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AND MOST NOBLE A PzxixcEtsss, the Lady F x ax-
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AA» it pleaſe your Grace;
"-L- This Hiſtory, as for the raritie and 2 varieticof. the ſubict, ſo much more >11- for the judicaous Hes it 1s like to vader: - goc,and moſt of all for thar great Name, whereof it darethimplore Protefion, haue beeneclad in better robes then my | and can curoutin Paper Ornaments, But be-
cauſe; of the moſt things therein, lam no Com piler by hear-
rrie inthem :and thetefore hauebeene- bold: roichaF ethem to.come vndertfereachafmy gwne rough Pen; Thar, which hath becne indured and paſled through witki hardſhip and danger, isthereby fweetned co the 4&w;whien he becometh.cheRelator. Lhaue deeplychazarded my etlfe in doing md:{affcring;; and why ſhould T ſticke ro hazatd try tepucatipr in Recording ? HerthataQeth\ewo parts'is the more borne withall if he come ſhort, or fayle in one of them. Where ſhall we looketo finde a Iukus (o/ar, whole at- chicumentsſhiheas clearsiff his owne Commentaries, as
; weild aweaponamong the Barbarous, yer well may trem-/ nIiuU_? KBUOL )C ble
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Tut Erisrite DEDicaTtORY, ble in handling a Pen among ſo many Iadicious : cſpecially when I am fo bold as to call fo piercing, and fo glorious an Hye, as your Grace, to view theſc poore ragged lines ..
Yer my comfort is, that heretofore honorable and vertu- ous Laces, and comparable but amongſt them(ſclues,hauc of-
fred mc reſcue and proreQtion in my greateſt dangers: even in forraine parts, I haue felt reliefe from that ſex. The beaure-
' ous Lady Tragabiozanda, when I was a ſlauc to the Tarkes, did
all ſhe could to ſecure me. When I overcame the Baſhaw of Nalbrits in Tartaria, the charitable Lady (allamata ſupplyed my neceſſities. In the vemoſt of many extremitics, thar bleſſed Pokahontas, the great Kings daughter of Yirgmia, oft ſaved my life. When l c{caped the cruclne of Pirats and moſt furious ſtormes, a long time alone in a ſmall Boatat Sea, and driven aſhore in France, the good Lady Madam Chanyes, bountifully aſliſted me. WE And fo verily theſe my adventures haue taſted the fame mflaence from your Gratious hand,wohich hath given birth to the publication of this Naration, -If therefore your Grace ſhall daigne to caſt your eye on this poore Booke, view I. pray - yourather your owne Bountie ( without which it had dycd inthe wombe ) then my- imperfeftions, which haue no helpe bur the ſhrine of your glorious Name to be ſheltered from cen- ſorious condemnation. Vouchlafe ſome glimpſeof your ho- norablc 4þef, ro accept theſe my labours ; ro proteRt them vnder the ſhadow br un excellent Name : which will ina- ble them to be preſented to the Kings royal Mateftie, the moit admired Prince (harks,and the Queene of Bobemia: your ſweer Recommendations will makeit the worthicr of their good countenances. And as all my cndevours arc their duetribute: fo this Page ſhall record to poſteritie, that - ſervice ſhall be to pray to God, that you may ſtill continue the renowned of your [exe, the moſt honored of men, and the highly bleſſed
Yow Graces faithſull © ad donde,
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CA Preface of foure Poynts. /
us plaine Hiftery humbly ſheweth the truth ; that eur moſt royall King James hath place and epports- pitie toinlarge bis azcient Dominions without wrcnging any; (which is 4 condition meſt agreeable to his meſt inſt & pious reſolutions: Jand the Prince his Highneſs may ſee where to plant new Colonies. The gaining Prournces addeth to the Kings Crown:
a:ndf his Princely wiſedoms and power full hand, rexovoned through the world for admirable government, pleaſe but to ſet theſe new Eſtates imto order ; their comneſure will be ſingular : the counſell of divers is confuſed ; the generall Stocke is conſumed nothing but the touch of the Kings ſacred hard can eretF a
Monarchy.
Moſt noble Lerds and worthy Gentlemen, jt is your Honors that haue _—_—_ great paines and large expence in laying the foundation of this State, wherein much hath beenz buricd under ground, yet ſome thing hath ſprung vp, and gi» new you a taſte of your adventures. Let no difficulties alter your noble intenti- ons: The action is an hononr to your Country : and the iſſue muy well reimburſe you your ſummes expended. Our practices haue hitherto beene but aſſayes, and are ſtill to be amended. Let your bountie ſupply the nece ſſities of weake begini- nings, and your excellent indgements rettifie the proceedings, the returne can- not chooſe in the end but bring you good Cemmodlities, ard good contentments, by your aduancing ſhipping and ' fiſhing /o wſefull unto our Natton.
Yee valiant and generons ſpirits perſonal poſſeſſors of theſe new-found Tex- ritories, baniſh from among you Cowardsſe, covetouſnes, iealoufies and idlenes, enemies to the raiſing your honours and fort;:nes ; vertue, induſtry, and amitie, w#ll make you goed and great, and your merits line to enſuing Ages. Tou that in contempt of nece ſſities, hazard your lines and eſtates, imploying your ſtudies & labours in theſe faire endevours, line and profper 4s 1 deſire my ſoule ſhould proſper. | a |
Por mp ſelfe let emulation and enuie ceaſe Tever intended my attions ſhould be vpright : now my care hath beent that my Relations ſhould gize every man they concerne, their due. But had 1 not diſcovered and lined in the moſt of thoſe parts, I could not po fiibly hay tolletted the ſubſtantiall truth from ſuch a num- ber of variable Relations, that world haue; made a Volume af leaft of a thouſand ſheets. Though the beginning may ſeeme harſh in regard of the _Antiquities, breuitie, and names; a pleaſanter Diſcourſe enſues, The ſtile of a Souldier is not eloquent, but honeſt and iuſtifiable 3 ſo 1 de fire all my friends and well-wiſhers to excuſe and accept it, and if any be [0 noble as to reſpett it, he that brought New England 7 /ght, though long ſince brought in dearitie he is apaine to be found a true ſervant toall good de fignes.
So Teverreſt yours to command, Ioun S$Su1T,
FP try pw . Kr» TS, PE WENSIS | ut the reducing Heathen people to cinzlitie and ' CEE o_—_—_ ty Rio, bringeth hoxoar to the King of Hea-
A Gentleman deſirous tobe vnkriowne, yet a
great BeneftaCtor to Yirgmia, his loue to the Ay- thor, the Company, and Hiſtory,
From far ſetcht Indies, and Virginia's ſoyle, Here Smith 5 come to ſhew bis Art and thill : He was the Smith that hammered famins foyle, And on Powhatan's Emperonr had his will, Thoagh frſ# Colubus,Indics tree Chriſtofer; Connelifin Florida,mwwch adimurer ;
Mera Incognita, rare Martin Frobiſher z(rer; Gilberrs brave Humphery, Neprunes dewow- {aptaine Amadis, Ralcighs diſcoverer $4 Richard Grenvill,Zcalands brawe coaſter: Drake,doomes,drowne, death, Syaines ſcorner; Goſnolds Relates, Pring prime obſerver, Though theſebe gone, and left brhinde a name, Tet Smith is here to Amvile out 4 peece
Tay, reade, bebold, shill, comrage, knowledge, Arts ; Wonder of Nacure : Mirror of owr Cluywe, Mars, Vulcan, Neptune ſtrive to hawe their
Rare Ornaments, rich honenrs of our time.
parts,
| He Vulcan hike didferge 4 true Plantation, And chaind their K ings, 10 bu ineneortall glory ; Reſtoring peace and plentie to the Nation, Regatning bononr «0 this worthy Story,
By = the , nfidels had dues correflion, Heblew the bellowes ſtill 8 and plentic :
He made the Indians rien ſubiaftion, eAnd Planters ne're retwrnid to Albion empty.
The Coloniespis' dflarwd flaring honer/ofecble By hu braxe proietts, Proued ſtrong ag aine : UN The Sonldiers lowaxce he did ſarhs to treble,
And made the Salvage in unconth placeremaine,
He left the Commtrey in proſperens happie fate, And plenty ſtood with peace at each mans doors ; Regarding not the Salvage lowe nor hate i
To after Ages, and cternall Fame, That we may haxe the golden Jaſons fleece.
| Theſclnes grew wellthe 1ndiis wondrous peore, Thu there he did and now ts home return d, |
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To ſhew v1 all that never thither goe : That tz bis heart, he deepely oft hath monru'd, Becauſe the Aftion goeth on ſo flow.
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Beth you and yours the Lands SLA | S.
See here behold as in « Glaſſe, «All that is, or is and was.
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W E141} Q3. 5H \ nad 1? $ jy Starkey of his friend Gap: caine John Smith, and his / | | orig pak Trac Pegatuſs's SR are For Silkes/orts; Milk-ſops, beſeSlath (Softe-chi 4,7 Soi/e-ſorl dflell, jands A avood,
To plant ( ſupplant ! ) Virginia,; home-di/gorg ed; Where vertwes praiſe fr domes good men Stories armour” 'Gainſt Time, Achilles-like, with b#jt Arts charged;
Pallas, lou d, all-learn'd, can teach Sword Cr
Can Pens of, Pikes yltmes tf Arts x taScholar, Soulaler, hammer t
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Hath taught Smith ſcoure my ruſtic out-worne Moſe,
nd ſo coniur d ty in Virginian Cell, © eo T That things vn'tatned long by want of =
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In Three-Mens-ſong ; did more New World diſcover Then both, then any, an hundred degrees coafted over, Haile S* Sebaſtian, Englands pH Ba Pole, 4
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Tamss founds, confound, feere, pride, fatFion ſham d it :
Smiths Forge wends all, makes chiines ea Nation, Frees, feeas t _ PE z the Gy reaxle in is Bookes Relation.
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To my worthy" friend Captaine John Smith,
Heiden Fenn Had not thy and coft | Cn you Ge al. Thot, . prov Books will line while ther 14 Smane; Edw: wacdreramdtfh . —_— ' To his —_ reſiwced Friend Capaine bobn wy
Nvic avert. For Smith, whoſe Arivill was Ex (onld rake bic heat, knew how and when were, , : well this Peece = poetry nr Miſtaking temper, Cold, or Unkifel Sorkmen, "that can never Byle | Nor Polliſh it, that takes in Forge ſuch toyle: Heere Noble Smith, chow foeweſt the Temper tr#e,
Which other MM Tewpres never to: Nonow
To his loving Fiend Capraine Tobn Smith. VV Here ations ſpeake the fraiſet of a man, There, Pennes that vfe to flatter filent bez
G Or if they [| \ i is 6 ſecorniger feanme fy «+ ” vertue ſeldanse doe avon
When [ looke backs on all thy labow1peft,
Thy travels, perils, loſſes oft /mſtaind
pur ym aj (ob oy JOYS |
Negle& or ſmall reward, ſo dearely gaind, » 3.8 1 doc admire vudeented i — jo rewtery me good, |
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For zl _ _—_ thy, blood,
Truch jeg Ne re notkinds Dot conſt the ſoul, the th made proue, r Sg 0 fouls, xp c
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rior ior» thee commend : Whoſe both s and Lowe doe tend Ss t# advance the good of that Eſtates
By Engliſh rains. and Planters | Through ; , paula pare of of tr. apr ony apr pecnn
And often that efſefted but with tew That after# bee, aud now, three Dk mew
LifeSlomarsf this bis we dent) In Brittiſh blood they deeply did rmbrue Their Heathen hands, And ( trath toſay ) weſee, Omr ſclnes wee left, vntimely leaving Thee. Not yet perceive | any got betwerne
In prayſe zor profit mach z if counted inft 1 .
Free from the Weales abuſe, or wronged traft.
Some few particulars perhaps have ſped y
But whereis bath the e proſpered ?
Or is there more ea Commune, Then by thy Labenrs aud
Fol bl! elmo Thom eſt Farrebeit| fit © to expreſſe -
T bankys, by new ( harge, or recompence ; by whow,
Such paſt good bath, ſack fitwre good may come,
Dorid Witha,
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Noble Captaine Smith, my oy wonky Friend
NE as Buried in baſeneſſe, ſloth, or Ribaldrie ( Fo af ao OO 1 But, in faire Attions, Merits height deſeride« © Which like foure Theaters toſet i forth ) The world foure © narter: teſtifie thy worth. The laſt whereof ( America) beſt ſnowes Thy paines, and prayſe zand what to thee foee owet, ne. - thy Sommer ſhove ow thi Elder Three, as great Deeds as great warietic) For opening to Her Selfe Her Selfe, in Two * of Her large Members z Now Ours, to owr view. Tho dey vs 10 thy deſert, to our hands impart ; Ther es Works Heere y thy Workes By each Fane: laſting Wreath (for gnerden) reach Ry) ww after Times i enſue, | Propgs for others, So to doe. _ William Grent.
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1497 Hen, the 7, and found the Continent before. | 1576 Cullumbus. A/o Sir Martin Frobiſher, 1583 avd Sir Humphrey Gilbert nog 26> 158, wards the North, And bow
The Contentsofthe grocnalliſtorpdi c HE Strom oral * by Gipeine Sherri. + THe Lariende;T, TaLny Gomszeds
How lohn Cabot was. impleyed by King. ”
Captaine Ar | yeare,prepere das was ſent to diſcover the coaſt of Florida and ve t,and ther vitinall pap 25.29. by Sir Water Raleigh aud bis afſc afſecievei..| What commodities mayte = by mauftry, And the ["exntry Wingandacoawss called | The 7 Pu er YR people, their number,
Virginja by Zacene Ehizaberh. Page, 1-4: | conſtumtions, diſpoſitions, attre, buildangs,
1585 Sw Richard Greenvill /ext thither with | lodgings and gardens,thew wage of children,
1586
page 1587 Faſter \Vhire ent ro relieme them, found | 99% PR_—_—_
10S. he left for 4 ation. wry A ny ſtreging of fire, making their Bowes and Ar-
of the —_— _ wonok and wer gernd frog rang res boat: ww The tree King, who with e fi/b-hooks , more bros; wn fuk oh allr 7 thiir rar hone 7. aa
land againe the [ame Jeare, with mY der in Warres. Pag-29-5.3 36 ry won o $=ags © + \ x wn
The Obſervations of Maſter Hetiqr;. Of ther conmnuodities, vitinall, frwr, beaſts,fo-
hte oo Pie thee gr ere government heir Em riltie Priefts the (implicitie,
and pb of A (2d the Aecs- peror;his attendants ,vatch,treaſury,winesy, dents. pag. 9-12, ſacte (ſors & authoruy.tenurs of thei lands, Si Rich: Greenvill ſet to ſupply them. and * Ce NIN: _— words pricpg A ES Mappe of the Cornre o Virgina
they were all ſlaine, yet left 115. more, and ed. The third | Book,
1589 Reruruiag the ſecondtime, be could wet | yet Accidents and CNEDINS AN
beare of them ;, his Obſervations and Acci- dents; pag. V4g—16. © | tbe Eaght.
