Canoes trade gold for hawks’ bells and Spaniards for lace points

… “so faithful (says the Admiral) are they, and without greed for what belongs to others, and that virtuous king above all”. While the Admiral was talking with him, another canoe came from another place bringing certain pieces of gold, which they wanted to give for one hawk’s bell, for there was nothing they desired so much as hawks’ bells. The canoe has not yet come alongside when they were calling and showing the pieces of gold, saying chuq chuq for hawks’ bells, for they are on the point of going mad for them. After seeing this, and as these canoes, which were from the other places, were leaving, they called to the Admiral and begged him to have a hawk’s bell kept for them until the next day, because he would bring four pieces of gold as large as the hand. The Admiral was glad to hear this; and afterward a seaman who was coming from shore told the Admiral that it was a thing to marvel at, the pieces of gold that the Christians who were ashore were getting in trade for next to nothing; …