THE DISCOVERY OF GUIANA ad. 



1595. 

 inhabite the rivers of Guanipa and Berbeese ; in the same 



bay there is also a third river which is called Areo, 



which riseth on Paria side towards Cumana, and that river 



is inhabited with the Wikiri, whose chiefe towne upon the 



sayd river is Sayma ; In this bay there are no more rivers, 



but these three before rehearsed, and the foure branches 



of Amana, all which in the Winter thrust so great 



abundance of water into the sea, as the same is taken 



up fresh, two or three leagues from the land. In the 



passages towardes Guiana (that is, in all those landes 



which the eight branches of Orenoque fashion into Hands) 



there are but one sort of people called Tivitivas, but of 



two castes as they tearme them, the one called Ciawani, 



the other Waraweeti, and those warre one with another. 



On the hithermost part of Orenoque, as at Toparimaca, 



and Winicapora, those are of a nation called Nepoios, 



and are of the followers of Carapana, Lord of Emeria. 



Betweene Winicapora and the port of Morequito which 



standeth in Aromaia, and all those in the valley of 



Amariocapana are called Orenoqueponi, and did obey 



Morequito, and are now followers of Topiawari. Upon 



the river of Caroli, are the Canuri, which are governed 



by a woman (who is inheritrix of that Province) who 



came farre off to see our Nation, and asked me diverse 



questions of her Majestic, being much delighted with 



the discourse of her Majesties greatness, and wondering 



at such reports as we truely made of her Highnesse 



many vertues : And upon the head of Caroli, and on 



the lake of Cassipa, are the three strong Nations of the 



Cassipagotos. Right South into the land are the Capure- 



pani, and Emparepani, and beyond those adjoyning to 



Macureguarai (the first citie of Inga) are the Iwarawakeri : 



all these are professed enemies to the Spaniards, and to 



the rich Epuremei also. To the West of Caroli are 



diverse nations of Canibals, and of those Ewaipanoma 



without heads. Directly West are the Amapaias and 



Anebas, which are also marveilous rich in gold. The 



rest towards Peru we will omit. On the North of 



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