The
true
discouerie
of
terra
Florrida
.
WHere
as
in
the
yere
of
our
Lorde
God
1562.
it
pleased
God
to
moue
your
honour
,
to
choose
and
appoynt
vs
,
to
discouer
and
vewe
a
certaine
longe
coast
of
the
West
India
,
from
the
head
of
the
land
called
Laflorida
,
drawyng
toward
the
N●●●●●●●t
,
vnto
the
head
of
Brittons
,
dist●●●●●●m
the
sayd
head
of
Laflorida
900.
leagues
,
or
there
aboute
:
to
the
ende
we
might
certifie
you
and
make
true
report
of
the
temperature
,
fertilitie
,
Ports
,
Hauens
,
Ryuers
,
and
generally
of
all
the
commodities
that
be
séen
and
found
in
that
land
,
and
also
to
learne
what
people
were
there
dwelling
,
which
thing
you
haue
long
time
ago
desired
,
being
stirred
therevnto
by
this
zeale
.
That
Fraunce
might
one
day
through
new
discoueries
haue
knowledge
of
straunge
countryes
and
also
thereof
to
receyue
(
by
meanes
of
continuall
trafique
)
riche
&
inestimable
commodities
,
as
other
nacions
haue
done
by
taking
in
hand
such
far
nauigations
,
bothe
to
the
honour
&
prowesse
of
their
kinges
&
princes
,
&
also
to
the
encrease
of
great
profit
&
vse
to
their
common
wealthes
,
countreys
&
dominions
,
which
is
most
of
all
without
comparison
to
be
considered
&
estemed
.
It
seemeth
wel
that
ye
haue
bene
stirred
herevnto
euen
of
god
aboue
,
&
led
to
it
by
the
hope
and
desiere
you
haue
that
a
number
of
brutishe
people
&
ignoraunt
of
Iesus
Christ
,
may
by
his
grace
come
to
some
knowledge
of
his
holy
lawes
&
ordinances
.
So
therefore
it
seemeth
that
it
hath
pleased
God
by
his
godly
prouidence
to
reserue
the
care
which
he
hath
had
of
their
saluation
vntill
this
tyme
,
and
wil
bryng
them
to
our
faith
,
at
the
time
by
himself
alone
forséen
&
ordeyned
.
For
if
it
were
néedfull
to
shew
how
many
from
tyme
to
tyme
haue
gone
about
to
finde
out
this
great
lande
,
&
to
inhabit
there
:
who
neuerthelesse
haue
alwayes
failed
and
bene
put
by
from
their
entention
&
purpose
:
some
by
fear
of
shipwracks
,
and
some
by
great
windes
&
tempests
that
droue
them
backe
to
their
merueylous
griefe
.
Of
the
which
there
was
one
a
very
famous
straunger
named
Sebastian
Cobote
an
excellent
Pylot
sent
thither
by
king
Henry
,
the
yere
1498.
&
many
others
,
who
neuer
could
attaine
to
any
habitation
nor
take
possession
there
of
one
only
fote
of
ground
,
nor
yet
approche
or
enter
into
these
parties
&
faire
riuers
into
the
which
God
hath
brought
vs
.
Wherefore
,
my
lord
,
it
may
be
wel
sayd
that
the
liuing
God
hath
reserued
this
greate
lande
for
your
poore
seruauntes
and
subiectes
as
well
to
the
ende
they
might
be
made
great
ouer
thys
poore
people
,
and
rude
nation
:
as
also
to
approue
the
former
affection
whyche
our
Kynges
haue
hadde
vnto
thys
discouerie
.
For
the
late
king
Fraunces
the
first
(
of
happye
memorie
)
a
prince
endued
with
excellent
vertues
.
The
yere
1524.
sent
a
famous
&
notable
man
a
Florentine
,
named
Messire
Iehan
de
Varran
,
to
serch
&
discouer
the
West
parts
as
far
as
might
be
:
Who
departing
from
Déepe
with
two
vesselles
litle
differing
from
the
making
&
burden
of
these
two
Pinnaces
of
the
kinges
,
which
your
honour
hath
ordeyned
for
this
present
nauigation
.
In
the
which
land
they
haue
found
the
eleuation
the
Pole
,
an
viij
.
degrées
.
The
countrey
(
as
he
writeth
)
goodly
,
fruitfull
,
&
so
good
temperature
,
that
it
is
not
possible
to
haue
the
better
:
being
then
as
yet
of
no
man
séene
,
nor
discerned
.
But
they
being
not
able
to
bryng
to
passe
at
this
first
voyage
that
whiche
he
had
entended
,
nor
to
arriue
in
anye
Port
,
by
reason
of
sondry
inconueniences
,
which
commonly
happen
,
were
constrained
to
return
into
Fraunce
:
where
after
his
arriuall
,
he
neuer
ceassed
to
make
suite
vntill
he
was
sent
thither
again
,
where
at
last
he
died
.
The
which
occasion
gaue
small
corage
to
send
thither
againe
,
&
was
the
cause
that
this
laudable
enterprise
was
left
of
,
vntyll
the
yere
1534.
at
which
time
his
Maiesty
(
desiring
always
to
enlarge
his
kingdome
,
countreys
&
dominions
,
&
th
aduauncing
&
case
of
his
subiects
)
sent
thither
a
Pilot
of
S.
Mallowes
,
a
Briton
,
named
Iames
Cartiere
,
wel
séen
in
the
art
&
knowledge
of
nauigation
,
&
especially
of
the
North
parts
,
commonly
called
the
new
lande
,
led
by
some
hope
to
finde
passage
that
wayes
to
the
South
seas
:
Who
being
not
able
at
his
first
goyng
to
bring
any
thing
to
passe
,
that
he
pretended
to
do
:
was
sent
thither
again
the
yere
folowing
,
&
likewise
le
syre
Hemerall
,
and
as
it
is
wel
knowen
thei
did
inhabite
&
bylde
,
&
plant
the
kinges
armes
in
the
North
part
a
good
way
in
the
land
,
as
far
as
Tauadu
&
Ochisaon
Wherefore
my
Lord
trust
iustly
that
a
thing
so
commendable
&
worthy
to
be
with
good
corage
attempted
that
God
woulde
guyde
&
kéepe
vs
,
desiring
alwayes
to
fulfil
your
commaundement
.
When
we
had
done
your
busines
,
and
made
our
preparations
the
.xviij.
day
of
February
1562
,
through
the
fauour
of
God
we
departed
with
our
two
vessels
out
of
the
hauen
of
Claue
de
Grace
into
the
road
Caur
:
and
the
next
day
hoysted
vp
sayle
(
the
wynde
beyng
in
the
East
)
whiche
lasted
so
fyue
dayes
,
that
we
coulde
not
arriue
at
the
nauch
that
is
from
betwene
the
coast
of
Britton
and
Englande
and
the
Iles
of
Surlinos
and
Wiskam
:
So
that
the
Wynde
blowyng
wyth
great
furye
&
tempest
out
of
the
West
,
and
West
Southwest
,
altogether
contrarye
to
our
waye
and
course
,
&
all
that
we
coulde
doe
was
to
none
effecte
,
besydes
the
great
daunger
of
breakynge
of
our
Mastes
,
as
also
to
be
hyndered
in
our
other
labours
.
