The Voyage of Sir Robert Dudley, Afterwards Styled Earl of Warwick and Leicester and Duke of Northumberland, to the West Indies, 1594-1595 by Warner George F.;

Author:Warner, George F.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hakluyt Society

Upon Satterdaie, the xxiith of Februarie, by the dawninge of the daie or somwhat before, they aryved on the maine, wheare they ankored for a while till daylight appeared and then founde themselves by the informacion of theire Spanish Indian, named Baltizar, to be at the mouth of a great ryver called Capulia.1 They disankoringe sett saile and had the winde with a tide to sett them inwarde, for it was upon the flood. I have harde Captaine Jobson gladlie and with pleasure make relacion of the wonderfull pleasauntnes for manie respects and most delectable varieties of manie thinges that was praesented to his eies, as well in that ryver of Capulia as the rest, which weare verie manie; and, thus in generall receavinge it from his owne mouth-reporte, soe much as I can well remember I will sett downe. But withall I must confess that the Captaine did not make anie publike declaracion how hee fownde the sowndings, either in the cutt over to the maine or in the rivers hee passed theare, nor of theire names nor of the traffique he had or other conference with the people; but such things he did observe and did in private deliver unto our Generali accordinge as he had in chardge to doe. But thus he saith of those ryvers,1 that they weare faire, spatious and broade, the water after one daies journey verie fresh, sweet and pleasaunte and navigable for small vessells, the banks munited naturallie with such uniforme and beawtifull exornacions, the trees and herbs growinge soe even and soe statelie high and tall as neather had he ever seene or doth thinke it possible eaver to see in anie walke, gardaine or arbour by mans witt, pollecie or arte soe cunningelie framed and sett forth, and oftentimes allsoe yealdinge a pleasante savoure when they passed neare the shore. The rivers weare frequented with store of fowle of divers strainge and pleasante collers, speciallie some all pure white, others of all vermilian red and manie of a perfect blew, infinite store of parratts, parakities and other great birds of most fine and well mixed collers, in sandie banks great store of tortoyses,2 manie fine marmasites of strainge collers friskinge in the trees, wonderfull store of fish, but of noe great bignes.

22 Feb.

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