. 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. 7° A M E%1 C J. Chap. South-: ther, was met by King Chiapes, leading an Army of thirty thoufand Men, which great Body flood not long to make refiftance , being terrifi'd .with the Vollyes of Shot, whofe Report the ecchoing Valleys prefentcd to their Ears, double and trebble : And that which moft amazd and difanimated them in the rout, were the Dogs, who fiercely purfu'd and feiz'd the flyers, tearing away great morfels of Flefli. After the Battel, the Conqueror profFcr'd £eace, which was agreed on, upon the delivery of feveral great Prefents of Gold. Af- ter that, Chiapes the King, accompany'd with Uunne^ the Spanifh Commander, and March'd with him over a broad River to Qoquera, where at firft fome For- ces made refiftance, but were routed 5 whereupon, they alfo fuddenly ftruck up a Peace, upon conditions, that the Prince, nam'd alfo Coquera, fhould return is in great danger on the him a great quantity of Gold. Here he found a handfbme Bay running up in crooked Reaches, above fixty Leagues, which Nwwwe^call'd St. Michael, being iprinkled with Iflands, and treacherous with hidden Rocks, There Nunne^ (though diflwaded by (hiapes, becaufe he knew the South-Sea at that time be- ing the three laft Moneths of the Year, was exceeding turbulent, that no Veflel could hardly live in it, yet) ventur'd with nine Indian Boats, and eighty Me
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