Wherefore
as
well
to
shonne
manye
other
inconueniences
,
whiche
myght
folowe
to
the
preiudice
&
breache
of
our
viage
,
hauynge
regard
also
to
the
lykely
daunger
of
death
,
that
some
of
our
gentlemen
&
souldiours
being
troubled
with
feuers
&
whot
sickennesses
,
might
haue
fallen
into
:
as
also
for
other
considerations
,
we
thoughte
good
to
fal
into
the
road
of
Brest
in
Britain
,
to
set
there
our
sick
folke
on
land
,
&
suffer
the
tempest
to
passe
.
From
whence
(
after
we
had
taried
there
two
dayes
)
we
retourned
againe
to
seaward
to
folow
our
nauigation
,
so
that
(
my
Lorde
)
albeit
the
wynde
was
for
a
long
season
very
much
agaynst
vs
,
&
troublesome
:
yet
at
the
end
(
God
geuyng
vs
through
his
grace
&
accustomed
goodnes
a
méetely
fauourable
wynde
)
I
determined
with
al
diligence
to
proue
a
new
course
which
hath
not
ben
yet
attempted
:
trauersing
the
seas
of
Octian
1800
leagues
at
the
least
,
whyche
in
déede
is
the
true
and
shorte
course
that
hereafter
muste
be
kepte
,
to
the
honour
of
our
nacion
,
reiectynge
the
olde
conserued
opinion
,
whyche
to
longe
tyme
hathe
bene
holden
as
trewe
.
Which
is
,
that
it
was
thought
a
thing
impossible
to
haue
the
wynde
at
East
,
Northest
,
&
kéepe
the
race
&
course
we
enterprised
,
but
that
we
should
be
driuen
toward
the
region
of
Affrica
,
the
Iles
of
Canaria
,
Madera
,
&
other
lands
thereabouts
.
And
the
cause
why
we
haue
bene
the
more
prouoked
&
assured
to
take
this
newe
race
,
hath
bene
because
that
it
séemed
to
euerye
one
that
we
might
not
passe
nor
go
in
this
nauigation
without
the
sight
&
touching
of
the
Antillies
&
Lucaries
,
&
there
soiourne
&
take
freshe
waters
&
other
necessaries
,
as
the
Spaniards
do
in
theyr
voyage
to
new
Spaine
:
whereof
(
thanked
be
God
)
we
haue
had
no
néed
,
nor
entered
the
chanell
of
Roham
:
whiche
hath
ben
thought
impossible
.
Forseing
also
that
it
was
not
expedient
for
vs
to
passe
through
the
Ilands
,
as
wel
to
shon
many
inconueniences
that
might
happen
in
passing
that
waye
(
whereof
springeth
nothing
but
innumerable
quarels
pleadings
,
confusions
,
&
breache
of
all
worthy
enterprises
&
godly
nauigations
,
whereof
ensueth
complaints
&
odious
questions
betwene
the
subiectes
of
the
kyng
&
hys
frends
&
alies
)
as
also
to
the
ende
they
might
vnderstande
that
in
the
tyme
to
come
(
God
hauynge
shewed
vs
such
graces
,
as
these
his
wonderfull
benefites
firste
shewed
to
the
poore
people
of
this
so
goodly
newe
framing
people
,
of
so
gentle
a
nature
,
&
a
countrey
so
pleasant
&
fruitfull
,
lacking
nothyng
at
all
that
may
séeme
necessary
for
mans
food
)
we
would
not
haue
to
do
wyth
theyr
Ilands
,
&
other
lands
:
which
(
for
that
they
fyrst
discouered
them
)
they
kéepe
wyth
much
ielosye
:
trustyng
that
if
God
wil
suffer
the
king
(
through
your
persuation
)
to
cause
some
parte
of
this
incomparable
countrey
to
be
peopled
&
inhabited
with
such
a
number
of
his
poore
subiectes
as
you
shall
thynke
good
,
there
neuer
happened
in
the
memorie
of
man
so
great
&
good
commoditie
to
Fraunce
as
thys
,
&
(
my
Lorde
)
for
manye
causes
,
whereof
a
man
is
neuer
able
to
say
or
wryte
to
the
full
,
as
vnder
the
assured
hope
that
we
haue
alwayes
had
in
executing
vprightlye
that
which
I
had
receyued
in
charge
of
you
,
God
would
blesse
our
wayes
&
nauigations
.
After
we
had
constantly
&
wyth
diligence
in
tyme
conuenient
determined
vppon
the
waye
,
we
shoulde
haue
thought
it
noysome
&
tedious
to
all
our
company
,
if
it
had
before
bene
knowen
vnto
any
without
tourninge
or
wauering
to
or
fro
from
their
first
entention
.
And
not
withstanding
that
Sathan
did
often
what
he
coulde
to
sowe
many
obstractes
troubles
&
lettes
,
accordyng
to
his
accustomed
subtelties
,
so
it
is
come
to
passe
,
that
God
by
his
only
goodnes
hath
geuen
vs
grace
,
to
make
the
furthest
arte
&
trauars
of
the
seas
,
that
euer
was
made
in
oure
memorie
or
knowledge
,
in
longitude
from
the
East
to
the
West
:
and
therefore
was
it
commonly
sayd
both
in
Fraunce
&
Spaine
,
&
also
among
vs
,
that
it
was
impossible
for
vs
safely
to
arriue
thither
,
whither
the
Lorde
dyd
conducte
vs
.
All
whiche
persuaded
but
of
ignoraunce
&
lacke
of
attempting
:
whiche
we
haue
not
bene
afrayde
to
geue
aduenture
to
proue
.
Albeit
that
all
Mariners
Cardes
do
set
the
Coasts
with
shipwracks
wythout
Ports
or
Ryuers
:
whiche
we
haue
founde
otherwyse
as
it
foloweth
.
Thursdaye
the
laste
of
Apryll
at
the
breake
of
the
daye
,
we
discouered
and
clearely
perceyued
a
faire
coast
,
stretchynge
of
a
great
length
couered
with
an
infinite
number
of
high
&
fayre
trées
,
we
being
not
past
7
or
8
leagues
from
the
shore
,
the
countrey
séeming
vnto
vs
plain
without
any
shewe
of
hilles
,
&
approching
nearer
within
foure
or
fyue
leagues
of
the
lande
,
we
cast
an
Anker
at
tenne
fadome
water
,
the
bottome
of
the
Sea
beynge
playne
wyth
muche
Ocias
and
faste
holde
on
the
Southe
syde
,
as
farre
as
a
certayne
poynte
or
Cape
situate
vnder
that
Latitude
of
nine
&
twenty
degrées
&
a
half
,
which
we
haue
named
Cape
Francois
.
We
coulde
espye
neyther
Ryuer
nor
Bay
,
wherefore
we
sent
our
Botes
furnished
wyth
men
of
experience
,
to
sound
and
knowe
the
coast
nere
the
shore
:
who
retournyng
to
vs
about
one
of
the
clock
at
after
noone
,
declared
that
they
had
founde
among
other
things
.viij.
fadom
of
water
at
the
hard
bancke
of
the
sea
.
