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The present state of His Majesties isles and territories in America ... with new maps of every place : together with astronomical tables, which will serve as a constant diary or calendar, for the use of the English inhabitants in those islands, from the year 1686 to 1700 : also a table by which ... you may know what hour it is in any of those parts, and how to make sun-dials fitting for all those places.
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Blome, Richard, d. 1705.
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made a Speech to the rest discovering what I had done whereat they were very angry and cut me another piece forcing me to drink Racoons Grease which made me sick and vomit I told them I had enough after which they would give me no more but still told me I had Racoon enough whereby I suffered much and being frozen was in great pain sleeping but little and yet must do my task that was set me as they came to the Lake they killed a great Moose staying there till it was all eaten and then entered upon the Lake a Storm arose which endangered us all but at last we got to an Island and there the Indians went to Pawawing or Conjuring the Pawaw declared that Bejamin Wait and another were coming and that Storm was raised to cast them away This afterwards appeared to be true though then I believed it not upon this Island we lay still several days and then set out again but a Storm took us so that we continued to and fro upon certain Islands about three weeks we had no Provisions but Racoons that the Indians themselves were afraid of being starved they would give me nothing whereby I was several days without any Victuals At length we went upon the Lake on the Ice having a little Slead upon which we drew our Loads before Noon I tired and just then the Indians met with some Frenchmen One of the Indians who took me came and called me all manner of ill Names throwing me on my back I told him I could do no more then he said he must kill me which I thought he was about to do for pulling out his knife he cut off my Pockets and wrapt them about my Face and then he helped me up and took my â—lead and went away giving me a bit of Bisket like a Walnut which he had of the Frenchman and told me he would give me a Pipe of Tobacco when my Slead was gone I ran after him but being tired soon fell to a foot-pace whereby the Indians were out of sight I followed as well as I could having many falls upon the Ice at length I was so spent I had not strength enough to rise again but crept to a Tree that lay along upon which I continued all the cold night it being very sharp weather I now counted no other but I must here die which whilst I was ruminating of an Indian hollowed and I answered he came to me and called me bad Names telling me if I would not go he must knock me on the head I told him he must then do so he saw how I had wallowed in the Snow but could not rise hereupon he wrapt me in his Coat and going back sent two Indians with a Slead one said he must knock me on the head the other said no they would carry me away and burn me then they bid me stir my Instep to see if that were frozen I did so when they saw that they said there was a Chirurgeon with the French that could cure me then they took me upon a Slead and carried me to the fire making much of me pulling of my wet and wrapping me in dry Cloaths laying me on a good Bed they had killed an Otter and gave me some of the Broth and a bit of the Flesh here I slept till towards day and was then able to get up and put on my Cloaths one of the Indians awaked and seeing me go shouted as rejoycing at it Assoon as it was light I and Samuel Russel went afore on the Ice upon a River they said I must go on foot as much as I could for fear of freezing Russul slipt into the River with one foot the Indians called him back and dried his Stockins and sent us away with an Indian Guide we went four or five Miles before the rest of the Indians overtook us I was pretty well spent Russel said he was faint and wondred how I could live for he said he had had ten Meals to my one I was then laid on the Slead and they ran away with me on the Ice the rest and Russel came softly after whose face I never after saw more nor knew what become of him About midnight we got near Shamblee a French Town where the River was open when I came to travel I was not able whereupon an Indian who staid with me would carry me a few Rods and then I would go as many telling me I would die if he did not carry me and I must tell the English how kind he was When vve came to the first house there vvas no Inhabitants the Indian and I were both spent and discouraged he said vve must novv both die at last he left me alone and got to another house from vvhence came ioms French and Indians vvho brought me in the French vvere very kind putting my hands and feet in cold Water and gave me a dram of Brandy and a little Hasty-Pudding and Milk vvhen I tasted Victuals I vvas very hungry but they vvould not suffer me to eat too much I lay by the sire vvith the Indians that night yet could not sleep for pain next morning the Indians and French fell out about me the Indians saying that the French loved the English better than the Indians The French presently turned the Indians out of doors being very careful of me and all the Men in the Tovvn came to see me Here I continued three or four days and vvas invited fâ—om one house to another receiving much civility from a young Man vvho let me lie in his Bed and vvould have bought me but the Indians demanded a hundred Pounds vve travell'd to a place called Sâ—rril vvhither this young Man accompanied me to prevent my being abused by the Indians he carried me on the Ice one day's Journey for novv I could not go at all vvhen vve came to the place the People vvere kind Next day being in much pain I asked the Indians to carry me to the Chirurgeon as they had promised vvhereat they vvere angry one taking up his Gun to knock me dovvn but the French vvould not suffer it falling upon them and kicking them out of doors vve vvent avvay from thence to a place tvvo or three Miles of vvhere the Indians had Wigwams some of them knevv me and seemed to pity me While I vvas here vvhich vvas three or four days the French came to see me and it being Christmas time they brought me Cakes and other Provision the Indians tried to cure me but could not then I asked for the Chirurgeon at vvhich one of them in anger struck me on the face vvith his sist a Frenchman being by vvho spoke to him some vvords and vvent his vvays soon after came the Captain of the place to the Wigwam vvith about tvvelve armed Men and asked vvhere the Indian vvas that struck the Englishman and seizing him told him he should go to the Bribocs and then be hanged The Indians vvere much terrified at this as appeared