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to_o be_v good_a in_o all_o other_o respect_n except_o only_o that_o it_o will_v not_o endure_v the_o sun_n the_o chief_a town_n of_o this_o island_n be_v call_v st._n joseph_n situate_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o a_o little_a river_n which_o they_o call_v carone_n on_o the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o island_n which_o be_v likewise_o take_v by_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n in_o the_o year_n abovesaid_a and_o in_o it_o the_o governor_n antonio_n berreo_n who_o to_o procure_v his_o liberty_n or_o fair_a treat_v at_o sir_n welter_n hand_n be_v think_v to_o have_v furnish_v he_o with_o some_o relation_n concern_v guiana_n more_o liberal_o than_o otherwise_o he_o need_v tabago_n lie_v eastward_o of_o trinidado_n and_o divide_v from_o it_o by_o a_o little_a sea_n of_o eight_o mile_n over_o say_v to_o have_v for_o the_o bigness_n of_o it_o as_o many_o safe_a harbour_n belong_v to_o it_o as_o any_o island_n of_o america_n the_o dutch_a of_o late_a year_n have_v name_v it_o niew-walacheren_a and_o be_v say_v to_o frequent_v it_o but_o for_o what_o special_a commodity_n or_o reason_n do_v not_o appear_v chap._n xviii_o of_o paria_fw-la or_o new-andalusia_n 1._o the_o last_o but_o not_o the_o least_o province_n of_o the_o southern_a america_n be_v the_o country_n of_o paria_fw-la by_o some_o call_v nova-andalusia_n but_o for_o what_o reason_n or_o resemblance_n with_o andalusia_n of_o old-spain_n they_o do_v not_o tell_v we_o this_o country_n lie_v as_o it_o do_v bring_v we_o back_o again_o by_o the_o eastern_a coast_n to_o the_o isthmus_n or_o streit_n which_o as_o we_o have_v often_o say_v join_v the_o two_o part_n of_o the_o continent_n of_o america_n together_o at_o least_o to_o those_o country_n that_o lie_v next_o upon_o it_o to_o the_o south_n viz._n the_o new_a kingdom_n of_o granada_n etc._n etc._n it_o have_v on_o the_o east_n guiana_n and_o those_o island_n which_o lie_v about_o the_o mouth_n of_o orenoque_n on_o the_o west_n the_o gulf_n or_o bay_n of_o venezuela_n with_o some_o part_n of_o the_o new_a kingdom_n abovesaid_a on_o the_o north_n it_o be_v wash_v with_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n and_o have_v on_o the_o south_n some_o country_n not_o yet_o discover_v towards_o the_o andes_n the_o whole_a consist_v partly_o of_o continent_n and_o partly_o of_o island_n near_o adjoin_v to_o it_o and_o be_v common_o divide_v into_o five_o several_a precinct_n or_o part_n which_o be_v 1._o cumana_n 2._o venezuela_n 3._o margarita_n 4._o cubagna_fw-la and_o 5._o some_o lesser_a island_n 2._o cumana_n be_v bound_v eastward_o with_o the_o gulf_n of_o paria_fw-la and_o the_o river_n orenoque_n on_o the_o west_n with_o venezuela_n northward_o it_o have_v the_o atlantic_a ocean_n and_o on_o the_o south_n those_o undiscovered_a country_n above_o mention_v contain_v in_o length_n two_o hundred_o league_n or_o more_o as_o some_o say_v and_o not_o much_o less_o than_o one_o hundred_o in_o breadth_n but_o for_o aught_o appear_v little_a of_o it_o plant_v or_o use_v save_v only_o upon_o the_o sea_n side_n where_o the_o coast_n have_v former_o be_v much_o fame_v for_o the_o rich_a trade_n of_o pearl_n and_o pearl-fishing_a which_o fail_v its_o principal_a esteem_n now_o be_v for_o a_o excellent_a vein_n of_o salt_n which_o they_o dig_v here_o as_o out_o of_o a_o mine_n and_o gather_v it_o natural_o make_v ready_a to_o their_o hand_n not_o half_o a_o mile_n from_o the_o sea_n side_n on_o the_o backside_n of_o the_o promontory_n or_o cape_n call_v by_o some_o punto_n de_fw-fr araya_n and_o by_o other_o for_o this_o reason_n cape_n de_fw-fr salinas_n place_n of_o chief_a consideration_n here_o be_v 1._o cumana_n itself_o a_o colony_n of_o spaniard_n seat_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o a_o little_a river_n two_o mile_n distant_a from_o the_o sea_n where_o it_o have_v a_o good_a harbour_n 2._o st._n jago_n a_o very_a strong_a fortress_n which_o the_o spaniard_n of_o late_a year_n have_v build_v