A.D. 

 1595. 



Meta, Pato, 

 Cassanar. 



Papamene. 



The Isle of 

 Baraquan. 



Orenoque a 

 mighty river 

 by which 

 Peru, Nuez'o 

 reyno, l3 

 Popaian may 

 be invaded. 

 [III. 654.] 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



which Berreo descended from Nuevo reyno de Granada. 

 To the Westward of Capuri is the province of Amapaia, 

 where Berreo wintered, and had so many of his people 

 poysoned with the tawny water of the marshes of the 

 Anebas. Above Amapaia toward Nuevo reyno fall in 

 Meta, Pato, and Cassanar. To the West of those to- 

 wards the provinces of the Ashaguas and Catetios are 

 the rivers of Beta, Dawney, and Ubarro, and toward 

 the frontier of Peru are the provinces of Thomebamba, 

 and Caxamalca. Adjoyning to Quito in the North side 

 of Peru are the rivers of Guiacar and Goauar : and on 

 the other side of the sayd mountaynes the river of 

 Papamene which descendeth into Marannon or Amazones 

 passing thorough the province Mutylones where Don 

 Pedro de Osua who was slaine by the traytour Agiri 

 before rehearsed, built his brigandines, when he sought 

 Guiana by the way of Amazones. 



Betweene Dawney and Beta lyeth a famous Island in 

 Orenoque now called Baraquan (for above Meta it is 

 not knowen by the name of Orenoque) which is called 

 Athule, beyond which, ships of burden cannot passe by 

 reason of a most forcible overfall, and current of waters : 

 but in the eddy al smaller vessels may be drawen even 

 to Peru it selfe : But to speake of more of these rivers 

 without the description were but tedious, and therefore 

 I will leave the rest to the description. This river of 

 Orenoque is navigable for ships little lesse then 1000 

 miles, and for lesser vessels neere 2000. By it (as afore- 

 sayd) Peru, Nuevo reyno, and Popaian, may be invaded : 

 it also leadeth to the great empire of Inga, & to the 

 provinces of Amapaia, and Anebas which abound in gold : 

 his branches of Cosnero, Manta, Caora descended from 

 the middle land & valley, which lieth betweene the 

 easter province of Peru and Guiana ; and it falles into 

 the sea betweene Marannon and Trinidad in two degrees 

 and a halfe : all which your Honours shall better per- 

 ceive in the general description of Guiana, Peru, Nuevo 

 reyno, the kingdome of Popayan, and Roidas, with the 



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