Now this small Tract having so worthy a Person to vouch for it, and many of our English Historians having published for Truth, what is almost as improbable as this, as Sir _John Mandavil_ in his Travels and others, and this having what they are utterly destitute of, that is, Invention mixed with Judgment; and was judged worthy to be Licensed fifty years ago, and not since reprinted, whereby it would be utterly lost. I have thought fit to republish the Substance thereof, wherein the Author says he does not design to discourse his Readers into a Belief of each particular Circumstance, but expects that his new Discovery of a _new World_, may find little better Entertainment than _Columbus_ had in his first Discovery of _America_, though yet that poor Espial betrayed so much Knowledge as hath since increased to vast Improvements, and the then _Unknown_ is now found to be of as large Extent as all the other _known World_; that there should be Antipodes was once thought as great a Paradox, as now that the Moon should be habitable. But the Knowledge of it may be reserved for this our discovering Age, wherein our Virtuosi can by their Telescopes gaze the Sun into Spots, and descry Mountains in the Moon. But this and much more must be left to the Critics, as well as the following Relation of our little Eye-witness and great Discoverer, which you shall have in his own _Spanish_ Stile, and delivered with that Grandeur and Thirst of Glory, which is generally imputed to that Nation. It is known to all the Countries of Andaluzia, that I _Domingo Gonsales_ was born of a noble Family in the renowned City of _Seville_. My Father's Name being _Therando Gonsales_, near Kinsman on the Mother's Side to Don _Pedro Sanches_ the worthy Count of _Almanera_, my Mother was the Daughter of the famous Lawyer _Otho Perez de Sallaveda_, Governor of _Barcellona_, and _Corrigidor_ of _Biscay_; I being the youngest of seventeen Children, was put to School, and designed to the Church; but Heaven purposing to use my Service in Matters of far another Nature, inspired me with spending some Time in the Wars; it was at the Time that Don _Fernando_, the renowned Duke _D'Alva_, was sent into the _Low Countries_ in 1568; I then following the Current of my Desire, leaving the University of _Salamanca_, whither my Parents had sent me, without giving Notice to any of my Friends, got through _France_ to _Antwerp_, where I arrived in a mean Condition. For having sold my Books, Bedding, and other Things, which yielded me about 30 Ducats; and borrowed twenty more of my Father's Friends; I bought a little Nag, wherewith I travelled more thriftily than usually young Gentlemen do, till arriving within a League of _Antwerp_, some of the cursed _Gueses_ set upon me, and bereaved me of my Horse, Money, and all; so I was forced through Necessity to enter into the Service of Marshal _Cossey_ a French Nobleman, whom I served in an honourable Employ, though mine Enemies, to my Disgrace affirm, I was