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our_o brâ—…_n gantine_n which_o so_o be_v very_o easy_o launch_v whereas_o have_v we_o be_v necessitate_v to_o carry_v theâ—…_n over-land_n they_o will_v have_v be_v in_o danger_n 〈◊〉_d break_v or_o bulge_v by_o the_o keel_n or_o somewherâ—…_n else_o the_o nail_n for_o want_n of_o iron_n be_v so_o short_a anâ—…_n the_o plank_n so_o thin_a the_o indian_n of_o minoya_n camâ—…_n daily_o to_o serve_v we_o not_o so_o much_o out_o of_o inclinatioâ—…_n as_o necessity_n that_o they_o may_v gain_v somewhat_o tâ—…_n live_v on_o for_o the_o soldier_n have_v seize_v all_o theiâ—…_n maes_n and_o see_v their_o country_n be_v very_o fruitful_a in_o that_o and_o that_o they_o make_v most_o of_o theiâ—…_n food_n of_o it_o they_o be_v so_o numerous_a know_v noâ—…_n what_o to_o get_v to_o eat_v those_o who_o come_v to_o thâ—…_n town_n be_v so_o famish_v that_o they_o be_v reduceâ—…_n to_o skin_n and_o bone_n and_o many_o die_v for_o mere_a wanâ—…_n the_o governor_n have_v several_o discharge_v any_o maes_n to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o but_o the_o christian_n see_v that_o even_o the_o hog_n have_v their_o belly_n full_a and_o that_o these_o poor_a indian_n who_o come_v and_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n to_o serve_v they_o and_o who_o extreme_a misery_n they_o can_v not_o but_o pity_n charitable_o give_v they_o of_o the_o maes_n they_o have_v nevertheless_o through_o their_o charitableness_n we_o have_v not_o maes_n enough_o to_o put_v on_o board_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o army_n all_o that_o remain_v be_v put_v into_o the_o brigantine_n and_o twelve_o great_a canoe_n that_o be_v fasten_v two_o and_o two_o together_o first_o we_o put_v on_o board_n two_o and_o â—…wenty_n of_o the_o best_a horse_n and_o then_o kill_v all_o the_o â—…est_n who_o flesh_n with_o that_o of_o the_o hog_n be_v dry_v â—…o_o the_o spaniard_n part_v from_o minoya_n the_o second_o â—…f_n july_n 1543._o chap._n xxxvii_o the_o indian_n of_o quigaltan_n attack_z the_o spaniard_n upon_o the_o river_n and_o the_o success_n of_o that_o engagement_n one_o day_n before_o we_o go_v on_o board_n it_o be_v resolve_v that_o all_o the_o indian_a man_n and_o woman_n who_o follow_v the_o army_n shall_v be_v dismiss_v except_o a_o hundred_o who_o the_o governor_n allow_v to_o be_v keep_v and_o embark_v but_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o person_n of_o quality_n who_o he_o dare_v not_o refuse_v what_o he_o grant_v to_o other_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o come_v off_o with_o this_o fetch_v that_o every_o one_o may_v keep_v indian_n so_o long_o as_o we_o be_v upon_o the_o river_n but_o that_o they_o must_v all_o be_v send_v back_o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o sea_n because_o we_o have_v not_o cask_n enough_o to_o hold_v fresh_a water_n for_o so_o many_o people_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o give_v notice_n private_o to_o his_o friend_n that_o they_o shall_v retain_v those_o who_o they_o have_v and_o carry_v they_o with_o they_o into_o new_a spain_n so_o they_o who_o be_v in_o bad_a term_n with_o he_o and_o 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