FERNANDO ALARCHON a.d. 



1540. 



River, and all the company on both sides of the shoare 



accompanied me with great good will, and served me 



in drawing of our boates, and in hailing us off the 



sands, whereupon we often fel : for in many places we The rive?- in 



found the river so shoald, that we had no water for f^'f.^^ fi'^Z 



1 A 1 r ^1 full of shelfes. 



our boat. As wee thus went on our way, some or the 



Indians which I had left behind me, came after us to 



pray mee that I would throughly instruct them, how 



they should joyne their hands in the worshipping of the 



crosse : others shewed me whether they were well set 



in such & such sort, so that they would not let me 



be quiet. Neere unto the other side of the river was 



greater store of people, which called unto me very 



often, that I would receive the victuals which they had 



brought me. And because I perceived that one envied 



the other, because I would not leave them discontented, 



I did so. And here came before me another old man 



like unto the former with the like ceremonyes & Another olde 



offrings : and I sought to learne something of him as ^^^^' 



I had done of the other. This man said likewise to 



the rest of the people. This is our lord. Now you see "^^^'^^ ^^^^■^- 



how long asfo our ancesters told us, that there were bearded ^^!\[°j ^ ^^ 



& white people in the world, and we laughed them bearded and 



to scorne. I which am old and the rest which are here, white men In 



have never scene any such people as these. And ^^^ zt^orld. 



if you wil not beleeve me, behold these people which 



be in this river : let us give them therefore meate, 



seeing they give us of their victuals: let us willingly 



serve this lord, which wisheth us so well, and forbiddeth 



us to make warre, and imbraceth all of us : and they 



have mouth, handes and eyes as we have, and speake 



as we doe. 1 gave these likewise another crosse as I 



had done to the others beneath, and said unto them the 



selfe same words : which they listened unto with a better 



will, & used greater diligence to learne that which I said. 



Afterward as I passed farther up the river, I found 



another people, whom mine interpreter understood not Another 



a whit : wherefore I shewed them by signes the selfe- ^^^^°^' 



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