The discouerie of the large, rich, and bevvtiful empire of Guiana with a relation of the great and golden citie of Manoa (which the spanyards call El Dorado) and the prouinces of Emeria, Arromaia, Amapaia, and other countries, with their riuers, adioyning. Performed in the yeare 1595. by Sir W. Ralegh Knight, captaine of her Maiesties Guard, Lo. Warden of the Sannerries [sic], and her Highnesse Lieutenant generall of the countie of Cornewall.

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Title: The discouerie of the large, rich, and bevvtiful empire of Guiana with a relation of the great and golden citie of Manoa (which the spanyards call El Dorado) and the prouinces of Emeria, Arromaia, Amapaia, and other countries, with their riuers, adioyning. Performed in the yeare 1595. by Sir W. Ralegh Knight, captaine of her Maiesties Guard, Lo. Warden of the Sannerries [sic], and her Highnesse Lieutenant generall of the countie of Cornewall.
Author: Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By Robert Robinson,; 1596.
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The report of a french man called Bountillier of Sherbrouke concerniug the Trinedado and the Dorado.

He saith that being at Trinedado in 91. he had of an Indian there a peece of Golde of a quarter of a pounde in ex∣chaunge of a knife, the said Indian told him he had it at the head of the riuer which cōmeth to Paracoa in the Trinedado, but said within the riuer of Orenoque, it was in great abūdance. Also in 93 being taken by the Spanyardes; and brought priso∣ner into the Iland of Madera (the place for his prison) there came in this meane time a barke of 40 tunnes from a newe discouery, with two millions of Gold, the company whereof reported Gold in that place to be in great abundances, & cal∣led it the Nueuo Dorado. This french man passed from Spayne in the barke, and hauing a cabben nere a gentleman, one of the discouerers that came from that place in the said barke, had diuers times conference with him, and amongst other thinges of the great abundance of Golde in the said Dorado being as they said within the riuer of Orenoque.