THE DISCOVERY OF GUIANA ad. 



1595- 

 borderers he cannot be ignorant. In which respects no 

 doubt but he will be brought to tribute with great glad- 

 nesse, if not, he hath neither shot nor yron weapon in 

 all his Empire, and therefore may easily be conquered. 



And I farther remember that Berreo confessed to me 

 and others (which I protest before the Majestie of God 

 to be true) that there was found among prophesies in 

 Peru (at such time as the Empire was reduced to the 

 Spanish obedience) in their chiefest temples, amongst 

 divers others which foreshewed the losse of the said 

 Empire, that from Inglatierra those Tngas should be 

 againe in time to come restored, and delivered from 

 the servitude of the said Conquerours. And I hope, 

 as we with these few hands have displanted the first 

 garrison, and driven them out of the said countrey, so 

 her Majestie will give order for the rest, and either de- 

 fend it, and hold it as tributary, or conquere and keepe 

 it as Empresse of the same. For whatsoever Prince 

 shall possesse it, shall be greatest, and if the king of 

 Spaine enjoy it, he will become unresistable. Her 

 Majestie hereby shall confirme and strengthen the 

 opinions of all nations, as touching her great and 

 princely actions. And where the South border of 

 Guiana reacheth to the Dominion and Empire of the 

 Amazones, those women shall hereby heare the name 

 of a virgin, which is not onely able to defend her owne 

 territories and her neighbours, but also to invade and 

 conquer so great Empires and so farre removed. 



To speake more at this time, I feare would be but 

 troublesome : I trust in God, this being true, will suffice, 

 and that he which is King of all Kings and Lord of 

 Lords, will put it into her heart which is Ladie of 

 Ladies to possesse it, if not, I will judge those men 

 worthy to be kings thereof, that by her grace and leave 

 will undertake it of themselves. 



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