A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1596. 



assuring me of the Spaniards beeing in Trinidad, and that 

 the Indians our friendes betwixt hope and feare, have 

 earnestly expected our returne from England these foure 

 or five moneths. When I had answered him, that at our 

 departure we left no Spaniards alive to annoy them ; that 

 we now came only to discover, and trade with them ; and 

 that if her Majestie should have sent a power of men^ 

 where no enemie was to resist, the Indians might perhaps 

 imagine, that wee came rather to invade, then to defend 

 them : He replied, that this course very wel sorted 

 with the report which they had heard of our Princesse 

 justice, rare graces, and vertues: the fame of whose power 

 in beeing able to vanquish the Spaniards, and singular 

 goodnesse in undertaking to succour and defend the 

 afflicted Indians, was now so generall, that the nations 

 farre and neere were all agreed to joyne with us, and by 

 all meanes possible to assist us in expelling and rooting 

 out the Spaniards from all parts of the land : and that we 

 were deceived, if wee thought this countrey not large 

 ynough to receive us, without molestation or intrusion 

 upon the Indians, who wanted not choise of dwelling- 

 places, if they forsooke one to live in another : but stoode 

 in neede of our presence at all times to ayde them, and 

 maintaine their libertie, which to them is deerer then 

 land or living. He then farther desired, that he with his 

 people might have our favour against the Arwaccas, who 

 not being content to enjoy their groundes and houses, had 

 taken from them many of their wives and children, 

 the best of whose fortune was, if they lived, to live in 

 perpetuall slaverie under the Spaniards. Wee put him in 

 good hope and comfort thereof. And hee to deserve some 

 part of this friendship, commended unto us an elderly 

 man to be our Pilote in bringing us to Raleana. When 

 we were ready to depart, he demanded whether we 

 Brasil-wGod. wanted any Urapo, which is the wood, that is usually 

 carried from these parts to Trinidad in Canoas, and is 

 there sold to the French for trade : he offered, if we would 

 bring our ship neere his port, to put in her lading thereof^ 



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