The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. eBook

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The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 541 pages of information about The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I..
These Islanders warre with the people of the maine.] and it should seeme that these simple theeuish Islanders haue warre with those of the maine, for many of them are sore wounded, which wounds they receiued vpon the maine land, as by signes they gaue vs to vnderstand.  We had among them copper oare, blacke copper, and red copper:  [Sidenote:  Copper oare.] they pronounce their language very hollow, and deepe in the throat:  these words following we learned from them.

[Sidenote:  Their language.]

Kesinyoh, Eate some. 
Madlycoyte, Musicke. 
Aginyoh, go fetch. 
Yliaoute, I meane no harme. 
Ponameg, A boat. 
Paaotyck, An oare. 
Asanock, A dart. 
Sawygmeg, A knife. 
Vderah, A nose. 
Aoh, Iron. 
Blete, An eye. 
Vnuicke, Giue it. 
Tuckloak, A stagge or ellan. 
Panygmah, A neddle. 
Aob, The Sea. 
Mysacoah, Wash it. 
Lethicksaneg, A seale skinne. 
Canyglow, Kiss me. 
Vgnera, My sonne. 
Acu, Shot. 
Conah, Leape. 
Maatuke, Fish. 
Sambah, Below. 
Maconmeg, Will you haue this. 
Cooah, Go to him. 
Aba, fallen downe. 
Icune, Come hither. 
Awennye, Yonder. 
Nugo, No. 
Tucktodo, A fogge. 
Lechiksa, A skinne. 
Maccoah, A dart. 
Sugnacoon, A coat. 
Gounah, Come downe. 
Sasobneg, A bracelet. 
Vgnake, A tongue. 
Ataneg, A seale. 
Macuah, A beard. 
Pignagogah, A threed. 
Quoysah, Giue it to me.

The 7. of Iuly being very desirous to search the habitation of this countrey, I went myselfe with our new pinnesse into the body of the land, thinking it to be a firme continent, and passing vp a very large riuer, a great flaw of winde tooke me, whereby wee were constrained to seeke succour for that night, which being had, I landed with the most part of my company, and went to the top of a high mountaine, hoping from thence to see into the countrey:  but the mountaines were so many and so mighty as that my purpose preuailed not:  [Sidenote:  Muscles.] [Sidenote:  A strange whirlwind.] whereupon I againe returned to my pinnesse, and willing diuers of my company to gather muscles for my supper, whereof in this place there was great store, myselfe hauing espied a very strange sight, especially to me that neuer before saw the like, which was a mighty whirlewinde taking vp the water in very great quantitie, furiously mounting it into the aire, which whirlewinde, was not for a puffe or blast, but continual, for the space of three houres, with very little intermission, which sith it was in the course that I should passe, we were constrained that night to take vp our lodging vnder the rocks.

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