A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1564. 



They lappe the hall ; which did nothing else but war me a great deal 



mosse about q£ mosse instead of napkins to rub the Indians side. 



their woundes ^t ij^i--r» • r 



and use it 'ui -hereupon our men asked the Jraracoussy agauie tor 



stead of nap- what occasion the Indian was so persecuted in his 



kins. presence : hee answered, that this was nothing else but 



A ceremome ^ kinde of ceremonie, whereby they would call to minde 



the death of ^^ death and persecutions of the Paracoussies their 



their ancesters ancestours executed by their enemie Thimogoa : alleaging 



slaine by their moreover, that as often as he himselfe, or any of his 



enemies. friends and allies returned from the Countrey, without 



they brought the heads of their enemies, or without 



bringing home some prisoner, hee used for a perpetuall 



memorie of all his predecessors, to beate the best 



beloved of all his children with the selfe same weapons 



wherewith they had bene killed in times past : to the 



ende that by renewing of the wound their death should 



be lamented afresh. Now when they were thus 



informed of those ceremonies, they thanked the Para- 



coussy for their good intertainement which they had 



received, & so setting saile came to me unto the fort : 



[III. 329.] where they declared all unto me as I have recited it 



The returne of heretofore. The eight and twentieth of July our 



their ships shippes departed to returne into France. And within a 



the z% of while, about two moneths after our arrivall in Florida, 



July. the Paracoussy Satourioua sent certaine Indians unto 



mee to knowe whether I would stande to my promise 



which I had made him at my first arrivall in that 



Countrey, which was that I would shewe my selfe friend 



to his friendes, and enemie unto his enemies, and also to 



accompany him with a good number of Harquebuzes, 



when he should see it expedient, and should finde a fit 



occasion to goe to warre. Now seeing he rested upon 



this promise, he prayed mee not to deferre the same : 



seeing also that making accompt thereof, hee had taken 



such good order for the execution of his enterprise, that 



he was ready, and was furnished with all things that were 



necessary for the voyage : I made him answere, that for his 



amitie I would not purchase the enmitie of the other, and 



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