After we had presented this his brother with such things as we thought
he liked, we likewise gave somewhat to the other that sat with him on
the mat. But presently he arose and took all from them and put it into
his own basket, making signs and tokens that all things ought to be
delivered unto him, and the rest were but his servants and followers. A
day or two after this we fell to trading with them, exchanging some
things that we had for chamois, buff, and deer skins. When we shewed him
all our packet of merchandise, of all things that he saw a bright tin
dish most pleased him, which he presently took up and clapped it before
his breast, and after making a hole in the brim thereof and hung it
about his neck, making signs that it would defend him against his
enemies' arrows. For those people maintain a deadly and terrible war
with the people and King adjoining.
We exchanged our tin dish for twenty skins, worth twenty crowns or
twenty nobles; and a copper kettle for fifty skins, worth fifty crowns.
They offered us good exchange for our hatchets and axes, and for knives,
and would have given anything for swords; but we would not depart with
any. After two or three days the King's brother came aboard the ships
and drank wine, and eat of our meat and of our bread, and liked
exceedingly thereof.
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