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land, till we came within 38 degrees towards the line. In which height
it pleased God to send us into a fair and good bay, with a good wind to
enter the same. In this bay we anchored; and the people of the country,
having their houses close by the water's side, shewed themselves unto
us, and sent a present to our General. When they came unto us, they
greatly wondered at the things that we brought. But our General,
according to his natural and accustomed humanity, courteously intreated
them, and liberally bestowed on them necessary things to cover their
nakedness; whereupon they supposed us to be gods, and would not be
persuaded to the contrary. The presents which they sent to our General,
were feathers, and cauls of network. Their houses are digged round about
with earth, and have from the uttermost brims of the circle, clifts
of wood set upon them, joining close together at the top like a spire
steeple, which by reason of that closeness are very warm. Their bed is
the ground with rushes strowed on it; and lying about the house, [they]
have the fire in the midst. The men go naked; the women take bulrushes,
and kemb them after the manner of hemp, and thereof make their loose
garments, which being knit about their middles, hang down about their
hips, having also about their shoulders a skin of deer, with the
hair upon it. These women are very obedient and serviceable to their
husbands.

After they were departed from us, they came and visited us the second
time, and brought with them feathers and bags of _tabacco_ for presents.
And when they came to the top of the hill, at the bottom whereof we
had pitched our tents, they stayed themselves; where one appointed for
speaker wearied himself with making a long oration; which done, they
left their bows upon the hill, and came down with their presents. In
the meantime the women, remaining upon the hill, tormented themselves
lamentably, tearing their flesh from their cheeks, whereby we perceived
that they were about a sacrifice. In the meantime our General with
his company went to prayer, and to reading of the Scriptures, at which
exercise they were attentive, and seemed greatly to be affected with
it; but when they were come unto us, they restored again unto us those
things which before we bestowed upon them. The news of our being there
being spread through the country, the people that inhabited round about
came down, and amongst them the king himself, a man of a goodly statur