A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1540. 



them, Sagueyca, and all the people answered with a great 

 voyce, Hu, and hee offred to the Sunne a little of every 

 thing that he had there, and likewise a little more unto 

 me (although afterward he gave me all the rest) and 

 did the like to all that were with me : & calling out 

 mine interpreter, by meanes of him I gave them thanks, 

 telling them that because my boats were litle I had 

 not brought many things to give them in exchange, 

 but that I would come againe another time and bring 

 them, and that if they would go with me in my boates 

 unto my ships which I had beneath at the rivers mouth, 

 I would give them many things. They answered that 

 they would do so, being very glad in countenance. Here 

 by the helpe of mine interpreter I sought to instruct 

 them what the signe of the crosse meant, and willed 

 them to bring me a piece of timber, wherof I caused a 

 great crosse to be made, and commanded al those that 

 were with mee that when it was made they should 

 worship it, and beseech the Lord to grant his grace 

 that that so great a people might come to the know- 

 ledge of his holy Catholike faith : and this done I told 

 them by mine interpreter that I left them that signe, 

 in token that I tooke them for my brethren, and that 

 they should keepe it for me carefully untill I returned, 

 and that every morning at the Sunne rising they should 

 kneele before it. And they tooke it incontinently, & 

 without suffring it to touch the ground they carried it 

 to set it up in the middest of their houses, where all 

 of them might beholde it ; and I willed them alwayes to 

 worshippe it because it would preserve them from evill. 

 They asked me how deep they should set it in the 

 [III. 431.] ground, & I shewed them. Great store of people fol- 

 Thesepeopk lowed the same, and they that stayed behinde inquired 

 ^7^1^^f ^^~ ^^ "^^^' ^^^ ^^^ should joyne their hands, and how 

 the Christian ^hey should kneele to worship the same ; and they 

 faith. seemed to have great desire to learne it. This done, I 



tooke that chiefe man of the Countrey, and going to 

 our boates with him, I followed my journey up the 



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