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Majesty's future honour and riches。 

     It became not the former fortune�察�in which I once lived�察�to go journeys 

of picory ��marauding���察�it had sorted ill with the offices of honour�察�which 

by her Majesty's grace I hold this day in England�察�to run from cape to cape 

and   from   place   to   place�察  �for   the   pillage   of   ordinary   prizes。   Many   years 

since   I   had   knowledge�察  �by   relation�察  �of   that   mighty�察  �rich�察  �and   beautiful 

empire of Guiana�察�and of that great and golden city�察�which the Spaniards 

call   El   Dorado�察  �and   the   naturals   Manoa�察  �which   city   was   conquered�察  �re´ 

edified�察�and enlarged by a younger son of Guayna´capac�察�Emperor of Peru�察�

at   such   time   as   Francisco   Pizarro   and   others   conquered   the   said   empire 

from his two elder brethren�察�Guascar and Atabalipa�察�both then contending 

for the same�察�the one being favoured by the orejones of Cuzco�察�the other 

by the people of Caxamalca。 I sent my servant Jacob Whiddon�察�the year 

before�察  �to   get   knowledge   of   the   passages�察  �and   I   had   some   light   from 

Captain      Parker�察   �sometime       my    servant�察   �and    now     attending     on   your 

Lordship�察�that such a place there was to the southward of the great bay of 

Charuas�察  �or   Guanipa�此  �but   I   found   that   it   was   600   miles   farther   off   than 

they   supposed�察  �and   many   impediments   to   them   unknown   and   unheard。 

After  I   had displanted   Don Antonio   de   Berreo�察  �who   was   upon   the   same 

enterprise�察  �leaving   my   ships   at   Trinidad�察  �at   the   port   called   Curiapan�察  �I 

wandered 400 miles into the said country by land and river�察�the particulars 

I will leave to the following discourse。 

     The   country   hath   more   quantity   of   gold�察  �by   manifold�察  �than   the   best 

parts of the Indies�察�or Peru。 All the most of the kings of the borders are 

already   become   her   Majesty's   vassals�察  �and   seem   to   desire   nothing   more 

than her Majesty's protection and the return of the English nation。 It hath 

another ground and assurance of riches and glory than the voyages of the 

West   Indies�察  �an   easier   way   to   invade   the   best   parts   thereof   than   by   the 

common course。 The king of Spain is not so impoverished by taking three 

or four port towns in America as we suppose�察�neither are the riches of Peru 

or Nueva Espana so left by the sea side as it can be easily washed away 

with a great flood�察�or spring tide�察�or left dry upon the sands on a low ebb。 

The port towns are few and poor in respect of the rest within the land�察�and 

are of little defence�察�and are only rich when the fleets are to receive the 



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treasure for Spain�察�and we might think the Spaniards very simple�察�having 

so many horses and slaves�察�if they could not upon two days' warning carry 

all the gold they have into the land�察�and far enough from the reach of our 

footmen�察  �especially   the   Indies   being�察  �as   they   are   for   the   most   part�察  �so 

mountainous�察�full of woods�察�rivers�察�and marishes。 In the port towns of the 

province of Venezuela�察�as Cumana�察�Coro�察�and St。 Iago ��whereof Coro and 

St。 Iago were taken by Captain Preston�察�and Cumana and St。 Josepho by us�� 

we   found   not   the   value   of   one   real   of   plate   in   either。   But   the   cities   of 

Barquasimeta�察        �Valencia�察    �St。   Sebastian�察    �Cororo�察    �St。   Lucia�察    �Laguna�察�

Maracaiba�察      �and   Truxillo�察   �are   not  so   easily   invaded。     Neither    doth   the 

burning of those on the coast impoverish the king of Spain any one ducat�察�

and if we sack the River of Hacha�察�St。 Martha�察�and Carthagena�察�which are 

the ports of Nuevo Reyno and Popayan�察�there are besides within the land�察�

which   are   indeed   rich   and   prosperous�察  �the   towns   and   cities   of   Merida�察�

