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 And albeit this voyage was so long and troublesome as is before mentioned, yet many others haue attempted the same

And the next that sought to passe the said streights of Magellan were two ships of Genoa, which comming as farre as the mouth of the streights were by a master was called Pancaldo, put into the riuer of Plate, and was cast away about Buenos Aeres, where to this day part of the said ship is to be seene, and some of the men are yet liuing in the riuer among the Spaniards: and the other ship returned to Genoa againe.
 * a mightie storme driuen backe againe, and one of them, whose

Also there was a bishop of Placencia in Spaine, who coueting riches, set foorth a fleet of foure sailes, to passe the streights, and so to goe for the Malucos: and getting license of the Emperour he sent his said 4 ships toward the streights which had very faire windes till they came thither: but being entered 20 leagues within the streights, a storme of Westerly windes tooke them, and droue 3 of them on shore, and the fourth backe into the sea, which (the storme being past) returned into the streights to seeke for his consorts and found many men going on the shores side, but the ships were beaten all to pieces. So they on land called vnto the ship; but the captaine thereof, considering that his ship was but little, and that he had but small store of victuals, would not go to them on shore, but proceeded on his voyage, and passed the streights. And because he was alone he would not saile to the Malucos, but went for the coast of Peru to the citie of Lima, where the ship remaineth vnto this day. [Marginal note A: Gonsaluo de Ouiedo, parte 2. lib. calleth this Captaine Zamargo.] The men of the other three ships, which were left in the streights being to the number of two hundred and fiftie (whose Captaine being kinsman to the bishop of Placencia was called [A] Queros) were neuer heard of vntill this present day, it being fortie yeres since they were left there.

A yeare after this, certaine marchants of the Groine in Galicia set foorth other three ships, which ships also came to the streights mouth, where one of them was cast away with all the men, and the other two returned for Spaine.

Also I haue had intelligence of certaine Portugall ships, which being come to the mouth of the Streights lost two of their Pinnesses which they