and a woman that they took in _Nissoone_ guided him, and went back again to seek the way. In two days he came to another miserable town called _Lacane_: an Indian was taken in that place, that said, that the country of _Nondacao_ was a country of great habitation, and the houses scattering the one from the other, as they used to be in mountains, and had great store of maize. The cacique came with his men weeping, like them of _Naguatex_: for this is their use in token of obedience: he made him a present of much fish, and offered to do what he would command him. He took his leave, and gave him a guide to the province of _Soacatino_. The Governor departed from _Nondacao_ towards _Soacatino_, and in five days' journey came to a province called _Aays_. The Indians which inhabited it had no notice of the Christians: but as soon as they saw that they entered into their country, they assembled themselves: and as they came together fifty or a hundred, they came forth to fight. While some fought, others came and charged our men another way, and while they followed some, others followed them. The fight lasted the greatest part of the day, till they came to their town. Some horses and men were wounded, but not to any hurt of their traveling: for there was no wound that was dangerous. There was a great spoil made of the Indians. That day that the Governor departed from thence, the Indian that guided him said that in _Nondacao_ he had heard say, that the Indians of _Soacatino_ had seen other Christians, whereof they all were very glad: thinking it might be true, and that they might have entered into those parts by _Nueva Espana_; and that if it were so, it was in their own hand to go out of _Florida_, if they found nothing of profit: for they feared they should lose themselves in some wilderness. This Indian led him two days out of the way. The Governor commanded to torture him. He said, that the Cacique of _Nondacao_, his lord, had commanded him to guide them so because they were his enemies, and that he was to do as his lord commanded him. The Governor commanded him to be cast to the dogs: and another guided him to _Soacatino_, whither he came the day following. It was a very poor country: there was great want of maize in that place. He asked the Indians whether they knew of any other Christians. They said that a little from thence toward the south they heard they were. He traveled twenty days through a country evil inhabited, where they suffered great scarcity and trouble; for that little maize which the Indians had, they had hidden and buried in the woods, where the Christians, after they were well wearied with their travel, at the end of their journey went to seek by digging what they should eat. At last, coming to a province that was called _Guasco_, they found maize, wherewith they loaded their horses and the Indians that they had. From thence they went to another town called _Naquiscoca_. The Indians said they had no notice of any other Christians.