Scheeps-togt van Martin Pringe, gedaan in 't jaar 1603. Van Bristol na 't noorder-gedeelte van Virginien....

Their stature and nature.

men are somewhat taller than us, agile, strong, and well-made, but, as we eventually discovered, inclined toward falsehood and treachery.

Their vessels accurately described.

Their vessels, of which we brought one to Bristol, are in shape like the ferries on the River Thames, 17 feet long and 4 wide. They are made of birch-tree bark, though these are much larger and heavier than those in England. The one we brought with us was fastened together with strong roots, and the seams were covered with resin or turpentine, which gave off almost as good a scent as incense, as we found by burning some of it before and after returning home. It was like a rowboat, open at the top, and tapered to a point at the front and back, but the prow was turned up slightly. It could carry nine men, and, what seems almost unbelievable given the width and space, weighed no more than 60 pounds. Their oars were flat like an oven shovel; they were made of ash or mast wood, quite strong and light, about two ells long, with which they could row very quickly.

Their garden crops.

Once, when we sailed up a river, we saw some small huts together, though deserted by the wild ones, and not far from there their gardens, of which one was about an acre in size and planted with tobacco, pumpkins, cucumbers, and the like; in some there was also Maize, or Indian wheat.

Corn, etc.

In the fields we found wild peas, fine and large strawberries, gooseberries, blackberries, and other wild fruits.
Having been on this coast for three weeks before arriving at this place, where we intended to stay and take in our cargo according to the orders given to us, we cleared the ground, began to dig in it, and sowed wheat, barley, oats, peas, and several types of garden seeds, which, before our departure,