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desolate_a island_n be_v a_o innumerable_a company_n of_o fowl_n call_v frigate_n which_o have_v a_o body_n like_o a_o duck_n but_o large_a wing_n and_o fly_v swift_a so_o soon_o as_o they_o perceive_v a_o fish_n in_o the_o water_n they_o fall_v upon_o the_o same_o catch_v they_o in_o their_o claw_n and_o especial_o devour_v abundance_n of_o fly_a fish_n fauves_n the_o fauves_n but_o the_o fauves_n which_o be_v much_o lean_a be_v no_o way_n so_o swift_a they_o resemble_v a_o moorhen_n have_v foot_n like_o duck_n bill_n like_o a_o snipe_n and_o in_o rainy_a night_n rest_n on_o the_o ship_n in_o stead_n of_o rock_n so_o that_o many_o time_n they_o become_v a_o easy_a prey_n to_o the_o mariner_n sect_n xvii_o marigalante_n marigalante_n situation_n of_o marigalante_n not_o far_o from_o hence_o at_o fifteen_o degree_n and_o forty_o minute_n appear_v marigalante_n like_o a_o wood_n in_o the_o water_n on_o the_o southeast_n side_n about_o half_a a_o league_n from_o the_o shore_n lie_v black_a 〈…〉_o full_a of_o white_a speck_n westerly_n the_o shore_n be_v very_o plain_a whither_o the_o governor_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr howell_n send_v some_o people_n from_o that_o island_n of_o which_o twenty_o be_v kill_v by_o the_o caribbeean_n who_o have_v garden_n and_o fishpond_n thereon_o not_o long_o after_o which_o howell_n build_v a_o fort_n here_o and_o garrison_v the_o same_o with_o frenchman_n the_o wood_n afford_v a_o delightful_a sight_n to_o the_o eye_n as_o also_o the_o cinamon-tree_n who_o leave_n never_o wither_v a_o sweet_a smell_n to_o the_o nose_n lamantin_n the_o fish_n lamantin_n the_o ocean_n hereabout_o produce_v plenty_n of_o lamantins_n which_o be_v dry_v like_o gaberdine_n this_o fish_n grow_v eighteen_o foot_n long_o and_o seven_o thick_a the_o head_n thereof_o be_v like_o a_o cow_n with_o little_a eye_n and_o a_o thick_a brown_a skin_n rough_a and_o speckled_a in_o some_o place_n and_o have_v two_o little_a foot_n in_o stead_n of_o fin_n it_o feed_v on_o weed_n which_o grow_v on_o the_o rock_n and_o bank_n the_o female_n bring_v two_o young_a one_o at_o a_o time_n which_o suck_v for_o some_o day_n their_o flesh_n palatable_a and_o wholesome_a be_v streak_v with_o fat_a which_o when_o melt_v never_o putrify_v they_o be_v often_o take_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o river_n than_o in_o the_o ocean_n sea-devil_n the_o sea-devil_n about_o this_o isle_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o caribbee_n be_v fish_n call_v sea-devil_n four_o foot_n long_o and_o proportionable_o thick_a their_o skin_n rough_a their_o head_n flat_a their_o back_n arm_v with_o prickle_n little_a black_a eye_n wide_a mouth_n full_a of_o tooth_n and_o two_o tusk_n that_o stick_v out_o of_o the_o same_o four_o fin_n a_o long_a slit_a tail_n with_o which_o they_o swim_v exceed_o swift_a above_o their_o eye_n stick_v broad_a sharp_a horn_n turn_v towards_o the_o back_n the_o flesh_n be_v deadly_a poison_n becune_fw-fr the_o becune_fw-fr the_o becune_n which_o be_v eight_o foot_n long_o fall_v upon_o a_o fish_n like_o a_o mad_a dog_n bite_v great_a piece_n of_o the_o flesh_n out_o of_o the_o body_n which_o occasion_n present_a death_n its_o flesh_n be_v likewise_o poison_n sect_n xviii_o todo_fw-es sanctos_fw-la sanctos_fw-la situation_n of_o todo_fw-es sanctos_fw-la southward_o from_o guadalupe_n and_o at_o the_o same_o latitude_n with_o marigalante_n lie_v four_o desolate_a isle_n call_v todo_fw-es sanctos_fw-la and_o on_o their_o shore_n a_o sort_n of_o shellfish_n call_v lambis_fw-la from_o the_o resemblance_n of_o a_o tongue_n shell_n curious_a sort_n of_o shell_n the_o shell_n whereof_o the_o indian_n sound_v in_o stead_n of_o horn_n when_o they_o give_v a_o alarm_n as_o also_o another_o sort_n call_v porcelenes_n of_o which_o the_o most_o esteem_v be_v without_o of_o a_o carnation_n and_o within_o of_o a_o silver_n or_o skye-colour_n mix_v with_o golden_a beam_n the_o next_o be_v the_o black_a mix_v with_o a_o pale_a blue_n and_o little_a vein_n but_o the_o most_o remarkable_a shell_n be_v those_o who_o back_n nature_n have_v mark_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n with_o musical_a note_n that_o one_o may_v almost_o express_v a_o tune_n by_o they_o oyster_n mother-of-pearl_n oyster_n moreover_o it_o will_v amaze_v the_o beholder_n to_o see_v the_o mother-of-pearl_n oyster_n move_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o rock_n for_o at_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n they_o appear_v above_o the_o water_n and_o gape_v for_o the_o dew_n of_o which_o they_o have_v no_o soon_o receive_v a_o drop_n but_o they_o close_v their_o shell_n and_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n again_o sect_n xix_o de_fw-fr ave_n ave_n situation_n of_o de_fw-fr ave_n westward_o from_o todo_fw-es sanctos_fw-la at_o fifteen_o degree_n and_o forty_o five_o minute_n lie_v the_o isle_n de_fw-fr ave_n beside_o duck_n pluver_n moorhen_n goose_n and_o the_o like_a fowl_n that_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v catch_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n which_o be_v very_o strange_a to_o they_o there_o be_v here_o also_o many_o rare_a sort_n of_o bird_n as_o the_o white_a bird_n call_v aigrettos_n aigrettos_n aigrettos_n which_o be_v somewhat_o big_a than_o crow_n with_o red_a bill_n and_o foot_n and_o curious_a plume_n on_o their_o head_n they_o often_o fly_v a_o great_a way_n off_o at_o sea_n the_o large_a bird_n call_v the_o craw-fowl_n craw-fowl_n craw-fowl_n which_o feed_v on_o fish_n have_v a_o thick_a head_n a_o long_a flat_a bill_n hollow_a eye_n and_o a_o short_a neck_n under_o which_o hang_v the_o maw_n big_a enough_o to_o contain_v a_o pail_n full_a of_o water_n on_o the_o tree_n along_o the_o seaside_n they_o watch_v for_o fish_n which_o swim_v near_o the_o top_n of_o the_o water_n and_o by_o their_o attentiveness_n on_o their_o prey_n be_v easy_o shoot_v themselves_o here_o be_v likewise_o the_o bird_n arras_n arras_n arras_n of_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o pheasant_n but_o more_o resemble_v a_o parraquito_n their_o long_a tail_n consist_v of_o divers_a colour_a feather_n some_o have_v shine_v skye-coloured_a head_n back_n and_o neck_n their_o belly_n and_o wing_n of_o a_o pale_a yellow_a they_o be_v so_o stout_a or_o rather_o so_o simple_a that_o if_o they_o be_v not_o hit_v with_o the_o first_o shot_n they_o will_v stay_v for_o a_o second_o they_o also_o learn_v to_o talk_v but_o not_o so_o distinct_o as_o the_o canides_n which_o be_v no_o way_n inferior_a in_o beauty_n to_o the_o arras_n nay_o exceed_v they_o very_o much_o monsieur_n du_fw-fr montell_n above_o mention_v see_v one_o at_o corassao_n describe_v it_o after_o this_o manner_n canides_n description_n of_o the_o canides_n it_o deserve_v to_o be_v number_v say_v he_o among_o the_o most_o beautiful_a bird_n in_o the_o world_n i_o take_v so_o particular_a notice_n of_o it_o have_v have_v of_o they_o in_o my_o hand_n many_o time_n that_o i_o have_v the_o idea_n of_o it_o still_o fresh_a in_o my_o memory_n under_o the_o
beside_o brandy_n and_o english_a spirit_n but_o of_o these_o latter_a now_o no_o great_a quantity_n import_v or_o spend_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o general_a use_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o sugar-cane_n call_v rum_o which_o the_o mean_a sort_n as_o servant_n and_o slave_n do_v not_o only_o drink_v in_o great_a abundance_n but_o much_o also_o be_v hence_o transport_v into_o virginia_n bermudas_n and_o new-england_n here_o be_v also_o import_v great_a store_n of_o provision_n of_o all_o sort_n viz._n beef_n pork_n fish_n etc._n etc._n from_o ireland_n new-england_n virginia_n bermudas_n new-found_a land_n etc._n etc._n also_o pease_n flour_n butter_n cheese_n and_o biscuit_n likewise_o timber_n board_n pipe_n and_o hogshead_n staff_n etc._n etc._n also_o negro-slave_n from_o guinee_n and_o live_v cattle_n as_o bull_n cow_n asinego_n be_v and_o horse_n from_o the_o cape_n de_fw-fr verd_fw-mi island_n new-england_n and_o from_o england_n servants_z and_o all_o other_o commodity_n for_o plantation_n and_o for_o apparel_n of_o all_o which_o great_a quantity_n be_v hither_o bring_v and_o sell_v the_o ship_n that_o come_v to_o trade_n to_o this_o island_n belong_v general_o to_o england_n some_o few_o vessel_n be_v here_o build_v and_o pass_v to_o and_o fro_o to_o the_o leeward_n island_n and_o some_o belong_v to_o new-england_n bermudas_n etc._n etc._n the_o number_n of_o vessel_n which_o come_v hither_o to_o trade_n in_o one_o year_n be_v find_v upon_o search_n to_o be_v about_o two_o hundred_o of_o all_o sort_n some_o year_n more_o some_o less_o as_o ketche_n sloop_n bark_n etc._n etc._n contain_v in_o burden_n fifteen_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o five_o tun_n according_a as_o they_o be_v here_o enter_v which_o be_v at_o the_o least_o a_o three_o part_n less_o than_o their_o true_a burden_n by_o reason_n every_o ship_n pay_v one_o pound_n of_o powder_n