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He being sufficiently furnished for this enterprise departed from the towne of Palos the third day of August, hauing with him as captaines and pilots Martin Alfonso Pinzon, Francis Martinez Pinzon, Vincent Yannes Pinzon, and Bartholomew Columbus his brother, with 120. persons more in his companie: and some affirme that they were the first that sailed by latitudes.

They tooke the Canaries in their way, and there refreshed themselues; taking their course thence towards Cipango: but finding the sea by the way full of weeds they were amazed, and with great feare arriued at the Antiles, the tenth day of October, and the first Island that they descried was called Guanahany: where they went on land, and tooke possession of it, and named it San Saluador. This Island standeth in 25. degrees of northerly latitude. And after that they found many islands, which they called the Princes because they were the first that they had discouered.

The Sauages of those parts call these Islands by the name of And they doe stand on the north side almost vnder the Tropicke of Cancer. As for the Island of S. Lucaios, hauing in deede seuerall names for them. Iames or Iamaica, it standeth betweene 16. and 17. degrees.

[** 2nd proofer: There's a line out of place in this paragraph. It should read: The Sauages of those parts call these Islands by the name of Lucaios, hauing in deede seuerall names for them. And they doe stand on the north side almost vnder the Tropicke of Cancer. As for the Island of S. Iames or Iamaica, it standeth betweene 16. and 17. degrees.]

Thence they went to the Island which the naturals of the countrey call Cuba, and the Spanyards call it Ferdinandina, because their kings name was Ferdinando, standing in 22. degrees:

from whence the Indians conducted them vnto another Island, which they call Hayti, and the Spanyards call it Isabella, in the memorie of the Queene of Castile, which was so called, and they named it also Hispaniola. In that Island the Admirall ship of Columbus was cast away: of the timber and planks whereof they made a forte, wherein they left 38 men, and a captaine called Roderigo de Arana, to learne the language and customes of the countrey. They brought from thence musters and shewes of gold, pearles, and other things, which that countrey yeelded; and ten Indians also, whereof sixe died, the rest were brought home and baptized.

Hereupon there grewe such a common desire of trauaile among the Spanyards, that they were ready to leape into the sea to swim, if it had been possible, into those new found parts. The aforesaid company of Columbus at their comming home tooke