great 

 to t 



tberlanders. 



yjo a M E%1 C A. Chap. VII. 



great fcarcity of Provifions, unlefs a fudden Supply came from Holland. During 

 their two years Government here, they had taken five thoufand five hundred and 

 nineteen Cherts of Sugar, a hundred fifty nine thoufand nine hundred thirty and 

 nine Pound of Qrafle Wood, one and thirty Ships laden with feveral Goods, which 

 amounted to 230000 I. befides the value of the Ships and Guns, the taken Forts, 

 deftroy'd Sugar-Mills, and other Buildings. They left at their going away above 

 four thoufand Soldiers, divided into thirty two Companies, to guard Sraftle, under 

 the Command of Scbuppe and Arcijfeusky, and carry'd with them a hundred Soldiers, 

 befides one and fifty fick and maimed : Moreover, thirty two Sail of Ships,Mann'd 

 W** with a thoufand and eighty feven Seamen, were order'd to Cruife up and down be. 

 I^S" fore the Coaft of fBrafile, befides four Ketches before the Promontory of St. Jug*- 

 /line, and fix Ships in the Haven of Temmbuco. 



After Ceulen and Gyjfelmg had fet Sail (ox Holland, divers Prizes were brought in. 

 to Hfcijfa, as alfo feveral Ships arriv'd there from the Texel and the Maes. The Hoi. 

 landers went out continually in Parties, whileft Scbuppe and Lichtbart fet Sail alfo with 

 eight Ships, Mann'd with fix Companies of Soldiers, befides Seamen, to plunder 

 and pillage all the Havens to the South, where feveral Tortuguefe Veffels lay laden 

 with Sugar. But Janduy, who with his Subje&s the Tapuyans, joyn'd with the Go- 

 vernor Garjlman, killd at one time thirty feven fortuguefes, and not long after two 

 hundred and fixty more • taking his leave of Garjlman, went home with fix HoU 

 landers, leaving his Son, the yo\xn$Janduy, and his Brother Caracara, together with 

 his Nephew Copun, to his care. 



Janduy made it his Bufinefsto pcrfwade the adjacent Tapuyans to joyn their For- 

 ces with his, and fo by the Hollanders afliftance to fall upon the TortugueJ'e. Mean 

 while the young jW«y and Copun Went to fycijfa, which was the rather permitted, 

 that they might be able to damp the Reports which the Tortuguefe had fpread 

 amongft the Tapuyans, Yt^ That the Hollanders were very ill provided, and there- 

 fore made all poflible Preparations to defend %ec\ffa, and confequently the whole 

 Countrey of Brafile, and fo leave thofe Tapuyans that jpyn'd with them to the mercy 

 of the Spaniards. 



Not long after were difpatch'd from thence the Councilors Jacob Stackbower y 



con- © * - rj 



fuitwithhim an <] Colonel Arciffeusky, with the Interpreter Antonio Tarapoavo, to Treat with janduy 

 in g on their about the Defign which they had upon the Tortuguefe, and alfo what Advantages 

 he fliould receive, if he would aflift the Wefl.India Company with his Forces, when, 

 ever he fliould be fent to. 



King Janduy bore Command over fixteen hundred Men, whofe Wives carry'd 

 their Hammocks after them to deep on in the Night, having no fetlcd Habitations, 

 but ranging in Parties up and down from place to place to get their Foodjthe young 

 People went commonly along with Beretiawa, and the old with Janduy 5 round about 

 whofe Countrey dwelt the poor Natives Jc'tki, as alfo Juckerijou, Ocioneciou, <Pajoke y 

 and Jponorijou : the firft are Commanded by King Cotlaculj/ ; the fecond, by JMara- 

 kou, a Friend of the Tortuguefes 5 the third, by Itijmbu ; the fourth, by Kjdoa . and 

 the laft, by Jarepo : which twolaftare no way inferior in Power to Janduy, but the 

 others much weaker. 



Four forts of People continually Warr'd againft Janduy, Yt^ the Jenbo, who live 

 fo far up in the Countrey, that no Chriftians ever came to the knowledge of them y 

 the other three are the Woyana, Carhy, and Carin'toajfu, who aflift the Tortuguefe. 



The fore-men tion'd Interpreter farapoavo was met in his Journey by a Com- 

 pany of Tapuyans, led by Commend aour a, Janduy s Sifters Son, who was to fucceed 

 him after his death, according to the Cuftom of the Tapuyans, whofe Sons do not 



fucceed 



Ambafladors 

 fent to con 



His Power, 

 Enemies, and 



Allies. 



