. Young folks library . were found upon the coast casta land in another Island adjoyning other than these,there was never any people apparelled, or white ofcolour, either seene or heard of amongst these people,and these aforesaid were seene onely of the inhabitantesof Secotan, which appeared to be very true, for theywondred marvelously when we were amongst them atthe whitenes of our skins, ever coveting to touch ourbreasts, and to view the same. Besides they had ourships in marvelous admiration, & all things els wereso strange unto them, as it appeared that none of themhad ever seen the like.
. Young folks library . were found upon the coast casta land in another Island adjoyning other than these,there was never any people apparelled, or white ofcolour, either seene or heard of amongst these people,and these aforesaid were seene onely of the inhabitantesof Secotan, which appeared to be very true, for theywondred marvelously when we were amongst them atthe whitenes of our skins, ever coveting to touch ourbreasts, and to view the same. Besides they had ourships in marvelous admiration, & all things els wereso strange unto them, as it appeared that none of themhad ever seen the like. When we discharged any piece, were it but an har-gubuz, they would tremble thereat for very feare andfor the strangenesse of the same: for the weaponswhich themselves use are bowes and arrowes: thearrowes are but of small canes, headed with a sharpe shell or tooth of a fish sufficient ynoughto kill a naked swordes be ofwood, hardened:likewise they usewooden breastplatesfor their have besides a. Indian Weapons. kinde of club, in the end whereof they fasten the sharpehorns of a stagge, or other beast. When they go towarres they cary about with them their idol, of whomthey aske counsel, as the Romans were woont of the First Voyage to Roanoake 207 Oracle of Apollo. They sing songs as they marchtowardes the battell in stead of drummes and trumpets;their warres are very cruell and bloody by reasonwhereof, and of their civill dissentions which havehappened of late yeeres amongst them, the people aremarvelously wasted and in some places the countreyleft desolate. Adjoyning to this countrey aforesaid called Secotanbeginneth a countrey called Pomouik, belonging toanother king whom they call Piamacum, and this kingis in league with the next king adjoyning towards thesetting of the Sunne, and the countrey Newsiok, situateupon a goodly river called Neus: these kings havemortall warre with Wingina, king of Wingandacoa:but about two yeeres past there was a peace madebet
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