A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1578. 



least have laden all our Shippes, and the rest of the 

 Islands are as it were laden with foules which is won- 

 derfull to see, and they of divers sortes. It is a place 

 very plentifull of victuals, and hath in it no want of 

 fresh water. 



Our Generall after certaine dayes of his abode in 

 this place, being on shore in an Island, the people of 

 the countrey shewed themselves unto him, leaping and 

 dauncing, and entred into traffique with him, but they 

 would not receive any thing at any mans hands, but the 

 same must bee cast upon the ground. They are of 

 cleane, comely, and strong bodies, swift on foote, and 

 seeme to be very active. 

 May. The eighteenth day of May our Generall thought 



it needfull to have a care of such Ships as were absent, 

 and therefore indevouring to seeke the Flieboate wherein 

 master Doughtie was, we espied her againe the next 

 day : and whereas certaine of our ships were sent to 

 discover the coast and to search an harbour, the Mary- 

 gold and the Canter being imployed in that businesse, 

 [III. 733.] came unto us and gave us understanding of a safe 

 harbour that they had found, wherewith all our ships 

 bare, and entred it, where we watered and made new 

 provision of victuals, as by Seales, whereof we slew to the 

 number of 200. or 300. in the space of an houre. 

 Here our Generall in the Admirall rid close aboord the 

 Th Flie-boat Flie-boate, and tooke out of her all the provision of 

 cast off and victuals and what els was in her, and hailing her to the 

 Lande, set fire to her, and so burnt her to save the iron 

 worke : which being a doing, there came downe of the 

 The people of countrey certaine of the people naked, saving only about 

 the countrey. ^j^^jj. ^aste the skinne of some beast with the furre or 

 haire on, and something also wreathed on their heads : 

 their faces were painted with divers colours, and some of 

 them had on their heads the similitude of homes, every 

 man his bow which was an ell in length, and a couple 

 of arrowes. They were very agill people and quicke to 

 deliver, and seemed not to be ignorant in the feates of 



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