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and for^the fpacc of two hundred Leagues faw neither Man nor Houfe : Next Land- 

 ing at a Village, he was by the Governor thereof Prefented with Turtles, Par- 

 tridges, Fifli, and other Provifions, and alfo forewarn'd of the valiant Women, the 

 Amazgnts, which they call'd Camapuyara. Going from hence, he met for eighty 

 Leagues together, nothing but fteep and craggy Mountains on each fide of the 

 Shore, infomuch that he could not Land any where for Provifions. Next coming 

 to the inhabited Province Machiparo; he was fiercely aflaulted for two days and 

 two nights, by the Cafique Jomagua, who purfu'd him with feveral Boats : Not 

 long after having coqquer'd a Village, out of which ran feveral trodden Paths into 

 the Countrey, he came to a River, in the Mouth whereof there lying three Ifles, he 

 gave it the Denomination of LaTrinidad, which waflheth a fruitful Coaft, along 

 which Sail'd divers fmall Veflels. Somewhat farther in the River Trinidad flood a 

 Village and Banquetting-houfe, where Orellan* took abundance of Provifions, Sil- 

 ver, Gold, and Earthen Ware curioufly Glaz'd and Painted, but judged it very ha- 

 zardous to travel far into the Countrey by the common High-ways,in regard of the 

 multitudes of People that frequented them, to whofe Civility he durft not truft- 

 therefore Sailing from hence a hundred Leagues farther, he came to the Countrey 

 belonging to the Lord of Paguana, who civilly Entertain'd him, and Prefented 

 him with Sheep, not unlike the Peruvians, and all manner of good Fruit, which the 

 Countrey affords in great abundance. After this on his Lar-board fide he difco- 

 ver'da River, whofe being black like Ink, and difemboguing into another, difco- 

 lour'd the Water thereof for the fpace of twenty Leagues . he alfo faw feveral Vil- 

 lages, and at laft found the Stream to be fo broad, that he could not fee from one 

 Shore to the other : he took one of the Villages without any refiftance, there being 

 none but Women in the Huts, whither the Men came towards the Evening. Near 

 another Village heefpy'd feven Heads flicking upon Poles, from whence the Pro- 

 vince received the Denomination De las Pkota*, from whence ran feveral pav'd 

 Ways, on each fide planted with Trees, into the Countrey j where Landing, he 

 furnim'dhimfelfwith Mai% 9 Turtles, Geefe, and Parrots, and at Can Ifland took 

 an American Prifoner, who inform'd him, that he was in the Amazones Jurifdi&ion, 

 and that up in the Countrey liv'd a People not unlike the Spaniards, amongft whom 

 were two white Women, brought thither up the River by a Lord. Going farther 

 he faw divers Villages on each fide of him, and at laft Landing in a little Town, 

 he found plenty of Oats, Liquor made of Oats, Cotton, Linnen, a Temple hung 

 round about with Arms, and two Epifcopal Miters of divers colours. Near a Pro- 

 montory jutting out into the River, the Tide went fo ftrong, that he was not able 

 to Land ; upon the Point flood feveral fair Buildings, where were alfo white 

 Women, of a big ftature, with long Hair, who animated the Men to fight. This 

 Countrey, which extends it felf a hundred and fifty Leagues along the Shore, with 

 Hills, Pafture.G rounds, and Champain, and well inhabited, being difcover'd on 

 St. JWsDay, was call'd The Province Ve San Juan . which leaving, he came to feve- 

 ral Ifles, the biggeft whereof extended fifty Leagues in length, all of them Hand- 

 ing on high Ground, pleafant, and full of People, who in Boats, by them call'd 

 Periagues, valiantly Engag'd with the Spaniards % but one of them not long after be- 

 ing taken Prifoner, informed them, that the Ama^ones dwelt in Stone Houfe*, WalTd 

 Towns, had plenty of Silver and Gold, and four irately Temples enrich'd with 

 Plates, Dedicated to the Sun. But Orellana Sailing a hundred Leagues farther,along 

 a Coaft belonging to the Lord of Caripuna, according to the Prifoners Relation, the 

 Inhabitants hereabouts (hot abundance of poyfon'd Arrows at the Spaniards, but 

 they made a fliifc to efcape them, and Sailing within fight of Land into the Bay 



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