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who_o water_n cause_v the_o bloodyflux_n and_o looseness_n which_o again_o be_v cure_v by_o the_o same_o water_n drink_v with_o beat_a cinnamon_n guatupori_n reckon_v many_o rivulet_n among_o which_o the_o cesar_n and_o budillo_n be_v both_o large_a deep_a and_o abound_v with_o fish_n near_o the_o city_n los_fw-es reyes_n be_v three_o great_a water-pit_n triangular_a between_o stony_a cliff_n nigh_o which_o a_o tradition_n go_v that_o of_o old_a there_o lurk_v a_o terrible_a serpent_n which_o at_o time_n devour_v a_o thousand_o people_n insomuch_o that_o none_o dare_v dwell_v thereabouts_o till_o certain_a spaniard_n have_v the_o hardiness_n and_o curiosity_n to_o go_v seek_v out_o this_o serpent_n hear_v a_o great_a noise_n in_o the_o pit_n but_o see_v nothing_o like_o the_o forementioned_a animal_n here_o be_v likewise_o several_a fountain_n of_o pitch_n and_o tar._n sect_n vi_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr hacha_n hacha_n rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr hacha_n rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr hacha_n be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o little_a province_n lie_v on_o the_o north-east_n of_o st._n martha_n wash_v on_o all_o other_o part_n with_o the_o water_n of_o the_o main_a ocean_n or_o with_o the_o gulf_n or_o bay_n of_o venezuela_n province_n chief_a town_n of_o this_o province_n the_o chief_a town_n of_o this_o province_n be_v 1._o a_o small_a town_n call_v de_fw-fr la_fw-fr hacha_n which_o give_v denomination_n to_o the_o say_a province_n have_v no_o convenient_a haven_n but_o otherwise_o seat_v in_o a_o soil_n very_o rich_a and_o fertile_a not_o only_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o fruit_n and_o plant_n especial_o such_o as_o be_v bring_v from_o spain_n but_o likewise_o in_o many_o mine_n of_o gold_n gem_n of_o a_o large_a size_n and_o great_a value_n and_o many_o excellent_a salt-wiches_a as_o they_o call_v they_o it_o be_v eight_o league_n distant_a from_o salamanca_n aforesaid_a and_o eighteen_o from_o cape_n villa_n the_o most_o westerly_a point_n or_o foreland_n of_o the_o bay_n of_o venezuela_n and_o with_o the_o rest_n have_v the_o hap_n to_o be_v surprise_v and_o pillage_v by_o the_o english_a with_o sir_n francis_n drake_n in_o the_o year_n 1595._o who_o refuse_v twenty_o four_o thousand_o ducat_n which_o the_o governor_n proffer_v he_o for_o the_o pearl_n he_o have_v take_v 2._o rancheria_n six_o league_n eastward_o of_o la_fw-fr hacha_n inhabit_v chief_o by_o pearl-fisher_n or_o such_o as_o get_v their_o live_n for_o the_o most_o part_n by_o fish_v for_o pearl_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v good_a on_o these_o coast_n 3._o tapia_n five_o league_n from_o la_fw-fr hacha_n and_o considerable_a for_o that_o the_o adjacent_a part_n be_v lay_v waste_n by_o the_o english_a to_o revenge_v the_o perfidiousness_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o salamanca_n refuse_v to_o pay_v the_o four_o thousand_o ducat_n he_o have_v promise_v upon_o condition_n of_o their_o spare_v the_o town_n province_n abibeca_n the_o last_o king_n of_o this_o province_n the_o last_o king_n of_o those_o that_o govern_v in_o any_o of_o these_o province_n of_o terra_n firma_n be_v abibeca_n who_o can_v not_o be_v win_v to_o come_v down_o from_o his_o palace_n which_o he_o have_v on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o tree_n till_o a_o spanish_a officer_n one_o francisco_n de_fw-fr vanquez_n begin_v to_o lay_v a_o axe_n to_o the_o root_n thereof_o after_o didaco_n niquesa_n alphonso_n oreda_n and_o anciso_n have_v make_v very_o large_a discovery_n in_o these_o province_n valboa_n be_v the_o first_o that_o discover_v the_o way_n to_o the_o south-sea_n chap._n iii_o new_a granada_n granada_n first_o discovery_n of_o new_a granada_n the_o new_a kingdom_n of_o granada_n as_o it_o be_v common_o call_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n both_o discover_v and_o conquer_v by_o gonsalvo_n ximenes_n about_o the_o year_n 1536._o and_o with_o so_o good_a success_n that_o in_o less_o than_o a_o year_n space_n the_o whole_a country_n be_v quiet_o settle_v under_o the_o spaniard_n government_n and_o the_o 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