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ships where we found the people desirous in their 

 fashion, of friendship and barter: our mariners 

 complained heavily against the people, and said 

 that my leniency and friendly using of them gave 

 them stomach to mischief: for they have stolen 

 an anchor from us, they have cut our cable very 

 dangerously, they have cut our boats from our 

 stern, and now, since your departure, with slings 

 they spare us not with stones of half a pound 

 weight: and will you still endure these injuries? 

 It is a shame to bear them! I desired them to 

 be content, and said, I doubted not but all should 

 be well. The tenth of this month, I went to the 

 shore, the people following me in their canoes: I 

 invited them on shore, and used them with much 

 courtesy, and then departed aboard, they follow 

 ing me, and my company. I gave some of them 

 bracelets, and caused seven or eight of them to 

 come aboard, which they did willingly, and some 

 of them went into the top of the ship: and thus 

 courteously using them, I let them depart: the 

 Sun was no sooner down than they began to 

 practise their devilish nature, and with slings 

 threw stones very fiercely into the Moonlight, 

 and struck one of her men then boatswain, that 

 he overthrew withal; whereat being moved, I 

 changed my courtesy and grew to hatred, myself 

 in my own boat well manned with shot, and the 

 bark s boat likewise pursued them, and gave 

 them divers shot, but to small purpose, by reason 

 of their swift rowing: so smally content we re 

 turned.&quot; 