Wherevpon
hauing
diligently
wayed
vp
our
Ankers
,
&
hoysted
vp
our
sayles
with
wynde
at
wyll
we
sayled
&
vewed
the
coast
all
alonge
with
vnspeakable
pleasure
,
of
the
odorours
smel
&
beautie
of
the
same
.
And
because
there
appeared
vnto
vs
no
sygne
of
any
Port
,
about
the
settyng
of
the
Sunne
we
cast
anker
agayne
:
which
done
,
we
did
beholde
to
and
fro
the
goodly
order
of
the
Woods
wherwith
God
hath
decked
euery
way
the
sayde
lande
.
Then
perceyuyng
toward
the
North
a
leaping
&
a
breaking
of
the
water
,
as
a
streame
falling
out
of
the
land
into
the
sea
.
For
the
which
we
set
vp
sayles
agayne
to
double
the
same
whyle
it
was
yet
day
.
And
as
we
had
so
done
,
&
passed
beyond
it
:
there
appeared
vnto
vs
a
fayre
entrye
of
a
fayre
Riuer
which
caused
vs
to
cast
Anker
agayne
there
nearer
the
lande
:
to
the
ende
the
next
day
we
might
sée
what
it
was
,
and
though
that
the
wynde
blew
for
a
tyme
vehemently
to
the
shoreward
:
yet
the
holde
&
ankerage
was
so
good
,
that
one
cable
&
one
anker
held
vs
fast
,
with
out
daunger
or
slydyng
.
The
next
day
in
the
morning
,
beyng
the
first
of
May
,
we
assayed
to
enter
this
Port
,
with
two
new
Barges
&
a
Boate
well
trymmed
,
fyndyng
lytle
water
Barges
whiche
might
haue
astonied
&
caused
vs
retourne
backe
to
shipborde
,
if
God
had
not
speedely
brought
vs
in
.
Where
fyndyng
.536
.
fadome
water
,
entered
into
a
goodly
and
great
Ryuer
,
which
as
we
went
founde
to
encrease
styll
in
depth
and
largenes
,
boyling
and
roryng
through
the
multitude
of
all
kynde
of
fyshe
.
This
being
entered
we
perceyued
a
great
number
of
the
Indians
inhabitantes
there
,
commynge
alonge
the
sandes
&
sea
banckes
,
commyng
neare
vnto
vs
,
without
anye
t-akyng
of
feare
or
doubt
,
shewynge
vnto
vs
the
easiest
landyng
place
:
&
therevpon
we
geuyng
them
also
on
our
partes
thankes
of
assuraunce
&
frendlinesse
.
Forthwith
one
of
appearaunce
,
out
of
the
best
among
them
,
brother
vnto
one
of
theyr
Kynges
,
or
gouernours
,
commaunded
one
of
the
Indians
to
enter
into
the
water
:
and
to
approche
our
boates
to
shewe
vs
the
coastes
landing
place
.
We
seing
this
(
without
any
more
douting
or
difficultie
)
landed
,
&
the
messenger
(
after
we
had
rewarded
him
with
some
lookyng
glasse
,
&
other
pretie
things
of
smale
value
)
ranne
incontinently
towarde
his
Lorde
:
Who
forth
with
sent
me
hys
Gyrdle
,
in
token
of
assuraunce
&
frendship
,
which
Gyrdle
was
made
of
red
leather
,
as
well
couered
&
coloured
as
was
possible
:
and
as
I
began
to
go
towards
him
,
he
set
forth
&
came
&
receyued
me
gentlye
,
&
reysed
after
his
maner
all
his
men
,
folowyng
with
great
silence
&
modestie
:
yea
more
then
our
men
did
.
And
after
we
had
a
whyle
with
gentle
vsage
congratulated
with
him
:
we
fell
to
the
grounde
a
lytle
waye
from
them
,
to
call
vpon
the
name
of
God
,
&
to
beseche
hym
to
continue
still
hys
goodnes
towards
vs
,
&
bring
to
the
knowledge
of
our
Sauiour
Christ
this
poore
people
.
Whyle
we
were
thus
praying
(
they
sitting
vppon
the
ground
,
which
was
strawed
&
dressed
with
Baye
bowes
)
behelde
&
harkened
vnto
vs
,
very
attentiuelye
without
either
speaking
or
mouing
:
&
as
I
made
a
signe
vnto
their
king
,
lifting
vp
myne
arme
,
&
stretching
forth
one
finger
,
only
to
make
them
looke
vp
to
heauenward
.
He
lykewyse
liftinge
vp
his
arme
towardes
heauen
put
forth
two
fingers
:
whereby
it
séemed
that
he
made
vs
to
vnderstande
,
that
they
worshipped
the
Sunne
&
the
Moone
for
Gods
:
as
afterwards
we
vnderstood
it
so
.
In
the
mean
time
their
numbers
increased
,
&
thither
came
the
Kynges
brother
,
that
was
first
with
vs
,
their
mother
,
wyues
,
sisters
&
children
,
&
beyng
thus
assembled
,
they
caused
a
great
number
of
Baye
boughes
to
be
cut
,
&
therewith
a
place
to
be
dressed
for
vs
,
distant
from
theirs
two
fadom
.
For
it
is
their
maner
to
talke
&
bargaine
sitting
:
&
the
chiefe
of
them
to
be
aparte
,
from
the
meaner
sorte
,
with
a
shewe
of
great
obedience
to
theyr
Kynges
,
Superiours
,
&
Elders
.
They
be
all
naked
,
&
of
a
goodlye
stature
,
myghtye
,
fayre
,
&
as
well
shapen
&
proporcioned
of
bodye
,
as
anye
people
in
the
worlde
:
verye
gentle
,
curteyse
,
and
of
a
good
nature
.
The
moste
parte
of
them
couer
theyr
Raynes
&
priuities
with
fayre
Hartes
skynnes
,
paynted
moste
commonlye
with
sundrye
colours
:
&
the
fore
parte
of
theyr
bodye
&
armes
,
be
paynted
wyth
pretye
deuised
workes
,
of
Azure
,
red
,
&
blacke
,
so
well
&
so
properly
as
the
best
Painter
of
Europe
coulde
not
amende
it
.
The
women
haue
their
bodies
paynted
with
a
certayne
Herbe
lyke
vnto
Mosse
,
whereof
the
Ceder
trées
,
&
all
other
trées
be
alwayes
couered
.
The
men
for
pleasure
doe
alwayes
trymme
them selues
therewith
,
after
sundrye
fashions
:
They
be
of
Tauney
colour
,
Haulke
nosed
&
of
a
pleasaunt
countenaunce
.
The
women
be
well
fauoured
,
&
wyll
not
suffer
one
dishonestly
to
approche
to
neare
them
.
But
we
were
not
in
their
houses
for
we
sawe
none
at
that
tyme
.
