abounded withall, not doubting but this emperour beinge
satisfied, the other kings would be more peaceable, with this
intention he tooke our pinnace and went therein higher vp
the river, in their way they found still all the Indians fleede
from their houses; till comeing to Patomecke towne, he found
there the king thereof a Childe, gouerned by Archihoe, his
vncle: here, by an Interpretour, they had some speech with
Archihoe (a graue and considerate man, and shewed his
errours in part vnto him, which he seemed to acknowledge,
bidding them all very welcome; they could pceed but little
with him in matters of religion, their interpreters being a
ptestant of Virginia, but promised shortly to returne to
him, some one or other; which he desired they would and
promised they should have the best entertainment they could
make them and his men should hunt and fish for them, and
he and they would devide what soever they got, being (as
they all generally be) of a very loveing and kinde nature
ffrom here they went to Pascatoway, the seat of the Emperour,
where 500 bowmen came to meet them at the water side, here
the Emperour, lesse feareing then the rest came privately
aboard, where he found kind vsage, and pceiveing we came
with good meaneing towards them, gave leave to vs to sett
downe where we pleased; the king being aboard, his men by
the water side feared some treason, till by interpretours, we
assured them otherwise. In this iourney our gouernour tooke
Captaine Henrie ffleet, and his 3 barkes, who had beene
a firebrand to inflame the Indians against vs. this Capt:
brought aboard our shipp accepted of a pportion in our
beaver trade, for to serve my Lord, excellent in language,
love, and experience with the Indians, most of all other, thus
he remained, vntill haveing talked with Claborne, another of
our chiefe enemies, he revolted, and leaveing vs went againe
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