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The rest towards Peru we will omit。 On the north of Orenoque�察�between it 

and the West Indies�察�are the Wikiri�察�Saymi�察�and the rest before spoken of�察�

all mortal enemies to the Spaniards。 On the south side of the main mouth 

of Orenoque are the Arwacas�察�and beyond them�察�the Cannibals�察�and to the 

south of them�察�the Amazons。 

     To   make   mention   of   the   several   beasts�察  �birds�察  �fishes�察  �fruits�察  �flowers�察�

gums�察�sweet woods�察�and of their several religions and customs�察�would for 

the first require as many volumes as those of Gesnerus�察�and for the next 

another   bundle   of   Decades。   The   religion   of   the   Epuremei   is   the   same 

which the Ingas�察�emperors of Peru�察�used�察�which may be read in Cieza and 

other    Spanish     stories�察 �how    they   believe    the  immortality      of  the  soul�察�

worship the sun�察 �and   bury with   them  alive their best   beloved   wives   and 

treasure�察�as they likewise do in Pegu in the East Indies�察�and other places。 

The     Orenoqueponi       bury   not   their  wives    with   them�察   �but  their   jewels�察�

hoping to enjoy them again。 The Arwacas dry the bones of their lords�察�and 

their   wives    and    friends   drink   them    in  powder。     In  the  graves    of  the 

Peruvians   the   Spaniards   found   their   greatest   abundance   of   treasure。  The 

like�察�also�察�is to be found among these people in every province。 They have 

all many wives�察�and the lords five´fold to the common sort。 Their wives 

never     eat  with   their   husbands�察    �nor   among     the   men�察  �but   serve    their 

husbands at meals and afterwards feed by themselves。 Those that are past 

their younger years make all their bread and drink�察�and work their cotton´ 

beds�察�and do all else of service and labour�察�for the men do nothing but hunt�察�

fish�察�play�察�and drink�察�when they are out of the wars。 

     I  will   enter  no   further   into  discourse     of  their  manners�察    �laws�察  �and 

customs。 And because I have not myself seen the cities of Inga I cannot 

avow on my credit what I have heard�察�although it be very likely that the 

emperor Inga hath built and erected as magnificent palaces in Guiana as 



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his ancestors   did in   Peru�察�which   were   for their   riches and   rareness   most 

marvellous�察�and exceeding all in Europe�察�and�察�I think�察�of the world�察�China 

excepted�察�which also the Spaniards�察�which I had�察�assured me to be true�察�as 

also the nations of the borderers�察�who�察�being but savages to those of the 

inland�察�do cause much treasure to be buried with them。 For I was informed 

of   one   of   the   caciques   of   the   valley  of Amariocapana   which   had   buried 

with him a little before our arrival a chair of gold most curiously wrought�察�

which was made either in Macureguarai adjoining or in Manoa。 But if we 

should have grieved them in their religion at the first�察�before they had been 

taught better�察�and have digged up their graves�察�we had lost them all。 And 

therefore I held my first resolution�察�that her Majesty should either accept 

or refuse the enterprise ere anything should be done that might in any sort 

hinder the same。 And if Peru had so many heaps of gold�察�whereof those 

Ingas were princes�察�and that they delighted so much therein�察�no doubt but 

this which now liveth and reigneth in Manoa hath the same humour�察�and�察�I 

am assured�察�hath more abundance of gold within his territory than all Peru 

and the West Indies。 

     For the rest�察�which myself have seen�察�I will promise these things that 

follow�察�which I know to be true。 Those that are desirous to discover and to 

see many nations may be satisfied within this river�察�which bringeth forth 

so   many   arms   and   branches   leading   to   several   countries   and   provinces�察�

above 2��000   miles   east   and   west   and   800   miles   south   and   north�察  �and   of 

these the most either rich in gold or in other merchandises。 The common 

soldier shall here fight for gold�察�and pay himself�察�instead of pence�察�with 

plates of half´a´foot broad�察�whereas   he   breaketh   his bones   in other   wars 

for   provant   and   penury。   Those   commanders   and   chieftains   that   shoot   at 

honour and abundance shall find there more rich and beautiful cities�察�more 

temples adorned with golden images�察�more sepulchres filled with treasure�察�

than   either   Cortes   found   in   Mexico   or   Pizarro   in   Peru。 And   the   shining 

glory of this conquest will eclipse all those so far´extended beams of the 

Spanish nation。 There is no country which yieldeth more pleasure to the 

inhabitants�察�either for those common delights of hunting�察�hawking�察�fishing�察�

fowling�察�and the rest�察�than Guiana doth�察�it hath so many plains�察�clear rivers�察�

and abundance of pheasants�察�partridges�察�quails�察�rails�察�cranes�察�herons�察�and 



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all other  fowl�察  �deer  of  all   sorts�察�porks�察 �hares�察 �lions�察 �tigers�察 �leopards�察  �and 

divers other sorts of beasts�察�either for chase or food。 It hath a kind of beast 

called cama or anta ��tapir���察�as big as an English beef�察�and in great plenty。 

To speak of the several sorts of every kind I fear would be troublesome to 

the   reader�察  �and   therefore   I   will   omit   them�察  �and   conclude   that   both   for 

health�察�good air�察�pleasure�察�and riches�察�I am resolved it cannot be equalled 

by   any   region   either   in   the   east   or   west。   Moreover   the   country   is   so 

healthful�察�as of an hundred persons and more�察�which lay without shift most 

sluttishly�察  �and   were   every   day   almost   melted   with   heat   in   rowing   and 

marching�察�and suddenly wet again with great showers�察�and did eat of all 

sorts of corrupt fruits�察�and made meals of fresh fish without seasoning�察�of 

tortugas�察�of lagartos or crocodiles�察�and of all sorts good and bad�察�without 

either order or measure�察�and besides lodged in the open air every night�察�we 

lost not any one�察�nor had one ill´disposed to my knowledge�察�nor found any 

calentura or other of those pestilent diseases which dwell in all hot regions�察�

and so near the equinoctial line。 

     Where there is store of gold it is in effect needless to remember other 

commodities   for   trade。   But   it   hath�察  �towards   the   south   part   of   the   river�察�

great quantities of brazil´wood�察�and divers berries that dye a most perfect 

crimson   and   carnation�察  �and   for   painting�察  �all   France�察  �Italy�察  �or   the   East 

Indies   yield   none   such。   For   the   more   the   skin   is   washed�察  �the   fairer   the 

colour   appeareth�察  �and   with   which   even   those   brown   and   tawny   women 

spot   themselves   and   colour   their   cheeks。 All   places   yield   abundance   of 

cotton�察�of silk�察�of balsamum�察�and of those kinds most excellent and never 

known in Europe�察�of all sorts of gums�察�of Indian pepper�察�and what else the 

countries may afford within the land we know not�察�neither had we time to 

abide the trial and search。 The soil besides is so excellent and so full of 

rivers�察�as it will carry sugar�察�ginger�察�and all those other commodities which 

the West Indies have。 

     The navigation is short�察�for it may be sailed with an ordinary wind in 

six   weeks�察  �and   in   the   like   time   back   again�察  �and   by  the   way  neither   lee´ 

shore�察  �enemies'   coast�察  �rocks�察  �nor   sands。 All   which   in   the  voyages   to   the 

West   Indies   and   all   other   places   we   are   subject   unto�察  �as   the   channel   of 

Bahama�察�coming from the West Indies�察�cannot well be passed in the winter�察�



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and when it is at the best�察�it is a per

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