Mr. WAFER 5 / Voyages y See. 2 1 



let from one fide the Neck of Land to the 

 other, that 'tis inipoffible for an Enemy to 

 approach it 



On this Hill live Fifty Principal Men of 

 the Country, all under Lacetitas Command, 

 who is as a prince over all the South part of 

 the IJlhmus of Darien - y the Ivdiaps both 

 there and on the North fide alfo, payinghim 

 great refpe$: : But the South fide is his Coun- 

 try, and this Hill his jSeat of Palace. There 

 is only one Canoa belonging to it, which ferves 

 to ferry over Lacerita and the reft of them. 



When we were arrived, at this Place, La- L(tcenta 

 cento, difcharged our Guides, and fent them keeps 

 ; back again, telling us, That 'twas not poffible tf™ mt 

 for us to travel to the North fide at this Sea- 

 Ton 5 for the Rainy Seafon was now in its 

 heighth, and Travelling very bad • but told 

 us we fhould ftay with him, and he would 

 take care of us ; And we were f bred to com- 

 ply with him. 



We had not been long here before an Oc- 

 currence happen d, which tended much to 

 the increafing the good Opinion Lacepta and 

 his People had conceivU of us, and brought 

 me into particular Efteem with them. 



It fo happen d, that one of Lacentas Wives 

 being indifpofed, was to be let Blood 5 which Tbe 

 the Indium perform in this manner : The ans way 

 Patient is feated on a Stone in the River, and gf 0 ^ ting 

 one with a fmall Bow (hoots little Arrows °° * 

 into the naked Body of the Patient, up and 

 clown 3 {hooting them as faft as hp pm* and 



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