After
we
had
taried
in
this
North
syde
of
the
Ryuer
the
most
parte
of
the
daye
(
whiche
Riuer
we
haue
called
Maye
for
that
we
discouered
the
same
the
first
daye
of
the
Moneth
)
we
congratulated
,
made
aliaunce
,
&
entered
into
amitie
wyth
them
,
and
presented
the
Kynge
and
hys
brethren
wyth
Gownes
of
Blewe
clothe
garnyshed
wyth
Yelowe
Flouredeluces
.
And
it
séemed
that
they
were
sorye
for
our
departure
:
so
that
the
moste
parte
of
them
entered
into
the
water
vp
to
the
necke
,
to
set
our
Boates
a
flote
.
Putting
into
vs
sundrye
kynde
of
fishes
,
which
with
merueylous
spéed
thei
ranne
to
take
in
their
paks
,
made
in
the
water
with
great
Réeds
,
so
well
&
conningly
set
together
,
after
the
fashion
of
a
Laberinthe
,
or
Maze
,
with
so
manye
turnes
&
crokes
,
as
it
is
impossible
to
do
it
without
much
conning
&
industrie
.
But
desyring
to
imploye
the
rest
of
the
daye
on
the
other
syde
of
this
Riuer
,
to
view
&
knowe
those
Indians
that
we
sawe
there
.
We
trauersed
thither
,
&
without
anye
difficultie
landed
amongest
them
,
who
receyued
vs
very
gently
&
with
great
humanitie
:
putting
vs
of
their
fruits
,
euen
into
our
Boats
,
Molberies
,
Raspis
,
&
suche
other
fruites
,
as
they
founde
ready
by
the
way
.
Soone
after
this
came
thither
the
king
with
his
brethren
&
others
with
bowes
&
arrowes
in
their
hands
,
vsing
therewithall
a
goodly
&
a
graue
fashion
,
with
their
behauiour
right
souldierlyke
,
&
as
warlyke
boldnes
as
may
be
.
Thei
were
naked
&
painted
as
thother
,
their
heare
lykewise
long
,
&
trussed
vp
(
with
a
lace
made
of
herbs
)
to
the
top
of
their
heads
:
but
they
had
neither
their
wiues
nor
children
in
their
company
.
After
we
had
a
good
whyle
louynglye
entertened
&
presented
them
with
lyke
giftes
of
habersher
wares
,
cutting
hokes
&
hatchets
&
clothed
the
king
&
his
brethren
with
lyke
robes
,
as
we
had
geuen
to
them
on
the
other
syde
:
we
entered
&
viewed
the
countrey
thereabouts
,
which
is
the
fairest
,
fruitfullest
,
&
pleasantest
of
all
the
worlde
,
aboundynge
in
honye
,
venison
,
wylde
foule
,
forestes
,
woods
of
al
sorts
,
Palme
trées
,
Cypres
,
&
Cedres
,
Bayes
the
highest
&
greatest
,
with
also
the
fairest
vines
in
all
the
world
,
with
Grapes
according
,
which
without
naturall
arte
&
without
mans
helpe
or
trimming
wil
growe
to
toppes
of
Oks
,
&
other
trées
that
be
of
a
wonderfull
greatnesse
and
heyght
.
And
the
syght
of
the
fayre
Medowes
is
a
pleasure
not
able
to
be
expressed
with
tongue
:
full
of
Hernes
,
Curlues
,
Bitters
,
Mallardes
,
Egrepths
,
Wodkockes
,
&
all
other
kynde
of
small
byrdes
:
Wyth
Hartes
,
Hyndes
,
Buckes
,
wylde
Swyne
,
&
all
other
kyndes
wylde
beastes
,
as
we
perceyued
well
bothe
by
theyr
footyng
there
,
&
also
afterwardes
in
other
places
,
by
theyr
crye
&
rorynge
in
the
nyght
.
Also
there
be
Connies
&
Hares
:
Silke
wormes
in
merueylous
number
,
a
great
dell
fairer
&
better
,
then
be
our
silk
wormes
.
To
be
short
,
it
is
a
thing
vnspeakeable
to
consider
the
thinges
that
be
séene
there
,
&
shal
be
founde
more
&
more
,
in
this
incomparable
lande
,
whiche
neuer
yet
broken
with
Ploughe
yrons
,
bringeth
forthe
all
things
according
to
his
first
nature
,
wherewith
the
eternall
God
endewed
it
.
Aboute
theyr
houses
they
labour
&
tyll
the
grounde
,
sowyng
theyr
fields
with
a
grayne
called
Mahis
,
whereof
they
make
theyr
meale
:
&
in
theyr
Gardens
they
plant
beanes
,
gourds
,
cocumbers
,
citrous
,
peason
,
&
many
other
fruites
&
rootes
vnknowen
vnto
vs
.
Their
spades
&
mattocks
be
made
of
Wood
,
so
well
&
fitly
as
is
possible
:
whiche
they
make
wyth
certayn
stones
,
oyster
shelles
&
muscles
,
wherewith
also
they
make
theyr
bowes
&
small
launces
:
&
cutte
&
polyshe
all
sortes
of
Wood
,
that
they
imploye
aboute
theyr
byldings
,
&
necessarie
vse
:
There
groweth
also
manye
Walnut
trees
,
Hasell
trees
,
Cheritrees
,
verye
fayre
and
great
.
And
generally
,
we
haue
séene
there
of
the
same
Simples
and
herbes
that
we
haue
in
Fraunce
,
&
of
the
lyke
goodnesse
,
sauour
&
taste
.
The
people
be
verye
good
Archers
,
and
of
greate
strengthe
:
Theyr
bowe
strynges
are
made
of
Leather
,
and
theyr
Arrowes
of
Réedes
whyche
they
doe
head
wyth
the
Téeth
of
fyshes
.
As
we
nowe
demaunded
of
them
concernyng
the
land
called
Seuola
,
whereof
some
haue
wrytten
not
to
bee
farre
from
thence
,
and
to
be
situate
wythin
the
lande
,
&
towarde
the
Sea
called
the
south
Sea
.
They
shewed
vs
by
signes
that
whiche
we
vnderstood
well
inough
,
that
they
might
go
thither
with
their
Boates
(
by
Ryuers
)
in
twentye
dayes
.
They
that
haue
written
of
this
kingdome
&
towne
of
Seuola
,
&
other
townes
&
kingdoms
thereaboutes
,
say
that
there
is
great
aboundaunce
of
golde
&
siluer
,
precious
stones
,
&
other
great
riches
:
&
that
the
people
had
theyr
arrowes
headed
(
instéed
of
yron
)
with
sharpe
poynted
Turquesies
.
Thus
the
nyght
approchynge
,
it
was
conuenient
for
vs
to
retourne
by
daye
a
shypborde
.
We
tooke
leaue
of
them
muche
to
their
greief
,
but
more
to
ours
without
comparison
,
for
that
we
had
no
meane
to
enter
the
ryuers
with
our
shyppe
.
And
albeit
,
it
was
not
theyr
custome
eyther
to
eate
or
drynke
frome
the
Sunne
rising
till
his
goyng
downe
:
yet
the
king
openly
would
néeds
drinke
with
vs
,
praying
vs
very
gently
to
geue
him
the
cuppe
where
out
we
had
dronk
:
&
so
makyng
him
to
vnderstand
that
we
woulde
sée
him
againe
the
next
day
,
we
retyred
to
our
shippes
,
which
lay
aboue
sixe
leagues
from
the
hauen
to
the
sea
.
