AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1565. 



place, as in respect of the hope that the souldiers have to 



make their profit, as we may be well informed both by 



ancient histories and also by the troubles which lately 



happened unto Christopher Columbus, after his first 



discovery, to Francis Pizarro, & Diego de Almagro in 



Peru, & to Fernando Cortes. An hundred thousand 



other things came unto my minde, to incourage and con- 



firme me. My Lieutenant Ottigny, and my Sergeant of 



my band came to seeke me in the ship, where I was 



prisoner, and caried me from thence in a barke assoone 



Laudonniere as our rebels were departed. After I was come unto 



setteth things the fort, I caused all my company that remained, to be 



Z ^^f^^'^{^^^\ assembled in the midst of the place before the Corps de 



of prison to the g^rde, and declared unto them the faults which they 



fort. that had forsaken us had committed, praying them to 



beare them in memory, to beare witnesse thereof when 



need should require. Foorthwith I ordained new 



Captaines to command the troups ; and prescribed 



them an order, according whereunto they were 



to governe themselves from thence forward, and to 



enter into their watch : for the greatest part of the 



souldiers, of whom I had the best opinion, were gone 



away with them. My declaration ended, they promised 



mee all with one accord to obey mee most humbly, and 



to doe whatsoever I should command them, though it 



were to die at my feet for the Kings service ; wherein 



assuredly they never after failed : so that I dare say, 



after the departure of my mutinous companions I was 



as well obeyed as ever was Captaine in place where he 



commanded. The next day after my returne unto the 



fort, I assembled my men together againe, to declare 



unto them that our fort was not yet finished, and that 



it was needfull that all of us should put thereto our 



helping hands, to assure our selves against the Indians : 



wherein having willingly agreed unto mee, they raised 



. it all with turfes from the gate unto the river which is 



tlTwcTside ^^ ^^ West side. This done, I set my Carpenters on 



of the fort. worke to make another barke of the same bignesse that 



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