. Young folks library . not what mettal it should be, neither would he by anymeanes suffer vs to take it off his head, but feeling it,it would bow very easily. His apparell was as hiswiues, onely the women weare theirhaire long on both sides, and themen but on one. They are of colouryellowish, and their haire blackfor the most part, and yetwe saw children that hadfine auburne and chest-nut coloured haire. . Their boates aremade of one tree, eitherof Pine, or of Pitch trees:a wood not commonlyknowen to our people, nor found growing in haue no edge-tooles to make them withall: ifthe
. Young folks library . not what mettal it should be, neither would he by anymeanes suffer vs to take it off his head, but feeling it,it would bow very easily. His apparell was as hiswiues, onely the women weare theirhaire long on both sides, and themen but on one. They are of colouryellowish, and their haire blackfor the most part, and yetwe saw children that hadfine auburne and chest-nut coloured haire. . Their boates aremade of one tree, eitherof Pine, or of Pitch trees:a wood not commonlyknowen to our people, nor found growing in haue no edge-tooles to make them withall: ifthey haue any they are very fewe, and those it seemesthey had twentie yeres since, which, as two men de-clared, was out of a wrake which happened vpon theircoast of some Christian ship, . . The manner of mak-ing their boates is thus : they burne downe some greattree, or take such as are winde fallen, and puttinggumme and rosen vpon one side thereof, they set fireinto it, and when it hath burnt it hollow, they cut out. Indians Burning Out a Canoe.(From an old print.) 202 A Book of Famous Explorers the coale with their shels, and euer where they wouldbume it deeper or wider they lay on gummes, whichbume away the timber, and by this meanes they fashionvery fine boates, and such as will transport twentiemen. Their oares are hke scoopes, and many timesthey set with long poles, as the depth serueth. The Kings brother had great liking of our armour,a sword, and diners other things which we had : andoffered to lay a great boxe of pearle in gage for them :but we refused it for this time, because we would notmake them knowe, that we esteemed thereof, untill wehad vnderstoode in what places of the countrey thepearle grew: which now your Worshippe doeth verywell vnderstand. ... The soile is the most plentifull, sweete, fruitfull andwholesome of all the worlde : there are above fourteeneseverall sweete smelhng timber trees, and the mostpart of their underwoods are Bayes and such like:they have
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