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Chap. III. 



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ther, was met by King Chiapes, leading an Army of thirty thoufand Men, 

 which great Body flood not long to make refiftance , being terrifi'd .with the 

 Vollyes of Shot, whofe Report the ecchoing Valleys prefentcd to their Ears, 

 double and trebble : And that which moft amazd and difanimated them in 

 the rout, were the Dogs, who fiercely purfu'd and feiz'd the flyers, tearing 

 away great morfels of Flefli. After the Battel, the Conqueror profFcr'd £eace, 

 which was agreed on, upon the delivery of feveral great Prefents of Gold. Af- 

 ter that, Chiapes the King, accompany'd with Uunne^ the Spanifh Commander, 

 and March'd with him over a broad River to Qoquera, where at firft fome For- 

 ces made refiftance, but were routed 5 whereupon, they alfo fuddenly ftruck 

 up a Peace, upon conditions, that the Prince, nam'd alfo Coquera, fhould return 

 is in great danger on the him a great quantity of Gold. Here he found a handfbme Bay running up in 

 crooked Reaches, above fixty Leagues, which Nwwwe^call'd St. Michael, being 

 iprinkled with Iflands, and treacherous with hidden Rocks, There Nunne^ 

 (though diflwaded by (hiapes, becaufe he knew the South-Sea at that time be- 

 ing the three laft Moneths of the Year, was exceeding turbulent, that no Veflel 

 could hardly live in it, yet) ventur'd with nine Indian Boats, and eighty Men 

 from the Shore into the Of fin . where, notwithftanding the high rolling of the 

 Waves, he got to an uninhabited Ifland, on which, being neceffitated to ftay a 

 night, the Tide flow'd Co much , according to the property of the South-Sea, 

 that the higheft Ground thereon, lay almoft cover'd with Water, every one of 

 the Spaniards having enough to do to fave thewffelvcs from being wafh'd away. 

 Day approaching, difcover'd a fecond inconveniency , for the Indian Canoos ei- 

 ther were extremely Leaky, or elfcfofliatter'd, that they were unfit for fervice ; 

 yet notwithftanding all this, they ventur'd to return, rather choofing to be dc- 

 vour'd in the Waves , than die of that hunger, whofe mifery they had fuffici- 

 ently tailed, during the fmall time they had been out. Not long after, Nunne^ 

 Conquered the King Tamaccut in a Field Battel, who thereupon purchas'd his 

 Peace with great Prefents of Gold and Pearl. He alfo fliew'd the Spaniards an 



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