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for that Berreo had gotten Trinidad into his patent with Guiana�察�as also in 

that    he   was    by   Berreo     prevented     in   the  journey     of   Guiana     itself。 

Howsoever it was�察�I know not�察�but Morequito for a time dissembled his 

disposition�察�suffered ten   Spaniards and   a friar�察 �which Berreo had sent to 

discover   Manoa�察  �to   travel   through   his   country�察  �gave   them   a   guide   for 

Macureguarai�察�the first town of civil and apparelled people�察�from whence 

they had other guides to bring them to Manoa�察�the great city of Inga�察�and 

being   furnished   with   those   things   which   they   had   learned   of   Carapana 

were of most price in Guiana�察�went onward�察�and in eleven days arrived at 

Manoa�察  �as   Berreo   affirmeth   for   certain�察  �although   I   could   not   be   assured 

thereof by the lord which now governeth the province of Morequito�察�for he 

told   me   that   they   got   all   the   gold   they   had   in   other   towns   on   this   side 

Manoa�察�there being many very great and rich�察�and ��as he said�� built like 

the towns of Christians�察�with many rooms。 

     When these ten Spaniards were returned�察�and ready to put out of the 

border   of   Aromaia   ��the   district   below   the   Caroni   river���察  �the   people   of 

Morequito set upon them�察�and slew them all but one that swam the river�察�

and took from them to the value of 40��000 pesos of gold�察�and one of them 

only lived to bring the news to Berreo�察�that both his nine soldiers and holy 

father    were    benighted     in  the   said  province。     I  myself    spake    with   the 

captains of Morequito that slew them�察�and was at the place where it was 

executed。 Berreo�察�enraged herewithal�察�sent all the strength he could make 

into    Aromaia�察    �to   be  revenged      of  him�察   �his  people�察   �and   country。    But 

Morequito�察  �suspecting   the   same�察  �fled   over   Orenoque�察  �and   through   the 

territories of the Saima and Wikiri recovered Cumana�察�where he thought 



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himself very safe�察�with Vides the governor。 But Berreo sending for him in 

the   king's   name�察  �and   his   messengers   finding   him   in   the   house   of   one 

Fajardo�察�on the sudden�察�ere he was suspected�察�so as he could not then be 

conveyed away�察�Vides durst not deny him�察�as well to avoid the suspicion 

of   the   practice�察 �as   also  for   that   an   holy  father   was   slain   by  him  and   his 

people。 Morequito offered Fajardo the weight of three quintals in gold�察�to 

let him escape�察�but the poor Guianian�察�betrayed on all sides�察�was delivered 

to the camp´master of Berreo�察�and was presently executed。 

     After   the  death   of   this   Morequito�察 �the  soldiers   of   Berreo   spoiled   his 

territory and took divers prisoners。 Among others they took the uncle of 

Morequito�察 �called Topiawari�察 �who   is   now  king of Aromaia�察 �whose son   I 

brought with   me   into   England�察�and   is   a   man of   great understanding  and 

policy�察�he is above an hundred years old�察�and yet is of a very able body。 

The   Spaniards   led   him   in   a   chain   seventeen   days�察  �and   made   him   their 

guide from place to place between his country and Emeria�察�the province of 

Carapana aforesaid�察�and he was at last redeemed for an hundred plates of 

gold�察   �and   divers    stones   called   piedras    hijadas�察  �or  spleen´stones。      Now 

Berreo      for  executing     of   Morequito�察     �and   other    cruelties�察  �spoils�察  �and 

slaughters done in Aromaia�察�hath lost the love of the Orenoqueponi�察�and of 

all the borderers�察�and dare not send any of his soldiers any further into the 

land than to Carapana�察�which he called the port of Guiana�察�but from thence 

by the help of Carapana he had trade further into the country�察�and always 

appointed      ten   Spaniards      to  reside    in  Carapana's      town    ��the   Spanish 

settlement   of   Santo   Tome   de   la   Guyana�察  �founded   by   Berrio   in   1591   or 

1592�察�but represented by Raleigh as an Indian pueblo���察�by whose favour�察�

and   by   being   conducted   by   his   people�察  �those   ten   searched   the   country 

thereabouts�察�as well for mines as for other trades and commodities。 

     They     also   have   gotten    a  nephew     of   Morequito�察    �whom      they   have 

christened      and    named     Don     Juan�察  �of   whom      they   have    great    hope�察�

endeavouring by all means to establish him in the said province。 Among 

many   other   trades�察  �those   Spaniards   used   canoas   to   pass   to   the   rivers   of 

