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at least of so much of the world as is known to the Spanish nation。 It is
founded upon a lake of salt water of 200 leagues long�察 �like unto Mare
Caspium。 And if we compare it to that of Peru�察�and but read the report of
Francisco Lopez and others�察�it will seem more than credible�察�and because
we may judge of the one by the other�察�I thought good to insert part of the
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120。 chapter of Lopez in his General History of the Indies�察 �wherein he
describeth the court and magnificence of Guayna Capac�察�ancestor to the
emperor of Guiana�察�whose very words are these�此�
;Todo el servicio de su casa�察�mesa�察�y cocina era de oro y de plata�察�y
cuando menos de plata y cobre�察 �por mas recio。 Tenia en su recamara
estatuas huecas de oro�察 �que parescian gigantes�察 �y las figuras al propio y
tamano de cuantos animales�察�aves�察�arboles�察�y yerbas produce la tierra�察�y de
cuantos peces cria la mar y agua de sus reynos。 Tenia asimesmo sogas�察�
costales�察 �cestas�察 �y troxes de oro y plata�察 �rimeros de palos de oro�察 �que
pareciesen lena rajada para quemar。 En fin no habia cosa en su tierra�察�que
no la tuviese de oro contrahecha�察 �y aun dizen�察 �que tenian los Ingas un
verjel en una isla cerca de la Puna�察�donde se iban a holgar�察�cuando querian
mar�察�que tenia la hortaliza�察�las flores�察�y arboles de oro y plata�察�invencion y
grandeza hasta entonces nunca vista。 Allende de todo esto�察 �tenia
infinitisima cantidad de plata y oro por labrar en el Cuzco�察�que se perdio
por la muerte de Guascar�察 �ca los Indios lo escondieron�察 �viendo que los
Espanoles se lo tomaban�察�y enviaban a Espana。;
That is�察 �All the vessels of his house�察�table�察�and kitchen�察�were of gold
and silver�察�and the meanest of silver and copper for strength and hardness
of metal。 He had in his wardrobe hollow statues of gold which seemed
giants�察�and the figures in proportion and bigness of all the beasts�察 �birds�察�
trees�察�and herbs�察�that the earth bringeth forth�察�and of all the fishes that the
sea or waters of his kingdom breedeth。 He had also ropes�察�budgets�察�chests�察�
and troughs of gold and silver�察�heaps of billets of gold�察�that seemed wood
marked out ��split into logs�� to burn。 Finally�察 �there was nothing in his
country whereof he had not the counterfeit in gold。 Yea�察�and they say�察�the
Ingas had a garden of pleasure in an island near Puna�察�where they went to
recreate themselves�察�when they would take the air of the sea�察�which had all
kinds of garden´herbs�察�flowers�察�and trees of gold and silver�察�an invention
and magnificence till then never seen。 Besides all this�察�he had an infinite
quantity of silver and gold unwrought in Cuzco�察 �which was lost by the
death of Guascar�察�for the Indians hid it�察�seeing that the Spaniards took it�察�
and sent it into Spain。;
And in the 117。 chapter�察�Francisco Pizarro caused the gold and silver
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of Atabalipa to be weighed after he had taken it�察�which Lopez setteth down
in these words following�此�Hallaron cincuenta y dos mil marcos de buena
plata�察�y un millon y trecientos y veinte y seis mil y quinientos pesos de
oro。; Which is�察 �They found 52��000 marks of good silver�察�and 1��326��500
pesos of gold。; Now�察�although these reports may seem strange�察�yet if we
consider the many millions which are daily brought out of Peru into Spain�察�
we may easily believe the same。 For we find that by the abundant treasure
of that country the Spanish king vexes all the princes of Europe�察 �and is
become�察�in a few years�察�from a poor king of Castile�察�the greatest monarch
of this part of the world�察�and likely every day to increase if other princes
forslow the good occasions offered�察�and suffer him to add this empire to
the rest�察�which by far exceedeth all the rest。 If his gold now endanger us�察�
he will then be unresistible。 Such of the Spaniards as afterwards
endeavoured the conquest thereof�察�whereof there have been many�察�as shall
be declared hereafter�察�thought that this Inga�察�of whom this emperor now
living is descended�察�took his way by the river of Amazons�察�by that branch
which is called Papamene ��The Papamene is a tributary not of the Amazon
river but of the Meta�察�one of the principal tributaries of the Orinoco��。 For
by that way followed Orellana�察�by the commandment of Gonzalo Pizarro�察�
in the year 1542�察�whose name the river also beareth this day。 Which is also
by others called Maranon�察 �although Andrew Thevet doth affirm that
between Maranon and Amazons there are 120 leagues�察�but sure it is that
those rivers have one head and beginning�察�and the Maranon�察�which Thevet
describeth�察�is but a branch of Amazons or Orellana�察�of which I will speak
more in another place。 It was attempted by Ordas�察�but it is now little less
than 70 years since that Diego Ordas�察�a Knight of the Order of Santiago�察�
attempted the same�察�and it was in the year 1542 that Orellana discovered
the river of Amazons�察�but the first that ever saw Manoa was Juan Martinez�察�
master of the munition to Ordas。 At a port called Morequito ��probably San
Miguel���察�in Guiana�察�there lieth at this day a great anchor of Ordas his ship。
And this port is some 300 miles within the land�察�upon the great river of
Orenoque。 I rested at this port four days�察�twenty days after I left the ships
at Curiapan。
The relation of this Martinez�察�who was the first that discovered Manoa�察�
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his success�察�and end�察�is to be seen in the Chancery of St。 Juan de Puerto
Rico�察 �whereof Berreo had a copy�察 �which appeared to be the greatest
encouragement as well to Berreo as to others that formerly attempted the
discovery and conquest。 Orellana�察 �after he failed of the discovery of
Guiana by the said river of Amazons�察 �passed into Spain�察 �and there
obtained a patent of the king for the invasion and conquest�察�but died by sea
about the islands�察 �and his fleet being severed by tempest�察 �the action for
that time proceeded not。 Diego Ordas followed the enterprise�察 �and
departed Spain with 600 soldiers and thirty horse。 Who�察 �arriving on the
coast of Guiana�察 �was slain in a mutiny�察 �with the most part of such as
favoured him�察�as also of the rebellious part�察�insomuch as his ships perished
and few or none returned�察�neither was it certainly known what became of
the said Ordas until Berreo found the anchor of his ship in the river of
Orenoque�察 �but it was supposed�察 �and so it is written by Lopez�察 �that he
perished on the seas�察�and of other writers diversely conceived and reported。
And hereof it came that Martinez entered so far within the land�察 �and
arrived at that city of Inga the emperor�察 �for it chanced that while Ordas
with his army rested at the port of Morequito ��who was either the first or
second that attempted Guiana���察 �by some negligence the whole store of
powder provided for the service was set on fire�察�and Martinez�察�having the
chief charge�察 �was condemned by the General Ordas to be executed
forthwith。 Martinez�察 �being much favoured by the soldiers�察 �had