1 1 4 The 'Dijlvejfes and Jdventwes 



wait their coming. They dire&ed us to a 

 Town, to which we got about Sun-fet, and 

 therein took up our Night's Lodging; but 

 at this Place, there was no Sort of Provifion 

 to be had at any Rate, tho' we could now 

 have purchafed fbme, had it been in the 

 Way. There was not a Man to be feen in 

 the Town, and what poor Women we found 

 there, look'd like Pictures of Famine ; and 

 well they might, for they had nothing but 

 a few green Suppotoes, which they boil'd, 

 to fubfift on, Things fcarcely eatable for 

 any Creature. This Dearth obliged us to 

 lay afide the Thoughts of flaying for our 

 Company, and go forward. 



About Noon the next Day, we came 

 to the old Town of Pueblo Vaco^ where was 

 a Church, and many Houfes, but few Peo- 

 ple could we fee. At laft, we fpy'd a Lady, 

 in one Houfe, very well drefled, to whom 

 we went and begg'd her Charity. She pre- 

 fently made Chocolate, giving us plentifully 

 of it, which was more acceptable to us at 

 that Time, than Gold. Whilft I was re- 

 lating Part of our Hiftory to this Lady, who 

 was a Me [Iky in came her Husband, who 



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