THOMAS MASHAM a.d. 



1597. 

 the bay the Thursday following, & passing by Macerea, 

 Couroura, and Manamanora, by reason of shoalds, 

 rockes, and great windes, beeing a lee shoare ; and for 

 want of a good shalope, wee came to an anker the 

 next day being good Friday in five fathoms neere The 

 Triangle Islands called The Careres. And upon The Carenes. 

 Saturday standing to the Westward, wee stopped 

 against the towne of Maware, which is a little to the Mazvare. 

 Westward of the towne Comanamo : from whence and 

 from the other townes in that bay, which are some 6 

 or 7, wee had canoas come off to us as before with 

 such things as they had themselves in use, with parrots, 

 monkeys, and cotton-wooll, and flaxe. From whence 

 wee departed upon Munday following the 28 of 

 March 1597. 



And passing by the rivers of Euracco and Amano, 

 which openeth but a small river, and is shoald off, wee 

 came to Marawinne the next day : And finding a Maraiv'uine 

 chanell of three, foure, and five fathoms, wee stood ^ ^'^^^^' 

 into the river : and the same day came to an anker 

 some 2 leagues in against the mouth of Cooshepwinne, 

 which river goeth into Amana. Into which, (under- 

 standing that there were Arwaccawes dwelling) this 

 night we sent our boat and came to a towne called 

 Marrac one league in : And finding the people some- Marrac, a 

 thing pleasant, having drunke much that day, being as 

 it seemed a festivall day with them, yet were they very 

 fearefull and ready to run away at the first sight of 

 us, having seldome scene any Christian before. But 

 assoone as Henry our Indian interpreter had tolde 

 them what wee were, and our intent, they came to us 

 and used us kindely, and brought us victuals and other 

 things. And the next day their captaine Mawewiron 

 came out into Marawinne, with divers canoas, & 

 traded with us, and wee went in againe to them on 

 shore, who made very much of us, and carried us trom 

 house to house, and made us eate and drinke in every 

 house which wee came in. And the next day following 



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