He then besought them earnestlye to assist him with their prayers & thanksgiuing vnto god for his deliuery, & kneling deuoutly downe vppon his knees, holding vp his handes, his eyes toward heauen, and his face bathed with teares, made his humble prayer vnto God, giuing most hartie thankes, that it hadde pleased hym to deliuer him out of the power of Infidels and infernal creatures, and to place hym among Christians and men of his owne nation. _Andrew de Tapia_ holpe hym vppe, and toke hym in hys armes, and so did al y^e others embrace & louingly salute him. Then he commaunded the other thrée _Indians_ to follow him, and went talking wyth hys friendes, where _Cortez_ aboade, who receyued him ioyfully, and gaue vnto hym such apparel as he néeded, and wyth great pleasure hauing him in his companye, hee demaunded the estate of his misfortune, and what was hys name, who aunswered before them al, saying, Sir my name is _Geronimo de Aguilar_, I was borne in the Cittie of _Esija_ in the _Andolozia_, and by misfortune I was loste after this sorte. In the warres of _Darien_ and in the time of the contentions and passions of _Iames de Nicuessa_, and _Vasco Nonez Balboa_, I came with Captaine _Valdinia_ in a little Caruell, toward _Santo Domingo_, to giue aduice to the Admirall and gouernour, of the troubles which had happned, and my comming was for men and victuals: and likewise we brought twentye thousand Duckettes of the kings in _Anno .1511._ And whë we apported at _Iamayca_, our Caruel was lost on the shallowes whiche were called the Vipars, and with greate pain we entred (about twenty persons) into the boate, w^t out sayle, water or bread, and weake prouision of oares: we thus wander thirtéene or fourtéene dayes, and then the currant, whiche is there very great & runneth alway weastward, cast vs a shoare in a prouince called _Maija_, & traueling on our way, seauen of our fellowes died wyth hunger & famin. And captain _Valdinia_ & other 4. were sacrifised to the ydols by a cruel and cursed _Cacike_, that is to say, a Lord in whose power we fell .&c.