A.D. 



1565. 



This queenes 

 name was Nia 

 Cubacani. 



T he jift voyage 

 up the river 

 of May. 



Mathiaqua. 

 The discovery 

 of a mighty 

 lake, on the one 

 side whereof 

 no land can be 



The Isle of 

 Edelano. 



An excellent 

 worke of 

 nature. 



Eneguape. 

 Chilily. 

 Patica. 

 Coya. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



certaine baskets full of the leaves of Cassine, wherwith 

 they make their drinke. And the place where this 

 widow dwelleth is the most plentifull of mill that is in 

 all the coast, and the most pleasant. It is thought that 

 the queene is the most beautifull of all the Indians, and 

 of whom they make most account : yea, and her subjects 

 honour her so much, that almost continually they beare 

 her on their shoulders, and will not suffer her to go on 

 foot. Within a few dayes after the returne of my barks, 

 she sent to visit me by her Hiatiqui, which is as much 

 to say, as her interpreter. Now while I thought I was 

 furnished with victuals untill the time that our ships 

 might come out of France (for feare of keeping my 

 people idle) I sent my two barks to discover along the 

 river, and up toward the head thereof, which went so 

 far up that they were thirty leagues good beyond a 

 place named Mathiaqua, and there they discovered the 

 entrance of a lake, upon the one side whereof no land 

 can be seene, according to the report of the Indians, 

 which had oftentimes climed on the highest trees in 

 the countrey to see land, and notwithstanding could not 

 discerne any : which was the cause that my men went 

 no further, but returned backe ; and in comming home 

 went to see the Island of Edelano situated in the midst 

 of the river, as faire a place as any that may be seene 

 thorow the world : for in the space of some three leagues, 

 that it may conteine in length and bredth, a man may 

 see an exceeding rich countrey, and marvellously peopled. 

 At the comming out of the village of Edelano to go 

 unto the rivers side a man must passe thorow an alley 

 about three hundred paces long and fifty paces broad : 

 on both sides wherof great tres are planted, the boughes 

 whereof are tied together like an arch, and meet together 

 so artificially that a man would thinke it were an arbour 

 made of purpose, as faire I say, as any in all christendome, 

 although it be altogether natural. Our men departing 

 from this place rowed to Eneguape, then to Chilily, from 

 thence to Patica, & lastly they came unto Coya : where 



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