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which they called St。 Joseph�察�by break of day。 They abode not any fight
after a few shot�察 �and all being dismissed�察 �but only Berreo and his
companion ��the Portuguese captain Alvaro Jorge���察�I brought them with me
aboard�察�and at the instance of the Indians I set their new city of St。 Joseph
on fire。 The same day arrived Captain George Gifford with your lordship's
ship�察 �and Captain Keymis�察 �whom I lost on the coast of Spain�察 �with the
galego�察�and in them divers gentlemen and others�察�which to our little army
was a great comfort and supply。
We then hasted away towards our purposed discovery�察�and first I called
all the captains of the island together that were enemies to the Spaniards�察�
for there were some which Berreo had brought out of other countries�察�and
planted there to eat out and waste those that were natural of the place。 And
by my Indian interpreter�察 �which I carried out of England�察 �I made them
understand that I was the servant of a queen who was the great cacique of
the north�察�and a virgin�察�and had more caciqui under her than there were
trees in that island�察�that she was an enemy to the Castellani in respect of
their tyranny and oppression�察�and that she delivered all such nations about
her�察 �as were by them oppressed�察 �and having freed all the coast of the
northern world from their servitude�察 �had sent me to free them also�察 �and
withal to defend the country of Guiana from their invasion and conquest。 I
shewed them her Majesty's picture�察�which they so admired and honoured�察�
as it had been easy to have brought them idolatrous thereof。 The like and a
more large discourse I made to the rest of the nations�察�both in my passing
to Guiana and to those of the borders�察�so as in that part of the world her
Majesty is very famous and admirable�察�whom they now call EZRABETA
CASSIPUNA AQUEREWANA�察�which is as much as 'Elizabeth�察�the Great
Princess�察 �or Greatest Commander。' This done�察 �we left Puerto de los
Espanoles�察 �and returned to Curiapan�察 �and having Berreo my prisoner�察 �I
gathered from him as much of Guiana as he knew。 This Berreo is a
gentleman well descended�察�and had long served the Spanish king in Milan�察�
Naples�察�the Low Countries�察�and elsewhere�察�very valiant and liberal�察�and a
gentleman of great assuredness�察�and of a great heart。 I used him according
to his estate and worth in all things I could�察�according to the small means I
had。
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I sent Captain Whiddon the year before to get what knowledge he
could of Guiana�此�and the end of my journey at this time was to discover
and enter the same。 But my intelligence was far from truth�察�for the country
is situate about 600 English miles further from the sea than I was made
believe it had been。 Which afterwards understanding to be true by Berreo�察�
I kept it from the knowledge of my company�察�who else would never have
been brought to attempt the same。 Of which 600 miles I passed 400�察�
leaving my ships so far from me at anchor in the sea�察�which was more of
desire to perform that discovery than of reason�察 �especially having such
poor and weak vessels to transport ourselves in。 For in the bottom of an
old galego which I caused to be fashioned like a galley�察�and in one barge�察�
two wherries�察�and a ship´boat of the Lion's Whelp�察�we carried 100 persons
and their victuals for a month in the same�察�being all driven to lie in the rain
and weather in the open air�察�in the burning sun�察�and upon the hard boards�察�
and to dress our meat�察 �and to carry all manner of furniture in them。
Wherewith they were so pestered and unsavoury�察�that what with victuals
being most fish�察�with the wet clothes of so many men thrust together�察�and
the heat of the sun�察�I will undertake there was never any prison in England
that could be found more unsavoury and loathsome�察�especially to myself�察�
who had for many years before been dieted and cared for in a sort far more
differing。
If Captain Preston had not been persuaded that he should have come
too late to Trinidad to have found us there ��for the month was expired
which I promised to tarry for him there ere he could recover the coast of
Spain�� but that it had pleased God he might have joined with us�察�and that
we had entered the country but some ten days sooner ere the rivers were
overflown�察 �we had adventured either to have gone to the great city of
Manoa�察�or at least taken so many of the other cities and towns nearer at
hand�察�as would have made a royal return。 But it pleased not God so much
to favour me at this time。 If it shall be my lot to prosecute the same�察�I shall
willingly spend my life therein。 And if any else shall be enabled thereunto�察�
and conquer the same�察�I assure him thus much�察�he shall perform more than
ever was done in Mexico by Cortes�察�or in Peru by Pizarro�察�whereof the one
conquered the empire of Mutezuma�察�the other of Guascar and Atabalipa。
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And whatsoever prince shall possess it�察�that prince shall be lord of more
gold�察�and of a more beautiful empire�察�and of more cities and people�察�than
either the king of Spain or the Great Turk。
But because there may arise many doubts�察 �and how this empire of
Guiana is become so populous�察 �and adorned with so many great cities�察�
towns�察�temples�察�and treasures�察�I thought good to make it known�察�that the
emperor now reigning is descended from those magnificent princes of
Peru�察�of whose large territories�察�of whose policies�察�conquests�察�edifices�察�and
riches�察 �Pedro de Cieza�察 �Francisco Lopez�察 �and others have written large
discourses。 For when Francisco Pizarro�察 �Diego Almagro and others
conquered the said empire of Peru�察�and had put to death Atabalipa�察�son to
Guayna Capac�察 �which Atabalipa had formerly caused his eldest brother
Guascar to be slain�察�one of the younger sons of Guayna Capac fled out of
Peru�察�and took with him many thousands of those soldiers of the empire
called orejones �─�having large ears�察─�the name given by the Spaniards to
the Peruvian warriors�察�who wore ear´ pendants���察�and with those and many
others which followed him�察 �he vanquished all that tract and valley of
America which is situate between the great river of Amazons and
Baraquan�察 �otherwise called Orenoque and Maranon ��Baraquan is the
alternative name to Orenoque�察�Maranon to Amazons��。
The empire of Guiana is directly east from Peru towards the sea�察�and
lieth under the equinoctial line�察�and it hath more abundance of gold than
any part of Peru�察 �and as many or more great cities than ever Peru had
when it flourished most。 It is governed by the same laws�察�and the emperor
and people observe the same religion�察�and the same form and policies in
government as were used in Peru�察 �not differing in any part。 And I have
been assured by such of the Spaniards as have seen Manoa�察�the imperial
city of Guiana�察�which the Spaniards call El Dorado�察�that for the greatness�察�
for the riches�察�and for the excellent seat�察�it far exceedeth any of the world�察�
at least of so much of the world as is known to the Spanish nat