1602 A diſcovery by Captaine Goſnoll of Eli- Tremor mes , Atzidnes 1668
perro wn ITE Lene of landing and yovernemwent
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»« 1603 "Fir one quan ring eta |/ The | The Salvages aſſault the Fort ghe fhipave- 160
tarne, their names were left, occaſion of ſick-
1605 "The de) of Coptaine Waymouth ; | net plenty onexpefied,the building of lames
Obſeryations, Relations, and returne. | Towne, the begining of Trade, twoprozets
P4g- 184.20, | to abandon the (omntry pag 4346. A Map of the oldVirginia, with BE Theiy firſt < uo. vpew' the Salvages. gares of the Salvages. * (ten mth rn gry; ther oe of
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The of Triumph, and how he (bonld bane beene executed,was preſerved,ſaved lames towne from being ſurpriſed how they ( onmmmred him. Powhatan entertained bim, would hate ſlaine him ; how Pocahontas his daughter ſaved him, and ſent him to James Towne. The third plot to abandon the (, ountrey ſup- preſſed. pag. 47 —49:
Their firſt Supply aud Accidents, The $al- Vages opmion of our God, Captaime Smuh reviſes Powhatan ; lames Towne burnt ;
(ptaine Newports retwrne for Englaud,
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Stere-howſe ; The Salvages plot ro murther all the Engliſh ; chew mſolencies ſuppreſſed. Different opinions among the Conncell.p.5 3.
Their names landed m this Supply. p.5 4.
The diſcovery of the Bay of Chuſapeack, Their fight and conference with the Kuska- rawaoks; Ambuſcadoes preventedin the ri- | ver Patawomek ; A mine like Antimpony, P4g 5558.
How to deale with the Salvages, Smith weare kalled with a Stingray, With many 6+ ther Accidents in the diſcovery, A needlefſe wiſery at James towne reareſſed. pag.58— | 59s
The ſecond Voyage to diſcover the Bay. Their Inconnter with the Mallawomckes «nd Tockwhoghs;theSaſqueſahanoughs offer ſubietis ts tbe Engliſh, The exceeding lone of the Salvage Moſco. Their fight with the Rapahanocks;ther fight with che Mas nahokes, The King of Halſaninga's bre- ther taker priſoner ; his relation of theſe wonuntainers ; prace concluded with all thoſe Nations. pag. 50 —64
The diſcovery of the river Paya nkatank ; their fight with the Nandſamunds,& Chi- ſapeacksztbeir retwrne to ]ames town.p.65.
The Preſidency ſurrendred to ( ap.Smith, The ſecond Supply by Captaine Newport, many Preſents ſent from England ro Pow- hacan,khis ſcorne, ( onſultations;fattions (np+ preſſed;Cap.Smirh 24ſiterch PowharanzPo- cahontas entertaines him with a Maske the Coronation of Powhatan, and Condusr 01s. pag. 68,
The dsſcovery of the Monacansz « pwni/h- | went for ſmearing z the Chickahamanians
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Contents,
Werowocomoco.pay.68—70. ( aptaine Smiths Relation to England of
the eftate of the Colony: the names of thems
erived m this Supply. pag. 7 1. 7 2+
Nandſamund forced o { ontribution, The fo ſt Marrtage mVirginia, Apamaruck diſcovered. pag. 73.
Captaine Smiths journey to Pamaynkee, The diſcovery of the Chawwonocks, Smiths diſcom-ſe ro Powhatan 3 His reply and flattery ; end his diſcomrſe of Peace and
P.ol#wn 5, A Conceired gold mine ;, A needleſſe charge; | Warre, Powharans plot to murtber Smith,
diſcovered by bis daughter Pocahontas, = Pag- 77+ |
Their eſcape ar Parnavakee. The Dutch- | ven deceive Capteine Winne, and arme the Salvages z/ixteene Engliſh beſes by ſe- ven bandredSalvages, Smith takes their King Opechankanough priſoner;theSal- Vages excu/e & reconculement:p.77.— 80,
Maſter Scrivencer and others drowned z Maſter \Vithns deſperate ionrney to Pa- mavnkee z Powhatan conflraines bis men 4gin to be trecherons;he is forced tofranght their S hip;Smith poyſoned the Daich-mens trechery. pag. $0—82,
The Datch-ment plot to murther Seath, He taketh the King of Palpahegh priſoner, and others ; they become all [ubiet? to the Engliſh, pag. 84+
A Salvage ſmootherrd, yet recovered, three or foure Salvages ſlaine m arying ftelne powder.Great extremity occaſioned by rattsy Bread made of dryed Sturgeon ; the puniſh< | ment for lojterers;the diſcovery of the Mans
goags. ( aptaine Argals firſt arrivall ; the
inconveniences ina Plantation, p.84__.8g.
third Sapply; mutinies;,Nandſamund plan- ted ; breach of peace with the $alvages
Powhatans chiefe ſeat bought for Copper ; Mutinies. pag. 90:91,
Captaine ich blowne vp with Gun-pow- der z4 blowdy intent ; the canſes why he left the Comntry and his Commiſſionyhicreturne | for England z the ends of the Dwtch- men.
Certaine Verſes of ſeaven Gentlemen. p 95+
The fourth Booke.
With their Proceedings after the ake- ration of the Goveramenr,
Mariners ; Maſter Scriveners voyage to
Hz the mutiners proceeded ; the Sal- | vages revoltzthe planting point _ Ort,
The government altered;the arrivall of the 1609
The
fort, Them at Nandſamund,oud the Fals, defeated by the Salvages. Capraine Rarhilf,
w#th rhyrtie ſlaine by Powhatan. The fruats
of mprovidenee. The arrruall of Se T ho-
1610 mas Gates, [ames Towne «abandoned. The arrivaltofthe Lord a \Varre ; themadds-
. or angboththeirrethrues, pag. 105-108. IG11 Thi goytrmment left ro Captame-Percie Of bis proteedingec1 he arrival of Sor T ho-
ma3 Dale, and his dfNons, pag.109-4L40,
The ſecond arrtoall of Stir Thomas Gates;
1612 the building Henerico,andrhe Bermudasz how ('*prame Argall-rooke Pocahontas
priſoner. Dales vojaye Þ Pamavnkee. The.
1613 marriage of Pocahontas'ts Muſter Rolfe, Arricles of Peace with the Sal vages.p.110, — 11:
161.4 The government left to Sir Thomas Dale. (aptaine Argals voyage ro port Royall, AMafter Hamers to-Powhatan z and their Accidents. pag. 115.106. |
1615 : The manner of the Lottery. A Spam/y Shippe mVirginia. Dale with Pocahon- tas comes for England, Caps. Ycrley lefe
a616 Deputy Gouernonr ; bis warres and: peace with the Chickahamanians, andprecee- dings. pag 11712; | |
relation ro Qurene Anneof theauatity C& conditio of Pocahoncas;how the. Duerw
1615 entertained her{Cape. Argall /cnrgevernery,
2618 the dextbof Powhatan ten Eaglulh flames, Argals accidents and proceedings. The Lord de 1a Warre ſent agdine governonr., bis dra, A relation
1619, George Yerley ſext givernor;Waral- koyackplanted. A parliament im Virginiaz & ( orporations appointed;the adventures of Cap.Ward;the number of foips and men ſent thit yeareygifty grven ; Patents grameed, Pigs 125m t25; 1620 A deſperate Sea\fight by Captaine Cheſter with rwo Spaniſh wen of warre ; the names of the Adventarers. phy. 128138, 1621 Notes and obſervations. A relation of their
Gockings plantation's end their accidents tbe Tens 4 of ſhips ad men ſent 1his yeare; fre given;P atentrgramed. p.13 9-141.
CHMafter Porics iowrnejes to Pawiuxunt, |
:
| 1 ®riefe relation by (
their preſent eftares. Heileftones 8.inches aboutepag. 12 1--125,
eſtates by Maſter Stockan. The arrivallef | pag Ss Francis Wyat with nixe ſhips, Maſter |
Corttents. The canſeand manter of the Maſſacre ; the
| numbers flamoythe providence (, ales p Cap.Chrolhaw bu vojage io Parowomek,.
/ ordmubecfer rethe (ompeny u tofu.
Prefſe the Salvages. Their 3 the mans =
| Ks a ceo at Para* WOmcky the gfoape of Wator s.and bu wife.
( «p. Hamar goes (0 Patawomek _
thaws ple for all their preſervations. Capt,
kids three Salvages. Sir George Yerleys | *9xrnex 20 Acomack.The anſery of Captaine | Nulſc. The kindneſs of the King of Patawo-
mekza wile policy of Salvage z Madilons #u/chiefe-unto rht Patawotncs, lt. was not well don to maye Opechankanough drizkg health:..300.farprifeth Nandiamund and Pamavokec.The opimon of { 4p.Smraich bow 7623 to ſubiett rhe Salvages.The arrinall of Cap, | Butler i Virginia,aud gather Accidents... | P4g- 152-161. FN
laſſe of Cap.Spilmnan and 26.men, A
particular of /uchneceſſartes asare fit for pri- ware or fanuliespag. 161,163, -- mich to bis Afa- defties (ommniſſionert, for the refer mation of Virgina. The 7 queſtions the right Hortbie ( ommuſſioner; and bis anſwers z
| 209 che King bath pleaſed ro rake it m10 is 1 G 2,
Conſideration. pag.163 168.
At this preſent 1wo ſhips are going ; mere 4 Preparing; new Commuſſions ſent,
A ns T obacco be vfed in Englad,but what ſpall come fromVirginia, | or the Somer |{le;quere the Proclamation.
—
—
[_ The fift Booke, -
| Aer of the Somer Iſles and Fore creiſes, The deſcription of che T[lgs, the fraws fihergſele ge beaſt 1 firdeywith the relation of the fbipwrack of Henty May, 1594
I 69173. q The ſhipwrack of Sir Tho: Gates,and Sir 150g George Somers ther accidents, deloverkee 16 19 and arrival in V rg\nia.Somersretarnato the Iſlet ; but death, and Epitaph, the acci- dents hapned ; three men lived there alone 161 5
' and other places with bis accident! pag. 141. | two yeares. pag. 174-—177»
+ 3622 "Capt. Each/en ro build Forts and Barkg. peece of Amber Greece found of ye
CHMeafter More ſewt rome « planeation, A 1612
z
Madi on font 10 ParawomekCap,Powell © * *
Men © Foy 10010
5 1621
_ The tht mach difſeuſon;Mores induſtrie in an on Ordnance ons of the 1613 wracks:Thew firſt Sapply; a frenge increaſe of P otarnes. The attempt of 2 Spaniſs ſbnps z 4 gre4t mortality;aftrange being of Revens, 1614 4 new Supply, with ther Accidents, and Moores retarne, peg. 177-—180. - The rent of the fix governownrsy # full accident of Hilliard vet muck leſſe then 4 miracle, pag, 181182. The government of Ca. ange adventaere of 5 men in a boar
I615
8616
Contents. gaines every yeare 3 4 deſcription of 1 5 ſeve+ rall Coumtrees in particular Of the Kings, rivers,barbors,/ [les ynountams dandmar ks, fraits, woods,bwads. fiſher beaſt 1,5 coand bow as well Gentlemen as mecanchs noay be tne- ployed,cs get much wealth with the reaſons and canſes of the defaylements, p.106--221.
Cap. Smiths ſecond voyage; br fbip weere 16, 5 i foundered mn the Seaz He remebarketh ling- T1258 ſetfe; incountreth the Englt/b Pyrats, fought 1616
Tuckarz Aſſiſertbe , with the French Pyraes z, is betrayed by 4. plants | French wen of warre 4 how hezwas releaſed ;
from the Weſt Indies yhe endevonrs of Cap. his men ran from him with ſhip and all ; how
1617
with rattrgheir ftrange confuſion.The devi-
front of the Iſles into Tribes, and Tribes into rarer by EM Norwood the names of the adventirers, and their ſbares.p.18 2-- 189, The foſt Magezimgwe exployis of deſpe- rate fagitines. Thereturwe of Cap. Tuckar. Cap. Kendall left depmty-governor,of their Accidents, pag. 189-—19g1t.
The government of ( ap. Butler y A plat- | cords
ks 7 forme wrnt and mach burt by a Hericano. The refortifying the Kings Caſtle.The arri- wall of two Dutch Frigots, The rebuilding the HMeount, and a Tombe for Sir George Somers.The reformation of their lawes and officers.Their Aſſiſes, A P ar hament Their Rr; heir opinion of the Magazin. The bai- ding three Bridiges.The generall Aſſiſes ; A ſtrange deliverance of a Speniſo wracke, A' e Sodom ymany Ordnances got from wracks.Their eftates preſent pa gi——199. | | Maſter Barnard ſent to be governoxnr 4 bis 1622 grivall,death,and funcrall,with the procee- _ dings of Mr.Harriſo.. his ſacceſſor,& Cap. 3 Woodhouſe their governor. pag. 200-201. 1924 Certaine Verſes of Mafter Withers, and . other Gentlemen,
The (ixe Booke,
| Ac bath bin _—_ — 4 m0- erable Deſert.Captain Smiths ages 1614/0 deeds badwith the Sa) VagCes,und within 6. moneths returned with 1500). worthy of commodities ;, got Prince Charles to call i New-England. A Table
of the old nemes and the new.pag.20 3-205.
-. Cap. Hoblonsvoyzge ro Capanytbe Lon- ' doners «pprebend it. The {ituation:notes for sgnorant vndertakers. The deſcription of the
| -Connry. Staple Commoditicrpreſent proofe ' of the bealthfulneſſe of the clume.Obſervati-
2620
. £7 of the Hollanders cbiefe trade.p.20g. |
Exmples of the altitude comparatinely,the ree/ons why to plant it, An example of the
Meappe of New-England. How this |
Powell; Afſier.The ( onntry neer devoured | he lived with the French men, what fights
they hadgwhat prizes they tooke phe French mens ingralitude.1s ſale caſt away:bow be eſcaped, proceeded m France, returned far England, and puniſbed them ran from bins, Page $22—227»
The yearely trialls of New-England ; tbe benefit of fiſhing, as My.Decand drvers re- port, and approoved by the Hollanders Re- z how ut becomes /a well apprebended, that more then 1 50.hane gone thuber tofiſ, with as eſtuwate of ther gaines, with many obſervations and Accidents, peg. 228-230. +
A Plantation in New-England; ther firfh | ., _
rg 3dhvers touryeys Cf accidents; tbe de- ſcription of the harbor ,b ayes Jakes and that plact hey inhabit, called New-Plimouthy conference with the Salvage 34nd kinde v- ſage of the King of the Mallaſoytsza ftrange PRE Tuſquancum, pag. 230—234-
The Salvages make warres for thew friend- ſoips; the Engliſh revenge their friends inew- $638 ries. Notes and obſervations, They lrved two 161.2 yeares without Supplyes z the death of Tul- quantumybey contrize to murther the En- gliſh;bow the Engliſh did care 4 Kung ficke 10 death; two muſt deſperate Salvages z the courage of (ap.Standiſh y the SalvagesJwe for peace, pag. 235239,
A moſt le obſervation of God: loue.zo ſayle there this yeare;the roli-
16179 1618
61g
1633
gion of the Salvagesythe government an an- Toe toobiellien nt" 2097. a the order of the Weſtern men. p.140-142. The effetts of ſhipping ; the P opes order for the Eaſt and Weſt Indices Hew to build a lit- tle nevy rojallgentention for New-Englid, The neceſſitie of martiall power p.2.43-2.44- The charge toſet forth a ſhip #fa100.tuns, both to make a fiſhing vojage,@s increaſe the plantation, The facuitie of the fiſhing lately obſerved. Their preſent eſtate at New- Pli- 162 mouth,and order of government. | Trs nor his part that is the beſt Tranſlater, 1 To render word for word to every Aurhor.
4
SR as ANCIENT AVIHORS REPORT, THE NEVV-VVORELD;
Now called America, was diſcovered: and part
thereof firſt Planted by the ExcGr1sn, call VIKGINIA, with the Actidents and Proceedings of the ſame. |
ty The firſt Booke.
