Fourth Voyage of Peter Esprit Radisson (1659-1660) : an excerpt from Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, being an account of his travels and experiences among the North American Indians, from 1652 to 1684.

              Peter Efprit Radiffon. 195
our armes and our prefence, who are the Gods of the earth among thofe people."
They woundered very much att our refolution. The next day they went their way and we ftay for our affurance in the midft of many nations, being but two almoft ftarved for want of food. We went about to make a fort of ftakes, w^^ was in this manner, Suppofe that the watter fide had ben in one end; att the fame end there fliould be murtherers, and att need we made a baftion in a trianrfe to defend us from an affault The doore was neare the watter fide, our fire was in the midle, and our bed on the right hand, covered. There weare boughs of trees all about our fort layed a croffe, one uppon an other. Befides thefe boughs we had a long cord tyed w^^ fome fmall befls, w"^^ weare fenteryes. Finally, we made an ende of that fort in 2 dayes' time. We made an end of fome fifh that we putt by for neede. But as foone as we are lodged we went to fifh for more whflft the other kept the houfe. I was the fitteft to goe out, being yongeft. I tooke my gunne and goes where I never was before, fo I choofed not one way before another. I went to the wood fome 3 or 4 miles. I find a fmall brooke, where I walked by y^ fid awhile, w'^' brought me into meddowes. There was a poole where weare a good ftore of buftards. I began to creepe though I might come neare. Thought to be in Canada, where y^ fowle is feared away; but the poore crea¬ tures, feeing me flatt uppon the ground, thought I was a beaft as well as they, fo they come neare me, whifling like gofflings, thinking to frighten me. The whiftling that I made them heare was another mufick then theirs. There I killed 3 and the reft feared, w^^ nevertheleffe came to that
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