The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation. [vols. 1-3] made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600. yeres: deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries, &c. of the English ... The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations ... to the south and south-east parts of the world ... By Richard Hakluyt preacher, and sometime student of Christ-Church in Oxford.

Chap. 8.

When they came to their shippes the Captaine named that coast La Campanna de la Cruz, and builded a Chapel vnto our Lady, and called the riuer El Rio de Buena Guia, and re∣turned vp the same againe: when he came to Quicona and Coama the Lords of those places vsed him very courteously.

VPon mine arriuall at my ships I found all my people in health, although very heauie for my long stay, and because the current had fretted fower of their cables, and that they had lost two ankers which were recouered. After we had brought our ships together, I caused them to bring thē into a good harbour, & to giue the carena to the shippe called Sanct Peter, & to mend all things that were needfull. And here assembling all my company together, I opened vnto them what know∣ledge I had receiued of Francis Vasquez; and how it might be that in those sixeteene dayes space which I was in sayling vp the riuer he might peraduenture haue some knowl••dge of me, and that I was minded to returne vp the riuer once againe to try if I could finde any meanes to ioyne my selfe with him: and although some spake against my determination, I caused al my boates to bee made ready, because the ships had no need of them.* 1.1 I caused one of them to be filled with wares of exchange, with corne and other seedes, with hennes & cockes of Castile, and departed vp the riuer, leau••ng order that in that prouince called Campanna de la Cruz they should build an Ora••o••i•• or Chapell, and called it the Chappell of our Lady de la Buena Guia, and that they should call this ri∣uer Rio de Buena Guia because that is your Lordships Deuise: I carried with me Nicolas Za∣morano Pilote mayor, to take the height of the pole. And I departed on tuesday the fourteenth of September, & on wednesday I came vnto the first dwellings of the first Indians, which came run∣ning to hinder my passage, supposing that we had bene other people, for we ca••ied with vs a fifer, & a drummer, and I was clad in other apparell then I went in before, when they saw me fi••st of all: and when they knew me they stayed, though I could not grow vnto perfect friendship with th••m, whereupon I gaue them some of those seedes which I brought with mee; teaching them how th••y should sow them: and after I had sayled 3 leagues, my first interpretour came euen to my boat to seeke me with great ioy, of whom I demanded wherefore he had left me, he tolde me that certaine companions of his had led him away. I made him good countenance and better intertainment, be∣cause he should beare me companie againe, considering howe much it did importe me to haue him with me. He excused himselfe because he stayed there to bring mee certaine fea••hers of Parrats,* 1.2 which he gaue me. I asked him what people these were, and whether they had any Lord: hee an∣swered me, yea; and named three or foure vnto me, of foure or 25 names of people which he knew and that they had houses painted within, and that they had trafficke with those of Ceuola,* 1.3 and that in two moones hee came into the countrey. He told me moreouer many other names of Lords, and other people, which I haue written downe in a booke of mine,* 1.4 which I will bring my selfe vnto your Lordship. But I thought good to deliuer this briefe relation to Augustine Guerriero in this hauen of Colima, that he might send it ouerland to your Lordshippe, to whom I haue many other things to imparte.

But to returne to my iourney, I arriued at Quicama,* 1.5 where the Indians came forth with great ioy and gladnes to receiue me, aduertizing me that their Lord waited for my comming; to whom when I was come I found that he had with him fiue or sixe thousand men without weapons, from whom he went aparte with some two hundred onely, all which brought victuals with them, and so he came towards me, going before the rest with great authoritie, and before him and on each side of him were certaine which made the people stande aside, making him way to passe. Hee ware a garment close before and behind and open on both sides, fastened with buttons, wrought with white and blacke checker worke, it was very soft and well made, being of the skinnes of certaine delicate fishes called Sea breams. Assoone as he was come to the waters side his seruants tooke him vp in their armes, and brought him into my boate, where I embraced him and receiued him with great ioy, shewing vnto him much kindnesse: vpon which intertainment his people standing by and beholding the same seemed not a litle to reioyce. This Lord turnning himselfe to his peo∣ple wi••led them to consider my courtesie, and that he being of his owne accord come vnto me with a strange people, they might see how good a man I was, and with how great loue I had entertai∣ned him, and that therefore they should take me for their Lord, and that all of them should become

my seruants, and doe whatsoeuer I would command them. There I caused him to sit downe, and to eat certaine conserues of sugar which I had brought with mee, and willed the interpreter to thanke him in my name for the fauour which he had done me in vouchsafing to come to see mee, re∣commending vnto him the worshipping of the crosse, and all such other things as I had recommen∣ded to the rest of the Indians; namely that they should liue in peace, and should leaue off warres, and should continue alwayes good friendes together: he answered, that of long time they had continu∣ed in warres with their neighbours, but that from thence forward he would command his people that they should giue food to all strangers that passed through his kingdome, and that they should doe them no kinde of wrong, and that if any nation should come to inuade him, he said he would tell them howe I had commanded that they should liue in peace, and if they refused the ••ame, he would defend himselfe, and promised me, that he would neuer goe to seeke warre, if others came not to in∣uade him. Then I gaue him certaine trifles, as well of the seedes which I brought, as of the hens of Castile, wher••with he was not a litle pleased. And at my departure I ca••yed certaine of his peo∣ple with me, to make friendship betweene them and those other people which dw••lt aboue the Ri∣uer: and here the interpreter came vnto me, to craue leaue to returne home; and I gaue him cer∣taine gifts wherewith he d••parted greatly satisfied.

* 1.6The next day I came to Coama, and many of them knew me not, seeing me clad in other apar∣tel, but the old man which was there as soone as he knew me leapt into the water, saying vnto me; Sir, lo here is the man which you left with me, which came forth very ioyfull & pleasant declaring vnto me the great courtesies which that people had shewed him, saying that they had strouen toge∣ther who should haue him to his house, and that it was incredible to thinke what care they had at the rising of the Sunne to hold vp their hands and kneele before the Crosse. I gaue them of my seedes, and thanked them hartily for the good entertainment which they had shewed my man, and they besought me that I would leaue him with them, which I granted them vntill my return, and he stayed among them very willingly. Thus I went forward vp the Riuer, taking that olde man in my companie, which told mee, that two Indians came from Cumana to enquire for the Christians,* 1.7 & that he had answered them that he knew none such, but that he knew one which was the sonne of the Sunne,* 1.8 and that they had perswaded him to ioyne with th••m to kill mee and my companions. I wished him to lend me two Indians, and I would send word by them, that I would come vnto them and was desirous of their friendship, but if that they on the contrary would haue warre, I would make such a warre with them, that should displea••e them. And ••o I passed through all that people, and some came and asked me, why I had not giuen them Crosses as will as the rest, and so I gaue them some.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ma••ke ••hat 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••he Spaniardes ca•••• with t••••m in newe de••••oue••i••s. Rio de buena Guia.
• * 1.2

  Parrats in these par••s.
• * 1.3

  Two moones to Ceuola.
• * 1.4

  Another booke w••itten of the particulars of that countrey.
• * 1.5

  Quicama.
• * 1.6

  Coama.
• * 1.7

  Cumana.
• * 1.8

  Treason of the sauages.