=JO x the Stories of Arthar, Malgo, and Branden, that
21 lay a thouſand yeares agoe they werein the North of
' Americazor the Fryer of Linw that by his blacke Arc
-, went to the North pole inche yeare 1 360. in char [ know them nor. Letchis ſufhce,
The Chronicles of Fa/es report, that CHaacch, ſonneto Owen Dnuinetb, Prince of Wales ſeeing his two brethren at debate who ſhould inherit, prepared ccrtaine Ships, with men and munition, and left his Country x0 {eeke aduentures by Sea: leauing /reland
North he (ayled weſt till he came to a Land vaknowne. Rerurning homeand re- lating whac pleaſant and fruicfull Countries he had ſeene wicthouc Inhabicancs, andfor whac barren ground his brethren and kindred did murther one another, he provided a number of Ships, and got with him ſuch men and women as were dclirous to liuein quiernetſeghat arrmed with him in this new Land in the yeare 1 170:Left many ot his people there and returned for more, But where this place was no Hiftory can ſhow, |
The Spanyards ſay Hannoa Prince of ({arthage was the firſt; and the next Chri- ſtopher {ullaembas, a Genoctian, whom they ſenc to diſcover thoſe vakriowne
arts, I 492. |
- Buc we finde by Records, {llumbus offered his ſeruice inthe yeare 1488. to King Henry che ſcauenth ; and by accident vndertooke irfor che Sparyards.1n the Incerim King Hemry gaue a Commiſſion to [hn Cabot, and his three {onnes, Se- baſtian, Lewss,and Saxtins. John and Sebeftianwell provided, (ctting ſayle, ranged a great part ofthis vnknowne world,in the yeare 1497. For though Cullumbus had found certaineTles, it was 2498.cre he ſaw the Continent, which wasa yeare afcer Cabot. Now Americus camea long time after,though the whole Continene to this day iscalled America aftcr his name, yer Sebaſtian Cabot diſcovered much more then chem all, for he ſayled to about wk degrees Sourthward of the lyne, and to ſixry-ſeauen towardsthe North:for which King Hewy the cighe Knighted him and made him grand Pilate of England. Being very aged King Eawadche ſixr gaue him a Pencion of 166/.13*, 44. yearcly. By his dire&tions Sir Hugh i/ lowby was ſent to finde out the Country of Ruſſia,but the next yeare he was found frozen to deathin hisShip,and all his Company.
MF Martin Frobiſher was (ent in the yeare 1576. by our moſtgraciousQueene Elizabeth, to ſearch for the Northweſt pallage,and Heta incogmea: forwhich he was Knighted, honored, and well rewarded. |
Sir Humphrey Gilbert a worthy Knight atrempred a Plantation in ſome of thoſe parts: and obtained Letters Patrentsto his deſire: bur with this Proviſo, Heſhould naar —__
- x
I1Il70s..
I49g2,
1497.
14576,
15$3z
1534.
Their arriyall,
Abundance ot Grapes,
Tn Lybenus arc not many.
Conference with a Sal.
Vage,
The Diſcoveries and Accidents of Captaine Phi: Amidas, Lib.1.
maincaine poſſeſſion in ſome of thoſe vaſt Countries within the rearme of ſixe ycares. Yet when he was provided with a Navy ableto jncountera Kings power, cven here at home they fell in diviſions, and ſo into confuſion, that they gaue 0- ver the Deligne cre it was begun, notwichſtanding ll chis lolleghis vndanted ſpi- rit began again, bur his Fleer fell with New-fonnd lard, and he periſhed in his re- eurne, as at large you may rcad inthe third Yohume of the Engliſh Voyages,writ- teri by MF" Hackdit. |
Vponall thoſe Relarions andinducements, Sir Walter Raltigh, a noble Gen- tleman, and then in great cſteeme, vadertooketo fend to diſcover to the Sourh= ward. And though has occaſions and other imployments were ſuch be could not goc himſclfe,yer he procured her Maieſties Lerters Pattcnrs,and perſwaded many worthy Knights and Gentlemen to adyenrure with him to finde a place fit for a Plantation, Their Proceedings followeth.
The moſt famous,renowned,and cuer worthy of all memory,tor her courage, learning, iudgement, and vertue, Queene Elizabeth, granted her Lecters Patents to Sir Walter Reteigh for the diſcovering and planting new Lands & Countries, notaRually poſſelled by any Chriſtians, This Patency got to be his aſſiſtants Sir Richard Grenvell the valiant, M* William Sanderſon a greacfriend to all ſuch noble and worthy a&tions, and divers other Gentlemen and Marchants, who with all ſpecde prouided two ſmall Barkes well furniſhed with all necellazics, vader the command of Capraine Philip Amidas and Caprtaine Barjow.The 25.0t Aprill they ſer ſayle from the Thames, the tenth of May palled the Canaries, and the tenth of June che Weſt Indies: which vancedfull Southerly courſe, ( burthen no better was knowne) occaſioned them inthart ſeaſon much ſickneſſe. |
Theſecond of July they fell with the coaſt of Floride in ſhoule water, where they felt a moſt dilicateſweere ſmell, though they ſaw no land, which erc long they eſpied,thinking it the Continent:an hundred and twenty myles they ſayled notfinding any harbor. Thefirſt that appeared, with much difficulty chey cntred, and anchored, and after thankes to God they went to view the next Land adioy- | ning to take polleſſion of it for the Queenes moſt excellent Maieſtic:which done, they found their firſt landing place very ſandy and low, burſo fullof grapes thar the very ſurge of the Sea ſomerimes over-flowed them: of which they tound ſuch plenty in all places, both onthe ſand, the greeneſoyleand hils, as in the plaines as well on cuery Jittle ſhrub, as alſo climbing towardes the tops of high Cedars, thatthey did thinke in the world were northe like abundance.
We palled by the Sex-ſide towards the tops of the next hills being not high: from whence we might ſeetheSeaon both (ides, and found it an Ile of twentie myles in length, and fix in breadth, thevyallyes repleniſhed with goodly tall Ce- dars, Diſcharging our Muskers,ſfuch a flocke of Cranes,the moſt white, aroſe b vs, with ſuch a cry as if an Army of men had ſhoured alcogether. This Llc har many goodly Woods, and Decre, Conies, and Foule in incredible abundance, and v{ing the Authors owne phraſc, the Woods arenot ſuch as you findein Bo- , bemia, Meſcovie,or Hercima,barren and fruitlelTe, butthehigheſt and reddeſt Ce- dars of the world, bettering them of rhe Allores, Indies, or Libewws : Pyncs, Cy- pres, Saxcfras,the Lentiſk chat beareth Maſtick,and many other of excellent ſmell and qualitie, Till che chirdday weſaw nor ahy of the people, then in a little Boat three of them IIS them went on ſhore, to whom weerowed, and he attended vs withour any ſigne of fearez after he had ſpoke much though we vn- derſtood not a word, of his owne accord he came boldly aboord vs, we gauchim a ſhirt, a hat, wine and meate, which he liked well, and after he had well viewed the barkes and vs, he went away in his owne Boat, and within a quarter ofa myle of vs in halfe an houre,had loaden his Boat with fiſh, with which he came againe to the poynt of land, and there devided it in two parts, poynting one part to the
Ship, the ocher co the Pinnace, and ſo departed. Th | c
The. Diſeouries and Accidents of (aptaine Philip Amidas.
3
Thenext day came diuers Boars, and in one ofthemche Kings Brother, with The Arrinall
forty or fity men,proper people, and in their behauiour very cmill;his name was f the Kings
Granganameo, the King is called Wingina, the Country Fingandacoa, Leauing his brother Boars alucle from our Shups, he came with his trayneco the poyne : where jprea- ding a Marte he far downe, Though we came to hum well armed, he made ({1gnes ro vs to (it downe withour any ſhew of feare, ſtroking his head and breſt, andalſo ours, to expretle his loue. Aftcr he had made along ipecch vnro vs, we preſented him with divers toyes,which he kindly accepted, He was greatly —_—_ by his people, for none of them did (ic, nor ſpeake a word, bur tourc, on whom we be- ttowed preſents allo, bur he rooke all trom them, making ſignes all chings did
belong co him,
The King himſelte in a confl:& witha King his next neighbour and mortall enemy, was ſhotintwo places through che body, andthe thigh, yerrecouered:
whereby he lay at his chicte rowne (1x dayes iourney from thence.
A day or wo after ſhewing them what we had, Grangezameo raking molt li- king oa Pewter diſh, made a hole in ir,hung it about his necke for a breſt-plare:
for which he gaue vsrwenty Deere skins,worch twenty Crowneszand for a C per Kerrell,fiftie skins, worch fiftie Crownes. Much other trucke we had,and af- ter two dayes he came aboord, and did cateand drinke with vs very merrily.Noc long after he brought his wife and children, they were butof meane (tarure, bur well fauoured and very baſhfull ; ſhe had a lopg coar of Leather, and about her
rivities a pecece ofthe ſame, abour her forchead a band of white Corrall, and ſo fag her husband, in her eares were bracclers of pearle, hanging downe to her middle, of the bignelle of great Peaſe; the reſt of the women had Pendants of Copper, and che Noblemen hue or (ixe in an eareghis apparrell as his wiues,one- ly the women weare their hairelong on both (ides,and the men bur on onegthey are of colour yellow, but their hayre is blacke, yer we ſaw children that had very
fayre Cheſnutcoloured
After that theſe women had beene here with vs, there came downe from all parrs great ſtoreof people, wich Leather, Corrall, and diuers kinde of dyes, buc when Gra»gauameo was preſent, none durſt trade but himſelte,and them that wore red Copper on their heads, as he did. When cuer he came, he would (i wy Ther Boars are but onegreat tree, which is bur burnt in theforme of a trough with
ſo many fires he came with ſo many boats,that we mightknow his ftren
gins and fire, tillic beas they would haue it. Foran armour he would hauc in ged vsabagge of pearle, bur werefuſed, as not regarding it, that wee might
he
berter learn where it grew. He was very iuſtof his promile,for ofc we truſted him, and he would come within his day to keepe his word. He ſentvs commonly cuc- ry day a brace of Bucks, Conies, Hares, and fiſh, ſometimes Mellons, Walnuts, Cucumbers, Pcaſc, and diuers rootes. This Author (ayrth,cheir corne groweth =MNote. three times in fiue moneths z in May they ſow, in July reape ; in June they ſow, in Auguſtrcapey in July ſow, in Auguſt reape. We purſome of our Peaſe inthe
ground, which in ten dayes were 14.ynches high.
T he ſoyle is moſt plentifull, ſweere, wholejome,and fruicfull of all ouher,there
are about 14. ſcuerall ſorrs of ſweete {melling tymber trees: the moſt parts
of the
vnderwood, Bayes and ſuch like: ſuch Okes as we, bur far greater and better. Af- ter this acquaintance, wy ſelfe with ſeauen more went rwenty myle into the Ri-
ucr Occam, thatrunncth toward the Cirrie Skzcoech,, and the Gy followin 7
we cameto an Ile called Raewoch , from the harbour where we
at the North cad was g. houſes, builded with Cedar, fortified round with erers, andthe entrance like aTurnpik. When we cametowardsit,the wifc of Graw-
——R——————
cx people to draw our Boat aſhorefor beating on the billowes,other ſhe houſe for
ſtealing.
ted to carry vs on their backes aland, others to bring our Ores into the Bz
ues z
- The great
Trade with the Salyages,
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courtehie of a Woman,
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A banquet.
bas
The Diſcrveries and Akcdents of Captaine Philip Amidas,
ſtealing, When we Eame into he other roome;, ( for there was fiue inthe houſe ) ſhe cauſed vsco fit downe by a great fire ; after tooke off our cloches and waſhed chean, of ſome our ſtockings, and ſome our feere in warme water, and ſhe her ſcltc rooke much paincsto lee all rhings well ordered, and to provide vs viftuall. After we had thus drycd our ſ{clues,the brought vs inco an Innerroome, where ſhe ſer on the bord ſtanding a longthe houſe tomewhar hke frumencie, ſoddcn veniſon,androfſted bſhy in like manner mellons raw, boyledrootes and truices of divers kindes.Therc drinke is commonly water boyled with Ginger, ſometimes with Saxefras,and wholſome hcrbes, but whileſt che Grape laſterh chey drinke wine, More loucſhe could not cxprelle co encerraine vs ; rhey care but oncly ro defend themielues from the ſhore winter, and feede on wharthey finde naturall in ſommer. [nchis featting houſe was their Idoll of whom they rould vs vn- credible chings,When we were at meate rwoorthreeot her men came amongſt vs With their Bowes and Arrowes, which cauſcd vs to take our armes in hand. She perceiving our diſtruſt, caulcd cheir Bowes and Arrowes to be broken, and they beaten our of the gate; burtthe cuering approaching we rerurned co our boarc, where ar ſhe much gricuing brought our tupper halte boyled, pors and all, burwhen ſhe ſaw vs, bur put our boar a lictle ott from the ſhoar and lye ac Anchor,perceiuing our lcloutic,ſhe ſent diucrs men & 30.,wowentolir al night en che ſhoare {ide againtt vs, andſent vs fiue Mars co couer vs from the raine, doing all the could to per{wade vs to her houſe. Though there was no caule of doubr, we would noc aducncure: for on our fafery depended che voyage: bura tmorc kinde louing pcople cannot be. Beyond this Ic 1sthe maine landand che
Skicoac agreat = river Occem, on which ſtandeth a Towne called Pomeiock, and fix dayes
toyne,
How the
Country So, OPVEF Philip Amadas.
;gher, their City Skicoak; thoſe people neuer ſaw it, bur ſay there fathers af- firmeir to beabouc two hourcs 10urncy about. Inrothis river falleth an ccher called Cipo, where is found many Muttclls whereur are Pearles ; hikewiſe ano» ther River called N on the oneſide whereof ſtanderh a great rowne called Chawaneck,the Lord of the Country is not ſubic& to Wingendacoa.Beyond him an ocher king they cal Afenatonon. Theſe 3.arcin leagueeach with ocher.To« wards the ſouth 4.daycs iourncy is Sequetan,the ſouthermoſtpart of ——
Adioyning to Secorex beginneth che country Powexik, belonging to the King called Piamacwm, in the Country Nefiok the grearriuer New, Theſe hauc morrall warres with Wingine, King of Wingendacoa, Berwixt Piemacum and the Lord of Secoran,a peace was concluded:notwithſtanding there is a mortall malice in the Secorer;, becauſe this Piemacwm invited diucrs mengaid 30. women to a feaſt, and wheh they were altogether merry beforetheir Idoll, which is bur a meereilluſion of the Dewill, they ſudainly flew allche men of Secoren, and kepc the women for their viſe. Beyond Roanock are many Iſles full of ftruirs and other Nacurall increaſes, with many Townesa ws. the (ide of che Continent, Thoſe Iles1yc 2co. mylesinlengrh,and berweenethem andthe maync,a grearlong ſea, in ſomeplaces.20.40,0r 50, myles broad, in other morc, ſomewhere lelle. And in this ſcaarc 100. 1lcs of diucrsbignelles,bur ro ger into ic,you hauc bue 3. pallages and theyYery dangerous. Though this you ſee for moſt part þe bur the relations of Saluages,becauſcit is the firſt, Ithoughr ic nor a mitle ro remember chem as they are written by them that returned & ariuedin England about the middeſt of Seprember che ſantic yeare. This diſcoucry was ſo welcome into Exglend thar ic
pleaſed her Maicſtic to callchis Country of Wingandacea,/irginia, by which name
., howyouarcto vnderſtand how it wasplanted, difolucd, rcuned, and enlarged,
The Performers of this voyage were theſe fo . . - Wilkam Grenuill, Simon Ferdinendo. )Of the Anhur Barlow, $* PE John Weed, Nicholas Þ erymas, >( om James Browewich, Iobn Hewes. Parics
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Sir Richard Grenvill, and Maſter Ralph Layne.
