The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
Chapter 306 : M400 Ribaults speech to Captaine Albert.M401 The riuer Base 15 leagues Northwards of P

M400 Ribaults speech to Captaine Albert.

M401 The riuer Base 15 leagues Northwards of Port Royall.

M402 Note.

M403 The feast of Toya largely described.

M404 The Indians tr.i.m.m.i.n.g of themselues with rich feathers.

M405 Inuocations of the Iawas or Priests vnto Toya.

M406 The Indians manner of liuing in the Winter time of Mast and rootes.

M407 The liberalitie of king Ouade.

M408 The fort set on fire by casualtie.

M409 Their second iourney to the countrey of Ouade.

M410 The place where christall groweth in very good quant.i.tie ten dayes iourney from the riuer Belle.

M411 Note.

M412 Mutiny against the captaine, and the causes thereof.

M413 Captaine Albert slaine by his owne souldiers.

M414 They put to sea without sufficient victuals.

M415 Their victuals vtterly consumed.

M416 They drinke their vrine for want of fresh water.

M417 Extreme famine.

M418 The French succoured by an English Barke.

M419 It seemeth hee meaneth the voyage intended by Stukely.

M420 The ciuill warres the cause why the Frenchmen were not supplied, which were left behinde in their first voyage.

117 The masacre of Huguenots at Va.s.sy had taken place on March 1st 1562; the battle of Dreux was fought in December.

118 The temporary Peace of Amboise.

M421 Laudonniers second voyage to Florida, with three s.h.i.+ps the 22 of Aprill 1564.

119 Pine Apples.

M422 Cape Francois between the riuer of Dolphins and the riuer of May, maketh the distance 30 leagues about which is but 10 leagues ouer land.

M423 The riuer of Dolphins called Seloy by the Sauages.

_ 120 Marginal note_.-The pillar set vp before by Ribault crowned with garlands of Laurell and inuironed with small paniers full of corne, wors.h.i.+pped by the Sauages.

M424 Grosses.

M425 The curtesie of the Floridians to the French.

M426 Men of exceeding old age.

M427 Sauages in Florida of 250. yeres olde.

M428 Siluer certain dayes iourney vp within the riuer of May. Thimogoa mortall enemies to Satourioua.

M429 Laudionniers consultation with his company where it might be best for them to plant.

M430 They begin their planting with prayer to G.o.d.

M431 In Florida they couer their houses with Palme leaues.

M432 The forme of the Fort Caroline.

M433 High building is not good for this Countrey.

M434 Note.

M435 The first voyage twentie leagues.

M436 Mayrra a king rich in golde and siluer.

M437 The second voyage.

M438 An exceeding rich place.

M439 Some paint their faces with blacke, and some with red.

M440 King Malica.

M441 They lappe mosse about their woundes and vse it instead of napkins.

M442 The returne of their s.h.i.+ppes toward France the 28 of Iuly.

M443 The ceremonie which they vse before they goe to warre.

M444 Consultation before they a.s.sault their enemies.

M445 How they vse their enemies which they take in war.

M446 Their maner of triumph.

M447 Excellent Pumpions.

M448 A wonderfull lightning the 29. of August.

M449 The Sauages thinke the lightning to be discharging of the Christians Ordinance.

M450 Laudonnier vsed the present occasion to his profite.

M451 A wonderfull heate.

M452 Fiftie cart load of fish dead in the Riuer with this heat.

M453 The thirde voyage the tenth September. Mayarqua a place 80 leagues vp the Riuer of May.

M454 King Patanou.

M455 The Indians maner of war.

M456 Two hundreth Indians.

M457 Vtina getteth the victory of Potanou by the helpe of the French.

M458 La Roquettes conspiracie.

M459 Monsieur de Genre.

M460 Gienres message to Laudoniere in the Souldiers name.

M461 His answere.

M462 A dangerous practice against the Captaine and his Lieute'nt.

M463 Laudonniers sicknesse.

M464 Laudonniers Apothecarie.

M465 Captaine Bourdet arriued in Florida the 4. of September.

M466 The 4. voyage the 7. of Nouember.

M467 One of his Barks stolne away by his Mariners.

M468 Another of his Barks stolne away by two Carpenters.

M469 One of these Mariners named Francis Iean betrayed his own countrey men to the Spaniard, and brought them into Florida.

M470 A Saw-mill necessary here.

M471 The thirde sedition.

M472 By Peru the French meane the coast of Carthagena and Nombre de Dios.

M473 The captaines charge at his setting forth.

M474 Landonniere kept 15. dayes prisoner by his owne souldiers.

M475 The returne of part of Laudonnieres seditious souldiers.

M476 Laudonnieres oration to his mutinous souldiers.

M477 The sentence of death.

M478 Execution.

M479 Laudonniere setteth things in order after his returne out of prison to the fort.

M480 Reparation of the West side of the fort.

M481 Two Spanyards brought vnto Laudonniere by the Sauages.

M482 Calos a place uopn the Flats called The Martyres neere the Cape of Florida.

M483 Plates of gold as broad as a sawcer.

M484 One of these Spanyards names was Martin Gomes.

M485 King Oathcaqua or Houathca.

M486 The greatest victory among the Floridians.

M487 The Floridians great traitours and dissemblers.

M488 Nicholas Ma.s.son otherwise called Nicolas Barre.