We supposed that want of water had driven them out of the Countrey down to the River side, but since it had rained a shower or two they were gone again.

Once about Noon sitting down upon a Rock by the River side to take a Pipe of Tobacco and rest our selves; [Very near falling upon the wild People.] we had almost been discovered by the Women of these wild People, coming down, as I suppose, to wash themselves in the River.

Who being many of them, came talking and laughing together.

At the first hearing of the noise being a good distance, we marvailed what it was; sitting still and listning, it came nearer a little above where we sat; and at last we could plainly distinguish it to be the Voices of Women and Children.

Whereupon we thought it no boot to sit longer, since we could escape undiscovered, and so took up our Bags and fled as fast as we could.
[What kind of travelling they had.] Thus we kept travelling every day from Morning till Night, still along the River side, which turned and winded very crooked.