were  the  Diamonds  of  Canada,  andthofe  of  fmall  value  for  their  brictlencfl'e.  Thus
''Boter.ts.  Jiiijtiesv  Corner  made  three  voyages  into  thefe  parts.  Firft  in  the  yeare  iy?4.   p  Uq.Car.i-
Then  was  hec  gladly  v\'clcon;cd  of  the  Sauages,  finging,  dancing,  and  exprclfing
other  fignes  of  ioy,  as  rubbing  his  armes  with  their  hands ,  and  then  lifting  him  vp  to
heauen  ,  giuingallto  their  naked  skinne   ( though  all  were  worfe  then  nothing)  for
the  trifles  hcegaue  them.  They  went  naked,  fauingtheirpriuitics  which  were  coue-
red  with  a  skinne,  an ;!  certaine  old  skinnes  they  cad  vpon  them.  Some  they  faw.whofc
heads  were  altogether  fh:>ucn,  except  one  bufli  of  haire  which  they  fufFerto  grow  vp-
on the  top  of  their  crowne  ,  as  long  as  a  horfe  tailc  ,  and  tycd  vp  with  leather-
fTrings  in  aknot.  They  haue  no  dwelling  but  their  boats,  which  they  turncvpfide
downe,  andvndcrthem  lay  thcmfelues  along  on  the  bare  ground.  Theycatetheir
flefhandfidi  almoftraWjOnlyalittleheatedonthccoales.  The  next  ycare  Captainc
q  Cdm^r  returned, and  carried  back  two  Sauages,  which  hee  before  had  carried  into   q  laqXar.i.'
France tolcarne  the  language.  Heeihenpafled  vp  to  Hochclaga  r.  They  found  Rats   r  He  wintered
which  liued  in  the  water,  as  bigge  as  Conies,  and  were  very  good  meat,  Hochelaga  is   ''^'^  timein  the
a  Citie  roundjCompafled  about  with Timber,with  three  courfe  of  Rampicrs  one  with-
in another,  framed  fliarpe ,  about  two  rods  high.  It  hath  but  one  gate ,  whkh  is  fhut
with  piles  and  barres.  There  are  in  it  about  fiftie  great  houfes,  and  in  the  middefl  of  e-
uery  one  a  Court,  in  the  middle  whereof  they  make  their  fire.  Before  they  came  there,
they  were  forced  to  leaue  their  boats  behinde,  becaufe  of  certaine  falls,  and  heard  that
there  were  tliree  more  higher  vp  the  ftieame,  towards  Sanguenay,  which  in  his  f  thiid   f  liq-Car.j.
