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They also recover great store of cotton�察�Brazil wood�察�and those beds which
they call hamacas or Brazil beds�察 �wherein in hot countries all the
Spaniards use to lie commonly�察�and in no other�察�neither did we ourselves
while we were there。 By means of which trades�察�for ransom of divers of
the Guianians�察�and for exchange of hatchets and knives�察�Berreo recovered
some store of gold plates�察�eagles of gold�察�and images of men and divers
birds�察 �and dispatched his camp´master for Spain�察 �with all that he had
gathered�察 �therewith to levy soldiers�察 �and by the show thereof to draw
others to the love of the enterprise。 And having sent divers images as well
of men as beasts�察 �birds�察 �and fishes�察 �so curiously wrought in gold�察 �he
doubted not but to persuade the king to yield to him some further help�察�
especially for that this land hath never been sacked�察 �the mines never
wrought�察�and in the Indies their works were well spent�察�and the gold drawn
out with great labour and charge。 He also despatched messengers to his
son in Nuevo Reyno to levy all the forces he could�察�and to come down the
river Orenoque to Emeria�察�the province of Carapana�察�to meet him�察�he had
also sent to Santiago de Leon on the coast of the Caracas�察�to buy horses
and mules。
After I had thus learned of his proceedings past and purposed�察�I told
him that I had resolved to see Guiana�察 �and that it was the end of my
journey�察�and the cause of my coming to Trinidad�察�as it was indeed�察�and for
that purpose I sent Jacob Whiddon the year before to get intelligence�此�with
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whom Berreo himself had speech at that time�察 �and remembered how
inquisitive Jacob Whiddon was of his proceedings�察�and of the country of
Guiana。 Berreo was stricken into a great melancholy and sadness�察 �and
used all the arguments he could to dissuade me�察 �and also assured the
gentlemen of my company that it would be labour lost�察 �and that they
should suffer many miseries if they proceeded。 And first he delivered that
I could not enter any of the rivers with any bark or pinnace�察�or hardly with
any ship's boat�察 �it was so low�察 �sandy�察 �and full of flats�察 �and that his
companies were daily grounded in their canoes�察 �which drew but twelve
inches water。 He further said that none of the country would come to speak
with us�察�but would all fly�察�and if we followed them to their dwellings�察�they
would burn their own towns。 And besides that�察 �the way was long�察 �the
winter at hand�察 �and that the rivers beginning once to swell�察 �it was
impossible to stem the current�察�and that we could not in those small boats
by any means carry victuals for half the time�察�and that ��which indeed most
discouraged my company�� the kings and lords of all the borders of Guiana
had decreed that none of them should trade with any Christians for gold�察�
because the same would be their own overthrow�察�and that for the love of
gold the Christians meant to conquer and dispossess them of all together。
Many and the most of these I found to be true�察�but yet I resolving to
make trial of whatsoever happened�察�directed Captain George Gifford�察�my
Vice´Admiral�察�to take the Lion's Whelp�察�and Captain Caulfield his bark�察�to
turn to the eastward�察 �against the mouth of a river called Capuri�察 �whose
entrance I had before sent Captain Whiddon and John Douglas the master
to discover。 Who found some nine foot water or better upon the flood�察�and
five at low water�此 �to whom I had given instructions that they should
anchor at the edge of the shoal�察�and upon the best of the flood to thrust
over�察 �which shoal John Douglas buoyed and beckoned ��beaconed�� for
them before。 But they laboured in vain�察�for neither could they turn it up
altogether so far to the east�察�neither did the flood continue so long�察�but the
water fell ere they could have passed the sands。 As we after found by a
second experience�此�so as now we must either give over our enterprise�察�or
leaving our ships at adventure 400 mile behind us�察 �must run up in our
ship's boats�察�one barge�察�and two wherries。 But being doubtful how to carry
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victuals for so long a time in such baubles�察 �or any strength of men�察�
especially for that Berreo assured us that his son must be by that time
come down with many soldiers�察�I sent away one King�察�master of the Lion's
Whelp�察�with his ship´boat�察�to try another branch of the river in the bottom
of the Bay of Guanipa�察�which was called Amana�察�to prove if there were
water to be found for either of the small ships to enter。 But when he came
to the mouth of Amana�察�he found it as the rest�察�but stayed not to discover it
thoroughly�察 �because he was assured by an Indian�察 �his guide�察 �that the
cannibals of Guanipa would assail them with many canoas�察�and that they
shot poisoned arrows�察�so as if he hasted not back�察�they should all be lost。
In the meantime�察�fearing the worst�察�I caused all the carpenters we had
to cut down a galego boat�察�which we meant to cast off�察�and to fit her with
banks to row on�察�and in all things to prepare her the best they could�察�so as
she might be brought to draw but five foot�此�for so much we had on the bar
of Capuri at low water。 And doubting of King's return�察�I sent John Douglas
again in my long barge�察�as well to relieve him�察�as also to make a perfect
search in the bottom of the bay�察�for it hath been held for infallible�察 �that
whatsoever ship or boat shall fall therein can never disemboque again�察�by
reason of the violent current which setteth into the said bay�察�as also for that
the breeze and easterly wind bloweth directly into the same。 Of which
opinion I have heard John Hampton ��Captain of the Minion in the third
voyage of Hawkins���察 �of Plymouth�察 �one of the greatest experience of
England�察�and divers other besides that have traded to Trinidad。
I sent with John Douglas an old cacique of Trinidad for a pilot�察�who
told us that we could not return again by the bay or gulf�察�but that he knew
a by´branch which ran within the land to the eastward�察�and he thought by
it we might fall into Capuri�察 �and so return in four days。 John Douglas
searched those rivers�察�and found four goodly entrances�察�whereof the least
was as big as the Thames at Woolwich�察�but in the bay thitherward it was
shoal and but six foot water�察�so as we were now without hope of any ship
or bark to pass over�察�and therefore resolved to go on with the boats�察�and
the bottom of the galego�察�in which we thrust 60 men。 In the Lion's Whelp's
boat and wherry we carried twenty�察�Captain Caulfield in his wherry carried
ten more�察�and in my barge other ten�察�which made up a hundred�察�we had no
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other means but to carry victual for a month in the same�察�and also to lodge
therein as we could�察�and to boil and dress our meat。 Captain Gifford had
with him Master Edward Porter�察 �Captain Eynos�察 �and eight more in his
wherry�察�with all their victual�察�weapons�察�and provisions。 Captain Caulfield
had with him my cousin Butshead Gorges�察�and eight more