per_fw-la tun_n the_o mean_v ordain_v by_o this_o country_n for_o store_v the_o magazine_n the_o great_a part_n of_o which_o ship_n re-load_n with_o sugar_n for_o england_n and_o many_o go_v for_o new-england_n bermudas_n virginia_n tangier_n etc._n etc._n not_o always_o full_o load_v with_o this_o country_n growth_n the_o usual_a rate_n for_o tonnage_n from_o hence_o to_o london_n be_v from_o 4_o l._n to_o 5_o l._n per_fw-la tun_n sometime_o when_o ship_n be_v very_o plentiful_a it_o be_v at_o 3_o l._n and_o less_o and_o at_o other_o time_n when_o scarce_o from_o 6_o l._n to_o 7_o l._n in_o the_o late_a war_n with_o the_o dutch_a it_o be_v at_o 10._o 11._o and_o 12_o l._n per_fw-la tun._n the_o government_n be_v constitute_v by_o the_o law_n of_o england_n and_o law_n not_o repugnant_a to_o they_o only_o some_o particular_a law_n be_v here_o make_v proper_a for_o this_o place_n by_o the_o governor_n or_o deputy_n and_o his_o council_n which_o usual_o be_v from_o seven_o to_o twelve_o in_o number_n and_o a_o assembly_n that_o consist_v of_o twenty_o two_o person_n choose_v by_o the_o freeholders_n two_o out_o of_o every_o parish_n sect_n xxiv_o st._n vincent_n vincent_n situation_n of_o st._n vincent_n the_o island_n of_o st._n vincent_n south-west_n from_o st._n lucia_n and_o have_v sixteen_o degree_n of_o north-latitude_n be_v so_o call_v by_o the_o spaniard_n as_o have_v discover_v it_o on_o that_o saint_n day_n be_v the_o five_o of_o april_n it_o be_v account_v eight_o league_n long_o and_o six_o broad_a and_o rise_v round_o about_o with_o high_a ground_n and_o several_a mountain_n which_o be_v see_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n this_o island_n have_v a_o very_a fruitful_a soil_n and_o for_o the_o bigness_n of_o it_o have_v be_v long_o since_o well_o people_v with_o caribbeean_n before_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o spaniard_n possess_v here_o several_a village_n to_o who_o they_o be_v still_o swear_v enemy_n but_o truck_v with_o the_o hollander_n for_o provision_n horn_n axe_n knife_n and_o other_o trifle_n at_o the_o west_n and_o south_n side_n be_v convenient_a bay_n to_o lie_v at_o anchor_n and_o take_v water_n in_o moman_n the_o fruit_n moman_n the_o inhabitant_n high_o esteem_v the_o moman_n grow_v to_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o appletree_n the_o fruit_n which_o it_o bear_v resemble_v a_o green_a cucumber_n and_o be_v of_o a_o pleasant_a juice_n the_o skin_n always_o green_a and_o prickly_a the_o seed_n which_o be_v in_o the_o same_o about_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o french_a bean_n be_v general_o black_a and_o streak_v with_o golden-coloured_a vein_n granadilla_n the_o granadilla_n here_o be_v also_o that_o plant_n mention_v elsewhere_o by_o the_o spaniard_n call_v granadilla_n by_o the_o dutch_a rhang-apple_n and_o la_fw-fr fleur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr passion_n by_o the_o french_a and_o it_o be_v so_o call_v as_o be_v fancy_v to_o represent_v the_o thorny_a crown_n of_o our_o saviour_n together_o with_o the_o cross_n nail_n hammer_n and_o pillar_n the_o plant_n run_v along_o the_o ground_n unless_o it_o meet_v with_o a_o pole_n by_o which_o it_o run_v up_o sect_n xxv_o bekia_fw-la bekia_n situation_n of_o bekia_n not_o far_o from_o st._n vincent_n lie_v the_o island_n bekia_n which_o reckon_v twelve_o league_n in_o circumference_n and_o lie_v at_o twelve_o degree_n and_o twelve_o scruple_n of_o northern_a latitude_n it_o have_v a_o secure_a harbour_n against_o all_o wind_n but_o because_o it_o be_v without_o fresh_a water_n be_v be_v only_o frequent_v by_o the_o caribbeean_n that_o dwell_v on_o st._n vincent_n who_o come_v hither_o to_o fish_n and_o visit_v certain_a little_a garden_n which_o they_o have_v there_o for_o their_o pleasure_n the_o soil_n produce_v store_n of_o water-melon_n who_o red_a juicy_a pulp_n yield_v when_o squeeze_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o sweet_a liquor_n which_o be_v very_o refresh_v and_o good_a to_o create_v a_o appetite_n their_o white_a flower_n notch_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o leave_n afford_v a_o delightful_a smell_n anno_fw-la 1633._o captain_n john_n johnson_n van_n hoorn_v put_v in_o to_o bekia_fw-la to_o catch_v tortoise_n find_v a_o fine_a inlet_n on_o the_o west_n and_o eastward_o a_o ridge_n of_o rock_n cotton_n grow_v wild_a in_o the_o field_n and_o upon_o the_o shore_n a_o kind_n of_o snail_n call_v burgun_n under_o who_o first_o shell_n appear_v another_o of_o a_o silver_n colour_n with_o black_a speck_n sect_n xxvi_o granada_n granada_n situation_n of_o granada_n granada_n lie_v at_o twelve_o degree_n and_o sixteen_o scruple_n like_o a_o halfmoon_n from_o the_o north_n to_o the_o south_n be_v full_a of_o wood_n towards_o the_o south-west_n run_v a_o fresh_a river_n into_o the_o sea_n the_o shore_n very_o low_o afford_v good_a anchorage_n at_o twelve_o league_n distance_n the_o current_n grow_v exceed_o strong_a here_o and_o the_o water_n also_o ebb_v and_o flow_v in_o a_o few_o hour_n dirick_n simonszoon_o witgee_v sail_v from_o tobago_n be_v amaze_v to_o see_v with_o what_o force_n the_o current_n drive_v he_o to_o granada_n it_o the_o french_a possess_v it_o hither_o du_n parquet_n at_o his_o own_o charge_n send_v three_o hundred_o man_n from_o martinico_n who_o scuffle_v with_o the_o inhabitant_n six_o month_n before_o they_o can_v possess_v the_o same_o in_o peace_n and_o scarce_o have_v they_o obtain_v it_o at_o last_o but_o by_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o french_a assistance_n will_v be_v very_o advantageous_a unto_o they_o against_o the_o arovages_n the_o duke_n seryllac_n in_o paris_n inform_v of_o the_o fertility_n of_o this_o island_n buy_v it_o of_o du_n parquet_n for_o a_o considerable_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o indeed_o granada_n be_v none_o of_o the_o mean_a of_o the_o caribbee_n the_o soil_n produce_v very_o good_a both_o fruit_n and_o timber-tree_n among_o which_o be_v the_o latine-tree_n of_o a_o tall_a body_n but_o ordinary_a thickness_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o bough_n hang_v leave_n like_o fan_n in_o long_a stalk_n which_o be_v tie_v together_o serve_v for_o roof_n of_o house_n there_o be_v also_o the_o tree_n cocoa_n which_o yet_o grow_v not_o so_o high_a here_o as_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o west-indies_n sect_n xxvii_o tabago_n tabago_n situation_n of_o tabago_n the_o next_o which_o come_v in_o view_n be_v tabago_n so_o call_v as_o some_o think_v from_o the_o quantity_n of_o that_o drug_n there_o plant_v eight_o league_n long_o and_o four_o broad_a lie_v in_o the_o eleven_o degree_n and_o sixteen_o minute_n of_o northern_a latitude_n and_o have_v many_o high_a mountain_n full_a of_o wood_n out_o of_o which_o glide_v eighteen_o stream_n which_o water_v the_o plain_n fall_v into_o the_o sea_n captain_n vitgeest_n come_v to_o a_o anchor_n here_o find_v a_o convenient_a inlet_n on_o the_o east_n and_o fresh_a water_n to_o fill_v his_o cask_n half_n a_o league_n from_o the_o shore_n rise_v five_o rock_n through_o which_o he_o sail_v with_o his_o ship_n within_o the_o cliff_n open_v a_o bay_n into_o which_o run_v a_o river_n well_o store_v
which_o open_v to_o the_o west_n stand_v great_a stone_n cistern_n into_o which_o they_o receive_v the_o water_n through_o pipe_n lay_v under_o ground_n the_o chamber_n 〈…〉_o hall_n be_v very_o lightsome_a and_o high_a and_o the_o wall_n of_o they_o adorn_v with_o cedar_n a_o flat_a terrace_n on_o the_o top_n yield_v a_o pleasant_a prospect_n all_o over_o the_o country_n the_o window_n in_o the_o front_n look_v open_v not_o only_o upon_o the_o orange_n walk_v but_o also_o upon_o several_a delightful_a plantation_n of_o sugarcane_n and_o ginger_n westward_o appear_v several_a mountain_n who_o high_a head_n be_v invest_v with_o ever-flourishing_a tree_n and_o between_o the_o palace_n and_o those_o mountain_n a_o very_a large_a and_o stately_a garden_n full_a of_o all_o manner_n of_o flower_n and_o other_o delightful_a plant_n as_o well_o those_o common_o know_v among_o we_o as_o those_o peculiar_a to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o middle_n thereof_o stand_v a_o fountain_n derive_v its_o source_n from_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o neighbour_a hill_n the_o wind_n which_o blow_v from_o the_o hill_n and_o especial_o those_o cool_a blast_n daily_o come_v out_o of_o the_o east_n so_o temper_v the_o hot_a climate_n that_o it_o become_v very_o tolerable_a when_o any_o news_n arrive_v here_o of_o the_o french_a conquest_n in_o europe_n they_o sound_v the_o trumpet_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o the_o standard_n and_o ensign_n former_o take_v by_o the_o governor_n in_o the_o field_n be_v hang_v out_o of_o the_o window_n on_o one_o side_n of_o the_o castle_n stand_v a_o chapel_n and_o somewhat_o far_o on_o a_o rise_a plain_n a_o row_n of_o house_n inhabit_v by_o certain_a retainer_n to_o the_o governor_n and_o be_v call_v angola_n the_o office_n and_o lodging_n