So He Tooke The Asse For The Nation Of The Beefe, The
Virgin Mary For The Picture Of His Wife, And Jesus For His Son, And Joseph
For Himselfe, Saying, "There Am I With My Long Robe, Seeking For My Wife
And Child."
By our ambassadors I came to know an other Lake which is northerly of their
countrey.
They say that it's bigger then all the rest. The upper end is
allways frozen. Their ffish comes from those parts. There are people that
lives there and dare not trade in it towards the south. There is a river so
deepe and blacke that there is no bottome. They say that fish goes neither
out nor in to that river. It is very warme, and if they durst navigate in
it, they should not come to the end in 40 dayes. That river comes from the
lake, and the inhabitants makes warrs against the birds, that defends &
offends with theire bills that are as sharpe as sword. This I cannot tell
for truth, but told me. All the circumjacent neighbours do incourage us,
saying that they would venter their lives with us, for which we weare much
overjoyed to see them so freely disposed to goe along with us. Here nothing
but courage. "Brother, doe not lye, ffor the ffrench will not believe
thee." All men of courage and vallour, lett them fetch commodities, and not
stand lazing and be a beggar in the cabbane. It is the way to be beloved of
women, to goe and bring them wherewithall to be joyfull.
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