r/d %!)e cotttft along tfie %intu H^ma in f>mt 
blackc Buckes, anb befo;e them there is a 
fire mabe of ftoeetc bomb , (bohich grotuefh 
in that countrcp) bohich fireburneth confix 
8malty,out of t^e 5»l)iri) botob, the barke be? 
ingtakcnabuap , there fiftieth a eertaine 
Clneet gumme, 31 tyinke it to be Cebar,from 
bohencetlje gumme Elemi is taken, bohich 
is accounteo fo; the life of the beau,anb the 
beath of the luring,beeaufe it p;eferueth the 
beab bobp from putrifaction. Sphere are al? 
fo in thofe temples certain images of great 
ferpents,ri)hich the? p;ap bnto: anb befibes 
thefe common ibolles, euerp man hath his 
feuerall Biboll, each man aeco;bing to the 
trace he bfeth, as the ifithermen a greate 
fiflh, anb the punters a hart o;the Bimage 
offomeboilbe beaff , bp the Cape Paflao, 
in fome churches bpon euerp piller thereof, 
Sucre placeb the bobies of men boomcn anb 
chilb;en crucificb, that boere folueil kept 
anb b;ieb,that bp no meanes thep coulb rot 
o; cafffoofihanp bnfboeete fauour: there 
Suere Ukeboife the heabs of 3|nbians fet bp? 
on nailcs, bohich boith fome eertaine fub# 
ftauncethephabfoclofeb anb knitte fogc? 
ther, that thep boere no bigger in eompaffe 
thanamansfift : their houfes aremabeof 
great thicke reebes, tuhich gcoboe in that 
counfrep: but fo; fruite thep haue berp lit? 
tie. 
P;oceebmg further fo the befeription of 
the coatt, anb fololuing on fouth anb fouth# 
tocaftfo Cape faint Elena, before pou come 
tothatpopnt, therearetbuo hauens, one 
lalleb Coiao , the other Calemgo, inhere 
fhelhippes anker, to take in frety boater, 
anbbo®bbefoburne: anb from the popnt 
faint Laurence , to Cape faint Elena, are 
full nine miles, anbliethbnber ttooobe# 
gras , anb from the point toboarbes the 
north it ntarieth a hooUc of lanb, bohich is 
a berp goobt^auen : aboutaboboetharte 
from thence, there ftanoeth a fountapne, 
Iuhieh bp certainebeines runneth into the 
fea, from bohence there fiftieth a certapne 
Bitumen, altogether like piteh , anb bp the 
Spamardcs is bfeb about their flfippes in 
tteebe offarre, anb the Peruuians fap, that 
about that point in times patt, there bboelf 
great men like Cianfs, but thep knebo not 
from bohence thep came, anb febbebppon 
fuch meats as their neighbours bfeb, fpe? 
ciallp m* 
SDhofeCiauntes fifl&eo Ukeboife bppon 
b;ifts, anb manpe times came on foote to 
ianb though the boater bohere thep habat 
the leafftboo fabomebeepe anbfomebohat 
mo;e. jChcpboentnalieb, anb lucre moft 
cruell, billing manpof the people tfarea? 
bouts. 
Xhc2.Bookc. 
Mhen the Spamardcs arriueb at Porto 
Vcio, thepfounb therein tboo Bimages of 
thofeCiantes, amananbabooman, anb 
the Peruuians fap Ukeboife that the beffru? 
ction of thofe Ciauntes boas bone bp a bop 
that came bobone from heauen, fining 
like the £>unne, that fought againftthem 
Suith fierp flames , in fuch manner, that 
inhere the flames toucheb, thep tare anb 
rentfhe Ifones, the rents anb holes bohere# 
of are at this bap to be feenc, anb bp that 
meanes the Ciauntes ranne into certapne 
holes fo hioe thcmfelues, bohere thep lucre 
allbeftropeb. 
Chis tale boas not greatlp belaueb bp 
the Spaniardcs, bntill one lohn de Helmos 
bo;nc in Truxiiho, Couernour of Porto 
Vcio, in the pearc ofour &o;be Cob euer# 
lafting, one thoufanbfiuehunb;ebfourfie 
anb fh;a caufeb certapne places to bee big# 
geo bppe, bohere thep founb fo great bones 
anb ribbes, that it boas tncreoible to bee 
mens bones, but that thep founb the heaos 
tying bp them, fheteeth thereof being fh;a 
fingers b;oab, ano foure fingers long, anb 
fiue quarters fquare, bohich boere fent into 
biuers places of Peru, anb from that time 
the Peruuians tale thereof boas belaueb fo 
befrue. SChe Spaniards opinions are,that 
beeaufe the Ciantes boere giuen to finite a? 
gainfi the laboes of nature, that the molt 
righteous Cobhab beftropeb them bp hitf 
0ngel boith fire from heauen, as he bio the 
Cltties ofSodome anb Gomorrha : ^etiS 
this not cerfainelp to be crebifeb,becaufe 
the Americans haue no hifto;ies, barites, 
no; other boatings to reco;bthefame, one? 
ty tl;e memo;ies anb rehearfalles ofmenne 
from time fo time, ano bp fome tokens 
ano memo;ialles there mabeof all fo;fes of 
painteb cotten ropes,bohich the? call Quip- 
pos ., fignifping bp the number sf knottes, 
mabe of biuers fafijtons, that iuhichthep 
booulo remember, beginning from the bot# 
fome, anofo telling bpiuarbes, from one 
to tenne, anb fo fo;rh, painting the ropes 
ofttje fame colour that the things lucre of, 
buhich the? boouloe therebp fignifie o; haue 
in memo;ie, buhereof the Spamardcs bp 
their Barbarian cruelfie anb negligence 
haue fpopleb great numbers, in cuerp p;o? 
wince: there boere menne appopnteb fo; the 
purpofe, in that manner to regttter fuch 
things as hab happeneo, as pou map reabe 
mo;e at large in the lpifio;ie of Mexico, 
thofe that bio if boere Caleb Quippo camay- 
os, of bohich co;bcs there boere tuholc \)ou* 
fes full, bohich bp fuch as boere acquaintcb 
boith them, coulb eafilp be folbe, although 
the ^jings hab bane bonemanp pares be? 
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