous, till you come to the He of Santa Una. 



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