for_o the_o governor_n servant_n be_v build_v of_o brick_n about_o the_o castle_n which_o be_v fortify_v with_o five_o sconce_n whereon_o be_v plant_v several_a gun_n the_o governor_n keep_v nine_o hundred_o slave_n and_o a_o hundred_o frenchman_n to_o work_v in_o his_o three_o sugar-mill_n to_o till_o his_o ground_n and_o for_o his_o houshold-service_n several_a french_a gentleman_n have_v also_o build_v many_o fair_a house_n here_o among_o which_o the_o chief_a be_v those_o on_o which_o poucy_n treval_n benevent_v girand_n auber_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr roziere_n de_fw-la st._n andant_n de_fw-fr l'_fw-fr esperance_fw-fr and_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr loche_n spend_v great_a sum_n of_o money_n the_o english_a also_o be_v not_o much_o inferior_a to_o they_o in_o their_o county_n island_n the_o english_a plantation_n in_o this_o island_n their_o church_n be_v five_o in_o all_o first_o on_o the_o point_n of_o the_o palmtree_n stand_v a_o fair_a church_n a_o second_o near_o the_o great_a road_n below_o the_o english_a governor_n house_n a_o three_o at_o the_o sandy_a point_n which_o be_v all_o well_o build_v and_o large_a enough_o for_o a_o considerable_a congregation_n the_o other_o two_o at_o the_o inlet_n cayoune_n be_v short_a of_o the_o three_o first_o the_o minister_n thereof_o receive_v former_o their_o benefice_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o cromwell_n time_n from_o the_o tryer_n as_o they_o be_v call_v but_o of_o late_a since_o the_o king_n restauration_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o canterbury_n again_o the_o best_a house_n belong_v to_o the_o english_a be_v build_v by_o mr._n warner_n mr._n rich_a mr._n eurard_n and_o col._n geffreyson_n all_o successive_o governor_n of_o the_o place_n land_v their_o success_n at_o their_o first_o land_v it_o be_v in_o the_o year_n 1625._o that_o the_o english_a and_o french_a joint_o desnambuc_n command_v the_o french_a and_o thomas_n warner_n the_o english_a land_a on_o this_o island_n of_o st._n christopher_n at_o a_o certain_a time_n when_o the_o caribbeean_n persuade_v by_o their_o boyez_fw-fr to_o destroy_v all_o stranger_n be_v ready_a up_o in_o arm_n but_o they_o meet_v with_o such_o entertainment_n that_o they_o soon_o lose_v their_o courage_n and_o yield_v possession_n to_o the_o assailant_n not_o long_o after_o which_o desnambuc_n and_o warner_n go_v the_o one_o to_o paris_n and_o the_o other_o to_o london_n to_o inform_v their_o king_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o st._n christopher_n and_o to_o raise_v a_o company_n which_o may_v promote_v the_o plant_v of_o it_o both_o attain_v their_o desire_n and_o have_v fresh_a assistance_n give_v they_o for_o both_o king_n favour_v the_o design_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o good_a condition_n that_o be_v propose_v to_o those_o that_o shall_v go_v undertaker_n thither_o and_o to_o prevent_v all_o contention_n between_o the_o english_a and_o french_a they_o make_v boundary_n on_o each_o side_n but_o hunt_v harbour_n fish_v mine_n tree_n for_o wainscote_v and_o the_o like_a be_v to_o remain_v in_o common_a and_o each_o be_v to_o assist_v the_o other_o the_o english_a plantation_n increase_v daily_o more_o than_o the_o french_a have_v constant_a supply_n from_o the_o company_n in_o london_n when_o as_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o merchant_n at_o paris_n grow_v weary_a be_v desirous_a first_o to_o have_v a_o return_v for_o what_o they_o have_v already_o spend_v though_o the_o country_n be_v not_o yet_o manure_v wherefore_o desnambuc_n go_v thither_o himself_o make_v the_o company_n understand_v that_o they_o can_v not_o possible_o expect_v to_o receive_v a_o return_n unless_o the_o country_n be_v plant_v with_o tobacco_n indigo_n ginger_n and_o sugar_n which_o require_v both_o time_n and_o people_n but_o whilst_o the_o business_n seem_v to_o go_v on_o prosperous_o a_o great_a accident_n happen_v which_o throw_v down_o the_o work_n to_o nothing_o for_o the_o spanish_a king_n set_v out_o a_o fleet_n within_o the_o forementioned_a year_n of_o one_o and_o thirty_o galleon_n three_o galleass_n and_o four_o pinnace_n with_o seventy_o five_o hundred_o man_n under_o the_o command_n of_o frederick_n de_fw-fr toledo_n emanuel_n de_fw-fr mineses_n and_o john_n fajardo_n from_o cadiz_n when_o before_o the_o island_n st._n jago_n there_o lie_v at_o the_o same_o time_n twenty_o two_o portuguese_n galley_n fourteen_o carvils_n carry_v four_o thousand_o man_n command_v by_o antonio_n nunnez_fw-fr barreio_n and_o francisco_n de_fw-fr almeida_n who_o join_v with_o the_o spaniard_n take_v the_o city_n st._n salvador_n and_o go_v about_o whole_o to_o chase_v out_o of_o the_o caribbee_n isle_n all_o the_o english_a and_o french_a in_o which_o attempt_n nine_o english_a ship_n lie_v before_o nevis_n be_v all_o take_v by_o toledo_n who_o sail_v within_o canonshot_n of_o st._n christopher_n command_v at_o that_o time_n by_o the_o french_a captain_n rossey_n the_o fort_n cast_v up_o by_o the_o english_a and_o french_a not_o be_v store_v with_o provision_n nor_o ammunition_n and_o consequent_o no_o way_n able_a to_o endure_v a_o siege_n and_o the_o less_o because_o the_o work_n be_v not_o quite_o finish_v nevertheless_o desnambuc_n immediate_o draw_v up_o his_o soldier_n to_o the_o low-land_n where_o he_o lay_v entrench_v along_o the_o coast_n to_o prevent_v the_o enemy_n land_v but_o rossey_n suffer_v the_o spaniard_n to_o land_n without_o the_o least_o resistance_n whereupon_o young_a du_n parquet_n sally_v out_o of_o the_o sconce_n fall_v valiant_o upon_o the_o first_o company_n but_o be_v forsake_v by_o his_o man_n be_v run_v down_o by_o the_o multitude_n and_o kill_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n all_o their_o sloop_n full_a of_o man_n land_a insomuch_o that_o rossey_n fear_v to_o be_v surround_v leave_v his_o trench_n and_o go_v up_o into_o the_o highland_n whereby_o the_o spaniard_n become_v master_n of_o the_o fort_n but_o do_v not_o pursue_v their_o victory_n as_o suspect_v that_o the_o french_a may_v lie_v in_o ambuscade_n in_o the_o next_o wood_n and_o indeed_o they_o suspect_v not_o in_o vain_a for_o the_o french_a have_v undermine_v their_o fort_n have_v lay_v gunpowder_n in_o some_o of_o the_o cellar_n which_o fire_v blow_v up_o very_o many_o of_o the_o spaniard_n whilst_o desnambuc_a embarque_a himself_n save_v those_o which_o be_v not_o slay_v by_o the_o enemy_n sword_n mean_n while_o the_o english_a rely_v on_o the_o league_n between_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o the_o spaniard_n make_v no_o resistance_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v inform_v that_o frederick_n toledo_n have_v quite_o ruin_v the_o french_a plantation_n and_o put_v they_o all_o to_o the_o sword_n but_o send_v agent_n to_o toledo_n to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o league_n between_o spain_n and_o england_n which_o he_o not_o take_v notice_n of_o allege_v that_o pope_n alexander_n the_o six_o when_o a_o controversy_n arise_v concern_v the_o new_a discovery_n in_o the_o east_n and_o west_n between_o the_o crown_n of_o castille_n and_o portugal_n have_v determine_v that_o castille_n have_v sole_a right_n to_o the_o western_a world_n and_o therefore_o that_o st._n christopher_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o western_a world_n
pearl-fishing_a than_o the_o other_o two_o sect_n iii_o trinidado_n trinidado_n situation_n of_o trinidado_n the_o island_n of_o trinidado_n be_v first_o discover_v by_o columbus_n anno_fw-la 1447._o in_o his_o three_o voyage_n and_o by_o he_o so_o call_v as_o some_o guess_n from_o its_o three_o point_n or_o promontory_n but_o that_o seem_v not_o so_o probable_a in_o regard_n it_o be_v otherwise_o call_v la_fw-fr trinidad_n or_o insula_fw-la sanctae_fw-la trinitatis_fw-la and_o therefore_o be_v likely_a to_o have_v be_v denominate_v upon_o a_o religious_a account_n it_o lie_v nine_o degree_n or_o thereabouts_o distant_a from_o the_o line_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n orenoque_n and_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o coast_n of_o paria_fw-la over_o against_o which_o it_o lie_v by_o a_o straight_a that_o be_v three_o mile_n over_o and_o which_o for_o the_o dangerousness_n of_o pass_v it_o columbus_n the_o first_o discoverer_n of_o it_o call_v bocca_fw-it del_fw-it draco_n the_o length_n thereof_o from_o the_o most_o southern_a angle_n call_v punta_fw-mi del_fw-it andrada_n to_o the_o north-east_n call_v punta_fw-mi del_fw-it galera_fw-la be_v reckon_v twenty_o five_o league_n those_o that_o reckon_v fifty_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o mistake_v league_n for_o miles_n and_o the_o breadth_n about_o eighteen_o island_n chief_a commodity_n of_o the_o island_n the_o air_n of_o this_o place_n be_v so_o impure_a that_o it_o be_v account_v the_o unwholsome_a island_n of_o all_o the_o indies_n nevertheless_o the_o soil_n be_v not_o unfertile_a as_o bring_v forth_o sugarcane_n cotton_n maize_n tobacco_n