Cap. VII. T^Caribby-Iflands. 



That they mould acknowledge the King of the Apalachites 

 for their Sovereign, and that from thence forward they fliould 

 render him reafonable homage. 



This Agreement being thus reciprocally concluded, was at- 

 tended with mutual acclamations: Not long after,the Deputies 

 of the Cofachites having given an account of their negotiation 

 to their Commander in chief and his Councel, and reprelented 

 to them the choice which had been left them either of living 

 promifcuoufly among the Apalachites, or being fole pofTefibrs 

 of the Province into which they were entered 5 they unani- 

 moufly accepted of the latter , and fo became abfolute Ma- 

 fters of that Province of Amana, whereof the King of the A- 

 palachites put them himfelf into quiet polTeffion : The Wo- 

 men, Children, and Old men, who had been left behind, when 

 all fuch as were able to bear arms had follow'd their Prince, 

 were tranfported into fome of the other Provinces, where the 

 King appointed a fetled habitation for them, and all the gal- 

 lant men of that Province who had ventur'd their lives againft 

 the Enemy, and for the prefer vation of their Country. 



All things being thus fetled, both parties laid down their 

 arms, and the Cofachites went to fetch their Wives, Children, 

 Cattel, Baggage, and the Souldiers they had left neer the great 

 Lake of Theomi$ and being fefely return'd, they difpos'd 

 themfelves into the Cities appointed them, congratulating 

 their good fortune in the conqueft of fo noble a Country, an- 

 fwerably to their expectation at the firft undertaking of the 

 War. 



From that time the Apalachites gave the name of Caribbians, 

 or as the French would have it, Cardites, to thofe new comers, 

 who of a fudden,and contrary to their expectation, forc'd them- 

 (elveruponthem, to repair the breach which had been made 

 by the tranfplantation of fome of their people into another 

 Country of America : fo that this word Caraibes fignifies, in 

 their language, a fort of people added, or fuddenly and unexpe- 

 ctedly coming in } fir angers, or flout and valiant men 5 as if they 

 would exprefs, that a generous people, whom they expected 

 not, were come upon them, and had been added to them : and 

 this denomination eontinuM to thefe new comers inftead of 

 that of Cofachites, which hath been kept up only in fome 

 weak and wretched Families which liv'd more towards the 

 north of Florida, and after the departure of the true Cofachites^ 

 poffefs'd themfelves of their habitations, and would alfo have 

 pafs'd under the name of thofe who had preceded them in 

 the pofleffion of that Country : Whereas on the other fide, 

 thefe true Cofachites were known by the name of Caribbians in 

 the Province of Amana ^ and therefore henceforward wefhall 

 fpeak of them, and the Colonies which they have ffnce fent 

 abroad, only under that name. 



