LAURENCE KEYMIS a.d. 



1596. 

 eating these stones. The fable omitted, happily they 



may proove good Diamonds. 



Then he shewed howe the Iwarewakeri have nour- 

 ished grasse in all places, where passage is, these three 

 yeeres, and that it is at this present so high, as some 

 of the trees ; which they meane to burne, so soone as 

 the Spaniard shall bee within danger thereof. Lastly, 

 hee shewed mee that Wariarimagoto the Emperours fVariarima- 

 chiefe Captaine for those partes, hath gathered together S°^^ °^^ °f^^^ 

 many thousandes of the Epuremei, to keepe the borders Quiana\is 

 of the Empire ; and that hee lay now on the South chiefe Cap- 

 side of the mountaines, some one dayes journey or tames up in 

 little more from the Spaniard. To be short, hee certi- ^^'^^^^^ ^Sf^^t 

 fied mee, that they all were resolved not to seeke upon ^ ^ ^^^^' 

 them (for indeede they feare their shot) but to defend 

 their owne, and to expect our comming. In the meane 

 time they take opportunities, when they finde any of 

 them straggling or devided from their strength, by litle 

 and litle to lessen their number. 



The place where wee were at ancor was but one 

 dayes journey from Carapana : I therefore made motion 

 to this Captaine to stay with two or three of his com- 

 pany aboord the shippe, and to cause his men to bring 

 mee with my Interpreter to Carapana his dwelling : 

 hee answered mee that it were not good so to doe, 

 least perhaps some Spie might informe the Spaniardes 

 therof, whereby danger would growe to Carapana. For 

 they have many times used many meanes to reconcile him 

 unto them : but hee from time to time hath dalyed 

 with them, neither professing himselfe their enemie, nor 

 in ought shewing them any friendshippe. Nowe (sayde 

 hee) if the Spaniardes shall by any meanes come to know- 

 ledge, that you have conferred together, they will take 

 this occasion to persecute him with all extremitie, as 

 their open enemie, whom they now neglect, or at the 

 least feare not, as being an harmelesse olde man. And 

 for this cause only hath Carapana forborne to come 

 unto you. 



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