of_o the_o best_a kind_n with_o other_o commodity_n of_o the_o general_a growth_n of_o the_o west-indies_n beside_o store_n of_o good_a fruit_n and_o cattle_n and_o one_o part_n of_o the_o island_n call_v terra_n de_fw-fr beaumont_n produce_v great_a plenty_n of_o pitch_n but_o not_o of_o the_o best_a kind_n and_o there_o have_v be_v discover_v several_a vein_n of_o gold_n and_o other_o metal_n the_o native_n some_o say_v be_v ancient_o call_v cairi_n or_o carai_n and_o be_v distinguish_v into_o several_a clan_n or_o tribe_n each_o under_o the_o government_n of_o a_o casique_fw-la or_o petty_a prince_n but_o most_o of_o they_o dread_v the_o spaniard_n cruelty_n desert_v the_o island_n and_o settle_a themselves_o in_o guiana_n and_o at_o present_a both_o this_o place_n guiana_n and_o el_n dorado_n have_v of_o custom_n one_o and_o the_o same_o governor_n who_o place_n of_o residence_n here_o be_v st._n joseph_n the_o chief_a if_o not_o only_a town_n of_o the_o island_n it_o stand_v southward_o upon_o the_o carone_n here_z most_o of_o that_o tobacco_n be_v make_v which_o be_v sell_v among_o we_o for_o spanish_a in_o the_o year_n 1595._o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n possess_v himself_o of_o it_o be_v then_o but_o a_o petty_a village_n of_o about_o forty_o house_n and_o take_v prisoner_n the_o then_o governor_n antonio_n berreo_n who_o in_o all_o probability_n to_o ingratiate_v himself_o with_o he_o give_v he_o some_o light_n towards_o the_o discovery_n of_o guiana_n on_o the_o north-east_n of_o trinidado_n and_o not_o above_o eight_o mile_n distant_a from_o it_o tabago_n tabago_n lie_v the_o island_n of_o tabago_n which_o have_v be_v already_o treat_v of_o as_o one_o of_o the_o caribbee_n though_o some_o will_v have_v it_o one_o of_o the_o sotavento_fw-it it_o be_v otherwise_o call_v new_a walcheren_n from_o a_o town_n of_o that_o name_n in_o zealand_n from_o whence_o a_o colony_n of_o netherlander_n be_v send_v to_o plant_v it_o among_o other_o of_o the_o small_a obscure_a island_n hereabout_o be_v virgin_n gorda_n gorda_n virgin_n gorda_n which_o be_v sometime_o reckon_v among_o the_o caribbee_n island_n but_o since_o there_o be_v nothing_o considerable_a to_o be_v speak_v of_o it_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o it_o have_v be_v mention_v though_o not_o punctual_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n chap._n xx._n california_n distinguish_v california_n how_o distinguish_v have_v before_o make_v mention_n of_o california_n as_o it_o be_v by_o some_o take_v for_o that_o large_a portion_n of_o northern_a america_n which_o lie_v most_o southward_o and_o also_o utmost_a west_n of_o all_o that_o be_v know_v of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o have_v treat_v of_o those_o several_a province_n which_o be_v general_o reckon_v to_o be_v comprehend_v in_o it_o except_v california_n strict_o take_v as_o it_o be_v general_o grant_v to_o be_v a_o island_n viz._n quivira_n cibola_n and_o nova_n albion_n lie_v on_o the_o continent_n though_o there_o want_v not_o those_o who_o make_v nova_n albion_n only_o the_o north_n part_n of_o california_n we_o shall_v close_v up_o our_o discourse_n of_o these_o island_n that_o lie_v northward_o of_o the_o equinoctial_a line_n with_o the_o aforesaid_a california_n special_o so_o call_v which_o be_v by_o many_o thought_n and_o describe_v to_o be_v but_o a_o peninsula_n or_o half_a island_n 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not_o otherwise_o overcome_v but_o by_o be_v overwearied_n with_o kill_v of_o their_o enemy_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v not_o able_a to_o make_v their_o retreat_n 7._o villarica_n another_o colony_n of_o the_o spaniard_n in_o these_o part_n sixteen_o league_n distant_a from_o imperiale_n and_o twenty_o five_o from_o the_o sea_n 8._o baldivia_n so_o name_v from_o the_o commander_n pedro_n baldivia_n who_o build_v it_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o guadallanquen_n two_o or_o three_o league_n distant_a from_o the_o sea_n where_o it_o have_v a_o good_a and_o capacious_a port_n but_o near_a to_o it_o the_o best_a mine_n of_o peru_n so_o rich_a that_o it_o be_v say_v they_o yield_v baldivia_n every_o day_n so_o long_o as_o he_o can_v enjoy_v they_o twenty_o five_o thousand_o crown_n 9_o osorno_n a_o town_n lie_v in_o the_o bay_n of_o chilue_n in_o a_o barren_a soil_n but_o otherwise_o neither_o less_o rich_a nor_o less_o populous_a than_o baldivia_n itself_o these_o three_o last_v mention_v town_n viz._n baldivia_n imperiale_n and_o osorno_n be_v in_o the_o year_n 1596_o 1699_o and_o 1604_o surprise_v by_o the_o araucanes_n and_o other_o savage_n confederate_a with_o they_o sack_v and_o burn_v and_o though_o the_o spaniard_n be_v say_v to_o have_v recover_v and_o garrison_v some_o of_o they_o with_o fresh_a soldier_n yet_o how_o long_o they_o be_v able_a to_o hold_v they_o or_o whether_o they_o be_v master_n of_o they_o at_o this_o day_n we_o can_v say_v 10._o castro_n the_o most_o southerly_a town_n of_o the_o whole_a province_n build_v on_o a_o certain_a island_n within_o the_o bay_n of_o chilue_n 11._o mondoza_n and_o 12._o st._n juan_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr frontera_n both_o which_o lie_v towards_o paraguay_n and_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o andes_n forty_o league_n distant_a from_o any_o of_o those_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o and_o perhaps_o more_o not_o above_o a_o hundred_o from_o buenos_n ayres_n and_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n sect_n iii_o magellanica_fw-la magellanica_fw-la situation_n and_o description_n of_o magellanica_fw-la magellanica_fw-la the_o other_o part_n of_o this_o province_n be_v bound_v northward_o with_o chile_n abovesaid_a and_o some_o part_n of_o the_o country_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la on_o the_o south_n with_o the_o narrow_a sea_n call_v magellans_n strait_n have_v mare_n deal_v zur_n on_o the_o west_n and_o on_o the_o east_n the_o atlantic_a ocean_n it_o contain_v in_o length_n from_o the_o border_n of_o chile_n to_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o strait_n a_o hundred_o league_n and_o in_o breadth_n from_o the_o north_n to_o the_o south_n sea_n somewhat_o more_o viz._n towards_o chile_n and_o the_o north-west_n part_n of_o it_o for_o towards_o the_o south_n and_o south-west_n it_o straiten_n still_o more_o and_o more_o insomuch_o that_o they_o who_o resemble_v the_o southern_a part_n of_o america_n to_o the_o form_n of_o a_o
pyramid_n reverse_v make_v this_o part_n of_o the_o country_n to_o be_v the_o spire_n or_o top_n thereof_o it_o bear_v the_o name_n from_o ferdinand_n magellan_n a_o portugese_n who_o first_o discover_v that_o narrow_a sea_n so_o famous_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o magellans_n strait_n it_o be_v a_o large_a country_n and_o suppose_v not_o to_o be_v altogether_o barren_a of_o metal_n but_o as_o yet_o no_o great_a discovery_n have_v be_v make_v of_o it_o partly_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o excessive_a cold_a to_o which_o it_o be_v thought_n to_o be_v subject_n and_o partly_o perhaps_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o enterprise_n it_o be_v so_o far_o remote_a and_o very_o hardly_o passable_a in_o many_o place_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o huge_a mountain_n the_o andes_n which_o bar_v it_o as_o it_o be_v against_o all_o adventurer_n but_o chief_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o stoutness_n and_o untameableness_n of_o the_o araucanes_n and_o other_o native_n of_o chile_n through_o who_o country_n the_o march_n lie_v and_o who_o must_v first_o be_v conquer_v so_o that_o very_o little_a can_v be_v say_v more_o of_o this_o country_n than_o only_o to_o name_v the_o port_n and_o place_n upon_o the_o seacoast_n â—â—â—â—ghts_n 〈…〉_o and_o â—â—â—â—ghts_n at_o which_o the_o spaniard_n and_o likewise_o some_o other_o nation_n at_o several_a time_n have_v touch_v the_o chief_a whereof_o upon_o the_o south_n sea_n be_v 1._o cabo_n de_fw-fr las_fw-fr islas_n a_o promontory_n or_o foreland_n twenty_o six_o league_n distant_a from_o that_o of_o st._n felix_n on_o the_o confine_n of_o chile_n 2._o puerto_n de_fw-fr san_n stephano_n fifty_o league_n from_o that_o towards_o the_o south_n 3._o la_fw-fr villa_n de_fw-fr nuestra_n sennora_fw-es or_o our_o lady_n dale_n a_o large_a and_o secure_a bay_n eighteen_o league_n southward_o of_o st._n stephens_n 4._o la_fw-fr punta_fw-mi deglada_n 5._o puerto_n de_fw-fr los_fw-la reyos_n and_o 6._o ancona_n sin_n salida_n all_o of_o they_o open_v towards_o the_o strait_n there_o be_v also_o at_o the_o open_n of_o the_o strait_n cabo_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vittoria_n cabo_n desseado_n and_o some_o other_o upon_o the_o north_n sea_n and_o up_o towards_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la the_o chief_a place_n observable_a be_v 1._o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr crux_fw-la and_o the_o cape_n which_o they_o call_v de_fw-fr