Chapter XXXIII: Part II (16)

M424 Grosses. M425 The curtesie of the Floridians to the French. M426 Men of exceeding old age. M427 Sauages in Florida of 250. yeres olde. M428 Siluer certain dayes iourney vp within the riuer of May. Thimogoa mortall enemies to Satourioua. M429 Laudionniers consultation with his company where it might be best for them to plant. M430 They begin their planting with prayer to God. M431 In Florida they couer their houses with Palme leaues. M432 The forme of the Fort Caroline. M433 High building is not good for this Countrey. M434 Note. M435 The first voyage twentie leagues. M436 Mayrra a king rich in golde and siluer. M437 The second voyage. M438 An exceeding rich place. M439 Some paint their faces with blacke, and some with red. M440 King Malica. M441 They lappe mosse about their woundes and vse it instead of napkins. M442 The returne of their shippes toward France the 28 of Iuly. M443 The ceremonie which they vse before they goe to warre. M444 Consultation before they assault their enemies. M445 How they vse their enemies which they take in war. M446 Their maner of triumph. M447 Excellent Pumpions. M448 A wonderfull lightning the 29. of August. M449 The Sauages thinke the lightning to be discharging of the Christians Ordinance. M450 Laudonnier vsed the present occasion to his profite. M451 A wonderfull heate. M452 Fiftie cart load of fish dead in the Riuer with this heat. M453 The thirde voyage the tenth September. Mayarqua a place 80 leagues vp the Riuer of May. M454 King Patanou. M455 The Indians maner of war. M456 Two hundreth Indians. M457 Vtina getteth the victory of Potanou by the helpe of the French. M458 La Roquettes conspiracie. M459 Monsieur de Genre. M460 Gienres message to Laudoniere in the Souldiers name. M461 His answere. M462 A dangerous practice against the Captaine and his Lieute’nt. M463 Laudonniers sicknesse. M464 Laudonniers Apothecarie. M465 Captaine Bourdet arriued in Florida the 4. of September. M466 The 4. voyage the 7. of Nouember. M467 One of his Barks stolne away by his Mariners. M468 Another of his Barks stolne away by two Carpenters. M469 One of these Mariners named Francis Iean betrayed his own countrey men to the Spaniard, and brought them into Florida. M470 A Saw-mill necessary here. M471 The thirde sedition. M472 By Peru the French meane the coast of Carthagena and Nombre de Dios. M473 The captaines charge at his setting forth. M474 Landonniere kept 15. dayes prisoner by his owne souldiers. M475 The returne of part of Laudonnieres seditious souldiers. M476 Laudonnieres oration to his mutinous souldiers. M477 The sentence of death. M478 Execution. M479 Laudonniere setteth things in order after his returne out of prison to the fort. M480 Reparation of the West side of the fort. M481 Two Spanyards brought vnto Laudonniere by the Sauages. M482 Calos a place uopn the Flats called The Martyres neere the Cape of Florida. M483 Plates of gold as broad as a sawcer. M484 One of these Spanyards names was Martin Gomes. M485 King Oathcaqua or Houathca. M486 The greatest victory among the Floridians. M487 The Floridians great traitours and dissemblers. M488 Nicholas Masson otherwise called Nicolas Barre. M489 King Audustas great humanity.

_ 121 Marginal note_.—Peter Martyr writeth cap. 1. decad. 7. that the
like flocks of pigeons are in the isles of the Lucayos.

