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The V O Y A G E S of 
Money, 
Book l 
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is argmup- iti their 6wn way ; and, if they plead the actual pawn her Jewels to make _ up 
Difcovery of the Hands in Bar tons, I fhall hereafter Anew, was loon removed; for Don Lewis di St. Angelo 
that we may plead the ime thing' with refped to the Con- Officer in the Revenue, advanced the beft Pan of it. The 
tineht ao-athft them. But the Bufinefs is now to pro- other Obftacle was Columbus’ which were thought 
fecute, in few Words, the Story of Columbus . very high, he infilling to be Viceroy and Admiral of the 
6 On his o-oing into Spain , he firft conferred with one Countries and Seas he fhould difcover, and to have the 
of the ableft ^Pilots in that Country, whofe Name was Tenth of the clear Profits that, fhould redound to their 
Martin Alonfi Pin f on, who readily apprehended the Force Majefties from his Labours ; which at laft he obtained, 
of his Arguments, 3 and agreed to go with him, in cafe he and the Articles of Agreement were figned at the little 
could bring his Defign to bear. He next addreffed him- Town of Santa Fe, m the Kingdom of Grenada, on the 
felfto a Francifcan Friar, Juan PereZ de Marcheno, famous 17th of April 1492 f . _ n - 
for his Skill in Cofmography, whom he likewife brought 8. Thefe Preliminaries being thus adjufted,the neceffary 
over to his Opinion, and to whofe indefatigable Labours Preparations were made for his Voyage. In order to this, 
he was much indebted for all the Succefs he met with in he had Three Veffels affigned him, the Admiral, called, 
the Profecution of his Defign. By this learned Monk he before he had her, the Gallega, but by hun named Santa 
Tas recommended to the Two greateft Noblemen in Spain, Maria , a Carrac, or Ship with a Deck. The Second was 
Don Henrquez de Gufman Duke of Medina Sidonia , and called the Pinta , commanded by Captain Martin Alonfi 
Don Lewis' de Cerda Duke of Medina Cell, who might, Pinion, his Brother Francifco Martinez Pinion being 
if fatiMed with his Propofals, have employed him on their Maker. The Third was named Nrnna , of which Vifionti 
own Accounts But they were fo diffident of him as an Tannez Pinion was Captain and Mailer, who furnifhed 
Italian Proiector and one who had already treated with one half of Columbus's Share of the Expence, which, by 
feveral Potentates on this Subject, that they would not the Agreement, was to be a Fourth of the Whole. Thefe 
confent to his Defires, or undertake the Expedition at Two were Caravels or Carvels, that is, Veffels without 
their own Expence. Yet the Gravity of his Behaviour, Decks ; and all Three Ships carried about 120 Men: 
the Strength of his Arguments, and the Uprightnefs of Herrera indeed fays but Ninety, in which he not only 
his private Life, induced them to ffiew him great Refpefl, difagrees with otner Hiftonans, who wrote from good 
and even to countenance his Application to their Catholic Memoirs, but a fo from Peter Martyr, who wrote at the 
Majefties, Don Ferdinand, and Dona Ifibella, who were very Time the thing happened and from his own Know- 
then engaged in driving the Moors out of Spain, and who, ledge. Ail Hungs being ready by the latter End of 
of all Princes, were moft likely to encourage fo noble and July, Columbus repaired in Perfon to Palos where he em- 
cenerous an Undertaking. His old Friend Frier Juan barked on board the Admiral of his httle Fleet, and having 
Perez de Marcher a affifled him alfo in this Application, and a fair Wind put to Sea on Friday the jd oiAugifi 1.492- 
furnifhed him with Letters of Recommendation to the I'he next Day the Rudder of the Pinta proved lode. 
