LAURENCE KEYMIS 



Parawatteo. 



Ocapanio. 



Carinamari. 



Curipotoore. 



Marwabo. 



Eramacoa. 



Aranacoa. 



Mahahonero. 



Caponaiarie. 



Neperwari. 



the mouth thereof, the inhabitants doe passe 

 with their canoas in 20. dayes to the sake lake, 

 where Manoa standeth. The water hath 

 many Cataracts like Caroli, but that they are 

 of greater distance one from another : where 

 it falles into the sea, hils do inclose it on 

 both sides. 



10 The freshet shoots out into the sea, with 

 great force : the sea doth here sometimes 

 campe high, and breake, as if it were full of 

 rocks : but in proofs it is nothing els but the 

 pride & force of the tydes. In this bay, 

 & round about, so far as the mountaines do 

 extend there is great store of Brasill wood, 

 some of it bearing farre darker colour then 

 other some. Here are also many sortes of 

 other good woods. 



14 These speake the language of the Indians of 

 Dominica , They are but few, but very cruel 

 to their enemies. For they bind, and eat 

 them alive peecemeale. This torment is not 

 comparable to the deadly paine that commeth 

 of hurts, or woundes, made by those arrowes 

 that are invenomed with the juice of ye 

 herbe Wapototo. These Indians because 

 they eate them whome they kill, use no 

 poyson. The sea coast is nowhere populous, 

 for they have much wasted themselves, in 

 mutuall warres. But now in all parts so farre 

 as Orenoque, they live in league and peace. 



21. Neere the head of this river, Capeleppo 

 falleth out of the plaines, and runneth into 

 the Sea with Curitini. Some of the Guianians 

 live in this river. 



39. This river, as also most of the rest, is not 

 navigable above sixe dayes journey by reason 

 of rockes. It is tenne dayes journey to the 

 head, where the Guianians do dwel : hony, 

 yarne or cotton, silke, Balsamum, and Brasil- 

 493 



A.D. 

 1596. 



