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river�察 �and is called Acamacari。 At this town is a continual market of
women for three or four hatchets apiece�察�they are bought by the Arwacas�察�
and by them sold into the West Indies。 To the west of Limo is the river Pao�察�
beyond it Caturi�察�beyond that Voari�察�and Capuri ��the Apure river���察�which
falleth out of the great river of Meta�察 �by which Berreo descended from
Nuevo Reyno de Granada。 To the westward of Capuri is the province of
Amapaia�察�where Berreo wintered and had so many of his people poisoned
with the tawny water of the marshes of the Anebas。 Above Amapaia�察�
toward Nuevo Reyno�察 �fall in Meto�察 �Pato and Cassanar。 To the west of
those�察�towards the provinces of the Ashaguas and Catetios�察�are the rivers
of Beta�察 �Dawney�察 �and Ubarro�察 �and toward the frontier of Peru are the
provinces of Thomebamba�察 �and Caxamalca。 Adjoining to Quito in the
north side of Peru are the rivers of Guiacar and Goauar�察�and on the other
side of the said mountains the river of Papamene which descendeth into
Maranon or Amazons�察�passing through the province Motilones�察�where Don
Pedro de Orsua�察 �who was slain by the traitor Aguirre before rehearsed�察�
built his brigandines�察�when he sought Guiana by the way of Amazons。
Between Dawney and Beta lieth a famous island in Orenoque ��now
called Baraquan�察�for above Meta it is not known by the name of Orenoque��
which is called Athule ��cataract of Ature���察�beyond which ships of burden
cannot pass by reason of a most forcible overfall�察�and current of water�察�but
in the eddy all smaller vessels may be drawn even to Peru itself。 But to
speak of more of these rivers without the description were but tedious�察�and
therefore I will leave the rest to the description。 This river of Orenoque is
navigable for ships little less than 1��000 miles�察�and for lesser vessels near
2��000。 By it�察 �as aforesaid�察 �Peru�察 �Nuevo Reyno and Popayan may be
invaded�此�it also leadeth to the great empire of Inga�察�and to the provinces of
Amapaia and Anebas�察 �which abound in gold。 His branches of Casnero�察�
Manta�察 �Caura descend from the middle land and valley which lieth
between the easter province of Peru and Guiana�察�and it falls into the sea
between Maranon and Trinidad in two degrees and a half。 All of which
your honours shall better perceive in the general description of Guiana�察�
Peru�察 �Nuevo Reyno�察 �the kingdom of Popayan�察 �and Rodas�察 �with the
province of Venezuela�察�to the bay of Uraba�察�behind Cartagena�察�westward�察�
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and to Amazons southward。 While we lay at anchor on the coast of Canuri�察�
and had taken knowledge of all the nations upon the head and branches of
this river�察�and had found out so many several people�察�which were enemies
to the Epuremei and the new conquerors�察�I thought it time lost to linger
any longer in that place�察 �especially for that the fury of Orenoque began
daily to threaten us with dangers in our return。 For no half day passed but
the river began to rage and overflow very fearfully�察 �and the rains came
down in terrible showers�察 �and gusts in great abundance�察 �and withal our
men began to cry out for want of shift�察�for no man had place to bestow any
other apparel than that which he ware on his back�察�and that was throughly
washed on his body for the most part ten times in one day�察�and we had
now been well´ near a month every day passing to the westward farther
and farther from our ships。 We therefore turned towards the east�察�and spent
the rest of the time in discovering the river towards the sea�察�which we had
not viewed�察�and which was most material。
The next day following we left the mouth of Caroli�察�and arrived again
at the port of Morequito where we were before�察 �for passing down the
stream we went without labour�察 �and against the wind�察 �little less than a
hundred miles a day。 As soon as I came to anchor�察�I sent away one for old
Topiawari�察�with whom I much desired to have further conference�察�and also
to deal with him for some one of his country to bring with us into England�察�
as well to learn the language�察 �as to confer withal by the way�察 �the time
being now spent of any longer stay there。 Within three hours after my
messenger came to him�察�he arrived also�察�and with him such a rabble of all
sorts of people�察�and every one loaden with somewhat�察�as if it had been a