Sir Richard Grenuills voyage to Viremua, far Sir Walter Raleigh. 1585.
Heg.ot Aprillhe departed from Pimonth with 7. ſayle : the chicke men
| wich him in command, were Maſter Ra{ph Layne, Maitcr Thomas (andiſ Maſter /obn Arundel, Maſter Srukley, Maſter Zremige, Maſter Vincent,
Sir Richard Grewvils,voy-
Maſter Hcryor and Maſter /obn Clarke. The 14. day wetell withche Cana- "1 585.
ries,and the 7.of CAay with Dominicoin the Welt Indies; we landed at Portorico, after wich much a doc ar /zabella on thenorth of Hiſpaniola,paſling by many lies. Vpon che20o. wefcll wich the mayneof Fhride, and were pur in great qanger vpon Cap<Fear, The 26, we Anchorcd at Wocokgn,wherethe admiral had like to bccac caſt away, preſencly we ſent to Wingine to Roaneak, aud Maiter Arzndel] weut coche mayne, with Agames a ſaluage, and char day to {roorom. The x1, The Generall viftualed for 8. dayes, with a ſele&ted company wear to the maine, anddiſcoyered the Townes of Pomeiok, Aquaſcogec, Secoran,andche great Lake called Paquipe . Ar Aquaſcegec the Indians itolea filuer Cup,whereforewe burne the Towue and ſpoyledcheir corne, fo returned co our fleere ar Tocokhow.Whence we waycd for Hatorask, where we reſted, and Grangenimes, King Wingina's bro- ther with Afuweo came abord our Admirall, che Admirall went for W/;
& Maltcr /ohn Armndell for England. Our Generall in his way homerooke a rich loaden ſhip of 300.tunns,with which he ariucd ar Plimonth che 18,of September.
L585,
Theſe were left vader the command of Maſter Ra{ph Layne to inhabire the Country, but chey rcrurned within a yeare.
Philip eAmidas Admoirall, Maſter Kendall, Maſter Antony Ruſſe. Maſter Thomas Heryot, Maſter Gardiner, Maſter Alten.
Alton. Alaiter Predeox,, CHlaſter Michael! Polliſen, Maſter Stafford. Maſter Rogers. Aafter Thomas Bockner. Heſter Thomas Luddimgton. AMafter Harny Aafter Iymermaſon. after Maruyn. Maſter Snellmg. Maſter Daxid Salter. (#3. Vaghan. Lafter lames Skinner,
With dwers others toche number cf 108,
Touching the moft remarkeable chings of the Country and our proceeding
fromche x7 of Auguſt 1585. cill che 18, of [une 1586. we made Roanoack our pied,
habicacion. The vrmoſt of our diſcouery Southward was Secotax as we citecmed 80.lcagucs from Roanoccke. T he patlage from chence was thought a broad ſound within che maine, being without kenning of land, yer full of flars and ſhoulds that our Pinnallecould nocpalle, & we had but one boar with 4. ores,that would carry but 15, men with ther prouiſions for 7.daycs: ſo that becauſe che winees approached we left choſediſcoucniescill a ſtronger ſupply. To the Northward z our fartheſt was toa Towne of the {beſapeacks, from Roancack 130.myles.The paſſage is very ſhallow and dangerous by reaſon of the breadth of the ſound and c lttleſuccour for a ſtqrme, bur this reritory being 15. mylefrom the ſhoare, for pleaſancneſt of ſeare,for temporature of climare, fercility of ſoyle and como- dinic of theSca, beſides beares, good woods, Sexefras , Wahmtt ec. is not io be, G__—_ by any age age -_ SO EY | Therebe ſundry ocher Kings Weroances as the CMangoacks, Trypeniks and oppoſraxs, which came to Se Vs.
Tothe northweſt our farcheſt was (hewenechfrom Roevck 130, Myles our Gown B 3 pallage
F FE" 3»-
Chawoneck .
700, men,
Menatouon his Relations of the lle of Pearle, anda rich Mine, & the Sea by it.
Pemiſſ ap an his treche rye
The diſcouc- ry of the riuer Mor altce,
A noble re«
ſolution,
| they had two Maſtiue Dogs, w
Sir Richard Grenvill, and Maſter Ralph Layne.
pallage lycth chrough a broad ſound, bur all freſh water, and che channell Naui- gable tor aShip, bur our ct ir full of ſhoules. - ;
T he cownes by the way by the water,are Paſſaquenock.the womens towne, Che- panoc, Weapomerok,;, trom Mnſcammnge wee enter the river and iuriſdiftion of Chawoneck, chere it beginneth toſtraxen,and at Chawonockir is as Thames at Law beth: berwixt them as we patled is goodly high land on the left hand, and there is atowne called Ohanock,, where is a great corne field, ir is ſubie& to Chawonock, Which is the greateſt Prouince vpon the rfuer, and the Towne itfelfe can put ſe- uen hundred men into the field, beſides the forces of there!t, The King is lame, bur hath more vnderſtanding chen allchereſt,
Theriver of Moratoc is more famous then all the reſt, and openeth into the ſound of Weepomeiok ,and wherethere is but a very ſmall currantin (bawonock, it hach ſo ftrong a currant from che Sourhweſt, as we doubred how to row again(t it, Strange things they repor: of che head of chis riuer, and of Aforatoc it ſelte, a principall cowne on 1,& 18 thirtic or tortiedayes Tourney to the head, This lame King is called CA/enatonon, When I had him pritoner rwo dayes, he told mee thac 3. d:yes Journey ina Canow vp theriver (hawoneck,then landing & going foure dayes Journey Northeaſt, there is a King whole Country lycth on che Sea, buc his beſt place of ftrength is an Iland in a Bay inuironed with deepe water, where he rakech that abundance of Pearle, that not onely his skins, end his nobles, bur alſo his beds and houſes are garniſhed therewith. This kir g was at Chawoncchrwo yeares agoeto trade with blacke pearle, his worſt ſort whereof I had a rope, bur chey were naught ; buc that King he ſayth hath tore of white, and had crafficke with whice men, for whom he ni them z he promiſed me guides to him, but aduiſed me to goe ſtrong, for he was vawilling ftrangers ſhould come in his Country, forhis Country is populous and valiant men.-If aſupply had comein Aprill, I reſolued to haue ſent a ſmall Barketo the Northward to ron found ir, whileſt I with ſmall Boatcs and 200, men would hauc goneto the head of the riuer Chawonock , with ſufficient guides by land, nchooting my ſtlfe cucry cwo dayes, where I would leane Garr1{ons for my retreat till I cametothis Bay.
Very neare vnto it is the riuer of Aferator, direftly fromthe Weſt, the head of it ſpringeth out of a mayne Rocke, which ſtandeth ſo nearetheSeazthar in ſtormes the Sea bears ouer itinto this freſh ſpring, thar of it ſelfe at theſurſe is a violenc ſtreame, I intended with two Wherries and fortie perſons to hate CMenatonons {onnefor guide, to try thispreſently, till I could meere with ſome of the Adora- zocks, or Maxgoaks, bur hoping of getting morevittuall from the Saluages, we as narrowly eſcaped ſtaruing m tharDiſcouery as cuer men did.
For Pemiſſapean who had changed his name of Fingina vpon the death of his brother Grarganameo,had giuen both the Cheweneſts,and Mangoaks word of my purpoſe: alſo hetoJd me the Chawonocks had ailemblediwo or three thouſand to allaulr me at Roenck vrging me daily to goc againſtrhem, and them againſt vs ; a great aſſembly I found army comming thether, which ſuddaine approach did ſo diſmay them,that we had the better of them: & chis confederacy againſt vs was procured by Pemifſapan himſclte our chictefriend we truſted z he ſent word alſo to the Aforatoks and the Aangoaky, I came to inuade them, that they all fled vp into the high Country, ſotharwhere1 alſured my ſelfe both ofſuccour andpro- viſion, I found all abandoned, Bur being thus farre on my ipurney 160. myles from home,and but vittuals for two dayes,befides the caſualties of crolle winds, ſtormes, and the Saluagestrechery, though we intended no hurtto any ; I gaue my Company to vn e wereonely drawne forth vpon theſe vaine m_ by the Saluages to bring vs to confuſion : a Councell we held, to goeforward or + returne, but they all were abſolutely retolued bur chree,that whilſt chere was bur one pynt of Cornefor a man, they would not leaue the ſearch of chat riuer ; for
hich boyled with Saxctras leaues (if the worſt tell
out)
The Difcoueries and A.cidents of ( aptaine. Philip Amidas.
out)vpon them andthe portage they would liue two dayes, which would bring them co the ſound, where they ſhould finde filhfor two dayes more to palle it to Roeanoch,, which rwo dayes they hadrather faft then goc backe afocre, cill they had ſeene the Adergoaks cither as friends or foes. | 2
Though | did forſee the danger and miſery,yerthe deſire I had toſce the Aor- goaks was, for that there 13 a prouince called Channis Temoatan, frequented by them and well knowne to all-choſe Countries, where is-2 mine of Copper they call Waſſador ;chey ſay they take ir out of a river thar tallerh ſwiftly from high rocks in ſhallow water, in great Bowles, couered with leather,/leauing a part open co re- cciueche merrall, which by che change of thecolour of the wacer where the ſpout fallerh, they ſuddainly chop downe, and hauecthe Bowlefull, which chey cattin- eothe fire, irpreſently melreth,and doth yeeld in fiueparts at che firſt melting ewo parrs mercall for three of Ore. Thee AHargoaks haue juch plenty of ir, they 'beaus fie their houſes with great plares chereot :chis che Salvages report; and young Skikorhe King of C s ſonne my priſoner, that had beene priſoner among
The ftranrce Mine of (ha#e njs Temod; an,
the Mangoaks, bur neuer at Channis Temoatan,tor he ſayd that was xwentie dayes -
journey over|andfromthe oaks. Menatenen allo confirmed all chis,and promiſed me guidsto thixmerrall Coun« try ; by Land co the Aexgoaks is but one dayes journey, bur feaiien by 'water, which made me fo willing to haue mer them for ſore afſay of this merrall ; but when we came there we found no creature, onely we'might ſee where had beene their fires. After our rwo dayes journey, arid our viftuals ſpent, in the euening we heard ſome call as we thought Cameo, who was with me in the boar ; thus made vs glad, he madethem a friendly anfwer, which they anſwered with a ſong wethough tor welcome, bur he told vs they cameto fight, Preſently they did let fliethcir Arrowesaboutthe boar, bur did no hurr, the other boat ſcouring che ſhore we landed: butrhey all were fled, and how to finderhem wee knew not. So the nextmorning we returned co the mouth of the riuer, that coſt vs foure dayes rowing vp,and here ourdogs eſtood vsin good ſtead,for we had nothing els: the nexr day wefaſt:d being windbound, and could nor patle the ſound, but the day following we came to Chippexams, where the people were fled, bur their wires afforded vs fiſh: thus being neare ſpent, che ade God broughc vsto Reanccke. I conclude a good Mine, or che South ſea will makerhis Country quickly inhabited, ard ſofor pleaſure and profic comparable wich any in the world: otherwiſc there will be noching worth the ferching, Provided there be found a berrer harbour then yer chere is, which muſt be Northward if there be a+ ny. Maſter Ya»ghen, no Iciſc hoped of the goodnelle of the Mine, then Maſter Heriot that the riuer Aoratocks head, either riſeth by the Bay of Adeaice, or very neare the Sourh Sea,or ſome partthar _ nearetheſame,which cannot with that facilitie be done as from the Bay of Pearles, by inſconſing foure dayes iour-
ney to the ( hawonoks, CMangoakz,and Moratocks, &c.
The conſpiracy Ml Pemiſſapan ; the Diſcouery of it , and ow returne for England with Sir Francis Drake,
of Granganimeo, when 1 was in thoſe Diſcoueries, could nor prevaile any . The Conſpl-
| | N/enore a Saluage,father to Pemiſſapen,the beſt friend we had afterthe death
thing with the King from deſtroying vs, that all this time God had preſer-
ued, by his good counſel tothe King to be friendly vnto vs. Pemeſſapes
thinking as the bruce was in this laſt iourney we wereſlaine and ftarued, began to
blaſpheme our Godthar would ſuffer it, and not defend vs, fo that old &»ſenere
had no more creditfor ys : for he began by all the deuiſes he could to inuade vs.
Buc in the beginning of this bruce, when they ſaw vs + Hh tt Þ EO IIITOY
»
The great currant of the river Moratoe,
of Pe«
11/4 8.
The Diſcoveries and Accidents of Captaine Phil: Amidas. Lib.1.
and had anteo, and three Saluages more with vs, how little we eſteemed all che people we met,and feared nexther hunger, killing, or any thing,and had broughe their greateſt Kings ſoune priſoner with vsto Roaxcck: it a little atſwaged all his deuiſes, and brought Enſenore in reſpect againe, that our God was good, and wee their friends, and our focs ſhould periſh, tor we could doe them more hurt being dead, then liuing,andthar being an hundred myles from them, ſhot, and ftrucke them ſicketo death, and that when we die it is but for a time, then we returne a< gainc, Butthat which wroughtche moſt feare among chem was the handy-worke of Almightie God. For certaine daycsafcer my returne,Aenatonon ſent metlen- gers to me with Pearle, and Okiſco King of Weopomeoke, to yeeld himſclfe ſeruanc
. tothe Queeneof England. Ohiſco with rwenty-foure of his pp men came
to Periſſapantoacknowledge this dutie and ſubicFtion, and would performe it. All which ſo changed the heart of Pemiſſapan, that vpon the aduiſe of Enſenore, when we were ready to famiſh they came and made vs wires, and planted their elds they intended to abandon ( we not hauing one cornerill che next harucſt
The death of to ſuſtiinevs), This being done our old friend Exſexore dyed the twenty of A-
a moſt rare Salrage,
-
A ſlanghterof two Salyages.
