HENRY HAWKS 



many colours and flowers. He washed all his body every 

 day, were it never so cold. And unto this day so do all 

 the Indians, and especially the women. 



The Spaniards keepe the Indians in great subjection. 

 They may have in their houses no sword nor dagger, nor 

 knife with any point, nor may weare upon them any 

 maner of armes, neither may they ride upon any horse 

 nor mules, in any sadle nor bridle, neither may they 

 drinke wine, which they take for the greatest paine of 

 all. They have attempted divers times to make insurrec- 

 tions, but they have bene overthrowen immediatly by 

 their owne great and beastly cowardlinesse. 



There remaine some among the wild people, that unto 

 this day eate one another. I have scene the bones of a 

 Spaniard that have bene as cleane burnished, as though it 

 had bene done by men that had no other occupation. 

 And many times people are caried away by them, but 

 they never come againe, whether they be men or 

 women. 



They have in the Sea ylands of red salt in great abun- 

 dance, whereas they lade it from place to place about the 

 Sea coast : and they spend very much salt with salting 

 their hides, and fish : and in their Mines they occupie 

 great quantitie. They have much Alume, and as good as 

 any that is in all the Levant, so that they neede none of 

 that commoditie. They have also of their owne grow- 

 ing, much Cana fistula, & much Salsa Perilla, which 

 is marveilous good for many kind of diseases. 



There are in Florida many Jarrefalcons, and 

 other kinde of hawkes, which the gentlemen of 

 Hispania send for every yere. The Spaniards 



A.D. 

 1572. 



The Indians 

 wash them- 

 selves every 

 day. 



two forts there, chiefly 

 from planting there. 



many 

 Nova 

 have 

 to keepe out the Frenchmen 



Cannybals. 



Island of salt. 



Alume. 



Cassia fistula. 

 Salsa Perilla. 



Florida. 



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