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nation) having killed in their way a very fat doe, 

 part of which they brought to us. 



This day the king sent out all his able hunters 

 to kill game for a great feast that was to be kept 

 at their departure from the town, which they of- 

 fered to sell me for a small matter. That piece 

 of ground, with a little trouble, would make an 

 Englishman a most curious settlement, containing 

 above a mile square of rich land. This evening 

 came down some Toteros, tall, likely men, having 

 great plenty of buffaloes, elks, and bears, with oth- 

 er sort of deer amongst them, which strong food 

 makes large, robust bodies. Enquiring of them 

 if they never got any of the bezoar stone, and giv- 

 ing them a description how it was found ; the In- 

 dians told me, they had great plenty of it, and 

 asked me what use I could make of it ? I answer- 

 ed them that the white men used it in physic, and 

 that I would buy some of them if they would get 

 it against I came that way again. Thereupon, one 

 of them pulled out a leather pouch wherein was 

 some of it in powder ; he was a notable hunter, 

 and affirmed to me that that powder blown into 

 the eyes, strengthened the sight and brain exceed- 

 ingly, that being the most common use they made 

 of it. 



I bought, for two or three flints, a large peach 

 loaf, made up with a pleasant sort of seed, and this 

 did us a singular kindness in our journey. Near 

 the town, within their cleared land, are several 

 bagnios, or sweating houses, made of stone, in 



