Chap;Ví« ó/ tfc Weft-Indies: ft
Moons do reckon the Months, and thereby make their gaefs at their coming, and prepare fome their Sugar Canes, others the Plantin, orders the Tcrccis, feme one Proviflen, r :ms another to barter with the Spaniards for their final] Habere dafh, or Iron, Knives, oriucb, things which may help them in their Wars, which commonly they make againftfome other Iilands* Before cur Anchors were caft, out came the lnAi~ ansio meet us in their Canoa 3 * round like Trough?, feme
- hcéeéf had been Painted by our Englijh y feme by the Hol-
lander $¡ fomeby the French, as might aosear by their feveral Arms, it being a common Rode asd Harbour to all Nations that fail to America*
Before wc refolved to go to fhorc, we tailed of tho r e Indian traits, the Plantiae above all pleaííng our ^afte and Pa!a:e, We could not but much wonder at that íighc never yec i^t fay us of people naked, with their hair hanging down to the middle of their backes, with their Faces cut out in federal fa'.nions, or flowers, with thin plates hanging at :heir Nofes, like Hog-ring?, and fauning upon us like Children ; feme (peaking in their unknown Tongue, others ufing figns for fuch things as we imagined they defired. Their fign for feme of our Spanifh Wine was cafily perceived, and their requeft moft willingly granted to by our me-n, who with one reafonable Cup of Spanish Szzk presently tumbled up their heels, and left them like Swine tumbling on the Deck of our Shin. Af- ter awhile that our people had fperced with theie Rude and Savage Indians, onr two Cock-boates were ready to carry to ¿horefuchas either had Clothes to Walk, ora delire to Bathe themielvesin a River cf FrtiB Water which is within the Iiland, or a mind to {et their feet again upon immoveable Land, after (o many days of uncertain footing a floating and reeling Ship, But that day being far fpenc, our Friers refolved tó ftjy in the Ship, and the next whole day :o vihte the fflahd • many or the Manners and PaiTengers of all the Ships went that evening to ihore, feme returning that night, and fome without fear continuing with the Indians z night on ill ore, The next morning my felf and moft of our Friets went and laving hired fome Spaniards ro waih our Clothes, we
D 3 wandred
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