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

proved the fury of that river after it began to arise�察�and had been a month 

and   odd   days�察  �as   we   were�察  �from   hearing   aught   from   our   ships�察  �leaving 

them     meanly      manned      400    miles    off�察 �would     perchance      have     turned 

somewhat sooner than we did�察�if all the mountains had been gold�察�or rich 

stones。 And to say the truth�察�all the branches and small rivers which fell 

into Orenoque were raised with such speed�察�as if we waded them over the 

shoes     in   the   morning      outward�察    �we    were     covered     to   the   shoulders 

homeward the very same day�察�and to stay to dig our gold with our nails�察�

had   been   opus   laboris   but   not   ingenii。   Such   a   quantity   as   would   have 

served our turns we could not have had�察�but a discovery of the mines to 

our infinite disadvantage we had made�察�and that could have been the best 

profit of farther search or stay�察�for those mines are not easily broken�察�nor 

opened in haste�察�and I could have returned a good quantity of gold ready 

cast if I had not shot at another mark than present profit。 

     This Arwacan   pilot�察  �with   the   rest�察  �feared   that   we   would   have   eaten 

them�察�or otherwise have put them to some cruel death�此�for the Spaniards�察�

to the end   that   none   of the   people in the   passage   towards   Guiana�察 �or   in 



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Guiana itself�察�might come to speech with us�察�persuaded all the nations that 

we   were   men´eaters   and   cannibals。   But   when   the   poor   men   and   women 

had seen us�察�and that we gave them meat�察�and to every one something or 

other   which   was   rare   and   strange   to   them�察  �they   began   to   conceive   the 

deceit and purpose of the Spaniards�察�who indeed�察�as they confessed took 

from them both their wives and daughters daily 。 。 。 But I protest before the 

Majesty of the living God�察�that I neither know nor believe�察�that any of our 

company�察�one or other�察�did offer insult to any of their women�察�and yet we 

saw many hundreds�察�and had many in our power�察�and of those very young 

and   excellently   favoured�察      �which   came     among     us   without   deceit�察  �stark 

naked。   Nothing   got   us   more   love   amongst   them   than   this   usage�察  �for   I 

suffered not any man to take from any of the nations so much as a pina 

��pineapple�� or a potato root without giving them contentment�察�nor any man 

so much as to offer to touch any of their wives or daughters�察�which course�察�

so contrary to the Spaniards�察�who tyrannize over them in all things�察�drew 

them to admire her Majesty�察�whose commandment I told them it was�察�and 

also    wonderfully      to  honour    our   nation。   But   I  confess    it  was   a  very 

impatient work to keep the meaner sort from spoil and stealing when we 

came to their houses�察�which because in all I could not prevent�察�I caused 

my Indian interpreter at every place when we departed�察�to know of the loss 

or wrong done�察�and if aught were stolen or taken by violence�察�either the 

same was restored�察�and the party punished in their sight�察�or else was paid 

for to their uttermost demand。 They also much wondered at us�察�after they 

heard   that   we   had   slain   the   Spaniards   at   Trinidad�察  �for   they   were   before 

resolved that no nation of Christians durst abide their presence�察�and they 

wondered more when I had made them know of the great overthrow that 

her   Majesty's   army   and   fleet   had   given   them   of   late   years   in   their   own 

countries。 

     After we had taken in this supply of bread�察�with divers baskets of roots�察�

which   were   excellent   meat�察  �I   gave   one   of   the   canoas   to   the   Arwacas�察�

which     belonged     to  the  Spaniards     that  were    escaped�察   �and   when     I  had 

dismissed all but the captain�察�who by the Spaniards was christened Martin�察�

I sent back in the same canoa the old Ciawani�察�and Ferdinando�察�my first 

pilot�察  �and   gave   them   both   such   things   as   they   desired�察  �with   sufficient 



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victual to carry them back�察�and by them wrote a letter to the ships�察�which 

they promised to deliver�察�and performed it�察�and then I went on�察�with my 

new hired pilot�察�Martin the Arwacan。 But the next or second day after�察�we 

came aground again with our galley�察�and were like to cast her away�察�with 

all our victual and provision�察�and so lay on the sand one whole night�察�and 

were far more in despair at this time to free her than before�察�because we 

had   no   tide   of   flood   to   help   us�察  �and   therefore   feared   that   all   our   hopes 

would have ended in mishaps。 But we fastened an anchor upon the land�察�

and    with    main   strength    drew    her   off�察 �and   so   the  fifteenth   day   we 

discovered afar off the mountains of Guiana�察�to our great joy�察�and towards 

the evening had a slent ��push�� of a northerly wind that blew very strong�察�

which brought us in sight of the great river Orenoque�察�out of which this 

river descended wherein we were。 We descried afar off three other canoas 

as far as we could discern them�察�after whom we hastened with our barge 

and wherries�察�but two of them passed out of sight�察�and the third entered up 

the great river�察�on the right hand to the westward�察�and there stayed out of 

sight�察  �thinking    that   we   meant    to  take  the   way    eastward    towards    the 

province of Carapana�察�for that way the Spaniards keep�察�not daring to go 

upwards to Guiana�察�the people in those parts being all their enemies�察�and 

those in the canoas thought us to have been those Spaniards that were fled 

from Trinidad�察�and escaped killing。 And when we came so far down as the 

opening of that branch into which they slipped�察�being near them with our 

barge   and   wherries�察  �we   made   after   them�察  �and   ere   they   could   land   came 

within call�察�and by our interpreter told them what we were�察�wherewith they 

came back willingly aboard us�察�and of such fish and tortugas' ��turtles�� eggs 

as they had gathered they gave us�察�and promised in the morning to bring 

the lord of that part with them�察�and to do us all other services they could。 

That night we came to an anchor at the parting of the three goodly rivers 

��the one was the river of Amana�察�by which we came from the north�察�and 

ran   athwart   towards   the   south�察  �the   other   two   were   of   Orenoque�察  �which 

crossed from the west and ran to the sea towards the east�� and landed upon 

a fair sand�察�where we found thousands of tortugas' eggs�察�which are very 

wholesome   meat�察  �and   greatly   restoring�察  �so   as   our   men   were   now   well 

filled and highly contented both with the fare�察�and nearness of the land of 



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Guiana�察�which appeared in sight。 

     In the morning there came down�察�according to promise�察�the lord of that 

border�察    �called   Toparimaca�察      �with    some    thirty   or   forty   followers�察    �and 

brought us divers   sorts of   fruits�察  �and   of   his   wine�察 �bread�察  �fish�察 �and   flesh�察�

whom we also feasted as we could�察�at least we drank good Spanish wine�察�

whereof we   had   a   small   quantity  in   bottles�察 �which   above   all   things they 

love。   I   conferred   with   this   Toparimaca   of   the   next   way   to   Guiana�察  �who 

conducted our galley and boats to his own port�察�and carried us from thence 

some mile and a´half to his town�察�where some of our captains caroused of 

his   wine   till   they   were   reasonable   pleasant�察  �for   it   is   very   str

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