AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1596. 



them dyed as they were led in the way. The Tigers 

 being fleshed on those dead carkeisses, assaulted the 

 Spaniards, who with much trouble hardly defended them- 

 selves from them. Sedenno was buried within the pre- 

 cinct of the empire neere the head of the river Tinados. 

 Most of his people perished likewise. 



16 Augustine Delgado searched the countrey to the 

 Southward of Cumanawgoto with 53. footemen, and three 

 horsemen. The warres that were then betweene the 

 Indians of the vale, and those of the mountaines, served 

 well for his purpose. By which occasion he found meanes 

 to passe so farre, untill he came to an Indian Casique, 

 named Garamental, who entertained him with all kind- 

 nesse, and gave him for a present some rich jewels of 

 golde, sixe seemely pages, tenne young slaves, and three 

 nymphes very beautifull, which bare the names of three 

 provinces from whence they were sent to Garamental 

 chiefe commander of all that countrey. Their names 



[III. 691.] were Guanba, Gotoguane, and Maiarare. These pro- 

 vinces are of an excellent temperature, very healthfull, 

 and have an admirable influence in producing faire 

 women. The Spaniards afterwardes to requite the mani- 

 fold curtesies that they received in that countrey, tooke 

 and carried away, besides all the golde that they could 

 get, all the Indians that they could lay holde on : they 

 conveyed them in yrons to Cubagua, and sould them for 

 slaves. Delgado afterwards was shot in the eye by an 

 Indian : of which hurt he died. 



17 Diego de Losada succeeded in his brothers place. 

 Hee had many more men ; who in the ende wasted them- 

 selves in mutinies : those that lived returned to Cubagua. 



18 Reynoso undertooke this journey : but having en- 

 dured exceeding troubles, in the discomfort of his minde, 

 he gave it over, and was buried in Hispaniola. 



19 Pedro de Orsua, in the yeere 1560. sought it with 

 400. Spaniards by the river of Orellana. Hee im- 

 barqued his men in the countrey of the Motijones. As 

 they passed downe the river, they found Synamom trees. 



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