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Chap, III, 







Banquet) thofe few that efcap'd Sail'd to the Ifland Dominic, the Gover- 

 nor of which Didactu Columbus, Son to the famous Cbriftopber, being incens'd» 

 immediately fent Captain Ocampo with three hundred Men to Curiana $ where 

 in his firft fury, without diftinftion of Sex or Age, he flew all he met with.- 

 Butbecaufe they themfelves could not follow the rich Oyfter.catching, he 

 fpar'd fome for that purpofe, whom he commanded to build twenty five lit- 

 tle Houfes, or Hovels,on the Shore, which he call'd *&» Toledo. After this they 

 went on afrefli in their Pearl-fiihing. 



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Sect. V. 



The Voyage of Vincent Agnes Pinzon. 



i He firft of December, Anno 1499. Vincent Pinion fet Sail with four Veffels 

 out of the Haven Pahs': he had been Commander of a Ship under 

 Columbus in his firft Expedition, by which means he got great experience in 

 Navigation. When he came a little beyond the Hebrides, he was furpris'd by 

 a great Storm, which in three days drove him before a plain 'Coaftj where 

 Landing, he found nothing but the Footfteps of Men . and in the night he 

 faw great Fires, fuchas are generally made in Camps • about day-break twen- 

 ty Spaniards march'd thither, whom thirty two Men, arm'd with Bowes and 

 Arrows, made ready to encounter ; but as they approached, the Spaniards prof* 

 fer'd them Peace, but they refilled all Compofition ; yet having faced one an- 

 other a while, they retreated without fighting. 



After this Vinson difcoter'd a wide, but (hallow River . where Landing, on 



a Hill he met a great company of Jmericdnt : He, to invite them to Trade, 



threw them a Shell; in return for which they cafthim a lump of Gold - which 



pVj ^^ when the Spamari went to take up they all fell upon him ■ and indeed he 



could not have defended himfelf long, had not fome of his Company quickly 



come 



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