the discovery of guiana-第20章

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answered；　Of　their　women　for　us；　and　their　gold　for　you。　For　the　hope
of　those　many　of　women　they　more　desire　the　war　than　either　for　gold
or　for　the　recovery　of　their　ancient　territories。　For　what　between　the
subjects　of　Inga　and　the　Spaniards；　those　frontiers　are　grown　thin　of
people；　and　also　great　numbers　are　fled　to　other　nations　farther　off
for　fear　of　the　Spaniards。

After　I　received　this　answer　of　the　old　man；　we　fell　into
consideration　whether　it　had　been　of　better　advice　to　have　entered
Macureguarai；　and　to　have　begun　a　war　upon　Inga　at　this　time；　yea；　or
no；　if　the　time　of　the　year　and　all　things　else　had　sorted。　For　mine
own　part；　as　we　were　not　able　to　march　it　for　the　rivers；　neither　had
any　such　strength　as　was　requisite；　and　durst　not　abide　the　coming　of
the　winter；　or　to　tarry　any　longer　from　our　ships；　I　thought　it　were
evil　counsel　to　have　attempted　it　at　that　time；　although　the　desire
for　gold　will　answer　many　objections。　But　it　would　have　been；　in　mine
opinion；　an　utter　overthrow　to　the　enterprise；　if　the　same　should　be
hereafter　by　her　Majesty　attempted。　For　then；　whereas　now　they　have
heard　we　were　enemies　to　the　Spaniards　and　were　sent　by　her　Majesty　to
relieve　them；　they　would　as　good　cheap　have　joined　with　the　Spaniards
at　our　return；　as　to　have　yielded　unto　us；　when　they　had　proved　that
we　came　both　for　one　errand；　and　that　both　sought　but　to　sack　and
spoil　them。　But　as　yet　our　desire　gold；　or　our　purpose　of　invasion；　is
not　known　to　them　of　the　empire。　And　it　is　likely　that　if　her　Majesty
undertake　the　enterprise　they　will　rather　submit　themselves　to　her
obedience　than　to　the　Spaniards；　of　whose　cruelty　both　themselves　and
the　borderers　have　already　tasted。　And　therefore；　till　I　had　known　her
Majesty's　pleasure；　I　would　rather　have　lost　the　sack　of　one　or　two
towns；　although　they　might　have　been　very　profitable；　than　to　have
defaced　or　endangered　the　future　hope　of　so　many　millions；　and　the
great　good　and　rich　trade　which　England　may　be　possessed　of　thereby。　I
am　assured　now　that　they　will　all　die；　even　to　the　last　man；　against
the　Spaniards　in　hope　of　our　succour　and　return。　Whereas；　otherwise；
if　I　had　either　laid　hands　on　the　borderers　or　ransomed　the　lords；　as
Berreo　did；　or　invaded　the　subjects　of　Inga；　I　know　all　had　been　lost
for　hereafter。

After　that　I　had　resolved　Topiawari；　lord　of　Aromaia；　that　I　could　not
at　this　time　leave　with　him　the　companies　he　desired；　and　that　I　was
contented　to　forbear　the　enterprise　against　the　Epuremei　till　the　next
year；　he　freely　gave　me　his　only　son　to　take　with　me　into　England；　and
hoped　that　though　he　himself　had　but　a　short　time　to　live；　yet　that　by
our　means　his　son　should　be　established　after　his　death。　And　I　left
with　him　one　Francis　Sparrow；　a　servant　of　Captain　Gifford；　who　was
desirous　to　tarry；　and　could　describe　a　country　with　his　pen；　and　a
boy　of　mine　called　Hugh　Goodwin；　to　learn　the　language。　I　after　asked
the　manner　how　the　Epuremei　wrought　those　plates　of　gold；　and　how　they
could　melt　it　out　of　the　stone。　He　told　me　that　the　most　of　the　gold
which　they　made　in　plates　and　images　was　not　severed　from　the　stone；
but　that　on　the　lake　of　Manoa；　and　in　a　multitude　of　other　rivers；
they　gathered　it　in　grains　of　perfect　gold　and　in　pieces　as　big　as
small　stones；　and　they　put　it　to　a　part　of　copper；　otherwise　they
could　not　work　it；　and　that　they　used　a　great　earthen　pot　with　holes
round　about　it；　and　when　they　had　mingled　the　gold　and　copper　together
they　fastened　canes　to　the　holes；　and　so　with　the　breath　of　men　they
increased　the　fire　till　the　metal　ran；　and　then　they　cast　it　into
moulds　of　stone　and　clay；　and　so　make　those　plates　and　images。　I　have
sent　your　honours　of　two　sorts　such　as　I　could　by　chance　recover；　more
to　shew　the　manner　of　them　than　for　the　value。　For　I　did　not　in　any
sort　make　my　desire　of　gold　known；　because　I　had　neither　time　nor
power　to　have　a　great　quantity。　I　gave　among　them　many　more　pieces　of
gold　than　I　received；　of　the　new　money　of　twenty　shillings　with　her
Majesty's　picture；　to　wear；　with　promise　that　they　would　become　her
servants　thenceforth。