las_fw-fr rameras_fw-la about_o thirty_o league_n distant_a from_o the_o strait_n mouth_n 2._o the_o bay_n of_o st._n julian_n forty_o league_n northward_o of_o the_o former_a 3._o el_n puerto_n desseado_n 4._o puerto_n de_fw-fr los_fw-la leones_n 5._o the_o bay_n of_o anegada_n all_o of_o they_o good_a and_o capacious_a havens_n for_o the_o security_n of_o ship_n upon_o these_o coast_n and_o lie_v at_o a_o distance_n of_o thirty_o or_o forty_o league_n one_o from_o another_o up_o towards_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la and_o the_o country_n of_o paraguay_n of_o which_o we_o be_v next_o to_o speak_v strait_n description_n or_o the_o magellan_n strait_n as_o for_o the_o strait_n themselves_o so_o much_o speak_v of_o and_o likewise_o so_o necessary_a to_o be_v know_v by_o those_o who_o frequent_a these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n they_o be_v a_o narrow_a sea_n or_o frith_n by_o which_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n or_o rather_o some_o part_n of_o it_o do_v fall_v into_o mare_n deal_v zur_n or_o the_o south_n sea_n the_o passage_n be_v long_o run_v as_o it_o be_v common_o suppose_v well_o nigh_o a_o hundred_o league_n together_o almost_o in_o a_o parallel_n line_n or_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o latitude_n from_o one_o end_n to_o the_o other_o and_o likewise_o extreme_o difficult_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o many_o wind_n and_o turn_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o force_v they_o to_o be_v ever_o and_o anon_o alter_v of_o their_o course_n and_o a_o mountainous_a high_a country_n on_o both_o side_n of_o it_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v almost_o continual_o beat_v with_o storm_n both_o dangerous_a and_o terrible_a they_o be_v first_o discover_v by_o ferdinand_n magellan_n by_o nation_n a_o portugese_n but_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o by_o he_o name_v magellan_n strait_n who_o although_o himself_o live_v not_o to_o return_v into_o spain_n be_v slay_v in_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o molucca_n island_n yet_o his_o companion_n do_v in_o the_o ship_n call_v vittoria_n from_o whence_o the_o cape_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vittoria_n abovesaid_a take_v its_o name_n the_o mouth_n or_o entrance_n of_o they_o by_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n lie_v in_o fifty_o two_o degree_n of_o southern_a latitude_n and_o have_v not_o above_o fifty_o three_o and_o some_o minute_n at_o the_o exit_fw-la or_o open_v into_o the_o south_n sea_n maire_n the_o strait_n of_o le_fw-fr maire_n there_o be_v likewise_o since_o this_o and_o but_o of_o late_a time_n viz._n about_o the_o year_n 1615._o another_o straight_o discover_v by_o the_o dutch_a and_o call_v from_o the_o discoverer_n fretum_n mairi_n or_o the_o strait_n of_o le_fw-fr more_n four_o or_o five_o degree_n more_o to_o the_o southward_n than_o those_o of_o magellan_n and_o suppose_v to_o be_v a_o much_o easy_a and_o safe_a passage_n the_o intention_n by_o the_o discovery_n of_o these_o strait_n be_v to_o have_v find_v a_o short_a way_n to_o the_o east-indies_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cathay_n and_o china_n than_o that_o which_o be_v then_o only_o use_v viz._n by_o the_o cape_n de_fw-fr buena_fw-es speranza_n and_o the_o coast_n of_o africa_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a difficulty_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v and_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o passage_n neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o be_v much_o frequent_v the_o spaniard_n for_o the_o most_o part_n serve_v themselves_o of_o their_o american_n port_n upon_o the_o south_n sea_n from_o whence_o they_o make_v their_o voyage_n and_o return_v to_o and_o from_o the_o other_o indies_n and_o from_o thence_o home_o to_o spain_n and_o the_o english_a with_o other_o nation_n of_o europe_n trading_n still_o by_o the_o coast_n of_o africa_n and_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n or_o else_o by_o the_o way_n of_o alexandria_n and_o the_o persian_a gulf_n as_o heretofore_o paraqvaria_n vulgo_fw-la paragvay_n cum_fw-la adjacentibus_fw-la chap._n vi_o paraguay_n or_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la we_o have_v see_v in_o magellanica_fw-la the_o far_a that_o be_v the_o most_o southerly_a part_n of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o before_o it_o in_o order_n all_o the_o western_a coast_n of_o america_n that_o lie_v either_o upon_o or_o towards_o mare_n deal_v zur_n viz._n from_o panama_n the_o first_o province_n of_o this_o southern_a part_n down_o as_o far_o as_o the_o strait_n we_o be_v now_o to_o return_v and_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o eastern_a coast_n and_o those_o country_n which_o lie_v upon_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n steer_v our_o course_n henceforth_o northward_o not_o direct_o but_o as_o the_o coast_n lead_v we_o for_o a_o while_n eastward_o and_o by_o north_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o land_n of_o america_n from_o the_o strait_n of_o magellan_n up_o as_o far_o as_o brasile_n and_o almost_o to_o the_o aequator_fw-la run_v out_o with_o a_o long_a point_n little_o less_o than_o three_o thousand_o league_n together_o plata_fw-la situation_n and_o description_n of_o paraguay_n or_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la the_o first_o province_n we_o meet_v with_o on_o this_o side_n next_o to_o magellanica_fw-la be_v the_o country_n of_o paraguay_n oftentimes_o call_v rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la from_o the_o name_n of_o a_o huge_a river_n which_o run_v for_o the_o most_o part_n through_o the_o midst_n of_o it_o it_o be_v border_v as_o we_o say_v to_o the_o south_n and_o towards_o the_o strait_n with_o magellanica_fw-la on_o the_o east_n with_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n more_o northward_o or_o to_o the_o north-east_n it_o have_v brasile_a and_o on_o the_o west_n those_o undiscovered_a country_n of_o the_o province_n of_o chile_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v the_o country_n on_o both_o side_n the_o river_n be_v report_v to_o be_v a_o very_a lusty_a and_o fruitful_a soil_n bear_v beside_o those_o which_o be_v proper_a and_o native_a all_o sort_n of_o european_a fruit_n and_o grain_n in_o great_a abundance_n with_o sugarcane_n both_o large_a and_o good_a as_o any_o other_o province_n of_o the_o new_a world_n nor_o be_v it_o excel_v by_o any_o other_o for_o good_a pasturage_n and_o great_a herd_n of_o cattle_n sheep_n and_o swine_n in_o particular_a horse_n be_v say_v to_o have_v multiply_v so_o here_o that_o of_o thirty_o mare_n and_o about_o six_o or_o seven_o stallion_n which_o the_o spaniard_n leave_v there_o in_o forty_o year_n the_o whole_a country_n thereabouts_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o breed_n of_o they_o run_v wild_a in_o great_a company_n together_o through_o all_o the_o wood_n and_o forest_n of_o the_o country_n and_o
be_v of_o excellent_a mettle_n and_o service_n if_o they_o can_v be_v tame_v it_o afford_v likewise_o great_a store_n of_o wild_a deer_n and_o stag_n some_o lion_n tiger_n etc._n etc._n nor_o be_v it_o without_o good_a mine_n some_o both_o of_o gold_n and_o silver_n but_o chief_o as_o to_o what_o be_v yet_o discover_v of_o brass_n and_o iron_n and_o the_o people_n altogether_o savage_a plata_fw-la the_o river_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la the_o river_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la which_o as_o we_o say_v before_o divide_v this_o country_n be_v one_o of_o the_o large_a of_o the_o whole_a world_n rise_v as_o it_o be_v suppose_v out_o of_o the_o lake_n call_v de_fw-fr los_fw-la xaraye_v three_o hundred_o league_n or_o more_o within_o land_n and_o fall_v into_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n or_o north_n sea_n in_o thirty_o four_o degree_n of_o southern_a latitude_n with_o a_o estuary_n or_o mouth_n of_o thirty_o or_o two_o and_o thirty_o league_n over_o the_o whole_a country_n be_v usual_o subdivide_v into_o three_o inferior_a province_n which_o 1._o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la proper_o so_o call_v 2._o tucuman_a 3._o la_fw-fr crux_fw-la de_fw-fr sierra_n sect_n ii_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la proper_o so_o call_v call_v situation_n of_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la proper_o so_o call_v rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la proper_o so_o call_v be_v that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n which_o extend_v itself_o on_o both_o side_n the_o river_n in_o length_n many_o league_n together_o but_o not_o answerable_a in_o breadth_n note_n town_n and_o place_n of_o note_n the_o chief_a town_n of_o note_n in_o this_o province_n be_v 1._o buenos_fw-gr air_n by_o some_o call_a la_n trinidad_n on_o the_o southern_a bank_n of_o the_o river_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la sixty_o four_o