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that albeit I would, yet notwithstanding I wanted meanes 

 to doe it. For it behoved mee at that present to make 

 provision of victuals and munition for the defence of my 

 Fort. On the other side, that my Barkes were nothing 

 ready, and that this enterprise would require time : 

 Moreover, that the Paracoussy Satourioua might holde 

 himselfe ready to depart within two moneths, and that 

 then I would thinke of fulfilling my promise to him. 



The Indians caried this answere to their Paracoussy, 

 which was litle pleased with it, because hee could not 

 deferre his execution or expedition, aswell because all 

 his victuals were ready, as also because tenne other 

 Paracoussies were assembled with him for the performance 

 of this enterprise. The ceremonie which this Savage 

 used before hee embarked his armie deserveth not to be 

 forgotten. For when hee was set downe by the Rivers 

 side, being compassed about with ten other Paracoussies, 

 hee commaunded water to be brought him speedily. This 

 done, looking up into heaven, he fell to discourse of 

 divers things with gestures that shewed him to be in 

 exceeding great choller, which made him one while shake 

 his head hither and thither, and by and by with I wote 

 not what furie to turne his face toward the Countrey of 

 his enemies, and to threaten to kill them. Hee often- 

 times looked upon the Sunne, praying him to graunt him 

 a glorious victory of his enemies. Which when hee had 

 done by the space of halfe an houre, hee sprinkled with 

 his hand a little of the water which hee helde in a vessell 

 upon the heads of the Paracoussies, and cast the rest as it 

 were in a rage and despite into a fire which was there 

 prepared for the purpose. This done, hee cried out thrise, 

 He Thimogoa, and was followed with five hundreth 

 Indians at the least, which were there assembled, which 

 cried all with one voyce. He Thimogoa. This ceremonie, 

 as a certaine Indian tolde mee familiarly, signified nothing 

 else, but that Satourioua besought the Sunne to graunt 

 unto him so happy a victory, that hee might shed his 

 enemies blood, as he had shed that water at his pleasure. 



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A.D. 



1564. 



Tke ceremonie 

 zuhich they use 

 before they goe 

 to warre. 



Satourioua fol- 

 lowed with 

 five hundreth 

 Indians, 



