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ed　with　admiration。　Notwithstanding　within　an　houre　after　they　tyed　him　to　a　tree；　and　as　many　as　could　stand　about　him　prepared　to　shoot　him；　but　the　King　holding　up　the　Compass　in　his　hand；　they　all　laid　downe　their　Bowes　and　Arrowes；　and　in　a　triumphant　manner　led　him　to　Orapaks；　where　he　was　after　their　manner　kindly　feasted　and　well　used。

〃Their　order　in　conducting　him　was　thus：　Drawing　themselves　all　in　fyle；　the　King　in　the　middest　had　all　their　Peeces　and　Swords　borne　before　him。　　Captaine　Smith　was　led　after　him　by　three　great　Salvages；　holding　him　fast　by　each　arme：　and　on　each　side　six　went　in　fyle　with　their　arrowes　nocked。　　But　arriving　at　the　Towne　（which　was　but　onely　thirtie　or　fortie　hunting　houses　made　of　Mats；　which　they　remove　as　they　please；　as　we　our　tents）　all　the　women　and　children　staring　to　behold　him；　the　souldiers　first　all　in　file　performe　the　forme　of　a　Bissom　so　well　as　could　be：　and　on　each　flanke；　officers　as　Serieants　to　see　them　keepe　their　orders。　　A　good　time　they　continued　this　exercise；　and　then　cast　themselves　in　a　ring；　dauncing　in　such　severall　Postures；　and　singing　and　yelling　out　such　hellish　notes　and　screeches：　being　strangely　painted；　every　one　his　quiver　of　arrowes；　and　at　his　backe　a　club：　on　his　arme　a　Fox　or　an　Otters　skinne；　or　some　such　matter　for　his　vambrace：　their　heads　and　shoulders　painted　red；　with　oyle　and　Pocones　mingled　together；　which　Scarlet　like　colour　made　an　exceeding　handsome　shew；　his　Bow　in　his　hand；　and　the　skinne　of　a　Bird　with　her　wings　abroad　dryed；　tyed　on　his　head；　a　peece　of　copper；　a　white　shell；　a　long　feather；　with　a　small　rattle　growing　at　the　tayles　of　their　snaks　tyed　to　it；　or　some　such　like　toy。　　All　this　time　Smith　and　the　King　stood　in　the　middest　guarded；　as　before　is　said；　and　after　three　dances　they　all　departed。　Smith　they　conducted　to　a　long　house；　where　thirtie　or　fortie　talI　fellowes　did　guard　him；　and　ere　long　more　bread　and　venison　were　brought　him　then　would　have　served　twentie　men。　　I　thinke　his　stomacke　at　that　time　was　not　very　good；　what　he　left　they　put　in　baskets　and　tyed　over　his　head。　　About　midnight　they　set　the　meat　again　before　him；　all　this　time　not　one　of　them　would　eat　a　bit　with　him；　till　the　next　morning　they　brought　him　as　much　more；　and　then　did　they　eate　all　the　old；　and　reserved　the　new　as　they　had　done　the　other；　which　made　him　think　they　would　fat　him　to　eat　him。　　Yet　in　this　desperate　estate　to　defend　him　from　the　cold；　one　Maocassater　brought　him　his　gowne；　in　requitall　of　some　beads　and　toyes　Smith　had　given　him　at　his　first　arrival＇　in　Firginia。

〃Two　days　a　man　would　have　slaine　him　（but　that　the　guard　prevented　it）　for　the　death　of　his　sonne；　to　whom　they　conducted　him　to　recover　the　poore　man　then　breathing　his　last。　　Smith　told　them　that　at　James　towne　he　had　a　water　would　doe　it　if　they　would　let　him　fetch　it；　but　they　would　not　permit　that：　but　made　all　the　preparations　they　could　to　assault　James　towne；　craving　his　advice；　and　for　recompence　he　should　have　life；　libertie；　land；　and　women。　　In　part　of　a　Table　booke　he　writ　his　mind　to　them　at　the　Fort；　what　was　intended；　how　they　should　follow　that　direction　to　affright　the　messengers；　and　without　fayle　send　him　such　things　as　he　writ　for。　　And　an　Inventory　with　them。　　The　difficultie　and　danger　he　told　the　Salvaves；　of　the　Mines；　great　gunnes；　and　other　Engins；　exceedingly　affrighted　them；　yet　according　to　his　request　they　went　to　James　towne　in　as　bitter　weather　as　could　be　of　frost　and　snow；　and　within　three　days　returned　with　an　answer。

〃But　when　they　came　to　James　towne；　seeing　men　sally　out　as　he　had　told　them　they　would；　they　fled：　yet　in　the　night　they　came　again　to　the　same　place　where　he　had　told　them　they　should　receive　an　answer；　and　such　things　as　he　had　promised　them；　which　they　found　accordingly；　and　with　which　they　returned　with　no　small　expedition；　to　the　wonder　of　them　all　that　heard　it；　that　he　could　either　divine　or　the　paper　could　speake。　　Then　they　led　him　to　the　Youthtanunds；　the　Mattapanients；　the　Payankatanks；　the　Nantaughtacunds　and　Onawmanients；　upon　the　rivers　of　Rapahanock　and　Patawomek；　over　all　those　rivers　and　backe　againe　by　divers　other　severall　Nations；　to　the　King's　habitation　at　Pamaunkee；　where　they　entertained　him　with　most　strange　and　fearefull　conjurations；