league_n as_o they_o say_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o it_o it_o be_v seat_v commodious_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o little_a mountain_n and_o fortify_v with_o a_o mudwall_n a_o little_a castle_n and_o some_o piece_n of_o ordnance_n 2._o san_n fe_o in_o english_a st._n faith_n fifty_o league_n above_o buenos_n ayres_n upon_o the_o same_o river_n and_o a_o rich_a place_n chief_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o cloth_n of_o which_o there_o be_v here_o one_o of_o the_o great_a manufacture_n of_o all_o these_o part_n of_o peru._n 3._o nuestra_n sennora_fw-es de_fw-es la_fw-fr assumption_n common_o call_v assumption_n only_o lie_v yet_o high_o up_o the_o river_n almost_o a_o hundred_o league_n a_o well_o build_v and_o well_o frequent_v town_n long_o since_o inhabit_v by_o two_o hundred_o family_n at_o least_o of_o natural_a spaniard_n beside_o mestizos_n as_o they_o call_v they_o which_o be_v the_o breed_n of_o spaniard_n by_o the_o american_n people_n man_n or_o woman_n and_o mulattos_n which_o be_v likewise_o their_o race_n but_o beget_v upon_o negro_n of_o both_o which_o there_o be_v reckon_v to_o be_v here_o some_o thousand_o 4._o la_fw-fr cividad_n real_a or_o more_o common_o call_v ontiveros_n fourscore_o league_n northward_o from_o assumption_n seat_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n parana_n in_o a_o fruitful_a soil_n as_o the_o country_n general_o be_v about_o all_o these_o place_n but_o the_o air_n hereabout_o be_v not_o so_o healthful_a 5._o st._n anne_n upon_o the_o same_o river_n and_o 6._o st._n salvador_n sect_n iii_o tucuman_n tucuman_a situation_n of_o tucuman_a westward_o of_o la_fw-fr plata_fw-la lie_v the_o country_n of_o tucuman_a extend_v itself_o as_o far_o as_o the_o border_n of_o chile_n a_o country_n not_o yet_o well_o discover_v either_o to_o the_o north_n or_o the_o south_n that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o lie_v towards_o chile_n be_v well_o manure_v and_o husband_v and_o likewise_o very_o fruitful_a but_o that_o towards_o magellanica_fw-la neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o remain_v altogether_o untilled_a and_o barren_a the_o chief_a town_n and_o place_n of_o note_n be_v 1._o st._n jago_n de_fw-fr esteco_n 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brasile_n find_v great_a resistance_n and_o have_v not_o the_o native_n be_v at_o war_n among_o themselves_o they_o can_v never_o have_v get_v so_o much_o foot_n but_o now_o they_o be_v sufficient_o master_n for_o they_o have_v either_o slay_v all_o the_o old_a inhabitant_n or_o drive_v they_o up_o into_o the_o inland_a however_o the_o brasilian_n be_v so_o valiant_a that_o they_o will_v encounter_v a_o great_a army_n be_v bring_v up_o in_o the_o war_n from_o their_o cradle_n when_o they_o engage_v one_o with_o another_o they_o shoot_v their_o arrow_n exceed_v thick_a hoot_v hollow_v and_o leap_v from_o one_o side_n to_o the_o other_o to_o shun_v the_o arrow_n with_o a_o wonderful_a dexterity_n the_o conqueror_n spare_v none_o but_o kill_v all_o and_o feast_n on_o the_o slay_a body_n but_o some_o they_o hale_v away_o prisoner_n with_o a_o rope_n about_o their_o neck_n to_o each_o of_o who_o they_o allot_v a_o young_a maid_n who_o cherish_v and_o fatten_v they_o up_o for_o five_o month_n at_o the_o end_n of_o which_o they_o make_v a_o great_a feast_n and_o drink_v to_o a_o pitch_n beyond_o sense_n or_o reason_n have_v first_o fill_v their_o belly_n with_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o slay_a prisoner_n roast_v if_o the_o woman_n be_v get_v with_o child_n by_o the_o slay_a they_o imagine_v that_o they_o can_v take_v no_o great_a revenge_n of_o their_o enemy_n than_o to_o devour_v the_o child_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o come_v into_o the_o world_n but_o it_o often_o happen_v that_o the_o woman_n real_o love_v her_o husband_n the_o prisoner_n run_v away_o with_o he_o and_o so_o bereave_v her_o friend_n of_o a_o banquet_n sect_n ii_o st._n vincent_n the_o continual_a war_n which_o the_o portuguese_n have_v maintain_v against_o the_o brasilian_n have_v hinder_v they_o from_o settle_v any_o where_n but_o along_o the_o seaside_n where_o their_o residence_n be_v divide_v into_o thirteen_o praefecture_n or_o lordship_n by_o they_o call_v capitanias_n the_o southermost_a whereof_o be_v 1._o st._n vincent_n vincent_n place_n of_o note_n in_o the_o praefecture_n of_o st._n vincent_n have_v a_o city_n of_o the_o same_o denomination_n which_o lie_v near_o a_o river_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o ocean_n run_v round_o in_o the_o country_n and_o so_o return_v into_o the_o sea_n 2._o sanctos_fw-la los_fw-la leyes_n which_o reckon_v four_o hundred_o house_n and_o three_o sugar-mill_n here_o great_a ship_n take_v in_o their_o lade_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o city_n 3._o hitauhacin_n the_o most_o southern_a be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o portugese_n twelve_o league_n from_o thence_o up_o into_o the_o country_n the_o jesuit_n have_v build_v the_o village_n st._n paulo_n near_o the_o gold-mine_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o mountain_n extend_v from_o east_n to_o west_n thirty_o league_n this_o village_n long_o since_o contain_v eighty_o house_n be_v inhabit_v by_o brasilian_n and_o a_o mix_v people_n the_o way_n thither_o be_v troublesome_a over_o rough_a mountain_n and_o way_n overgrow_v with_o bramble_n on_o the_o island_n britioga_n at_o a_o sandy_a inlet_n which_o make_v a_o good_a harbour_n lie_v a_o fort_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o haven_n st._n vincent_n and_o since_o the_o english_a anno_fw-la 1582._o sink_v a_o ship_n there_o a_o second_o fort_n have_v be_v build_v to_o prevent_v the_o come_n in_o up_o the_o river_n yet_o notwithstanding_o captain_n thomas_n candish_n run_v by_o both_o the_o fort_n and_o burn_v st._n vincent_n but_o spare_v sanctos_fw-la before_o the_o river_n which_o wash_v st._n vincent_n appear_v the_o island_n sebastian_n pretty_a large_a woody_a and_o well_o store_v with_o venison_n it_o have_v wholesome_a water_n good_a herbage_n and_o a_o secure_a road_n for_o ship_n against_o all_o wind_n farther_o into_o the_o sea_n appear_v the_o high_a and_o rocky_a isle_n alcatrace_n as_o also_o victorio_n des_fw-fr busire_n porto_n des_fw-fr castellanos_n monte_fw-fr de_fw-fr frigo_n muella_n and_o queimadas_n vincent_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o tupinikinsi_fw-fr native_n of_o st._n vincent_n the_o native_n of_o st._n vincent_n which_o be_v in_o league_n with_o the_o portuguese_n be_v call_v tupinikinsi_fw-fr inhabit_v the_o mountain_n which_o extend_v above_o twenty_o eight_o league_n up_o into_o the_o country_n they_o maintain_v continual_a war_n against_o the_o carioes_n a_o civilise_a people_n and_o white_a of_o complexion_n as_o also_o against_o the_o cupin-imbas_a on_o the_o north_n and_o a_o nameless_a people_n border_v on_o peru._n moreover_o the_o miramumin_n a_o very_a wild_a people_n range_v all_o the_o country_n over_o but_o be_v much_o lessen_v since_o the_o portuguese_n arrival_n sect_n iii_o rio_n de_fw-fr janeiro_n janeiro_n first_o discovery_n and_o possession_n of_o rio_n de_fw-fr janeiro_n the_o second_o lordship_n rio_n de_fw-fr janeiro_n former_o by_o the_o french_a call_v ganabara_n be_v discover_v anno_fw-la 1515._o by_o juan_n dias_n de_fw-fr solis_fw-la but_o the_o french_a first_o settle_a themselves_o here_o forty_o year_n after_o dias_n de_fw-fr solis_fw-la for_o set_v sail_n from_o haure_n de_fw-fr grace_n with_o three_o well_o man_v ship_n command_v by_o nicholas_n durandus_fw-la villegagnon_n they_o arrive_v at_o rio_n janeiro_n in_o november_n and_o at_o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o river_n which_o be_v about_o half_a a_o league_n broad_a build_v a_o wooden_a fort_n of_o a_o hundred_o foot_n long_o and_o sixty_o broad_a and_o give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o the_o french_a admiral_n coligni_n put_v several_a gun_n into_o the_o same_o to_o secure_v the_o entrance_n enclose_v on_o each_o side_n by_o two_o steep_a mountain_n in_o the_o river_n which_o be_v very_o broad_a lie_v several_a woody_a isle_n on_o one_o of_o which_o near_o the_o fort_n coligni_n villegagnon_n settle_v himself_o suffer_v great_a inconvenience_n for_o want_n of_o water_n because_o he_o dare_v not_o land_n on_o the_o main_n for_o fear_v of_o be_v surprise_v by_o the_o native_n here_o he_o stay_v a_o year_n and_o a_o half_a in_o a_o deplorable_a condition_n when_o philip_n corguileray_n and_o du_n pont_n set_v sail_n with_o three_o ship_n from_o the_o haven_n honfleurs_n but_o they_o also_o though_o they_o have_v many_o man_n yet_o be_v ill_o store_v with_o provision_n insomuch_o that_o hunger_n increase_v among_o they_o daily_o wherefore_o villegagnon_n return_v home_o without_o any_o far_a exploit_n jean_n leri_n who_o go_v with_o corguileray_n describe_v rio_n janeiro_n after_o this_o manner_n thereof_o jean_n leri_n his_o description_n thereof_o