They Came
Rowing Towards Us As Fast As They Could, And When They Came Within
Hearing They Held Up Their
Oars and cried "Il y a oute," making many
signs, and at last they came to us, giving us birds
For bracelets,
and of them I had a dart with a bone in it, or a piece of unicorn's
horn, as I did judge. This dart he made store of, but when he saw a
knife he let it go, being more desirous of the knife than of his
dart. These people continued rowing after our ship the space of
three hours.
The 25th, in the morning, at seven of the clock, we descried thirty
savages rowing after us, being by judgment ten leagues off from the
shore. They brought us salmon peels, birds, and caplin, and we gave
them pins, needles, bracelets, nails, knives, bells, looking-
glasses, and other small trifles; and for a knife, a nail, or a
bracelet, which they call ponigmah, they would sell their boat,
coats, or anything they had, although they were far from the shore.
We had but few skins of them, about twenty; but they made signs to
us that if we would go to the shore, we should have more store of
chicsanege. They stayed with us till eleven of the clock, at which
time we went to prayer, and they departed from us.
The 26th was cloudy, the wind being at south.
The 27th fair, with the same wind.
The 28th and 29th were foggy, with clouds.
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