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At the last we determined to hang the pilot; and if wee had well knowen the way backe againe by night, we had surely gone; but our owne necessities pleaded sufficiently for his safety: for it was as darke as pitch, and the riuer began so to narrow it selfe, and the trees to hang ouer from side to side, as wee were driuen with arming swords to cut a passage thorow those branches that couered the water. Wee were very desirous to finde this towne, hoping of a feast, because wee made but a short breakefast aboord the galley in the morning and it was now eight a clocke at night, and our stomacks began to gnawe apace: but whether it was best to returne or goe on, we beganne to doubt, suspecting treason in the pilot more and more: but the poore olde Indian euer assured vs that it was but a little further, but this one turning and that turning: and at the last about one a clocke after midnight wee saw a light; and rowing towards it, wee heard the dogges of the village. When we landed wee found few people; for the lord of that place was gone with diuers canoas aboue foure hundred miles off, vpon a iourney towardes the head of Orenoque to trade for golde, and to buy women of the Canibals, who afterward vnfortunately passed by vs as wee rode at an anker in the port of Morequito in the darke of the night, and yet came so neere vs, as his canoas grated against our barges: he left one of his company at the port of Morequito, by whom wee vnderstood that hee had brought thirty yoong women, diuers plates of golde, and had great store of fine pieces of cotton cloth, and cotton beds. In his house we had good store of bread, fish, hennes, and Indian drinke, and so rested that night, and in the morning after we had traded with such of his people as came downe, we returned towards our gally, and brought with vs some quantity of bread, fish, and hennes.
A most beautifull countrey. On both sides of this riuer we passed the most beautifull countrey that euer mine eyes beheld: and whereas all that we had seene before was nothing but woods, prickles, bushes, and thornes, here we beheld plaines of twenty miles in length, the grasse short and greene, and in diuers parts groues of trees by themselues, as if they had beene by all the arte and labour in the world so made of purpose: and still as we rowed, the deere came downe feeding by the waters side, as if they had beene vsed to a keepers call. The riuer of Lagartos, or Crocodiles. Vpon this riuer there were great store of fowle, and of many sorts: we saw in it diuers sorts of strange fishes, and of maruellous bignes: but for lagartos it exceeded, for there were thousands of those vgly serpents; and the people call it for the abundance of them, The riuer of Lagartos, in their language. I had a Negro a very proper yoong fellow, who leaping out of the galley to swim in the mouth of this riuer, was in all our sights taken and deuoured with one of those lagartos. In the meane while our companies in the gally thought we had bene all lost, (for wee promised to returne before night) and sent the Lions whelps shippes boat with captaine Whiddon to follow vs vp the riuer; but the next day, after we had rowed vp and downe some fourescore miles, we returned, and went on our way, vp the great riuer; and when we were euen at the last cast for want of victuals, captaine Gifford being before the galley and the rest of the boats, seeking out some place to land vpon the banks to make fire, espied foure canoas comming downe the riuer; Two canoas taken. and with no small ioy caused his men to trie the vttermost of their strengths, and after a while two of the foure gaue ouer, and ranne themselues ashore, euery man betaking himselfe to the fastnesse of the woods, the two other lesser got away, while he landed to lay hold on these: and so turned into some by-creeke, we knew not whither. Three Spanyards escaped. Those canoas that were taken, were loaden with bread, and were bound for Margarita in the West Indies, which those Indians (called Arwacas) purposed to cary thither for exchange: but in the lesser there were three Spanyards, who hauing heard of the defeat of their gouernour in Trinidad, and that we purposed to enter Guiana, came away in those canoas: one of them was a cauallero; as the captaine of the Arwacas after tolde vs, another a souldier, and the third a refiner.
