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customs。 And because I have not myself seen the cities of Inga I cannot 

avow on my credit what I have heard�察�although it be very likely that the 

emperor Inga hath built and erected as magnificent palaces in Guiana as 



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his ancestors   did in   Peru�察�which   were   for their   riches and   rareness   most 

marvellous�察�and exceeding all in Europe�察�and�察�I think�察�of the world�察�China 

excepted�察�which also the Spaniards�察�which I had�察�assured me to be true�察�as 

also the nations of the borderers�察�who�察�being but savages to those of the 

inland�察�do cause much treasure to be buried with them。 For I was informed 

of   one   of   the   caciques   of   the   valley  of Amariocapana   which   had   buried 

with him a little before our arrival a chair of gold most curiously wrought�察�

which was made either in Macureguarai adjoining or in Manoa。 But if we 

should have grieved them in their religion at the first�察�before they had been 

taught better�察�and have digged up their graves�察�we had lost them all。 And 

therefore I held my first resolution�察�that her Majesty should either accept 

or refuse the enterprise ere anything should be done that might in any sort 

hinder the same。 And if Peru had so many heaps of gold�察�whereof those 

Ingas were princes�察�and that they delighted so much therein�察�no doubt but 

this which now liveth and reigneth in Manoa hath the same humour�察�and�察�I 

am assured�察�hath more abundance of gold within his territory than all Peru 

and the West Indies。 

     For the rest�察�which myself have seen�察�I will promise these things that 

follow�察�which I know to be true。 Those that are desirous to discover and to 

see many nations may be satisfied within this river�察�which bringeth forth 

so   many   arms   and   branches   leading   to   several   countries   and   provinces�察�

above 2��000   miles   east   and   west   and   800   miles   south   and   north�察  �and   of 

these the most either rich in gold or in other merchandises。 The common 

soldier shall here fight for gold�察�and pay himself�察�instead of pence�察�with 

plates of half´a´foot broad�察�whereas   he   breaketh   his bones   in other   wars 

for   provant   and   penury。   Those   commanders   and   chieftains   that   shoot   at 

honour and abundance shall find there more rich and beautiful cities�察�more 

temples adorned with golden images�察�more sepulchres filled with treasure�察�

than   either   Cortes   found   in   Mexico   or   Pizarro   in   Peru。 And   the   shining 

glory of this conquest will eclipse all those so far´extended beams of the 

Spanish nation。 There is no country which yieldeth more pleasure to the 

inhabitants�察�either for those common delights of hunting�察�hawking�察�fishing�察�

fowling�察�and the rest�察�than Guiana doth�察�it hath so many plains�察�clear rivers�察�

and abundance of pheasants�察�partridges�察�quails�察�rails�察�cranes�察�herons�察�and 



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all other  fowl�察  �deer  of  all   sorts�察�porks�察 �hares�察 �lions�察 �tigers�察 �leopards�察  �and 

divers other sorts of beasts�察�either for chase or food。 It hath a kind of beast 

called cama or anta ��tapir���察�as big as an English beef�察�and in great plenty。 

To speak of the several sorts of every kind I fear would be troublesome to 

the   reader�察  �and   therefore   I   will   omit   them�察  �and   conclude   that   both   for 

health�察�good air�察�pleasure�察�and riches�察�I am resolved it cannot be equalled 

by   any   region   either   in   the   east   or   west。   Moreover   the   country   is   so 

healthful�察�as of an hundred persons and more�察�which lay without shift most 

sluttishly�察  �and   were   every   day   almost   melted   with   heat   in   rowing   and 

marching�察�and suddenly wet again with great showers�察�and did eat of all 

sorts of corrupt fruits�察�and made meals of fresh fish without seasoning�察�of 

tortugas�察�of lagartos or crocodiles�察�and of all sorts good and bad�察�without 

either order or measure�察�and besides lodged in the open air every night�察�we 

lost not any one�察�nor had one ill´disposed to my knowledge�察�nor found any 

calentura or other of those pestilent diseases which dwell in all hot regions�察�

and so near the equinoctial line。 

     Where there is store of gold it is in effect needless to remember other 

commodities   for   trade。   But   it   hath�察  �towards   the   south   part   of   the   river�察�

great quantities of brazil´wood�察�and divers berries that dye a most perfect 

crimson   and   carnation�察  �and   for   painting�察  �all   France�察  �Italy�察  �or   the   East 

