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water_n	fish_n	great_a	sea_n	3,519	5	6.8793	4	false

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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

nacion reiectynge the olde conserued opinion whyche to longe tyme hathe bene holden as trewe Which is that it was thought a thing impossible to haue the wynde at East Northest kéepe the race course we enterprised but that we should be driuen toward the region of Affrica the Iles of Canaria Madera other lands thereabouts And the cause why we haue bene the more prouoked assured to take this newe race hath bene because that it séemed to euerye one that we might not passe nor go in this nauigation without the sight touching of the Antillies Lucaries there soiourne take freshe waters other necessaries as the Spaniards do in theyr voyage to new Spaine whereof thanked be God we haue had no néed nor entered the chanell of Roham whiche hath ben thought impossible Forseing also that it was not expedient for vs to passe through the Ilands as wel to shon many inconueniences that might happen in passing that waye whereof springeth nothing but innumerable quarels pleadings confusions breache of all worthy enterprises godly nauigations whereof ensueth complaints odious questions betwene the subiectes of the kyng hys frends alies as also to the ende they might vnderstande that in the tyme to come God hauynge shewed vs such graces as these his wonderfull benefites firste shewed to the poore people of this so goodly newe framing people of so gentle a nature a countrey so pleasant fruitfull lacking nothyng at all that may séeme necessary for mans food we would not haue to do wyth theyr Ilands other lands which for that they fyrst discouered thē they kéepe wyth much ielosye trustyng that if God wil suffer the king through your persuation to cause some parte of this incomparable countrey to be peopled inhabited with such a number of his poore subiectes as you shall thynke good there neuer happened in the memorie of man so great good commoditie to Fraunce as thys my Lorde for manye causes whereof a man is neuer able to say or wryte to the full as vnder the assured hope that we haue alwayes had in executing vprightlye that which I had receyued in charge of you God would blesse our wayes nauigations After we had constantly wyth diligence in tyme conuenient determined vppon the waye we shoulde haue thought it noysome tedious to all our company if it had before bene knowen vnto any without tourninge or wauering to or fro from their first entention And not withstanding that Sathan did often what he coulde to sowe many obstractes troubles lettes accordyng to his accustomed subtelties so it is come to passe that God by his only goodnes hath geuen vs grace to make the furthest arte trauars of the seas that euer was made in oure memorie or knowledge in longitude from the East to the West and therefore was it commonly sayd both in Fraunce Spaine also among vs that it was impossible for vs safely to arriue thither whither the Lorde dyd conducte vs. All whiche persuaded but of ignoraunce lacke of attempting whiche we haue not bene afrayde to geue aduenture to proue Albeit that all Mariners Cardes do set the Coasts with shipwracks wythout Ports or Ryuers whiche we haue founde otherwyse as it foloweth Thursdaye the laste of Apryll at the breake of the daye we discouered and clearely perceyued a faire coast stretchynge of a great length couered with an infinite number of high fayre trées we being not past 7 or 8 leagues frō the shore the coūtrey séeming vnto vs plain without any shewe of hilles approching nearer within foure or fyue leagues of the lande we cast an Anker at tenne fadome water the bottome of the Sea beynge playne wyth muche Ocias and faste holde on the Southe syde as farre as a certayne poynte or Cape situate vnder that Latitude of nine twenty degrées a half which we haue named Cape Francois We coulde espye neyther Ryuer nor Bay wherefore we sent our Botes furnished wyth men of experience to soūd and knowe the coast nere the shore who retournyng to vs about one of the clock at after noone declared that they had founde among other things .viij. fadom of water at the hard bancke of the sea Wherevpon hauing diligently wayed vp our Ankers hoysted vp our sayles with wynde at wyll we sayled vewed the coast all alonge with vnspeakable pleasure of the odorours smel beautie of the same And because there appeared vnto vs no sygne of any Port about the settyng of the Sunne we cast anker agayne which done we did beholde to and fro the goodly order of the Woods wherwith God hath decked euery way the sayde lande Then perceyuyng toward the North a leaping a breaking of the water as a streame falling out of the land into the sea For the which we set vp sayles agayne to double the same whyle it was yet day And as we had so done passed beyond it there appeared vnto vs a fayre entrye of a fayre Riuer which caused vs to cast Anker agayne there nearer the lande to the ende the next day we might sée what it was and though that the wynde blew for a tyme vehemently to the shoreward yet the holde ankerage was so good that one cable one anker held vs fast with out daunger or slydyng The next day in the morning beyng the first of May we assayed to enter this Port with two new Barges a Boate well trymmed fyndyng lytle water Barges whiche might haue astonied caused vs retourne backe to shipborde if God had not speedely brought vs in Where fyndyng .536 fadome water entered into a goodly and great Ryuer which as we went founde to encrease styll in depth and largenes boyling and roryng through the multitude of all kynde of fyshe This being entered we perceyued a great number of the Indians inhabitantes there commynge alonge the sandes sea banckes commyng neare vnto vs without anye t-akyng of feare or doubt shewynge vnto vs the easiest landyng place therevpon we geuyng them also on our partes thankes of assuraunce frendlinesse Forthwith one of appearaunce out of the best among them brother vnto one of theyr Kynges or gouernours commaunded one of the Indians to enter into the water and to approche our boates to shewe vs the coastes landing place We seing this without any more douting or difficultie landed the messenger after we had rewarded him with some lookyng glasse other pretie things of smale value ranne incontinently towarde his Lorde Who forth with sent me hys Gyrdle in token of assuraunce frendship which Gyrdle was made of red leather as well couered coloured as was possible and as I began to go towards him he set forth came receyued me gentlye reysed after his maner all his men folowyng with great silence modestie yea more then our men did And after we had a whyle with gentle vsage

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