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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

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