44» ICBeMcriptfott of j©acgariff}3 atifc iOatfa.' 
io^0 Kn tf)ofe tcuntrif3 ^au2 tyt tnaiOCn* Cape de Salines fO Punto Auegado,' 
IjeaDcs of t^cir Daughters &bcn tbep that is,tbeo;oloneD batten, are mo;e then 
mattm K^tix office libetoife is to beale feuentie miles,ana the coaC running along 
tbcficbe,anD£ofapfrutbi to call tippon t^ie bp the gulfeofParia* the lanoemabetb boitb 
tljebiuel,anoto concluoe,tbep are Hatful in tlje ^fiano Trinidad. 
ttjeblacfecartanis ccnturers. SLbspbsale 
ioitb bsarbes ano rootes,botb foDDenanO > Paria. 
rain, beaten, ano mireo boitb fat of btroes, 
ftfb, o? bcaCs, boitb boooo ano other things T $ the mouth bf the gulft of Paria, Ipetb 
bnfenobonc to the Ample men, bftng certain ttje^Cano la Trinidad, tafeingtbe name 
Oarbe boo;oes ano fentenccs* loljtc^ t!)c^ from a certainep?omtfemaD£bp Columbus 
tljemfelties oo notbnocrCano. 2 I$cp fuebe in bis fecono Oopage,in An. 1497.being tn 
ano licfce the place tobsre the patneis,tbcr* Oangcr, o;becaufcbcfirC perceiueo tt)?et 
bp to Djabo out the eml tjumburs, ano if tpe billss,f£efetng fo; ff eflj boater,bis people in a 
patneo;feucr racreafetb>tbsp;icCs fap that matter oping boitb tbirC.&bsmeutb of this 
ibetr patients are poCeffeo boitb cuilfpmtSj gulf boas calico os Dracoms,$ is,tbe£>;ai» 
bobsre&itbthep rubbe tbeir boopes all ouer gons moutb, becaufe of £fjegreatCreame 
tenth tbetr banoes,bfing ccrfame tco;Des of that runnetb therein* SSbs bubole countrep 
conturacton ano charmes,fucUing after that ano tee cfParia CretcbmgfoboarOesfbe 
tjerp bare, often malting them bcleeue that ^out!},is the acoDtfeft countrp in all India, 
bp that rneancs tbep cal tbe fpirit , fobicb ano the fruitfulleft, as Benzo ano Colum- 
Oone,tbep tabe a certaine boooo,boberof no bus both Ooe bottneffe , fo that bp feme if is 
manimoboctb tbs bertue butenelp them* calleotbecartblp^araoice: itisp great, 
felues, bobsrsUutb tbep rub tbeir moutbss flatte, ano euen lano, ouerfiefoing ano a? 
ano floats ,fo long/bnttl tbep call al bobat* bounoant of all things, alboaics b;tng fo;tb 
fccuer tbsp b^Ue imtfjttt tbeir Comacfees, fiotoers of fbueete ano bnfboeete fanout 
ano boitb fo great fo;ce,tbat ofte times tbep trees continuallp grccne,as it boerein 
caft fc;ffj blouo,mcan tunc Camping,Cam* £pap 0? lent, but not manp fruitfull 0? 
mertng, calling, anofenoefetng tuittj tbep ; lubolfome frees,auo in Tome places thereof 
feete agamCtbe earth, tenth a tboufanoe is great abounoance ofCafsia Fiftuia, tb® 
other topes n&oleCe to rebearfe.j Inbole countrep is gcnerallp hot ano moiff. 
tobsrebp there are oiuers tuojmes, among 
the bobteb are manp gpptes,bobitb bp night 
■ Cutao-ua.or Marsaritha* 
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gua 0? Mat garidia is the Sjflano of fall teerte beauilp boon the people, ano ma* 
puurles, ano is in compare tb.:ee miles, np gralboppers, that boo much hurtle in* 
Iping tenocr tboelue Degrees ano a balfe,tep* habitants bearethere membersm a gco;D 0$, 
on the no;tb flee of tbs Cqutnocttall line, reeoe, asitbuereinalbeatb, lettingtbeir 
foure miles fromfl;epoint d’ a tya, acoun* Cones bang out, before the ^pamaros % 
trie inherent there is much fait, ? although came info the ccunfrep,thep loo;e fneb bino 
the arounoe is both flat ano euen, pet it is of cobpeeces bc;Dereo tenth goto $ pearles, 
bnfruttfnll ano o;ie, both butthout boater ano fucb Ufee things, fct}tib suftome the 
ano trees, ano bohereut there is little els £>paniaros maoetbem fo leaue': tbs marri# 
founo, then onelp Conies, ano fome ^ea eo boomen eouer tbeir fecref parts boitb an 
fbulcs.S^be inhabitants paint tbep^booics, ap?on, bptbem calico Pampanil las, ano 
tbep eate tbs opCersboberein the pearles tbemaioes t it a peece of cotten before tbeir 
are foiinoe, ano fetch all tbeir frelb boater beilies,tbeir btngs bane as manp boiues as 
from tbs firme lano, giuingpearles fo^ it: tbep boill, pet one offbew is accounteo fo;. 
there is not anp Blflano in tbs boojlOfo final the right Ciueenc, ano bath cotmnanoemenf 
as if is,that bath raifeo fo much profit ano outr alltbereC : the common people bane 
maoebotl; tl;s inhabitants anoCrangers tb2eeo;fcure,asfbeptbmbgooo,anobob£n 
riches this bath Ooone,fo; that tbs pearles tbep are doe tbep put them atoap, ano tabs 
iwbicb in fsbo peares bath bin b;ou^)t from pong fo; them. SOjsp bbeboife let tbep; Pi- 
thence, Doe amount bnto aboue tboo millt^ acchos 0; p;ieCs lie boitb tbeir gcntleboo? 
ous of golo,although tbsrebp manp £>pani* men ano tbeir maios tbs firC night of the 
aros ano flaues bauc loC tbs/r hues. marriagc.a:bis people, as alfo moC part of 
Jfrom the point d’Arya to the Cape dc tbeBlnotans, maintainetbcmfcluesboitb 
Salines, that is, to the popnte of the £>alt filb,ano borne maDeofMaiz,bobicbis ( boitb 
pans,are feuentie miles,? betboeen tbsm Ip? them in Ceeoe of co;ne, ano alfo imtb other 
ctb Caribes,anotbe Cape de tres Puntas, fruits ano rootes, as alltbereC of theCa* 
Jwbisb i^tbs Caps office popnts; from fys ubes do, ano fome eate 3 ltee, 3 pes, speerfc 
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