November 8, 1612  [at Flagstaff Harbour/ Great Mosquito Cove]

Yt beganne to freeze & there was thinne Ice over the sound &, because we heard nothing more of the savages, we beganne to returne out of the sound. And coming to the place which the savages had made two days before the fire in, we found all things remaining there as yt was when we parted. [That is] an old boate sayle, three or four shell chaines, about twelve furs (of beaver most) a foxe skinne, a sable skinne, a bird skinne & an old mitten set everyone upon a several [different] pole.

Whereby we remained satisfied fully that they were brought thither [on] purpose to barter with us & that they would stand to our courtesy to leave for yt what we should think good. Because we were not furnished with fit things for to trucke [trade], we tooke only a beaver skinne, a sable skinne & a bird skinne, leaving for them a hatchet, a knife & four needles threaded. Mr. Whittington had a pair of scissors which he lefte there for a small beaver skinne. All the reste we [left] there untouched.

And [we] came that nighte to the harbour that we were in at our entering which we call Flagstaff Harbour because we found there the flagstaff thrown by the savages away. These savages by all likelihood were animated to come unto us by reason that we tooke nothing from them at Savage Bay [Dildo Arm]. And some of them may be of those which dwell there. For in no other place where we were could we perceive any token of any abode of them at this point.

Crout's entry for this date.