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it_o be_v two_o year_n past_o that_o those_o toudamans_n come_v to_o assault_v they_o yea_o even_o into_o the_o say_a river_n in_o a_o island_n that_o lie_v over_o against_o saguenay_n where_o they_o have_v be_v the_o night_n before_o as_o they_o be_v go_v a_o warfaring_a in_o hognedo_n with_o 200_o person_n man_n woman_n and_o child_n who_o be_v all_o asleep_a in_o a_o fort_n that_o they_o have_v make_v they_o be_v assault_v by_o the_o say_v toudamans_n who_o put_v fire_n round_o about_o the_o fort_n and_o as_o they_o will_v have_v come_v out_o of_o it_o to_o save_v themselves_o they_o be_v all_o slay_v only_o five_o except_v who_o escape_v for_o which_o loss_n they_o yet_o sorrow_v show_v with_o sign_n that_o one_o day_n they_o will_v be_v revenge_v that_o do_v we_o come_v to_o our_o ship_n again_o the_o manner_n how_o the_o people_n of_o that_o country_n live_v and_o of_o certain_a condition_n of_o their_o faith_n manner_n and_o custom_n chap._n 10._o this_o people_n believe_v no_o whit_n in_o god_n but_o in_o one_o who_o they_o calâ_n cudâuaigni_n they_o say_v that_o often_o he_o speak_v with_o they_o and_o tell_v they_o what_o weather_n shall_v follow_v whether_o good_a or_o bad_a moreover_o they_o say_v that_o when_o he_o be_v angry_a with_o they_o he_o cast_v dust_n into_o then_o eye_n they_o believe_v that_o when_o they_o die_v they_o go_v into_o the_o star_n &_o thence_o ââ_o little_a &_o little_o descend_v down_o into_o the_o orison_n even_o as_o the_o star_n do_v &_o that_o then_o they_o go_v into_o certain_a green_a field_n full_a of_o goodly_a fair_a &_o precious_a tree_n flower_n &_o fruit_n after_o that_o they_o have_v give_v we_o these_o thing_n to_o understand_v we_o show_v they_o their_o error_n and_o tell_v that_o their_o cudruaigni_n do_v but_o deceive_v they_o for_o he_o be_v but_o a_o devil_n &_o a_o evil_a spirit_n affirm_v unto_o they_o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o only_a god_n who_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o who_o give_v we_o all_o necessary_n be_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o himself_o and_o that_o only_o we_o must_v believe_v in_o he_o moreover_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o be_v baptize_v otherwise_o we_o be_v damn_v into_o hell_n these_o and_o many_o other_o thing_n concern_v our_o faith_n and_o religion_n we_o show_v they_o all_o which_o they_o do_v easy_o believe_v call_v their_o cudruaigni_n agoviada_n that_o be_v to_o say_v nought_o so_o that_o very_o earnest_o they_o desire_v and_o pray_v our_o captain_n that_o he_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v baptize_v and_o their_o lord_n and_o taignoagny_n domagaia_n and_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o town_n come_v unto_o we_o hope_v to_o be_v baptize_v baptize_v but_o because_o we_o do_v not_o thorough_o know_v their_o mind_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o body_n can_v teach_v they_o our_o belief_n &_o religion_n we_o excuse_v ourselves_o desire_v taignoagny_n &_o domagaia_n to_o tell_v the_o rest_n of_o their_o countryman_n that_o he_o will_v come_v again_o another_o time_n &_o bring_v priest_n &_o chrâsome_a with_o we_o for_o without_o they_o they_o can_v not_o be_v baptize_v which_o they_o do_v easy_o believe_v for_o domagaia_n &_o tâignoagny_n have_v see_v many_o child_n baptize_v in_o britain_n while_o they_o be_v there_o which_o promise_n when_o they_o hear_v they_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o glad_a they_o live_v in_o common_a together_o and_o of_o such_o commodity_n as_o their_o country_n yield_v they_o be_v indifferent_o well_o store_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n cloth_n themselves_o with_o the_o skin_n of_o certain_a wild_a beast_n but_o very_o miserable_o in_o winter_n they_o wear_v hose_n and_o shoe_n make_v of_o wild_a beast_n skin_n and_o in_o summer_n they_o go_v barefooted_a they_o keep_v and_o observe_v the_o rite_n of_o matrimony_n save_v that_o every_o one_o w_v 2_o or_o â_o uââtes_fw-gr which_o their_o husband_n be_v dead_a do_v never_o marry_v again_o but_o for_o the_o death_n of_o their_o husband_n wear_v a_o certain_a black_a weed_n all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n be_v sâearing_v all_o their_o face_n with_o coleââuâââââease_n mingle_v together_o as_o thick_a as_o the_o back_n of_o a_o knife_n and_o by_o that_o they_o be_v know_v to_o be_v wâââowes_n they_o have_v a_o filthy_a and_o detestable_a use_n in_o marry_v of_o their_o maiden_n and_o that_o be_v this_o they_o put_v they_o all_o after_o they_o be_v of_o lawful_a age_n to_o marry_v in_o a_o common_a place_n as_o harlot_n free_a for_o every_o man_n that_o will_v have_v to_o do_v with_o they_o until_o such_o time_n as_o they_o find_v a_o match_n this_o i_o say_v because_o i_o have_v see_v by_o experience_n many_o house_n full_a of_o those_o
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many_o die_v of_o the_o say_a disease_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o to_o the_o midst_n of_o march_n chap._n 14._o from_o the_o midst_n of_o november_n until_o the_o midst_n of_o march_n we_o be_v keep_v in_o amid_o the_o ice_n above_o two_o fathom_n thick_a and_o snow_n above_o four_o foot_n high_a and_o more_o high_a than_o the_o side_n of_o our_o ship_n which_o last_v till_o that_o time_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o all_o our_o drink_n be_v freeze_v in_o the_o âessels_n and_o the_o ice_n through_o all_o the_o ship_n be_v above_o a_o hand-breadth_n thick_a as_o well_o above_o hatch_n as_o beneath_o and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o river_n as_o be_v fresh_a even_o to_o hochelaga_n be_v freeze_v in_o which_o space_n there_o die_v five_o and_o twenty_o of_o our_o best_a and_o chief_a man_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v so_o sick_a that_o we_o think_v they_o shall_v never_o recover_v again_o only_o three_o or_o four_o except_v then_o it_o please_v god_n to_o cast_v his_o pitiful_a eye_n 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