The
next
daye
in
the
morning
we
retourned
to
land
againe
,
accompanyed
with
the
Captaines
,
Gentlemen
,
and
Souldiers
,
&
other
of
our
smale
trope
:
carying
with
vs
a
Pillour
or
Columne
of
harde
stone
,
our
Kynges
armes
graued
therein
,
to
plant
&
set
the
same
in
the
enterye
of
the
Porte
in
some
hygh
place
,
where
it
might
be
easely
séene
,
&
being
come
thither
before
the
Indians
were
assembled
,
we
espyed
on
the
south
syde
of
the
Ryuer
a
place
verye
fitte
for
that
purpose
,
vppon
a
lytle
hyll
compassed
with
Cypres
,
Bayes
,
Paulmes
and
other
trées
,
with
swéet
smellynge
&
pleasaunt
shrubbes
.
In
the
middle
whereof
we
planted
the
first
bounde
or
limitte
of
his
Maiestie
.
This
done
perceyuing
our
first
Indians
assembled
,
not
without
some
mislyking
of
those
on
the
South
parte
,
where
we
had
set
the
limet
,
who
taryed
for
vs
in
the
same
place
where
they
met
with
vs
the
daye
before
,
seemyng
vnto
vs
that
there
is
some
enimitie
betwene
them
&
the
others
.
But
when
they
perceyued
our
long
tarying
on
this
syde
,
they
ranne
to
sée
what
we
had
done
in
that
place
where
we
landed
first
,
&
had
set
our
limit
:
which
they
viewed
a
great
whyle
without
touching
it
any
waye
,
or
abassing
,
or
euer
speakinge
to
vs
thereof
at
any
tyme
after
.
Howebeit
we
coulde
skant
depart
but
as
it
were
with
griefe
of
minde
from
this
our
first
alliance
,
they
rowing
vnto
vs
al
along
the
riuer
from
al
parts
&
presenting
vs
with
some
of
theyr
hart
skyns
,
painted
&
vnpainted
,
meale
,
litle
cakes
,
fresh
water
,
rootes
like
vnto
Rinbabe
which
they
haue
in
great
estimation
,
&
make
thereof
a
potion
of
medicine
:
also
thei
brought
litle
baggs
of
red
colours
&
some
small
spices
like
vnto
Vire
,
perceyuing
amonge
them selues
faire
things
painted
as
it
had
bene
with
grain
of
scarlet
,
showing
vnto
vs
by
signes
that
thei
had
in
the
land
gold
&
siluer
&
copper
:
wherof
we
haue
brought
some
.
Also
lead
like
vnto
ours
which
we
shewed
.
Also
turquesses
&
great
aboundance
of
pearles
which
as
they
declared
vnto
vs
thei
toke
out
of
oysters
,
wherof
there
is
taken
euer
along
the
riuer
side
,
&
among
the
réeds
,
&
in
the
marches
:
&
so
merueylous
aboundaunce
as
is
skant
credible
:
&
we
haue
perceiued
that
there
be
as
many
&
as
faire
pearles
founde
there
as
in
any
countrey
of
the
world
.
For
we
saw
a
man
of
theirs
as
we
entered
into
our
Boates
,
that
had
a
pearle
hangyng
at
a
coller
of
Golde
&
Siluer
about
his
necke
,
as
great
as
an
Acorne
at
the
least
.
This
man
as
he
had
taken
fishe
in
one
of
their
fishing
packs
therby
brought
the
same
to
our
boats
,
&
our
men
perceiuing
the
greatnes
thereof
,
one
of
them
putting
his
finger
towarde
it
,
the
man
drewe
backe
,
&
woulde
no
more
come
neare
the
Boat
:
not
for
any
feare
that
he
had
that
they
woulde
haue
taken
hys
Coller
&
Pearle
from
hym
,
for
he
woulde
haue
geuen
it
them
,
for
a
lookyng
Glasse
or
a
Knyfe
:
But
that
he
douted
lest
thei
wold
haue
pulled
him
into
the
Boat
,
&
so
by
force
haue
caried
him
away
.
He
was
one
of
the
goodliest
men
of
all
the
companye
.
But
for
that
we
had
no
leasure
to
tary
anye
longer
with
them
,
the
daye
beyng
well
passed
,
whiche
greeued
vs
,
for
the
commoditie
&
great
riches
,
which
as
we
vnderstood
&
saw
might
be
gotten
there
,
desiring
also
to
employe
the
rest
of
the
day
with
our
seconde
aliance
the
Indians
on
the
Southsyde
,
as
we
perceyued
them
the
day
before
,
which
styll
taryed
looking
for
vs
:
We
passed
the
ryuer
to
theyr
shore
,
where
as
we
found
them
tarying
for
vs
,
quietlye
&
in
good
order
,
with
newe
payntings
vppon
their
face
,
&
fethers
vppon
their
heads
:
the
Kyng
with
hys
Bowe
&
Arrowes
lyinge
by
hym
,
sat
on
the
grounde
strawed
with
boughes
betwene
hys
two
brethren
,
whiche
were
goodlye
men
&
well
shapen
&
of
a
wonderfull
showe
of
actiuities
,
hauing
vppon
their
heades
,
one
heere
trussed
vpright
of
heyght
,
of
some
kynd
of
wyld
beast
gathered
&
wrought
together
with
great
connynge
,
wrethed
&
fasted
after
the
forme
of
a
Diademe
.
One
of
them
had
hanging
aboute
his
neck
a
rounde
plate
of
red
Copper
well
polyshed
,
with
one
other
lesser
of
Siluer
in
the
midest
of
it
,
&
at
his
eare
a
lytle
plate
of
Copper
wherewith
they
vse
to
strype
the
swete
from
theyr
bodyes
.
They
shewed
vs
that
there
was
great
store
of
this
mettell
within
the
countrey
,
about
fiue
or
sixe
dayes
iorney
from
thence
,
both
in
the
South
syde
&
North
syde
of
the
same
Ryuers
,
&
that
they
went
thither
in
their
Boates.
Which
Boates
they
make
but
of
one
piece
of
a
tree
,
working
it
whole
so
conningly
&
featly
,
that
they
put
in
one
of
these
Boates
fiftene
or
twentye
persons
,
&
go
their
wayes
very
safely
.
They
that
rowe
stande
vpright
hauyng
their
ores
short
after
the
fashion
of
a
Péele
.
Thus
beyng
among
them
they
presented
vs
with
meale
dressed
&
baked
,
very
good
&
well
tasted
,
&
of
good
nourishment
,
also
Beanes
,
&
fishe
,
as
Crabbes
,
Lobstars
,
Creuises
,
and
many
other
kynde
of
good
fishes
,
shewing
vs
by
sygnes
that
their
dwellyngs
were
farre
of
,
&
yf
theyr
prouision
had
bene
neare
hande
,
they
woulde
haue
presented
vs
with
manye
other
refreshynges
.
