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Letters taken at Sea by Captaine George Popham. 1594.
Allonso his Letter from the Gran Canaria to his bro∣ther being commaunder of S. Lucas, con∣cerning El Dorado.
There haue beene certain letters receiued heere of late, of a land newly discouered called Nueuo Dorado, from the sonnes of certaine Inhabitantes of this Citie, who were in the discouerie: they write of wonderful riches to be founde in the said Dorado, and that golde there is in great abundauce, the course to fall with it is 50. leagues to the windward to the Marguarita.
Allonsos letter from thence to certaine Marchantes of S.Lucas concerning the Dorado.
SIrs, we haue no newes worth the writing, sauing of a dis∣couery lately made by the spanyardes in a newe land called Nueuo Dorado, and is two daies sailing to the windward of the Marguarita there is golde in that abundance, as the like hath not beene hard of. We haue it for certaine in letters Written from thence by some that were in the discouery, vnto their pa∣rentes heere in this City. I purpose (God willing) to bestow ten or twelue daies in search of the said Dorado, as I passe in voyag towards Carthagena, hoping there to make some good sale of our commodities. I haue sent you therewith part of the infor∣mation of the said discouery, that was sent to his Maiesty.
Part of the Coppy that was sent to his Maiesty of the discouery of Nueuo Dorado.
In the riuer of Pato otherwise called Orenoque, in the princi∣pall part there of called Warismero, the 23. of April 1593. Domingo de vera Master of the Campe and Generall for Anth.