. America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the
. America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the unknown south-land and the Arctick region. himttlt Chap. VII. AMERICA 5*7 was no way but co (land to the hazard of Battel. About Day-break bath Arrriie* flood an hour looking upon one another . the place where they flood being furrounded with Woods and deep Valleys. Borgia drew out his Men on a Hill, overgrown with Bullies. Jrcifieu5kyhiL& drawn out his Men on fomewhata lower ^/^ A* but contrary to Order they broke into the left Wing of Borgia's Army, and put his Mufquetteers to flight, who were foon fol. low'd by the whole Spanijh Army, fome running into the Woods, others into the Morafles,but moft of them along the narrow Way which leads to Porto Qaho. Among the Slain was Borgiahimklf, who was Descended from the greateft Families of the Dukes oiLerma and Borgia -y he was about forty eight years of Age, and had ferv'd the Spanijli King a confiderable time in the Netherlands. This Victory coft the Hol- landers about forty Men, befides as many more wounded. Amongft the Spanijh Pri- foners was a Neopolitan Gentleman, call'd Hetlor de la Qalce, who upon Examination inform'd the Hollanders, That with the laft Spanijh Fleet there Landed two thoufand four hundred Men in Jlagoa, with twenty Brafs ; abundance of Wheel- barrows, Spades and Pick-jixcs, which coft in Portugal eight hundred thoufand Crtt- j"ado's; with which great warlike Preparations Borgia made no
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