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the while had their eye and foot so quicke and readie, 

 that assoone as ever they saw the harquebuze laide to 

 the cheeke, so soone were they on the ground, and 

 eftsoone up to answere with their bowes and to flie 

 their way, if by chance they perceived we went about 

 TheFloridiam to take them : for there is nothing that they feare so 

 chiefefeare. ni^ch, because of our swords and daggers. This con- 

 flict continued and lasted from nine of the clocke in 

 the morning, untill the night departed them. And if 

 Ottigny had not bethought himselfe to cause his men 

 to breake the arrowes which they found in the way, & 

 so to deprive the Savages of the means to beginne 

 againe, without all doubt he should have had very much 

 to do : for by this meane they lacked arrowes, and so 

 were constrained to retire themselves. During the time 

 of the conflict they cryed and made signes that they 

 were the Captaines and Lieutenants friends : and that 

 they fought for none other cause but to be revenged 

 on the souldiers, which were their mortall enemies. 

 My Lieutenant being come unto his boates tooke a re- 

 Two slaine. view of his companie, and found two men wanting 

 which were killed, of whom the one was called James 

 Sale, and the others name was Mesureur. He found 

 Jwo^twen- moreover 22 of them wounded, which with much adoe 

 ty wounded, j^^ caused to be brought unto the boates. All the mill 

 that he found among his company came but to two mens 

 burdens, which he devided equally among them. For 

 [III. 347.] assoone as the conflict began, every man was constrained 

 to leave his sacke to put his hand to his weapon. In 

 this meane while I remained at the Forte, and caused 

 every man diligently to travell, hoping that my Lieu- 

 tenant would bring us victuals. But seeing the time 

 consume away, I began to suspect the truth of that 

 which fell out, whereof I was assured immediately after 

 at their returne. Seeing therefore mine hope frustrate 

 P;vz3?^r and ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ j made my prayer unto God, and thanked 

 God^for^ their ^^"^ °^ ^^^ grace which hee had shewed unto my poore 

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