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The Motayas y being of a low Stature and brown Complexion, (have off the Hair ******** 

 of their Heads, or elfe pluck it up by the Roots ; they are eaters of Man's flefli. 



Not far from whofe Dominions appear the Mountains Vinos up in the Coun- 

 trey, which abounding with Gold and Precious Stones, are inhabited by the $/7;e- 

 ros, otherwifc call'd Lopos, which live under the Trees like Beafts. 



The Waianar&afons have little Villages, built along a namelefs River 5 they are a Sj^J^' 

 Gigantick People, but very ignorant. Thirteen Portuguefe undertaking fome years 

 ago to travel through this Countrey to the South Sea, found on fome Mountains 

 abundance of Gold and Precious Stones ; and amongft many ftrange things they 

 faw aCryftal Mountain ten days before they came near it, over which they could 

 not travel becaufe of its fteepnefs 5 at the foot thereof fprung a broad Stream, ma- 

 king a great noife. From thence travelling forward, they came to the Tamoyes TS * v*w* 

 Countrey, the Men whereof, being well proportioned, wore great Bunches of Fea- 

 thers on their Heads : The Women, exceeding fair, had carv'd Breads, The faid 

 Portuguefe being taken here,were put into Prifop,and all (lain and eaten, excepting 

 one, who efcap'd after this manner : Thirty thoufand Tamoyes falling into the 

 Countrey of the Amazons, by the Americans call'd Mandiocuyfyams, made a great Feaft 

 with three hundred of them, whileft the reft fled to the River La Plata, where they 

 got help from the Portuguefe, who kill'd ten thoufand of the Tamoyes y made the reft 

 Slaves, and releas'd their imprifon'd Countreyman. 



The Tocomans, a little People, dwell between La Plata and St. Vincent. 



The Caryogs poflefs much Gold and Precious Stones. 



The Maraquites, by thcWeftern Indians fur.named Tapuiyers, that is, Wild People, 

 are divided into feventy fix forts, all differing in their Languages ; amongft which 

 the chiefeft are the Jrodera, Qajau 7 Maquaru, and Poyme, which all live without Law, 

 Religion, fetled Abodes, or Friendfhip with any Neighbors ; and the Women 

 Fight as well as the Men. Jacob ^abbi y who dwelt a conlidcrable time, and con- 

 versed amongft thefe People, defcribes their Cuftoms thus : 



" Their King Jandui y fir.named Otjhicayayna, from the River which flows through £S $* 



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The Tocomtns 

 Cnyogs, and 

 Miraqnites, 



