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discovered, they sent to advertise me that as yet they 

 could not helpe me to victuals, and that the corne was 

 not yet ripe. Thus I was constrained to returne and to 

 carry backe Utina home, where I had much adoe to save 

 him from the rage of my souldiers : which perceiving the 

 maliciousnes of the Indians, went about to have murdered 

 him. Moreover it seemed they were content that they 

 had gotten the sonne, & that they cared not greatly for 

 the father. Now my hope fayling me on this side, I 

 devised to send my men to the villages where I thought 

 the maiz was by this time ripe ; I went to divers places, 

 and continued so doing 15 daies after, when as Utina 

 besought me again to send him unto his village, assuring 

 himselfe that his subjects would not sticke to give me 

 victuals : and that in case they refused so to do, he was 

 content that I should do what I thought good with him. 

 1 undertooke this voyage the second time with the two 

 barkes furnished as before. At my comming unto the 

 little river, we found his subjects there, which failed not 

 to come thither with some quantitie of bread, beanes, and 

 Desire of re- fish, to give my souldiers. Neverthelesse returning 

 venge rooted againe to their former practise they sought all meanes to 

 tn the savages. ^^^^^^ j^^^ hoping to cry quittance for the imprisonment 

 of their king, if they might have gotten the victorie of 

 me. But after that they sawe the small meanes, which 

 they had to annoy me, they returned to intreaties, and 

 offered that if I would give them their king with certaine 

 of my souldiers, they would conduct them unto the 

 village, and that the subjects seeing him, would be more 

 willing to give us victuals. Which thing notwithstanding 

 I would not grant unto them (mistrusting their subtilitie, 

 which was not so covert, but that one might espie day at 

 a little hole) untill they had first given me two men in 

 pledge with charge that by the next day they should 

 bring me victuals. Which thing they granted, and gave 

 mee two men which I put in chaines for feare they should 

 escape away, as I knew well they were instructed to doe. 

 Foure dayes were spent in these conferences, at the end 



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