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 $äiap,V; of ^Weft-indies! || Vifitcr General to Mexico* to examine the ftrife Between the Conde de G elves and the Arch-hifhop, and the mutiny thae For their fakes had happened $ with full Cornmifiion and ..Au-> thority to Imprifon, Baniih, Hang and Execute all .Delink quents. In the Ship called Santa Gertrudis wen£ Bm Joé Nine de Toledo* who was fen t to be Prefident of Manila m thilif finas* and in the fame Ship with him went, the whole Million of thirty jefaites fent to Philippivm ; who had al- ready got the favour of the Prefident, and politiekly fought to be Paflengers in the fame Ship, that fo they might the more ingratiate themfelves to him ; for this cunning Generation (Indies purpofely how to insinuate themfelvest with Kings, Princes, Great men, Rulers and Commanders. In the Ship called St. Antony went my Dominican Million of twenty, feven Frier* In the Ship called Ñoflra Sennora de Regla wene cwenty four Merceriarian Friers bound for Mexico * part of chofe that afterwards drew (heir Knives to flaih and cut the Criolio's of their Profeflion. Thus with the Convoy of eight: Galeons for fear of Turks and Hollanders (whom the Spmifh Jpwwihake and tremble at) kt forward our Fleet with z pleafent and profperous gale, with a quiet and milker* Sea, Until we came to the Golfe, called Golfo de teguas* or of kicking Mares* whofe waves and fwelling furges did fo kick bur Ships, that we thought they would have kicked our St. An*» thonies gilded Image out of our Ship, and bereaved my An- tonio MelendeK* of his gilt and painted Idol, (to whom he dayly bowed and prayed againft the mercilefs Element j> and that all cur Ships Galleries would have been torn from us with the fpurnings and blows of that outragiotas Golfe*' But at laft having overcome the danger of this Golfe, the eight Galeons took their leave of us, and left our Merchant Ships no# to £hifc for themfelves. The departure of thefe Galeons was moft folemnly performed on each fide, faluting each other with their Ordinance, vifiting each other with their Cock- boats, the Admiral of the Fleet Feafting with a ftately Dinner in his Ship, the Admiral of the Galeons; and the like performing moft of the other Ships to the feveral Colonels and Captains and other their Allied 'Friends thas were
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