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trees, as for the building of the Fort, which we did hasten 

 w* such cheerfulnesse, that within few dayes the effect 

 of our diligence was apparant : in which meane space the 

 Paracoussy Satourioua our neerest neighbour, & on 

 whose ground wee built our Fort, came usually accom- 

 panyed with his two sonnes and a great number of 

 Indians to offer to doe us all courtesie. And I likewise 

 for my part bestowed divers of our trifles frankely on 

 him, to the end he might know the good will we bare 

 him, and thereby make him more desirous of our friend- 

 ship, in such sort, that as the dayes increased, so our 

 amitie and friendship increased also. 



After that our Fort was brought into forme, I began 

 to build a Grange to retire my munition and things 

 necessarie for the defence of our Fort : praying the 

 Paracoussy to command his subjects to make us a cover- 

 ing of Palme leaves, and this to the ende that when that 

 was done, I might unfraight my shippes, and put under 

 coverture those things that were in them. Suddenly the 

 Paracoussy commaunded in my presence all the Indians 

 of his companie to dresse the next day morning so good a 

 number of Palme leaves, that the Grange was covered 

 in lesse then two dayes : so that businesse was finished. 

 For in the space of those two dayes, the Indians never 

 ceassed from working, some in fetching Palme leaves, 

 others in interlacing of them : in such sort that their 

 Kings commandement was executed as he desired. 



Our Fort was built in forme of a triangle. The side 

 toward the West, which was toward the lande, was in- 

 closed with a little trench and raised with turves made in 

 forme of a Battlement of nine foote high : the other side 

 which was toward the River, was inclosed with a Pallisado 

 of plankes of timber after the maner that Gabions are 

 made. On the South side there was a kinde of bastion 

 within which I caused an house for the munition to be 

 built : it was all builded with fagots and sand, saving 

 about two or three foot high with turfes, whereof the 

 battlements were made. In the middest I caused a great 



IX 17 B 



A.D. 



1564. 



In Florida 

 they cover 

 their houses 

 with Palme 

 leaves. 



The forme of 

 the Fort Caro- 

 line. 

 The West side. 



The South side. 



