THE SECOND VOYAGE TO GUINEA a.d. 



1555- 

 the midst, wherin they put their hands to weare it on their 

 arme. Some have on every arme one, and as many on 

 their legges, wherewith some of them are so galled, that 

 although they are in maner made lame thereby, yet will 

 they by no meanes leave them off. Some weare also 

 on their legges great shackles of bright copper, which Shackles. 

 they thinke to bee no lesse comely. They weare also 

 collars, bracelets, garlands, and girdles, of certain blew 

 stones like beads. Likewise some of their women weare 

 on their bare armes certaine foresleeves made of the 

 plates of beaten golde. On their fingers also they weare 

 rings, made of golden wires, with a knot or wreath, like Rings. 

 unto that which children make in a ring of a rush. 

 Among other things of golde that our men bought of 

 them for exchange of their wares, were certaine dog- Dogs chaines 

 chaines and collers. °* ® ' 



They are very wary people in their bargaining, and 

 will not lose one sparke of golde of any value. They 

 use weights and measures, and are very circumspect in 

 occupying the same. They that shall have to doe with 

 them, must use them gently : for they will not traflque or 

 bring in any wares if they be evill used. At the first 

 voyage that our men had into these parties, it so chanced, 

 that at their departure from the first place where they 

 did trafick, one of them either stole a muske Cat, or A .muske cat. 

 tooke her away by force, not mistrusting that that should 

 have hindered their bargaining in another place whither 

 they intended to goe. But for all the haste they coulde 

 make with full sailes, the fame of their misusage so 

 prevented them, that the people of that place also, offended 

 thereby, would bring in no wares : insomuch that they 

 were inforced either to restore the Cat, or pay for her [II. ii. 22.] 

 at their price, before they could trafique there. 



Their houses are made of foure postes or trees, and Their houses. 

 covered with boughes. 



Their common feeding is of roots, & such fishes as Their feeding. 

 they take, whereof they have great plenty. 



There are also such flying fishes as are seene in the Flyingjishes. 



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