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Spanyards builded in the Firme land: and in Nombre de Dios they built another, and called it Nuestra Sennora de la Antigua. They builded also the towne of Vraba. And there they left for their captaine and lieutenant one Francis Pissarro, who was there much troubled. They builded other townes also, whose names I here omit. But these captaines had not that good successe which they hoped for.

In the yeere 1509. the second Admirall Don Diego Columbus went into the Island of Hispaniola with his wife and household: And she being a gentlewoman carried with her many other women of good families, which were there married, and so the Spanyards and Castillians began to people the countrey: for Don Fernando the king had giuen them licence to discouer and people the townes of Hispaniola; so that the same place grew to be famous and much frequented.

The foresaid Admirall also gaue order to people the Island of Cuba, which is very great and large, and placed there as his lieutenant one Diego Velasques, who went with his father in the second voiage.

In the yeere. 1511. in the moneth of April Alfonso de Albuquerque went from the citie of Cochin vnto Malacca. In which yeere and moneth the Chineans went from Malacca into their owne countrey, and Alfonso sent with them for master a Portugall called Duarte Fernandes, with letters also and order vnto the king of the Mantias, which now is called Sian standing in the South.

They passed through the streight of Cincapura, and sailed towards the north, went along the coast of Patane vnto the citie of Cay, and from thence to Odia which is the chiefe citie of the kingdome, standing in 14. degrees of northerly latitude. The king greatly honoured and welcomed Duarte Fernandes, being the first Portugall that he had seene, and with him he sent backe ambassadours to Albuquerque.

They passed ouer land towards the west vnto the citie of Tanaçerim standing vpon the sea on the other side in 12. degrees, where they imbarked themselues in two ships, and sailed along the coast vnto the citie of Malacca, leauing it all discouered.

The people of this countrey of Sian are people that eate of all