or no.  The circle of meale signified their Country, the circles of corne the bounds of the Sea, and the stickes his Country.  They imagined the world to be flat and round, like a trencher, and they in the middest.  After this they brought him a bagge of gunpowder, which they carefully preserved till the next spring, to plant as they did their corne, because they would be acquainted with the nature of that seede.  Opitchapam, the King’s brother, invited him to his house, where with many platters of bread, foule, and wild beasts, as did environ him, he bid him wellcome:  but not any of them would eate a bit with him, but put up all the remainder in Baskets.  At his returne to Opechancanoughs, all the King’s women and their children flocked about him for their parts, as a due by Custome, to be merry with such fragments.

“But his waking mind in hydeous dreames did oft see wondrous shapes Of bodies strange, and huge in growth, and of stupendious makes.”

“At last they brought him to Meronocomoco, where was Powhatan their Emperor.  Here more than two hundred of those grim Courtiers stood wondering at him, as he had beene a monster, till Powhatan and his trayne had put themselves in their greatest braveries.  Before a fire upon a seat like a bedstead, he sat covered with a great robe, made of Rarowcun skinnes and all the tayles hanging by.  On either hand did sit a young wench of sixteen or eighteen years, and along on each side the house, two rowes of men, and behind them as many women, with all their heads and shoulders painted red; many of their heads bedecked with the white downe of Birds; but everyone with something:  and a great chayne of white beads about their necks.  At his entrance before the King, all the people gave a great shout.  The Queene of Appamatuck was appointed to bring him water to wash his hands, and another brought him a bunch of feathers, instead of a Towell to dry them:  having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could.  A long consultation was held, but the conclusion was two great stones were brought before Powhatan; then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs, to beate out his braines.  Pocahontas, the King’s dearest daughter, when no entreaty could prevaile, got his head in her armes, and laid her owne upon his to save him from death:  whereat the Emperour was contented he should live to make him hatchets, and her bells, beads, and copper:  for they thought him as well of all occupations as themselves.  For the King himselfe will make his owne robes, shooes, bowes, arrowes, pots, plant, hunt, or doe any thing so well as the rest.

     ’They say he bore a pleasant shew,
     But sure his heart was sad
     For who can pleasant be, and rest,
     That lives in feare and dread. 
     And having life suspected, doth
     If still suspected lead.’