　　　　　　　　　　'As　if　neare　led　to　hell；　　　　　　　　　　　Amongst　the　Devils　to　dwell。'

Not　long　after；　early　in　a　morning；　a　great　fire　was　made　in　a　long　house；　and　a　mat　spread　on　the　one　side　as　on　the　other；　on　the　one　they　caused　him　to　sit；　and　all　the　guard　went　out　of　the　house；　and　presently　came　skipping　in　a　great　grim　fellow；　all　painted　over　with　coale　mingled　with　oyle；　and　many　Snakes　and　Wesels　skins　stuffed　with　mosse；　and　all　their　tayles　tyed　together；　so　as　they　met　on　the　crowne　of　his　head　in　a　tassell；　and　round　about　the　tassell　was　a　Coronet　of　feathers；　the　skins　hanging　round　about　his　head；　backe；　and　shoulders；　and　in　a　manner　covered　his　face；　with　a　hellish　voyce　and　a　rattle　in　his　hand。　　With　most　strange　gestures　and　passions　he　began　his　invocation；　and　environed　the　fire　with　a　circle　of　meale；　which　done　three　more　such　like　devils　came　rushing　in　with　the　like　antique　tricks；　painted　halfe　blacke；　halfe　red：　but　all　their　eyes　were　painted　white；　and　some　red　stroakes　like　Mutchato's　along　their　cheekes：　round　about　him　those　fiends　daunced　a　pretty　while；　and　then　came　in　three　more　as　ugly　as　the　rest；　with　red　eyes　and　stroakes　over　their　blacke　faces；　at　last　they　all　sat　downe　right　against　him；　three　of　them　on　the　one　hand　of　the　chiefe　Priest；　and　three　on　the　other。　　Then　all　with　their　rattles　began　a　song；　which　ended；　the　chiefe　Priest　layd　downe　five　wheat　cornes：　then　strayning　his　arms　and　hands　with　such　violence　that　he　sweat；　and　his　veynes　swelled；　he　began　a　short　Oration：　at　the　conclusion　they　all　gave　a　short　groane；　and　then　layd　downe　three　graines　more。　　After　that　began　their　song　againe；　and　then　another　Oration；　ever　laying　down　so　many　cornes　as　before；　til　they　had　twice　incirculed　the　fire；　that　done　they　tooke　a　bunch　of　little　stickes　prepared　for　that　purpose；　continuing　still　their　devotion；　and　at　the　end　of　every　song　and　Oration　they　layd　downe　a　sticke　betwixt　the　divisions　of　Corne。　　Til　night；　neither　he　nor　they　did　either　eate　or　drinke；　and　then　they　feasted　merrily；　and　with　the　best　provisions　they　could　make。　　Three　dayes　they　used　this　Ceremony：　the　meaning　whereof　they　told　him　was　to　know　if　he　intended　them　well　or　no。　　The　circle　of　meale　signified　their　Country；　the　circles　of　corne　the　bounds　of　the　Sea；　and　the　stickes　his　Country。　　They　imagined　the　world　to　be　flat　and　round；　like　a　trencher；　and　they　in　the　middest。　　After　this　they　brought　him　a　bagge　of　gunpowder；　which　they　carefully　preserved　till　the　next　spring；　to　plant　as　they　did　their　corne；　because　they　would　be　acquainted　with　the　nature　of　that　seede。　　Opitchapam；　the　King's　brother；　invited　him　to　his　house；　where　with　many　platters　of　bread；　foule；　and　wild　beasts；　as　did　environ　him；　he　bid　him　wellcome：　but　not　any　of　them　would　eate　a　bit　with　him；　but　put　up　all　the　remainder　in　Baskets。　　At　his　returne　to　Opechancanoughs；　all　the　King's　women　and　their　children　flocked　about　him　for　their　parts；　as　a　due　by　Custome；　to　be　merry　with　such　fragments。

〃But　his　waking　mind　in　hydeous　dreames　did　oft　see　wondrous　shapes　Of　bodies　strange；　and　huge　in　growth；　and　of　stupendious　makes。〃

At　last　they　brought　him　to　Meronocomoco；　where　was　Powhatan　their　Emperor。　　Here　more　than　two　hundred　of　those　grim　Courtiers　stood　wondering　at　him；　as　he　had　beene　a　monster；　till　Powhatan　and　his　trayne　had　put　themselves　in　their　greatest　braveries。　　Before　a　fire　upon　a　seat　like　a　bedstead；　he　sat　covered　with　a　great　robe；　made　of　Rarowcun　skinnes　and　all　the　tayles　hanging　by。　　On　either　hand　did　sit　a　young　wench　of　sixteen　or　eighteen　years；　and　along　on　each　side　the　house；　two　rowes　of　men；　and　behind　them　as　many　women；　with　all　their　heads　and　shoulders　painted　red；　many　of　their　heads　bedecked　with　the　white　downe　of　Birds；　but　everyone　with　something：　and　a　great　chayne　of　white　beads　about　their　n