%\)t Mm'ptton of guinea ant> 
befojebppon ttjeir bellies tljep.toearea 
ftjoztbjoab Iron knife, toittj aifleatljeof 
ttje fame meffaU: tfjofe girblcs fome of 
t^em are a tjanbfulb joab,fonie ttoo,fome 
fijjee, anb fome bjoaber t befibes ttjefc 
kniucs,tijcp bfe ttjjototng kntues, toittj 
ttjjee o? foure popntes, being beric banger 
r ous,(totjereof 3 ran ffjefo pou.) too* 
men toeare great Iron, copper, 0? tinne 
rings about ttjeir lcgges,fome one,others 
ttoo, anb fome mo?e: manp of ttjem toep* 
ing at ttje leaft tl;?ce 0? foure pounces 
toaigtjf tljcpeece,being almoft clofc about 
ttjeir legge3, totjercbp a man can tjarclie 
tubgc boto ttjep gette ttjem on: fome men 
lifeetuife bfe ttjem,but not manic. 2Ltjere 
are atfo fome toornen ttjat toeare apjons 
before ttjem mabe ofBiefcn, totjereofl 
can Gjeto pou.Cfjto Hjal fufftce fo? ttje be* 
fcription oftljeir apparrelt, anb beautifp? 
ing of ttjeir bobpes,toljidj is berie Grange 
anb bnfeemelp : no leffe bifo?ber is ttjere 
in ttjeir tjoufes, fo? ttjep iiue tike beaffes, 
anb fleep on mattes laib bp on ttje grounb. 
ttjeir meat is mabeofgrcaf totjite rcotes, 
taken out of ttje earttj, calleb Imamos, 
berp pteafant of f afte, like ttje fpantftj Ba- 
tathjncljefnufsJDjep arebot|j roftcb anb 
fobben,toittj overrates,anb fugar canes, 
anb Bauanas, iutjictj are afruitc of a tree, 
like ttje |nbtan figges, mentioneb in ttjis 
bojtjc, long like cucumbers, toittj a tart 
ftoeetiftj, but a pteafant taGc: fometimes 
liketoifettjepcatcbottjfitoffleGj, toljiclj 
ttjep lap at in one beffell togittjer,anb fo fit 
rounb about it like acompanp ofbeaGes, 
anb newer b?inke,but after ttjep tjaue bone 
eating, SDfje gouernours eate alone out of 
a tin beffel, ttje reft out of a filttjie eartljen 
beffet, anb Gt bpon a mat fp?eab bpon tl;e 
grounb, e moft too?ke ttjat ttje toomen 
bo, is to fetetj boater anb fruite, anb fo 
b?effe ttje meatc: ttjep toill bp no meanes 
safe tljcmfelues bppon ttje grounb, eftee# 
ming ttjat a great offence, but tjaue great 
beftelsmabefo? ttje fame purpofe, totjtclj 
are fette in ttje earttj. SOjep bfeno ottjer 
Ineapons againft ttjeir enemies,but onetp 
GGes anb ftaues : ttjep ttjat bin ell bp ttje 
mine, are better appointeb toittj botocs, 
arrotoes, pikes, anb targets as long as a 
man,maoeofbarkes oftrees,anb fucb litre 
ttjings. 2Ctjcir£D?ums areb?oabe aboue, 
anb narroto beloto t ttjep tjaue Itketoife 
Cornets of €toptjants feettj: ofallttjefe 
feinbes of inGruments anb toeapons* 3 
tjab fome b?ougljt from ttjence. 3 Dur men 
being in ttjcKiuer ofGabamcamebnto an 
3 lanb, lot)ere ttjep toere carrieb on Gjo:e 
bp a $pa>?e, ttjat tjab a great tcottj ftickmg 
The2,Bookeo 
in tjis bpper lip,t«itt) a bioabc tmife in bis 
|janb, anb all bis bobp rafeb anb pinfeeb, 
as 3 faibe before, totjeretjeb?ougtjtttjem 
into a boufe among ttje S^coies, totjerem 
toere certaine coucrlets,mabe of ttje rinbs 
o?barkes of trees laibebpponttjeeartl), 
tntjere ttjep fafebotone, not making ante 
ctjopfe:anb bemg fette, tje clapt ttjem on 
ttje fljoulbcrs, pointing bpioarbs Uutf) tjis 
fingers,taping in tjis language, Mam Ga- 
bam, ttjep not knoboing to^at ^ee meant, 
tajkebbp, totjere ttjep percciueb abtacke 
man fate bppon ttje top of a certaine patre 
of £>taires, like an image, tuittj manp 
ctjaincs of bones anb rings tjanging 
bout tjirn, fearefull to bctjolbe; at fits feefg 
tap certaine blacke tocmen, toittj Cto* 
ptjanfs tailes in ttjeirtjanbes, to bcafea* 
toap ttje flics,anb to make toinbe, totjere* 
bp ttjep bnberGcob tjim fo be ttje ttc^be of 
ttje^flanb. Mil;erupon ttjep kneetcb bpon 
one oftljeir knees, tjonouringtjimacco^ 
bing to ttje cuftome ofttjc tanbe, clapping 
f^cir^anbs bntillttjeMam ojilo’bnmbg 
fignes bnto ttjem, clapping tjis tjanbest 
totjictjbcne,tbeprofebp, ttje Mamgiuing 
ttjem fome ofttjoftmats rnabe of barks,as 
a pjincelp pjefent, of ttje'totjictj toittj ttjeir 
linnen 3 can^eto pouiottjers ofttjc fame 
fljip takingtjjeir pinnace entreb info ano* 
ttjcr creeke in ttje fameftiuer, about ttoo 
miles ljigtjer,anb ttjere founbe a great bit? 
lage lping on ttje fameriucr,fo ncere, ttjat 
ttjep migtjtttjzoto a Gone ouerttjetjoufesi 
anb being toittjin ttoo l^ips lengttj oft^e 
ftjoje, ttjep caft anker: on ttje flpoje ttjere, 
Gob atttjeleaft iooo.^o>?es,men, too# 
men,anb ctjitbjen,to^erof fome tjab pikes, 
knmes, anb ottjer toepons m ttjeir tjanbs, 
crping toittj loubebopcesJoJoanb ottjer 
toojbcs, clapping ttjeir tjanbes together, 
totjictj fo ttjem to as Grange, botij to Ijeare 
anb fee. j^otiong after, a Cfcste ttjat bp 
ttjem about foure 0? Sue miles fro ttjence, 
tjab beenetaken into ttjeir pinnace, Gep* 
peb info tfje toafer, anb toent on ftjoae, 
toljcre being on lanb,tije ^£Djes,fpeaailp 
ttje toomen,tjung about ljim,in fuctj num# 
bers, t^attje coulb tjarblp paffe, finging 
anb ttjjotoinggraffcbppon tjmi, ttjatour 
men coulb neittjer tjeare noj fee ttje man, 
neuer ceafing to fmg anb make a nopfe,but 
Gill continuing bancing , leaping, anb 
toittj ttjeir kniues cut ting off at ttje graffei 
meane time ttjere rame cue cut of ttje bit# 
lage,tjauing a tong Gaffe in tjts tjanb,as if 
tjc toere fomeofficer,toilling ttjem to leans 
off ttjep? nopfe, bjiuing ttjem from ttje 
ftjoje, butfo no enb,bp reafon ofttjc great 
number of people ttjat toere ttjere aftem* 
bleb; 