I　have　also　sent　your　honours　of　the　ore；　whereof　I　know　some　is　as
rich　as　the　earth　yieldeth　any；　of　which　I　know　there　is　sufficient；
if　nothing　else　were　to　be　hoped　for。　But　besides　that　we　were　not
able　to　tarry　and　search　the　hills；　so　we　had　neither　pioneers；　bars；
sledges；　nor　wedges　of　iron　to　break　the　ground；　without　which　there
is　no　working　in　mines。　But　we　saw　all　the　hills　with　stones　of　the
colour　of　gold　and　silver；　and　we　tried　them　to　be　no　marcasite；　and
therefore　such　as　the　Spaniards　call　El　madre　del　oro　or　〃the　mother
of　gold；〃　which　is　an　undoubted　assurance　of　the　general　abundance；
and　myself　saw　the　outside　of　many　mines　of　the　spar；　which　I　know　to
be　the　same　that　all　covet　in　this　world；　and　of　those　more　than　I
will　speak　of。

Having　learned　what　I　could　in　Canuri　and　Aromaia；　and　received　a
faithful　promise　of　the　principallest　of　those　provinces　to　become
servants　to　her　Majesty；　and　to　resist　the　Spaniards　if　they　made　any
attempt　in　our　absence；　and　that　they　would　draw　in　the　nations　about
the　lake　of　Cassipa　and　those　of　Iwarawaqueri；　I　then　parted　from　old
Topiawari；　and　received　his　son　for　a　pledge　between　us；　and　left　with
him　two　of　ours　as　aforesaid。　To　Francis　Sparrow　I　gave　instructions
to　travel　to　Macureguarai　with　such　merchandises　as　I　left　with　them；
thereby　to　learn　the　place；　and　if　it　were　possible；　to　go　on　to　the
great　city　of　Manoa。　Which　being　done；　we　weighed　anchor　and　coasted
the　river　on　Guiana　side；　because　we　came　upon　the　north　side；　by　the
lawns　of　the　Saima　and　Wikiri。

There　came　with　us　from　Aromaia　a　cacique　called　Putijma；　that
commanded　the　province　of　Warapana；　which　Putijma　slew　the　nine
Spaniards　upon　Caroli　before　spoken　of；　who　desired　us　to　rest　in　the
port　of　his　country；　promising　to　bring　us　unto　a　mountain　adjoining
to　his　town　that　had　stones　of　the　colour　of　gold；　which　he　performed。
And　after　we　had　rested　there　one　night　I　went　myself　in　the　morning
with　most　of　the　gentlemen　of　my　company　over…land　towards　the　said
mountain；　marching　by　a　river's　side　called　Mana；　leaving　on　the　right
hand　a　town　called　Tuteritona；　standing　in　the　province　of　Tarracoa；
of　which　Wariaaremagoto　is　principal。　Beyond　it　lieth　another　town
towards　the　south；　in　the　valley　of　Amariocapana；　which　beareth　the
name　of　the　said　valley；　whose　plains　stretch　themselves　some　sixty
miles　in　length；　east　and　west；　as　fair　ground　and　as　beautiful　fields
as　any　man　hath　ever　seen；　with　divers　copses　scattered　here　and　there
by　the　river's　side；　and　all　as　full　of　deer　as　any　forest　or　park　in
England；　and　in　every　lake　and　river　the　like　abundance　of　fish　and
fowl；　of　which　Irraparragota　is　lord。

From　the　river　of　Mana　we　crossed　another　river　in　the　said　beautiful
valley　called　Oiana；　and　rested　ourselves　by　a　clear　lake　which　lay　in
the　middle　of　the　said　Oiana；　and　one　of　our　guides　kindling　us　fire
with　two　sticks；　we　stayed　awhile　to　dry　our　shirts；　which　with　the
heat　hung　very　wet　and　heavy　on　our　shoulders。　Afterwards　we　sought
the　ford　to　pass　over　towards　the　mountain　called　Iconuri；　where
Putijma　foretold　us　of　the　mine。　In　this　lake　we　saw　one　of　the　great
fishes；　as　big　as　a　wine　pipe；　which　they　call　manati；　being　most
excellent　and　wholesome　meat。　But　after　I　perceived　that　to　pass　the
said　river　would　require　half…a…day's　march　more；　I　was　not　able
myself　to　endure　it；　and　therefore　I　sent　Captain　Keymis　with　six　shot
to　go　on；　and　gave　him　order　not　to　return　to　the　port　of　Putijma；
which　is　called　Chiparepare；　but　to　take　leisure；　and　to　march　down
the　said　valley　as　far　as　a　river　called　Cumaca；　where　I　promised　to
meet　him　again；　Putijma　himself　promising　also　to　be　his　guide。　And　as
they　marched；　they　left　the　towns　of　Emperapana　and　Capurepana　on　the
right　hand；　and　marched　from　Putijma's　house；　down　the　said　valley　of
Amariocapana；　and　we　returning　the　same　day　to　the　river's　side；　saw
by　the　way　many　rocks　like　unto　gold　ore；　and　on　the　left　hand　a　round
mountain　which　consisted　o