Barema�察 �Pawroma�察  �and   Dissequebe   ��Essequibo���察 �which   are   on   the   south 

side of the mouth of Orenoque�察�and there buy women and children from 

the cannibals�察�which are of that barbarous nature�察�as they will for three or 



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four hatchets sell the sons and daughters of their own brethren and sisters�察�

and for somewhat more   even their   own daughters。   Hereof the   Spaniards 

make great profit�察�for buying a maid of twelve or thirteen years for three 

or four hatchets�察�they sell them again at Margarita in the West Indies for 

fifty and an hundred pesos�察�which is so many crowns。 

     The master of my ship�察�John Douglas�察�took one of the canoas which 

came   laden   from   thence   with   people   to   be   sold�察  �and   the   most   of   them 

escaped�察�yet of those he brought�察�there was one as well favoured and as 

well shaped as ever I saw any in England�察�and afterwards I saw many of 

them�察�which but for their tawny colour may be compared to any in Europe。 

They also trade in those rivers for bread of cassavi�察�of which they buy an 

hundred pound weight for a knife�察�and sell it at Margarita for ten pesos。 

They also recover great store of cotton�察�Brazil wood�察�and those beds which 

they    call   hamacas     or   Brazil   beds�察   �wherein     in  hot   countries    all  the 

Spaniards use to lie commonly�察�and in no other�察�neither did we ourselves 

while we were there。 By means of which trades�察�for ransom of divers of 

the Guianians�察�and for exchange of hatchets and knives�察�Berreo recovered 

some store of gold plates�察�eagles of gold�察�and images of men and divers 

birds�察  �and   dispatched   his   camp´master   for   Spain�察  �with   all   that   he   had 

gathered�察  �therewith   to   levy   soldiers�察  �and   by   the   show   thereof   to   draw 

others to the love of the enterprise。 And having sent divers images as well 

of   men    as   beasts�察  �birds�察  �and  fishes�察  �so   curiously   wrought   in   gold�察  �he 

doubted not   but   to   persuade   the   king to   yield  to   him  some   further   help�察�

especially   for   that   this   land   hath   never   been   sacked�察  �the   mines    never 

wrought�察�and in the Indies their works were well spent�察�and the gold drawn 

out   with   great   labour   and   charge。   He   also   despatched   messengers   to   his 

son in Nuevo Reyno to levy all the forces he could�察�and to come down the 

river Orenoque to Emeria�察�the province of Carapana�察�to meet him�察�he had 

also sent to Santiago de Leon on the coast of the Caracas�察�to buy horses 

and mules。 

     After I had thus learned of his proceedings past and purposed�察�I told 

him   that   I   had   resolved   to   see   Guiana�察  �and   that   it   was   the   end   of   my 

journey�察�and the cause of my coming to Trinidad�察�as it was indeed�察�and for 

that purpose I sent Jacob Whiddon the year before to get intelligence�此�with 



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whom   Berreo        himself    had   speech    at  that  time�察  �and   remembered       how 

inquisitive Jacob Whiddon was of his proceedings�察�and of the country of 

Guiana。   Berreo   was   stricken   into   a   great   melancholy   and   sadness�察  �and 

used   all   the   arguments   he   could   to   dissuade   me�察  �and   also   assured   the 

gentlemen   of   my   company   that   it   would   be   labour   lost�察  �and   that   they 

should suffer many miseries if they proceeded。 And first he delivered that 

I could not enter any of the rivers with any bark or pinnace�察�or hardly with 

any    ship's   boat�察  �it  was   so  low�察  �sandy�察   �and   full  of  flats�察 �and   that  his 

companies   were   daily   grounded   in   their   canoes�察  �which   drew   but   twelve 

inches water。 He further said that none of the country would come to speak 

with us�察�but would all fly�察�and if we followed them to their dwellings�察�they 

would   burn   their   own   towns。   And   besides   that�察  �the   way   was   long�察  �the 

winter     at  hand�察   �and   that  the   rivers   beginning     once    to  swell�察  �it  was 

impossible to stem the current�察�and that we could not in those small boats 

by any means carry victuals for half the time�察�and that ��which indeed most 

discouraged my company�� the kings and lords of all the borders of Guiana 

had decreed that none of them should trade with any Christians for gold�察�

because the same would be their own overthrow�察�and that for the love of 

gold the Christians meant to conquer and dispossess them of all together。 

     Many and the most of these I found to be true�察�but yet I resolving to 

make trial of whatsoever happened�察�directed Captain George Gifford�察�my 

Vice´Admiral�察�to take the Lion's Whelp�察�and Captain Caulfield his bark�察�to 

turn   to   the   eastward�察  �against   the   mouth   of   a   river   called   Capuri�察  �whose 

entrance I had before sent Captain Whiddon and John Douglas the master 

to discover。 Who found some nine foot water or better upon the flood�察�and 

five   at   low   water�此  �to   whom   I   had   given   instructions   that   they 

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