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among_o his_o fleet_n while_o desambuc_n suffer_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o hardship_n not_o only_o through_o ill_a wether_n at_o sea_n but_o also_o for_o want_v of_o provision_n have_v during_o this_o time_n be_v on_o the_o island_n st._n martin_n montserrat_n and_o antego_n think_v to_o have_v possess_v himself_o of_o some_o or_o other_o of_o they_o in_o stead_n of_o st._n christopher_n but_o not_o find_v such_o a_o fruitful_a soil_n and_o convenient_a situation_n as_o what_o he_o have_v be_v force_v to_o forsake_v he_o be_v not_o forward_o to_o fix_v there_o but_o rather_o judge_v it_o convenient_a to_o inquire_v concern_v the_o condition_n of_o st._n christopher_n and_o at_o last_o be_v inform_v by_o a_o catch_n that_o the_o enemy_n be_v go_v to_o havana_n and_o the_o english_a be_v busy_a in_o tilling_n their_o land_n he_o return_v to_o his_o old_a station_n where_o nevertheless_o their_o endeavour_n to_o repair_v what_o be_v ruin_v have_v be_v in_o vain_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o scarcity_n of_o provision_n and_o want_v of_o other_o necessary_n have_v not_o in_o their_o great_a extremity_n some_o netherlands_n vessel_n arrive_v there_o furnish_v they_o with_o provision_n clothes_n and_o other_o necessary_n on_o bare_a promise_n of_o payment_n but_o not_o long_o after_o grow_v rich_a with_o tobacco_n sugar_n ginger_n and_o indigo_n they_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o all_o their_o creditor_n and_o at_o last_o attain_v to_o the_o condition_n before_o mention_v in_o the_o late_a war_n between_o we_o and_o the_o dutch_a the_o french_a take_v advantage_n of_o our_o engagement_n endeavour_v to_o destroy_v our_o plantation_n there_o and_o to_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o whole_a island_n but_o the_o matter_n be_v at_o last_o bring_v to_o some_o agreement_n sir_n charles_n wheeler_n have_v be_v very_o late_o send_v over_o thither_o by_o his_o majesty_n to_o re-settle_a affair_n there_o and_o order_v the_o capitulation_n between_o the_o french_a and_o english_a chap._n xix_o the_o island_n sotavento_fw-it and_o the_o isle_n trinidado_n in_o the_o division_n we_o find_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o island_n that_o lie_v between_o florida_n and_o new_a spain_n and_o southern_a america_n the_o last_o be_v the_o isle_n of_o sotavento_fw-it which_o be_v reckon_v to_o be_v these_o three_o margareta_n cubagua_n and_o tabago_n but_o the_o last_o be_v by_o most_o account_v and_o have_v be_v mention_v among_o the_o caribbee_n margareta_n situation_n of_o margareta_n margareta_n so_o call_v from_o the_o abundance_n of_o pearl_n of_o which_o the_o spanish_a appellation_n come_v near_o the_o latin_a margaritae_n find_v there_o by_o the_o spaniard_n at_o their_o first_o discovery_n lie_v about_o the_o twelve_o degree_n of_o northern_a latitude_n over_o against_o the_o main_a land_n of_o cumana_n from_o which_o it_o be_v distant_a about_o seven_o league_n it_o be_v account_v sixteen_o league_n long_o and_o half_a as_o much_o in_o breadth_n and_o be_v discover_v by_o columbus_n in_o his_o three_o voyage_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1498._o and_o be_v at_o first_o in_o great_a reputation_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o rich_a pearl-fishing_a upon_o its_o coast_n wherein_o the_o spaniard_n more_o favourable_a it_o seem_v to_o the_o native_n of_o this_o place_n than_o usual_a because_o of_o their_o readiness_n to_o discover_v their_o treasure_n employ_v negro_n bring_v from_o the_o coast_n of_o guinee_n who_o by_o severe_a punishment_n inflict_v they_o force_v to_o such_o excessive_a labour_n that_o many_o of_o they_o though_o excellent_a divers_n be_v drown_v other_o either_o devour_v or_o lame_v by_o the_o ravenous_a great_a fish_n thereabouts_o