We went on half a day before we could come to the
landing place, and wear forced to make another carriage a point of 2
leagues long and some 60 paces broad.
As we came to the other sid we weare
in a bay of 10 leagues about, if we had gone in. By goeing about that same
point we passed a straight, for that point was very nigh the other side,
which is a cape very much elevated like piramides. That point should be
very fitt to build & advantgeous for the building of a fort, as we did the
spring following. In that bay there is a chanell where we take great store
of fishes, sturgeons of a vast biggnesse, and Pycks of seaven foot long.
Att the end of this bay we landed. The wildmen gave thanks to that which
they worship, we to God of Gods, to see ourselves in a place where we must
leave our navigation and forsake our boats to undertake a harder peece of
worke in hand, to which we are forced. The men told us that wee had 5 great
dayes' journeys before we should arrive where their wives weare. We foresee
the hard task that we weare to undergoe by carrying our bundles uppon our
backs. They weare used to it. Here every one for himselfe & God for all.
We finding ourselves not able to performe such a taske, & they could not
well tell where to finde their wives, fearing least the Nadoneceronons had
warrs against their nation and forced them from their appointed place, my
brother and I we consulted what was best to doe, and declared our will to
them, which was thus:
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