The Pine-tree coast . ! It is not improper toscan this writers credentialsa little. He was of an excessive credulity, says M. Weiss; to which Larousseadds, To-day the Voyages of Th^vet, placed in the rank of those ofMarc Lescarbot, and become rare, are regarded only as drolleries, everywherefull of humor. And again. -He speaks only after the home-made tales ofsailors or passengers, who often amused themselves at his expense. The ship in which Thov6t took passage home to France ran up the coast as. A VOYAGE TO NORUMBEGA. 257 far as Newfoundland, or Baccalaos, as it was oftener called by sailors
The Pine-tree coast . ! It is not improper toscan this writers credentialsa little. He was of an excessive credulity, says M. Weiss; to which Larousseadds, To-day the Voyages of Th^vet, placed in the rank of those ofMarc Lescarbot, and become rare, are regarded only as drolleries, everywherefull of humor. And again. -He speaks only after the home-made tales ofsailors or passengers, who often amused themselves at his expense. The ship in which Thov6t took passage home to France ran up the coast as. A VOYAGE TO NORUMBEGA. 257 far as Newfoundland, or Baccalaos, as it was oftener called by sailors. Afterspeaking of Florida, Thev^t goes on to say that one of the finest rivers in thewhole world presents itself, which we call Norembegue, and the natives Agoncy,and which is marked on some charts as the Grand River. Several other beauti-ful rivers enter into it; and upon its banks the French formerly erected a littlefort, about ten or twelve leagues from its mouth, which was surrounded Ijyfresh water, and this place was called the Fort of Norumbegue. Notwithstanding Thev^t has been hitherto classed with those who lie notAvisely, but too well, his account of the more pronounced features of PenobscotBay is sufficiently accurate to disarm criticism with respect to much more thatis either downright nonsense or bold invention. One thing, however, Thev6thas said before any one else. He was the very first person to formulate thename of New England. In speaking of Cabots voyage, in his ^ Singul
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