and_o by_o destroy_v the_o very_a seed_n through_o their_o insatiable_a greediness_n after_o pearl_n bring_v the_o trade_n of_o pearl-fishing_a in_o a_o short_a time_n to_o a_o very_a small_a account_n in_o respect_n of_o what_o it_o may_v have_v be_v have_v it_o be_v well_o husband_v nor_o have_v this_o island_n of_o late_a year_n be_v much_o frequent_v only_o in_o the_o year_n 1601._o captain_n parker_n with_o a_o fleet_n of_o english_a put_v on_o shore_n here_o and_o take_v as_o many_o prisoner_n as_o he_o have_v five_o hundred_o pound_n of_o pearl_n for_o the_o ransom_n of_o and_o at_o his_o come_n away_o take_v a_o ship_n he_o meet_v from_o off_o the_o coast_n of_o angola_n with_o three_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o negro_n aboard_o she_o who_o be_v go_v to_o be_v sell_v for_o slave_n the_o soil_n be_v not_o unfruitful_a bring_v forth_o several_a sort_n of_o fruit_n and_o store_n of_o maiz_n and_o probable_o if_o improve_v will_v as_o well_o bear_v wheat_n and_o other_o usual_a kind_n of_o grain_n but_o there_o be_v great_a want_n of_o water_n which_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v trouble_v to_o fetch_v from_o the_o neighbour_a continent_n note_n town_n and_o place_n of_o chief_a note_n the_o place_n of_o chief_a note_n be_v 1._o monpater_n a_o fort_n build_v by_o the_o spaniard_n in_o a_o nook_n of_o the_o island_n lie_v eastward_o to_o secure_v the_o pearl-fishing_a trade_n and_o to_o defend_v the_o town_n where_o the_o governor_n reside_v as_o also_o the_o treasurer_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n custom_n of_o pearl_n which_o have_v be_v former_o value_v at_o 50000_o l._n yearly_a 2._o el_n valle_o de_fw-fr santa_fw-it lucia_n two_o league_n from_o this_o town_n and_o as_o much_o from_o the_o sea_n a_o spanish_a colony_n macanao_n the_o only_a note_a place_n belong_v to_o the_o native_n sect_n ii_o cubagua_n cubagua_n situation_n of_o cubagua_n cubagua_n lie_v south-west_n of_o margarita_n about_o the_o eleven_o degree_n of_o north-latitude_n a_o league_n or_o thereabouts_o distant_a from_o margarita_n and_o six_o league_n from_o the_o near_a continent_n and_o about_o three_o league_n in_o circumference_n this_o be_v also_o a_o very_a great_a place_n for_o pearl-fishing_a the_o benefit_n whereof_o have_v be_v so_o considerable_a that_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n fifths_o be_v say_v to_o have_v amount_v some_o year_n to_o fifteen_o thousand_o ducat_n but_o otherwise_o of_o a_o poor_a and_o barren_a soil_n not_o only_o destitute_a of_o water_n but_o of_o fruit_n grain_n herbage_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o cattle_n and_o eatable_a beast_n except_o a_o few_o lean_a coney_n nevertheless_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o pearl-fishing_a trade_n the_o spaniard_n have_v plant_v here_o a_o colony_n which_o they_o call_v new_a cadiz_n have_v plenty_n of_o provision_n bring_v they_o from_o the_o adjoin_a coast_n and_o soon_o after_o their_o first_o plant_v grow_v in_o a_o short_a time_n so_o powerful_a that_o they_o become_v master_n of_o one_o of_o the_o best_a port_n of_o those_o sea_n call_v maracapana_n venezuela_n but_o upon_o a_o alarm_n of_o the_o savage_n of_o cumana_n for_o a_o while_n desert_v the_o island_n and_o betake_v themselves_o to_o hispaniola_n from_o whence_o nevertheless_o be_v remand_v back_o with_o fresh_a supply_n under_o the_o command_n of_o james_n de_fw-fr castellon_n they_o soon_o reinstated_n themselves_o in_o their_o former_a plantation_n and_o make_v it_o more_o strong_a and_o flourish_a than_o before_o in_o which_o state_n they_o remain_v as_o long_o as_o the_o pearl-fishing_a trade_n continue_v but_o that_o decay_a the_o splendour_n also_o of_o this_o colony_n decline_v so_o that_o at_o present_a the_o only_a thing_n which_o make_v the_o place_n remarkable_a be_v a_o fountain_n on_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o island_n not_o far_o from_o the_o sea_n yield_v a_o liquid_a bituminous_a water_n of_o singular_a use_n in_o medicine_n and_o sometime_o find_v float_v on_o the_o sea_n at_o two_o or_o three_o league_n distance_n coche_n the_o island_n coche_n about_o four_o league_n distant_a from_o cubagua_n there_o be_v a_o island_n call_v coche_n about_o three_o mile_n in_o compass_n it_o be_v discover_v in_o the_o year_n 1529._o and_o be_v former_o little_a less_o considerable_a for_o
