The historie of the West-Indies, containing the acts and adventures of the Spaniards, which have conquered and peopled those countries, inriched with varietie of pleasant relation of the manners, ceremonies, lawes, governments, and warres of the Indians. [By P.M.A.] / Published in Latin by Mr. Hakluyt [in 1587] and translated into English by M. Lok.

  • Peter Martyr d'Anghiera
Date:
[1625?]
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Credit: The historie of the West-Indies, containing the acts and adventures of the Spaniards, which have conquered and peopled those countries, inriched with varietie of pleasant relation of the manners, ceremonies, lawes, governments, and warres of the Indians. [By P.M.A.] / Published in Latin by Mr. Hakluyt [in 1587] and translated into English by M. Lok. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    from the CamhaleSyXnd earneftly beholding one of them whom our men called Katherine,he fpake gentleiy VHto her. And thus when hee had fecne and marueyled at the horfesjand liich other thinges as were in the fliippe, vnknowne to them,and had with a good grace and merily asked leaue ol the Admirall, he depar¬ ted. Yet fbme there were which counfellcd the Admirall to Nohorfesin she lUndc$. time shinges. kcepchim ftiil, that if they might by any meanesproouethat lie was confehting to the death of our men, hemightbe puny- Ihed accordingly. But the Admirall conlidcring that it was, yet no tixne to incenle the inhabitantes mindes to wrath, dilinif fed him. The next day following, the kinges brother reforting to the fhippes,ey therm his owne name or in his brothers,fedu- ced the women. For on the next night about midnight, vthis Katherine, alwell to recoucr her owne libertie, as al/b herfel- iowes,being fuborned thereto either by the king or his brothers Adefpetate ailtienture of 51 woman, Clocliaof Guacaiiirif l«s fought, ^clqhipi;. Other maydes to the king deceiued her-keepers, and rode ouer the riuer Tiber^ith the other virgins which were pled, ges with her.For whereas they fw'amme ouer the riuer on horfe- backe,this /Catherine with leuen other women.trufting onely to the ftrength of their owne. armes,lwam aboue three long.mylcs, and that alfb at fuch time, as the lea was fomewhat rough: for euenfofarreoffromthelliore lay the Ih pipes at rode, as nigh as theycoulde coniedure.Butour men following them with the- l]]ipboates, by the fam.e light feene on the lhore,wherby the wo¬ men were ledde, tookc three ofthemjfuppofing that Katherine with the other foure, went to : for inthefpring ofthe morning,ceftaine mellengers being fent vnto him by the Admirall, had intelligence that hee was Hed with all his familie- and Ihiffe, and thewomen alfo, which thing miniftred further fulpition that hee was eonfenting . to the death of our men. Wherefore the Admirall fent foorth an armie of three hundred men,ouer the which he appointed one. Jl^elchicf to be captaincj willing him to make diligent;fearch to finde out Guaccan^Tilltis ^ tliGTcfoTC with the fiuallcft v.eflellesentrin^ into the countrey by the riuers, andfeouring the-fliorcsjchauncedintOf ccrtaiije crooked go vilfeSj defended with hue litis & fteepe hilsj fuppo-