Lagrita�察�St。 Christophoro�察�the great cities of Pamplona�察�Santa Fe de Bogota�察�

Tunxa�察�and Mozo�察�where the emeralds are found�察�the towns and cities of 

Marequita�察�Velez�察 �la Villa   de   Leiva�察 �Palma�察  �Honda�察�Angostura�察 �the   great 

city   of   Timana�察  �Tocaima�察  �St。 Aguila�察  �Pasto�察  。�St。�А  �Iago�察  �the   great   city   of 

Popayan   itself�察  �Los   Remedios�察        �and   the   rest。   If  we   take   the   ports  and 

villages within the bay of Uraba in the kingdom or rivers of Darien and 

Caribana�察     �the   cities  and   towns    of   St。  Juan   de   Rodas�察   �of  Cassaris�察   �of 

Antiochia�察  �Caramanta�察  �Cali�察  �and Anserma   have   gold   enough   to   pay   the 

king's part�察�and are not easily invaded by way of the ocean。 Or if Nombre 

de Dios and Panama be taken�察�in the province of Castilla del Oro�察�and the 

villages upon the rivers of Cenu and Chagre�察�Peru hath�察�besides those�察�and 

besides the magnificent cities of Quito and Lima�察�so many islands�察�ports�察�

cities�察  �and   mines   as   if   I   should   name   them   with   the   rest   it   would   seem 

incredible to the reader。 Of all which�察�because I have written a particular 

treatise of   the West   Indies�察�I  will omit   the repetition   at this   time�察 �seeing 

that in the said treatise I have anatomized the rest of the sea towns as well 

of   Nicaragua�察  �Yucatan�察  �Nueva   Espana�察  �and   the   islands�察  �as   those   of   the 

inland�察�and by what means they may be best invaded�察�as far as any mean 

judgment may comprehend。 

     But I hope it shall appear that   there is a way  found to answer   every 



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man's longing�察�a better Indies for her Majesty than the king of Spain hath 

any�察   �which    if  it  shall  please   her  Highness     to  undertake�察    �I  shall  most 

willingly end the rest of my days in following the same。 If it be left to the 

spoil and sackage of common persons�察�if the love and service of so many 

nations   be   despised�察  �so   great   riches   and   so   mighty   an   empire   refused�察  �I 

hope her Majesty will yet take my humble desire and my labour therein in 

gracious part�察�which�察�if it had not been in respect of her Highness' future 

honour and   riches�察 �could have   laid   hands on and   ransomed   many  of   the 

kings and caciqui of the country�察�and have had a reasonable proportion of 

gold for their redemption。 But I have chosen rather to bear the burden of 

poverty   than   reproach�察  �and   rather   to   endure   a   second   travail�察  �and   the 

chances thereof�察�than to have defaced an enterprise of so great assurance�察�

until I knew whether it pleased God to put a disposition in her princely and 

royal heart either to follow or forslow ��neglect�察�decline�察�lose through sloth�� 

the same。 I will therefore leave it to His ordinance that hath only power in 

all things�察�and do humbly pray that your honours will excuse such errors 

as�察  �without     the  defence     of  art�察 �overrun     in  every    part  the   following 

discourse�察�in which I have neither studied phrase�察�form�察�nor fashion�察�that 

you will be pleased to esteem me as your own�察�though over dearly bought�察�

and I shall ever remain ready to do you all honour and service。 



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                          TO THE READER 



     Because   there   have   been   divers   opinions   conceived   of   the   gold   ore 

brought from Guiana�察�and for that an alderman of London and an officer 

of her Majesty's mint hath given out that the same is of no price�察�I have 

thought good by the addition of these lines to give answer as well to the 

said malicious slander as to other objections。 It is true that while we abode 

at the island of Trinidad I was informed by an Indian that not 

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