Suez. and along by it he went vnto Suez, which is the farthest ende of the streit, and so he turned backe the same way, leauing that countrey and coast discouered so far as neuer any other Portugall captaine had done, although Lopez Suarez gouernour of India went to the hauen of Iuda, and the hauen of Mecca standing on the coast of Arabia in 23. degrees of latitude, and 150. leagues from the mouth of the streit.
An Island of Brimstone in the Red sea. Don Stephan de Gama crossing ouer from Cossir to the citie of Toro, as it is reported found an Island of Brimstone, which was dispeopled by the hand of Mahumet, wherein many crabs doe breede, which increase nature: wherefore they be greatly esteemed of such as are vnchaste. Also they say that there are in this streit many roses which open when women are in their labour.
Iohn Leo writeth in the very end of his Geographie which he made of Africa, that there is in the mountaines of Atlas a roote called *Sūrnag, ouer which if a maid chance to make water shee shall leese her virginitie.
In the same yeere 1541. Don Diego de Almagro killed the Marques Francis Pizarro, and his brother Francis Pizarro.* [*Note to PP: this phrase seems to be redundant? "and his brother Francis Pizarro"] and his brother Francis Martinez of Alcantara in the citie de los Reyes, otherwise called Lima, and made himselfe gouernour of that countrey.
Sibola. In the yeere 1540. the Viceroy Don Antony de Mendoza sent one Francis Vasquez de Corodado by land vnto the prouince of Sibola, with an armie of Spaniards and Indians.[1] They went out of Mexico, and came to Culuacan, and from thence to Sibola, which standeth in 30. degrees of latitude. They required peace with the people and some victuals, being thereof destitute. But they answered that they vsed not to giue any thing to those that came vnto them in warlike manner. So the Spaniard assalted the towne and tooke it, and called it Nueua Granada, because the generall himselfe was borne in Granada. The soldiers found themselues deceiued by the words of the Friers, which had beene in those parts before; and because they woulde not returne backe to Mexico againe with emptie hands, they went to the towne of Acuco, where they had knowledge of Axa and Quiuira, where there was a king very rich, that did worship a crosse of golde, and the picture of the queene of Heauen. They indured many extremities in this iourney, and
- ↑ Gomara hist. gen. lib. 6. cap. 17.