great market or fair in England�察�and our hungry companies clustered thick
and threefold among their baskets�察�every one laying hand on what he liked。
After he had rested awhile in my tent�察�I shut out all but ourselves and my
interpreter�察 �and told him that I knew that both the Epuremei and the
Spaniards were enemies to him�察�his country and nations�此�that the one had
conquered Guiana already�察�and the other sought to regain the same from
them both�察�and therefore I desired him to instruct me what he could�察�both
of the passage into the golden parts of Guiana�察�and to the civil towns and
apparelled people of Inga。 He gave me an answer to this effect�此�first�察�that
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he could not perceive that I meant to go onward towards the city of Manoa�察�
for neither the time of the year served�察 �neither could he perceive any
sufficient numbers for such an enterprise。 And if I did�察�I was sure with all
my company to be buried there�察�for the emperor was of that strength�察�as
that many times so many men more were too few。 Besides�察�he gave me
this good counsel and advised me to hold it in mind ��as for himself�察 �he
knew he could not live till my return���察�that I should not offer by any means
hereafter to invade the strong parts of Guiana without the help of all those
nations which were also their enemies�察�for that it was impossible without
those�察 �either to be conducted�察 �to be victualled�察 �or to have aught carried
with us�察�our people not being able to endure the march in so great heat and
travail�察�unless the borderers gave them help�察�to cart with them both their
meat and furniture。 For he remembered that in the plains of Macureguarai
three hundred Spaniards were overthrown�察 �who were tired out�察 �and had
none of the borderers to their friends�察�but meeting their enemies as they
passed the frontier�察�were environed on all sides�察�and the people setting the
long dry grass on fire�察�smothered them�察�so as they had no breath to fight�察�
nor could discern their enemies for the great smoke。 He told me further
that four days' journey from his town was Macureguarai�察 �and that those
were the next and nearest of the subjects of Inga�察�and of the Epuremei�察�and
the first town of apparelled and rich people�察 �and that all those plates of
gold which were scattered among the borderers and carried to other
nations far and near�察 �came from the said Macureguarai and were there
made�察�but that those of the land within were far finer�察�and were fashioned
after the images of men�察�beasts�察�birds�察�and fishes。 I asked him whether he
thought that those companies that I had there with me were sufficient to
take that town or no�察�he told me that he thought they were。 I then asked
him whether he would assist me with guides�察�and some companies of his
people to join with us�察�he answered that he would go himself with all the
borderers�察 �if the rivers did remain fordable�察 �upon this condition�察 �that I
would leave with him till my return again fifty soldiers�察 �which he
undertook to victual。 I answered that I had not above fifty good men in all
there�察�the rest were labourers and rowers�察�and that I had no provision to
leave with them of powder�察�shot�察�apparel�察�or aught else�察�and that without
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those things necessary for their defence�察�they should be in danger of the
Spaniards in my absence�察 �who I knew would use the same measures
towards mine that I offered them at Trinidad。 And although upon the
motion Captain Caulfield�察 �Captain Greenvile�察 �my nephew John Gilbert
and divers others were desirous to stay�察�yet I was resolved that they must
needs have perished。 For Berreo expected daily a supply out of Spain�察�and
looked also hourly for his son to come down from Nuevo Reyno de
Granada�察 �with many horse and foot�察 �and had also in Valencia�察 �in the
Caracas�察�two hundred horse ready to march�察�and I could not have spared
above forty�察�and had not any store at all of powder�察�lead�察�or match to have
left with them�察�nor any other provision�察�either spade�察�pickaxe�察�or aught else
to have fortified withal。
When I had given him reason that I could not at this time leave him
such a company�察�he then desired me to forbear him and his country for that
time�察 �for he assured me that I should be no sooner three days from the
coast but those Epuremei would invade him�察�and destroy all the remain of
his people and friends�察�if he should any way