canow

Later canoo and canow turned up, and finally, canoe appeared, in imitation of French.

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Stoughton would not ycald, but desired him to go along to me, but sayth he, I would not trust my selfe with him, seing he would not stand to Mr. Governours determination about the canow: I would not haue mencioned this least it might provoke Mr. Stoughton or any: but I know to whome I intimate it: & I haue prettie well appeased the matter allready.

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(Puttaquappuonckquame who was kept in the pinnace aUue sometime) tooke his canow, which, sayth he, the English Captaines sitting all togeather were very wilUng vnto: this canow Mr. Stoughton afterwards brought about homeward: Miantunnomu & his brother claime it: twas denyed: he requested that it might be left at my howse till Mr. Govemours mind was knowne.

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I haue a lustie canow & shall haue occasion to runn downe often to your Hand (neere 20 miles from vs) both with mine owne & (I desire allso freely) your wor - ships swine, so that my want is greatt.

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a canow, and 2 Indians to row us ye next day a fowling: having made such provision for the barge as was needfull, I left her there to ride, with expresse charge not any to go ashore til my returne.

Captain John Smith Charles Dudley Warner 1864

"The next day, after coming to anchor in the aforesaid harbour, the people of the countrey showed themselves, sending off a man with great expedition to us in a canow, who being yet but a little from the shoare, and a great way from our ship, spake to us continually as he came rowing in.

Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward 1903

(though Rcpriue saw many himselfe) that they were all gone to Monahiganick, So he came back in feare of his life to Wepiteammock (Miantunnomues brother in law) who lent him a canow to Block Hand where he staid but 6 dayes.

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Upon letters received from the Governour and Councill at Bos - ton, requesting me to use my utmost and speediest endeavours to breake and hinder the league laboured for by the Pequts against Monhegans and Pequts against the English (excusing the not sending of companie and supplies by the hast of the business) the Lord helped me immediate - ly to put my life into my hand, and, scarce acquainting my wife, to ship myself all alone in a poore canow, and to cut through a stormie wind with great seas, every minute in hazard of life, to the Sachem's - house.

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