The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 14: America, Part IIIHakluyt, Richard
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The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 14: America, Part III
Hakluyt, Richard
Discoveries in geography -- English; Voyages and travels
[Sidenote: Port de Spiritu Santo is in 29. degrees 1/2 on the West side
of Florida.] From the Port de Spiritu Santo, where they landed when they
entred into Florida, to the Prouince of Ocute, which may bee 400.
leagues, little more or lesse, is a verie plaine Countrie, and hath many
lakes and thicke woods, and in some places they are of wild pine trees;
and is a weake soile: There is in it neither Mountaine nor hill. The
Countrie of Ocute is more fat and fruitfull; it hath thinner woods, and
very goodly medows vpon the Riuers. From Ocute to Cutifachiqui may be
130. leagues; 80. leagues thereof are desert, and haue many groues of
wild Pine trees. Through the wildernesse great Riuers doe passe. From
Cutifachiqui to Xuala, may be 250. leagues: it is al an hilly Countrie.
Cutifachiqui and Xuala stand both in plaine grounds, hie, and haue
goodly medows on the Riuers. From thence forward to Chiaha, Coça, and
Talise, is plaine ground, dry and fat, and very plentifull of Maiz. From
Xuala to Tascaluça may be 250. leagues. From Tascaluça to Rio Grande, or
the Great Riuer, may be 300. leagues: the Countrie is low, and full of
lakes. From Rio Grande forwarde, the Countrie is hier and more champion,
and best peopled of all the land of Florida. And along this Riuer from
Aquixo to Pacaha, and Coligoa, are 150. leagues: the Countrie is plaine,
and the woods thinne, and in some places champion, very fruitfull and
pleasant. From Coligoa to Autiamque are 250. leagues of hillie Countrie.
From Autiamque to Aguacay, may be 230. leagues of plaine ground. From
Aguacay to the Riuer of Daycao 120. leagues, all hillie Countrie.
[Sidenote: Pagina 27.] From the Port de Spiritu Santo vnto Apalache,
they trauelled from East to West, and Northwest. From Cutifachiqui to
Xuala from South to North. From Xuala to Coça from East to West. From
Coça to Tascaluça, and to Rio Grande, as far as the Prouinces of
Quizquiz and Aquixo from East to West. From Aquixo to Pacaha to the
North. From Pacaha to Tulla from East to West: and from Tulla to
Autiamque from North to South, to the Prouince of Guachoya and Daycao.
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