ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1578. 



as their miserable Countrey, and ignorance of Art to 

 make, denieth them to have, as barres of yron, heads of 

 yron for their darts, needles made foure square, certaine 

 buttons of copper, which they use to weare upon their 

 forehads for ornament, as our Ladies in the Court of 

 England doe use great pearle. 

 Gold. Also they have made signes unto us, that they have 



seene gold, and such bright plates of mettals, which are 

 used for ornaments amongst some people with whom 

 they have conference. 



We found also in their tents a Guiny Beane of redde 



colour, the which doth usually grow in they hote 



Countreys : whereby it appeareth they trade with other 



nations which dwell farre off, or else themselves are 



great travellers. 



Their fewell. They have nothing in use among them to make fire 



withall, saving a kinde of Heath and Mosse which 



groweth there. 



[III. 95.] And they kindle their fire with continuall rubbing and 



How they fretting one sticke against another, as we doe with flints. 



a ejitt They drawe with dogges in sleads upon the yce, and 



remoove their tents therewithall wherein they dwell in 



Sommer, when they goe a hunting for their praye and 



provision against Winter. They doe sometime parboyle 



Their kettles their meat a little and seeth the same in kettles made of 



and pannes. b eas t s skins : they have also pannes cut and made of 



stone very artificially ; they use prety ginnes wherewith 



they take foule. The women carry their sucking children 



at their backes, and doe feede them with raw flesh, which 



first they do a little chaw in their owne mouths. The 



women have their faces marked or painted over with 



small blewe spots : they have blacke and long haire on 



their heads, and trimme the same in a decent order. The 



men have but little haire on their faces, and very thinne 



beards. For their common drinke, they eate yce to 



quench their thirst withall. Their earth yeeldeth no 



eate vrasse and g ra i ne or f ru *t of sustenance for man, or almost for beast 



shrubs. to live upon : and the people will eate grasse and shrubs 



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