EDWARD FENTON 



wee manned our 

 things to shoare, 



Pinto and Russell swamme a shoare to seeke water, but 

 found none. 



The same day wee sailed to a place where boats might 

 land, & I went a land in my Skiffe, and found the Indians, 

 and Frenchman which were with mee the day before, and 

 they brought our three barricos full of fresh water : for 

 which I rewarded them with some trifles. In the meane 

 time our boat went ashoare, and our men with some of 

 the Indians brouorht us twentie barricos more of fresh 

 water, and I my selfe went to shoare and brought 23. 

 hennes of India. 



The 12. day betimes in the morning, 

 boat and Skiffe, and tooke some trifling 

 and barricos : at our first arrivall the rude Indians flocked 

 together, wading to the Skiffle wherein I was, begging and 

 wondering about us : First I caused them to fetch 27. 

 barricos of water, whom I rewarded with small bells, &c. 

 In the meane time they brought hens to me, wading to the 

 SkifFe, for I kept my selfe alwayes afloat, and for their 

 hens I gave them a knife, and a smal looking glasse. All 

 this while M. Blackcoller our Pilot, Thomas Russel, 

 Marke Thawghts were still on shoare, and would not 

 tarry abord : In the ende, fearing some treacherie, because 

 all the Indians were slipped on shoare from mee, I called 

 our men away, and suddenly they layed handes on our 

 men ashoare, and with their bowes shot thicke at us in 

 the boats, and waded into the water to us, laying hands 

 on our Skiffe, yet God of his mercie delivered us from 

 their hands, with the losse of Rve men slaine, and others 

 hurt, 



got abord with 40. hens, ducks, turkies, and 

 three hogsheads of water: and I caried a 

 abord with mee, named Jaques Humfrey, 

 chance in the boat with me when this fray 



Thus we 

 parrats, and 

 Frenchman 

 who was by 



began. 



The 17. day we tooke three sharks in the morning. 



From that day to the first of April, wee went our 

 course, sometime with raine, and sometime with variable 



199 



A.D. 



1583. 



Treason of the 

 Indians. 



Jaques 

 Humfrey a 

 Frenchman 

 saved. 



