114 The Humming Bird. 



put about their middle, hang down to their ankles. On their 

 stomachs hangs the ends of a hairy skin tied together, which 

 hanging also over their shoulders cover their hinder parts. 

 Each house is surrounded with an earthen wall and all the 

 corners thereof being close-stopped, and fires made in the 

 midst of them, they are very warm rushes strowed thick 

 on the ground, near the walls, serve them of beds. Drake 

 was so satisfied with the place and its inhabitants that he 

 made his mind to remain there for a while. 



The Indians came to visit him a second time and brought 

 him bird's feathers, store of Tobacco, and many other gifts. 

 Drake pleased with their kindness, built tents on the brow of 

 the hill, on the top of which the Indians stood that brought 

 the presents, whilst one of them with a loud voice made 

 a long discourse which he had no sooner ended, but every one 

 laid down his bow and arrows and walked unarmed down 

 to the tents to proffer their gifts; their wives staying on the 

 top, pinched their cheeks, and made sad lamentations, 

 which Drake supposed was because they made offerings 

 there; whereupon he also caused all his men to kneel down 

 and say their prayers, which made the Indians to look very 

 earnestly upon them, and to return the presents which the 

 day before they had received from him. 



The rumour of these strangers arrival spreading all over 

 the country, made the inhabitants far and near desirous to 

 see them, the KING himself sending Ambassadors to Drake to 

 inform him that he was on his way coming to see him. 



Being assured that he should be welcome, he came with a 

 retinue of about twelve thousand men. Before walked one 

 of a gigantic size carrying a costly scepter, on which, by 

 three long chains made of bones, hung a great and a small 

 crown made of feathers; next followed the KING himself in 

 a suit of coney skins ; then came a great con fused company of 

 people, each of them carrying a present; whereupon Drake 

 putting his men in good order, marched to meet the KING, 

 at which the Mace-bearer made a long preamble and when 

 he had done, danced to the tune of a song, which he sung 

 himself; then the KlLNG and his whole retinue also fell a 

 singing and dancing so long, till being weary, the KING went 

 to Drake and humbly desired of him that he would accept 

 of the Realm, assuring him that all the people should be 

 under his obedience, which said, he put the fore mentioned 

 Grown on his head, and hanging three double chains about 

 his neck called him HIOLE ; whereupon Drake took possession 

 of the country in QUEEN ELIZABETH'S name. 



Just before heaving the country, Drake caused a pillar to 

 be set in the ground with a silver plate on the same with an 

 inscription mentioning the day of his arrival, name and 

 Arms of QUEEN ELIZABETH, and free delivering of that 



