AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1594. 



The report of a French man called Bountillier 

 of Sherbrouke, concerning Trinidad and 

 Dorado. 



^591* T TE saith that beeing at Trinidad in 1591. he had 

 JL A of an Indian there a peece of Golde of a quarter 

 of a pound in exchange of a knife; the sayde Indian 

 tolde him hee had it at the head of that river which 



Paracoa. commeth to Paracoa in Trinidad : and that within the 

 River of Orenoque, it was in great abundance. Also in 

 1593. beeing taken by the Spanyardes, and brought 

 prisoner into the Hand of Madera (the place for his 

 prison) there came in this meane time a Barke of fortie 

 Tunnes from a new Discovery, with two millions of 

 Golde ; the company whereof reported Golde in that 

 place to bee in great abundance, and called it El Nuevo 

 Dorado. This Frenchman passed from Spaine in the 

 Barke, and having a cabben neere a gentleman, one of 

 the Discoverers that came from that place in the sayde 

 Barke, had divers times conference with him, and amongst 

 other things, of the great abundance of Golde in the 

 sayd Dorado, being as they sayd within the river of 

 Orenoque. 



Reportes of certaine Marchants of Rio de Hacha, 

 concerning El Nuevo Dorado. 



THey sayd (advancing the kings great treasure in 

 the Indies) that Nuevo Reyno yeelded very many 

 Golde miines, and wonderfuU rich ; but lately was dis- 

 covered a certaine Province so rich in Golde, as the 

 report thereof may seeme incredible, it is there in such 

 abundance, and is called El Nuevo Dorado : Antonio 

 de Berreo made the said discoverie. 



440 



