THE DISCOVERY OF GUIANA ad. 



1595. 

 province of Venezuela, to the bay of Uraba, behind 

 Cartagena Westward ; and to Amazones Southward. 

 While we lay at ankor on the coast of Canuri, and had Canuri. 

 taken knowledge of all the nations upon the head and 

 branches of this river, and had found out so many 

 several people, which were enemies to the Epuremei, 

 and the new conquerours : I thought it time lost to 

 linger any longer in that place, especially for that the 

 fury of Orenoque began dayly to threaten us with 

 dangers in our returne : for no halfe day passed, but 

 the river began to rage and overflowe very feare fully, 

 and the raines came downe in terrible showers, and 

 gustes in great abundance : and withall, our men began 

 to crie out for want of shift, for no man had place to 

 bestowe any other apparell then that which he ware on 

 his backe, and that was throughly washt on his body 

 for the most part tenne times in one day : and we had 

 now bene wel neere a moneth, every day passing to the 

 Westward farther and farther from our shippes. Wee 

 therefore turned towards the East, and spent the rest They returne. 

 of the time in discovering the river towards the sea, 

 which we had not viewed, and which was most materiall. 

 The next day following we left the mouth of Caroli, 

 and arrived againe at the port of Morequito where we 

 were before : for passing downe the streame we went 

 without labour, and against the winde, little lesse then a 

 hundreth miles a day. Assoone as I came to ankor, I 

 sent away one for olde Topiawari, with whom I much 

 desired to have further conference, and also to deale with 

 him for some one of his countrey, to bring with us into 

 England, as well to learne the language, as to conferre 

 withall by the way, the time being nowe spent of any 

 longer stay there. Within three houres after my mes- 

 senger came to him, he arrived also, and with him such 

 a rabble of all sorts of people, and every one loden with 

 somewhat, as if it had beene a great market or faire in 

 England : and our hungry companies clustered thicke and 

 threefold among their baskets, every one laying hand on 



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