Whale, and with a harping Iron, which they cast forth, piercing the whals
body, which yron was fastned to a long rope made of the barkes of trees,
and so tied fast to their Canoa. All this while pricking and wounding the
whale so much as they could, they made him furiously to striue too and fro,
swiftly swimming in the sea, plucking the canoa after him: sometimes
tossing it vp and downe, as lightly as if it had been a strawe. The Indians
in the meane time being cunning swimmers taking small care though they were
cast ouerboord, tooke fast hold by the boat stil, and so after some
continuance of this sport, the whale wearied and waxing faint, and staining
the sea red with his bloud, they haled him toward the shore, and when they
had gotten him so neare shore on the shallowe that the most part of him
appeared aboue water, they drew him aland and hewed him in pieces, euery
one taking thereof what pleased them, which was to vs a strange sight. It
is reported that the Indians of Terra Florida vse the like fishing for the
Whale. Our men might haue taken some part thereof, but refused it: the
pieces thereof were so like larde or fat bacon.

[Sidenote: The Bay of Antogill.] From thence we made toward the great Bay
of Antogill and ankered vnder the Island, where wee tooke in fresh water.

Our Indians that were brought from thence by them of the former voiage (the
names of whome were Madagascar the one, and the other Laurence) wee offered
to set there on land, but they refused, chusing rather to tarry with vs and
to be apparelled, then to go naked in their owne countrey: working and
moyling for a miserable liuing, opposing their bare skins to the vehemency
of the sunne and weather: and their excuse was, that in that place they
were strangers and had none acquaintance.

[Sidenote: How long their beere continued good.] Our beere continued good
vntill we were passed the Cape de bona speranza: from thence we began to
mingle it with water hauing a portion of wine allowed vs twise a day, and
this allowance continued vntill our returne into Holland.

We went with our boates vp the riuer seeking refreshing: but the
Inhabitants gaue vs to vnderstand by signes that wee might returne, for
there was nothing to be had. Wee rowed into the riuer about three leagues,
and found their report to bee true. The cause was, that the Kings made
warre there one against an other, and so all the victuals were in manner
destroied, insomuch that the Inhabita