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cuba_n where_o the_o tide_n violent_o enter_v and_o the_o other_o betwixt_o the_o say_a island_n and_o the_o cape_n florida_n where_o it_o go_v as_o violent_o out_o upon_o which_o gulf_n the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v always_o some_o good_a ship_n in_o readiness_n for_o all_o occasion_n and_o by_o they_o it_o be_v suppose_v he_o do_v more_o assure_v his_o estate_n in_o those_o part_n of_o america_n than_o by_o all_o his_o garrison_n beside_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o new-spain_n be_v subdivide_v into_o these_o inferior_a province_n viz._n 1._o panuco_fw-la 2._o mexicana_fw-la 3._o mechoacan_a 4._o tlascalla_n 5._o guaxata_n 6._o chiapa_n and_o 7._o jucatan_n 7._o panuco_n be_v the_o most_o northerly_a province_n of_o new-spain_n by_o some_o call_v guasteca_n bound_v on_o the_o east_n with_o the_o gulf_n of_o mexico_n on_o the_o west_n with_o vxitipa_n a_o country_n of_o new-gallicia_a on_o the_o north_n with_o some_o undiscovered_a country_n of_o florida_n from_o which_o it_o be_v 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likewise_o the_o metropolis_n or_o head_n town_n of_o the_o native_n before_o the_o spaniard_n burn_v and_o destroy_v it_o 3._o st._n jago_n de_fw-fr los_fw-la valles_n this_o be_v a_o frontier_n place_n and_o enjoy_v certain_a speciar_a immunity_n and_o some_o fair_a possession_n also_o for_n defence_n of_o the_o country_n against_o the_o savage_n it_o be_v twenty_o five_o league_n distant_a from_o st._n steven_n del_fw-it puerto_n lie_v in_o a_o open_a or_o champain_n country_n and_o be_v fence_v about_o with_o a_o wall_n of_o earth_n 8._o mechoacan_a have_v on_o the_o north-east_n panuco_n on_o the_o east_n mexicana_n proper_o so_o call_v on_o the_o south_n part_n of_o tlascalla_n on_o the_o west_n the_o main_a ocean_n or_o mare_n deal_v zur_n and_o last_o of_o all_o more_o direct_o northward_o xalisco_n which_o be_v a_o province_n of_o new_a gallicia_n the_o name_n signify_v in_o the_o american_n language_n as_o much_o as_o a_o fish_n country_n &_o so_o it_o be_v have_v many_o fair_a lake_n and_o river_n in_o it_o abundant_o well_o store_v with_o good_a fish_n the_o country_n so_o exceed_o pleasant_a and_o healthful_a that_o it_o be_v usual_a for_o sick_a person_n of_o other_o province_n to_o come_v hither_o to_o recover_v their_o health_n only_o by_o the_o benefit_n of_o a_o good_a air_n the_o soil_n so_o abundant_o fertile_a of_o all_o sort_n of_o grain_n that_o of_o four_o measure_n of_o seed_n it_o have_v be_v often_o observe_v they_o have_v reap_v the_o next_o harvest_n more_o than_o so_o many_o hundred_o measure_n of_o the_o same_o grain_n very_o well_o wooded_a and_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o many_o river_n and_o fresh_a spring_n equal_o rich_a in_o good_a pasture_n and_o beside_o great_a plenty_n of_o medicinal_a herb_n and_o plant_n it_o afford_v good_a store_n of_o amber_n nigh_o the_o sea_n coast_n mulberry-tree_n &_o consequent_o silk_n much_o honey_n wax_n and_o divers_a other_o commodity_n both_o for_o necessity_n and_o pleasure_n the_o people_n 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lima_n memorable_a chief_o for_o pizarros_n good_a fortune_n here_o who_o be_v report_v to_o have_v find_v in_o one_o only_a old_a temple_n of_o the_o native_n the_o quantity_n of_o nine_o hundred_o thousand_o ducat_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n beside_o what_o his_o soldier_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v seize_v on_o and_o convey_v away_o before_o he_o come_v 8._o guarco_n a_o colony_n of_o three_o hundred_o spaniard_n sixteen_o league_n to_o the_o southward_n of_o pachacama_n round_v with_o the_o best_a field_n for_o wheat_n in_o all_o peru._n 9_o valverde_n a_o great_a town_n inhabit_v by_o five_o hundred_o spaniard_n and_o though_o at_o sixteen_o league_n distance_n from_o the_o sea_n yet_o well_o trade_v and_o rich_a the_o valley_n wherein_o it_o lie_v and_o from_o which_o it_o take_v its_o name_n afford_v the_o best_a vine_n of_o america_n 10._o castro-verreina_a threescore_o league_n distant_a from_o lima_n to_o the_o south_n east_n it_o lie_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o chocolocha_n 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overthrow_v and_o take_v prisoner_n near_o to_o this_o place_n and_o afterward_o use_v as_o have_v be_v say_v last_o 13._o leon_n de_fw-fr guanuco_n so_o call_v from_o the_o territory_n wherein_o it_o stand_v a_o rich_a and_o pleasant_a place_n be_v ancient_o a_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o peru_n very_o magnificent_a and_o stately_a now_o likewise_o much_o beautify_v with_o house_n both_o of_o the_o spanish_a and_o peruvian_n nobility_n some_o convent_v of_o religious_a man_n and_o a_o college_n of_o jesuit_n 6._o cusco_n be_v the_o far_o great_a part_n of_o the_o province_n of_o peru_n contain_v general_o all_o the_o sierra_n or_o hill_n country_n and_o those_o part_n of_o the_o andes_n likewise_o which_o lie_v southward_o of_o the_o little_a province_n or_o cantre_v of_o guanuco_n be_v coast_v westward_o and_o to_o the_o northwest_n with_o lima_n eastward_o with_o los_fw-la quixos_n and_o some_o part_n of_o guiana_n and_o on_o the_o south_n with_o charcas_n enjoy_v for_o the_o 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