be_v undertake_v by_o captain_n luke_n fox_n who_o at_o his_o return_n give_v very_o good_a hope_n and_o encouragement_n that_o the_o work_n so_o long_o in_o prosecution_n be_v not_o impossible_a to_o effect_v nevertheless_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o late_a troublesome_a time_n iâ—_n 〈…〉_o whole_o lay_v aside_o for_o almost_o forty_o year_n but_o in_o the_o year_n 1668._o several_a person_n of_o honour_n undertake_v to_o revive_v the_o work_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n furnish_v out_o two_o ship_n which_o set_v forth_o in_o june_n and_o return_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o october_n the_o year_n follow_v give_v so_o satisfactory_a a_o account_n of_o their_o voyage_n that_o in_o the_o year_n 1670._o the_o same_o adventurer_n think_v fit_a to_o send_v out_o two_o ship_n more_o so_o furnish_v as_o to_o endure_v a_o winter_v there_o which_o they_o do_v with_o great_a hope_n than_o ever_o of_o find_v out_o the_o north-west_n passage_n beside_o a_o handsome_a caâ—go_n of_o rich_a fur_n which_o make_v it_o more_o than_o a_o save_a voyage_n so_o that_o it_o be_v suppose_v this_o will_v not_o be_v the_o last_o attempt_n but_o that_o another_o will_v sudden_o follow_v and_o it_o may_v well_o be_v observe_v that_o nothing_o considerable_a have_v be_v do_v in_o this_o grand_a enterprise_n but_o by_o the_o english_a a_o brief_a view_n of_o what_o place_n be_v possess_v at_o this_o day_n in_o the_o west-indies_n by_o the_o english_a spaniard_n french_a portugese_n and_o dutch._n the_o english_a possess_v in_o northern_a amerrica_n new_a england_n the_o bay_n of_o trinity_n chincet_fw-la and_o a_o part_n of_o terra_fw-la nova_fw-la or_o new-found_a land_n virginia_n part_n of_o florida_n now_o call_v carolina_n the_o bermuda_n or_o summer-island_n new_a holland_n which_o they_o take_v from_o the_o dutch_a an._n 1664._o with_o new_a amsterdam_n and_o fort_n orange_n terra_fw-la mariae_fw-la or_o mary-land_n part_n of_o the_o isle_n call_v lucay_n among_o the_o antillae_n or_o caribbean-island_n barbados_n anguilla_n part_n of_o st._n christopher_n montserrat_n nieves_n or_o mevis_n antego_n dominico_n and_o st._n vincent_n the_o isle_n of_o st._n catherine_n otherwise_o call_v providence_n jamaica_n the_o isle_n of_o curacao_n and_o trinity_n several_a colony_n at_o surinam_n and_o sinamari_n with_o several_a fort_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o guiana_n and_o last_o the_o haven_n porto_n bello_fw-la once_o the_o spaniard_n the_o spaniard_n possess_v the_o great_a and_o best_a part_n of_o america_n wherein_o they_o have_v a_o vast_a number_n of_o very_o considerable_a to_n in_o northern_a america_n they_o have_v 1._o new_a spain_n in_o which_o be_v the_o audience_n of_o mexico_n guadalajara_n and_o guatimala_n 2._o the_o island_n cuba_n and_o hispaniola_n except_v some_o part_n towards_o the_o west_n which_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o the_o french_a boriquen_o etc._n etc._n also_o st._n augustine_n and_o st._n matthew_n in_o florida_n and_o a_o part_n of_o new_a mexico_n in_o southern_a america_n castilia_n d'_fw-fr oro_fw-la or_o golden_a castille_n otherwise_o call_v terra_n firma_n in_o which_o be_v the_o audience_n of_o quito_n lima_n and_o la_fw-fr plata_fw-la last_o chili_n and_o paraguay_n which_o