# Wampanoag/Sea and rivers

|VVEchêkum|} `The Sea.' |Kìtthan.| } |Paumpágussit.| `The Sea-God', or, that name which they give that Deitie or Godhead which they conceive to be in the Sea.
{Obs.} |Mishoòn| an {Indian} Boat, or Canow made of a Pine or Oake, or Chestnut-tree: I have seene a Native goe into the woods with his hatchet, carrying onely a Basket of Corne
with <109/r.107> <{Of the Sea}, ctc.>
with him, & stones to strike fire when he had feld his tree (being a {chesnut}) he made him a little House or shed of the bark of it, he puts fire and followes the burning of it with fire, in the midst in many places: his corne he boyles and hath the Brook by him, and sometimes angles for a little fish; but so hee continues burning and hewing until he hath within ten or twelve dayes (lying there at his worke alone) finished, and (getting hands,) lanched his Boate; with which afterward hee ventures out to fish in the Ocean.
|Mishoonémese.| `A little Canow.'
Some of them will not well carry above three or foure: but some of them twenty, thirty, forty men.
|Wunnauanoúnuck.| `A Shallop.' |Wunnauanounuckquèse.|- `A Skiffe.'
{Obs.} Although themselves have neither, yet they give them such names, which in their Language signifieth carrying Vessells.
|Kitônuck.| `A Ship.' |Kitónuckquese.| `A little ship.' |Mishìttouwand.| `A great Canow.' |Peewàsu.| `A little one.' |Paugautemissaúnd.| `An Oake Canow.'
Kowwow <110/r.108> <Of {the} Sea, {&c}.>
|Kowawwaúnd.| `A pine Canow.' |Wompmissaúnd.| `A chesnut Canow.' |Ogwhan.| `A boat adrift.' |Wuskon-tógwhan.| `It will goe a drift.' |Cuttunnamìinnea.| `Help me to launch.' |Cuttunnummútta.| `Let us launch.' |Cuttúnnamoke.| `Launch.' |Cuttánnummous.| `I will help you.' |Wútkunck.| `A paddle or Oare.' |Namacóuhe cómishoon.|- `Lend me your Boate.' |Paútousnenótehunck| `Bring hither my paddle.' |Comishoónhom?| `Goe you by water?' |Chémosh-chémeck.| `Paddle or row.' |Maumìnikish| {&} |Maumanetepweéas.| `Pull up, or row lustily.' |Sepâkehig.| `A Sayle.' |Sepagehommaúta.| `Let us saile.' |Wunnâgehan.| `We have a faire wind.'
{Obs.} Their owne reason hath taught them, to pull of a Coat or two and set it up on a small pole, with which they will saile before a wind ten, or twenty mile, &c.
|Wauaúpunish.| `Hoyse up.' |Wuttáutnish.| `Pull to you.' |Nókanish.| `Take it downe.' |Pakétenish.| `Let goe or let flie.' |Nikkoshkowwaúmen.| `We shall be drown'd.'
Nquawup <111/r.109> <Of {the} Sea, {&c}.>
|Nquawu pshâwmen.| `We overset.' |Wussaúme pechepaúsha.|- `The Sea comes in too fast upon us.' |Maumaneeteántass.| `Be of good courage.'
{Obs.} It is wonderfull to see how they will venture in those Canoes, and how (being oft overset as I have my selfe been with them) they will swim a mile, yea two or more safe to Land: I having been necessitated to passe waters diverse times with them, it hath pleased God to make them many times the instruments of my preservation: and when sometimes in great danger I have questioned safety, they have said to me: Feare not, if we be overset I will carry you safe to Land.
|Paupaútuckquash.| `Hold water.' |Kìnnequass.| `Steere.' |Tiáckomme kìnniquass.|- `Steere right.' |Kunnósnep.| `A Killick, or Anchor.' |Chowwophómmin.| `To cast over-boord.' |Chouwóphash.| `Cast over-board' |Touwopskhómmke.| `Cast anchor.' |Mishittáshin.| `It is a storme.' |Awêpesha.| `It caulmes.' |Awêpu.| `A calme.' |Nanoúwashin.| `A great caulme.' |Tamóccon.| `Floud.'
<112/r.110> <Of {the Sea}.>
|Nanashowetamóccon| `Halfe Floud.' |Keesaqúshin.| `High water.' |Taumacoks.| `Vpon the Floud.' |Mishittommóckon.| `A great Floud.' |Maúchetan| {&} |skàt.| `Ebb.' |Mittâeskat.| `A low Ebb.' |Awánick Paúdhuck?| `Who comes there?'
{Obs.} I have knowne thirty or forty of their Canowes fill'd with men, and neere as many more of their enemies in a Sea-fight.
|Caupau~shess.| `Goe ashoare.' |Caupaushâuta.| `Let us goe ashoare.' |Wusséheposh.| `Heave out the water.' |Asképunish.| `Make fast the Boat.' |Kspúnsh| {&} |Kspúnemoke.|- `Tie it fast.' |Maumìnikish.| `Tie it hard.' |Neene Cuthómwock.| `Now they goe off.' |Kekuthomwushánnick.|- `They are gone already.'
{Generall} Observations {of the Sea}.
How unsearchable are the depth of the Wisedome and Power of God in separating from {Europe}, {Asia} and {Africa} such a mightie vast continent as {America} is? and that for so
many <113/r.111> <Of {Fish} and {Fish}.>
many ages? as also, by such a Westerne Ocean of about three thousand of {English} miles breadth in passage over?
More particular:
{They see Gods wonders that are call'd Through dread full Seas to passe, In tearing winds and roaring seas, And calmes as smooth as glasse. I have in} Europes {ships, oft been In King of terrours hand; When all have cri'd}, Now, now we sinck, {Yet God bronght safe to land. Alone 'mongst} Indians {in Canoes, Sometimes o're-turn'd, I have been Halfe inch from death, in Ocean deepe, Gods wonders I have seene.
CHAP. XIX.
Of {Fish} and {Fishing}.
|NAmaùs,-suck.| `Fish, Fishes.' |Pauganaùt, tamwock.|- `Cod, Which is the first that comes a little before the Spring.'
Qunna <114/r.112> <{Of the} Sea, {&c}.>
|Qunnamáug-suck.| `Lampries.' The first that come in the Spring into the fresh Rivers.
|Aumsúog|, {&} |Munnawhatteaúg.|- `A Fish somewhat like a Herring.' |Missúckeke-kéquock.| `Basse.' The {Indians} (and the {English} too) make a daintie dish of the |Uppaquóntup|, or head of this Fish; and well they may, the braines and fat of it being very much, and sweet as marrow.
|Kaúposh-shaúog.| `Sturgeon.'
{Obs.} Divers part of the Countrey abound with this Fish; yet the Natives for the goodnesse and greatnesse of it, much prize it and will neither furnish the {English} with so many, nor so cheape, that any great trade is like to be made of it, until the {English} themselves are fit to follow the fishing.
The Natives venture one or two in a Canow, and with an harping Iron, or such like Instrument sticke this fish, and so hale it into their Canow; sometimes they take them by their nets, which they make strong of Hemp.
|Ashòp.| `Their Nets.' Which they will set thwart some little River or Cove wherein they kil Basse (at the fall of the water) with their arrows, or sharp sticks, especially if headed with Iron, gotten from the {English}, &c.
Aucup. <105/r.113> <Of {their nakednesse and clothing}.>