RENE LAUDONNIERE a.d. 



put me in hope of some happie discoverie in time to 

 come. 



After I had proposed these things, every one gave 

 his opinion thereof: and in fine all resolved, namely 

 those which had beene with me in the first voyage, that 

 it was expedient to seate themselves rather on the River 

 of May then on any other, untill they might heare 

 newes out of France. This poynt being thus agreed 

 upon, wee sayled toward the River, and used such 

 diligence, that with the favour of the windes wee arrived 

 there the morrow after about the breake of day, which 

 was on Thursday the 29. of the moneth of June. Hav- June the 29. 

 ing cast anker, I embarked all my stuffe and the souldiers 

 of my companie, to sayle right toward the opening of 

 the River : wherein we entred a good way up, and found 

 a Creeke of a reasonable bignesse, which invited us to 

 refresh our selves a little, while wee reposed our selves 

 there. Afterward wee went on shoare to seeke out a 

 place plaine without trees, which wee perceived from the 

 Creeke. 



But because wee found it not very commodious for us 

 to inhabite there : wee determined to returne unto the 

 place which wee had discovered before, when wee had 

 sayled up the River. This place is joyning to a 

 mountaine, and it seemed unto us more fit and com- 

 modious to build a fortresse, then that where we were 

 last. Therefore we tooke our way towards the forrests 

 being guided therein by the young Paracoussy which 

 had ledde us before to his fathers lodging. Afterward 

 we found a large plaine covered with high Pinetrees 

 distant a little from the other : under which wee perceived 

 an infinite number of Stagges which brayed amidst the 

 plaine, athwart the which we passed : then wee dis- 

 covered a little hill adjoyning unto a great vale very 

 greene and in forme flat : wherein were the fairest 

 medowes of the world, and grasse to feede cattel. 

 Moreover it is invironed with a great number of brookes 

 of fresh water, & high woods, which make the vale 



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