A.D. 

 1564. 



The Vale of 

 Laudonnlere. 



An Herma- 

 phrodite. 



[III. 325.] 



They 

 their planting 

 with prayer to 

 God. 



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more delectable to the eye. After I had taken the viewe 

 thereof at mine ease, I named it at the request of our 

 souldiers, The Vale of Laudonniere. Thus we went 

 forward. Anon having gone a little forward, we met 

 an Indian woman of tall stature, which also was an 

 Hermaphrodite, who came before us with a great ves- 

 sell full of cleere fountaine water, wherwith she greatly 

 refreshed us. For we were exceeding faint by reason 

 of the ardent heate which molested us as we passed 

 through those high woods. And I beleeve that without 

 the succour of that Indian Hermaphrodite, or rather, if 

 it had not bene for the great desire which we had to 

 make us resolute of our selves, we had taken up our 

 lodging all night in the wood. Being therefore refreshed 

 by this meane, wee gathered our spirits together, and 

 marching with a cheerefull courage, wee came to the place 

 which wee had chosen to make our habitation in : where- 

 upon at that instant neere the rivers brinke we strowed a 

 number of boughes and leaves, to take our rest on them 

 the night following, which wee found exceeding sweete, 

 because of the paine which before we had taken in our 

 travell. 



On the morrow about the breake of day, I com- 

 maunded a trumpet to be sounded, that being assembled 

 we might give God thankes for our favourable and 

 happie arrivall. There wee sang a Psalme of thankes- 

 giving unto God, beseeching him that it would please 

 him of his grace to continue his accustomed goodnesse 

 toward us his poore servaunts, and ayde us in all our 

 enterprises, that all might turne to his glory and the 

 advancement of our King. The prayer ended, every 

 man began to take courage. 



Afterward having measured out a piece of ground in 

 forme of a triangle, wee indevoured our selves of all sides, 

 some to bring earth, some to cut fagots, and others to 

 raise and make the rampire, for there was not a man that 

 had not either a shovell, or cutting hooke, or hatchet, as 

 well to make the ground plaine by cutting downe the 



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