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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10692	The whole and true discouerye of Terra Florida (englished the florishing lande.) Conteyning as well the wonderfull straunge natures and maners of the people, with the merueylous commodities and treasures of the country: as also the pleasaunt portes, hauens, and wayes therevnto neuer founde out before the last yere 1562. Written in Frenche by Captaine Ribauld the fyrst that whollye discoured the same. And nowe newly set forthe in Englishe the xxx of May. 1563.	Ribaut, Jean, ca. 1520-1565.	1563 (1563)	STC 20970; ESTC S103182	14,854	48

congratulated with him we fell to the grounde a lytle waye from them to call vpon the name of God to beseche hym to continue still hys goodnes towards vs bring to the knowledge of our Sauiour Christ this poore people Whyle we were thus praying they sitting vppon the ground which was strawed dressed with Baye bowes behelde harkened vnto vs very attentiuelye without either speaking or mouing as I made a signe vnto their king lifting vp myne arme stretching forth one finger only to make them looke vp to heauenward He lykewyse liftinge vp his arme towardes heauen put forth two fingers whereby it séemed that he made vs to vnderstande that they worshipped the Sunne the Moone for Gods as afterwards we vnderstood it so In the mean time their numbers increased thither came the Kynges brother that was first with vs their mother wyues sisters children beyng thus assembled they caused a great number of Baye boughes to be cut therewith a place to be dressed for vs distant from theirs two fadom For it is their maner to talke bargaine sitting the chiefe of them to be aparte from the meaner sorte with a shewe of great obedience to theyr Kynges Superiours Elders They be all naked of a goodlye stature myghtye fayre as well shapen proporcioned of bodye as anye people in the worlde verye gentle curteyse and of a good nature The moste parte of them couer theyr Raynes priuities with fayre Hartes skynnes paynted moste commonlye with sundrye colours the fore parte of theyr bodye armes be paynted wyth pretye deuised workes of Azure red blacke so well so properly as the best Painter of Europe coulde not amende it The women haue their bodies paynted with a certayne Herbe lyke vnto Mosse whereof the Ceder trées all other trées be alwayes couered The men for pleasure doe alwayes trymme them selues therewith after sundrye fashions They be of Tauney colour Haulke nosed of a pleasaunt countenaunce The women be well fauoured wyll not suffer one dishonestly to approche to neare them But we were not in their houses for we sawe none at that tyme. After we had taried in this North syde of the Ryuer the most parte of the daye whiche Riuer we haue called Maye for that we discouered the same the first daye of the Moneth we congratulated made aliaunce entered into amitie wyth them and presented the Kynge and hys brethren wyth Gownes of Blewe clothe garnyshed wyth Yelowe Flouredeluces And it séemed that they were sorye for our departure so that the moste parte of them entered into the water vp to the necke to set our Boates a flote Putting into vs sundrye kynde of fishes which with merueylous spéed thei ranne to take in their paks made in the water with great Réeds so well conningly set together after the fashion of a Laberinthe or Maze with so manye turnes crokes as it is impossible to do it without much conning industrie But desyring to imploye the rest of the daye on the other syde of this Riuer to view knowe those Indians that we sawe there We trauersed thither without anye difficultie landed amongest them who receyued vs very gently with great humanitie putting vs of their fruits euen into our Boats Molberies Raspis suche other fruites as they founde ready by the way Soone after this came thither the king with his brethren others with bowes arrowes in their hands vsing therewithall a goodly a graue fashion with their behauiour right souldierlyke as warlyke boldnes as may be Thei were naked painted as thother their heare lykewise long trussed vp with a lace made of herbs to the top of their heads but they had neither their wiues nor children in their company After we had a good whyle louynglye entertened presented them with lyke giftes of habersher wares cutting hokes hatchets clothed the king his brethren with lyke robes as we had geuen to them on the other syde we entered viewed the countrey thereabouts which is the fairest fruitfullest pleasantest of all the worlde aboundynge in honye venison wylde foule forestes woods of al sorts Palme trées Cypres Cedres Bayes the highest greatest with also the fairest vines in all the world with Grapes according which without naturall arte without mans helpe or trimming wil growe to toppes of Oks other trées that be of a wonderfull greatnesse and heyght And the syght of the fayre Medowes is a pleasure not able to be expressed with tongue full of Hernes Curlues Bitters Mallardes Egrepths Wodkockes all other kynde of small byrdes Wyth Hartes Hyndes Buckes wylde Swyne all other kyndes wylde beastes as we perceyued well bothe by theyr footyng there also afterwardes in other places by theyr crye rorynge in the nyght Also there be Connies Hares Silke wormes in merueylous number a great dell fairer better then be our silk wormes To be short it is a thing vnspeakeable to consider the thinges that be séene there shal be founde more more in this incomparable lande whiche neuer yet broken with Ploughe yrons bringeth forthe all things according to his first nature wherewith the eternall God endewed it Aboute theyr houses they labour tyll the grounde sowyng theyr fields with a grayne called Mahis whereof they make theyr meale in theyr Gardens they plant beanes gourds cocumbers citrous peason many other fruites rootes vnknowen vnto vs. Their spades mattocks be made of Wood so well fitly as is possible whiche they make wyth certayn stones oyster shelles muscles wherewith also they make theyr bowes small launces cutte polyshe all sortes of Wood that they imploye aboute theyr byldings necessarie vse There groweth also manye Walnut trees Hasell trees Cheritrees verye fayre and great And generally we haue séene there of the same Simples and herbes that we haue in Fraunce of the lyke goodnesse sauour taste The people be verye good Archers and of greate strengthe Theyr bowe strynges are made of Leather and theyr Arrowes of Réedes whyche they doe head wyth the Téeth of fyshes As we nowe demaunded of them concernyng the land called Seuola whereof some haue wrytten not to bee farre from thence and to be situate wythin the lande towarde the Sea called the south Sea They shewed vs by signes that whiche we vnderstood well inough that they might go thither with their Boates by Ryuers in twentye dayes They that haue written of this kingdome towne of Seuola other townes kingdoms thereaboutes say that there is great aboundaunce of golde siluer precious stones other great riches that the people had theyr arrowes headed instéed of yron with sharpe poynted Turquesies Thus the nyght approchynge it was conuenient for vs to retourne by daye a shypborde We tooke leaue of them muche to their greief but