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coast but those Epuremei would invade him�察�and destroy all the remain of 

his people and friends�察�if he should any way either guide us or assist us 

against them。 He further alleged that the Spaniards sought his death�察�and 

as they had already murdered his nephew Morequito�察�lord of that province�察�

so   they   had   him   seventeen   days   in   a   chain   before   he   was   king   of   the 

country�察�and led him like a dog from place to place until he had paid an 

hundred plates of gold and divers chains of spleen´stones for his ransom。 

And   now�察  �since   he   became   owner   of   that   province�察  �that   they   had   many 

times laid wait to take him�察�and that they would be now more vehement 

when   they   should   understand   of   his   conference   with   the   English。   /And 

because/�察 �said   he�察  �/they  would   the   better   displant   me�察  �if   they  cannot   lay 

hands on me�察�they have gotten a nephew of mine called Eparacano�察�whom 

they have christened Don Juan�察�and his son Don Pedro�察�whom they have 

also apparelled and armed�察�by whom they seek to make a party against me 

in mine own country。 He also hath taken to wife one Louiana�察�of a strong 

family�察�which are borderers and neighbours�察�and myself now being old and 

in the hands of death am not able to travel nor to shift as when I was of 

younger years。/ He therefore prayed us to defer it till the next year�察�when 

he would undertake to draw in all the borderers to serve us�察�and then�察�also�察�



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it   would   be   more   seasonable   to   travel�察  �for   at   this   time   of   the   year   we 

should   not   be   able   to   pass   any   river�察  �the   waters   were   and   would   be   so 

grown ere our return。 

     He     farther   told   me    that   I  could    not   desire    so   much     to  invade 

Macureguarai and the rest of Guiana but that the borderers would be more 

vehement than I。 For he yielded for a chief cause that in the wars with the 

Epuremei   they   were   spoiled   of   their   women�察  �and   that   their   wives   and 

daughters   were   taken   from   them�察  �so   as   for   their   own   parts   they   desired 

nothing     of   the  gold    or  treasure    for   their  labours�察  �but   only   to  recover 

women from the Epuremei。 For he farther complained very sadly�察�as it had 

been a matter of great consequence�察�that whereas they were wont to have 

ten or twelve wives�察�they were now enforced to content themselves with 

three or four�察�and that   the lords of the Epuremei   had fifty or a   hundred。 

And in truth they war more for women than either for gold or dominion。 

For   the   lords   of   countries   desire   many   children   of   their   own   bodies   to 

increase their  races   and kindreds�察 �for  in   those consist their greatest trust 

and strength。 Divers of his followers afterwards desired me to make haste 

again�察�that they might sack the Epuremei�察�and I asked them�察�of what�拭�They 

answered�察�Of their women for us�察�and their gold for you。 For the hope of 

those many of women they more desire the war than either for gold or for 

the recovery of their ancient territories。 For what between the subjects of 

Inga and the Spaniards�察�those frontiers are grown thin of people�察�and also 

great numbers are fled to other nations farther off for fear of the Spaniards。 

     After I received this answer of the old man�察�we fell into consideration 

whether it had been of better advice to have entered Macureguarai�察�and to 

have begun a war upon Inga at this time�察�yea�察�or no�察�if the time of the year 

and all things else had sorted。 For mine own part�察�as we were not able to 

march it for the rivers�察�neither had any such strength as was requisite�察�and 

durst not abide the coming of the winter�察�or to tarry any longer from our 

ships�察  �I   thought   it   were   evil   counsel   to   have   attempted   it   at   that   time�察�

although   the   desire   for   gold   will   answer   many   objections。   But   it   would 

have   been�察  �in   mine   opinion�察  �an   utter   overthrow   to   the   enterprise�察  �if   the 

same   should   be   hereafter   by   her   Majesty   attempted。   For   then�察  �whereas 

now they have heard we were enemies to the Spaniards and were sent by 



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her Majesty to relieve them�察�they would as good cheap have joined with 

the   Spaniards   at   our   return�察  �as   to   have   yielded   unto   us�察  �when   they   had 

proved that we came both for one errand�察�and that both sought but to sack 

and spoil them。 But as yet our desire gold�察�or our purpose of invasion�察�is 

not   known   to   them   of   the   empire。   And   it   is   likely   that   if   her   Majesty 

undertake      the   enterprise    they    will   rather   submit     themselves     to   her 

obedience than to the Spaniards�察�of whose cruelty both themselves and the 

borderers      have   already    tasted。   And     therefore�察   �till  I  had  known      her 

