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them, because euery where they are current money. They get their Moones, and other pieces of gold by exchange, taking for each one of their greater Canoas, one piece or image of golde. with three heades, and after that rate for their lesser Canoas, they receiue pieces of golde of lesse value. One hatchet is the ordinarie price for a Canoa. They haue euery where diuers sorts of drugs, gummes, and rootes, which I doubt not by farther trial, will be found medicinable.

 NAMES OF POYSONED HEARBS. Ourari. Carassi. Apareepo. Parapara. HEARBES GOOD AGAINST POYSON. Turara. Cutarapama. Wapo. Macatto.

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     Matorooni.    Charibes.
     Coowini.      Maripai.
     Chipanama.    Wocowaios.
     Arawanna.     Parawianni.
     Itorebece.    Iwarewakeri.   Caiaremappo.

47 Pawrooma. Waroopana.

     g.            Iaos.          Maripa.         Macapowa.
     Aripacoro.                   Chipariparo.
     Ecawini.      Panipi.        Towtwi.         Shuracoima.
     Manurawini.                  Sarinbugh.
                                  Wariwagh.

48 Moruga. g. Iaos. Cooparoore. Manarecowa.

     Piara.        Arwaccas.      g.
     Chaimeragoro.                Awiapari.       Iarwarema.
                                  Topoo.

49 Waini. g. Charibes. Tocoopoima. g. Parana.

50 Barima. g. Charibes. Pekwa. g. Anawra.

     Caitooma.     Arwaccas.      Arwakima.       Aparwa.
     Arooca.                                      Arracurri.

51 Amacur. g.

52 Aratoori. g.

     Cawrooma. g.
     Raleana, or
     Orenoque.
     Maipar.       { Ilands in
     Ita caponea   { the mouth
     Owarecapater. { of Raleana.
     Warucanasso.

The 29. day of Iune we arriued in Portland road, hauing spent fiue moneths in going, staying, and returning.

Here follow the names of those worthie Spaniards that haue sought to discouer and conquer Guiana: Extracted out of the writings of Iuan de Castellanos clerigo, who compiled the booke intituled, Primera parte de las Elegias de varones illustres de Indias.

The enterprise of Guiana was vndertaken by Diego de Ordas of the kingdome of Leon, in the yeere 1531. Hee