M490 The widow of King Hioacaia, or Hihouhacara. M491 This queenes name was Nia Cubicani. M492 The fift voyage vp the riuer of May. M493 Vtina sendeth to Laudonniere for his helpe. M494 A good note. M495 Three hundred Indians. M496 Iawa signifieth their Priest or Magician. M497 Potanou accompanied with two thousand Indians. M498 The prediction of the Magician found true. M499 Vtina hath 18 or 20 kings to his Vassals. M500 A custome of the Indians to leaue their houses for 3 or 4 moneths and to liue in the woods. M501 They looke for succour out of France by the end of April at the vttermost. M502 Extreme famine for sixe weekes space. M503 The vile nature of the Indians. M504 Vtina taken prisoner in his village by Laudonniere and 50 of his souldiers. M505 Note. M506 Note. M507 New corne by the end of May in Florida. M508 A little greene fruite that groweth in the riuers as big as cheries. M509 Two Carpenters killed for gathering the Indians maize. M510 Patica a village. M511 Desire of reuenge rooted in the sauage. M512 A necessarie admonition. M513 The Floridians subtilities. M514 A certaine signe of warre. M515 A skirmish betwene the Sauages and the French. M516 A second fresh charge of Sauages. M517 The Floridians maner of fight. M518 Courtesie and liberalitie the best meanes to deale with the sauages. M519 The beating downe of the houses without the fort, and the Palisade. M520 The cause why the French lost Florida. M521 Eight kings Laudonniers friends and allies. M522 The principall scope of planters in strange countreys. M523 Florida a rich countrey. M524 Aug. 1565. M525 M. Iohn Hawkins the English Generall. M526 Sheepe and poulterie carried into Florida. M527 An aduantage wisely taken. M528 The French mistrusted that the Englishmen would plant in Florida. M529 Silver found in Florida. M530 Note. The great importance of this enterprise. M531 The great humanitite and bounty of Master Iohn Hawkins to the French. M532 The departure of the English Generall. M533 The arriual of Captaine Iohn Ribault at the Fort the 28 of August 1565. M534 Note. M535 False reports of Laudonniere to the Admirall of France. M536 The danger of back-biting. M537 Alcibiades banished by backbiters. M538 Laudonnieres receiuing of Captaine Ribault. M539 Letters of the Lord Admirall vnto Laudonniere. M540 Accusations against him. M541 Laudonnieres answere thereunto. M542 Five Indian kings. M543 The mountaines of Apalatcy wherein are mines of perfect gold. Sieroa Pira red mettall. M544 Good meanes to auoid the danger of fire. M545 The Spaniards undermining and surprizing of the French.

_ 122 Marginal note_.—The Riuer Seloy or the riuer of Dolphins but 8 or
10 leagues ouer land from the fort: but it is thirty doubling the
Cape by sea.

M546 Dangerous flawes of wind on the coast of Florida in September. M547 A village and riuer both of that name. M548 An aduertisment of my Lord Admirall to Captaine Ribault. M549 A mighty tempest the 10 of September. M550 Landonniere hardly vsed by Ribault. M551 Landonniere and his company begin to fortifie themselues. M552 A muster of men left in the fort by Ribault. M553 The Spanyards discryed the 20 of September. M554 The Spaniards enter the fort. M555 Francis Iean a traitour to his nation. M556 Don Pedro Melendes captaine of the Spaniards. M557 Laudonniers escape. M558 Iohn du Chemin a faithful seruant. M559 The diligence of the Mariners to saue them that escaped out of the fort. M560 Among these was Iaques Morgues painter sometime liuing in the Blackfryers in London. M561 Francis Iean cause of this enterprise. M562 The bad dealing of Iames Ribault. M563 Our returne into France the 25. of September 1565. M564 Laudonniers arriuall in Swansey Bay in Glamorganshire in South Wales. M565 The courtesie of our Master Morgan. M566 Monsieur de Foix Ambassador for the French king in England. M567 The conclusion. M568 The causes why the French lost Florida. M569 The chanell of Bahama betweene Florida and the Isles of Lucayos. M570 The Frenchmens landing at the riuer Tacatacourou. M571 Complaints of the Sauages against the Spanyards. M572 Peter de Bré had liued about two yeeres with Satourioua. M573 Three pledges deliuered to Gourges by Satourioua. M574 The estate of the Spanyards in Florida. M575 The riuer Saracary, or Sarauahi. M576 The assault and taking of the first Fort. M577 The valure of Olotocara. M578 The assault and taking of the second fort. M579 The Sauages great swimmers. M580 The Spaniards of the second Fort all slaine. M581 Note. M582 A notable Spanish subtiltie. M583 The cause why the Floridans bury their goods with them. M584 Note. M585 The slaughter of the Spaniards at the third fort. M586 The writings hanged ouer the French and Spaniards slaine in Florida. M587 The three Forts razed. M588 Great honour done by the Sauages to Gourgues. M589 Kniues in great estimation. M590 The arriuall of Gourgues at Rochel, the sixt of Iune. M591 The birth, life and death of captaine Gourgues.

