The Ffathers,
Seeing Our Weaknesse, Desired The Wildmen That They Might Have One Or Two
To Direct Them, Which By No Means Was Granted, But Bid Us Doe As The Rest.
We Kept Still Our Resolution, & Knowing More Tricks Then They, Would Not
Goe Back, Which Should Be But Disdainful & Prejudiciall.
We told them so
plainly that we would finish that voyage or die by the way.
Besides that
the wildmen did not complaine of us att all, but incouraged us. After a
long arguing, every one had the liberty to goe backwards or forwards, if
any had courage to venter himselfe with us. Seeing the great difficulties,
all with one consent went back againe, and we went on.
The wildmen weare not sorry for their departure, because of their ignorance
in the affaire of such navigation. It's a great alteration to see one and
30 reduced to 2. We encouraged one another, both willing to live & die with
one another; & that [is] the least we could doe, being brothers. Before we
[went] to the lake of the hurrons we had crosses enough, but no encounter.
We travelled onely in the night in these dangerous places, which could not
be done without many vexations & labours. The vanity was somewhat cooler
for the example we have seene the day before. The hungar was that tormented
us most; for him we could not goe seeke for some wild beasts. Our chiefest
food was onely some few fishes which the wildmen caught by a line, may be
two dozens a whole day, no bigger then my hand.
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