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Chap. III. AMERICA. 



pendtoo much upon his Authority; for the Countrey being full of Woods 

 and Mountains, might hide many of his Enemies : But he not regarding the 

 Advice, went a Journey from 2\(<n> Granada, and having march'd fifty Leagues 

 Eafterly, he crolVd into the River Sucre, with fixty Spaniards, and was prefent* 

 ed by the Princes of the Countrey with as much Gold as amounted to feven 

 thoufand Duckets. Here he fpent fome Weeks, effecting little , but now all 

 things growing fcarce, though he was very earneft with the Natives for Provi* 

 lions, yet he could get little , which kind of Life the Soldiers difiiking, and 

 growing weary of, went away in the Night to Nicaragua. Gotticre K thus left fcforia^alE 

 alone, got into a Boat, with intent to follow them, and being juft put off 

 from the Shore, was met by Captain Zarjanto, who brought new Forces and 

 frefh Provifions with him : This wrought upon him to ftay there. Not long 

 after Jlphonfo de ftfa went with twenty feven Men from lS[pmbre de Dios to the 

 fame River Suere j but it being then very rough at the Entrance, he was necef- 

 fitated to pafs on to a fmall uninhabited Ifle, where whilft he lay at an Anchor, 

 the Weather began to grow worfe and worfe i the Gufts of Wind, mix d with Great Te» pc A; 

 Showres of Rain, Thunder, and Lightning, feem'd to threaten a general De- 

 finition . for in the Ship two Spaniards and one Moor were kill'd by the 

 Lightning : In feventy two Days, the Sun did not fhine four Hours : At laft 

 weighing Anchor, he fail'd over to the Main Land, where he faw nothing but 

 vaft Mountains and WildernefTcs. Here for a time they liv'd upon Cockles 

 found on the Shore, and wild Fruits in the Woods : At length coming to Got. 

 tiered he fent him with Ms People in five Boats to fetch new Forces from Noro- 

 Ire de Dios. In his way thither he faw a Houfe built of Canes, cover'd with 

 Palm-leaves, forty five Paces long, and built after an Oval fafhion : Round 

 about it flood feveral leffer Hovels, all which making up a Village, the Spani- 

 ards nam'd Francifco, becaufe they came thither on St. Francis Day. About half village*™,/*, 

 way they met with the Lords of Suere and Cbiuppa, going to attend Gottiere^ , 

 to whom being admitted, and fitting with him at Table, he gave them, as a 

 Dainty, rofted Chickens and frelh Pork . but they gave it to their Servants,not ^j^^m 

 delighting in the tafte of fuch Victuals. Gottiere^, by means of an Interpre- 

 ter, told them concerning the Qhrifltan Religion, at which they bow'd their 

 Heads, without making any Anfwer : But how little mind they had to em- 

 brace it, quickly appeared ; for not long after, they fet their Villages on fire, 

 and all the Provifions which they could not carry with them,they fpoird,and 

 fo retiring, hid themfelves upon inacceiTible Mountains. Another Incentive 

 leading them to this Fight, was, becaufe the Governor Qamach'trm, and his De- 

 puty (notwithstanding he had given Gottiere^ as much Gold, when he came 

 nrft into the Countrey, as amounted to feven thoufand Duckets, as we mentis 

 on'd before) yet was put in Prifon by his Order, contrary to all Promifes : 

 Nay, Gottiere^ threatned to burn him (not regarding, that he had befides re- 

 ceiv'd of him feveral Pieces of Gold, refembling all manner of Beads, as Ty- 

 gers, and others 5 and alio Fifhesand Fowls curioufly wrought, which were 

 valu'd at two Tun of Gold ; yet this Prefent feemed too little for him, 

 whereupon bringing thePrifoner to a Cheft, he fworc that he would roft him unified CovctouM 

 by degrees, if in four days time he did not furnifli him with four times as ° Go """ z ' 

 much more Gold as that Cheft would hold : Whereupon Cbamachirens Servants 

 Went away to get the requir'd Gold i but he,through carelefnefs of the Watch, 

 made his efcape in the Night, fo that Gottiere^ loft his Booty. But the other 

 Prifoners, though threatned to be torn afunder with Dogs, remained firm, 



difowning 



