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off as the sun slept ��for such were his own words���察 �with so great a
multitude as they could not be numbered nor resisted�察�and that they wore
large coats�察 �and hats of crimson colour�察 �which colour he expressed by
shewing a piece of red wood wherewith my tent was supported�察�and that
they were called Orejones and Epuremei�察�that those had slain and rooted
out so many of the ancient people as there were leaves in the wood upon
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all the trees�察 �and had now made themselves lords of all�察 �even to that
mountain foot called Curaa�察 �saving only of two nations�察 �the one called
Iwarawaqueri and the other Cassipagotos�察�and that in the last battle fought
between the Epuremei and the Iwarawaqueri his eldest son was chosen to
carry to the aid of the Iwarawaqueri a great troop of the Orenoqueponi�察�
and was there slain with all his people and friends�察�and that he had now
remaining but one son�察�and farther told me that those Epuremei had built a
great town called Macureguarai at the said mountain foot�察�at the beginning
of the great plains of Guiana�察 �which have no end�察 �and that their houses
have many rooms�察�one over the other�察�and that therein the great king of the
Orejones and Epuremei kept three thousand men to defend the borders
against them�察 �and withal daily to invade and slay them�察 �but that of late
years�察 �since the Christians offered to invade his territories and those
frontiers�察�they were all at peace�察�and traded one with another�察�saving only
the Iwarawaqueri and those other nations upon the head of the river of
Caroli called Cassipagotos�察 �which we afterwards discovered�察 �each one
holding the Spaniard for a common enemy。
After he had answered thus far�察�he desired leave to depart�察�saying that
he had far to go�察�that he was old and weak�察�and was every day called for
by death�察�which was also his own phrase。 I desired him to rest with us that
night�察�but I could not entreat him�察�but he told me that at my return from
the country above he would again come to us�察 �and in the meantime
provide for us the best he could�察�of all that his country yielded。 The same
night he returned to Orocotona�察 �his own town�察 �so as he went that day
eight´and´twenty miles�察 �the weather being very hot�察 �the country being
situate between four and five degrees of the equinoctial。 This Topiawari is
held for the proudest and wisest of all the Orenoqueponi�察 �and so he
behaved himself towards me in all his answers�察 �at my return�察 �as I
marvelled to find a man of that gravity and judgment and of so good
discourse�察�that had no help of learning nor breed。 The next morning we
also left the port�察�and sailed westward up to the river�察�to view the famous
river called Caroli�察�as well because it was marvellous of itself�察�as also for
that I understood it led to the strongest nations of all the frontiers�察 �that
were enemies to the Epuremei�察 �which are subjects to Inga�察 �emperor of
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Guiana and Manoa。 And that night we anchored at another island called
Caiama�察�of some five or six miles in length�察�and the next day arrived at the
mouth of Caroli。 When we were short of it as low or further down as the
port of Morequito�察�we heard the great roar and fall of the river。 But when
we came to enter with our barge and wherries�察�thinking to have gone up
some forty miles to the nations of the Cassipagotos�察�we were not able with
a barge of eight oars to row one stone's cast in an hour�察�and yet the river is
as broad as the Thames at Woolwich�察 �and we tried both sides�察 �and the
middle�察 �and every part of the river。 So as we encamped upon the banks
adjoining�察 �and sent off our Orenoquepone which came with us from
Morequito to give knowledge to the nations upon the river of our being
there�察�and that we desired to see the lords of Canuria�察�which dwelt within
the province upon that river�察�making them know that we were enemies to
the Spaniards�察�for it was on this river side that Morequito slew the friar�察�
and those nine Spaniards which came from Manoa�察�the city of Inga�察�and
took from them 14��000 pesos of gold。 So as the next day there came down
a lord or cacique�察 �called Wanuretona�察 �with many people with him�察 �and
brought all store of provisions to entertain us�察�as the rest had done。 And as
I had before made my coming known to Topiawari�察�so did I acquaint this
cacique therewith�察 �and how I was sent by her Majesty for the purpose
aforesaid�察 �and gathered also what I could of him touching the estate of
Guiana。 And I found that those also of Caroli were not only enemies to the
Spaniards�察�but most of all to the Epuremei�察�which abound in gold。 And by
this Wanuretona I had knowledge that on the head of this river were three
mighty nations�察�which were seated on a great lake�察�from whence this river
descended�察 �and were called Cassipagotos�察 �Eparegotos�察 �and Arawagotos
��the Purigotos and Arinagotos are still settled on the upper tributaries of
the Caroni river�察�no such lake as that mentioned is known to exist���察�and
that all those either against the Spaniards or the Epuremei would join with
us�察�and that if we entered the land over the mountains of Curaa we should
satisfy ourselves with gold and all other good things。 He told us farther of
a nation called Iwarawaqueri�察�before spoken of�察�that held daily war with
the Epuremei that inhabited Macureguarai�察�and first civil town of Guiana�察�
of the subjects of Inga�察�the emperor。
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Upon this river one Captain George�察�that I took with Berreo�察�told me
that there was a great silver mine�察�and that it was near the banks of the said
river。 But by this time as well Orenoque�察�Caroli�察�as all the rest of the rivers
were risen four or five feet in height�察 �so as it was not possible by the
strength of any men�察 �or with any boat whatsoever�察 �to row into the river
against the stream。 I therefore sent Captain Thyn�察�Captain Greenvile�察�my
nephew John Gilbert�察 �my cousin Butshead Gorges�察 �Captain Clarke�察 �and
some thirty shot more to coast the river by land�察�and to go to a town some
twenty miles over the valley called Amnatapoi�察 �and they found guides
there to go farther towards the mountain foot to another great town called
Capurepana�察�belonging to a cacique called Haharacoa�察�that was a nephew
to old Topiawari�察�king of Aromaia�察�our chiefest friend�察�because this town
and province of Capurepana adjoined to Macureguarai�察 �which was a
frontier town of the empire。 And the meanwhile myself with Captain
Gifford�察�Captain Caulfield�察�Edward Hancock�察�and some half´a´dozen shot
marched overland to view the strange overfalls of the river of Caroli�察�
which roared so far off�察�and also to see the plains adjoining�察�and the rest of
the province of Canuri。 I sent also Captain Whiddon�察�William Connock�察�
and some eight shot with them�察�to see if they could find any mine