for_o the_o defence_n and_o security_n of_o the_o saltwork_n against_o the_o dutch_a who_o begin_v to_o trade_v much_o that_o way_n and_o in_o the_o year_n 1622_o have_v a_o design_n to_o have_v make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o place_n 3._o st._n michael_n de_fw-fr neveri_n another_o fortress_n of_o they_o upon_o a_o river_n so_o call_v 4._o guaniba_n a_o town_n of_o the_o native_n 3._o venezuela_n the_o prineipall_a part_n of_o this_o province_n be_v border_v on_o the_o east_n with_o cumana_n on_o the_o west_n with_o a_o great_a gulf_n or_o bay_n common_o call_v the_o bay_n of_o venezuela_n with_o the_o lâ—ke_n maracabo_n and_o some_o part_n of_o new-granada_n nothward_o it_o have_v the_o ocean_n or_o atlantic_a sea_n southward_o some_o undiscovered_a country_n which_o as_o we_o say_v lie_v betwixt_o the_o andes_n and_o it_o it_o stretch_v out_o in_o length_n from_o east_n to_o west_n one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o league_n or_o thereabouts_o but_o in_o breadth_n little_o more_o than_o half_a so_o much_o be_v name_v venezuela_n or_o little_a venice_n by_o alonso_n de_fw-fr oyeda_n a_o spaniard_n who_o at_o his_o first_o discovery_n of_o the_o country_n fall_v upon_o a_o town_n of_o the_o native_n which_o stand_v like_o another_o venice_n all_o upon_o the_o water_n and_o have_v no_o passage_n to_o it_o but_o only_o by_o bo_n it_o be_v a_o country_n extraordinary_a rich_a in_o all_o sort_n of_o commodity_n afford_v good_a pasture_n for_o cattle_n and_o abundance_n of_o fair_a herd_n of_o they_o ox_n sheep_n swine_n etc._n etc._n plenty_n of_o corn_n and_o other_o grain_n great_a store_n of_o venison_n likewise_o in_o the_o wood_n of_o fish_n in_o the_o river_n gold_n in_o the_o mine_n and_o therefore_o not_o likely_a but_o to_o be_v well_o people_v and_o inhabit_v especial_o by_o the_o spaniard_n who_o town_n and_o place_n of_o chief_a importance_n be_v these_o viz._n 1._o venezuela_n at_o the_o most_o westerly_a confine_n of_o the_o country_n build_v upon_o the_o sea_n with_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o double_a haven_n in_o a_o temperate_a and_o good_a air_n and_o soil_v round_o about_o it_o the_o rich_a and_o best_a of_o the_o whole_a province_n it_o be_v now_o a_o bishop_n sea_n who_o be_v suffragan_n to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o st._n domingo_n in_o hispaniola_n and_o the_o ordinary_a residence_n of_o the_o governor_n 2._o caravalleda_n call_v by_o the_o spaniard_n nuestra_n sennora_fw-es de_fw-fr caravalleda_n fourscore_o league_n distant_a from_o venezuela_n towards_o the_o east_n upon_o the_o sea_n likewise_o 3._o st._n jago_n de_fw-fr leon_n in_o the_o country_n of_o caracas_n four_o or_o five_o league_n southward_a of_o caravalleda_n and_o six_o or_o seven_o distant_a from_o the_o sea_n 4._o new-valentia_n twenty_o five_o league_n distant_a from_o st._n jago_n 5._o new-xeres_a a_o town_n but_o late_o build_v fifteen_o league_n southward_a of_o new_a valentia_n 6._o new-segovia_n but_o one_o league_n distant_a from_o xere_n 7._o tucuyo_n a_o place_n well_o know_v and_o frequent_v for_o the_o abundance_n of_o sugar_n which_o be_v make_v there_o and_o in_o the_o country_n round_o about_o it_o 8._o truxillo_n or_o our_o lady_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr paz_n eighteen_o league_n southward_a of_o the_o lake_n maracaybo_n a_o place_n of_o great_a resort_n and_o much_o frequent_v for_o trade_n both_o by_o spaniard_n and_o native_n 9_o laguna_n a_o town_n lie_v more_o towards_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o lake_n say_v to_o be_v much_o haunt_v with_o tiger_n and_o more_o than_o this_o not_o much_o be_v say_v of_o it_o 4._o margarita_n be_v a_o island_n lie_v right_o over_o against_o the_o salinas_n or_o cape_n de_fw-fr araya_n afore_o mention_v seven_o or_o eight_o league_n distant_a from_o the_o main-land_n and_o take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o abundance_n of_o pearl_n find_v about_o it_o when_o time_n be_v it_o contain_v not_o above_o fifteen_o or_o sixteen_o league_n