vnto that wherein our men were betrayed: And when we made him signes, that
they were slaine and eaten, he earnestly denied, and made signes to the
contrary.

[Sidenote: Another shew of twenty persons of that countrey in one boate.]
The last of Iuly the Michael returned with the Aide to vs from the
Southerland, and came to anker by vs in the Countesse of Watwicks sound,
and reported that since we departed from Iackmans sound there happened
nothing among them there greatly worth the remembrance, vntill the
thirtieth of Iuly, when certaine of our company being a shoare vpon a small
Island within the sayd Iackmans sound, neere the place where the Aide rode,
did espie a long boat with diuers of the countrey people therein, to the
number of eighteene or twenty persons, whom so soone as our men perceiued,
they returned speedily aboord, to giue notice thereof vnto our company.
They might perceiue these people climbing vp to the top of a hill, where
with a flagge, they wafted vnto our ship, and made great out cries and
noyses, like so many Buls. Hereupon our men did presently man foorth a
small skiffe, hauing not aboue sixe or seuen persons therein, which rowed
neere the place where those people were, to prooue if they could haue any
conference with them. But after this small boate was sent a greater, being
wel appointed for their rescue, if need required.

As soone as they espied our company comming neere them, they tooke their
boates and hasted away, either for feare, or else for pollicie, to draw our
men from rescue further within their danger: wherefore our men construing
that their comming thither was but to seeke aduantage, followed speedily
after them, but they rowed so swiftly away, that our men could come nothing
neere them. Howbeit they failed not of their best indeuour in rowing, and
hauing chased them aboue two miles into the sea, returned into their ships
againe.