swime

There the 3 that could swime weare drowned, because they held not [to] the boat, but would swime to land.

Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Pierre Esprit Radisson 1673

All the wild men swims like watter doggs, not as we swime.

Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Pierre Esprit Radisson 1673

I was driven to swime to it, where I found it full of watter, and a hole that 2 fists might goe through it, so that I could not drive it to land without mending it.

Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Pierre Esprit Radisson 1673

We leaned on that side of the boat, so with our owers thrusted her out; we seeing her swime so well, hasted to kill her with our owers, which shee had for her paines.

Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Pierre Esprit Radisson 1673

The wildmen complained much that the ffrench could not swime, for that they might be together.

Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Pierre Esprit Radisson 1673

The good God looked uppon those infidels by sending them now & then a beare into the river, or if we perceived any in an Isle forced them to swime, that by that means we might the sooner kill them.

Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Pierre Esprit Radisson 1673

I would also that thei should learne to swimme, the whiche is a thyng verie profitable: for that there be not alwaies bridges over rivers, boates be not alwaies readie: so that thy army not knowyng howe to swime, remaineth deprived of many commodities: and many occasions to woorke well, is taken awaie.

Machiavelli, Volume I Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498