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sufficient numbers for such an enterprise。 And if I did�察�I was sure with all 

my company to be buried there�察�for the emperor was of that strength�察�as 

that many  times   so   many  men   more were   too   few。  Besides�察�he   gave   me 

this good   counsel   and   advised   me   to   hold   it   in   mind   ��as   for himself�察 �he 

knew he could not live till my return���察�that I should not offer by any means 

hereafter to invade the strong parts of Guiana without the help of all those 

nations which were also their enemies�察�for that it was impossible without 

those�察  �either   to   be   conducted�察  �to   be   victualled�察  �or   to   have   aught   carried 

with us�察�our people not being able to endure the march in so great heat and 

travail�察�unless the borderers gave them help�察�to cart with them both their 

meat and furniture。 For he remembered that in the plains of Macureguarai 

three   hundred   Spaniards   were   overthrown�察  �who   were   tired   out�察  �and   had 

none of the borderers to their friends�察�but meeting their enemies as they 

passed the frontier�察�were environed on all sides�察�and the people setting the 

long dry grass on fire�察�smothered them�察�so as they had no breath to fight�察�

nor could discern   their   enemies   for the great  smoke。  He   told   me   further 

that   four   days'   journey  from  his   town   was   Macureguarai�察  �and   that   those 

were the next and nearest of the subjects of Inga�察�and of the Epuremei�察�and 

the   first   town   of   apparelled   and   rich people�察  �and   that   all   those   plates   of 

gold    which     were    scattered    among     the   borderers     and   carried    to  other 

nations   far   and   near�察  �came   from   the   said   Macureguarai   and   were   there 

made�察�but that those of the land within were far finer�察�and were fashioned 

after the images of men�察�beasts�察�birds�察�and fishes。 I asked him whether he 

thought that those companies that I had there with me were sufficient to 

take that town or no�察�he told me that he thought they were。 I then asked 

him whether he would assist me with guides�察�and some companies of his 

people to join with us�察�he answered that he would go himself with all the 

borderers�察  �if   the   rivers   did   remain   fordable�察  �upon   this   condition�察  �that   I 

would      leave    with   him    till  my   return    again    fifty  soldiers�察   �which     he 

undertook to victual。 I answered that I had not above fifty good men in all 

there�察�the rest were labourers and rowers�察�and that I had no provision to 

leave with them of powder�察�shot�察�apparel�察�or aught else�察�and that without 



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those things necessary for their defence�察�they should be in danger of the 

Spaniards   in   my   absence�察      �who   I   knew   would     use   the   same  measures 

towards   mine   that   I   offered   them   at   Trinidad。   And   although   upon   the 

motion   Captain   Caulfield�察  �Captain   Greenvile�察  �my   nephew   John   Gilbert 

and divers others were desirous to stay�察�yet I was resolved that they must 

needs have perished。 For Berreo expected daily a supply out of Spain�察�and 

looked   also   hourly   for   his   son   to  come   down   from   Nuevo   Reyno   de 

Granada�察  �with   many   horse   and   foot�察  �and   had   also   in   Valencia�察  �in     the 

Caracas�察�two hundred horse ready to march�察�and I could not have spared 

above forty�察�and had not any store at all of powder�察�lead�察�or match to have 

left with them�察�nor any other provision�察�either spade�察�pickaxe�察�or aught else 

to have fortified withal。 

     When I had given him reason that I could not at this time leave him 

such a company�察�he then desired me to forbear him and his country for that 

time�察  �for   he   assured   me   that   I   should   be   no   sooner   three  days   from   the 

coast but those Epuremei would invade him�察�and destroy all the remain of 

his people and friends�察�if he should any way either guide us or assist us 

against them。 He further alleged that the Spaniards sought his death�察�and 

as they had already murdered his nephew Morequito�察�lord of that province�察�

so   they   had   him   seventeen   days   in   a   chain   before   he   was   king   of   the 

country�察�and led him like a dog from place to place until he had paid an 

hundred plates of gold and divers chains of spleen´stones for his ransom。 

And   now�察  �since   he   became   owner   of   that   province�察  �that   they   had   many 

times laid wait to take him�察�and that they would be now more vehement 

when   they   should   understand   of   his   conference   with   the   English。   /And 

because/�察 �said   he�察  �/they  would   the   better   displant   me�察  �if   they  cannot   lay 

hands on me�察�they have gotten a nephew of mine called Eparacano�察�whom 

they have christened Don Juan�察�and his son Don Pedro�察�whom they have 

also apparelled and armed�察�by whom they seek to make a party against me 

in mine own country。 He also hath taken to wife one Louiana�察�of a strong 

family�察�which are borderers and neighbours�察�and myself now being old and 

in the hands of death am not able to travel nor to shift as when I was of 

younger years。/ He therefore prayed us to defer it till the next year�察�when 

he would undertake to draw in all the borderers to serve us�察�and then�察�also�察�



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it   would   be   more   seasonable   to   travel�察  �for   at   this   time   of   the   year   we 

should   not   be   able   to   pass   any   river�察  �the   waters   were   and   would   be   so 

grown ere our return。 

     He     farther   told   me    that   I  could    not   desire    so   much     to  invade 

Macureguarai and the rest of Guiana but that the borderers would be more 

vehement than I。 For he yielded for a chief cause that in the wars with the 

Epuremei   they   were   spoiled   of   their   women�察  �and   that   their   wives   and 

daughters   were   taken   from   them�察  �so   as   for   their   own   parts   they   desired 

nothing     of   the  gold    or  treasure    for   their  labours�察  �but   only   to  recover 

women from the Epuremei。 For he farther complained very sadly�察�as it had 

been a matter of great consequence�察�that whereas they were wont to have 

ten or twelve wives�察�they were now enforced to content themselves with 

three or four�察�and that   the lords of the Epuremei   had fifty or a   hundred。 

And in truth they war more for women than either for gold or dominion。 

For   the   lords   of   countries   desire   many   children   of   their   own   bodies   to 

increase their  races   and kindreds�察 �for  in   those consist their greatest trust 

and strength。 Divers of his followers afterwards desired me to make haste 

again�察�that they might sack the Epuremei�察�and I asked them�察�of what�拭�They 

answered�察�Of their women for us�察�and their gold for you。 For the hope of 

those many of women they more desire the war than either for gold or for 

the recovery of their ancient territories。 For what between the subjects of 

Inga and the Spaniards�察�those frontiers are grown thin of people�察�and also 

great numbers are fled to other nations farther off for fear of the Spaniards。 

     After I received this answer of the old man�察�we fell into consideration 

whether it had been of better advice to have entered Macureguarai�察�and to 

have begun a war upon Inga at this time�察�yea�察�or no�察�if the time of the year 

and all things else had sorted。 For mine own part�察�as we were not able to 

march it for the rivers�察�neither had any such strength as was requisite�察�and 

durst not abide the coming of the winter�察�or to tarry any longer from our 

ships�察  �I   thought   it   were   evil   counsel   to   have   attempted   it   at   that   time�察�

although   the   desire   for   gold

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