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forthwith。 Martinez�察 �being much favoured by the soldiers�察 �had all the
means possible procured for his life�察�but it could not be obtained in other
sort than this�察�that he should be set into a canoa alone�察�without any victual�察�
only with his arms�察�and so turned loose into the great river。 But it pleased
God that the canoa was carried down the stream�察 �and certain of the
Guianians met it the same evening�察�and�察�having not at any time seen any
Christian nor any man of that colour�察�they carried Martinez into the land to
be wondered at�察�and so from town to town�察�until he came to the great city
of Manoa�察�the seat and residence of Inga the emperor。 The emperor�察�after
he had beheld him�察�knew him to be a Christian�察�for it was not long before
that his brethren Guascar and Atabalipa were vanquished by the Spaniards
in Peru�此�and caused him to be lodged in his palace�察�and well entertained。
He lived seven months in Manoa�察�but was not suffered to wander into the
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country anywhere。 He was also brought thither all the way blindfold�察�led
by the Indians�察 �until he came to the entrance of Manoa itself�察 �and was
fourteen or fifteen days in the passage。 He avowed at his death that he
entered the city at noon�察 �and then they uncovered his face�察 �and that he
travelled all that day till night through the city�察�and the next day from sun
rising to sun setting�察�ere he came to the palace of Inga。 After that Martinez
had lived seven months in Manoa�察�and began to understand the language
of the country�察�Inga asked him whether he desired to return into his own
country�察�or would willingly abide with him。 But Martinez�察�not desirous to
stay�察 �obtained the favour of Inga to depart�察 �with whom he sent divers
Guianians to conduct him to the river of Orenoque�察 �all loaden with as
much gold as they could carry�察�which he gave to Martinez at his departure。
But when he was arrived near the river's side�察 �the borderers which are
called Orenoqueponi ��poni is a Carib postposition meaning ;on;�� robbed
him and his Guianians of all the treasure ��the borderers being at that time
at wars�察�which Inga had not conquered�� save only of two great bottles of
gourds�察 �which were filled with beads of gold curiously wrought�察 �which
those Orenoqueponi thought had been no other thing than his drink or
meat�察�or grain for food�察�with which Martinez had liberty to pass。 And so in
canoas he fell down from the river of Orenoque to Trinidad�察 �and from
thence to Margarita�察�and so to St。 Juan del Puerto Rico�察�where�察�remaining
a long time for passage into Spain�察 �he died。 In the time of his extreme
sickness�察�and when he was without hope of life�察�receiving the sacrament at
the hands of his confessor�察�he delivered these things�察�with the relation of
his travels�察�and also called for his calabazas or gourds of the gold beads�察�
which he gave to the church and friars�察�to be prayed for。
This Martinez was he that christened the city of Manoa by the name of
El Dorado�察 �and�察 �as Berreo informed me�察 �upon this occasion�察 �those
Guianians�察�and also the borderers�察�and all other in that tract which I have
seen�察�are marvellous great drunkards�察�in which vice I think no nation can
compare with them�察 �and at the times of their solemn feasts�察 �when the
emperor carouseth with his captains�察 �tributaries�察 �and governors�察 �the
manner is thus。 All those that pledge him are first stripped naked and their
bodies anointed all over with a kind of white balsamum ��by them called
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curca���察�of which there is great plenty�察�and yet very dear amongst them�察�and
it is of all other the most precious�察�whereof we have had good experience。
When they are anointed all over�察�certain servants of the emperor�察�having
prepared gold made into fine powder�察�blow it through hollow canes upon
their naked bodies�察�until they be all shining from the foot to the head�察�and
in this sort they sit drinking by twenties and hundreds�察 �and continue in
drunkenness sometimes six or seven days together。 The same is also
confirmed by a letter written into Spain which was intercepted�察 �which
Master Robert Dudley told me he had seen。 Upon this sight�察�and for the
abundance of gold which he saw in the city�察�the images of gold in their
temples�察 �the plates�察 �armours�察 �and shields of gold which they use in the
wars�察�he called it El Dorado。
After the death of Ordas and Martinez�察 �and after Orellana�察 �who was
employed by Gonzalo Pizarro�察�one Pedro de Orsua�察�a knight of Navarre�察�
attempted Guiana�察�taking his way into Peru�察�and built his brigandines upon
a river called Oia�察�which riseth to the southward of Quito�察�and is very great。
This river falleth into Amazons�察 �by which Orsua with his companies
descended�察 �and came out of that province which is called Motilones
�─�friars;Indians so named from their cropped heads���察�and it seemeth to
me that this empire is reserved for her Majesty and the English nation�察�by
reason of the hard success which all these and other Spaniards found in
attempting the same�察�whereof I will speak briefly�察�though impertinent in
some sort to my purpose。 This Pedro de Orsua had among his troops a
Biscayan called Aguirre�察 �a man meanly born�察 �who bare no other office
than a sergeant or alferez ��al´faris�察�Arab。horseman�察�mounted officer���此�but
after certain months�察 �when the soldiers were grieved with travels and
consumed with famine�察 �and that no entrance could be found by the
branches or body of Amazons�察�this Aguirre raised a mutiny�察�of which he
made himself the head�察�and so prevailed as he put Orsua to the sword and
all his followers�察�taking on him the whole charge and commandment�察�with
a purpose not only to make himself emperor of Guiana�察�but also of Peru
and of all that side of the West Indies。 He had of his party 700 soldiers�察�
and of those many promised to draw in other captains and companies�察�to
deliver up towns and forts in Peru�察�but neither finding by the said river any
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passage into Guiana�察 �nor any possibility to return towards Peru by the
same Amazons�察 �by reason that the descent of the river made so great a
current�察�he was enforced to disemboque at the mouth of the said Amazons�察�
which cannot be less than 1��000 leagues from the place where they
embarked。 From thence he coasted the land till he arrived at Margarita to
the north of Mompatar�察�which is at this day called Puerto de Tyranno�察�for
that he there slew Don Juan de Villa Andreda�察�Governor of Margarita�察�who
was father to Don Juan Sarmiento�察�Governor of Margarita when Sir John
Burgh landed there and attempted the island。 Aguirre put to the sword all
other in the island that refused to be of his party�察�and took with him certain
cimarrones ��fugitive slaves�� and other desperate companions。 From thence
he went to Cumana and there slew the governor�察 �and dealt in all as at
Margarita。 He spoiled all the coast of