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days' journey from the river Caroli (the Caroni riverthe first great affluent of the Orinoco on the southabout 180 miles from the sea)which was the furthest river that he entered. Among those of AmapaiaGuiana was famous; but few of these people accosted Berreoor would trade with him the first three months of the six which he sojourned there. This Amapaia is also marvellous rich in goldas both Berreo confessed and those of Guiana with whom I had most conference; and is situate upon Orenoque also. In this country Berreo lost sixty of his best soldiersand most of all his horse that r yilai: uggs outlet christian louboutin outlet http://www.pokemont.fora.pl/arena-ziemii,6/on-the-makaloa-mat-londonjack-publishedaboflu,22345.html#24205christian louboutin for women shoes saleemained in his former year's travel. But in the endafter divers encounters with those nationsthey grew to peaceand they presented Berreo with ten images of fine gold among divers other plates and croissantswhichas he sware to meand divers other gentlemenwere so curiously wroughtas he had not seen the like either in ItalySpainor the Low Countries; and he was resolved that when they came to the hands of the Spanish kingto whom he had sent them by his camp-masterthey would appear very admirableespecially being wrought by such a nation as had no iron instruments at allnor any of those helps which our goldsmiths have to |
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