RENE LAUDONNIERE a.d. 



1564. 

 houses, which immediatly beganne to weepe. But as- 

 soone as night was come, they never left dancing and 

 playing a thousand gambols in honour of the feast. 



The next day the Paracoussy Satourioua came home, 

 who before hee entred into his lodging caused all the [III. 330.] 

 hairie skuls of his enemies to bee set up before his doore, 

 and crowned them with branches of Lawrell, shewing by 215^^"^ ^^^^^ 

 this glorious spectacle the triumph of the victory which V^^^^^^P^- 

 hee had obtained. Straightway beganne lamentation and 

 mournings, which assoone as the night beganne were 

 turned into pleasures and dances. 



After that I was advertised of these things, I sent a 

 Souldier unto Satourioua, praying him to sende mee two 

 of his prisoners : which hee denied mee, saying that hee 

 was nothing beholding unto mee, and that I had broken 

 my promise, against the oath which I had sworne unto 

 him at my arrivall. Which when I understoode by my 

 Souldier, which was come backe with speede, I devised 

 howe I might be revenged of this Savage, and to make 

 him know how dearely this bolde bravado of his should 

 cost him : therefore I commanded my Sergeant to provide 

 mee twentie Souldiers to goe with mee to the house of 

 Satourioua : Where after I was come and entered into 

 the hall without any maner of salutation, I went and sate 

 mee downe by him, and stayed a long while without 

 speaking any woorde unto him, or shewing him any 

 signe of friendship, which thing put him deepely in his 

 dumpes : besides that certaine Souldiers remained at the 

 gate, to whom I had given expresse commaundement to 

 suffer no Indian to goe foorth : having stoode still about 

 halfe an houre with this countenance, at length I de- 

 maunded where the prisoners were which hee had taken 

 at Thimogoa, and commaunded them presently to bee 

 brought unto me. 



Whereunto the Paracoussy angry at the heart, and 

 astonied wonderfully, stoode a long while without mak- 

 ing any answere, notwithstanding at last hee answered 

 me very stoutly, that being afraide to see us comming 



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