ill,chen all our encmies wrought with Pemſſapen to put in praftiſchis deuiles, which he eaſily imbraced, though they hd planted corne by vs, andat Daſamor- jon two leagues from ys. Yet they got Okzſco our triburary to get ſcucn or eighe undred ( and the CHandoages with the Chiſapeans ſhould doerhelike) ro meete (ascheir cuſtome is)to ſolemnize the FuneralLof En/enore. Halfe of whom ſhould lychid, to cut off the ſtragltts, ſecking crabs and prouiſion: thereſt come our of the mayne vponthe Signall by fire. Twenty of the principall of Pemiſſapens men had charge in the night to belermy houſe, put fire in the Reeds that couercd ir, which might cauſe merun out io naked and amazed,they might without danger knocke out my braines, The ſaincorder for M* Heriets,and the reft: forall ſhould hauc beene fired at an inſtant. Inthe meane rimethey ſhould ſell vs nothing,and in the nightſpoyle our wires, to make nenefſitic diſperſc vs. Forif we were bur ten together, a hundred of them would not meddle with vs, So our famine in- —_— I was forced to ſend Capraine Stafford to {Tvaten, with tweniie to feed himſelfe, and ſee if he could cſpie any ſaylc pallethe coaſt ; M* Predeox with ten to Haterark vpon the ſame occaſion: and other {mall parties tothe Mayne to liue vponrootesand Oyſters. By Femiſſepan fequeſtring himſelfe, I ſhould not imporrunc him for viuall, and to draw his troupes, found not the (hawoneſts ſo forward as he expefted,being a ple more faithfull and powerfull, and deſired our friend{hips,and was often- ded with him for raiſing ſach tales, and all his py were revealed to me by Skico my priſoner z who finding himſelfe as well vied by me, as Pemiſſapan tould me all. Theſetroubles cauſed me ſend to Pemiſſapex,to pur ſuſpition in his head, I was to goe preſently to Creates to meeteaFleere came to me, though 1 knew noſuch matter: and that he would lend me men to fiſh and hunt. He {entme word he would come himſelfe to' Roanock ; bur delaying time eight dayes that all his men were thi to be aſſembled, not liking ſo much company, I reſolued the next day to goe viſit him, but firſt to giuetheminthe 1le a Canviſado, and at an inſtant to ſeaze on all their Canows aboutthe Ile, Butthe rowne tookethe Ala- rum before [ ment it. For when I ſentto takerhe Canows, he met one going from the ſhore, ouerthrew her and cut off cwo Salvages heads z wherevpon the cry «- roſe, being by their ſpyes perceiued :for they kept as good watch over vs,as we of them. Vpon this they to their Bowes, and we to our Armes : three or fourc of them at the firſt were ſlaine, the reſt fled into wy woods. The next — went to Daſſamonpeach and tent Pemiſſapan word I was going to Croaten, cooke him F my way to complaine > $244 would hauc ole .. priſoner Skzcs, Herevpon he did abide my comming.& beingamon __ theprincipalleſt, I gauethe watchword tomy men, and immediately they had that they prgeſen or
- The Objervations of Maſter. Thomas Herior. 9
for ys.. Himſclfe being ſhot through with a Piſtoll ſe]ldowne as dead, bur pre- Pemiſſopan ſendly ſtart yp and ran away from them all, till an Iriſh Boy ſhot him over the Naineand £. buctocks, wherethey rooke him and cur off hishead, bag others, Seaucn dayes after CaptaineStefforten ſent ro me he deſcryed twentie - three Sayle, The next day came to me humſelfe(of whom 1 mult fay this,from the firſt to the laſt,he neither ſpared labour, or perill by land or ſea, fayre weather,or foule, eo e any (crious ſcruice commirted to him.) He brought me a lerter from Sir Francis Drake,whoſe generous mind offcred to ſupply all my defeFts,of ſhip- ping, boats, munirion, vittuall, clothes, and men to further this ation: and vp- on good conſulcation and deliberation, he appoinced me aſhip of 70. tuns, wich A ,,,a Jeng: an Fangred men, and foure monerhs vi&tuals, two Pinnaces, foure ſmall Boats, rous courtche with rwa ſufficient Maſters, with ſufficient Gangs. All chis being made ready for of S1 Francis me, ſuddenly aroſe ſuch a ſtorme for foure dayes, that had like ts haue driuen the Pro whole Flecte on ſhore : many of them were forced to the Sea, whereof my ſhip ſo lately giuen me was one, with all my prouiſion and Company appoynted, Noniddanding.che ſtorme cealing the Generall appointed me a ſhip of 170. tuns, with all prouiſions as before, to carry me into Exg/end the next Auguit, ot when I had performed ſuch Diſcoueries as I thought fir. Yer they duritnoc yndertake to bring hcr into the harbour, bur ſhe mutt ride in the road, leauing the care of the reſt to my ſelfe, adviſing me to conſider with my Company what was fitteſt, and wich my buſt ſpeed _—_ him _— on Hereypon calling my Company er, who were all aspriuy of the Gene- rals offer as niy fi all ; their A was, (in regard of fichof c former mi- ſcries, and no hope of che rerurne of Sir Richard Grenvill,) and with a generall conſent, they delired me to vrge him, we mighe all goe with him for England in p7;,, 2.4 hgh, his Fleere;for whole relicfe in that ſtorme he had ſuſtained more perill ot wrack, doned, then in all his honorable ations againſt his enemies. So with prayſes to God we ſer ſaylein lune 1586; andarriued in Port/monththe 25. of July the ſame yeare: Leaving this remembrarice t poſtericie,
To reaſon lend me thine attentins caret, Exempt thy ſelfe from mind-diſtrafling cares : Laſt that's here thus proiefied for thy goog ; By thee rewefted be, ere underſtood.
Written by M*" Ralph Layne, Governour.
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The Obſervations of M*. Thomas Heriot in this Voyaze. h For Marchanilize and Viflnalls. bs
Hat before is writ, is alſo confirmed by that learned CMathematician Mr Thomas Heriet, with them in the Country, whoſe particular Re» lation of all che Beaſts, Birds, Fiſhes, Foutes, Fruites, and Rooces,and CSmodiries: | . ———_— be vſcfull, wer wr nents ar" in the Diſcourſe of Captaine Amides, and Captaine Layne, Si & Formeſike,Flax like Heape,Allam, Wa mas _— Turpencine, Civet-eats, Iron'ore, Co hd Silver, ce and Pearlez Ler thoſe briefes ſuffice, becauſe I would not trouble you with one thing twice.
., Dyeh Th | | For Dyes, Showmack,, the herbe/s/ebzr, little rootes called Chapecor,and the Dyes? bukeofa.eecalled by de Inhabitancs Taygomeckynowinge, which re for divers ores , "A What more then is related is an herbe in Dutch called deſcribed like A ks an Orange, gronivg four foor high z the ſeede yl make good broch,andche 5,"
\
Rootes.
Fruits thats ſtrange,
Beaſts extra- or dinary,
Fiſh.
Foules.
Their Religi- ON.
How they vſe their =
Whether they
ogy
Lib.1,
The Objervations of Maſter Thomas Heriot.
ſtalke burnt to aſhes makes a kinde of Salt: other Salt they know not, and we y- ſed of it for Pot-herbs. Of their Tobacco we found plenty, which they cſteemie cheir chicke Phylicke,
Groundnuts, Tiſwaw we call China roots z they grow in cluſters, and bring forth a bryer ſtalke, but che leafe isfar vnlike, which will climbe vpto the top of che highett crece: the vic knowneis to cutirin ſmall peeces,then ſtampe & ftraine it wich water,and boyled makes a gelly good to cate.Caſſavia growes in Mariſhes, which the [dias oft vie for wo and broth. Habeſcon is like a Parſnip,naughc of it ſelfe, except compounded: and their Leckes hike thoſe in England,
Sequenummener, a kinde of Berry like Capers, and three kinde of Berries like Acornes, called Sagatamencr, Oſamenor, and P ummuckoner.
Saqnenzchot a Magquowoc, wo kinde of beaſts, greater then Conies, and very good meate ; in ſome places ſuch plenty of gray Conies,like hayres, that all che
ple make chem mancels of their skins, 1 haue che names of 28. ſeverall forrs that are diſperſed inthe Country: of which 12. kindes we haue diſcouercd and good to cate z but the Salvages ſometimes kill a Lyon and ate him. -
There is plencie of Sturgeon in Februaty,March, Aprill,and May;all Herings in abundance ; ſome ſuch as ours, butthe moſt part of 18.20.0r 24.ynches long, and more, Trours, Porpiſſes, Rayes, Mullets, Old-wiues,Plaice, Tortoiſes boch by Seca and Land: Crabs, Oyſters, Mullels, Scalops, Pceriwinckles, Creviſes, Se- canank : we haueche Piftures of 12. ſorts more, burtheir names we know nor,
Turkyes, Stockdoues, Partridges, Cranes, Hernes,Swans,Geele,Parrors,Faul- cons, Merlins. ] haue the names in cheir language of $6. ſeverall forts, Their woods are ſuch as ours in England forthe moſt part,except Rakeock a grear iweer tree, whereof they make their Canowes: and Aſcopo,akinde of tree ike Lowrell,
and Saxctras. 4 Their Natures and Mamers. HS
Their Clothing, Townes, Houſes, Warres, Arts, Tooles, handy crafts,and &- ducations, are much like them in that part of Y/agmmia we now inhabire: which ar large you may reade in the Deſcription chercof, Bur che xclation of cher Relig» on 13 | tory this Author reporterh, |
Some Religion they haue, which although it be farre from the truth, yer be- ing as itis there is hope it may be the caſjer reformed. They belecucthere arc mas ny gods which they call Afantoac, but of different ſorts and degrees. Allo that there is onechiefe God that hath beenefrom all eterr.irie, who as chey ſay when he purpoſcd firftto make the world, made firſt other gods of a principallorder to be as inſtruments to be vſcd in the Creation and governmentto follow : And after the Sunne, Moone, and Starres, as pettie gods z and the inſtrumencs of the other order more principall. Firſt (they ſay) were made waters,out of which by the gods were madeall Crarlaie of creatures that are viſible or inviſible.
For mankinde they ſay a Woman was made firſt, which by the working of one of the gods conceiuedand brought forth children ;andſo 7 So had cheir begin- ning,butho many yeares or ages ſince they know not z having no Records but onely Tradition from Father toſonne. |
They thinke that all che gods are of humane ſhape, and therefore repreſent them by Images in the formes of men , which they call Kewaſowok; one alone is called Kewaſazthem they place in their Temples, where they worſhip, pray,ſing, and make many offerings, The common ſortthinkethemalſo gods.
They belecuc the immortalicie of the Soule,when life departing from the bo» dy,according to the good or bad workes it hath done, it 1s c-rried vp to the Ta-
bernacles of the gods, to perperuall happpinelle, or to Popoguſſs,a great picwhich they thinketo be arthefurcheſt I wk. ſcrs,and chere burne contigually. |
To confirmethis they told me of two mexi that had beene lately dead, and = viv
vived againethe one hi
| The Obfervations of Maſter Thomas Herior.
ed but few yeares before our comming intothe coun»
try ; of a bad man, which being dead and buried;the nextday the earth over hum being feene ro moue, wastaken vp, who told chem his foule was very neare ence-
fſog had nor oneof che gods
faucd him and gaue him leaue to re-
ring into Þ | | curne againe, toreach his friends what they ſhould doeto ayoyd ſuch corment,
The other
the ſame yeare we were there; but (ixtie myles from ys, which
they told metor niews,that one being dead, buried, & taken vp as the frit,ſhewed,
thac alchough his body had layne travailed far ina | and delicate trees
agoc, who gaue hum charge
in - grauc, yl his ſoulc na and had way, on both {des where: more ſweetsfayre, fruits, chent ever he had-lecne = 6k ge length he cameco
moſt braue and fayre houſes, neare which he mer his Facher, that was dead long to goe backe, co ſhew his friends what good there ©...
was codoe, toinioy the plecatures of that place z which when he haddone hee
ſhould come againe, Whatſubciltieſo ever be inthe Weroanxces, and Prieffs z this op
inion worketh ſo
much in the common ort,thacthey hane grearreſpe& rotheir Governoursz and as great care coavoyde torment after death, and roenioy blitle. Yer they haue di- bers ſorts of puniſhmencsaccording to the offence, according to the greatnelſe of thefat. And this isthe ſum ofcher Religion, which 1 learned by having ſpeci» all familiaricic with their Priefts, whercin they were not fo ſure gtoupded, nor gaue ſuch credit, bur through converling with vs, they were brought into greac
bers of their owne,and no learne more cha)
prellc.
Moſt things they the yerrue of che Loadftone, Perſpeftiue Glaiſes,
of themſclues ; Bookes, writing, Guns, and ſuch
faall adtturation of ours; of which many deſizcd co we had meancs for want of vucrance.in their Language co cx-
ſaw with vs as Mattibinaticall Inſtruments, Ses-Compalſes; +. Glaſſes: Clocks co goe civic,
far exccoded chcir ca»
ities, tharchey choughe they were rather the workes of gods then men z or ac
Jeaſt che prds
then chem & cauicd many of them God, In all places where I came,
had raug an WI RA oo much bercer ue credit to what We concraping our beſt xo make his immorrall glory
knowne, And [ cold them, akhough he Bible I ſhewed them,conraned all y yer
of it ſelfe, ic was not of any ſuch vertue as 1 hr they dide | ſtanding many would be gladtorouch ir, to kille, and unbrace it; to hold it to their breaſts, and heads, and ſtroke all their b are ne Bees ner wr was exceeding licke- TIS TY Os vs andour
chioking hewasin ſuch dang
did concaue. Norwith=
bewith ys at Prayer, Twice he for ſomeof ys
to pray, and be a meanestoour God, hemight live wich him after death, And ſo
did ma
id many other in the like caſe. Oneother I mention before] end, which mooucd the whole Country has heard of vs, to haue vs in wonderfull admiration. There was no Towne wherethey had praftiſed any villany againſt ving it vaputii ke pollible meanes co winne t endlenes) but within afew da they began co dy ownes twenty, in ſome forty, hundred and ich was very many in ref] (we could learn) where we tray vs.. Andthis diſcaſe was ſo £© cure it z nor had they knowne the ſerved by ys, asalſoby friends,c(
which
were by lam oi lo who we woul, mk apo \- | &'3
= inſt vs (we les
er cur departure, and
of their ntambers, Andthis hapned in, bat whete they had vſcd ſome pratiſeto bes they ncicher knew what it was, nor how > SI . clues, in ſo much that ſome of chem
hers) will or
czin ſome twenty,
in no place
cally ob: d Were Our
obſerved ſuch effes infoureor fiue Townes, thac waded it wasthe worke of God through our meanes ; andehar we wn norcome
acary
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Sir Richard Grenvils ſecond Vojage. Lib.z,
nearethem. And thereypon, when they had any vnderſtanding,that any of their enemies abuſed vs in our lourneyes,they would intreat vs,we would be a meancs to our God, that they,as the others that had deal ill with vs, mighe dye in like ſort : although we ſhewedchem theit requeſts were vngodly z andthar'our G © D would not ſubic& himſclfeto any ſuch requeſts of men, bur all things as he plca- ſed camets palle: and that weto ſhew our iclues his true ſervants, oughr rather to pray for the contrary: yer becauſe the etfe&t fel] ourſo ſuddenly after according co ther deſires, they thought it came to palle by our means, and would come giue vsthankes in thei manner, that though we ſatisfied them nor in words, yet in deeds we had fulfilled their deſires;
This marucilous Accident in allthe Country wrought ſo ſtrange opinions of vs,thar they could nortell whether to thinke ys godsor men. Andtherather chac all the ſpace of their ſicknelle; there was no man of ours knowne to die, or much ſicke. They noted allo we had no woinen,nor cared for any of thers:ſomethere- fore Gonght we were not borne of women, and therefore not mortall, bur that
-* * we weremenof an old generation many yeares paſt, & riſcn againefrom immor»
' talitie. Somewould
heſie there were more of our generation yerto cotne; co kill theirs and cake ttieit places, Thoſe that wereto come after vsthey imagined to be if the yr, yer inviſible and without bodies:and that they by our jncreaties; for = of vs, did make the people dic as they did,by ſhdamng invilible bullets ine cothem. ab 4282 a2 296 1s 02/44 DIED ;*
- ' Totconfirine this, their Phyliciahs ro excuſe their Ignorance —_ the dil- caſe, would make the fimple people belecue, that che tkrings of bloud they ſuck: cd out of theſicke bodies, werethe ſtrings whereiathe invitible bullets were cyedz
: .. andcaſt. Somethought we ſhot them our ſelues from the place where wedwielt, Pr and killed the people that had offended vs, as we liſted, how farre diſtant ſoever.
