A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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gave the Indians which we had taken two paire of eare- 

 rings, and certaine counterfeit diamonds, and making 

 much of them, suffred them to depart at their pleasure, 

 and in this sort faire and softly they returned to the rest 

 of their fellowes in the mountaine. We tooke the matter 

 [III. 420.] of that village which was but a small quantity, and then 

 the Generall commanded us to returne to our ship, be- 

 cause we had eaten nothing as yet, and after our repast 

 we sayled towards a bay which lay beyond that village, 

 where we saw a very great valley, and those of the Trinitie 

 sayd, that they had scene there good store of water, and 

 sufficient for us ; wherefore wee ankered neere unto that 

 valley. And the Generall went on shore with both the 

 boates, and the men that went on land in the morning 

 with the two fathers frier Raimund, and frier Antony : 

 and passing up that valley a crossebow-shot, we found a 

 very small brooke of water which nevertheles supplied 

 our necessity for we filled two buts thereof that evening, 

 leaving our vessels to take it with on shore untill the next 

 morning : and we rejoyced not a little that we had found 

 this water, for it was fresh, and the water which we had 

 taken up before was somewhat brackish, and did us great 

 hurt both in our bodies and in our taste. 



Chap. 14. 



They take possession of the Isle of Cedars for the Em- 

 perours Majestic, and departing from thence they 

 are greatly tossed with a tempest of the sea, and 

 returne to the Island, as to a safe harbour. 



THe next day being the two and twentieth of January 

 very early the General commanded us to go on 

 shore, and that we should have our dinner brought us, 

 and should take in the rest of our water, which we did, and 

 filled 17 buts without seeing any Indian at al. The next 

 day going out to fill 8 or 9 vessels which were not yet 

 filled, a great winde at Northwest tooke us, wherupon 

 they made signes to us from the ships, that with all haste 

 wee should come on boord againe, for the wind grew 



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