AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1564. 



great quantitie. Touching the pleasure of the place, 



the Sea may bee scene plaine and open from it, and 



more then sixe great leagues off, neere the River Belle, 



a man may beholde the medowes divided asunder into 



lies and Islets enterlacing one another : Briefly the place 



is so pleasant, that those which are melancholicke would 



be inforced to change their humour. 



After I had stayed there a while, I imbarked againe 



my people to sayle towards the mouth of the River, 



where wee found the Paracoussy, which according to his 



promise waited for us. Wherefore to content him, we 



went on shore, and did him that reverence that on our 



part was requisite. Then hee gave me the skinne so 



richly painted, and I recompensed him with somewhat 



of our marchandise. I forgat not to demaund of him the 



place whence the wedge of silver came which he had 



given me before : whereunto he made me a very sudden 



answere, which notwithstanding I understood not, which 



Silver certain he well perceived. And then he shewed me by evident 



dayes journey sipp^es that all of it came from a place more within the 

 up within the -p.9 , . . . ^ ^ 1 • 1 1 



river of Mm. R^ver by certame dayes journeyes rrom this place, and 



declared unto us that all that which they had thereof, they 



gat it by force of armes of the inhabitants of this place, 



Thimogoamor- named by them Thimogoa, their most ancient and 



tall enemies to naturall enemies, as hee largely declared. Whereupon 



when I sawe with what affection hee spake when hee 



pronounced Thimogoa, I understoode what he would 



say. And to bring my selfe more into his favour, I 



promised him to accompany him with all my force, if 



hee would fight against them : which thing pleased him 



in such sorte, that from thenceforth hee promised him- 



selfe the victorie of them, and assured mee that hee 



would make a voyage thither within a short space, 



would cause store of Mill to be prepared, and would 



commaund his men to make ready their Bowes, and 



furnish themselves with such store of arrowes, that 



nothing should bee wanting to give battaile to Thimogoa. 



In fine hee prayed mee very earnestly not to faile of 