Andothers ſaid it was the ſpeciall worke of God for our ſakes,as we had cauſe in ſome ſort to thinke no lelſe, whatſoever ſome doe,or may imagine to the contra- ry ; cſpetially ſore Aſtrologers by the eclipſc of the Sunne we law that yeare be» Cerent Vojige;and by a Comer which began to appeare bur afew daycs before
| rw ty aaron haue ſer downe,thatyou may ſce there is hope roimbrace the truth, and honor, chough ſome of our ew: 70 Rn 6 nn we came away with
| Sir Fraxcis Drake ſhewed themſchues too furious,in flaying ſome of the people
586.
in ſotne Townes, vpon cauſes that ori our part haue bin borne with more mildneſſe; nomnnhitndingthe) intly hag deſerucd ic/ The beſt nevertheletſe in chis, asin all ations isto be indevouted and hoped ; and of the worſt ee LIN CS Geng Ms berter to allurechem hereafter to Civilitie and Cheiftianicie, Thus you may ſee, How | + 2p Nate ber ſelfe delights het ſelfe in ſundry Inflruments, That ſundry things be done th deckg the earth with Ornaments y Neff ts En Pune ORE FACE, But wills the every one fraxwe in # diver: pace z =» Written by Thowas Heriot, one of the Voyage.
an_ - _— —
l
How $i Richard Grenvill went to reliexe then. the yearc of our Lord 1586. Sir Walter Raleigh and his Aſſociates a ſhip of a hundred run, fraughted plenufully of all chings neegilary * br yr
. 1 The Ohſervations of Mate Tohin V Vhite,
they ſer ſayle from Em land ic was Eafter. And arriving ſome timeſpent n On the ie Cound, and not finding chem, returned with all the apaine to:Eu
Abgurt 14. or 4 poilyrnafeer, ha Richar Inver accompanied with rin. well appoyutcd,arrived there, Who nor fi che aforeſaid ſhip acco expectation,nor any newes of che Colony thereſcated, = lefr 15 ſaid 1585.mravailing vp and downeto ſecke them;bur when hecould newes of thetn, and found their habitation abandoned, vnwilling to laſeche ſeſſion of the Country, after good deliberation headed fiftie men in rhe 1 a EY furniſhed wjth all manner of proniſion forrwo yeares:andfo
for Emglend.
o-
Where many began ſtrangely to diſcanc of hole crolle beginninge,d king
which cauſed me remember an old ſaying of Euripides... Whe broacheth ewght thats wew, tofooles rows,
: * = TESTES
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yy palipdben ſe, es w/e Anil q Ih ij ave fu ras dl he Wes W: went the old courſe by che welt Indies, -and Simon Ferdinando our.
to haue beene caſt away, vpon me Tyres of our all-knowing Ferdi- | ev
ford. We came to Hetirath the 22, of July; and with tortic. of our beſt zen, at R co find the 50 men letr by Sir Richard Greirinll.But we ferns: rn pe is my weedsandrhe Forr defaced, which much perplex-
VS.
ago induben ro riachapelloteBer Mopar Bigg repayred dbelthon ſcsar Roencch, and Maſtcr George How,onc of ling was
continuall Pilor miſtaking Firgizia for Cape Fear wefayled noc much. . ends, had it nor beene igalancy of: Gapraine _ tending noching but the-bones of a man, and where the Plantation had becne,che houſes By the Hiſtory ir ecrnes Simvo# Ferdinends did what he could to bringrhis voy is Nlaine by che Salvages. Not lors ater Mather Seufir
| ces waa, ten with Manteo; whoſcfriends dwelled therez of whom we thoughe co flaine.
ſome newes of out 50 men. They at: firſt made ſhew to-fight, bur when they. heard 4ſattes, they threw away their Armes, and wete friends, and deſired there 24 42s ec ans ro be knowne by, leaſt we might hurt them by miſpri- ſion, as the yeare one had bin by Maſtct Layne;. that was cvertheir friend, and there preſent yet lame. The nerdy we had onfrece mich hem concerningthe peoplf Sue, [A AY PRI OT. A. W916. c would accept our friendſhip, and renew our.old acquaintance : which they willingly imbraced, and promiſed to their King and Governours to Reeneak,, to confirme ic. 'Wealſo vnderſtood that Maſter Howe was ſlaine by the inen of ws nents noy-roar xr ory mew va were (u ſer vpori by three hundred of Secoten, Aqua/ Fieſichey incoadedthemſebuce mon 11 ofthem by oneth ew, the reſt reryting to theit houſes, they ſer chem on fire, that our men wi what came riexrto hand were forced to make their paſſage gthem 5 where one of them was ſhotin the mouth, and preſently dyed, and 4 ſlaine by him. On boch ſides more were hurt ; bue out men i ne corroh ot their boar,& ecrechey had rowed a « of a tnyle towards Hater, otke fog on ronieryger eyrem, Crabs and : at laſt they on a — att ra hile, EL
Cz
at Hatorach , they after
Sir Richasd Grenv1ll
fiftie then,
Maſter ge I5 8 7
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One of thi Councell
Ja0d Danes How the 6h
14
Lib.1; |
The Obſervations of Maſter Tohn VVhite. knew not whether. Soaking our leaues of the Croatanr, we came to out Flect at
Hatorack, *- | P | #
The Governour having long-expeRed the King and Governours of Pomeiok ; Secoran, Aquaſcogec, md Þaf : and the 7. daycs expired, and no newes ofthem,bangalio mforttied by thoſe of Croatan,thar eter Maſtcr How,and wete atthe driving our men from Reonexck; he thought no lon- ger to deferre the revenge,” Wheretore abour midnighr, wich Captaine Stefford, and twentie-fourc men; whereof Afanteo was one, for our guide, (cthiat behaved
- himſclfetowards vs as a moſt faichfull Engliſh man) he ſer forward,”
An ill mi
. puted ir totheir own folly, becauſe - vernor at the day a c
Thenexe day by breake of day we landed,and got beyond their houſes, where ſeeing chem ſic by the fire we aflaulred them. The miſcrable ſoules amazed fled 1nco jb Recds, where one wasſhotthrough,and we thought to haue beene fully revenged, but we were deceimed,for they were our friends come from; Croats to gather their corne, becauſe they vnderitood our enemics were fled after thedearh of Maſter How, and lefcall bchinde them f6r'the birds. Buc.chey had likeco haue
yd roo dearcfot it, had ve not chanced Ypon a Weroances wite, with a childe ar her backe, andaSalvage +> nar ne ar pan. charranto him him by his aame. Being thus diſappointed of our purpoſe, we gathered the fruirwe found ripe, left che reſt ynſpoyled,and cooke 4ſenaronen his wifc.yith ber childe, and the reft with vs to R . Though chis miſtake gricuced Aaxteo,yet he im- had not kepr promiſe ro come to the go-, The r3.o0t Auguſt our Salvage Mevteo was Chriite- ned, and called Lord of Daſſ inreward of his faichfulneſſe, Andthe 1 8b, Elinor che Governours daughter, and wife to Ananias Dare, was delivered of a daughter in Raexoak; which being the firſt Chriſtian there borne, was called
gy nw ; + 185% : |
ſhips being ready to depatt;ſuch-a ſtorme aroſe, as the Admirall was forced tocur her Cables: and jrwas {ix dayes ereſhe could recoverche ſhore, thiat made vs doubt ſhe had beene loſt, becauſethe moſt of her beſt men were on ſhore. Ac thistime Controverſies did grow berwixe our Governour and the Aſſiſtants, a- bour chooſing oneof them 12.to goeas Fattor for them all to England for all re-
nan
fuletnrens when en zthe Concluſion was by | agenerall conſent, they would haueche Governour goe hi fe, for charche?
Tara. wg rruly procurethere ſu ng -—rE what Jam; vempaneige] | -—9-orn ns,5.me7 asv" vnder- rooke it, and hadir vnderaltcheir hands how vowilling be was, bur thatneceſlicy and rcaſon did doubly conſtrainchim. Arthcir erring ſayle for England, waighi
Anchor, twcluc of the men in the flyboat were throwne from che Capſtern,'by che breaking of a barre, and moſt of them ſo hurt, that ſome never recovered ir. The ſecond time they had thelikefortune, being but 15.chey cur che Cable and kept with their Admirall to Flowres and Corwory the Admirall ſtayed chere looking for e:but the flyboats men grew ſo weake they weredriuen to Smerwickin the Welt of Zreland. T he Governour went for England ;and Simwort Ferdinando with much adoc ar laſt arrivedat Por;/avonth. 1587. G
The Names of thoſe were landed in this Plantation vere, Jobs White Governour;
Roger Bayley. Stevens. Roger Prat. eAnatias Dare, Tobn Samſon. George How. S1mon Ferdinando. Thomas Smith.
, Among Cage.
With divers others to the number of about 115;
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The Obſervations of Maſter lohn - White. ; 5
The fiſt Vayage to Virginia 3 vndertaken by M6. john White. 1 5 8g.
Barbazy and Mogadoro to Dommeo in the Welt Indies. After we had done. Maſter white
4 þ He 20.0f March three ſhips went from P limoarh, and paſſed berwnxt x 58 g; ſome exployrs inrhoſt parts, the chird of Anguſt:wee fell with ghe low: his rerurne to ſandy Te weſtward of helen But by reaſory ofitiweaber ic wastheu, 7" ere wecould Anchor there and on the 12: we came to-Cryaran, where-15 great breachin 35 degrees and @ halfe, in che Northeaſt poynt of the He,” Therg.we came to Hatora:k.in 36.degrees & aterſe, it q;fadom, 3 1esgues fromſhorewhere wemight Joreeine aſmoake atthe place where | lefethe Colony, 3 587/Fheneax:: morning Capraine ( ooke,Capraine Spicer, & their companies, with rwoboarslefr our (hips, and diſcharged ſome Ordnance to giue them noticeof our comming, burwhen we came there,we found no man,nor ſigneof any that had beene there lately : and ſo returned to our Boars. The riext morning we' prepared againe for Roanoach, Captaine Spicer had then ſent his Boar aſhoretor warer,ſo it was ten of the Clocke cre we put from the ſhips, whichrode.ewo mylesfrom the ſhore, The Admurals boar,being a myle before the other,as ſhe patled che bar,aſea broke in- co the boat and filled her halfe full of warer:bur by Gods gogd will,ayd.che care-. full ſtearage of Capraine Cook, though our diovilioas weradach wet Weld of caped, the wind blew hard at Northeaſt, which cauſed ſo greata current and a breach vpon the barre z Captaine Spicey palſedhalfe over, '' by the andiſcreovt - ſteering of Ralph Skinner, their boat was ayerſer, the men that could catch hold hung abourt her,the next ſea caſt her on ground, where ſome ler goe yy nord ro wade to ſhore, butcheſea beat them downe,. The boat thus rolled vp and downe Captaine 5pi- Capraine Spicer and Skinner hung therenill chey wee z bur 4. char could ;+ and ſeaucn ſwim a litile, kept themſclues in deeper water,wereſau Rs meanes of Cap» othersdrow- taine Cook, that preſently vpon the overſerring of their boar, ſhipped himſelfe ro <4 ſaue whar he could, Thus of cleuen, ſeuen of the chiefeſt were drowned, This fo . ...... diſcomfitcdall the Saylers,we had much co do to gertheiniiny more to ſeckefur- ther for the Planters, but by their Capraines forwar laſt chey firted them- ſclues againefor Hatorackin 2 boats, with 19 perions. Ie waslate cre Weatrived, bur ſceing a fire through the woods,we ſounded a Trumper,but.no anfwer could we heare, The next morning we went to it, but could ſcenoching burrhegrafle, and ſome rotten trees burning. We went vpand dowpethe le,and at laſt tound three faire Romane Lerters carved. C.R.0.which preſenthy-we knew toſignifiethe place where I ſhould find chem, according toa ſecret note:berweenethem & mez which was to write the name of the place they would beit;vpon ſome tree dore, or poſt: and if they had beene in any diſtreſſe, to (ignife r-by making a crolle 0- ver it, For at my departure they intended to goe fiftie mybes1nto the mayne. Buc wefound no (ligne of diftreiſez then we wenrttoa place where they were lefr.in ſundry houſes, but we found them all taken downe,and the ſtrotigly inclo- fed with a high Palizado, very Fortlikez andin one of the chicfe Poſts carued in fayre cpiciiLincs CRO AT AN, without any ſigneof diſtrelſe, and many They finde barres of [ron, two pigs of Lead, foure Fowlers, Iron and ſuch.hke heauic where they things throwne here andthere,overgrowne with grafſeand weeds. We went by c_—_— 4 the ſhore to ſecke for their boars but could find none,nor any of the Ordnance ] yen lefr them. Ac laſt fome of the Sailers found divers Chiſtshad becrie bidden'and Ggged 'p againe, and much of the goods ſpoyled, and ſcattered vp and downe, whuch when | ſaw, I kriew three of therin'to be ray owne 5 bur bookes, piſtures, and all things els were ſpoyled. Thought much gricued-me, yer:ic did much comfort me that I did know they were at Croatang 10 wexerurned £0 our Shy but had bke to hauc bin caſt away bya great ſorme that contmucd all that ni 4 c
The end of this Planta-
tion.
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p
The Diſcoveries and Obſervations of Cap: Barthol: Goſnoll. Lib.1: *
The next ing we weighed Anchor for (7vaten:having the Anchor a-pike, the Cable broke,by the meanes whereof we loſt another:lernng fall the third,the ſhipyer wen ſofalt a drifc,we fayled not much thereto hauc ſplic. But God brin- ging vs into deeper waterzconlidering we had but gne Anchor, and our proviſi-
on neare ſpent, wereſolucd to goe forchwith to S.lokns Ie, Hiſpeniola,or Trinde- | Soctiibece ſclues and ſeckefor purchaſe that Winter, and the next Spring
conie againe to ſceke our Country-men, Butour Vice Admirall would nor, bur wentdurealy for England,and we our courſefor Trizideds. Bur within two dayes after,the wind changing,wewere conſtrained for the Weſterne 1lesto refreſh our ſelucs, where we mer with many ofthe Queenes ſhips our owne conſort, and di- vers others, the 2 3.of Seeptember 1590. And thus we left ſecking our Colony, that was ncuer any of them found, nor ſeene to this day 1622. And this was the
concluſion of this Plantation, after ſo much time, labour, and charge conſumed. Whereby we ſee
Not all at once, nor all alike, ner ever hath it beene, Thet Ged deth offer and confer bis bleſſings vpon men.
Wruten by Maſter /obn White.
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A briefe Relation of the Deſcription of Elizabeths Ile, and
ſome others towards the North part of Yirginiez and what cls they diſcovered in the yeare 1 66 2, by Caprtaine Bartholomew Goſnoll, and Captainc Bartholomew Gilbert z and divers
other Gentlemen their Aſſociates.
SHALL hopes of Jirginia thus abandoned,it lay dead and obſcured from 1590tillthis yearc 1602. that Captaine Goſuoll, with 3 2.and him-
ſelte it ſinall Barke, ſer ſayle from Dartmonth vpon the 26. of March.Though the wind favoured vs not at the firſt, but forced vs as far Sonthward as the ſores, which was not much out of our way ; we ran direaly weſt from thence, wh we made our journey ſhorter
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then heretofore by 500.Jl :the weakneſſe of our ſhip,the badnes of our ſay- lers, and our ignorance dfahe coaſt, cauſcd vs carry bur alow ſayle, that made our pallagelongerthen we
On fryday the x 1. of May we made land, it was ſomewhat low, where appea» red certaine hummocks or hills in it : the ſhore white ſand, but very rockie, yer
overgrowne with fayre trees. Commiing toan Anchor, 8 /ndians in a Baske ſhal+ lop,with maſt and ſayle came boldly aboord vs. Itſecmed by their (ignes & ſuch wo rn rn Biskiners pr wy Wt being - x5 9679 wihey Zo being t,& ing the weather, wewentnotaſhore, IT ep. mh 1 The next morning we found ourſelues imbayed with a mightic headland: within a league of the ſhore we anchored,and Capraine EE Se ER eurboa, being a whiteſand & a bold coaſt. gh the weather was hotwe marchedto the lugheſt hils we could ſee, where we perceiued this beadland part of the mayn,
neareinvironed with Ilands, As we were returning to our ſhip, a good proper, young man cameto vs, with whom we had but ſmall and ſowe
3 bg ercin 5.0x 6. houres we tooke more Cod then we knew what to doe wade our ſelucs, there might be found a goodfiſhing in
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with, which made ys March, Aprill, and May.
