>did often fpeakc of this kinde of fifhing * Whereof Afo. 

 titrJes makes mention in his bookc . There is an other 

 fiiliing which the Indians do commonly vfein thcfca, 

 the which, although it be leiTe , yet is it worthy the re 

 port. They make as it were faggots of bul-ruflies or 

 diie fedges well bound together , which they call BaL 

 fu, having carried them vppon their fhoulders to the 

 fea 5 they caft them in^nd prcfently leape vppon them^ 

 being fo fet, they lanchout intothedeepe, rowing vp 

 and downe with fnjall reedes of cyther fide : they goe a 

 league or two into the fea to fifh, carrying with them 

 their cordes and nettes vppon thefc faggots, andbeare 

 themfclves thereon. They caft out their nettes, and do 

 there remaine fiiliing the greateft parte of the day and 

 night, vn till they have filled vp their meafure , with the 

 which they returne welfatisfied.Truely it was delight- 

 full to fee them fifhat Callao of Limafa that they were 

 many in number, and every one fct on horfcbacke, cut 

 ting the waves of the fea/which in their place of fifhing 

 aregreat and furious, reftmbling the Tritons or Ncp- 

 tnnes , which they paint vppon the water > and beeing 

 come to land, they drawe their barke out of the water 

 vpon their backes>the which they prefently vndoe,and 

 lay abroade on the flioare to drie . There were other 

 Indians of the vallies of Tea which were accuftomed to 

 goe to fifli in leather, or skinnes of fea- wolves, blownc 

 vp with winde, and from time to time they did bio we 

 them like balles of winde, left they ftiould finke. In the 

 valeofc^y^, which in olde time they called GttArw, 

 there were a great number of Indian fi(hers s but bicaufe 

 they refifted the/w^, when he came to conquer that 

 land, hemadefhew of peace with them, and therefore 

 #> feaft him , they appoynted a iblcmiie fii3iing of ma 

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