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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
pearl-fishing_a than_o the_o other_o two_o sect_n iii_o trinidado_n trinidado_n situation_n of_o trinidado_n the_o island_n of_o trinidado_n be_v first_o discover_v by_o columbus_n anno_fw-la 1447._o in_o his_o three_o voyage_n and_o by_o he_o so_o call_v as_o some_o guess_n from_o its_o three_o point_n or_o promontory_n but_o that_o seem_v not_o so_o probable_a in_o regard_n it_o be_v otherwise_o call_v la_fw-fr trinidad_n or_o insula_fw-la sanctae_fw-la trinitatis_fw-la and_o therefore_o be_v likely_a to_o have_v be_v denominate_v upon_o a_o religious_a account_n it_o lie_v nine_o degree_n or_o thereabouts_o distant_a from_o the_o line_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n orenoque_n and_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o coast_n of_o paria_fw-la over_o against_o which_o it_o lie_v by_o a_o straight_a that_o be_v three_o mile_n over_o and_o which_o for_o the_o dangerousness_n of_o pass_v it_o columbus_n the_o first_o discoverer_n of_o it_o call_v bocca_fw-it del_fw-it draco_n the_o length_n thereof_o from_o the_o most_o southern_a angle_n call_v punta_fw-mi del_fw-it andrada_n to_o the_o north-east_n call_v punta_fw-mi del_fw-it galera_fw-la be_v reckon_v twenty_o five_o league_n those_o that_o reckon_v fifty_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o mistake_v league_n for_o miles_n and_o the_o breadth_n about_o eighteen_o island_n chief_a commodity_n of_o the_o island_n the_o air_n of_o this_o place_n be_v so_o impure_a that_o it_o be_v account_v the_o unwholsome_a island_n of_o all_o the_o indies_n nevertheless_o the_o soil_n be_v not_o unfertile_a as_o bring_v forth_o sugarcane_n cotton_n maize_n tobacco_n of_o the_o best_a kind_n with_o other_o commodity_n of_o the_o general_a growth_n of_o the_o west-indies_n beside_o store_n of_o good_a fruit_n and_o cattle_n and_o one_o part_n of_o the_o island_n call_v terra_n de_fw-fr beaumont_n produce_v great_a plenty_n of_o pitch_n but_o not_o of_o the_o best_a kind_n and_o there_o have_v be_v discover_v several_a vein_n of_o gold_n and_o other_o metal_n the_o native_n some_o say_v be_v ancient_o call_v cairi_n or_o carai_n and_o be_v distinguish_v into_o several_a clan_n or_o tribe_n each_o under_o the_o government_n of_o a_o casique_fw-la or_o petty_a prince_n but_o most_o of_o they_o dread_v the_o spaniard_n cruelty_n desert_v the_o island_n and_o settle_a themselves_o in_o guiana_n and_o at_o present_a both_o this_o place_n guiana_n and_o el_n dorado_n have_v of_o custom_n one_o and_o the_o same_o governor_n who_o place_n of_o residence_n here_o be_v st._n joseph_n the_o chief_a if_o not_o only_a town_n of_o the_o island_n it_o stand_v southward_o upon_o the_o carone_n here_z most_o of_o that_o tobacco_n be_v make_v which_o be_v sell_v among_o we_o for_o spanish_a in_o the_o year_n 1595._o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n possess_v himself_o of_o it_o be_v then_o but_o a_o petty_a village_n of_o about_o forty_o house_n and_o take_v prisoner_n the_o then_o governor_n antonio_n berreo_n who_o in_o all_o probability_n to_o ingratiate_v himself_o with_o he_o give_v he_o some_o light_n towards_o the_o discovery_n of_o guiana_n on_o the_o north-east_n of_o trinidado_n and_o not_o above_o eight_o mile_n distant_a from_o it_o tabago_n tabago_n lie_v the_o island_n of_o tabago_n which_o have_v be_v already_o treat_v of_o as_o one_o of_o the_o caribbee_n though_o some_o will_v have_v it_o one_o of_o the_o sotavento_fw-it it_o be_v otherwise_o call_v new_a walcheren_n from_o a_o town_n of_o that_o name_n in_o zealand_n from_o whence_o a_o colony_n of_o netherlander_n be_v send_v to_o plant_v it_o among_o other_o of_o the_o small_a obscure_a island_n hereabout_o be_v virgin_n gorda_n gorda_n virgin_n gorda_n which_o be_v sometime_o reckon_v among_o the_o caribbee_n island_n but_o since_o there_o be_v nothing_o considerable_a to_o be_v speak_v of_o it_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o it_o have_v be_v mention_v though_o not_o punctual_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n chap._n xx._n california_n distinguish_v california_n how_o distinguish_v have_v before_o make_v mention_n of_o california_n as_o it_o be_v by_o some_o take_v for_o that_o large_a portion_n of_o northern_a america_n which_o lie_v most_o southward_o and_o also_o utmost_a west_n of_o all_o that_o be_v know_v of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o have_v treat_v of_o those_o several_a province_n which_o be_v general_o reckon_v to_o be_v comprehend_v in_o it_o except_v california_n strict_o take_v as_o it_o be_v general_o grant_v to_o be_v a_o island_n viz._n quivira_n cibola_n and_o nova_n albion_n lie_v on_o the_o continent_n though_o there_o want_v not_o those_o who_o make_v nova_n albion_n only_o the_o north_n part_n of_o california_n we_o shall_v close_v up_o our_o discourse_n of_o these_o island_n that_o lie_v northward_o of_o the_o equinoctial_a line_n with_o the_o aforesaid_a california_n special_o so_o call_v which_o be_v by_o many_o thought_n and_o describe_v to_o be_v but_o a_o peninsula_n or_o half_a island_n 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5._o chocinoca_n 6._o sococha_n 7._o calebinda_n 8._o morata_fw-la and_o other_o but_o belong_v for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o the_o reduce_v native_n sect_n iu._n la_fw-fr crux_fw-la de_fw-fr sierra_n sierra_n situation_n of_o la_fw-fr crux_fw-la de_fw-fr sierra_n la_fw-fr crux_fw-la de_fw-fr sierra_n be_v a_o little_a territory_n at_o least_o in_o comparison_n to_o some_o other_o lie_v towards_o peru_n and_o reckon_v by_o some_o for_o one_o of_o the_o province_n of_o peru_n it_o lie_v betwixt_o the_o two_o great_a rivers_n paraguay_n and_o guapay_v a_o hundred_o league_n distant_a as_o it_o be_v say_v from_o charcas_n to_o which_o yet_o in_o some_o cause_n it_o be_v subordinate_a the_o soil_n of_o this_o country_n be_v abundant_o fertile_a in_o all_o sort_n of_o american_n fruit_n beside_o good_a plenty_n both_o of_o wheat_n and_o maiz_n and_o scarcity_n of_o nothing_o useful_a for_o man_n life_n unless_o it_o be_v fresh_a water_n in_o some_o place_n province_n chief_a town_n of_o 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