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tohich are not in aU sbcue 120,0? 150. 
Guatimala. f)oufe0,moft part built of reebcs anb (train, 
ano at tl )is p?efent not much inhabiteb,be? 
B P Iucatan intoarb to the lanb , liefh tfjc caufe tije golDluljtct) is their onlie Dcfire be? 
P’ouinee of Guatimala, therein there ginneflj to failc.SDhe t^iefe of thefe fotoncs 
toasafotone,hauingthenameofthep?o? mourCarOt'snameo I’ruxiHo; of ethers, 
nince, tohich t>PPau*h c eightoap of ibep? Trugiilum,o? Turnsluha, inherentthere 
i ember An. 1541 .bp meanes ofcontinuall is a llBilhop, this 2Cotone is fituatc bpon a 
*54 1 * lfo?mes ano raine toas toholp ouerth?oton litlc hil, on the fea fioe in the uo?th part the 
ana beftropeb, Inherent lucre tsillcD about a reft of the totoncs fhall Itketoife bee fpokcn 
hunb?eo anb ttoentp £>pamarbes.2Dhe Dap of in the Defcription of the coaft, £UiD retur? 
before it hapneD, fome ofthe Bjnoians tuent mug againe to the Cape of Iucatan, right a? 
bnto the Bifljop ofGuatimala,tohofe name gainft it there Itetf) a ntott finite anD plea? 
toas Francifcus Mafoquin, teling him that fant 3|lano, bp a king nameD Cozumelao, 
atthefmfe of the htll tohereon the fotone tohofeanccffo?s bluett therein, calico Co- 
Iffflbe, thephabhearbamotthojribleanb fumcii, tohich from the further corner of 
fcarefiill nopfe: luhereunto theMjop an? Cuba Porto di Sa:nt Anthonie, is feuentp 
ftuering them faibe,haue 3 } not often times mites, anb from Iucatan Sue miles, itis 
luiUeb anb inttructeb pou not to thinke bp? rounb 4 5 . miles, being a flat ano eucn ecu? 
pon fuch thinges, anb p?efentlp after about trie, berp fruitfull thep haue goto, but it is 
ttuo houres after mibnight,there fell an bn? b ’ought from other places, anb great a? 
mcfurableluaterboluneoutofthehiMhat bunbaneeofhomc ano boar, anb all kino of 
ramie luith fo great a fo?ce, that it carrieb fruits,hearbs,birbs,anb foure fetes bcafts, 
(tones anb all thingesVith it,biuers feare? fo? other thinges, as Churches, l^oufes, 
fuUfighfes anb horrible cries beeinghearb ttreets,traffique, apparrell, anbeufiemes, 
anb feene in the aire: after the tohich the altogether like Iucatan, fome of the homes 
SEobone bias neb) built, 1 placeb in a plains are couereb luith ftralu, becaufe thep iuant 
fielb about 3. miles Dittant from the place. If ones,pet there are manp ft onie places, s 
(uherein it ffcob , hauing about 80.0? 90. in fome places piUers of.garble as thep 
houfes in it all of free (tone, f couereb luith haue in Spame. 
tiles ♦ Bin this p?ouince are manp earth? the firft enfrte of the £>pamarDs info 
quakes,as Benzo to?tteth, toho continueb that 3lano thep lucre not reccaucb, but af? 
long in thofe countries,othertnife the coun? ter the ruler thereof cnferfaineD them berp 
trie is Ufa goob anb temperate aire,fruitful curteouflie, anb b?oug|t them bp into a 
ofco?ne,ano of trees that mere brought out tolner,Inhere thep erected a Cmffe, becaure 
cf Spaine father, pe<fetoeof themp?of* thatthe^krrigebtherebpontlje j.of^ap, 
per,onlie jfigge trees anb $p?icockes, but being as theii fjolte rasoe bap,anb calico the 
the fruit is not berp fauo?ie,Chere arelike* Bilanb ^.\Crus,but in our Carbe it keepteh 
iuifemanpCacauaren .as touching the He? the olb name^nthis SDoiner thep feumr 
ligion anb manner of thofe people, thep are eertatne chambers,lu|erin thep falu manp 
much like thoteofMexico,anbof Nicara- 3ibhte,lping among qf|er3imageg, tohigp 
gua, luhereof 31 toil fpeake, thep Itketoife thep luith greatnoffe ealleb bpon $p?a?eo 
beale together, but becaufe thib P ?ouince bnto, offering certaine ftoeet fatiburs ano 
ff anocth not in our Carbe, 31 haue fpoken tncenfe bnto them, as other Bisolaters anb 
fufficientlp thereof. heathens bfc to Doe,therein fulfilling their 
l^eathenift) Ceremonies, thep are Itketoife 
Fonduras. * circunittfeb. 
iFrom this cape fo Rio Grande are ioo. 
\T Cft to Guatimala,is the great count rte miles,toherein are confaineb La Puma de 
INofFonduras,tohereinbefo?cittoasin? lasMugercs, anbtheBahya de!a Afccnti- 
habiteb bp ^paniarbs, there toere at on. Ria:Grando licth bnber 1 6 , Degrees 
thcleaft, 4iooco-3|nDians, luhereof there anbfronfthrnceare 15o.miles to <Jauo di 
are not at this p?efent (no? manp peares Camai 6n,tohich are accounfeb in this man? 
fince) aboue 8000. left aliue, part of them ner.i firft, from the great riuer to ttje hauen 
flatnebp the ^paniarbs,part leb Captiues ofFf^ueras are 30.milcs,from Puerto Hi- 
anb confumebin their golben mines, anb gueras-to thehanen 4 t- Paaerto di Cauailo^, 
part ranne atoap to hibe themfelues tnpe? otherthirtie miles.Chis is thefecenb place 
fert places anb holes bnber the earth, fo to bp the &>paniarbs biuibeb info a colonies a 
auo ibe the £>pani(h tirranie. 3 Jn this p?o? bapes iournie from thence licth ^ainf Pc- 
ttince the fpaniarbs haue erecteb 5, totones, dro in a plains fielb clofe fo certaine IjUles, 
Theabookc. being 
