And after the sacrifice, they were eaten among the _Indians_ for a solemne banket: and I, and other sixe wer put into a Cage or coupe, to be fatned for an other sacrifice. And for to escape suche abhominable death, we brake the prison and fledde through certaine mountaines: So that it pleased God that wee mette with another _Cazike_ who was enimy to him that first toke vs, his name was _Quinqus_, a man of more reason and better condition, hee was Lord of _Xamansana_: he accepted vs for his captiues, but shortly after he dyed, and then I aboad with _Taxmar_ his heire. Then deceased other fiue of our fellowes, so that there remayned but onely I and one _Gonsalo Guerrer_, a maryner, who now abydeth with _Nachancan_ the Lorde of _Chetemal_, and he married with a rich gentlewoman of that countrey, by whom he hath children, and is made a Captaine, and wel estéemed with the _Cazike_ for the victories y^t he hath had in the wars against the other Lords. I sent vnto him your worships letter, desiring him that he would come with me hauing so fit a passage, but he refused my request, I belieue for verye shame, bycause hee had his nose ful boared of holes, & his eares iagged, hys face & handes painted according to the vse of y^t countrey, or else he abode there for the loue he bare to his wife and children. All those whiche stoode by & hard this Historie, were amased, to heare _Geronimo de Aguilar_ report howe those _Indians_ did sacrifise & eate mans flesh. They also lamented the miserie & death of his fellowes, and highly praysed God, to sée him frée frö his bondage & from such cruel & barbarous people, & to haue likewise so good an enterpreter with thë, for vndoubtedly it semed a miracle y^t _Aluarados_ ship fel into a leak, for with y^t extremity they returned back again to that Iland, wheras with contrarie winde they were constrayned to abide y^e cöming of _Aguilar_. And certainly he was y^e mean & spéech of al their procéedings. And therfore haue I bin so prolixious in y^e rehearsal of this matter, as a notable point of this historie. Also I wil not let to tell how the mother of _Geronimo de Aguilar_, became mad .&c. When she hard y^t hir son was captiue among people y^t vsed to eate mäs flesh, & euer after whë she saw any flesh spitted or roasted, she would make an open outcrie, saying, oh I miserable woman, behold this is the flesh of my dearebeloued sonne who was all my comfort. The Iland of Acusamil.