The
night
nowe
approchynge
,
we
were
fayne
to
retourne
to
our
shyppe
,
very
muche
to
our
griefe
:
for
that
we
durste
not
hazarde
to
enter
wyth
our
shyppe
,
by
reason
of
a
Barre
of
Sande
,
that
was
at
the
enterye
of
the
Porte
,
howe
be
it
,
at
a
full
Sea
there
is
two
fadome
&
a
halfe
of
water
at
the
leaste
,
and
it
is
but
a
leape
ouer
a
surge
to
passe
this
Barre
,
not
passynge
the
length
of
two
Cables
.
And
then
forthwith
euerye
where
wythin
syxe
or
seuen
fadome
water
.
So
that
it
maketh
a
very
fayre
hauen
,
&
shyppes
of
a
mean
burden
from
foure
score
to
a
hundred
tunnes
may
enter
therein
at
all
floods
,
yea
of
a
farre
greater
burthen
,
yf
there
were
French
men
dwellyng
there
that
might
skoure
the
entrye
as
they
do
in
France
:
for
there
is
nothing
lacking
for
the
lyfe
of
man
.
The
situation
is
vnder
the
eleuation
of
xxx
.
degrées
,
a
good
climat
healthful
,
&
of
a
good
temperature
,
merueylous
pleasaunt
,
the
people
good
,
&
of
a
good
&
amiable
nature
,
whiche
wyllingly
wyll
obaye
:
yea
be
content
to
serue
those
that
shall
with
gentlenes
&
humanitie
go
aboute
to
allure
them
,
as
it
is
nedefull
for
those
that
be
sent
thither
hereafter
so
to
do
,
&
as
I
haue
charged
those
that
be
left
there
to
do
,
to
th
end
they
may
aske
&
learne
of
them
where
they
take
their
golde
,
copper
,
&
turquesses
,
&
other
thynges
yet
vnknowen
vnto
vs
:
by
reason
of
the
tyme
we
soiourned
there
.
For
yf
any
rude
or
rigorous
meanes
shoulde
be
vsed
towards
thys
people
,
they
would
flye
hither
&
thither
through
the
Woods
&
Forests
,
&
abandon
theyr
habitations
and
countreys
.
The
next
day
being
the
third
day
of
May
,
desiring
always
to
finde
out
harbours
to
rest
in
,
we
set
vp
saile
againe
:
And
after
we
had
raunged
the
coast
as
neare
the
shore
as
we
coulde
,
there
appeared
vnto
vs
about
seuen
leagues
of
on
thys
syde
of
the
ryuer
of
May
a
great
opening
or
Bay
of
some
ryuer
,
whither
with
one
of
our
Boates
we
rowed
,
&
there
found
one
entrie
almost
lyke
that
of
the
ryuer
of
May
,
&
within
the
same
as
great
a
depth
,
&
as
large
a
deuidyng
it selfe
into
many
great
streames
,
great
and
broade
stretchinges
towardes
the
high
land
,
with
manye
other
lesse
,
that
deuide
countrey
into
faire
&
great
lands
and
great
number
of
smale
&
fayre
Medowes
.
Beynge
entered
into
them
about
thrée
leagues
,
we
founde
in
a
place
very
commodious
,
stronge
,
&
pleasant
of
situation
,
certaine
Indians
,
who
receyued
vs
very
gently
:
Howe
be
it
,
we
being
somewhat
neare
their
houses
,
it
seemed
it
was
somewhat
against
their
good
wylles
that
we
went
thither
,
for
at
theyr
cryes
and
noyses
they
made
theyr
wyues
and
chyldren
and
housholde
stuffe
to
be
caryed
into
the
Woods
:
Howe
be
it
they
suffered
vs
to
go
into
their
houses
,
but
they
themselues
woulde
not
accompany
vs
thither
.
Their
houses
be
made
of
Wod
fitly
&
close
,
set
vpright
&
couered
with
Réedes
:
the
most
part
of
them
after
the
fashion
of
a
Pauilion
.
But
there
was
one
house
amongs
the
rest
very
long
&
broad
,
with
settels
rounde
about
made
of
Réedes
trimly
couched
together
,
which
serue
them
bothe
for
beddes
&
seates
,
they
be
of
heyght
two
foote
from
the
ground
,
set
vpon
great
rounde
pyllers
painted
with
red
,
yelow
,
&
blew
,
well
&
trimly
polished
:
some
sort
of
this
people
perceyuing
that
we
had
in
no
maner
wise
hurted
their
dwellings
nor
gardens
which
thei
dressed
very
diligently
,
they
retourned
all
vnto
vs
before
our
inbarking
,
séeming
very
wel
contented
by
theyr
geuing
vnto
vs
water
,
fruites
&
Hart
skyns
.
It
is
a
place
wonderfull
fertil
,
&
of
strong
situation
,
the
ground
fat
so
that
it
is
likely
that
it
would
bring
forth
Wheat
&
all
other
corne
twise
a
yere
,
&
the
commodities
for
liuelyhode
,
&
the
hope
of
more
riches
,
be
lyke
vnto
those
we
founde
&
considered
vppon
the
riuer
of
May
,
without
comming
into
the
sea
:
this
arme
doth
deuide
,
&
maketh
many
other
Iles
of
May
,
as
also
many
other
great
Ilands
:
by
the
which
we
trauell
from
one
Ilande
to
another
,
betwene
land
&
land
.
And
it
séemeth
the
men
maye
sayle
without
daunger
through
all
the
countrey
,
&
neuer
enter
into
the
great
sea
,
which
were
a
wonderfull
aduantage
.
This
is
the
land
of
Cherere
wherof
some
haue
written
,
&
whiche
manye
haue
gone
aboute
to
fynde
,
for
the
great
riches
they
perceyued
by
some
Indians
to
be
founde
there
.
It
is
set
vnder
so
good
a
climate
,
that
none
of
our
men
(
though
we
were
there
in
the
hotest
tyme
of
the
yere
,
the
Sunne
entring
into
Cancer
)
were
troubled
with
any
sickenesses
.
The
people
there
lyue
longe
and
in
great
health
&
strength
,
so
that
the
aged
men
go
wythout
staues
,
and
are
able
to
go
&
runne
lyke
the
yongest
of
them
,
who
onely
are
knowen
to
be
olde
by
the
wrinckles
in
their
face
,
&
decay
of
sight
.
We
departed
from
them
very
frendly
,
and
with
theyr
contentation
.
But
the
nyghte
ouertakyng
vs
,
we
were
constrayned
to
lye
in
oure
shyppes
all
that
nyght
,
tyll
it
was
daye
,
floting
vpon
this
Riuer
which
we
haue
called
Sene
,
because
that
the
enterye
of
it
is
as
broad
as
from
Hauer
degrace
vnto
Honesleue
.
