with the fall he fell into a grieuous Ague, and continued sicke for a long season, so that he could not procéede vppon his voyage with the gouernour _Ouando_. And when he had obtained and fullye recouered his health, he mynded to passe into _Italy_, And so toke hys way towarde _Valentia_, wandering here and there almoste a whole yeare wyth much necessitye and penurie, and then returned home againe to _Medellyn_, with determination to procéed vppon his pretended voyage of _India_: Wherevppon hys father and mother waying their sonnes estate, desired God to blesse hym, and gaue him money in his purse for his iorney. The age of Cortez vvhen he passed _into India_. _Hernando Cortez_ was of the age of nintéene yeares, in the yeare of Christ 1504. and then he went toward _India_, and agréed for his passage and victual with _Alonso Quintezo_ who went in companie of other four shippes laden with merchandise, whiche nauie departed from saint _Lucas de Barramedo_, with prosperous nauigation, vntyll they arriued at the Iland of _Gomera_ one of the _Canarie_ Ilands, where they did prouide themselues of all things necessarie for so long a voyage as they then had in hand. [Sidenote: Comfort of God.] _Alounso Quintezo_, being greedie of his voyage, and desirous to come to the Ilande of _Sainto Domingo_ before his fellowes, hoping to sel his commoditie the better, departed from _Gomera_ in the night season without knowledge giuing vnto his company. But incontinent after he had hoysed vp his sayles, arose vp so great a winde and tempest, that his maine mast brake, whereby hee was forced to retourne backe againe to the Ilande of _Gomera_. And he made earnest requeste to them of the other shyppes to staye for him, vntyl hee hadde mended his Mast, who friendlye and neyghbourlye graunted hys desire, and departed altogither, sayling in sight the one of the other certayne dayes: yet the sayde _Quintero_, seyng the weather stedfast, and harpyng vpon gaynes, flewe from his fellowes agayne. And where as _Frances Ninio de Guelua_ his pilote was not experte in that Nauigation, they knew not where they were at length: the Mariners did giue sundry Iudgements: the Pilote was in great perplexitie and sadnesse, their passengers lamented, and bewayled their unfortunate successe: the Master of the shippe layde the faulte to the Pilote, and the Pilote likewise charged the Master, for it did appeare that they were fallen out before. In this meane time their victuall waxed skant, and their freshe water wanted, so that they prepared themselues to die. Some cursed theyr fortune, others asked mercie at Gods hande, lookyng for death and to be eaten of the _Cariues_. And in this tyme of tribulation came a Doue flying to the shippe, beyng on good Friday at Sunne sette, and satte him on the shippe toppe: whereat they were all comforted, and tooke it for a myracle and good token and some wept with ioy, some sayd y^t