123 See an account of these cotton breastplates in Prescott’s _Mexico_.

M592 Chap. 35. M593 Decad. 3. lib. 8. cap. 8.

124 For a full account of Herrera and his writings, consult Prescott’s
_Mexico_.

M594 Chap. 15. M595 Chap. 23. M596 Chap. 24. M597 Chap. 14. M598 Chap. 31 and 32. M599 Chap. 31 and 32.

125 From this preface it is clear that Hakluyt interested himself in
Virginia even after Raleigh’s disgrace.

M600 Eluas is a Citie in Portugal. M601 Cabeça de Vaca was the Gouernour of the Riuer of Plate. M602 Sixe hundred men went with Soto into Florida. M603 Great figges.

126 Marginal note: Erua babosa Mameia, an excellent fruite.

M604 Batatas, or Potatos. M605 The Cassaui root. M606 Store of good horses. M607 The length and breadth of Cuba. M608 A wittie stratagem. M609 This place was called Baya de Sirito Sancto, being on the West side of Florida, in 29 degrees. 1/2. M610 The ships came vp to the towne of Vcita. M611 Iohn Ortiz liued 12. yeeres, among the Floridians of Vcita and Mocoço. M612 Mocoço dwelleth two daies iournie from Vcita. M613 Mocoço his towne within 2. leagues of the sea. M614 Paracossi 30. leagues from Puerto de Spirito Santo. M615 A new conspiracie. M616 Two hundred Indians taken. M617 Chap. 11. M618 Cosaqui. Patofa. M619 Two swift Riuers. M620 Another greater Riuer. M621 The great increase of swine. M622 An Indian burned for his falsehood. M623 Cutifa-Chiqui. M624 This towne was but two daies iourney from the hauen of Santa Helena. In the yeere 1525. It is 32 degrees 1/2. M625 Chalaque seuen daies iournie from Cutifa-Chiqui. M626 The desert of Ocute, chap. 14. M627 Certaine townes. M628 Mines of copper and gold in Chisca toward the North. M629 Chisca is directly North from Cutifa-Chiqui which is within two daies of Santa Helena. M630 Two Christians sent from Chiaha to seeke Chisca. M631 A wise strategem. M632 Vllibahali walled about. M633 Mauilla walled. M634 Al the clothes and perles of the Christians were lost. M635 A consultation of the Indians to send away their Cacique. M636 The death of 2500. Indians. M637 The Port of Ochuse sixe daies iournie from Mauilla. M638 An Indian stratagem. M639 March, 1541. M640 Chicaça set on fire by the Indians. M641 An olde prophecie. M642 Another towne, Rio Grande, or Rio de Espiritu Santo. M643 Aquixo, a great Lord on the West side of Rio grande. M644 They passe ouer Rio Grande. M645 The chiefe towne of the Cacique of Casqui.

127 “Pez muy comun en los mares setentrionales de Espana, de un pie de
largo, comprimido, de color por el lomo azul claro, y por el vientre
bianco.” (_Diccionario de la Academia_.)—Probably the Sparus of
Pliny.

M646 The Cacique of Pacaha cometh to the Gouernour. M647 Great store of Oxen toward the North of Pacaha. This is like Quiuira.