The Diſcoveries and Obſervations of Cap: Barthol: Goſnoll,
Aclengch we came among theſe fayre Jles, ſome a league2, 3, 5,0r6.from che Mayne,by one of chem we anchored.We found it foure myles in compatle, with- out houſc or inhabirapr, Init 1s alake nearea myle in circuit;therett overgrowne with crees, which lo well as the buthes,were ſo overgrowne with Vines,we could {carce patle chem. And by the blotſomes we-might perceiue there would be ple ty of Strawberries, Re(piſes, Goul berries, and ran other fruits : beſides, Deere and other Beaits we {aw, and Cranes, Hernes, wich divers other forts of towle; which made vs call it Aarthe's Vineyard,
The reſt of che Iſles are repleniſhed with ſuch likezvery rocky,andmuch tinc- cured ſtone hke Minerall. Though we mer many /ndiang, yer we could nor fee their babications: they gaue vs 6h, Tobacco, andſuchhings as they had. Bur rhe nexc }ſlc wearrived at was but wo leagues fromche Maine,& 16,myle about, znvironed ſo with creckes and coves,it ſeemed like many Ifles linked cogerher by 1mall patlages like bridges. Init is many places of plaine grate, and ſuch ocher fruits, and berries as betore were mentioned, In mid-May we did ſow Wheat, Barley, Oatcs,& Peaſe, which in r4.dayes ſprung vp g.inches.Theſoyleisfarand
luſty:che cruſt cherof gray,a foot or lelle in depth. 1: is fall of high cimbred Okes, cheir leaues thriſe ſo broad as ours: Cedar ſtraight and tall, Beech, Holly,Walnur,
Hazcll, Cherry trees like ours, but the ſtalke bearerh che bloiſom or fruitchercot £.
bke a clutter of Gmpredany or fiftic in a bunch. Thereis atreeof Orange colour, whoſe barke in the filing is as ſmooth as Velvet. There is a lake of treſh water three myles in compalle, in che midit an Iſle containing an acre or thereabour, o- vergrowne with wood : here are many Torroiſcs, and'abundance of-all ſorts of foulcs, whoſc young ones werookeand cate at our plcaſure.Groundsnurs big as cgges, as good as Potatoes, and 40,0na ftrin cn arr wen | All torts of thell fiſh, as Schalops, Mullels, les, Crabs,Lobſtens;Welks,Oy- ſters,exceeding good and very great z bur not ro'oloy you with —_— what Godand do. wr es thoſe places, 1 refer you to the Authorsowne writing at large. Wecalled this Ifle Ehzaberhs Iflegfrom whence we went right 0- ver to the mayne, where we ſtood a while as raviſhedavthe beautie ard dilicacy of the ſweernelle, beſides divers cleare lakes, whereof weſaw no end,&' meadows gh iy te v4 j 2 33% 5 cre we eſpyed 7. cs, at firſt relled ſome feare, but by-vvr cour- tcous viage ones — of Land, which- we choughr had beenc ſevered from the Mayne, bur we found it otherwiſe. Here we imagt-
ncd was a river, but becauſe the day was farte hu_w left ro diſcover i#till ber=
ter leafure, But of good Harbours, there is no , conſidering the Landis all rocky and broken Lands. The next day wedcterminedtofortifieour ſelaes in che Ifeia the lake, Three weckes we ſpent in-building vsthere a-houſe; Bur the ſe- cond day after our comming from the Mayne, 11, Canows wuh neare 50.Salva- gs came cowards vs.Being vnwilling they ſhould fee our building, we wentto,
c exchanged wich chem Kniues, Hatchets,Beades,Bels,and ſuch crifles, for ſome Bevers,Lyzards, Martins, Foxes, wilde'Carreskinnes,and ſuch like.We ſawtchem hauc much red Copper, whereof they make chaines, collars, and drinking cups, which chey fo lictle eſteemed they would giue vs for fmall royes,&fignified vnto vs they had it out of the earth in che Mayne: three dayes they ſtayed with vs, but
every night reryred two or three mylefiemvsafter with many (ignesof loueand fricndſtup they departed, ſeaven of hens : did hetpe. vs co dig and carry Saxafras,and doe any chingthey c .beingof #'< | and the beſt condition of apy Sal we. had yet incountred.
Beards but counterfcits, as they did thinke ours alſo was: for which they would haue changed with ſorne.of our menthas had great beards.Some ofche ſort would ftcale ; bur the. bertes ſort, we found very civalland iuſt, Weſaw
of their women, and they were butof monemperandindig bom,
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The diſcoveries and obſervations of Cap: Martin Pring. Lib.2.
bur fat and well favoured. The wholeſomenciTe and temperature ofthis climate, dothnor onely argue the people to be anſwerable co this Deſcription, bur alſo cf a perfe& conſtirurion of body, atiue, ſtrong, healchfull, and very witty, as the cnng royes by them ſo cunningly wrought may well teſtifie, For our ſelues, we found our ſclues rather increaſe 1n health and ſtrengrh then otherwiſegfor allour toyle, bad dyet and lodging z yet not one of vs was touched with any ſickneſſe, T welue intended here a whule to haue ftayed,burvpon berter con(ideration, how meanely we were provided,we leftthis Iſland ( with as many true orrowfull eyes as were before delirous to {ce ir) the 18. of June, and arrived at Exmonth, the 2 3
of Tuly. But yet mans minde doth ſuch it ſelfe explay, As Gods great Will doth frame it every way. And,Szch thoughts men bake, on carth that doe but line, As men may crane, but God doth onely pine.
Written by John Brierton one of the Voyage.
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A Voyage of (aptaine Martin Pring, with two Barks from Briftow, for the North part of Virginia. x 60 3.
o» being Maior,with bus brethren the Aldermen,& moſt of the Merchancs of che Citic of Briſtow, raiſed a ſtocke of 1000! to furniſh our two Barkes, the one of 50.tuns,with 30.men and boyecs,the other 26.cuns,with r3.men and boyes, having Martin Pring an vaderitanding Gentleman, and a ſufficient Mariner for Captaine, and Robert Salterne his Aſſiſtant, who had bin with Cap- taine Goſwoll there the yeare beforefor Pilot. Though they were much crolled by
windes the coaſt of England, and the death of that ever moſt me- miracle of the world, our moſt deare ſoveraigne Lady and Queene E- bizabeth: yet at laſt they palled by the weſterne Iſles, and abour the 7.of lune, fell
Br the inducements and perſwaſions of M* Richard Hackiuite, M* John White
| thenorch Virginia, about the ces of fortic three. Where th Cond leiocsme "- of
oft ſorcs of fiſh, and ſaw a high country full of great woods of ſundry ſorts. As they ranged the coaſt at a Toa, named Fhitſon Baygthey were kindly vſcd by the Natiues,that cametothem,introupes,of tens,ewenties, & thir- ties,and ſometimes more, But becauſe in this Voyage for moſt partthey followed the courſe of Captaine Goſnol, and hauc made no relation but to the ſame effe& he writ before, we will thus conclude ; |
| Loy hands ntothic worke with all thy wit, But pra that God would ſpeed and perfit it. Robert Salcerne.
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A relation of a Diſcovery towards the Northwad of Virginia, by C aptarue Wa 1605, imployed thether by the pt nh the Raigne of our weſt royal King IAMES,
TIne_y the fift of March we ſer ſayle from Rerchffe, bur b "amqure
windweywer fatced ins Damned lhelh ode peek, en 29.48 good ſea men,Scall necellary proviſi6s as could poſſibly be gorten, we put co
. The Diſcoveries and Obſervations of Cap: George Waymouth, 19
ro ſcazand che 24 of Aprill fell with Flowres and (orwor, We intended as we were direted towards che Sourhward of 3g.Butthe winds ſo crofied vs wee fell more Dangerous - Norchwards about 41. and 20.minuurs,weſounded at 1o0.farhom, & by thatwe had run 6 leagues we had but 5.ycrſaw no laudzfrom the maynerop we deſcryed a whitiſh ſandy clifr, Welt North-weſt ſome 6, leagues from vs, butere we had run two leagues further wefound many ſhoules and breaches, ſometimes in 4.fadom + andthe nexrrhrow 15.0r 18.Bcing thus imbayed among thoſe ſhoules,we were conſtrained ro pur back againe,which we did with no ſmall danger,though borh the winde and weather were as fayre as wecould deſire, Thus we parted from the Land,which we had nor before ſo much deſired, and arrhe firit ſight reioyced, as now weall toyfully prayſcd Godthat he had delivered vs trom to eminenc dan- ger, Here we found excellent Cod,and ſaw many Whales as we had done 2. or 3. daics before, Being thus conſtrainedto pur to ſea,the want of wood & water cau- Whales. ſed vs takethe beſt advantage of the winde,to fall with the ſhore whereſoever: bur wefound our Sea-cards molt dire&ly falſe. Ther7,of May we made the Land a» gaine,bur it blew ſo hard,we durſt not approach ic. The nexc day it appearcdto vs a mayne high land, but wetoundiran 1ſland of 6.myles in compalle: within a league of ic we came tq an anchor,and went on ſhore for wood & water,of which Their &:f we tound ſufficient. The water guſhing forth downethe rocky clifrs in many pla- landing, ces,which areall overgrown with Firre, Birch,Beech,& Oke,as the Verge is with Goulberries, Scrawberries,wild Pcaſc,and Roſc buſhes, and much foule of divers ſorrs thar breed among the rockes : here as in all places els where we came; we found Cod enough. | £3 From hence we might diſcerne the mayne land and very high mountainzs,the next day becauſe we rode too open to the Sea, we waighed, and came to the Iſles adioyning ro the mayn:among which we found an excellent rode;defended from all windes,for ſhips of any burchen,in 6.7.8.9.0r 10.fadom ypon a clay oze. This Was - a moms Ro ER = called it as Harbour. Here 1 cannot perrresft hats omit for fooliſh feare of impuration of flatrery, the painfull induſtry of our , bour, taine, who asatSca he was alwayes woſt carctull & vigilant, ſo at land he ſea 10 paines: but his labour wasever as much or rather morechen any mans;which zior onely incouraged _ with —_—_— "a effefted much _ expedition. We di a Garden the 32 y,where among our garden- The Captains ſeeds we ſowed Peaſe and Batley which in 16.dayes grew vp $.ynches, x. ar diligence, this was but checruſt of the ground, an much infcriout ro the mould we afrer found in the mayne. | | ; After wehad taken order for all our necelſary buſineſſes, we marched through two of cheſe Iſles, The biggeſt was 4.or 5.myles in compalle z we found here all ſorrs of ordinary trees, belides, Vines, Currants, Spruce, Yew, Angelica, and divers gummes:inſo much many ofour company wiſhed cheinſciues feded here, yu the 30.0ur Capraine with x 3,went to diſcover the mayne: we in the ſhip pycd 3.Canowes that came rowards the ſhip, Which after they had well viewed, one of them came aboord with 3.men, and by our good vſage of them norlong after the reſt, two dayes we had their companues, in all reſpetts they are bur like them at Elzabeths Iſles, therefore this may ſuffice for ther deſcription, In this time our in had diſcovered afayreriver,trending intothe mayne 40 rrpas and returned backeto bring inthe ſhip. TheSalvages alſo keprcheir brought vs 40. Bever,Oter, andſable skins, for the value of 5. ſhillings in knines, 7, wiz) the Salyagey.
of glaſſes,combes,and ſuch toyes, and thus we vſed them fo kindly as we could, be- cauſe we intended to inhabit in their Country,they lying aboord with vs and we aſhore wich chem ; but it was but as changing manfor man as hoſtages, andin chis manner many times we had cheir companies; ; wi 3 . Arlaſtthey delired our Capraineto goe withthern to the mayneto trade with Lond whichwe didour bowel mannedvid b
their Ba/bebes which is their chucfe 14
teſcrive ofthe river,
_ thatthey ſhould not be (ne by t ich
The diſcoveries and obſervations of Cap:George Waymouth.Lib. x,
14.yet would they row faſter with 3.Oresincheir Canowes then we with $. bur when we ſaw our old acquaintance, would nor ſtay aboord vs as before for ho- ſtage,bur did wharchey could to draw vs into a narrow cirke,we exchanged one Owen Griffin with chem for a yong fellow of theirs, thathe might ſee if he could diſcover any trechery,as he did,for he found there atſemblcd 28 3.Salvages with bowes & arrows,but not any thing ac allto crade as they pretended. Thele things conſidered, we ccnccited them to be bur as all Salvages cver had beene, kinde till they found opportunitieto do miſchiefe.Wherefore we determined to take ſome of them, beforechey ſhould ſuſpe& we had diſcovered cheir plot, leſt chey ſhould abſent them{clues trom vs,1o the fir{t that ever after came inco the ſhip wererhree which we kept, and two we tooke on ſhore with much adoe,with two Canowes, their bowes and arrowes,
Some time we ſpent in ſounding all the Tſles, channels,and inlets thereabours, and wefound 4.ſeverall waicsa ſhip might be brought intorhis Bay.1n the inte- rim there came 2, Canowes more boldly aboord vs, ſignifying we ſhould bring our ſhip tothe place where he dwelt co trade, We cxcutcd our ſclues why we could not, buc vied chem kindly, yer got them away with all the ſpeed we could,
. inthe houle, then we went vp theri- ver 26.myles, of which ] hadracher not write, then by wy relation detract from it, itisin breadth a myle,nearce 40.myles;and a channell of 6. 7.8.9,or 10.fadom, & on both ſides every halfe myle gallanc Coues,tocontaine in many of them 100 fayle, where they may lye on Oze without Cable or Anchor,onely mored with a Hanſer, and it floweth 18. foor, chat you may make,docke, or carine ſhips with much facilitic:beſides che land is moſtrich,trending all along on both ſides in an
uall plaine, neither rocky nor mountainous, bur verged with a greene border
of e, doth maketender to the beholder her pleaſant teruliticyit by cleanſing away the woods ſhe were converted into meadow.
