WILLIAM TOWERSON 



A.D. 

 1555- 



measured and found it 27. paces long, and they grow 



upon the sand like to trees, and that so neere the Sea, 



that sometimes the Sea floweth into the woods as we 



might perceive by the water markes. The trees and all 



things in this place grow continually greene. Divers of 



the women have such exceeding long breasts, that some Long women* 



of them wil lay the same upon the ground and lie downe ° reasU - 



by them, but all the women have not such breasts. 



At this place all the day the winde bloweth off the [II. ii. 27,] 

 Sea, and all the night off the land, but wee found it to 

 differ sometimes, which our Master marveiled at. 



This night at 9. of the clocke the winde came up at 

 the East, which ordinarily about that time was wont to 

 come out of the North Northwest off the shoare : yet we 

 wayed and hailed off South with that winde all night into 

 the Sea, but the next morning we hailed in againe to the 

 lande, and tooke in 6. Tunnes of water for our ship, and 

 I thinke the Hinde tooke in as much. 



I could not perceive that here was any gold, or any 

 other good thing : for the people be so wilde and idle, 

 that they give themselves to seeke out nothing : if they 

 would takes paines they might gather great store of 

 graines, but in this place I could not perceive two Tunne. 



There are many foules in the Countrey, but the people 

 wil not take the paines to take them. 



I observed some of their words of speach, which I 

 thought good here to set downe. 



Bezow, bezow, 

 Manegete afoye, 

 Crocow afoye, 

 Zeramme afoye, 

 Begge sacke, 

 Begge come, 

 Borke, 

 Coutrecke, 

 Veede, 

 Brekeke, 

 Diago, 



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Is their salutation. 

 Graines ynough. 

 Hennes ynough. 

 Have you ynough ? 

 Give me a knife. 

 Give me bread. 

 Holde your peace. 

 Ye lye. 



Put foorth, or emptie. 

 Rowe. 

 ^ Their Captaine, and some 



The language 

 about the 

 River o/S. 

 Vincent. 



