God, escaped (death):  we captured two of the girls and two men:  and we proceeded to their houses, and entered therein, and in them all we found nothing else than two old women and a sick man:  we took away from them many things, but of small value:  and we would not burn their houses, because it seemed to us (as tho that would be) a burden upon our conscience:  and we returned to our boats with five prisoners:  and betook ourselves to the ships, and put a pair of irons on the feet of each of the captives, except the little girls:  and when the night came on, the two girls and one of the men fled away in the most subtle manner possible:  and the next day we decided to quit that harbour and go further onwards.

We proceeded continuously skirting the coast, (until) we had sight of another tribe distant perhaps some 80 leagues from the former tribe:  and we found them very different in speech and customs:  we resolved to cast anchor, and went ashore with the boats, and we saw on the beach a great number of people amounting probably to 4,000 souls:  and when we had reached the shore, they did not stay for us, but betook themselves to flight through the forests, abandoning their things:  we jumped on land, and took a pathway that led to the forest:  and at the distance of a bow-shot we found their tents, where they had made very large fires, and two (of them) were cooking their victuals, and roasting several animals, and fish of many kinds:  where we saw that they were roasting a certain animal which seemed to be a serpent, save that it had no wings, and was in its appearance so loathsome that we marveled much at its savageness: 

Thus went we on through their houses, or rather tents, and found many of those serpents alive, and they were tied by the feet and had a cord around their snouts, so that they could not open their mouths, as is done (in Europe) with mastiff-dogs so that they may not bite:  they were of such savage aspect that none of us dared to take one away, thinking that they were poisonous:  they are of the bigness of a kid, and in length an ell and a half:  their feet are long and thick, and armed with big claws:  they have a hard skin, and are of various colors:  they have the muzzle and face of a serpent:  and from their snouts there rises a crest like a saw which extends along the middle of the back as far as the tip of the tail:  in fine we deemed them to be serpents and venomous, and (nevertheless, those people) ate them.

This land is very populous, and full of inhabitants, and of numberless rivers, (and) animals:  few (of which) resemble ours, excepting lions, panthers, stags, pigs, goats, and deer:  and even these have some dissimilarities of form:  they have no horses nor mules, nor, saving your reverence, asses nor dogs, nor any kind of sheep or oxen:  but so numerous are the other animals which they have, and all are savage, and of none do they make use for their service, that they could not he counted.  What shall we