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.
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