the discovery of guiana(窟�峭舊把�)-及12嫗
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directed his company to a king called Morequito�察 �assuring them that no
man could deliver so much Guiana as Morequito could�察 �and that his
dwelling was but five days' journey from Macureguarai�察 �the first civil
town of Guiana。
Now your lordship shall understand that this Morequito�察 �one of the
greatest lords or kings of the borders of Guiana�察 �had two or three years
before been at Cumana and at Margarita�察 �in the West Indies�察 �with great
store of plates of gold�察�which he carried to exchange for such other things
as he wanted in his own country�察�and was daily feasted�察�and presented by
the governors of those places�察�and held amongst them some two months。
In which time one Vides�察 �Governor of Cumana�察 �won him to be his
conductor into Guiana�察 �being allured by those croissants and images of
gold which he brought with him to trade�察�as also by the ancient fame and
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magnificence of El Dorado�察�whereupon Vides sent into Spain for a patent
to discover and conquer Guiana�察 �not knowing of the precedence of
Berreo's patent�察 �which�察 �as Berreo affirmeth�察 �was signed before that of
Vidas。 So as when Vides understood of Berreo and that he had made
entrance into that territory�察�and foregone his desire and hope�察�it was verily
thought that Vides practised with Morequito to hinder and disturb Berreo
in all he could�察�and not to suffer him to enter through his seignory�察�nor any
of his companies�察�neither to victual�察�nor guide them in any sort。 For Vides�察�
Governor of Cumana�察�and Berreo�察�were become mortal enemies�察�as well
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