LAURENCE KEYMIS ad. 



1596. 



true, that your grand Captaine reported of his Prin- 

 cesse, tooke this for a good proofe of her royall com- 

 mandement and wisedome, that had framed her subjectes 

 to such obedience, and of your happinesse, that injoyed 

 the benefite thereof: that Carapana weighing the good and Carapnna a 

 friendly course of our proceedings, doeth humbly crave ^J'^^^ 

 of her Majestie for himselfe and his people, that with ^^p^^^ Guiana 

 the rest of the Indians, which wholly depende on her craveth her 

 Princely regarde towardes them, hee also may injoy Majesties 

 her favourable protection : that hee doeth this, not P^'^^^'^^^^^- 

 as a man left unto himselfe and forsaken by the Span- 

 iardes, but as one that knoweth their injustice, hateth 

 their cruelties, and taketh it for his best choise, utterly 

 to disclaime their friendshippe. It may bee pertinent 

 (as surely it is a thing worth the noting) to consider 

 howe this president of your moderation and good 

 order, which to us seemeth a matter but of small and 

 ordinarie respect, hath both alienated their heartes alto- 

 gether from the Spaniard, and stirred up in them true 

 love and admiration thereof. For as governement 

 is the onely bond of common societie : so to men 

 lawlesse, that each one to another are, Omnes hoc jure 

 molesti, quo fortes : To men, I say, that live in dayly 

 tumultes, feares, doubtes, suspitions, barbarous cruelties, 

 never sleeping secure, but alwayes either drunke, or 

 practising one anothers death : to such men as these 

 bee, who wanting discipline, justice and good order 

 to confirme them in a quiet and peaceable course of 

 living, knowing not where to finde it : the sence and 

 sweetenesse thereof is as the dewe of Hermon : it is 

 as the Harmonic of a well tuned Instrument : to bee 

 briefe, it carieth in it selfe not onely a due and worthy 

 commendation ; but is avayleable without stroke striking 

 to gaine a kingdome. For the Indians in all partes 

 within and neere Guiana, doe offer their service, and 

 promise to provide victuall, and what else their coun- 

 trey yeeldeth, desiring onely that some force of men 

 may remain e with them, to deliver them from oppression 



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