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A Arange Pallace built on 

 Trees. 



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AMERICA Chap, III. 



already Pillag'd the Neighboring Kings , that they had nothing left. Kunne^ 

 marching thirty Leagues up the River, Plundered the Village , of which Dai- 

 baiba was King, where he found an unvaluable quantity of Gold, but little or 

 no Provifion. Here were many Flitter Mice, or Bats, bigger than Turtle 

 Doves, whofe biting was mortal , unlefs immediately wafh'd with Salt Wa- 

 ter, according to the information of the Prifoners. 



Now as NtmneziUraba Pilhgd towards the South, fo did Qolmwares, fetting 

 up alfo for himfelf, n\ake prize of all , to the Eafl with fixty Men , Rowing 

 againft the Stream up the River Varia, above twelve Leagues, where he found 

 in feveral Villages and Hamlets, and at KingTiovi's Palace, abundance, both 

 of ProVifion and Gold • from thence he March'd to the mighty Province Abe- 

 namebei, which though making fome refiftance, at laft they fubdu'd. 



And the neighboring King Abibeiba narrowly efcap'd the like fortune, whofe 

 Pallace was built on the tops of Trees, Plafh'd, and Pleited together, Timber 

 Beams lying athwart 5 neceffity forcing them to choofe fuch high Habitations, 

 partly^to avoid the Inundations of River s,fwoln above their bounds by Hidden 

 Turmns the low Land an j a l m oft afiiduous Showres from the Mountains; and partly, to be free 

 from the excursions of fculking Robbers ; alfo being better able to defend 

 themfelves in thefe Caftles in the Air, and alfo fecur'd by their heighth from 

 their Shot , being above the reach of their Indian Arrows : The bodies of the 

 Trees downwards, upon which the Houfes are built,are generally twenty four 

 Fathom thick , fo that they cannot eafily be cut down , nor fired ; but Cohne- 

 nans againft thefe, as they fuppos'd, impregnable Forts, having made a Galle- 

 ry with feveral great Hurdles, fet his Men to work under that fafeguard, with 

 Axes on the Tree whereon Abibeiba's Houfe flood , who feeing his imminent 

 danger, wondring at this new manner of Storming, came down, promifing 

 tofurnifh him with Gold out of the neighboring Mountains, notwithstand- 

 ing it would be with the danger of his Life j becaufe the Qannibds generally 

 kill thofe that adventur'd to dig in the Mines : To this promife , Colmtnarts 

 kvutm&tsptHhrds, hearken'd, and having fet him at liberty, for the performance,he in ftead there* 



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of, on the contrary, ltirr d up, and joyn d with all the Conquered Kings, to 

 deftroy him and his Men : Nor were they flack to have executed their defign, 

 five thoufand of them being already drawn together at the Village Ttrichi, the 

 appointed place of Rendezvous, and fo privately carry'd, that undoubtedly it 

 had been effected, if not happily difcover'd by this accident. 



Ttynne^, amongft his other Slavefles, had one exceeding beautiful , on 

 which he was much Enamoured , and fhe likewife feem'd to bear as great 

 an affection towards him, which flie manifefted , by declaring the fecrct to 

 Nunnez^ which her Brother had imparted to her , being an intended gene- 

 ral Maifacre the night following, that fo flie might the better make her ef- 

 cape the day before • yet fo much fhe prefer'd the fafety of her Lover, before 

 the liberty of her Native Countrey , that fhe difcover'd the Plot. 1S(iinne^ not 

 llceping on this advice, on a fudden fet fo fiercely upon the Confpirators, that 

 he utterly broke their defign . yet the Feuds and Concerts for Superiority ftill 

 continued amongft them , which look'd .with fo bad a Face to the ruine of all 

 that news thereof arriving in Spain, it was judg'd fit to fend for Colmenares, and 

 John Quicedo to the Court, there to render an account of all their Tranfa&ions, 

 Both going Aboard a fmall Veffel, were by Storm driven on the Coaft of Cubd, 

 where they were inform'd from a Prifoner, that ValdiYta and Zamudio, driven 

 afliore by Shipwrack, and not able to defend themfelves, were furpriz'd by 



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