AUSC429101 the injury of which he complains are bitten, kille , or otherwise hurt by such animals!

after this superstitious an i olatrous manner li"e those miserable an i#norant in ians that inhabit the islan s of the #ulf of hon uras$ as also many of them on the continent of jucatan, in the territories whereof are most e%cellent ports, where those in ians most commonly buil their houses! these people are not "ery faithful to one another, an use stran#e ceremonies at their marria#es! whenso"er any one preten s to marry a youn# amsel, he first applies himself to her father or nearest relation& he e%amines him nicely about the manner of culti"atin# their plantations, an other thin#s at his pleasure! ha"in# satisfie the 'uestions of his father in law, he #i"es the youn# man a bow an arrow, with which he repairs to the youn# mai , an presents here with a #arlan of #reen lea"es an sweet smellin# flowers$ this she is obli#e to put on her hea , an lay asi e that which she wore before, it bein# the custom for "ir#ins to #o perpetually crowne with flowers! this #arlan bein# recei"e , an put on her hea , e"ery one of the relations an frien s #o to a "ise with others whether that marria#e will be like to be happy or not$ then they meet at the house of the amsels father, where they rink of a li'uor ma e of mai(e, or in ian wheat$ an here, before the whole company, the father #i"es his au#hter in marria#e to the bri e#room! ne%t ay the bri e comes to her mother, an in her presence pulls off the #arlan , an tears it in pieces, with #reat cries an lamentations! many other thin#s i coul relate of the manner of li"in# an customs of those in ians, but i shall follow my iscourse! our pirates therefore ha many canoes of the in ians in the isle of sambale, fi"e lea#ues from the coasts of jucatan! here is #reat 'uantity of amber, but especially when any storm arises from towar s the east$ whence the wa"es brin# many thin#s, an "ery ifferent! throu#h this sea no "essels can pass, unless "ery small, it bein# too shallow! in the lan s that are surroun e by this sea, is foun much campechy woo , an other thin#s that ser"e for yein#, much esteeme in europe, an woul be more, if we ha the skill of the in ians, who make a ye or tincture that ne"er fa es! illustration& they boar e the ship with #reat a#ility pa#e the pirates ha"in# been in that #ulf three months, an recei"in# a "ice that the spanish ship was come, hastene to the port where the ship lay at anchor unla in# her merchan ise, with esi#n to assault her as soon as possible$ but first they thou#ht con"enient to sen away some of their boats to seek for a small "essels also e%pecte "ery richly la en with plate, in i#o, an cochineal! meanwhile, the ships crew ha"in# notice that the pirates esi#ne upon them, prepare all thin#s for a #oo efence, bein# mounte with forty two #uns, well furnishe with arms an other necessaries, an one hun re an thirty fi#htin# men! to lolonois all this seeme but little, for he assaulte her with #reat coura#e, his own ship carryin# but twenty two #uns, an ha"in# no more than a small saety or fly boat for help& but the spaniar s efen e themsel"es so well, as they force the pirates to retire$ but the smoke of the pow er continuin# thick, as a ark fo# or mist, with four canoes well manne , they boar e the ship with #reat a#ility, an force the spaniar s to surren er! the ship bein# taken, they foun not in her what they thou#ht, bein# alrea y almost unla en! all they #ot was only fifty bars of iron, a small parcel of paper, some earthen jars of wine, an other thin#s of small importance! then lolonois calle a council of war, an tol them, he inten e for #uatemala& hereupon they i"i e into se"eral sentiments, some likin# the proposal, an other islikin# it, especially a party of them who were but raw in those e%ercises, an who ima#ine at their settin# forth from tortu#a that pieces of ei#ht were #athere as easy as pears from a tree but fin in# most thin#s contrary to their e%pectation, they 'uitte the fleet, an returne $ others affirme they ha rather star"e than return home without a #reat eal of money! but the major part ju #in# the propoun e "oya#e little to their purpose, separate from lolonois an the rest& of these one moses "anclein was rin#lea er, captain of the ship taken at puerto ca"allo& this fellow steere for tortu#a, to cruise to an fro in these seas! with him joine another comra e of his, by name pierre le picar , who seein# the rest lea"e lolonois, thou#ht fit to o the same! these runaways ha"in# thus parte company, steere homewar s, coastin# alon# the continent till they came to costa rica$ here they lan e a stron# party