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Page Change 5 (Continuation of Part II.)[Added line.] 14 with great sprindges[springes], which lifted vp their feete 15 Great snow about the twentith[twentieth] of March. 17 neere vnto the prouince of Guachoyn[Guachoya]: 22 and that they would quit and and[Deleted 'and'.] free him 23 of their diposition[disposition], and because they were 38 aboue the Riuer in a Prouince called Taguante[Taguanate], 40 The Ruier[Riuer] increaseth but once a yeere when the snowes doe 40 Another day came some from Tanguanate[Taguanate], 41 for pure hunger and weaknesse. The Gourernour[Gouernour] 43 Guachoya had told him coucerning[concerning] himselfe, 44 canoes of the Saniards[Spaniards], and ouerwhelme them; 50 it, as though they had bin venomous. In the mornin-[morning] 51 from North to South, aud[and] thitherto they had runne 51 midday forward they saw gerat[great] Mountaines, which vntill 52 tho[the] current, they went close to the shore, 69 This was the valley of Coracones[Coraçones]. 75 had information of the woollen cloth of Tontonteac[Totonteac], 75 which were furnised[furnished] from thence with things 79 which stoode without the citie, and straightway[streightway] 85 se partio con ocho soldados, qûe[que] de voluntad le quisieron 85 pocos dias de camino toparaon[toparon] con vna Prouincia 85 quedaron ellos en la dicha Prouiucia[Prouincia] con 88 vna Prouiucia[Prouincia] grande, y de muchos pueblos con 90 cueros de venados tan bien aderçados[adereçados] como los 91 Andauan vestitos[vestidos] de algodon, 91 y que la rongan[pongan] por obra. 91 as[las] tierras de Cibola, donde ay muchas vacas, de 92 que bastan a partir pòr[por] medio vn hombre, 93 a su Megestad[Magestad], como testigos de vista: 95 con neue[nueve] companneros que 97 y que en las riberas del de vna y orta[otra] banda ay 99 que tantas almas rededimas con su saugre[sangre] no se 104 for the space of twelue dayes traul[trauel], 106 as well dresssd[dressed] as those of 108 together with the three Indian boyes, and the mestico[mestiço]. 112 demomonstration[demonstration] of ioy and gladnes 114 they got glistering[glistening] and good metal 115 concering[concerning] the speedy building of two strong Forts 115 to Francis Hernandes of Siuil, concering[concerning] the 117 last past I departed from the prouinice[prouince] 118 the place which the father prouininciall[prouinciall] tolde vs 119 whereby certaine Indians were releiued[relieued] and some 121 doubt that some mishappe is is[del is] fallen vnto 125 good houses of three or foure ou[or] fiue lofts high, 125 prouinces whereof the Father prouncial[prouincial] made report 128 they are ruminated[ruinated] by warre 128 neuer, thelesse[neverthelesse] I must say the trueth 132 which was with him of of[del 2nd of] the prouince 135 with some dozen Indians of Meehuacan[Mechuacan], 137 The horses fleddde[fledde] from them, 145 and al other necesssary[necessary] apparel 149 and euery peso is 4.s[.] 8.d. of our money 150 perceiued to be preiudicall[preiudiciall] to the Romish doctrine 152 sweeter the the[Deleted 2nd 'the'.] countrey 154 Wine and olye[oyle] there is none growing 154 as some say it is, but a berrie that growteh[groweth] 155 the Contractation[Contratation] house, and there receiued my 156 which he esteemed aboue any treasure for for[Deleted 'for'.] 159 that euer was built iu[in] the Indies, 160 out of a ship called the Iesus of Lubec[Lubeck] 162 the ships, both from Peru, Hunduras[Honduras], Porto rico, 163 a bishop and about forty Spanyardsr[Spanyards.] Among 163 hundred Spanyards. In this couutrey[countrey] 165 a great wood about two leagus[leagues] 166 the Casique brough[brought] it from Shallapa 167 from the sea side to the mines of Secatecas[Sacatecas], 171 into into[Deleted 'into'.] the countrey. 