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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 

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