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themselves at the head of that point, who as soone as 

 they had spyed us retired behind the point, and hid 

 themselves among the bushes upon certaine small hilles 

 [III. 417.] that were there, from whence they issued forth, and 

 covered all the greene hils and mountaines, which were 

 along that coast ; whereupon we gathered that they had 

 their dwellings there, in regard of the commoditie of 

 the water and the defence against ill weather and the 

 benefite of fishing. At sun-rising we saw the Indians 

 appeare in greater companies, going up unto the hilles 

 in small troopes, and from thence they stood and beheld 

 us. Immediatly we saw five or sixe Canoas come out 

 into the sea a good distance from us, and those which 

 were in them stood often on their tip-toes, to view and 

 descry us the better. On the other side we stirred not 

 at all for all these their gestures, but stood still riding 

 at anker ; and the Generall seemed not to be very willing 

 to take any of them, but this day in the morning very 

 early commanded the Masters mate to conveigh him to 

 our other shippe called The Trinitie. Things passed in 

 this sort, when about ten of the clocke we saw three 

 Canoas lanch farre into the sea to fish very neere unto 

 us, whereat we tooke great pleasure. At 12 of the clocke 

 the Generall returned from the Trinitie and commanded 

 the boat & men to be made readie, as well souldiers 

 as mariners, and that we should goe on shore to see 

 if we could get any wood and water, and catch one ot 

 those Indians to understand their language if it were 

 possible : and so all the men that were readie went into 

 the Admirals boate, and went toward the Trinitie which 

 by this time with the other ship had a small gale of 

 winde, wherewith they entered farther within the point, 

 and we discovered the lodgings and houses of the 

 Indians, & saw neere the waters side those five or sixe 

 Canoas which at the first came out to view us, drawen 

 on shore, and over against this place the ships cast anker 

 in 30 and ^S fadome water, and we were very neere 

 the land ; whereat we marvelled much to find so great 



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