Queen’s Confeffor, Frier Ferdinand of Talavera, a Man of which they fattened as well as they comet with cords, 
great Learning and Probity, and one who had the Ear of which however did not preferve it long ; and this deter- 
their Majefties to a great Degree ; by whom he was very mined them to put into Port Some of the Seamen wou d 
kindly received, and promifed all the Affiftance he could have interpreted this as an ill Omen; but Columbus told 
exp^d for the furthering him in his Applications ; in which them, No Omen could be evil, where People went upon a 
the Confeffor kept his Word religioufly, and never left good Defign^ He likewife took a. great deal of ? urn to 
folidting on his Behalf, till he brought the Matter to inflrud : them in the Principles of N avigation and to give 
* -g » them right Notions of the Undertaking in which they were 
V It was in the Year 148 6. that he began hisNegotiations embarked in orfer to keep up th,ir Spirits, 
with their Catholic Majefties ; which he did by prefentmg 9 ; 0n , tl J e 1 iththey had Sight mi the Canaries, where they 
to .hem a Petition, fetting forth the Nature of his Defign, flay d till September the 6th refrejhmg themfelves at the 
the Advantages that would flow from it, and the Reward Me Gomera ; but went off then tor fear of th t Pcrluguefe 
he expected, in cafe he fucceeded . The Singularity of the who had manned out Three Caravels to take them, iep- 
ProjX joined to the plain Appearance of the Man, temher the 7 th they loft Sight of Land, and with it their 
whofe Circumflances were diftreffed, did not contribute to 
his meeting at firft with fo much Favour as he expected. 
However Columbus perfifted in his Applications, and even 
procured fome, who were near the Perion of the King, to 
prefent him with a Difcourfe of his, in which his Project 
was more largely explained; which yet wrought no great 
Courage too, a great many of them taking their Leaves of 
this, and expedting to be loon in another World. Columbus 
comforted thefe Cowards as well as he could ; and, to do it 
effectually, was obliged to cheat them in his Reckoning, 
making them believe they were not fo far from Home, as 
indeed they were. On the 14th they took notice of the 
Effeft thinking Variation of the Compafs, which was the firft time that 
People who had a better Opinion of Columbus's Defign ; Phenomenon had fallen under Observation. On Sunday 
and Lon oft thefe was Don Jlphonfo di Quintaniglia Auditor the i6tn they faw Grafs and Her os floating on the Water, 
of the Revenue, who very kindly flipped his Neceffities, and feme fmall Animals (Grafihoppers) ahve among them ; 
entertained him conftantly at his Table, and encouraged which made fome of them believe they lhoiftd lee dry 
him ftfll to remain about the Court, though he grew Land once moie, and that quickly. Ihe 19th and 20th 
vifibly uneafy at the Ufage he received at being fcornfully thefe Prefages continued ; befides which, they law fome 
treated as a Foreigner, ufed with Contempt on the fcore Sea Fowl ; all which put together confiderably railed 
This Poverty, and often upbraided with the Vanity of their Lxpeftations. All this while the Wind favoured^ their 
fiis Projects ; which bore fometimes fo hard upon him, that 
-he twice refolved to quit a Court where he had been fo 
ungratefully treated, intending, the firft time, to have 
crone over to England, to lee what Succefs his Brother Bar- 
Pholomew had met with, and propofing, at laft, to offer his 
Difcovery to the Crown of France. But his Friend the 
Voyage ; but on September the 22d it came crofs at S. W. 
And now the Spaniards began heartily to repent them of 
their rafh Attempt, in venturing fo far from Home ; and 
therefore expecting to become a Banquet to the Fifties in a 
very little time, they florm’d at their Admiral, upbraiding 
him that he had brought them thither, not fparing the very 
A^tSSwith grT"Difficulty, relkLed him ; and, having ^ 
procured him Admiffion to Don Pedro di Gonzales di Men 
dog-a Cardinal Archbifhop of Foledo, who reliftied his 
Dilcourfes, his Affairs began to have a better Afpect : And 
Queen Ifibella interefted herfelf warmly on his Behalf. 
l>o Obftacles only remained to be overcome : The firft 
eafy and credulous; charging them with Indiicretion in 
liftening to fuch wild Propofals, and facrificing their Sub- 
jects, at the Motion of a Genoefe, upon fuch trivial Occa- 
fions. As for Columbus , they told him plainly, That if he 
would not tack, and make homewards again, he fhould go 
IF SjgT cLLng V Lpences of overboard without more to do ; for they were refolved to 
fo much LuW.^The AdmSl Lurtthem good Words for baf 
exhaufted, that fome Writers fay, the Queen offered to and anfwered thefe Jnfolent Threatening of the Rabbie 
t. Thefe Circumltances are colleded from the Hiltorialis before-mentioned, but efpecially Htrrtra, and th, Lifi of Columbus 
