way in which the clothes were worn. These also
had their places under the awning of reeds. The rest of the men
were soldiers, who stood ranged on each side. On the outside of
these, again, sat the rowers. These canoes must have in some way
resembled the old Roman triremes, for it is said that "there were
three galleries on either side of the canoe, one being builded
above the other; and in each of these galleries were an equal
number of benches, whereon did sit the rowers, about the number of
fourscore in each canoe."

In the fore part of each canoe sat two men, one holding a drum and
the other a piece of brass; whereon both at once struck, marking
the time for each stroke. The rowers, on their part, ended each
stroke with a song, giving warning to those on the prow to strike
again; and so, rowing evenly, they came across the sea at great
speed.

Each of these canoes carried a small cannon, of about a yard in
length. All the men, except the rowers, had swords, daggers, and
shields, lances, bows, and arrows, and some had guns.

These canoes came up to the ship and rowed round her in solemn
procession, to the great admiration of all on board, who had never
beheld a sight like this. But the admiral said that the vessels
reminded him of the descriptions which he had read of the great
barges of Venice. As they rowed they did homage to the admiral, the
greatest personages beginning, first standing up and bowing their
bodies to the ground, the others following in order of rank. Then a
messenger came on board, signifying that they had come before the
king, who had sent them to conduct our ship into a better
anchorage, and desiring that a rope might be given them out that
they might, as their king commanded, tow the ship to the place
assigned.

Very shortly the king himself came out, having with him in his
canoe six grave and ancient fathers, and did himself at once make a
reverent kind of obeisance. He was received in the best manner
possible. The great guns thundered, and as these had been filled
with a large quantity of small shot, they tore up the water in the
distance, and made a fine show for these people. The trumpets also,
and other instruments of music, sounded loudly, whereat the king
was much delighted, and requested that the music might come into a
boat. The musicians, at Captain Francis' orders, so did, and laying
alongside the king's canoe, were towed behind the ship by the
rowers in the three first canoes.