AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1595- 



that yland : that shee was an enemie to the Castellani 



in respect of their tyrannie and oppression, and that 

 she delivered all such nations about her, as were by 

 them oppressed, and having freed all the coast of the 

 Northren world from their servitude, had sent mee to 

 free them also, and withall to defend the countrey of 

 Guiana from their invasion and conquest. I shewed 

 them her Majesties picture which they so admired and 

 honoured, as it had bene easie to have brought them 

 idolatrous thereof. 



The like and a more large discourse I made to the 

 rest of the nations both in my passing to Guiana, and 

 to those of the borders, so as in that part of the world 

 her Majestic is very famous and admirable, whom they 

 now call Ezrabeta Cassipuna Aquerewana, which is as 

 much as Elizabeth, the great princesse or greatest com- 

 mander. This done we left Puerto de los Espannoles, 

 and returned to Curiapan, and having Berreo my prisoner 

 I gathered from him as much of Guiana as hee knew. 

 This Berreo is a gentleman wel descended, and had 

 long served the Spanish king in Millain, Naples, the 

 Low countreis and elsewhere, very valiant and liberall, 

 and a gentleman of great assurednes, and of a great 

 heart : I used him according to his estate and worth 

 in all things I could, according to the small meanes 

 I had. 



I sent Captaine Whiddon the yeere before to get what 



knowledge he could of Guiana, and the end of my journey 



at this time was to discover and enter the same, but my 



intelligence was farre from trueth, for the countrey is 



situate above 600. English miles further from the Sea, 



then I was made beleeve it had bin, which afterward 



understanding to be true by Berreo, I kept it from the 



knowledge of my company, who else would never have 



Sir W.Ralegh bene brought to attempt the same: of which 600. 



passed 400. niiles 1 passed 400. leaving my ships so farre from mee 



mesowar ^^ ancker in the Sea, which was more of desire to per- 



forme that discovery, then of reason, especially having 



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