The second voyage unto Florida, made and written 

 by Captaine Laudonniere, which fortified and 

 inhabited there two Summers and one whole 

 Winter. 



Fter our arrivall at Diepe, at our comming 

 home, from our first voyage (which was 

 the twentieth of July 1562) we found 

 the civil warres begun, which was in ^'^^ ^^'^^'^^ 

 part the cause why our men were not 



warres the 



succoured, as Captaine John Ribault had frenchmen 



promised them : whereof it followed that zvere not sup- 



Captaine Albert was killed by his souldiers, and the /^^'^4 '^hkh 



country abandoned, as heretofore we have sufficiently f.^^f r f~ 

 J . -^ , , ' . 11 , •'i ntnae in their 



discoursed, and as it may more at large be understood ji^.^^ vo'^aze 



by those men which were there in person. After the 

 peace was made in France, my Lord Admiral De Chas- 

 tillon shewed unto the king, that he heard no newes at 

 all of the men which Captaine John Ribault had left in 

 Florida, & that it were pity to suffer them to perish. 

 In which respect, the king was content he should cause 

 3 ships to be furnished, the one of sixe score tunnes, 

 the other of 100, and the third of 60, to seeke them 

 out, and to succour them. 



My Lord Admirall therefore being well informed of 

 the faithfull service which I had done, aswell unto his 

 Majestie as to his predecessors kings of France, adver- 

 tised the king how able I was to doe him service in this 

 voyage, which was the cause that he made me chiefe 

 Captaine over these 3 shippes, and charged me to 



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