LAURENCE KEYMIS a.d. 



1596. 



Caroli doeth into Raleana : and in most places within 



the utmost hedge of woods, the land within is plaine, 

 voyd of trees, and beareth short grasse like Arromaiaries 

 countrey. 



Next adjoyning unto these, are the rivers Cunanamma, 

 Uracco, Mawara, Mawarparo, Amonna, Marawini, Oncowi, 

 Wiawiami, Aramatappo, Camaiwini, Shurinama, Shurama, 

 Cupanamma, Inana, Guritini, Winitwara, Berbice, Wapari, 

 Maicaiwini, Mahawaica, Wappari, Lemdrare, Dessekebe, 

 Caopui, Pawrooma, Moruga, Waini, Barima, Amacur, 

 Aratoori, Raleana. From Cape Cecyl to Raleana, the From Cape 

 coast trendeth two hundred leagues next hand West- ^J^y^ ^^ 

 northwest. In this varietie of goodly rivers, Amonna i^^^^^^^ 

 among the rest powreth himselfe into the sea in a large 

 and deepe chanell : his swiftnesse sufFereth no barre, nor 

 refuseth any shipping of what burthen soever they be : 

 within his mouth for good and hopefull respectes is port 

 Burley placed. The inhabitants that dwell Eastward, doe 

 never passe lower then Berbice to trade. Above Curitini 

 in the woods they gather great quantities of hony. 

 Farther to the Eastward then Dessekebe, no Spaniard 

 ever travelled. In which respect, and that no sea-card 

 that I have scene at any time, doth in any sort neere 

 a trueth, describe this coast : I thought the libertie of 

 imposing English names to certaine places of note, of 

 right to belong unto our labours ; the rather because 

 occasion thereby ofFereth it selfe gratefully to acknow- 

 ledge the honour due unto them that have beene, and 

 I hope will still continue favourers of this enterprize. 

 The Indians to shew the worthinesse of Dessekebe (for Dessekebe 

 it is very large and full of Islands in the mouth) doe '^^^^^^ ^'^^ 

 call it the brother of Orenoque. It lyeth Southerly into q, ^^ ^ 

 the land, and from the mouth of it unto the head, 

 they passe in twentie dayes : then taking their provision 

 they carrie it on their shoulders one dayes journey ; after- 

 wards they returne for their Canoas, and beare them 

 likewise to the side of a lake, which the laos call 

 Roponowini, the Charibes, Parime : which is of such 



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