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ing on the left hand a great island, which they call Assapana, 

 which may contain some twenty-five miles in length, and six 

 miles in breadth, the great body of the river running on the 

 other side of this island. Beyond that middle branch, there 

 is also another island in the river, called Iwana, which is 

 twice as big as the Isle of Wight ; and beyond it, and between 

 it and the main Guiana, runneth a third branch of Orinoko 

 called Arraroopana. All three are goodly branches, and all 

 navigable for great ships. I judge the river in this place to be 

 at least thirty miles broad, reckoning the islands which divide 

 the branches in it ; for afterward I sought also both the other 

 branches. 



" After we reached to the head of this island, called Assa- 

 pana, a little to the westward on the right hand, there opened 

 a river which came from the north, called Europa, and fell 

 into the great river ; and beyond it, on the same side, we an- 

 chored for that night, by another island six miles long, and 

 two miles broad, which they call Ocawita. From hence, in 

 the morning, we landed two Guianians, which we found in 

 the town of Toparimaca, that came with us, who went to 

 give notice of our coming to the lord of that country, called 

 Putyma, a follower of Topiawari, chief lord of Arromai, who 

 succeeded Morequito. But his town being far within the land, 

 he came not unto us that day, so as we anchored again that 

 night near the banks of another island, of bigness much like 