the_o river_n say_v he_o lie_v twenty_o three_o degree_n southward_o of_o the_o equinoctial_a line_n the_o inlet_n of_o the_o sea_n twenty_o fourthousand_n pace_n broad_a and_o in_o some_o place_n broad_a be_v hem_v in_o by_o hill_n the_o mouth_n of_o the_o inlet_n be_v somewhat_o dangerous_a by_o reason_n of_o three_o rocky_a isle_n beyond_o the_o large_a bay_n be_v a_o narrow_a channel_n on_o the_o left-hand_a whereof_o there_o rise_v a_o high_a mountain_n which_o the_o french_a call_v le_fw-fr pot_n de_fw-fr beure_fw-fr because_o it_o resemble_v a_o butter-pot_n somewhat_o far_a lie_v the_o rock_n ratier_n where_o villegagnon_n think_v to_o build_v a_o fort_n but_o the_o water_n in_o stormy_a wether_n wash_v over_o the_o rock_n he_o be_v force_v to_o give_v over_o his_o design_n half_n a_o league_n far_o be_v a_o island_n a_o thousand_o pace_n in_o length_n and_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o in_o breadth_n surround_v with_o rock_n on_o which_o the_o french_a reside_v at_o each_o end_n of_o the_o isle_n rise_v a_o hill_n and_o from_o the_o middle_a a_o rock_n sixty_o foot_n high_a on_o the_o hill_n villegagnon_n pitch_v his_o tent_n till_o he_o have_v build_v he_o a_o handsome_a house_n on_o a_o rock_n the_o other_o house_n be_v build_v in_o the_o valley_n three_o league_n and_o a_o half_a far_o lie_v a_o fruitful_a isle_n nine_o mile_n in_o circumference_n inhabit_v by_o a_o savage_a people_n call_v tovoebinambauti_fw-la there_o
be_v several_a other_o isle_n on_o which_o breed_v good_a oyster_n with_o little_a pearl_n which_o stick_v so_o fast_o to_o great_a stone_n that_o they_o can_v scarce_o be_v pluck_v off_o the_o river_n janeiro_n abound_v with_o fish_n note_n town_n and_o place_n of_o chief_a note_n the_o french_a once_o possess_v this_o island_n but_o be_v dispossess_v by_o emanuel_n de_fw-fr sa_n governor_n of_o brasile_n for_o the_o portuguese_n the_o city_n sebastian_n which_o contain_v three_o hundred_o house_n be_v build_v on_o the_o southern_a point_n of_o janeiro_n opposite_a to_o which_o on_o the_o northern_a point_n lie_v the_o fort_n a_o large_a church_n the_o jesuit_n cloister_n and_o two_o sugar-mill_n give_v no_o small_a lustre_n to_o the_o city_n where_o the_o chief_a trade_n consist_v in_o brasile_a wood_n and_o cotton_n the_o french_a storm_v this_o town_n anno_fw-la 1581._o but_o march_v off_o without_o any_o success_n dirk_n ruiter_n a_o eye-witness_n give_v we_o this_o description_n 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which_o they_o call_v pita_n of_o a_o taste_n far_o more_o delicious_a and_o please_a and_o not_o so_o hurtful_a as_o the_o other_o the_o country_n be_v first_o discover_v by_o the_o forementioned_a francisco_n orellana_n a_o spaniard_n from_o quito_n but_o it_o be_v only_o by_o the_o river_n orellana_n and_o though_o he_o be_v credible_o report_v to_o have_v sail_v no_o less_o than_o eighteen_o hundred_o league_n down_o the_o stream_n and_o to_o have_v discover_v a_o rich_a and_o fair_a country_n on_o both_o side_n the_o river_n well_o people_v with_o native_n and_o give_v in_o divers_a place_n no_o small_a argument_n of_o great_a wealth_n and_o riches_n more_o within_o land_n yet_o such_o be_v the_o bad_a success_n of_o his_o second_o endeavour_n and_o likewise_o of_o those_o that_o follow_v he_o as_o be_v evident_a from_o what_o have_v be_v before_o relate_v that_o as_o yet_o there_o seem_v no_o far_a report_n to_o be_v give_v at_o least_o not_o of_o any_o thing_n special_a 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blame_v they_o for_o if_o the_o story_n of_o it_o have_v prove_v true_a it_o must_v have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o goodly_a and_o fair_a city_n in_o the_o world_n not_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o wealth_n diego_n de_fw-fr ordas_n the_o spaniard_n of_o who_o we_o have_v late_o have_v occasion_n to_o make_v frequent_a mention_n of_o be_v report_v by_o some_o to_o have_v travel_v one_o whole_a day_n and_o half_a another_o in_o it_o before_o he_o can_v arrive_v at_o the_o king_n palace_n which_o yet_o must_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v stand_v but_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o city_n place_n of_o less_o magnificence_n but_o more_o certainty_n be_v 1._o caripo_n which_o be_v once_o a_o colony_n of_o english_a settle_v there_o by_o captain_n robert_n harcourt_n anno_fw-la 1608._o upon_o the_o bank_n of_o wiapoco_n and_o not_o far_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o it_o be_v a_o place_n by_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o rock_n which_o it_o have_v on_o the_o one_o side_n of_o it_o of_o great_a strength_n and_o very_o difficult_a access_n the_o air_n about_o it_o sound_v and_o say_v to_o be_v very_o agreeable_a to_o english_a body_n 2._o gomaribo_n colony_n former_o of_o the_o dutch_a on_o the_o north-west_n side_n of_o the_o bay_n of_o wiapoco_n but_o since_o desert_v by_o they_o 3._o woyemon_n 4._o crewinay_n both_o of_o they_o town_n of_o the_o native_n not_o far_o distant_a from_o the_o other_o orinoque_n orinoque_n orinoque_n or_o the_o three_o division_n of_o this_o province_n comprehend_v the_o most_o northerly_a part_n of_o guiana_n lie_v upon_o or_o towards_o the_o bank_n of_o this_o famous_a river_n a_o country_n likewise_o report_v to_o be_v very_o rich_a and_o comparable_a to_o peru_n itself_o for_o hide_a treasure_n which_o they_o say_v be_v not_o yet_o discover_v only_o for_o want_v of_o diligent_a and_o industrious_a search_n the_o place_n in_o it_o already_o know_a be_v only_o 1._o coniolaba_n as_o they_o call_v it_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v some_o town_n of_o the_o native_n lie_v a_o few_o league_n distant_a from_o the_o orinoque_n towards_o the_o south_n 2._o morequito_n a_o know_a port_n or_o haven-town_n upon_o a_o branch_n of_o the_o orinoque_n much_o frequent_v and_o of_o great_a use_n to_o the_o english_a when_o they_o discover_v these_o coast_n 3._o wenicapora_fw-la and_o 4._o st._n thomas_n the_o only_a town_n which_o the_o spaniard_n hold_v upon_o this_o part_n of_o the_o continent_n situate_v upon_o the_o principal_a channel_n of_o the_o orinoque_n and_o consist_v of_o two_o hundred_o family_n or_o thereabouts_o it_o be_v now_o a_o fortify_v place_n and_o be_v take_v by_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n in_o that_o unfortunate_a action_n of_o 1617._o above_o relate_a more_o at_o large_a guiana_n island_n belong_v to_o guiana_n the_o island_n that_o belong_v to_o and_o be_v common_o reckon_v as_o part_n of_o guiana_n be_v either_o such_o as_o lie_v scatter_v about_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o province_n or_o such_o as_o be_v find_v at_o the_o mouth_n and_o sometime_o far_o within_o the_o channel_n of_o those_o great_a river_n which_o empty_a themselves_o at_o several_a part_n of_o this_o country_n into_o the_o sea_n viz._n orinoque_n wiapoco_n rio_n de_fw-fr las_fw-fr amazones_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v many_o of_o they_o but_o of_o any_o great_a name_n or_o esteem_v only_o two_o viz._n trinidado_n and_o tabago_n the_o description_n whereof_o we_o shall_v here_o omit_v as_o have_v already_o take_v notice_n of_o they_o among_o the_o sotaventi_n and_o caribbee_n island_n chap._n ix_o paria_fw-la or_o new_a andalusia_n andalusia_n situation_n and_o description_n of_o nova_n andalusia_n westward_o of_o guiana_n lie_v the_o country_n of_o paria_fw-la so_o call_v from_o its_o chief_a river_n it_o have_v also_o the_o denomination_n of_o new_a andalusia_n but_o for_o what_o resemblance_n with_o andalusia_n of_o old_a spain_n they_o do_v not_o tell_v we_o this_o country_n lie_v as_o it_o do_v bring_v we_o back_o again_o by_o the_o eastern_a coast_n to_o the_o isthmus_n or_o strait_n which_o as_o we_o have_v often_o say_v join_v the_o two_o part_n of_o the_o continent_n of_o america_n together_o at_o least_o to_o those_o country_n that_o lie_v next_o upon_o it_o to_o the_o south_n viz._n the_o kingdom_n of_o granada_n etc._n etc._n it_o have_v on_o the_o east_n guiana_n and_o those_o island_n which_o lie_v about_o the_o mouth_n of_o orinoque_n on_o the_o west_n the_o gulf_n or_o bay_n of_o venezuela_n with_o some_o part_n of_o the_o new_a kingdom_n abovesaid_a on_o the_o north_n it_o be_v wash_v with_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n and_o on_o the_o south_n have_v some_o country_n yet_o undiscovered_a towards_o the_o andes_n the_o whole_a consist_v partly_o of_o continent_n and_o partly_o of_o island_n near_o adjoin_v to_o it_o and_o be_v common_o divide_v into_o five_o several_a precinct_n or_o part_n which_o be_v 1._o cumana_n 2_o venezuela_n be_v upon_o the_o continent_n 3._o margareta_n 4._o cubagua_n two_o island_n abovementioned_a famous_a for_o pearl-fishing_a and_o last_o some_o lesser_a island_n sect_n ii_o cumana_n cumana_n bound_n and_o description_n of_o cumana_n cumana_n be_v bound_v eastward_o with_o the_o gulf_n of_o paria_fw-la and_o the_o river_n orinoque_n on_o the_o west_n with_o venezuela_n northward_o it_o have_v the_o atlantic_a and_o on_o the_o south_n those_o undiscovered_a country_n above_o mention_v extend_v along_o the_o northern_a ocean_n over_o against_o margareta_n two_o hundred_o league_n or_o more_o as_o some_o say_v in_o length_n and_o not_o much_o less_o than_o a_o hundred_o in_o breadth_n the_o coast_n of_o this_o country_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o island_n margareta_n and_o cabagua_n have_v former_o be_v much_o fame_v for_o the_o rich_a trade_n of_o pearl_n and_o pearl-fishing_a which_o fail_v its_o principal_a esteem_n now_o be_v for_o a_o excellent_a vein_n of_o salt_n which_o they_o dig_v
