LAURENCE KEYMIS a.d. 



1596. 



thirteene dayes from Amacur, and tenne dayes from 

 Aratoori. That the best way unto it, is not by Macure- 

 guerai. That of all others the Charibes that dwell high 

 up in Orenoque, knowe most the inlande, and of those 

 nations, and they speake no other language, then such 

 as John your Interpreter doeth well understand. Hee 

 certified mee of the headlesse men, and that their mouthes 

 in their breastes are exceeding wide. The name of their 

 nation in the Charibes language is Chiparemai, and the 

 Guianians call them Ewiapanomos. What I have heard They have 

 of a sorte of people more monstrous, I omit to mention, ^J^^^^^^J' heads 

 because it is no matter of difficultie to get one of them, iJ^ alfthTda-^ 

 and the report otherwise will appeare fabulous. Lastly time in the 

 hee tolde mee of an inland River, named Cawrooma, sea, they speake 

 adjoyning to Aratoori, and that the Quepyn moun- ^^^ Chanbes 

 taines, where Carapana dwelleth, are hardly accessible. ' ^^'^' 

 That the Amapagotos have images of gold of incredible 

 bignesse, and great store of unmanned horses of the 

 Caracas breed : and they dwell five dayes journey up 

 the River about Caroli. Wee with our fleete of Canoas 

 were now not farre from Carapanas Port, when our intel- 

 ligencer returned and informed us that tenne Spani- 

 ardes were lately gone with much trade to Barima, 

 where these Indians dwelt, to buy Cassavi bread ; and 

 that within one day two other Canoas of Spaniards 

 were appointed to come by the River Amana, to Cara- 

 pana his Port. 



Upon this occasion they tooke counsell, and in the 

 ende desired to returne to their houses, least the Spani- 

 ardes finding them from home, and imagining that they 

 did purposely absent themselves, shoulde take away their 

 wives and spoyle their dwellings. They farther resolved 

 if it were possible to cut them off: which afterwardes 

 they did perfourme. For when they were dispersed 

 in their houses seeking Cassavi, suddenly at one time, ^^ sudden 



in all places they were assaulted, and not one of them ^"f' \ ^/ f 

 \ r- ^ 1 11 -I- 1-1 Spaniards by 



escaped. Carapana, whose hand was in laymg this plot, /^^ Indians. 



sent us this newes, as wee returned downe the River. 



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