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foreknowing the danger�察 �were infected with a grievous kind of flux by
drinking thereof�察�and even the very horses poisoned therewith�察�insomuch
as at the end of the six months that they abode there�察�of all their troops
there were not left above 120 soldiers�察 �and neither horse nor cattle。 For
Berreo hoped to have found Guiana be 1��000 miles nearer than it fell out
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to be in the end�察�by means whereof they sustained much want�察�and much
hunger�察�oppressed with grievous diseases�察�and all the miseries that could
be imagined。 I demanded of those in Guiana that had travelled Amapaia�察�
how they lived with that tawny or red water when they travelled thither�察�
and they told me that after the sun was near the middle of the sky�察�they
used to fill their pots and pitchers with that water�察�but either before that
time or towards the setting of the sun it was dangerous to drink of�察�and in
the night strong poison。 I learned also of divers other rivers of that nature
among them�察 �which were also�察 �while the sun was in the meridian�察 �very
safe to drink�察�and in the morning�察�evening�察�and night�察�wonderful dangerous
and infective。 From this province Berreo hasted away as soon as the spring
and beginning of summer appeared�察�and sought his entrance on the borders
of Orenoque on the south side�察 �but there ran a ledge of so high and
impassable mountains�察 �as he was not able by any means to march over
them�察�continuing from the east sea into which Orenoque falleth�察�even to
Quito in Peru。 Neither had he means to carry victual or munition over
those craggy�察�high�察�and fast hills�察�being all woody�察�and those so thick and
spiny�察�and so full or prickles�察�thorns�察�and briars�察�as it is impossible to creep
through them。 He had also neither friendship among the people�察�nor any
interpreter to persuade or treat with them�察�and more�察�to his disadvantage�察�
the caciques and kings of Amapaia had given knowledge of his purpose to
the Guianians�察�and that he sought to sack and conquer the empire�察�for the
hope of their so great abundance and quantities of gold。 He passed by the
mouths of many great rivers which fell into Orenoque both from the north
and south�察�which I forbear to name�察�for tediousness�察�and because they are
more pleasing in describing than reading。
Berreo affirmed that there fell an hundred rivers into Orenoque from
the north and south�此 �whereof the least was as big as Rio Grande ��the
Magdalena���察�that passed between Popayan and Nuevo Reyno de Granada�察�
Rio Grande being esteemed one of the renowned rivers in all the West
Indies�察�and numbered among the great rivers of the world。 But he knew
not the names of any of these�察�but Caroli only�察�neither from what nations
they descended�察�neither to what provinces they led�察�for he had no means to
discourse with the inhabitants at any time�察�neither was he curious in these
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things�察�being utterly unlearned�察�and not knowing the east from the west。
But of all these I got some knowledge�察�and of many more�察�partly by mine
own travel�察 �and the rest by conference�察 �of some one I learned one�察 �of
others the rest�察�having with me an Indian that spake many languages�察�and
that of Guiana ��the Carib�� naturally。 I sought out all the aged men�察 �and
such as were greatest travellers。 And by the one and the other I came to
understand the situations�察�the rivers�察�the kingdoms from the east sea to the
borders of Peru�察 �and from Orenoque southward as far as Amazons or
Maranon�察�and the regions of Marinatambal ��north coasts of Brazil���察�and of
all the kings of provinces�察�and captains of towns and villages�察�how they
stood in terms of peace or war�察�and which were friends or enemies the one
with the other�察�without which there can be neither entrance nor conquest in
those parts�察 �nor elsewhere。 For by the dissension between Guascar and
Atabalipa�察�Pizarro conquered Peru�察�and by the hatred that the Tlaxcallians
bare to Mutezuma�察 �Cortes was victorious over Mexico�察 �without which
both the one and the other had failed of their enterprise�察�and of the great
honour and riches which they attained unto。
Now Berreo began to grow into despair�察 �and looked for no other
success than his predecessor in this enterprise�察 �until such time as he
arrived at the province of Emeria towards the east sea and mouth of the
river�察�where he found a nation of people very favourable�察�and the country
full of all manner of victual。 The king of this land is called Carapana�察�a
man very wise�察 �subtle�察 �and of great experience�察 �being little less than an
hundred years old。 In his youth he was sent by his father into the island of
Trinidad�察 �by reason of civil war among themselves�察 �and was bred at a
village in that island�察�called Parico。 At that place in his youth he had seen
many Christians�察�both French and Spanish�察�and went divers times with the
Indians of Trinidad to Margarita and Cumana�察�in the West Indies�察�for both
those places have ever been relieved with victual from Trinidad�此�by reason
whereof he grew of more understanding�察�and noted the difference of the
nations�察�comparing the strength and arms of his country with those of the
Christians�察�and ever after temporised so as whosoever else did amiss�察�or
was wasted by contention�察�Carapana kept himself and his country in quiet
and plenty。 He also held peace with the Caribs or cannibals�察�his neighbours�察�
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and had free trade with all nations�察�whosoever else had war。
Berreo sojourned and rested his weak troop in the town of Carapana
six weeks�察�and from him learned the way and passage to Guiana�察�and the
riches and magnificence thereof。 But being then utterly unable to proceed�察�
he determined to try his fortune another year�察 �when he had renewed his
provisions�察�and regathered more force�察�which he hoped for as well out of
Spain as from Nuevo Reyno�察 �where he had left his son Don Antonio
Ximenes to second him upon the first notice given of his entrance�察�and so
for the present embarked himself in canoas�察 �and by the branches of
Orenoque arrived at Trinidad�察 �having from Carapana sufficient pilots to
conduct him。 From Trinidad he coasted Paria�察�and so recovered Margarita�察�
and having made relation to Don Juan Sarmiento�察 �the Governor�察 �of his
proceeding�察�and persuaded him of the riches of Guiana�察�he obtained from
thence fifty soldiers�察 �promising presently to return to Carapana�察 �and so
into Guiana。 But Berreo meant nothing less at that time�察 �for he wanted
many provisions necessary for such an enterprise�察�and therefore departed
from Margarita�察 �seated himself in Trinidad�察 �and from thence sent his
camp´master and his sergeant´major back to the borders to discover the
nearest passage into the empire�察�as also to treat with the borderers�察�and to
draw them to his party and love�察�without which�察�he knew he could neither
pass safely�察�nor in any sort be relieved with victual or aught else。 Carapana
directed his company to a king called Morequito�察 �assuring them that no
man could deli