A.D. 



1565. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



commodities therein to this day knowen, which 

 although it may seeme unto some, by the meanes that 

 the plenty of golde and silver, is not so abundant as 

 in other places, that the cost bestowed upon the same 

 Meanes to will not be able to quit the charges : yet am I of the 

 reape a suffi- opinion, that by that which I have scene in other 

 'FZufand Islands of the Indians, where such increase of cattell 

 Virginia. hath bene, that of twelve head of beasts in five & 

 twenty yeeres, did in the hides of them raise a 

 thousand pound profit yerely, that the increase of cattel 

 onely would raise profit sufficient for the same : for 

 wee may consider, if so small a portion did raise so 

 much gaines in such short time, what would a greater 

 do in many yeres ? and surely I may this affirme, that 

 the ground of the Indians for the breed of cattell, is 

 not in any point to be compared to this of Florida, 

 which all the yeere long is so greene, as any time in 

 the Summer with us : which surely is not to be 

 marvelled at, seeing the countrey standeth in so watery 

 a climate : for once a day without faile they have a 

 shower of raine ; which by meanes of the countrey it 

 selfe, which is drie, and more fervent hot then ours, 

 doeth make all things to flourish therein. And because 

 there is not the thing we all seeke for, being rather 

 desirous of present gaines, I doe therefore affirme the 

 attempt thereof to be more requisit for a prince, who 

 is of power able to go thorow with the same, rather 

 then for any subject. 



From thence wee departed the 28 of July, upon our 

 [III. 521.] voyage homewards, having there all things as might 

 be most convenient for our purpose : and tooke leave 

 of the Frenchmen that there still remained, who with 

 diligence determined to make as great speede after, 

 as they could. Thus by meanes of contrary windes 

 oftentimes, wee prolonged our voyage in such manner 

 that victuals scanted with us, so that we were divers 

 times (or rather the most part) in despaire of ever 

 comming home, had not God of his goodnesse better 



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