RENE LAUDONNIERE a.d. 



1565. 



Kings service. Moreover, that in such enterprises it is 

 necessary for a Governour to make himselfe knowen and 

 obeyed, for feare least every body would become a master, 

 perceiving themselves far from greater forces. And that 3- 

 if the tale-tellers called this rigour, it rather proceeded 

 of their disobedience, then of my nature lesse subject 

 to cruelty then they were to rebellion. For the two 4* 

 last points, that I had not written to any of the Lords 

 of the Court but by the advice & commandement of 

 my Lord Admirall, which willed me at my departure to 

 send part of such things as I should find in the countrey 

 unto the Lords of the Counsel : to the end that being 

 mooved by this meane, they might deale with the Queene 

 mother for the continuance of this enterprise : that 

 having bene so small time in the countrey, continually 

 hindred with building of fortresses, and unlading of my 

 ships, I was not able to come by any newe or rare things 

 to send them, whereupon I thought it best to content 

 them in the meane while with letters, untill such time 

 as I might have longer space to search out the Countrey, 

 and might recover something to sende them : the dis- 

 tribution of which letters I meant not otherwise but to 

 referre to my Lord Admirals good pleasure : that if the 

 bearer had forgot himselfe so farre, as that he had broken 

 the covering of the letters, and presented them himselfe 

 for hope of gaine, it was not my commandement. And 5. 

 that I never honoured noble man so much, nor did to 

 any man more willing and faithfull service then to my 

 Lord Admirall, nor ever sought advancement but by 

 his meanes. You see how things passed for this day. 

 The next day the Indians came in from all parts, to 

 know what people these were : to whom I signified that 

 this was he which in the yeere 1562. arrived in this 

 countrey, and erected the pillar which stood at the 

 entrie of the river. Some of them knew him : for in 

 trueth he was easie to be knowen by reason of the 

 great bearde which he ware. He received many presents 

 of them which were of the villages neere adjoyning, 



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