A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1564. 



able to judge whereof this fire proceeded : for one while 



wee thought that the Indians had burnt their houses, 



and abandoned their places for feare of us : another while 



wee thought that they had discovered some shippes in 



the Sea, and that according to their custome they had 



kindled many fires here and there, to signifie that their 



Countrey was inhabited : neverthelesse being not assured, 



King Sar- I determined to sende to Paracoussy Serrany to knowe 



ranay. ^j^^ trueth thereof But even as I was upon the point to 



sende one by boate to discover the matter, sixe Indians 



King Allima- came unto mee from Paracoussy Allimacany, which at 



^^^^' their first entrie made unto mee a long discourse, and a 



very large and ample oration (after they had presented 



mee with certaine baskets full of Maiz, of Pompions and 



of Grapes) of the loving amitie which Allimacany desired 



to continue with mee, and that hee looked from day to 



day when it would please mee to employ him in my 



service. Therefore considering the serviceable affection 



that hee bare unto mee, hee found it very strange, that I 



The lavages \}i\yx^ discharged mine Ordinance against his dwelling, 



Vlt^'^ ^ t b ^^^^ ^^^ burnt up an infinite sight of greene medowes, 



discharging of ^^^ Consumed even downe unto the bottome of the 



the Christians water, and came so neere unto his mansion, that hee 



Ordinance. thought hee sawe the fire in his house : wherefore hee 



besought mee most humbly to commaund my men that 



they would not shoote any more towards his lodging, 



otherwise that hereafter he should be constrained to 



abandon his countrey, and to retire himselfe into some 



place further off from us. 



Having understood the foolish opinion of this man, 

 which notwithstanding coulde not choose but bee very 

 profitable for us, I dissembled what I thought thereof for 

 that time, and answered the Indians with a cheerefull 

 countenance, that the relation which they made unto mee 

 of the obedience of their Paracoussy did please mee right 

 well, because that before hee had not behaved himselfe 

 in such sort towards mee, especially when I summoned 

 him to sende mee the prisoners of great Olata Ouae 



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