Majesty's pleasure�察�I would rather have lost the sack of one or two towns�察�

although   they   might   have   been   very   profitable�察  �than   to   have   defaced   or 

endangered the future hope of so many millions�察�and the great good and 

rich trade which England may be possessed of thereby。 I am assured now 

that they will all die�察�even to the last man�察�against the Spaniards in hope of 

our succour and return。 Whereas�察�otherwise�察�if I had either laid hands on 

the borderers or ransomed the lords�察�as Berreo did�察�or invaded the subjects 

of Inga�察�I know all had been lost for hereafter。 

     After that I had resolved Topiawari�察�lord of Aromaia�察�that I could not 

at   this   time   leave   with   him   the   companies   he   desired�察  �and   that   I   was 

contented to forbear the enterprise against the Epuremei till the next year�察�

he freely gave me his only son to take with me into England�察�and hoped 

that though he himself had but a short time to live�察�yet that by our means 

his   son   should   be   established   after   his   death。   And   I   left   with   him   one 

Francis Sparrow�察�a servant of Captain Gifford�察�who was desirous to tarry�察�

and could describe a country with his pen�察�and a boy of mine called Hugh 

Goodwin�察      �to  learn    the  language。     I  after  asked    the   manner     how    the 

Epuremei wrought those plates of gold�察�and how they could melt it out of 

the stone。 He told me that the most of the gold which they made in plates 

and images was not severed from the stone�察�but that on the lake of Manoa�察�

and in a multitude of other rivers�察�they gathered it in grains of perfect gold 

and in pieces as big as small stones�察�and they put it to a part of copper�察�

otherwise they could not work it�察�and   that they used a great earthen pot 

with holes round about it�察�and when they had mingled the gold and copper 

together they fastened canes to the holes�察�and so with the breath of men 

they increased the fire till the metal ran�察�and then they cast it into moulds 



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of stone and clay�察�and so make those plates and images。 I have sent your 

honours of two sorts such as I could by chance recover�察�more to shew the 

manner   of   them   than   for   the   value。   For   I   did   not   in   any   sort   make   my 

desire of gold known�察�because I had neither time nor power to have a great 

quantity。 I gave among them many more pieces of gold than I received�察�of 

the   new   money   of   twenty   shillings   with   her   Majesty's   picture�察  �to   wear�察�

with promise that they would become her servants thenceforth。 

     I have also sent your honours of the ore�察�whereof I know some is as 

rich   as   the   earth   yieldeth   any�察  �of   which   I   know   there   is   sufficient�察  �if 

nothing else were to be hoped for。 But besides that we were not able   to 

tarry  and search   the hills�察 �so   we   had neither   pioneers�察�bars�察 �sledges�察  �nor 

wedges of iron to break the ground�察�without which there is no working in 

mines。 But we saw all the hills with stones of the colour of gold and silver�察�

and we tried them to be no marcasite�察�and therefore such as the Spaniards 

call   El   madre   del   oro   or   ;the   mother   of   gold�察─  �which   is   an   undoubted 

assurance of the general abundance�察�and myself saw the outside of many 

mines of the spar�察�which I know to be the same that all covet in this world�察�

and of those more than I will speak of。 

     Having   learned   what   I   could   in   Canuri   and Aromaia�察 �and   received   a 

faithful promise of the principallest of those provinces to become servants 

to her Majesty�察�and to resist the Spaniards if they made any attempt in our 

absence�察�and that they would draw in the nations about the lake of Cassipa 

and those of Iwarawaqueri�察�I then parted from old Topiawari�察�and received 

his son for a pledge between us�察�and left with him two of ours as aforesaid。 

To   Francis   Sparrow   I   gave   instructions   to   travel   to   Macureguarai   with 

such merchandises as I left with them�察�thereby to learn the place�察�and if it 

were possible�察�to go on to the great city of Manoa。 Which being done�察�we 

weighed anchor   and   coasted the   river on   Guiana side�察 �because   we   came 

upon the north side�察�by the lawns of the Saima and Wikiri。 

     There     came    with   us   from   Aromaia      a  cacique    called   Putijma�察   �that 

commanded         the   province    of   Warapana�察     �which    Putijma    slew    the   nine 

Spaniards upon Caroli before spoken of�察�who desired us to rest in the port 

of   his   country�察  �promising   to   bring   us   unto   a   mountain   adjoining   

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