We Named The Low Head Land Cape Tiennot, After The Name Of
Their Chief.
The land in this place was all low and pleasant, with a
sandy beach for about 20 leagues, intermixed with marshes and shallow
lakes.
After this it turned from west to E.N.E. everywhere environed
with islands two or three leagues from shore; and as far as we could
see, many dangerous shelves extended above four or five leagues out to
sea.
[Footnote 36: Cartier seems now to have returned to the south coast of
Newfoundland, but the relation of his voyage is too vague to be followed
with any tolerable certainty. - E.]
[Footnote 37: The sentence in italics is given in the precise words of
Hakluyt, probably signifying that the coast extended from E.S.E. to
W.N.W. - E.]
During the three following days we had a strong gale from the S.W. which
obliged us to steer E.N.E. and on the Saturday we came to the eastern
part of Newfoundland, between the Granges and Double Cape[38]. The
wind now blew a storm from the east, on which account we doubled that
cape to the N.N.W. to explore the northern part, which is all environed
with islands, as already stated. While near these islands and the land,
the wind turned to the south, which brought us within the gulf, so that
next day, being the 9th of August, we entered by the blessing of God
within the White Sands. Thus ended our discoveries in this voyage. On
the feast of the Assumption of our Lady, being the 15th of August, after
hearing divine service, we departed from the White Sands with a
prosperous gale, directing our course across the sea which lies between
Newfoundland and Brittany. In this passage we were much tossed during
three days by a heavy tempest from the east, which we weathered by the
blessing of God. After this we had fair weather, and arrived on the 5th
of September in the port of St Maloes.
[Footnote 38: Probably that now called Mistaken Points, near Cape
Race, which latter is the south-eastern point of Newfoundland - E.]
Specimen of the language of Newfoundland.
The sun, isnez Heaven, camet
Night, aiagla Water, ame
Sand, estogaz A sail, aganie
The head, agonaze The throat, conguedo
The nose, hehonguesto The teeth, hesangue
The nails, agetascu The feet, ochedasco
The legs, anoudasco A dead man, amocdaza
A skin, aionasca That man, yca
A hatchet, asogne A cod fish, gadagoursere
Good to be eaten, guesande Almonds, anougaza
Figs, asconda Gold, henyosco
An arrow, cacta A green tree, haveda
An earthen dish, undaco Brass, aignetaze
The brow, ausce A feather, yco
The moon, casmogan The earth, conda
Wind, canut Rain, ocnoscon
Bread, cacacomy The sea, amet
A ship, casaomy A man, undo
The hairs, hoc hosco Red cloth, caponeta
The eyes, ygata A knife, agoheda
The mouth, heche A mackarel, agedoneta
The ears, hontasco Nuts, caheya
The arms, agescu Apples, honesta
A woman, enrasesco Beans, sahe
A sick man, alouedeche A sword, achesco
Shoes, atta
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