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Feathers, Neckbands of Net- work, and flore of Tobacco : 'Drake pleas'd with this 

 their kindnefs, built Tents on the Brow of a Hill, on the top of which the Indians 

 flood that brought the Prefents, whirft one of them with a loud voice maintained 

 along Difcourfe; which he had no fooner ended,but everyone laid down his Bowc 

 and Arrows, and walk'd unarmed down to the Tents to proffer their Gifts : their • 

 Wives flaying behind on the top, pinch'd their Cheeks, and made fad lamentation; 

 which Drake fuppos'd was becaufe they made Offerings there : whereupon he alio 

 caus'd all his Men to kneel down and fay their Prayers, which made the Indians to 

 look very earneflly upon them, and to return him the Prefents which the day before 

 they had receiv'd of him. 



The rumour of thefe Strangers arrival fpreading a u over the Countrey, made P"h'» En - 

 the Inhabitants far and near defirous to fee them \ the King himfelf fending Am- ^"Sl 

 bafTadors to Drake, to inform him that he was on the Way comin<r to fee him . all "^ 

 which the Agents related at large, and defir'd fome Prefents, as a teflimony that 

 their King fhould be welcome . which he being aflur'd of, came with- a Retinue of 

 above twelve thouland Men, before whom walk'd one of a Gygantick fize, carry- 

 ing a coftly Scepter, on which, by three long Chains made- of Bones, hung a 

 great and a fmall Crown made of Feathers . next folio wM the King himfelf in a 

 Sute of Cony-Skins . then came a great confus'd company of People, each ofthem 

 carrying a Prefent : whereupon Drake putting his Men into good order, march'd 

 to meet the King j at which the Mace-bearer made a long Preamble, and when he 

 had done, Danc'd to the Tune of a Song, which he Sung himfelf; then the King 

 and his whole Retinue alfo fell a Singing and Dancing fo long, till being weary 

 the King went to Drake, and humbly defir'd of him, that he would accept of the 

 Realm, afliiring him, that all the People fliould be under his Obedience . which 

 faid, he put the fore-mention d Crown on his Head, and hanging three double 

 Chains about his Neck, call'd him Hioh : whereupon Drake took poffeffibn of the 

 Countrey in Queen Elizabeths Name. The King flaying alone with Drake, his Re- 

 tinue went amongft the Englijh, every one looking very earneflly upon them, and 



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