A.D. 



1567. 



Eight savage 

 kings. 



The kings 

 seate. 



Complaints of 

 the lavages 

 against the 

 Spanyards. 



Two chaines 

 of silver given 

 to Gourgues. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



presented themselves, namely the great king Satourioua, 

 TacatacouroUj Halmacanir, Athore, Harpaha, Helmacape, 

 Helicopile, Molloua, and others his kinsmen and allies, 

 with their accustomed weapons. Then sent they to 

 intreate the French general to come on shore, which he 

 caused his men to do with their swords and harquebusies, 

 which he made them leave behind them, in token of 

 mutuall assurance, leaving his men but their swords only, 

 after that the Savages complaining thereof had left and 

 likewise sent away their weapons at the request of 

 Gourgues. This done Satourioua going to meet him, 

 caused him to sit on his right hand in a seat of wood 

 of lentisque covered with mosse made of purpose like 

 unto his owne. Then two of the eldest of the company 

 pulled up the brambles & other weeds which were 

 before them, and after they had made the place very 

 cleane, they all sate round about them on the ground. 

 Afterward Gourgues being about to speake, Satourioua 

 prevented him, declaring at large unto him the incredible 

 wrongs, and continuall outrages that all the Savages, their 

 wives and children had received of the Spanyards since 

 their comming into the Countrey and massacring of the 

 Frenchmen, with their continuall desire if we would assist 

 them throughly to revenge so shamefull a treason, aswell 

 as their owne particular griefes, for the firme good will 

 they alwayes had borne unto the Frenchmen. Where- 

 upon Gourgues giving them his faith, and making a 

 league betweene them and him with an othe gave them 

 certaine presents of daggers, knives, looking glasses, 

 hatchets, rings, belles, and such other things, trifles unto 

 us, but precious unto these kings : which moreover, 

 seeing his great liberality, demanded eche one a shirt of 

 him to weare onely on their festivall dayes, and to be 

 buried in at their death. Which things after that they 

 had received, and Satourioua had given in recompense to 

 Captaine Gourgues two chaines of silver graines which 

 hung about his necke, and ech of the kings certaine 

 deere skinnes dressed after their manner, they retired 



