years old, for the purpose of taking him to France.  Coasting thence northeasterly for one hundred leagues, sailing only in the day time and not making any harbor in the whole of that distance, they came to a pleasant situation among steep hills, from whence a large river ran into the sea.  Leaving, in consequence of a rising storm, this river, into which they had entered for a short distance with their boat, and where they saw many of the natives in their canoes, they sailed directly east for eighty leagues, when they discovered an island of triangular shape, about ten leagues from the main land, equal in size to the island of Rhodes.  This island they named after the mother of the king of France.  Without landing upon it, they proceeded to a harbor fifteen leagues beyond, at the entrance of a large bay, twelve leagues broad, where they came to anchor and remained for fifteen days.  They encountered here a people with whom they formed a great friendship, different in appearance from the natives whom they first saw,—­these having a white complexion.  The men were tall and well formed, and the women graceful and possessed of pleasing manners.  There were two kings among them, who were attended in state by their gentlemen, and a queen who had her waiting maids.  This country was situated in latitude 41 Degrees 40’ N, in the parallel of Rome; and was very fertile and abounded with game.  They left it on the 6th of May, and sailed one hundred and fifty leagues, constantly in sight of the land which stretched to the east.  In this long distance they made no landing, but proceeded fifty leagues further along the land, which inclined more to the north, when they went ashore and found a people exceedingly barbarous and hostile.  Leaving them and continuing their course northeasterly for fifty leagues further, they discovered within that distance thirty-two islands.  And finally, after having sailed between east and north one hundred and fifty leagues more, they reached the fiftieth degree of north latitude, where the Portuguese had commenced their discoveries towards the Arctic circle; when finding their provisions nearly exhausted, they took in wood and water and returned to France, having coasted, it is stated, along an unknown country for seven hundred leagues.  In conclusion, it is added, they had found it inhabited by a people without religion, but easily to be persuaded, and imitating with fervor the acts of Christian worship performed by the discoverers.