At
the
breake
of
the
day
we
espyed
out
of
the
South
syde
one
of
the
fayrest
,
pleasauntst
,
and
greatest
medowe
grounde
that
might
be
seene
,
into
the
which
we
went
,
fyndynge
at
the
verye
entrye
a
longe
,
fayre
,
and
greate
Lake
,
and
an
innumerable
number
of
foote
steppes
of
greate
Hartes
and
Hyndes
of
a
wonderfull
greatnesse
,
the
steppes
beynge
all
fresshe
and
newe
,
and
it
seemeth
that
the
people
doe
nouryshe
them
lyke
tame
Cattell
in
great
Heardes
:
for
we
sawe
the
steppes
of
an
Indian
that
folowed
them
.
The
channell
&
depth
of
this
Riuer
of
Seyne
,
is
on
the
side
of
the
medow
that
is
in
the
Ile
of
May
.
Being
returned
to
our
shipps
,
we
sayled
to
knowe
more
&
more
of
this
coast
,
goying
as
nere
the
shore
as
we
could
.
And
as
we
had
sayled
about
sixe
or
seuen
leagues
,
there
appeared
vnto
vs
another
Bay
,
where
we
cast
anker
,
&
tarying
so
all
the
night
,
in
the
morning
we
went
thither
,
&
finding
(
by
our
sounding
)
at
the
entrie
manye
bancks
&
beatings
,
we
durst
not
enter
there
with
our
great
ship
,
hauing
named
the
riuer
Somme
,
which
is
8.
9.
10.
11.
fadom
depth
,
deuiding
it self
into
many
great
Ilandes
,
&
small
goodly
medow
grounds
&
pastures
,
&
euery
where
such
abundaunce
of
fishe
as
is
incredible
,
&
on
the
West
Northwest
side
,
there
is
a
great
Ryuer
that
commeth
from
the
countrey
of
a
great
length
ouer
:
&
another
on
the
Northeast
side
,
which
retourne
into
the
sea
.
So
that
(
my
Lord
)
it
is
a
countrey
full
of
hauens
,
riuers
,
&
Ilands
,
of
such
fruitfulnes
as
can
not
with
tongue
be
expressed
:
&
where
in
short
time
great
&
precious
commodities
might
be
found
.
And
besides
this
we
discouered
&
found
also
7.
riuers
more
,
as
great
&
as
good
,
cutting
&
deuiding
the
land
into
fayre
&
great
Ilands
.
The
Indians
inhabitants
there
be
like
in
maners
,
&
the
countrey
in
fertillitie
apt
&
commodious
through
out
to
beare
&
bring
forth
plentifully
all
that
men
woulde
plant
or
sowe
vpon
it
.
There
be
euery
where
the
highest
and
greatest
Firtrees
that
can
be
séen
,
very
well
smelling
,
&
whereout
might
be
gathered
(
with
cutting
the
onely
bark
)
as
much
Rosen
,
Turpentine
,
&
Frankensence
,
as
men
would
desire
.
And
to
be
short
there
lacketh
nothing
.
Wherfore
being
not
able
to
enter
&
lye
wyth
our
great
vessels
there
,
we
coulde
make
no
long
abiding
,
nor
enter
so
farre
into
the
ryuers
&
countreys
as
we
would
fayne
haue
done
:
for
it
is
well
knowen
howe
many
inconueniences
haue
happened
vnto
men
,
not
only
in
attempting
of
newe
discoueries
,
but
also
in
all
places
by
leauyng
theyr
great
vesselles
in
the
sea
,
farre
from
the
lande
,
vnfurnished
of
the
heads
&
best
men
.
As
for
the
other
riuers
we
haue
geuen
them
names
as
foloweth
:
and
vnto
the
Ilands
ioyning
vnto
them
,
the
same
name
that
the
next
riuer
vnto
it
hath
,
as
you
shall
see
by
the
portratures
or
Cardes
that
I
haue
made
thereof
.
As
to
the
fourth
name
of
Loire
,
to
the
fifte
Charnet
,
to
the
sixte
Caron
,
to
the
seuenth
ryuer
Belle
,
to
the
eyght
ryuer
Graunde
,
to
the
ninth
port
Royall
,
and
to
the
tenth
Belle
Virrir
.
Vppon
Whitsonday
the
xxvij
.
day
of
May
,
after
we
had
perceyued
&
considered
that
there
was
no
remedye
,
but
t
s
assay
to
finde
the
meanes
to
harber
our
ships
,
as
wel
to
amend
&
trimme
them
,
as
to
get
vs
fresh
water
,
Wood
,
&
other
necessaries
,
whereof
we
hauynge
opinion
that
there
was
no
fayrer
or
fytter
place
for
the
purpose
,
then
port
Royall
.
And
when
we
had
sounded
the
entrye
and
the
Channell
(
thancked
be
God
)
we
entered
safelye
therein
wyth
our
shyppes
,
agaynst
the
opinion
of
manye
,
fyndynge
the
same
one
of
the
fayrest
and
greatest
Hauens
of
the
worlde
.
Howe
be
it
,
it
muste
be
remembered
least
men
approchyng
neare
it
wythin
seuen
leagues
of
the
lande
,
be
abashed
and
affrayde
on
the
Eastsyde
,
drawynge
towarde
the
Southeast
,
the
grounde
to
bee
flatte
,
for
neuerthelesse
at
a
full
Sea
,
there
is
euerye
where
foure
Fadome
water
,
keepyng
the
right
Channell
.
In
thys
parte
there
are
manye
Ryuers
of
meane
bygnesse
and
large
,
where
wythoute
daunger
the
greatest
shyppes
of
the
worlde
myght
bee
harbered
,
whyche
we
founde
,
no
Indian
inhabityng
thereaboutes
.
The
Porte
and
Ryuers
syde
is
nearer
then
tenne
or
twelue
leagues
vpwardes
into
the
countreys
,
althoughe
it
bee
one
of
the
goodlyest
,
best
,
and
fruitfullest
countreyes
that
euer
was
seene
,
and
where
nothynge
lacketh
,
and
also
where
as
good
&
likely
commodities
be
found
as
in
other
places
thereby
.
For
we
founde
there
a
great
number
of
Pepertrees
,
the
Pepper
yet
gréene
,
&
not
ready
to
be
gathered
:
Also
the
best
water
of
the
worlde
,
&
so
many
sorts
of
fishes
that
ye
may
take
them
without
net
or
angle
so
many
as
ye
wyll
.
Also
an
innumerable
sorte
of
wylde
foule
of
all
sorts
,
&
in
litle
Ilandes
at
the
entrye
of
this
hauen
,
on
the
East
Northest
syde
,
there
is
so
great
number
of
Egreps
that
the
busshes
be
all
whyte
&
couered
with
them
,
so
that
one
may
take
of
the
yonge
ones
with
his
hand
as
many
as
he
wyll
carye
away
.
There
be
also
a
number
of
other
foules
,
as
Hernes
,
Bitters
,
Cuxlues
.
And
to
be
short
,
there
is
so
many
small
byrdes
that
it
is
a
straunge
thyng
to
be
seene
.
We
founde
the
Indians
there
more
doubtful
&
fearfull
then
the
others
before
.
