RENE LAUDONNIERE a.d. 



1565. 



subject whose name was Astina, which he determined Astinaaking. 

 to take prisoner, and to chastise him for his disobedience : 

 that for this cause, if I would give him aide with a 

 certaine number of my souldiers, he would bring them 

 to the village of Astina, where there was meanes to 

 recover mast and maiz. In the meane season he excused 

 himselfe unto me because he had sent me no more maiz, 

 and sent me word that the little store that he had left, 

 was scarsely sufficient for his seede-corne. Now being 

 somewhat relieved, as I thought, by the hope which I 

 had of this offer, I would not faile to send him the 

 men which he desired of me, which neverthelesse were 

 very evill intreated : for he deceived them, and in stead 

 of leading them against Astina, he caused them to march 

 against his other enemies. My Lieutenant which had the 

 charge of this enterprise with Captain e Vasseur and my 

 Sergeant was determined to be revenged of Utina and 

 to cut him in pieces & his people : and had it not bene 

 that they feared to do any thing against my wil, with- 

 out all doubt they would have put their enterprise in 

 execution. Therfore they would not passe any further 

 without advertising me thereof. Wherefore being come 

 backe againe unto the Fort, angry & pricked deepely 

 to the quicke for being so mocked, they made their 

 complaints unto me, declaring unto me that they were 

 almost dead for hunger. They told the whole matter 

 to the rest of the souldiers, which were very glad that 

 they had not entred into that action, & resolved, 

 assembling themselves againe together, to let me under- 

 stand that they did persist in their first deliberation, 

 which was, to punish the boldnesse and maliciousnes of 

 the Savages, which they could no longer endure, & were 

 determined to take one of their kings prisoner : which 

 thing I was enforced to grant unto them, to ye end to 

 avoid a greater mischiefe, and the sedition which I foresaw [in. 343.] 

 would ensue, if I had made refusall thereof. For, sayd 

 they, what occasion have you to deny us, considering 

 the necessitie wherein we are, and the small account 



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