RENE LAUDONNIERE ad. 



1565. 

 shore to understand in what Countrey we were. Word 

 was brought me that we were in Wales a province of 

 England. I went incontinently on land, where after I 

 had taken the ayre, a sickenesse tooke mee whereof 

 I thought I should have dyed. In the meane while I 

 caused the ship to be brought into the bay of a small 

 towne called Swansey, where I found merchants of S. Laudonnkres 

 Malo, which lent me money, wherewith I made certaine ^^^^"^^^^^^ 

 apparel for my selfe and part of my company that was I'^Glamr^an- 

 with me : and because there were no victuals in the ship, shire in South 

 I bought two Oxen, and salted them, and a tunne of IVales. 

 Beere, which I delivered into his hands which had charge 

 of the ship, praying him to cary it into France, which he 

 promised me to doe : for mine owne part I purposed with 

 my men to passe by land, and after I had taken leave of 

 my Mariners, I departed from Swansey, and came that 

 night with my company to a place called Morgan, where 

 the Lord of the place, understanding what I was, stayed The courtesie 

 me with him for the space of 6 or 7 dayes, and at my ^f°^^ Master 

 departure mooved with pitie to see me goe on foot, '^^^^^' 

 especially being so weake as I was, gave me a litle 

 Hackny. Thus I passed on my journey first to Bristoll, Bristoll. 

 & then to London, where I went to doe my duty to London. 

 Monsieur de Foix, which for the present was the kings Monsieur de 

 Ambassador, and holpe me with mony in my necessitie. ^?^ , ^ /^^ 

 From thence I passed to Caleis, afterward to Paris, where pj-gf^ch king 

 I was informed that the king was gone to Molins to in England. 

 sojourne there : incontinently, & with all the hast I could 

 possibly make, I gate me thither with part of my com- 

 pany. Thus briefly you see the discourse of all that The conclusion. 

 happened in New France since the time it pleased the 

 kings Majesty to send his subjects thither to discover 

 those parts. The indifferent and unpassionate readers 

 may easily weigh the truth of my doings, and be up- 

 right judges of the endevor which I there used. For 

 mine owne part I wil not accuse nor excuse any : it 

 sufficeth mee to have followed the trueth of the his- 

 tory, whereof many are able to beare witnesse, which 



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