set_v ashore_o on_o hispaniola_n and_o divide_v into_o company_n each_o company_n consist_v of_o twenty_o parent_n separate_v from_o their_o child_n and_o husband_n from_o their_o wife_n and_o lot_n cast_v for_o they_o those_o that_o have_v either_o sick_a decrepit_a or_o old_a people_n fall_v to_o their_o share_n use_v to_o cry_v as_o casas_n testify_v he_o have_v often_o hear_v what_o do_v i_o do_v with_o this_o sick_a decrepit_a old_a dog_n give_v he_o to_o the_o devil_n i_o will_v not_o put_v myself_o to_o the_o trouble_n to_o kill_v and_o bury_v he_o but_o soto_n death_n be_v not_o leave_v unrevenged_a for_o not_o long_o after_o jacob_n castellon_n set_v sail_n from_o st._n domingo_n leave_v several_a company_n on_o cubagua_n to_o rebuild_v the_o town_n cadiz_n and_o raise_v a_o fort_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o cumana_n which_o have_v ever_o since_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o spaniard_n who_o make_v great_a slaughter_n among_o the_o native_n man_n hieronymo_n ortall_a desert_v by_o his_o man_n hieronymo_n ortall_a sail_v up_o the_o stream_n negeri_n send_v his_o lieutenant_n augustine_n delgado_n through_o the_o populous_a province_n guacharuco_n and_o parimatuotu_n to_o the_o river_n unare_n where_o not_o without_o a_o sharp_a conflict_n he_o take_v abundance_n of_o provision_n in_o a_o village_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n ortall_a travel_v to_o meta_n act_v inhuman_a cruelty_n all_o the_o way_n but_o approach_v guiana_n where_o delgado_n be_v kill_v he_o be_v desert_v by_o his_o mutinous_a man_n who_o run_v over_o to_o nicholas_n federman_n so_o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o return_v back_o to_o the_o new_a fort_n miguel_n de_fw-fr neveri_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o st._n domingo_n with_o ten_o soldier_n fear_v that_o antonio_n sedenno_n who_o judge_v himself_o wrong_v by_o ortall_a because_o cumana_n belong_v to_o his_o lordship_n will_v fall_v upon_o he_o sedenno_n be_v five_o hundred_o man_n strong_a discover_v the_o sea-coast_n all_o along_o to_o patigutaro_n where_o settle_v himself_o he_o regard_v no_o discipline_n which_o the_o native_n observe_v kill_v many_o a_o spaniard_n and_z other_o the_o tiger_n also_o devour_v especial_o in_o the_o night_n they_o be_v force_v to_o keep_v light_v fire_n about_o they_o against_o the_o wild_a beast_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n 1537._o sedenno_n travel_v to_o the_o country_n anapuya_n and_o orocomay_n to_o the_o province_n goioguaney_n where_o the_o inhabitant_n defend_v themselves_o very_o valiant_o in_o a_o wooden_a fort_n before_o which_o many_o spaniard_n be_v kill_v with_o poison_a arrow_n and_o those_o who_o be_v not_o mortal_o wound_v have_v no_o way_n to_o escape_v but_o by_o burn_v the_o poison_n out_o with_o hot_a iron_n yet_o at_o last_o the_o defendant_n be_v force_v to_o fly_v with_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n up_o to_o the_o mountain_n overgrow_v with_o bramble_n sedenno_n march_v through_o barren_a field_n and_o over_o troublesome_a river_n fernandez_n the_o death_n of_o sedenno_n and_o juan_n fernandez_n come_v to_o the_o mountainous_a country_n catapararo_n where_o he_o find_v abundance_n of_o maiz_n and_o some_o little_a piece_n of_o gold_n and_o be_v advance_v about_o a_o league_n and_o a_o half_a in_o cumana_n when_o die_v he_o make_v room_n for_o his_o successor_n juan_n fernandez_n who_o survive_v he_o not_o long_a yet_o the_o expedition_n be_v not_o leave_v unprosecute_v for_o sedenno_n man_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o he_o and_o fernandez_n go_v far_o and_o discover_v a_o low_a land_n which_o in_o the_o winter_n be_v overflow_v force_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o remove_v to_o the_o mountain_n but_o at_o last_o the_o spaniard_n be_v weary_a with_o travel_v fall_v out_o among_o themselves_o and_o divide_v into_o several_a party_n go_v several_a way_n some_o to_o venezuela_n other_o to_o maracapana_n and_o the_o rest_n to_o cubagua_n sect_n iii_o venezuela_n venezuela_n situation_n and_o description_n of_o venezuela_n the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o province_n of_o venezuela_n be_v border_v on_o the_o east_n with_o cumana_n on_o the_o west_n with_o a_o great_a gulf_n or_o bay_n call_v the_o bay_n of_o venezuela_n with_o the_o lake_n maracabo_n and_o some_o part_n of_o new_a granada_n northward_o it_o have_v the_o ocean_n or_o atlantic_a sea_n southward_o some_o undiscovered_a country_n which_o as_o we_o say_v lie_v betwixt_o the_o andes_n and_o it_o it_o stretch_v out_o in_o length_n from_o east_n to_o west_n a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o league_n or_o thereabouts_o but_o in_o breadth_n little_o more_o than_o half_a so_o much_o it_o be_v name_v venezuela_n or_o little_a venice_n by_o alonso_n de_fw-fr ojeda_n a_o spaniard_n who_o at_o his_o first_o discovery_n of_o the_o country_n fall_v upon_o a_o town_n of_o the_o native_n which_o stand_v like_o another_o venice_n all_o upon_o the_o water_n and_o have_v no_o passage_n to_o it_o but_o by_o bo_n it_o be_v a_o country_n extraordinary_a rich_a in_o all_o sort_n of_o commodity_n afford_v good_a pasture_n for_o cattle_n and_o abundance_n of_o fair_a herd_n of_o they_o ox_n sheep_n swine_n etc._n etc._n plenty_n of_o corn_n and_o other_o grain_n great_a store_n of_o venison_n in_o the_o wood_n of_o fish_n in_o the_o river_n gold_n in_o the_o mine_n and_o therefore_o not_o likely_a but_o to_o be_v well_o people_v and_o inhabit_v especial_o by_o the_o spaniard_n who_o town_n and_o place_n of_o chief_a importance_n be_v these_o venezuela_n town_n and_o principal_a place_n of_o venezuela_n 1._o venezuela_n at_o the_o most_o westerly_a confine_n of_o the_o country_n build_v upon_o the_o sea_n with_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o double_a haven_n in_o a_o temperate_a and_o good_a air_n and_o the_o soil_n round_o about_o it_o the_o best_a in_o the_o whole_a province_n it_o be_v now_o a_o bishop_n see_v who_o be_v suffragan_n to_o the_o archbishop_n in_o hispaniola_n and_o the_o ordinary_a residence_n of_o the_o governor_n 2._o caravalleda_n call_v 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a_o town_n lie_v more_o towards_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o lake_n say_v to_o be_v much_o haunt_v with_o tiger_n and_o more_o than_o this_o not_o much_o be_v say_v of_o it_o venezuela_n cum_fw-la parte_fw-la australi_fw-la novae_n andalusiae_n when_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o marry_v with_o isabel_n daughter_n to_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n anno_fw-la 1526._o the_o welsares_n be_v dutch_a gentleman_n in_o augsburgh_n make_v a_o agreement_n with_o he_o for_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n to_o conquer_v venezuela_n whither_o they_o send_v ambrose_n alfinger_n and_o bartholomeus_n sayltar_n with_o four_o hundred_o foot_n and_o eighty_o horse_n these_o force_n land_v at_o venezuela_n drive_v away_o juan_n de_fw-fr ampue_v who_o sail_v from_o st._n domingo_n thither_o have_v discover_v the_o coast_n along_o coriano_n and_o already_o make_v a_o agreement_n with_o a_o mighty_a prince_n of_o that_o country_n call_v manaure_n but_o alfinger_n march_v to_o the_o lake_n maracabo_n 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the_o same_o manner_n he_o deal_v with_o the_o neighbour_a people_n alcoholados_n of_o who_o he_o get_v much_o gold_n but_o not_o without_o unheard_a of_o cruelty_n for_o he_o burn_v all_o their_o village_n and_o house_n ruin_v the_o country_n with_o fire_n and_o sword_n from_o thamaleque_fw-la to_o the_o river_n lebrixa_n carry_v away_o many_o of_o the_o native_n couple_v together_o with_o chain_n about_o their_o neck_n and_o each_o of_o they_o load_v with_o at_o least_o a_o hundred_o pound_n weight_n of_o pillage_v good_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o any_o of_o they_o begin_v to_o faint_v under_o their_o burden_n for_o want_n of_o refreshment_n their_o head_n be_v immediate_o cut_v off_o but_o alfinger_n come_v to_o certain_a cold_a mountain_n be_v resist_v by_o a_o valiant_a people_n in_o which_o conflict_n he_o receive_v a_o wound_n of_o which_o he_o die_v at_o his_o return_n to_o coro_n anno_fw-la 1532._o upon_o which_o the_o welsares_n send_v john_n aleman_n to_o succeed_v he_o but_o 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