RENE LAUDONNIERE a.d. 



1564. 



and spoyle the mill, that the Indians are constrained to 



keepe and watch it, otherwise they should be deceived of 



their harvest. 1 rested my selfe in this place for cer- 



taine houres, & commanded Monsieur de Ottigni, and Monsieur de 



my Sergeant to enter into the woodes to search out the ^^^^.S"^^- 



dwellings of the Indians : where after they had gone 



awhile, they came unto a Marish of Reeds, where finding 



their way to be stopped, they rested under the shadow of 



a mightie Bay tree to refresh themselves a little and to 



resolve which way to take. Then they discovered, as it 



were on the suddaine, five Indians halfe hidden in the 



woodes, which seemed somewhat to distrust our men, 



untill they said unto them in the Indian language Anti- 



pola Bonassou, to the end that understanding their speech 



they might come unto us more boldely, which they did 



incontinently. But because they sawe, that the foure 



that went last, bare up the traine of the skinne 



wherewith he that went formost was apparrelled our 



men imagined that the foremost must needes bee some 



man of greater qualitie then the rest, seeing that withal 



they called him Paracoussy, Paracoussy, wherfore, some 



of our company went towards him, and using him 



courteously shewed him, Monsieur de Ottigni, their 



Lieutenant, for whom they had made an harbour with 



Bay and Palme boughes after the Indian fashion, to the 



ende that by such signes the Savages might thinke the 



Frenchmen had compained with such as they at other 



times. 



The Indian Paracoussy drew neere to the French, and ^^^ curtesie 



bepan to make him a long^ Oration, which tended to no ^^'^^ ^^^^/" 

 o o ■' dicins to the 



Other end, but that he besought the Frenchmen very fy^^ch. 



earnestly to come and see his dwelling and his parents, 

 which they granted him, and straight for pledge of 

 better amitie, he gave unto my Lieuetenant Ottigni, the 

 very skinne that he was clad with. 



Then he tooke him by the hande, leading him right 

 toward the Marishes, over which the Paracoussy, Mon- 

 sieur Ottigni, and certaine other of our men were borne 



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