HENRY HAWKS ad. 



1572. 

 selves upon the same. For they live with a marveilous 

 small matter. 



They are in such povertie, that if you neede to ride 

 into the Countrey, you shall have an Indian to goe with 

 you all the day with your bed upon his backe, for one 

 royall of plate : and this you shall have from one towne 

 to another. Here you are to understand, that all men 

 that traveile by the way, are alwayes wont to carry their 

 beds with them. They are great theeves, and wil steale 

 all that they may, and you shall have no recom pence at 

 their hands. 



The garments of the women, are in this maner. The The apparel 

 uppermost part is made almost like to a womans smocke, ^ ^^^ Indians. 

 saving that it is as broad above as beneath, and hath no 

 sleeves, but holes on eche side one to put out their armes. 

 It is made of linnen cloth made of cotton wooll, and filled 

 full of flowers, of red cadis and blew, and other colours. 

 This garment commeth downe to the knees, and then 

 they have another cloth made after the same maner, and 

 that goeth rounde about their waste, and reacheth to their 

 shooes, and over this a white fine sheet upon their heads, 

 which goeth downe halfe the legge. Their haire is 

 made up round with an haire lace about their head. 

 And the men have a small paire of breeches of the 

 same cotton wool, and their shirts which hang over 

 their breeches, and a broad girdle about their middles, 

 and a sheete with flowers upon their backes, and with a 

 knot upon one shoulder, & an hat upon their heads, 

 and a paire of shooes. And this is all their apparell, 

 although it be a Casique, which they use in all the 

 Countrey. 



The wals of the houses of the Indians, are but plaine. The houses of 

 but the stones are layd so close, that you shall not well ^^^ Indians. 

 perceive the joynts betweene one stone and another, they 

 are so finely cut : and by the meanes that the stones are 

 so workmanly done, and finely joyned together, there is 

 some beautie in their wals. They are marveilous small [III. 469.] 

 and light, as Pumie stones. They make their doores 



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