Yet
after
we
had
bene
in
theyr
houses
,
&
congregated
with
them
,
and
shewed
curtesey
to
those
that
we
found
to
haue
abandoned
there
through
boats
meale
,
victuall
,
and
small
housholde
stuffe
,
&
both
in
,
not
takyng
awaye
or
touchyng
any
part
thereof
,
and
in
leauing
in
the
place
where
they
dressed
theyr
meate
,
Knyues
,
Loking
glasses
,
litle
Beades
of
glasse
,
which
they
loue
and
esteme
aboue
Golde
&
Pearles
,
for
to
hange
them
at
their
eares
&
necke
,
and
to
geue
them
to
their
wyues
&
children
;
they
were
somewhat
emboldened
.
For
some
of
them
came
to
our
Boates
,
of
the
which
we
caried
two
goodly
and
strong
abourde
our
shyppes
,
clothyng
and
vsing
them
as
gently
as
it
was
possible
.
But
they
seased
not
day
nor
night
to
lament
,
&
at
length
they
escaped
away
.
Wherefore
albeit
,
I
was
willing
(
according
to
your
commaundement
&
memoriall
)
to
bringe
awaye
some
of
them
with
vs
,
on
the
Princes
behalfe
&
yours
,
I
forbare
to
do
so
for
many
considerations
&
reasons
that
they
told
me
,
&
for
that
we
were
in
dout
that
(
leauing
some
of
our
men
there
to
inhabite
)
all
the
countrey
,
men
,
women
,
&
children
,
would
not
haue
seased
to
pursue
them
for
to
haue
theirs
agayne
:
seyng
they
be
not
able
to
consider
&
waye
to
what
entent
we
should
haue
caried
them
away
:
and
this
may
be
better
done
to
their
contentation
,
when
they
haue
better
acquaintaunce
of
vs
,
and
know
that
there
is
no
such
crueltie
in
vs
,
as
in
other
people
and
nacions
,
of
whome
they
haue
bene
beguyled
vnder
colour
of
good
faith
:
which
doing
in
the
ende
tourned
to
the
doers
no
good
.
This
is
the
ryuer
of
Iordain
in
mine
opinion
,
whereof
so
much
hath
bene
spoken
,
which
is
verye
faire
and
the
countrey
good
,
both
for
the
easie
habitation
,
&
also
for
many
other
things
,
which
shuld
be
to
long
to
write
.
The
.xx.
of
May
we
planted
another
columne
or
pillor
grauen
with
the
kings
armes
on
the
south
side
,
in
a
high
place
,
of
th
entry
of
a
great
riuer
,
which
we
called
Libourne
:
where
there
is
a
lake
of
fresh
water
very
good
,
&
on
the
same
side
a
litle
lower
towards
th
entry
of
that
hauen
is
one
of
the
fairest
fountains
that
a
man
may
drinke
of
,
which
falleth
by
violence
down
to
the
riuer
from
an
high
place
out
of
a
red
&
sandy
ground
,
&
yet
for
all
that
fruitfull
&
of
good
air
,
wher
it
shuld
seme
that
the
Indians
haue
had
some
faire
habitation
.
There
we
saw
the
fairest
&
the
greatest
vines
with
grapes
according
,
&
yong
trées
,
&
small
woods
,
very
wel
smelling
,
that
euer
were
séen
:
wherby
it
appeareth
to
be
the
pleasantest
&
most
commodious
dwelling
of
al
the
world
.
Wherfore
(
my
lord
)
trusting
you
will
not
think
it
amisse
(
considering
the
commodities
that
mai
be
brought
thence
)
if
we
leaue
a
number
of
men
there
,
which
may
fortifie
&
prouide
themselues
of
things
necessary
:
for
in
al
new
discoueries
it
is
the
chiefest
thing
that
maye
be
done
,
at
the
beginning
to
fortifie
and
people
the
countrey
.
I
had
not
so
soone
set
forth
this
to
our
company
,
but
many
of
them
affrayed
to
tary
there
,
yet
wyth
suche
a
good
wyll
and
iolye
corage
,
that
suche
a
number
dyd
thus
offer
themselues
,
as
we
had
muche
to
doe
to
staye
theyr
importunitie
.
And
namely
of
our
shipmaisters
&
principall
Pylotes
,
&
suche
as
we
coulde
not
spare
.
How
be
it
,
we
lefte
there
but
to
the
number
of
thirtie
in
all
,
gentlemen
,
souldiers
&
marriners
,
&
that
at
theyr
owne
suite
&
prayer
,
&
of
theyr
own
free
willes
,
&
by
the
aduice
&
deliberation
of
the
gentlemen
sent
on
the
behalfe
of
the
Prince
,
and
yours
.
And
haue
lefte
vnto
the
forhead
&
Rulers
(
folowynge
therein
your
good
wyll
)
Captayne
Albart
de
la
Pierria
,
a
souldier
of
long
experience
,
&
the
first
from
the
beginning
dyd
offer
to
tary
.
And
further
by
theyr
aduice
,
choyse
&
wyll
,
inskaled
&
fortified
them
in
an
Iland
on
the
Northside
,
a
place
of
strong
situation
&
commodious
,
vppon
a
ryuer
whiche
we
named
Chenonceau
,
&
the
habitation
and
Fortresse
Charlefote
.
After
we
had
instructed
&
duly
admonished
them
of
that
they
shoulde
do
(
as
wel
for
their
maner
of
proceding
,
as
for
the
good
&
louinge
behauiour
of
them
)
the
.xj.
day
of
the
moneth
of
Iune
last
past
,
we
departed
from
port
Royall
mynding
yet
to
range
&
view
the
coast
vntill
the
.xl.
degrées
of
the
eleuation
:
But
for
as
muche
as
there
came
vpon
vs
troublesome
&
cloudy
weather
,
very
incommodious
for
our
purpose
,
&
considering
also
amonges
many
other
things
,
that
we
had
spent
our
cables
&
furniture
thereof
,
whiche
is
the
moste
principall
thyng
that
longeth
to
them
that
go
to
discouer
countreys
,
where
continually
bothe
night
&
daye
they
must
lye
at
anker
:
also
our
victualls
being
perished
&
spylte
,
our
lacke
of
Boateswaines
to
set
forth
our
row
barges
,
&
leaue
our
vessels
furnished
.
The
declaration
made
vnto
vs
of
our
Pyllots
&
some
others
that
had
before
bene
at
some
of
those
places
,
where
we
purposed
to
sayle
,
&
haue
ben
already
founde
by
some
of
the
kynges
subiectes
,
the
daunger
also
and
inconueniences
that
might
thereof
happen
vnto
vs
:
and
by
reason
of
the
great
mistes
&
fogges
whereof
the
season
was
already
come
,
we
perceyued
very
well
where
as
we
were
,
that
we
could
do
no
good
,
&
that
it
was
to
late
,
&
the
good
and
fit
season
for
to
vndertake
this
thing
already
past
.
All
these
things
thus
well
considered
and
wayed
,
&
also
for
that
we
thought
it
méete
&
necessary
that
your
honour
should
with
diligence
be
aduertised
(
through
the
helpe
of
God
)
to
retourne
homewardes
to
make
relation
vnto
you
of
the
effect
of
our
nauigation
.
Praying
God
that
it
may
please
hym
to
kepe
you
in
long
health
,
and
prosperitie
.
FINIS
.