a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1586. 



went forward in our attempt, and sailed into a mighty 

 great river directly into the body of the land, and in 

 briefe, found it to be no flrme land, but huge, waste, and 



Great Hands, desert Isles with mighty sounds, and inlets passing 

 betweene Sea and Sea. Whereupon we returned towards 

 our shippes, and landing to stoppe a floud, wee found 

 the burial of these miscreants ; we found of their fish 

 in bagges, plaices, and caplin dried, of which wee tooke 

 onely one bagge and departed. The ninth of this 

 moneth we came to our ships, where wee found the 

 people desirous in their fashion, of friendship and barter : 

 our Mariners complained heavily against the people, and 

 said that my lenitie and friendly using of them gave 

 them stomacke to mischiefe : for they have stollen an 

 anker from us, they have cut our cable very dangerously, 

 they have cut our boats from our sterne, and nowe since 



Slings. your departure, with slings they spare us not with stones 



of halfe a pound weight : and wil you stil indure these 

 injuries? It is a shame to beare them. I desired them 

 to be content, and said, I doubted not but al should be 

 wel. The 10. of this moneth I went to the shore, the 

 people following mee in their Canoas : I tolled them on 

 shore, and used them with much courtesie, and then 

 departed aboord, they following me, and my company. 

 I gave some of them bracelets, & caused seven or eight 



[III. 106.] of them to come aboord, which they did willingly, and 

 some of them went into the top of the ship : and thus 

 curteously using them, I let them depart : the Sunne 

 was no sooner downe, but they began to practise their 

 devilish nature, and with slings threw stones very 

 fiercely into the Moonelight, and strake one of her 

 men then boatswaine, that he overthrew withall : where- 

 at being moved, I changed my curtesie, and grew 

 to hatred, my self in my owne boate well manned 

 with shot, and the barks boat likewise pursued them, 

 and gave them divers shot, but to small purpose, by 

 reason of their swift rowing: so smally content we 

 returned. 



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