Indies   yield   none   such。   For   the   more   the   skin   is   washed�察  �the   fairer   the 

colour   appeareth�察  �and   with   which   even   those   brown   and   tawny   women 

spot   themselves   and   colour   their   cheeks。 All   places   yield   abundance   of 

cotton�察�of silk�察�of balsamum�察�and of those kinds most excellent and never 

known in Europe�察�of all sorts of gums�察�of Indian pepper�察�and what else the 

countries may afford within the land we know not�察�neither had we time to 

abide the trial and search。 The soil besides is so excellent and so full of 

rivers�察�as it will carry sugar�察�ginger�察�and all those other commodities which 

the West Indies have。 

     The navigation is short�察�for it may be sailed with an ordinary wind in 

six   weeks�察  �and   in   the   like   time   back   again�察  �and   by  the   way  neither   lee´ 

shore�察  �enemies'   coast�察  �rocks�察  �nor   sands。 All   which   in   the  voyages   to   the 

West   Indies   and   all   other   places   we   are   subject   unto�察  �as   the   channel   of 

Bahama�察�coming from the West Indies�察�cannot well be passed in the winter�察�



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and when it is at the best�察�it is a perilous and a fearful place�察�the rest of the 

Indies   for   calms   and   diseases   very   troublesome�察  �and   the   sea   about   the 

Bermudas a hellish sea for thunder�察�lightning�察�and storms。 

     This very year ��1595�� there were seventeen sail of Spanish ships lost 

in the channel of   Bahama�察�and the great Philip�察�like to have sunk at   the 

Bermudas�察�was put back to St。 Juan de Puerto Rico�察�and so it falleth out in 

that navigation every year for the most part。 Which in this voyage are not 

to be feared�察�for the time of year to leave England is best in July�察�and the 

summer in Guiana is in October�察�November�察�December�察�January�察�February�察�

and March�察�and then the ships may depart thence in April�察�and so return 

again   into   England   in   June。   So   as   they   shall   never   be   subject   to   winter 

weather�察�either coming�察�going�察�or staying there�此�which�察�for my part�察�I take 

to be one of the greatest comforts and encouragements that can be thought 

on�察  �having�察  �as   I   have   done�察  �tasted   in   this   voyage   by   the   West   Indies   so 

many   calms�察  �so      much   heat�察  �such   outrageous   gusts�察  �such   weather�察  �and 

contrary winds。 

     To conclude�察�Guiana is a country that hath yet her maidenhead�察�never 

sacked�察�turned�察�nor wrought�察�the face of the earth hath not been torn�察�nor 

the   virtue   and   salt   of   the   soil   spent   by   manurance。 The   graves   have   not 

been opened for gold�察�the mines not broken with sledges�察�nor their images 

pulled down out of their temples。 It hath never been entered by any army 

of strength�察�and never conquered or possessed by any Christian prince。 It 

is besides so defensible�察�that if two forts be builded in one of the provinces 

which I have seen�察�the flood setteth in so near the bank�察�where the channel 

also lieth�察�that no ship can pass up but within a pike's length of the artillery�察�

first   of   the   one�察  �and   afterwards   of   the   other。   Which   two   forts   will   be   a 

sufficient   guard   both   to   the   empire      of   Inga�察  �and   to   an   hundred   other 

several kingdoms�察�lying within the said river�察�even to the city of Quito in 

Peru。 

     There     is   therefore    great    difference     between     the   easiness     of   the 

conquest of Guiana�察�and the defence of it being conquered�察�and the West 

or East Indies。 Guiana hath but one entrance by the sea�察�if it hath that�察�for 

any  vessels   of burden。   So   as   whosoever   shall   first possess   it�察  �it   shall   be 

found unaccessible for any enemy�察�except he come in wherries�察�barges�察�or 



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canoas�察�or else in flat´bottomed boats�察�and if he do offer to enter it in that 

manner�察�the woods are so thick 200 miles together upon the rivers of such 

entrance�察�as a mouse cannot sit in a boat unhit from the bank。 By land it is 

more   impossible   to   approach�察  �for   it   hath   the   strongest   situation   of   any 

region under the sun�察�and it is so environed with impassable mountains on 

every   side�察  �as   it   is   impossible   to   victual   any   company   in   the   passage。 

Which      hath   been    well   proved    by   the   Spanish    nation�察   �who    since   the 

conquest   of   Peru   have   never   left   five   years   free   from   attempting   this 

empire�察  �or   discovering   some   way   into   it�察  �and   yet   of   three´and´twenty 

several gentlemen�察�knights�察�and noblemen�察�there was never any that knew 

which way to lead an army by land�察�or to conduct ships by sea�察�anything 

near   the   said   country。   Orellana�察  �of   whom   the   river   of   Amazons   taketh 

name�察�was the first�察�and Don Antonio de Berreo�察�whom we displanted�察�the 

last�此�and I doubt much whether he himself or any of his yet know the best 

way   into    the   said  empire。   

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