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although the desire for gold will answer many objections。 But it would
have been�察 �in mine opinion�察 �an utter overthrow to the enterprise�察 �if the
same should be hereafter by her Majesty attempted。 For then�察 �whereas
now they have heard we were enemies to the Spaniards and were sent by
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her Majesty to relieve them�察�they would as good cheap have joined with
the Spaniards at our return�察 �as to have yielded unto us�察 �when they had
proved that we came both for one errand�察�and that both sought but to sack
and spoil them。 But as yet our desire gold�察�or our purpose of invasion�察�is
not known to them of the empire。 And it is likely that if her Majesty
undertake the enterprise they will rather submit themselves to her
obedience than to the Spaniards�察�of whose cruelty both themselves and the
borderers have already tasted。 And therefore�察 �till I had known her
Majesty's pleasure�察�I would rather have lost the sack of one or two towns�察�
although they might have been very profitable�察 �than to have defaced or
endangered the future hope of so many millions�察�and the great good and
rich trade which England may be possessed of thereby。 I am assured now
that they will all die�察�even to the last man�察�against the Spaniards in hope of
our succour and return。 Whereas�察�otherwise�察�if I had either laid hands on
the borderers or ransomed the lords�察�as Berreo did�察�or invaded the subjects
of Inga�察�I know all had been lost for hereafter。
After that I had resolved Topiawari�察�lord of Aromaia�察�that I could not
at this time leave with him the companies he desired�察 �and that I was
contented to forbear the enterprise against the Epuremei till the next year�察�
he freely gave me his only son to take with me into England�察�and hoped
that though he himself had but a short time to live�察�yet that by our means
his son should be established after his death。 And I left with him one
Francis Sparrow�察�a servant of Captain Gifford�察�who was desirous to tarry�察�
and could describe a country with his pen�察�and a boy of mine called Hugh
Goodwin�察 �to learn the language。 I after asked the manner how the
Epuremei wrought those plates of gold�察�and how they could melt it out of
the stone。 He told me that the most of the gold which they made in plates
and images was not severed from the stone�察�but that on the lake of Manoa�察�
and in a multitude of other rivers�察�they gathered it in grains of perfect gold
and in pieces as big as small stones�察�and they put it to a part of copper�察�
otherwise they could not work it�察�and that they used a great earthen pot
with holes round about it�察�and when they had mingled the gold and copper
together they fastened canes to the holes�察�and so with the breath of men
they increased the fire till the metal ran�察�and then they cast it into moulds
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of stone and clay�察�and so make those plates and images。 I have sent your
honours of two sorts such as I could by chance recover�察�more to shew the
manner of them than for the value。 For I did not in any sort make my
desire of gold known�察�because I had neither time nor power to have a great
quantity。 I gave among them many more pieces of gold than I received�察�of
the new money of twenty shillings with her Majesty's picture�察 �to wear�察�
with promise that they would become her servants thenceforth。
I have also sent your honours of the ore�察�whereof I know some is as
rich as the earth yieldeth any�察 �of which I know there is sufficient�察 �if
nothing else were to be hoped for。 But besides that we were not able to
tarry and search the hills�察 �so we had neither pioneers�察�bars�察 �sledges�察 �nor
wedges of iron to break the ground�察�without which there is no working in
mines。 But we saw all the hills with stones of the colour of gold and silver�察�
and we tried them to be no marcasite�察�and therefore such as the Spaniards
call El madre del oro or ;the mother of gold�察─ �which is an undoubted
assurance of the general abundance�察�and myself saw the outside of many
mines of the spar�察�which I know to be the same that all covet in this world�察�
and of those more than I will speak of。
Having learned what I could in Canuri and Aromaia�察 �and received a
faithful promise of the principallest of those provinces to become servants
to her Majesty�察�and to resist the Spaniards if they made any attempt in our
absence�察�and that they would draw in the nations about the lake of Cassipa
and those of Iwarawaqueri�察�I then parted from old Topiawari�察�and received
his son for a pledge between us�察�and left with him two of ours as aforesaid。
To Francis Sparrow I gave instructions to travel to Macureguarai with
such merchandises as I left with them�察�thereby to learn the place�察�and if it
were possible�察�to go on to the great city of Manoa。 Which being done�察�we
weighed anchor and coasted the river on Guiana side�察 �because we came
upon the north side�察�by the lawns of the Saima and Wikiri。
There came with us from Aromaia a cacique called Putijma�察 �that
commanded the province of Warapana�察 �which Putijma slew the nine
Spaniards upon Caroli before spoken of�察�who desired us to rest in the port
of his country�察 �promising to bring us unto a mountain adjoining to his
town that had stones of the colour of gold�察�which he performed。 And after
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we had rested there one night I went myself in the morning with most of
the gentlemen of my company over´land towards the said mountain�察�
marching by a river's side called Mana�察�leaving on the right hand a town
called Tuteritona�察 �standing in the province of Tarracoa�察 �of which
Wariaaremagoto is principal。 Beyond it lieth another town towards the
south�察�in the valley of Amariocapana�察�which beareth the name of the said
valley�察 �whose plains stretch themselves some sixty miles in length�察 �east
and west�察�as fair ground and as beautiful fields as any man hath ever seen�察�
with divers copses scattered here and there by the river's side�察�and all as
full of deer as any forest or park in England�察�and in every lake and river
the like abundance of fish and fowl�察�of which Irraparragota is lord。
From the river of Mana we crossed another river in the said beautiful
valley called Oiana�察�and rested ourselves by a clear lake which lay in the
middle of the said Oiana�察�and one of our guides kindling us fire with two
sticks�察�we stayed awhile to dry our shirts�察�which with the heat hung very
wet and heavy on our shoulders。 Afterwards we sought the ford to pass
over towards the mountain called Iconuri�察�where Putijma foretold us of the
mine。 In this lake we saw one of the great fishes�察�as big as a wine pipe�察�
which they call manati�察 �being most excellent and wholesome meat。 But
after I perceived that to pass the said river would require half´a´day's
march more�察 �I was not able myself to endure it�察 �and therefore I sent
Captain Keymis with six shot to go on�察�and gave him order not to return to
the port of Putijma�察�whic