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     At the last we determined to hang the pilot�察�and if we had well known 

the way back again by night�察�he had surely gone。 But our own necessities 

pleaded sufficiently for his safety�察�for it was as dark as pitch�察�and the river 

began so to narrow itself�察�and the trees to hang over from side to side�察�as 

we    were    driven   with   arming     swords    to  cut  a  passage    through    those 

branches that covered the water。 We were very desirous to find this town 

hoping of a feast�察�because we made but a short breakfast aboard the galley 

in the morning�察�and it was now eight o'clock at night�察�and our stomachs 



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began to gnaw apace�察�but whether it was best to return or go on�察�we began 

to doubt�察�suspecting treason in the pilot more and more�察�but the poor old 

Indian ever assured us that it was but a little further�察�but this one turning 

and that turning�察�and at the last about one o'clock after midnight we saw a 

light�察�and rowing towards   it we heard the dogs of   the village。 When   we 

landed   we   found   few   people�察  �for   the   lord   of   that   place   was   gone   with 

divers   canoas   above   400   miles   off�察  �upon   a   journey   towards   the   head   of 

Orenoque�察  �to   trade   for   gold�察  �and   to   buy   women   of   the   Cannibals�察  �who 

afterwards unfortunately passed by us as we rode at an anchor in the port 

of   Morequito   in   the   dark   of   the   night�察  �and   yet   came   so   near   us   as   his 

canoas grated against our barges�察�he left one of his company at the port of 

Morequito�察  �by   whom   we   understood   that   he   had   brought   thirty   young 

women�察�divers plates of gold�察�and had great store of fine pieces of cotton 

cloth�察�and cotton beds。 In his house we had good store of bread�察�fish�察�hens�察�

and Indian drink�察�and so rested that night�察�and in the morning�察�after we had 

traded   with   such   of   his   people   as   came   down�察  �we   returned   towards   our 

galley�察�and brought with us some quantity of bread�察�fish�察�and hens。 

     On both sides of this river we passed the most beautiful country that 

ever   mine   eyes   beheld�察  �and   whereas   all   that   we   had   seen   before   was 

nothing but woods�察�prickles�察�bushes�察�and thorns�察�here we beheld plains of 

twenty   miles   in   length�察  �the   grass   short   and   green�察  �and   in   divers   parts 

groves of trees by themselves�察�as if they had been by all the art and labour 

in   the   world   so   made   of   purpose�察  �and   still   as   we   rowed�察  �the   deer   came 

down feeding by the water's side as if they had been used to a keeper's call。 

Upon this river there were great store of fowl�察�and of many sorts�察�we saw 

in   it   divers   sorts   of   strange   fishes�察  �and   of   marvellous   bigness�察  �but   for 

lagartos ��alligators and caymans�� it exceeded�察�for there were thousands of 

those ugly serpents�察�and the people call it�察�for the abundance of them�察�the 

River of Lagartos�察�in their language。 I had a negro�察�a very proper young 

fellow�察�who leaping out of the galley to swim in the mouth of this river�察�

was in all our sights taken and devoured with one of those lagartos。 In the 

meanwhile our companies in the galley thought we had been all lost�察�for 

we promised to return before night�察�and sent the Lion's Whelp's ship's boat 

with Captain Whiddon to follow us up the river。 But the next day�察�after we 



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had rowed up and down some fourscore miles�察�we returned�察�and went on 

our way up the great river�察�and when we were even at the last cast for want 

of   victuals�察  �Captain   Gifford   being   before   the   galley   and   the   rest   of   the 

boats�察�seeking out some place to land upon the banks to make fire�察�espied 

four canoas coming down the river�察�and with no small joy caused his men 

to try  the   uttermost   of   their   strengths�察  �and   after   a   while   two   of   the   four 

gave over and ran themselves ashore�察�every man betaking himself to the 

fastness of the woods。 The two other lesser got away�察�while he landed to 

lay hold on these�察�and so turned into some by´creek�察�we knew not whither。 

Those canoas that were taken were loaded with bread�察�and were bound for 

Margarita      in   the  West    Indies�察   �which    those    Indians�察   �called   Arwacas�察�

proposed to carry thither for exchange�察�but in the lesser there were three 

Spaniards�察�who having heard of the defeat of their Governor in Trinidad�察�

and that we purposed to enter Guiana�察�came away in those canoas�察�one of 

them was a cavallero�察�as the captain of the Arwacas after told us�察�another a 

soldier and the third a refiner。 

     In the meantime�察�nothing on the earth could have been more welcome 

to us�察�next unto gold�察�than the great store of very excellent bread which we 

found in these canoas�察�for now our men cried�察 �Let us go on�察�we care not 

how   far。; After   that   Captain   Gifford   had   brought   the   two   canoas   to   the 

galley�察  �I   took   my   barge   and   went   to   the   bank's   side   with   a   dozen   shot�察�

where   the   canoas   first   ran   themselves   ashore�察  �and   landed   there�察  �sending 

out Captain Gifford and Captain Thyn on one hand and Captain Caulfield 

on the other�察�to follow those that were fled into the woods。 And as I was 

creeping through the bushes�察�I saw an Indian basket hidden�察�which was the 

refiner's   basket�察  �for   I   found   in   it   his   quicksilver�察  �saltpetre�察  �and   divers 

things   for   the   trial   of   metals�察  �and   also   the   dust   of   such   ore   as   he   had 

refined�察�but in those canoas which escaped there was a good quantity of 

ore and gold。 I then landed more men�察�and offered five hundred pound to 

what     soldier   soever    could   take   one   of   those   three   Spaniards     that  we 

thought were landed。 But our labours were in vain in that behalf�察�for they 

put   themselves   into   one   of   the   small   canoas�察  �and   so�察  �while   the   greater 

canoas were in taking�察�they escaped。 But seeking after the Spaniards we 

found     the   Arwacas      hidden    in  the   woods�察    �which    were    pilots   for  the 



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Spaniards�察�and rowed their canoas。 Of which I kept the chiefest for a pilot�察�

and carried him with me to Guiana�察�by whom I understood where and in 

what countries the Spaniards had laboured for gold�察�though I made not the 

same known to all。 For when the springs began to break�察�and the rivers to 

raise themselves so suddenly as by no means we could abide the digging 

of any mine�察�especially for that the richest are defended with rocks of hard 

stones�察�which we call the white spar�察�and that it required both time�察�men�察�

and     instruments     fit  for  such    a  work�察   �I  thought     it  best  not   to   hover 

thereabouts�察  �lest   if   the   same   had   been   perceived   by   the   company�察  �there 

would have been by this time many barks and ships set out�察�and perchance 

other    nations    would     also   have    gotten    of  ours   for   pilots。   So   as  both 

ourselves   might   have   been   prevented�察  �and   all   our   care   taken   for   good 

usage   of   the   people   been   utterly  lost�察  �by   those   that   only  respect   present 

profit�察  �and   such   violence   or   insolence   offered   as   the   nations   which   are 

borderers   would   have   changed   the   desire   of   our   love   and   defence   into 

hatred   and   violence。   And   for   any   longer   stay   to   have   brought   a   more 

quantity�察  �which   I   hear   hath   been   often   objected�察  �whosoever   had   seen   or 

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