. 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. Chap. VIL *A ^I C A. V1 Strength it is related, that he took a Stag running full fpeed by the Horns3ancf turn- ing its Neck, pull'd the Tongue out of its Mouth. The reafon why Albuquerque caus'd him to be put to that death, was becaufe he had once joyn'd with the Hot* landers, and done the Tortugueje much hurt. But Scbuppe and Arc'tjfemky marching to forto Calvo, to Engage with Albuquerque, who was eight hundred <Portuguefe and a thoufand Brafdians ftrong, found the Place ruin'd, and about a hundred Hollanders unbury'd, and Jlbuquerque march'd away, driving the Inhabitants about Torto Qalvo before him, with three hundred Prifoners : The Hollanders following him, built a Fort ztVraipuera, to prevent the Tortuguefe from returning to <Porto Calvo. Scbuppe alfo demanded three Companies more to fupply the places of the fick and flaia Men, as alfo thofe who were fo miferably plagued by the Bicios, that they were not able to go. Thefe fiicios are little Animals, which creeping in at the Pores, caufe an infufferable pain. Schuppe's Requeft was the fooner granted, becaufe the Coun- eel at ^ecifa judg'd it convenient to pull down the Forts ^eal and Na^aretta, being already much decay'd and unferviceable, and that thofe who were in Garrifon in them, fhould Encamp in the Fields. Scbuppe had long before this time fall'n upon the Enemy in
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