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used wth, extraordinary kindness. The Governour béeing 
a gentleman well desended and of great gallantrie and 
curtesy ; an excellent soldier, one that had served the 
the King, his Master, both in Millaine and the West 
Indies wth. good successe. | 
Sr. WALTER RAWLEGH, although he had a great opinion 
of Trinidada, yett his genius run greatly, after ye gold 
Mines, he fancied there was in Guiana (and soe ever 
after prosecuted yt designe into wh. cheat he was 
drawned by ye Spanyard who ordered a ship of theires 
to cruize up and downe till shee met wth some of Sir 
WALTER RAWLEIGH’S fleet, and shee fortuned to fall 
into the hands of one Capt- GEORGE POPHAM in weh. 
ship was divers pacquets wch, did give an account of a 
great cittie, they had discovered on Guiana where was 
the most incredable quantity of gold ever heard of, 
and ye dishes, plates, spoone, and all other Ucensills yt 
ye meanest people used were of gold, and this was attested 
by Seignt. ALONZO Governor. of Commona, an other 
signed by RODERIGO CARRANCA, register of the Army, 
a third signed by MARTINEZO, Secretary of Jamaica, on 
other pacquett from the Governo™ and persons of quallity 
at Riodihacha, and from divers other parts of the Indies, 
and haveing suffered him to take such proofes, as they 
had fitted for that end, on designe to keepe Sir WALTER 
RAWLEIGH, from those parts, that were really rich, and in 
their possessions: for its certaine, thereis noe such thing as 
the Citty Elrado, although the upper part of Guiana hath 
store of gold, but its found as in Guinney in small grains. 
Wee find nothing considerable at Trinidada, untill 
y® yeare 1605, at wt. time ye Spanyard bought of some 
Dutch Merchants a quantity of Negroe Slaves to be de- 
