RENE LAUDONNIERE a.d. 



1564. 



them. Which Captaine Vasseur perceiving, dissembled 

 so wel, that he made him beleeve that he went to 

 Thimogoa with none other intention, but to subdue 

 them, and to destroy them with the edge of the sworde 

 without mercy, but that their purpose had not such 

 successe as they desired, because that the people oi 

 Thimogoa being advertised of this enterprise, retired 

 into the woods, and saved themselves by flight : that 

 neverthelesse they had taken some as they were fleeing 

 away, which carried no newes thereof unto their 

 fellowes. 



The Paracoussy was so glad of this relation, that he 

 interrupted him, and asked Vasseur of the beginning and 

 maner of his execution, and prayed him that hee would 

 shew him by signes howe all things passed. Immediatly 

 Francis la Caille the Sergeant of my band tooke his 

 sword in his hand, saying, that with the point thereof he 

 had thrust through two Indians which ranne into the woods, 

 and that his companions had done no lesse for their 

 partes. And that if fortune had so favoured them, that 

 they had not beene discovered by the men of Thimogoa, 

 they had had a victorie most glorious and worthie of 

 eternall memorie. Hereupon the Paracoussy shewed 

 himselfe so well satisfied, that he could not devise how 

 to gratifie our men, which hee caused to come into his 

 house to feast them more honourably : and having 

 made Captaine Vasseur to sit next him, and in his 

 owne chaire (which the Indians esteeme for the chiefest 

 honour) and then underneath him two of his sonnes, 

 goodly and mightie fellowes, hee commanded all the 

 rest to place themselves as they thought good. This 

 done, the Indians came according to their good custome, 

 to present their drinke Cassine to the Paracoussy, and 

 then to certaine of his chiefest friends, and the French- 

 men. Then hee which brought it set the cup aside, and [III. 328.] 

 drew out a little dagger stucke up in the roofe of the 

 house, and like a mad man he lift his head aloft, and 

 ranne apace, and went and smote an Indian which sate 



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