AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1518. 



standeth in eight degrees, and is inhabited of many 

 people, and as yet not under subjection. Here the 

 Indians do use to shoote with bowes and arrowes 

 which are of a fathome in length, made of reeds, 

 which grow in that Countrey, and at the ende of them 

 is artificially joyned a piece of wood very strong, unto 

 the which piece of wood at the end of it, they put a 

 bone of a fish, in place of an arrow head : these kinde 

 of bones bee harder then Diamonds, and every one of 

 them be three or foure fingers long, & they are taken 

 out of a fish that hath three of these bones, one upon 

 the backe, another under every wing: but that which 

 groweth upon the backe is the strongest and the 

 greatest. In this Island the people saith that there 

 groweth golde : and in this Island and in Paria growe 

 reedes so great, that they make staves of them and 

 cary of them into Spaine. Likewise there bee Popin- 

 jayes very great and gentle, and some of them have 

 their foreheads yellow, and this sort do quickly learne 

 to speak, and speak much. There be likewise in the 

 gulfe of Paria pearles, although not many, but very 

 good and great. 



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