2 ^^ The J^jtturall and Morall 



rocke of Potent , having enioyed this rich treafure full 

 two months. And then Gualpa the Indian willed Guan. 

 CA for his part to take a veine , which he had difcovcred 

 neare to the rich vcine , which at this day is called the 

 veine of Diego Centenojk&t was not leflc rich, but more 

 hard to diggeand todrawe foorth - and (o by agree 

 ment they divided betweene them the richcftrockcja 

 the world . It chaunced after, the fr^rfGttaffca fin3> 

 ing fonie difficulty to digge and drawc foorth his met- 

 tall , being moll hard, and the other Gutlfa refufing to 

 impart any of his mine vnto him, they fell at debate-fo 

 as GUMCA of Xtwrd grieved therewith,and with Ibmeo- 

 ther difcontentSjdifcovered this fccret vnto his maifter 

 callcdj r /&ygg/a Spaniard, who thenremained at Porc$. 

 This r>&;w/defirous to vnderftand the trueth , went 

 to Pvtozf, &finding the riches his Tdmcona or fervant 

 ^ a< ^ ^ coverec ^ vnto k* m > caufed the Indian GUAKCA 

 tobeinrollcd , vndcrtaking witS him the laide^vdne; 

 , which was called Centexo, they call it vndertaking, that 

 is as much as to note and marke the mine, and fcTmuch 

 ground in circuite for him , which theJLgwe jgraunts 

 vnto thofe that difcover any mine , or vnto tKo/ethac 

 digge them; by meanes whereof , having difcovcred 

 them to the luftke, jheyj^mayned Lords ofthe mine, 

 to" dig and drawe foorth the filver, as being their owne* 

 paying only their duties vntq^Ae^King, which is a fift 

 frt?/ So as thefirft difcovery andflnregrftring oftKe 

 mines oF?^wasthe 2 1 . of ApriUn the yeare of our 

 Lord,6ncthoufandfive hundred fortie five in the ter- 

 ritorie vfPorco, by the faide rilUncl a Spaniard , and 

 Guam* an Indian . Prefently after they difcovered an 

 other veine, which they called the veine of Tinnc^thc 

 which is very rich, although it be rough and very pain- 

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