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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 mineral stone 

alongst the river's side。 When we were come to the tops of the first hills of 

the   plains   adjoining     to  the  river�察  �we   beheld    that   wonderful    breach    of 

waters which ran down Caroli�察�and might from that mountain see the river 

how it ran in three parts�察�above twenty miles off�察�and there appeared some 

ten   or   twelve   overfalls   in   sight�察  �every   one   as   high   over   the   other   as   a 

church tower�察�which fell with that fury�察�that the rebound of water made it 

seem as if it had been all covered over with a great shower of rain�察�and in 

some places we took it at the first for a smoke that had risen over some 

great town。 For mine own part I was well persuaded from thence to have 

returned�察�being a very ill footman�察�but the rest were all so desirous to go 

near the said strange thunder of waters�察�as they drew me on by little and 

little�察�till we came into the next valley�察�where we might better discern the 

same。   I   never   saw   a   more   beautiful   country�察  �nor   more   lively   prospects�察�

hills so raised here and there over the valleys�察�the river winding into divers 

branches�察�the plains adjoining without bush or stubble�察�all fair green grass�察�



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the ground   of   hard   sand�察  �easy  to   march   on�察  �either   for horse   or   foot�察  �the 

deer crossing in every path�察�the birds towards the evening singing on every 

tree with a thousand several tunes�察�cranes and herons of white�察�crimson�察�

and   carnation�察  �perching   in   the   river's   side�察  �the   air   fresh   with   a   gentle 

easterly wind�察�and every stone that we stooped to take up promised either 

gold or silver by his complexion。 Your Lordship shall see of many sorts�察�

and I hope some of them cannot be bettered under the sun�察�and yet we had 

no means but with our daggers and fingers to tear them out here and there�察�

the rocks being most hard of that mineral spar aforesaid�察�which is like a 

flint�察�and is altogether as hard or harder�察�and besides the veins lie a fathom 

or two deep in the rocks。 But we wanted all things requisite save only our 

desires and good will to have performed more if it had pleased God。 To be 

short�察   �when    both   our  companies      returned�察  �each    of  them   brought     also 

several sorts of stones that appeared very fair�察�but were such as they found 

loose on the ground�察�and were for the most part but coloured�察�and had not 

any gold fixed in them。 Yet such as had no judgment or experience kept all 

that glistered�察�and would not be persuaded but it was rich because of the 

lustre�察�and brought of those�察�and of marcasite withal�察�from Trinidad�察�and 

have delivered of those stones to be tried in many places�察�and have thereby 

bred an opinion that all the rest is of the same。 Yet some of these stones I 

shewed afterward to a Spaniard of the Caracas�察�who told me that it was El 

Madre del Oro�察�that is�察�the mother of gold�察�and that the mine was farther in 

the ground。 

     But it shall be found a weak policy in me�察�either to betray myself or 

my country with imaginations�察�neither am I so far in love with that lodging�察�

watching�察     �care�察 �peril�察 �diseases�察  �ill  savours�察  �bad   fare�察  �and   many    other 

mischiefs that accompany these voyages�察�as to woo myself again into any 

of them�察�were I not assured that the sun covereth not so much riches in any 

part    of  the   earth。   Captain     Whiddon�察     �and   our   chirurgeon�察    �Nicholas 

Millechamp�察�brought me a kind of stones like sapphires�察�what they  may 

prove I know not。 I shewed them to some of the Orenoqueponi�察�and they 

promised   to   bring   me   to   a   mountain   that   had   of   them   very   large   pieces 

growing   diamond´wise�察  �whether   it   be   crystal   of   the   mountain�察       �Bristol 

diamond�察�or sapphire�察�I do not yet know�察�but I hope the best�察�sure I am that 



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the place is as likely as those from whence all the rich stones are brought�察�

and in the same height or very near。 On the left hand of this river Caroli 

are seated those nations which I called Iwarawaqueri before remembered�察�

which are enemies to the Epuremei�察�and on the head of it�察�adjoining to the 

great lake Cassipa�察�are situated those other nations which also resist Inga�察�

and   the   Epuremei�察  �called   Cassipagotos�察  �Eparegotos�察  �and   Arawagotos。   I 

farther understood that this lake of Cassipa is so large�察�as it is above one 

day's journey for one of their canoas�察�to cross�察�which may be some forty 

miles�察�and that thereinto fall divers rivers�察�and that great store of grains of 

gold are found in the summer time when the lake falleth by the banks�察�in 

those branches。 

     There is also another goodly river beyond Caroli which is called Arui�察�

which   also   runneth   through   the   lake   Cassipa�察  �and   falleth   into   Orenoque 

farther   west�察  �making   all   that   land   between   Caroli   and   Arui   an   island�察�

which is likewise a most beautiful country。 Next unto Arui there are two 

rivers Atoica and Caura�察�and on that branch which is called Caura are a 

nation   of   people   whose   heads   appear   not   above   their   shoulders�察  �which 

though     it   may   be   thought  a   mere   fable�察  �yet   for  mine   own   part   I  am 

resolved   it   is   true�察  �because every  child   in   the   provinces of Aromaia   and 

Canuri affirm the same。 They are called Ewaipanoma�察�they are reported to 

have their eyes in their shoulders�察�and their mouths in the middle of their 

breasts�察  �and   that   a   long   train   of   hair   groweth   backward   between   their 

shoulders。 The son of Topiawari�察�which I brought with me into England�察�

told me that they were the most mighty men of all the land�察�and use bows�察�

arrows�察�and clubs thrice as big as any of Guiana�察�or of the Orenoqueponi�察�

and that one of the Iwarawaqueri took a prisoner of them the year before 

our arrival there�察�and brought him into the borders of Aromaia�察�his father's 

country。 And farther�察�when I seemed to doubt of it�察�he told me that it was 

no   wonder   among   them�察  �but   that   they   were   as   great   a   nation    and   as 

common as any other in all the provinces�察�and had of late years slain many 

hundreds of his father's people�察�and of other nations their neighbours。 But 

it was not my chance to hear of them till I was come away�察�and if I had but 

spoken one word of it while I was there I might have brought one of them 

with me to put the matter out of doubt。 Such a nation was written of by 



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Mandeville�察  �whose   reports   were   holden   for   fables   many   years�察  �and   yet 

since the East Indies were discovered�察�we find his relations true of such 

things as heretofore were held incredible ��Mandeville�察�or the author who 

assumed       this   name�察    �placed     his   headless     men    in   the   East    Indian 

Archipelago�察  �the   fable   is   borrowed   from   older   writers�察  �Herodotus   &c��。 

Whether it be true or no�察�the matter is not great�察�neither can there be any 

profit   in   the   imagination�察  �for   mine   own   part   I   saw   them   not�察  �but   I   am 

resolved that so many people did not all combine or forethink to make the 

report。 

     When   I   came   to   Cumana   in   the   West   Indies   afterwards   by   chance   I 

spake with a Spaniard dwelling not far from thence�察�a man of great travel。 

And after he knew that I had been in Guiana�察�and so far directly west as 

Caroli�察�

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