A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1540. 



and behind it hangs downe to their wast. The women 

 goe naked, and weare a great wreath of fethers behind 

 them, and before painted and glued together, and their 

 haire like the men. There were among these Indians 

 three or foure men in womens apparell. Nowe the next 

 day being Saturday very early I went forward on my 

 way up the river, setting on shore two men for eache 

 boate to drawe them with the rope, and about breaking 

 foorth of the Sunne, wee heard a mightie crie of Indians 

 on both sides of the river with their weapons, but with- 

 out any banner. I thought good to attend their com- 

 ming, aswell to see what they woulde have, as also to 

 try whether our interpreter could understand them. 

 When they came over against us they leapt into the 

 river on both sides with their bowes and arrowes, and 

 when they spake, our interpreter understoode them not : 

 whereupon I beganne to make a signe unto them that 

 they should lay away their weapons, as the other had 

 done. Some did as I willed them, and some did not, 

 and those which did, I willed to come neere me and 

 gave them some things which we had to trucke with- 

 all, which when the others perceived, that they might 

 likewise have their part, they layd away their weapons 

 likewise. I judging my selfe to be in securitie leaped 

 on shore with them, and stoode in the middest of them, 

 who understanding that I came not to fight with them, 

 ^hels and began to give some of those shels and beades, and some 

 beades, brought me certaine skinnes well dressed, and others 

 Maiz and a roll of the same naughtily grinded, so that 

 none of them came unto me that brought mee not some- 

 [III. 428.] thing, and before they gave it me going a little way 

 from mee they began to cry out amayne, and made a 

 signe with their bodies and armes, and afterward they 

 approched to give me that which they brought. And 

 now that the Sunne beganne to set I put off from the 

 shore, and rode in the middest of the river. The next 

 morning before breake of day on both sides of the river 

 wee heard greater cryes and of more Indians, which 



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