borderinge upon it. As also, the discovery of the mouth of Orinico it
self,-a good harbor and free passage for ingresse and egresse of most of
the ordinary ships of England, above 3 hundred miles into the contry.
Insomuch that Berreo wondred much of our mens comming up so far; so that
it seemeth they know not of that passage. Nether could they, or can
possibly, find it from Trinidado; from whence usually they have made
their discoveryes. But if it be don by them the shortest way, it must be
done out of Spayne. Now, if it shall please her Majesty to undertake the
enterprise, or permitte it in her subjectes, by her order, countenance,
and authority, for the supplanting of those that are now gotten thither,
I thinke it of great importance to keepe that which is don as secretly
as we may, lest the Spaniardes learne to know those harbors and
entrances, and worke to prevent us.

And because I understand that the master of the ship with Captain Kemish
is somewhat carelesse of this, by geving and selling copyes of his
travelles and plottes of discoveryes, I thought it my dutye to remember
it unto your wisdome, that some order might be taken for the prevention
of such inconveniences as may thereby follow : by geving authority to
some Justice, or the Mayor, to call him before them, and to take all his
writinges and chartes or papers that concerne this discovery, or any
elce, in other mens handes, that he hath sold or conveyed them into ;
and to send them sealed to your Honor, as also to take bond for his
further secrecy on that behalf. And the like order to be taken by those
others, as we shall further informe your Honor of, that have any such
plots, which yet, for myne owne parte, I know not of; or any other
order, by sending for him up or otherwise, as to your wisdome shall
seeme best.

Concerning the Eldorado which hath been shewed your Honor out of the