A shorte and briefe narration of the two nauigations and discoueries to the northweast partes called Newe Fraunce: first translated out of French into Italian, by that famous learned man Gio: Bapt: Ramutius, and now turned into English by Iohn Florio; worthy the reading of all venturers, trauellers, and discouerers

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A shorte and briefe narration of the two nauigations and discoueries to the northweast partes called Newe Fraunce: first translated out of French into Italian, by that famous learned man Gio: Bapt: Ramutius, and now turned into English by Iohn Florio; worthy the reading of all venturers, trauellers, and discouerers

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Cartier, Jacques, 1491-1557.

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Imprinted at London :: By H. Bynneman, dvvelling in Thames streate, neere vnto Baynardes Castell,

Anno Domini. 1580.

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Contents

• title page
• ¶TO THE RIGHT VVOR∣shipful Edmond Bray Esquire, High Sherife within hir Maiesties Countie of Oxenford: I. Florio vvisheth much encrease of worship in this life, and in the Worlde to come, eternall happinesse.
• ¶To all Gentlemen, Merchants, and Pilots.
• ¶ The first relation of Iames Carthier of the new land called New Fraunce, nevvly discouered in the yeare of oure Lorde, 1534.
  • ¶How Maister Iames Carthier departed from the Port of S. Malo, with two Ships, and came to the new land, and howe he entred into the Porte of Buona Vista.
  • ¶ Howe we came to the Ilande of Byrdes, and of the greate quantitie of Byrdes that there be.
  • ¶ Of two sortes of Byrdes, the one called Godetz, the other Margaulz: and how we came to Carpunt.
  • ¶ The description of the newe founde lande, from Cape Razo, to the Cape of Degrade.
  • ¶ Of the Ilande whiche now is called Saint Katherins Ilande.
  • ¶ Of the place called White Sandes: of the Ilande of Brest, and of the Ilande of Byrdes: the sortes and quantitie of Byrdes that there are founde: and of the Porte called the Islettes.
  • ¶ Howe we wyth our Shippes entred into the Porte of Brest, and sayling onwarde towarde the Weast, we past amidst the Islettes, which were so many in number, that it was not possible to tel them: and how we named thē the Islettes.
  • ¶ Of the Porte called S. Antonies Porte, S. Seruans Porte, Iames Carthiers Porte: of the riuer called S. Iames: of the customes and apparell of the inhabitors in the Iland of White Sandes.
  • ¶ Of certaine Capes, that is to say, the double Cape, the poin∣ted Cape, Cape Roiall, and the Cape of Milke: of the Moun∣taines of Barnes: of the Ilandes of Doe▪ houses; and of the greate fishing of Cods.
  • ¶ Of certayne Ilands that lie betweene Cape Roiall, and the Cape of Milke.
  • ¶ Of the Iland called S. Iohn.
  • ¶ Of certayne Ilands called the Ilands of Margaulz, and of the kinds of beastes and birds that there are found. Of the Iland of Brion, and Cape Dolphin.
  • ¶ Of the Iland called Alezai, and of S. Peeters Cape.
  • ¶Of the Cape called Orleans Cape: of the Riuer of Boates: of wild mens Cape: and of the qualitie and temperature of the Countrey.
  • ¶Of the Baie called Saint Lunario, and other notable Baies, and Capes of lande, and of the qualitie, and good∣nesse of those groundes.
  • ¶Of the Cape of Hope, and of Saint Martins Creeke, & howe seuen boats ful of wilde men, came to our boate, wold not retire themselues, but being terrified with our Colubrins and lanches we shot at them, they fled with great hast.
  • ¶How the sayde men commming to our shippes, and our men going toward them, both parties went on land, and how the saide wilde men with great ioye beganne to tra∣ficke with our men.
  • ¶How that we hauing sent two of our men on lande with wares, there came about .300. wilde mē with great gladnes. Of the quality of the Country, what it bringeth forth, and of the Baie called The Baie of heate.
  • ¶Of another nation of wilde men: of their maners, liuing and clothing.
  • ¶ How our men set vp a great Crosse vpon the poynt of the sayd Porte, and the Captayne of those wild men, after a long Oration, was by our Captayne appeased, and con∣tented that two of his Children should goe with him.
  • ¶ How after we were departed from the saide porte, follo∣wing our voiage along the sayd coast, we went to disco∣uer the land lying South-east, and North-weast.
