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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

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