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The Admirable Adventures and Strange Fortunes of Master Anthony Knivet Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2015
The description of divers Rivers, Ports, Harbours, Ilands of Brasil: for instruction of Navigators.
Rio Grande, is called by us the great River, lately was conquered by a Portugall, called Manuell Masquarenhas. It is above two leagues broad in the mouth, and on the Southeast side standeth a great Fort made by the foresaid Manuell Masquarenhas: that Countrie is plaine and sandy in many places, especially neere the Sea, and yeeldeth Sugar Canes in abundance. On the coast are many great Bayes, where the Indians doe oftentimes finde great store of Ambergreese: within this place, there is also store of Wood, Pepper, Ginger, and Waxe. Here inhabit a kinde of Canibals, called Petywares: these Canibals have had trafficke a long time with France, and amongst them there are many that can speake French, which are Bastards, begotten of Frenchmen.
On the coast of Brasil there are three Rivers of Paraeyua: one is this that lieth next to Rio Grande, the other is a great River that runneth through the Countrie almost as farre as Lymo, and commeth out betweene Cape Frio and Spirito Sancto: the third is a faire River that lieth betweene the River of Plate and Saint Vincents. This Pareyua whereof we speake, is a faire great Bay, where shipping being never so great may enter, within this Bay upon a hill, you shall see a faire Citie, and on the Sea side standeth two small Forts. You may anker neere the shoare, at the entrie of this Bay, you shall see three hils of red earth on either side of the harbour, which the Portugals call Bareras Mermethaes.
Guyana│ is a small River that lieth by Paraeua, it belongeth to Jasper Desiquerd, who was chiefe Justice of all Brasil. In the mouth of this River standeth a great rocke, which is continually covered with Sea Foules. This River hath two fadome water in the mouth, a quarter of a mile within this River, on the South-west side, you may take fresh water, and great store of Cattell: upon this River there are great store of Sugar Mils, and continually you shall have in this River small Carvels that fish, and carry Sugar from thence to Fernambuquo: likewise here is great store of Brasil, Pepper, Ginger, and Cotten, Cocos, Indian Nuts, here likewise inhabit Petywares.
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