  • ¶ Of the Cape S. Aluise, and Momorancies Cape, and cer∣tayne other lands, and how one of our Boates touched a Rocke and suddainely went ouer it.
  • ¶ How after we had agreed and consulted what was best to bee done, wee purposed to returne from S. Peeters straight, and from Tiennots Cape.
  • ¶ How that vpon the ninth of August we entred within White Sands, and vpon the fifth of September we came to the port of S. Malo.
• ¶ A shorte and briefe narration of the Nauigation caused to be made by the King of France, to the Ilands of Canada, Hochelaga, Saguenay, and diuers others, which now are called New France, vvith a discourse of the particulars, customes, and man∣ners of the inhabitoures therein.
  • Chap. 1.
  • ¶ How our Captain caused the shippes to retourne backe again, only to know if in Saint Laurence gulfe there were any passage towarde the North. CHAP. 2.
  • ¶ How our Captayne went to see and note the bignesse of the Iland, and the nature of it, and then returned to the Shippes, causing them to be brought to the Riuer of the holy Crosse. CHAP. 3.
  • ¶ Howe Donnacona, Taignoagny, with others, deuised a pret∣tie slight or pollicie: for they caused three of theyr men to be attyred like Diuels, fayning to be sent from theyr God Cudruaigny, onely to hinder our voyage to Hoche∣laga. CHAP. 4.
  • ¶ Howe oure Captayne▪ wyth all his Gentlemenne, and fiftie Marriners, departed wyth oure Gallion, and the two boates of Canada to go to Hochelaga, and also there is described, what by the way and vppon the riuer was seene. CHAP. 5.
  • ¶ Howe our Captaine caused our Boates to be mended and dressed to goe to Hochelaga: and bycause the way was somewhat difficult and harde, we left our Gallion behinde: and howe we came thither, and what enter∣tainement wee had of the people. CHAP. 6.
  • ¶How our Captayne with fiue Gentlemen, and twentie armed men, all well in order, went to see the Towne of Hochelaga, and the scituation of it. CHAP. 7.
  • ¶ How we came to the Towne of Hochelaga, and the entertaynemente there we had, and of certayne giftes oure Captayne gaue them, with diuers other things. CHAP. 8.
  • ¶ Howe wee came to the Port of the Holie Crosse, and in what state we founde our shippes: and howe the Lorde of the Countrey came to visite oure Captaine, and oure Captain him: and of certaine particular customes of the people. CHAP. 9.
  • ¶ The manner how the people of that Country liue: and of certaine conditions: of their Faith, manners, and cu∣stomes. CHAP. 10.
  • ¶ Of the greatnesse and deapth of the sayd Riuer, and of the sortes of Beastes, Birdes, Fishes, and other things that we haue seene, with the scituation of the place. CHA. 11.
  • ¶ Of certayne aduertisements and notes giuen vnto vs by those Countreymen, after our returne from Hochelaga. CHAP. 12.
  • ¶ Of a strange and cruell disease that came to the people of Stadagona, wherwith bycause we did haunt their com∣pany, we wer so infected, that there died 25. of our com∣panye. CHAP. 13.
  • ¶ How long we stayed in the Porte of the holy Crosse a∣midst the Snow and Yse, and how many dyed of the said disease, from the beginning of it, to the midst of March. CHAP. 14.
  • ¶ How by the grace of God we had notice of a certayne tree, wherby we all recouered our health: and the maner how to vse it. CHAP. 15.
  • ¶ Howe the Lorde Donnacona accompanyed with Taigno∣agny and dyuers others, fayning that they woulde goe to hunt Stags, and other wilde Deere, taryed out twoo moneths, and at theyr returne broughte a greate mul∣titude of people with them, that we were not wont to see before. CHAP. 16.
  • ¶ How Donnacona came to Stadagona againe with a greate number of people, and bycause he would not come to visite our Captaine, fayned himselfe to be sore sicke, whiche he did onely to haue the Captaine come and see him. CHAP. 17.
  • ¶Howe that vpon Holyroode day our Captaine caused a Crosse to be set vp in our Forte: and howe the Lord Donnacona, Taignoagny, Domagaia, and others of theyr company came: and of the taking of the saide Lorde. CHAP. 18.
  • ¶How the saide Canadians the night following came be∣fore our Ships to seeke their men, crying and howling al night like Wolues: of the talke and conclusion they agreed vpon the next day: and of the giftes which they gaue our Captaine. CHAP. 19.
  • ¶How that the nexte daye, beeing the fifth of May, the sayde people came agayne to speake vnto theyr Lorde, and howe that foure Women came to the Shoare to bring him Victualles. CHAP. 20.