The English-American, His Travail by Sea and Land: or, A New Survey of the West-India's
by Thomas Gage
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- The English-American his Travail by Sea and Land:
- OR,
- A NEW SURVEY OF THE WEST INDIA'S,
- CONTAINING A Journall of Three thousand and Three hundred Miles within the main Land of AMERICA.
- Wherin is set forth his Voyage from Spain to St. John de Ulhua; and from thence to Xalappa, to Tlaxcallan, the City of Angeles, and forward to Mexico; With the description of that great City, as it was in former times, and also at this present. Likewise his Journey from Mexico through the Provinces of Guaxaca, Chiapa, Guatemala, Vera Paz, Truxillo, Comayagua; with his abode Twelve years about Guatemala, and especially in the Indian-towns of Mixco, Pinola, Petapa, Amatitlan. As also his strange and wonderfull Conversion, and Calling from those remote Parts to his Native Countrey. With his return through the Province of Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, to Nicoya, Panama, Portobelo, Cartagena, and Havana, with divers occurrents and dangers that did befal in the said Journey. ALSO, A New and exact Discovery of the Spanish Navigation to those Parts; And of their Dominions, Government, Religion, Forts, Castles, Ports, Havens, Commodities, fashions, behaviour of Spaniards, Priests and Friers, Blackmores, Mulatto's, Mestiso's, Indians; and of their Feasts and Solemnities. With a Grammar, or some few Rudiments of the Indian Tongue, called, Poconchi, or Pocoman.
- CONTENTS
- To His Excellency
- Sr. THOMAS FAIRFAX Knight, Lord FAIRFAX of CAMERON,
- CAPTAIN-GENERALL of the Parliaments Army; And of all their Forces in ENGLAND, and the Dominion of WALES.
- UPON This WORTHY WORK, Of his most worthy Friend THE AUTHOR.
- A NEW SURVEY OF THE WEST-INDIES.
- CHAP. I.
- How Rome doth yearly visit the American and Asian Kingdoms.
- CHAP. II.
- Shewing that the Indians wealth under a pretence of their Conversion hath corrupted the hearts of poor begging Fryers, with strife, hatred and ambition.
- CHAP. III.
- Shewing the manner of the Missions of Fryers and Jesuites to the India's.
- CHAP. IV.
- Shewing to what Provinces of the East and West India's belonging to the Crown of Castilia are sent Missions of Fryers and Jesuites. And specially of the Mission sent in the yeare 1625.
- CHAP. V.
- Of the Indian Fleet that departed from Cales, Anno Dom. 1625. And of some remarkable passages in that Voiage.
- CHAP. VI.
- Of our discovery of some Islands, and what trouble befell us in one of them.
- CHAP. VII.
- Of our further Sayling to St. John de Ulhua, aliàs, Vera Crux; and of our landing there.
- CHAP. VIII.
- Of our Landing at Vera Crux, otherwise St. John de Ulhua, and of our entertainment there.
- CHAP. IX.
- Of our journey from St. John de Ulhua to Mexico; and of the most remarkeable Townes and Villages in the way.
- CHAP. X.
- Wherein is set downe the estate and condition of the great Towne of Tlaxcallan, when the first Spaniards entred the Empire of Mexico; Cortez his first encounter with the Tlaxcalteca's; their league with him, with a description of the Towne; and of the state and condition of it now.
- CHAP. XI.
- Concluding the rest of our journey from Tlaxcallan to Mexico, through the City of Angels, and Guacocingo.
- CHAP. XII.
- Shewing some particulars of the great and famous City of Mexico in former times, with a true description of it now; and of the State and condition of it the yeare 1625.
- CHAP. XIII.
- Shewing the severall parts of this new World of America; and the places of note about the famous City of Mexico.
- CHAP. XIV.
- Shewing my journey from Mexico to Chiapa Southward, and the most remarkable places in the way.
- CHAP. XV.
- Describing the Countrey of Chiapa, with the chiefest Townes and Commodities belonging unto it.
- CHAP. XVI.
- Concerning two daily and common Drinkes, or Potions much used in the India's, called Chocolatte, and Atolle.
- CHAP. XVII.
- Shewing my journy from the City of Chiapa, unto Guatemala, and the chief places in the way.
- CHAP. XVIII.
- Describing the Dominions, Government, Riches, and greatnesse of the City of Guatemala, and Country belonging unto it.
- CHAP. XIX.
- Shewing the condition, quality, fashion, and behaviour of the Indians of the Country of Guatemala since the Conquest, and especially of their feasts, and yeerly Solemnities.
- CHAP. XX.
- Shewing how and why I departed out of Guatemala to learne the Poconchi language, and to live among the Indians, and of some particular passages and accidents whilst I lived there.
- CHAP. XXI.
- Shewing my journey from the Towne of Petapa, into England; and some chiefe passages in the way.
- CHAP. XXII.
- Shewing how, and for what causes, after I had arrived in England, I tooke yet another Journey to Rome, and other parts of Italy, and returned againe to settle my selfe in this my Country.
- FINIS.
- Some brief and short Rules for the better learning of the Indian tongue called Poconchi, or Pocoman, commonly used about Guatemala and some other parts of Honduras.
- FINIS.
- CHAP. I.
- CHAP. II.
- CHAP. III.
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- CHAP. XIX.
- CHAP. XX.
- CHAP. XXI.
- CHAP. XXII.
- FINIS.
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