comprehend_v the_o country_n of_o tucuman_a and_o la_fw-fr plata_fw-la the_o french_a have_v in_o canada_n or_o nova_n francia_n montreal_n the_o river_n quebeck_n tadousack_n and_o some_o place_n upon_o the_o great_a river_n of_o st._n laurence_n also_o accadie_n or_o nova_n scotia_n the_o isle_n of_o cape_n breton_n with_o the_o fort_n st._n peter_n from_o whence_o they_o traffic_n to_o nepigiquit_fw-la with_o the_o savage_n of_o that_o coast_n part_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o terre-neuve_a pemptagoet_n st._n jean_n port-royal_a and_o other_o fortress_n among_o the_o caribbean-island_n part_n of_o st._n christopher_n st._n bartholomew_n st._n crux_fw-la st._n martin_n guadalupe_n deseado_n marigalante_n todo_fw-es los_fw-es sanctos_fw-la martinico_n st._n alousie_n and_o granada_n likewise_o some_o colony_n on_o the_o west_n of_o hispaniola_n upon_o the_o continent_n of_o southern_n america_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o guiana_n the_o isle_n cayene_n where_o stand_v the_o fort_n of_o st._n michael_n de_fw-fr ceperoux_n now_o fort_n lovis_n also_o the_o colony_n of_o mathouri_n and_o armire_n courrou_n coonama_n and_o comaribo_n the_o portuguese_n possess_v all_o the_o coast_n of_o brasile_n in_o southern_a america_n with_o the_o several_a capitania_n or_o praefecture_n thereof_o the_o dutch_a have_v only_o the_o isle_n of_o st._n eustace_n and_o saba_n the_o town_n of_o coro_n in_o terra_n firma_n the_o colony_n boron_n esquib_n berebie_n aperwaque_fw-fr and_o other_o on_o the_o coast_n of_o guiana_n finis_fw-la direction_n for_o place_v the_o whole-sheet_n print_v in_o this_o volume_n of_o america_n title_n the_o general_a map_n of_o america_n fol._n 1_o christoffel_n colonus_n fol._n 43_o angra_n open_a tercera_n fol._n 52_o americus_n vesputius_n fol._n 60_o ferdinand_n magellanus_fw-la fol._n 79_o vetus_n mexico_n fol._n 87_o athabaliba_n fol._n 97_o novum_n belgium_n quod_fw-la nunc_fw-la nou._n jorck_n voco_fw-la fol._n 168_o mary-land_n fol._n 183_o nova_fw-la virginiae_fw-la tabula_fw-la fol._n 192_o arx_n carolina_n fol._n 205_o virginiae_fw-la pars_fw-la australis_fw-la &_o florida_n fol._n 213_o pagus_n hispanorum_n in_o florida_n fol._n 218_o yucatan_n &_o guatimala_n fol._n 222_o francisco_n the_o campeche_n fol._n 223_o truxillo_n fol._n 231_o nova_n hispania_n nova_n gallicia_n &_o guatimala_n fol._n 238_o nova_n mexico_n fol._n 243_o muteczuma_n fol._n 253_o portus_n acapulco_n fol._n 260_o viztlipuztli_n fol._n 297_o insulae_n americanae_n in_o oceano_fw-la septentrionali_fw-la fol._n 304_o mappa_fw-la aestivarum_n insularum_fw-la alius_fw-la bermuda_n fol._n 311_o urbs_fw-la domingo_n in_o hispaniola_n fol._n 318_o porto_n rico_n fol._n 327_o havana_n fol._n 333_o jamaica_n fol._n 337_o urbs_fw-la martini_n 365_o carthagena_n fol._n 401_o terra_fw-la firma_n regnum_fw-la granatense_n &_o popayan_n fol._n 408_o peru_n fol._n 412_o franciscus_n pizarrus_n fol._n 429_o cusco_n fol._n 456_o potosi_n fol._n 463_o callao_n de_fw-fr lima_n fol._n 466_o chili_n fol._n 470_o magellanica_fw-la fol._n 472_o paraquaria_n fol._n 474_o brasile_v fol._n 477_o sinus_n omnium_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la fol._n 502_o olinda_n fol._n 505_o ostium_n fluminis_fw-la paraybae_fw-la fol._n 508_o itamaraca_n fol._n 517_o fluvius_n grandis_fw-la fol._n 517_o siara_n fol._n 517_o urbs_fw-la salvador_n fol._n 519_o obsidio_fw-la &_o expugnatio_fw-la portus_n calvi_n fol._n 554_o alagoa_n deal_v zul_a fol._n 556_o serinhaim_n fol._n 580_o mauritio-polis_n fol._n 604_o castrum_n mauritii_n ad_fw-la ripam_fw-la francisci_fw-la fol._n 605_o arax_n principis_fw-la guilielmi_n fol._n 605_o bonavista_n fol._n 606_o guiana_n sive_fw-la amazonum_fw-la regio_fw-la fol._n 607_o arx_n nassovii_n fol._n 608_o venezuela_n cum_fw-la parte_fw-la australi_fw-la novae_fw-la andalusiae_n fol._n 624_o