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 one Antonie de Britto building a fortresse, which tooke from them their goods, and sent 48. of them prisoners to Malaca.

In this yeere 1522. Cortes desirous to haue some hauens on the South sea, and to discouer the coast of Noua Spania, on that side, whereof he had knowledge in Muteçuma his time, (bicause he thought by that way to bring the drugs from Maluco and Banda, and the spicerie from Iaua, with lesse trauaile and danger) he sent fower Spaniards with their guides to Tecoantepec, Quahutemallan, and other hauens: where they were wel receiued, and brought some of the people with them to Mexico: And Cortes made much of them; and afterwards sent ten pilots thither to search the seas there about.

They went 70. leagues in the sea but found no hauen. One Casique or Lord called Cuchataquir vsed them well, and sent with them to Cortes 200. of his men with a present of gold and siluer, and other things of the countrey: and they of Tecoantepec did the like: and not long after, this Casique sent for aide to Cortes against his neighbours which did warre against him.

In the yeere 1523. Cortes sent vnto him for his aide Peter de Aluarado, with two hundred soldiers footemen, and fortie horsemen, and the Caciques of Tecoantepec and Quahutemallan asked them for the monsters of the sea which came thither the yeere past, meaning the ships of Gil Gonsales de Auila, being greatly amazed at the sight of them, and woondring much more when they heard, that Cortes had bigger than those: and they painted vnto them a mighty Carake with sixe masts, and sailes and shroudes, and men armed on horsebacke.

This Aluarado went through the countrey and builded there the city of Sant Iago or Saint Iames, and a towne which he called Segura leauing certaine of his people in it.

In the same yeere 1523. in the moneth of May Antonie de Britto being captaine of the Isles of Maluco sent his cosen Simon de Breu to learne the way by the Isle of Borneo to Malaca: They came in sight of the Islands of Manada and Panguansara: They went through the straight of Treminao and Taguy: and to the