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12 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
First on the south side at the very entrance is Wighcocomoco, and hath some 130 men,
beyond them Sakacnome with 30. The Anaimnanient writh 100. And the Patawomekes
more than 200. Here doth the river divide itselfe into 3 or 4 convenient branches. The
greatest of the least is called Quiyough, trending northwest, but the river itselfe turneth
northeast, and is still a navigable streame. On the westerne side of this bought is Tauxe-
nent with 40 men. On the north of this river is Sewococomoco with 40. Somewhat further
Potopaco1 with 20. In the east part is Pamacacack with 60. After Moyowance with 100.
And lastly, Nacotchtanks with 80. The river above this place maketh his passage downe
a low pleasant valley overshaddowed in many places with high rocky mountaines; from
whence distill innumerable sweet and pleasant springs.
" The fift river is called Pawtuxunt, of a lesse proportion than the rest; but the chan-
nell is sixteen fadome deepe in some places. Here are infinit skuls of divers kinds of fish
more than elsewhere. Upon this river dwell the people called Acquintanacksudh,
Pawtuxunt and Mattapanient. Two hundred men was the greatest strength that -could
be perceived. But they inhabit together, and not so dispersed as the rest. These of all
other we found most civil to give entertainment.
" Thirtie leagues northward is a river not inhabited, yet navigable: for the red clay
resembling bole armoniack we called it bolus. At the end of the bay where it is 6 or 7
myles in breadth, it divides itselfe into 4 branches, the best commeth north-west from
among the mountaines, but though canows may go a dayes journey or two up it, we
could not get two myles up it with our boat for rockes. Upon it is seated the Sasquesahanocks, neare it north and by west runneth a creeke a myle and a halfe: at the head
whereof the Ebbe left us on shore, where we found many trees cut with hatchets. The
next tyde keeping the shore to seeke for some salvages; (for within thirtie leagues sayling
we saw not any, being a barren country,) we went up another small river like a creeke, 6
or 7 myle. From thence returning we met 7 canows of the Massawomeks, with whom we
had conference by signes, for we understood one another scarce a word: the next day wre
discovered the small river and people of Tockwhogh trending eastward.
" Having lost our grapnell among the rocks of Sasquesahanocks, we were then neare
200 myles from home, and our barge about two tuns, and had in it but twelve men to
performe this discovery, wherein we lay about 12 weeks upon those great waters in those
unknowne countries, having nothing but a little meale, oatmeale and water to feed us,
and scarce halfe sufficient of that for halfe that time, but what provision we got among
the salvages, and such rootes and fish as we caught by accident, and God's direction; nor
had we a mariner nor any hand skill to trim the sayles but two saylers and myselfe, the
rest being gentlemen, or them were as ignorant in such toyle and labour. Yet necessitie
in a short time by good words and examples made them doe that that caused them ever
after to feare no colours. What I did with this small meanes I leave to the reader to
judge, and the mappe I made of the country, which is but a small matter in regard of
the magnitude thereof. But to proceed, 60 of these Sasquesahanocks came to us with skins,
bowes, arrows, targets, beads, swords, and tobacco pipes for presents. Such great and
well-proportioned men are seldom seene, for they seemed like giants to the English, yea
and to the neighbours, yet seemed of an honest and simple disposition, with much adoe
restrained from adoring us as Gods. These are the strangest people of all these countries,
both in language and attire; for their language it may well become their proportions,
sounding from them as a voyce in a vault. Their attire is the skinnes of beares, and
wolves, some have cossacks made of beares heads and skinnes, that a mans head goes
through the skinnes neck, and the eares of the beare fastened to his shoulders, the nose
and teeth hanging downe his breast, another beares face split behind him, and at the end
of the nose hung a pa we, the halfe sleeves coming to the elbowes were the necks of
1 Now called Port Tobacco.
Object Description
| Title | History of Maryland - 1 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Description
| Title | 00000037 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 12 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. First on the south side at the very entrance is Wighcocomoco, and hath some 130 men, beyond them Sakacnome with 30. The Anaimnanient writh 100. And the Patawomekes more than 200. Here doth the river divide itselfe into 3 or 4 convenient branches. The greatest of the least is called Quiyough, trending northwest, but the river itselfe turneth northeast, and is still a navigable streame. On the westerne side of this bought is Tauxe- nent with 40 men. On the north of this river is Sewococomoco with 40. Somewhat further Potopaco1 with 20. In the east part is Pamacacack with 60. After Moyowance with 100. And lastly, Nacotchtanks with 80. The river above this place maketh his passage downe a low pleasant valley overshaddowed in many places with high rocky mountaines; from whence distill innumerable sweet and pleasant springs. " The fift river is called Pawtuxunt, of a lesse proportion than the rest; but the chan- nell is sixteen fadome deepe in some places. Here are infinit skuls of divers kinds of fish more than elsewhere. Upon this river dwell the people called Acquintanacksudh, Pawtuxunt and Mattapanient. Two hundred men was the greatest strength that -could be perceived. But they inhabit together, and not so dispersed as the rest. These of all other we found most civil to give entertainment. " Thirtie leagues northward is a river not inhabited, yet navigable: for the red clay resembling bole armoniack we called it bolus. At the end of the bay where it is 6 or 7 myles in breadth, it divides itselfe into 4 branches, the best commeth north-west from among the mountaines, but though canows may go a dayes journey or two up it, we could not get two myles up it with our boat for rockes. Upon it is seated the Sasquesahanocks, neare it north and by west runneth a creeke a myle and a halfe: at the head whereof the Ebbe left us on shore, where we found many trees cut with hatchets. The next tyde keeping the shore to seeke for some salvages; (for within thirtie leagues sayling we saw not any, being a barren country,) we went up another small river like a creeke, 6 or 7 myle. From thence returning we met 7 canows of the Massawomeks, with whom we had conference by signes, for we understood one another scarce a word: the next day wre discovered the small river and people of Tockwhogh trending eastward. " Having lost our grapnell among the rocks of Sasquesahanocks, we were then neare 200 myles from home, and our barge about two tuns, and had in it but twelve men to performe this discovery, wherein we lay about 12 weeks upon those great waters in those unknowne countries, having nothing but a little meale, oatmeale and water to feed us, and scarce halfe sufficient of that for halfe that time, but what provision we got among the salvages, and such rootes and fish as we caught by accident, and God's direction; nor had we a mariner nor any hand skill to trim the sayles but two saylers and myselfe, the rest being gentlemen, or them were as ignorant in such toyle and labour. Yet necessitie in a short time by good words and examples made them doe that that caused them ever after to feare no colours. What I did with this small meanes I leave to the reader to judge, and the mappe I made of the country, which is but a small matter in regard of the magnitude thereof. But to proceed, 60 of these Sasquesahanocks came to us with skins, bowes, arrows, targets, beads, swords, and tobacco pipes for presents. Such great and well-proportioned men are seldom seene, for they seemed like giants to the English, yea and to the neighbours, yet seemed of an honest and simple disposition, with much adoe restrained from adoring us as Gods. These are the strangest people of all these countries, both in language and attire; for their language it may well become their proportions, sounding from them as a voyce in a vault. Their attire is the skinnes of beares, and wolves, some have cossacks made of beares heads and skinnes, that a mans head goes through the skinnes neck, and the eares of the beare fastened to his shoulders, the nose and teeth hanging downe his breast, another beares face split behind him, and at the end of the nose hung a pa we, the halfe sleeves coming to the elbowes were the necks of 1 Now called Port Tobacco. |
