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barlie, and other graines, radishes and other kinde of herbage and fruits brought out of Spaine thither to be sowne and planted.

In the same yeere 1535. one Diego de Almagro went from the citie of Cusco to the prouinces of Arequipa and Chili, reaching beyond Cusco, towards the South vnto 30. degrees.[1] This voiage was long, and he discouered much land, suffering great hunger, cold, and other extremities, by reason of the abundance of ice, which stoppeth the running of the riuers; so that men and horses die in those parts of the colde. About this time Ferdinando Pisarro came out of Spaine to the citie de los Reyes, and brought with him the title of Marquisate of Atanillos for his brother Francis Pisarro, and vnto Diego de Almagro he brought the gouernment of 100. leagues ouer and besides that which was discouered, and named it The New kingdome of Toledo.[2] Ferdinando Pisarro went straight to the citie of Cusco: and one Iohn de Rada went to Almagro into Chili with the Emperonrs patents.[3]

Diego de Almagro hauing receiued the letters patents which the Emperour had sent him, went straight from Chili vnto Cusco, to haue it seeing it did appertaine vnto him. Which was the cause of a ciuill warre. They were mightily oppressed with want of victuailes and other things in this their returne, and were enforced to eate the horses, which had died fower moneths and a halfe before, when they passed that way.

The fortresse of Diu. In this same yeere 1535. Nunnez Dacunna being gouernour of India, while he was making a fortresse at the citie of Diu he sent a fleete to the riuer of Indus, being from thence 90. or 100. leagues towards the north vnder the Tropicke of Cancer. The Captaines name was Vasques Perez de San Paio:

Badu king of Cambaia. also he sent another armie against Badu the king of Cambaia, the captaine whereof was Cosesofar a renegado. They came to the barre of that mighty riuer in the moneth of December, of the water whereof they found such trial as Quintus Curtius writeth of it when Alexander came thither.

In this yeere 1535. one Simon de Alcazaua went from Siuill with two ships and 240. Spaniards in them.[4] Some say they

  1. Gomara hist. gen. lib. 5. cap. 24. Chili.
  2. Lib. 5. cap. 25.
  3. Lib. 5. cap. 27.
  4. Gomara hist. gen. lib. 4. cap. 13.