173 The Indiaus[Indians] know a way to drowne 174 they haue vsed much lobour[labour] and diligence 175 This captine[captaine] lacking things necessary 175 had a great checke of the goueruour[gouernour] 177 which was fiue yerees[yeeres], 177 The people of the countrey are of good statute[stature], 179 and bring their masster[master] so much metall 178 Sidenote The Indians ignroance[ignorance] from whence they 180 then to fine their oare wite[with] lead. 180 little set by in these pars[parts], 182 and much Cinamom[Cinamon], 188 to graunt[grant] him succour and ayde against those 188 and held on the former entended[intended] voyage: 194 the first Northwinde that blewe, we had had[Deleted 'had'.] our 204 he had bene besore[before] shot with an arrow into the throat 207 who threatend[threatned] to hang vs for breaking 209 proclamation made vpon paine of loosing[losing] of goods 211 scaffold or place of iudgmeut[iudgment] vpon the morrow 211 maket[market] place in Mexico right ouer against 213 caried to be shewed as a spectacle for all the peoble[people] 214 and they hate and obhorre[abhorre] the Spaniards 215 demaunded[demanded] why I did not marrie 221 I bought me an horse of one of the the[Deleted 'the'.] Indians, 226 foule weather did sepatate[separate] them, to meete at the 231 cansed[caused] them to be beheaded, 234 mongst[amongst] the enemies, then to sterue[serue] on ship 240 the Admirall,[.] When it was day 244 The Port and small harbour of Techuanapa[Tecuanapa] hath 245 The place is very hoat[hot], 250 wherwith [wherewith] he made three long and famous 252 [Sidenote: A for[fort] built in Brasil by the English.] 265 the laying out of one thoussand[thousand]. 267 Salomon spending her mast at the Range of Darmouth[Dartmouth], 269 where we might in best safety set our gallly[gally]-frigat 272 the gouerner[governor] of the towne sent 272 but God sent vs now for a generall scourage[scourge] to them all 285 certified Manuel Mascarenhas of these informtions[informations] 286 Sidenote All the Canbals[Canibals] of Petiguar 288 Maiestie so iustly as he will do who wil[will] 288 but he shall shall[Deleted 'shall'.] lose all the countrey. 306 disouery[discouery] of the Malucos by the North. 317 OF THE GULFE OF CALIFONIA[CALIFORNIA], AND OF THE SEA COAST 317 THE OCEAN SEA FROM CHINA AND IAPAN TO THE NOTHWEST[NORTHWEST] 325 an Island in the sea, within a crossse[crosse]-bow shoote 326 The hauhn[hauen] of S. Andrew 329 shore, for she[he] also had seene them, 330 ranne through that greene couutrey[countrey] 331 and on Tewesday[Tewsday] at breake of day 331 great hauen, euuironed[enuironed] with diuers small hilles 346 they detemined[determined] to retire to their boats 348 very faire and shinining[shining] sea-oyster of pearles 350 meane while our Chicimeco[Chichimeco] interpreter 358 when we came from Nuena[Nueua] Espanna: 365 passed beweene[betweene] the Indians and those of the Trinity 367 Indians,*[Deleted '*', no footnote.] where we had slaine the 369 with greene shrubs very plesant[pleasant] to behold 372 We began therfore[therefore] to set forward, 376 We sailed on Munday and Tewsday til noon[noone] 386 hauens along by those coastes to the hauen of Acupulco[Acapulco]. 395 being not well acqainted[acquainted] with that 404 and thefore[therefore] I sent him backe very well contented 411 Certaine newes of the Spanyaads[Spanyards] at 411 hose[those] people as I had done vnto 413 met them on the way, whem[when] they went to see 414 and that I should not there, fore[therefore] depart thence 414 without al[a] doubt would come to annoy them, 415 and how it might be that in those sixeteeene[sixteene] dayes 426 which ly[lye] towardes the sea: 427 with her hignes[highnesse] picture and armes 429 of gall continue in eternall distast ;[distaste;] 431 mountanous[mountainous], so full of woodes, riuers, and marishes 439 made them merrie, in which mood they vaunted o[of] Guiana 442 it could not be obtened[obteined] in other sort then[than] this: 443 and as many or moe[more] great Cities 445 Thuet[Theuet] describeth, is but a branch of Amazones 446 And hereof it came that Martines[Martinez] entred so 448 built his brigandines vpon a riuer colled[called] Oia 449 landed at Cumaná[Cumana] in the West Indies, 458 and toke[tooke] diuers prisoners, among others they tooke 461 of a riuer called Capuri, whose entrace[entrance] I had 469 canaos[canoas] one of them was a cauallero; as 469 night, when the Trinite[Trinitie] againe
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