The woods are call,ſuch as are ſpoken of in the Iſlelands,and well wa-
and - - tered with many Feſh fprings,Our men thar had ſecne Oranogue ſo famous in the
worlds —_—— report, though they be great & goodly ri=
vers, yet arc not — etoit, Leaving raudor we went lugher, till we were ,myles oy chen the falr water flowedzwe marched cowards the mountains we {cene,
ut the weather was ſo hot, & our labour ſo great,asour Captaine was contented to returne:after we had creed a crolle weletr this faire bedand river, in which the higher we went the better we liked ir,and returned to our ſhip. By the way we meta Canow that much deſired one of our men to go vptotheir Boſ< ſtrbes,but we knew their intents,and ſo turned them off;zand diragkbe had both,
' time and proviſion to haue diſcovered much more,and mighr hauefound perad-
venturegood trade, yet becauſc our company was but ſmall, we would nor haz- zard ſo hiefull a buſineſſe as his was, cither for wort m6 or particular ends, _ RG of a publicke good,and promulgating Godsboly Church by planing Chriſti
anity,which wasche intent of our adventurers {o well asours; by che Iſles in the entry of the Sound we called chem $* Georges Iſles, & becauſe on ſunday we ao ey 1 on ſunday alſo the 16.of Tune we de- parted hence, When we had run 3o.leagues we had 40.fadom,:hen y0.then 100 , After 2.or 3. watches more we werein 7 where wertooke ſo much Cod as wedid know what to doe with; and the 18, of Iuly came to Dar:mowth,and all
our men as well God be thanked as when they wene forth, | Thus may you ſees . God hath not all bis gifts beſtowed on all or any one,
Words ſweeteſt ,and wits ſharpeſt ſtrength of bone All rarities _ and » hve "E: + o9=._c hy
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To another part of Uirginia, where now are
Planted our Engliſh (olonies, Whom God increaſe - and preſerue: Diſcovered and Deſcribed by Cap-
tane TIoun $ Mi Tx, ſfomaimes Governowr of the Coumrey.
| ; L744 Y theſeformer relations you may ſee what inc6veniences x 50 6; ſtill rolled chole good incents,and how great a mattrer it was all this time to finde but a Harbour, alchough there be ſo many. But this Yarginiais a Country in A- merica berweene the degrees of 34.and 45. of the North _ | hticude, The bounds thereof on the Eaſt (ide are the The latirads; great Oceen: on the South lyerh Florida : on the North | nova Francia : as for the Weltthereof, thelimics are vn» knowne. Of all chis Country we purpoſe nocto ſpeake, bur onely of thar part which was planted by che Engiy/s wes in the yearc of our Lord, 6 © 6, And this is wnder the degrees 37. 38.and 39; Thetcmperarure ofchis Country doth agree well with Exgi5s conſtirutions, being once ſcaloned ro the Country. Which appeared by this, = though by many oc- cations our peoplefell ficke z yer did they recover by very ſmall meanes, and conti- nued in health, thou h chere were other great caules, not onely ro hauc madechem ficke, bur even to end their dayes, &c. | 4 The Sommer is hot as in Spainez the Winter cold as in France or England, The The tertpetds heat of ſommer is in June, Tuly,and Auguſt, buc commonly the, coole Breeſes als *ure- {wage the vehemency of the hear, The chiefe of winter is balfe December, Tanuary, February,and halfe March. The coldeis cxtreame ſharpe, bur herethe Proyerbe 1s erue, that xo extreame long continucth. | . Intheyeare 1607. was an extraordinary froſt in moſt of Farope,and thisfroſt was . found as extreame in Yirginie. Bur the next yeare for $,0r x0. dayes of ill weather, PRE” other 24-dayes would be as Sommer. | | Y wy The windes here are variable, bur the [ike thunder and lightning co-purifiethe The'windes, ayre, I haue ſcldomecicher ſeene or heard in &wrope, From the Sourhwelt came the preaceſt guſts with chunder and heart. The Northweſt winde is commonly coole and Fein cth faire weather with ir. From the North is the greateſt cold,and from che Eaft cad Fondiefteofrnmiche Barmudas, fogs and raines, = Some times there are great droughts, other times much raine, yer great neceſſitie of neither, by reaſon we iee-not bur that all che raritie of needfull fruus in Emrope, may be chere in; grear plentic, by che induſtry af mcn,as appeareth by choſe we therg
| There isburone extranceby Sexiow this Country, and hatis the nub ti The enerag- very goodly Bay, 18.or a0+miyles broad. The cape on the Soucti is called { ape Heaty ©3. .
gi ur of our moſtnoble Prince. The land whizehilly ſands hike vnco the cpu agg. Downes, andalt along thefhoreogrea enticof Pinesand Firres. Lo lt nh . Thenonth Copeis called Cape (he/er;in honour of the worthy. Duke of Torks, Cope ark Fe Mesbelore Sm? Mex,bythenante of he dileoye: Within 4counry ha
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23 The V-yages and Diſcoveries-of Lib. 2. may hanc the pterovariue over the moſt plea/anc places knowne; for large and plea- ranma Hoi heaven & carth never pea berter to —_— for —_
The Coun- þ,v;caion z were ir fully manured and inhabred by induſtrious people, Here are _ mounraines,huls, plaincs, valleyes, rivers, and brookes, all running moſt pleaſanc] into afaire Bay, compalled but for the mouth, wich fruirfull and delightſome = { In che Bay and rivers arc many Iſles borh great & ſmall,ſome woody,ſome plaine, moſt of chem low and noct4nhabired. This Bay lyech North and South, in which the water floweth neare 200.tuyles, and hath a channell for 140 myles, of be- twixt Gand 15 fadome, holding in breadth for themoſt part 10 or 14 nyles. From che head of the Bay to the Northweſt, the land is mountanous, and io in a manner from thence by a Southweſt linc z So thatthe more Sourhward, the farther off from che Bay are thoſe mountaines. From which fall certaine brookes which after come to fiue principall navigable rivers. Theſe run from the Northwett into che South caſt, and ſo into the Wed (ide of che Bay, where thefall of every River is within 26 or 15 myles oncof another, | | | The moun- The mountaines are of divers natures: for atche head of chic Bay the rockes are of baines. a compoſition like Mill ſtones. Some of Marble,&c. And many peeczs like Chri- Rall we found, as throwne downe by water from thoſe mouniaines, For in Wincet they are covered with much ſnow, and when it dilſolverh the waters fall with ſuchi violence, that it cauſerh great inundations in ſome narrow valleyes, which is ſcarce perceived being once in therivers. Theſe waters waſh from cherocksſach gliſterivg rinures, that che ground in ſome places ſeemerh as guilded, 'where both therocks and the carch are (o ſplendenc ro behold, chat better idgewents then — bave beene perſwaded, they contamed more then probabiltties.The veſture of che earth in moſt places doth manifettly proue the nature of the ſoyle to be luſty and very rich: The The ſoyle. C9lour of the carch we found in diverſe places, reſemblerh bole eArmoniar terra ſigil- | lata; and is, Fullers carth, Marle, and divers other ſuch appeatances. But gene- rally for the mo itis a blacke ſandy mould,in ſome a far ſlimy clay,in o- ther places a very _n—_ gravell. Bur the beſt ground is knowne by the velture je bearerh, as by the greatnalle of trees, or abundance of weeds, &c. Theyalleyes, The Country isnormountanous,nor yet low, but ſuch pleaſaneplaine hils, and fertile valleyes, one prertily croffing anotherg$& w:tered ſo convenicatly with freſh Plaines, =brookes and ſprings, no lefſe commodious, then delightſome. By the riversare ma- ny plaine mariſhes, containing ſome 20 ſome 100. fome 200 Acres, forme more, ſome lelle, Other plainesthere arc few, buronely where the Salvages inhabit: buc all overgrowne with trees & weeds, being a plaine wildernelſle as firſt madeir, Onthe weſt (ide of the Bay, welayd were g.faire and delightful navigablerivers. The firſt of thoſe, and the next to the mourh of che Bay-hath his courſe from the The rire Weſt Northweſt. It is called Powhates, iccording tothe name ofa principall coun- Poibhetas. try that lyeth vpon it, Themourh of thisriver isneare three mylesin Jet doe ds gs cranes Supe neare the land, that « Sacre will overſhoot it 7 blanke. It is navigable 150 myles, the ſhonldes and ſonndings are here needleſſe to be ex- ; preſſed: Itfalleth trom Rockes farre weſt in a Country inhabited by a nation they call Iſonacans, Burt where it commerh into our diſcoyery it is Powbates. Inthefar-
cheſt place that was diligently obſerved, are falles, c. which makes it paſt navigation ay higher. Thence in the ranning doi , the river iscnri»
ched with many goodly brookes, which are maincained by an infinir number of ſmall rundlcs and pleaſant ſprings, that diſperſe themſclues for beſt ſervice,as do the
The branches VEines of a mans body. From the Souch therefals intoir: Firſt, thepleaſantriver of
| Apematuck, Next more to the Eaſt are two ſmall rivers of Dwvyowghcobenechy. A little farther is a Bay whetein falleth 4 or 4 prerrie brookes & creekes thar halfe intrench the Inhabicancs of F@rvarkojec,thenthe river of Nend/ammnd,and laftly the brooke + of Chiſapeack, From the North ſide is the river of (hichebewenia, the backe river of | CG , where we lined ten weekes Oyſters; then a convenient harbour for Fifher boats at Keconghten,that ſormencth it ſelfc inro
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Bayes and Creckes,it makes that place very pleaſant ro inhabitgtheir cornefields be- ing girdedtherein in a manner as Pexinſulees, The moſt of theſe rivers are inbabiced -þy teverall nations, or racher families, of the name of the rivers. T hey haue allo. over thoſe ſome Governour, as cheir|King, which they call Ferowences. In a Pexinſuls on the North lide of chis river axe the Exg/sſs Planted in a place by them called Jawes Lowe Towne, Towne, in honour of che Kings mott excellenc Maicſtic, | The firſt and nexrithe rivers mouth are the Keconghtans, who beſides their wO* The feverall men & children,haue not paſt 20.fighting men. The Paſpebeghes(0n whoſe land is Inhabicancs, ſeated [awes Towne, ſome 4o.myles from the Bay) hauenor paſt 40, Therivercal- led Chichahamania neare 250. The Weancchs 100. The Arrowhatocks 30. The place called Powbatan, ſore 40. On the South (ide this river the Appameracks haue lixtic fighting men.The Yayyougcohanochz 2 5.The Nandſamiids 200.T he _—_ 100. thus latt placerhe Bay beareth the name, In all theſe places is a ſeyerall comman- der, which they call Werowarce, except the Chickahamanians, who are governed by the Prieſts and cheir Aſſiſtancs, or their Elders called Cam-camwaſſeughes.1n ſommer noplace affordeth more plencic of Stargeon,nor in winter more abundance of foule, eſpecially in che ime of trot. I cooke once 52 Sturgeons at a draught, at another G8. From the later end of May till the end of June arecaken few, bur Sturgeons of rwo foot, or a yard long. From thence all the mid(t of September, them ot two or three yards long and few others. And - x 5, haures with one Net were ordi- narily taken 7 or $ : often more, ſcldomeletle. In the ſmall rivers all the yeare there is plence of ſmall fiſh, ſo that wich hookes choſe char would take paines had ſafficient, | Fourercene myles Northward from the river Powhates, is the river P amevnkee, R,Pameynhee. which is navigable 60 or 30 myler, but with Catches and /mail Barkes 3 © or 4o0myles fear- ther. Acthe ordinary flowing of the ſale water, itdivideth it ſelfe into two gallanc - branches, On che South (ideinhabit the people of Towghtarmd, who haue abour The inhabi- 60 men for warres, On the North branch Ad@:taqpement, who hauc 30 men. Where 2% this river is divided the Country is called Pawevnkee, and nouriſherh neare 300 able men. About 2 5.myles lower on che North (ide of this river is Werawocomoco,where their great Kiug inhabired when I was delivered him prifoner yer there are not paſt ble men. Ten or ewelue myles lower,on the South (ide of chisriver,is { birksach,, which hath ſome 4o or 50 men. Theſe,as alſo Apemetuck,/rrobatock and Powhatan, are their great Kings chiefe alliance, and inhabirants. The reſt his Before we come to the third river tharfalleth from the mouncaines, there is aN0- p,zakareak, cher river ( /onze 30 myles nevigable) that commerh from the Inland, called Pajanks- R. tanke, the Inhabitants are about 50 or 60 ſerviceable _ s - Thethird navi bleriver is Glled 7; » ( This us navigable ſome 12,0 mylesr) ToypahanechR; Ac the top'of it inhabitthe: wad 4, prone tar vans. +7 : pa cm bur they are abouethe place we deſcribed. Vponthisriver on the Nomh ſide are the The inhabi- people Cuitatawomen, with 30 fighting men. Higher arcthe Aoranghtacunds,with t22ts, 0. Beyondthem Rapahanork with 100.Faraboue 1s another ((witarewomesn with 20, - On the South: is the ning 150 mencThus river al» | Thetoas nt 17 mac i lesin breadch, / - Thefourthriveris 6 or 7 mylesin a Patewemek A. wyxder, and fed as the reft with many ſweer rrvers and {pri which fall = ers, Nones wr hils many of themare planted, and:yceld no lefſe plentie and Ann nr 1 WO Th ek) 7 os It is i _ on Firſt on the Sodth fide at thevery entrance is Fighcocomece & hach ſome : 230 men, beyond theriSolyravens with 30) The Ocomearier with Loo. Andthe any ene branches The grearftoftheleaſtiv alles Lujagh, eendingNordeſ, bu the river it ſelfe turnethNomtheaſt,and is ſtill a navy ara, "ar oy dur lide of this bought is Tawwemene with 46 men, On the North of this river is Secows- Forweco with 40. RIDES | > WD the Eaſt partis —_—_ , 4 We
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with 6o. After 3/4 with 100. Andlaftly, Nacerchtenke wich $0. The river
-aboue this place maketh his palſage downe 2 low plcaſanc valley overſhaddowcd in
_ places ra high rocky mouncaines ; from whencediſtill innumerable ſweer caſant ſprings.
The fif river is called Pawtuxum,of a lefſe proportion then the reſt;butthe chan. nell is 6 fadome dcepe in ſome places. -Hercare nfinitskulsof divers kindes of 6h more then elſwherc. Vpon this river dwell che people called CI 49s tnxext, and Mattepanient, Two hundred men was the grea chat could bethere perceived. Bur they inhabit together, and norſo diſperſed as chereft. Theſe of all other we found moſtcivillco giue anterrainement, |
Thirtie leagues Northward isa river not inhabited; yer navigablesfor the red clay reſembling bele Armoniack we called ic Bois, Arthe end of the Bay where itis 6 or 7 myles in breadth, icdividesitſclfc into 4, branches, rhebeft commeth Northweſt trom among the mountaines, but though Canows may goe adaycs iourney or cwo vpit, we could not ger two myles vp it with our bat for rockes.V ponuutis ſcared the Saſqueſabanocks, neare it North and by Weltrunneth a creeke amyleand a halfe; ar the head whereofthe Eble left vs on thore,where we found many trees cut with har-
chers. The next tyde keeping the ſhore co ſeeke for ſome Salvages; (tor within thir= ce leagues ſayling, we ſaw nor any, being a barren Country,) we went vp another Galt Sver likes crecke 6 or 5 myle, From thencererurning we met 7 Canowes of the Meſſowomeks, with whom we had conference by ſignes, for we vnderſtood one another ſcarce a word:the next day we diſcovered thetmall river & people of Tock; whogh trending Eaſtward. | Having loſt our Grapnell among therocks of So/queſahenocks,we were then neare 200 myles from home, andour Barge about two tuns, and had in it bur 32 men to methis Diſcovery, whercin we lay abone 12 weekes vpon thoſe great waters in thoſe vnknowne Countries, having nothing bura little mealc, oaremeale and wa: - er to feed ys, and ſcarce halfe tufficienc ef thar for halfe that time, bur what provili» on we gotamong the Salvages,and ſuch rootes and fiſh as we caught by accident, .and Godsdire&ion ; nor had wea Mariner nor any had skill co mim che {aylcs bur two ſaylers and my ſelfe, the reſt being Gentlemen, or them were as ignorantin ſuch toyle and labour. Yerneceffiticin aſhort time by good words and cxamples made them doe that that cauſed them ever after tofeare no colours. What ] did with this ſmall meanes [ leauc to the Reader to tudge, andthe Mappe I made of the Country, which is bur a ſmall matter in regard of the magnitude thereof. But co proceed, 60 of thoſe Saſque/abexockscame to vs with skins, Bowes, Arrows, T argers,Beads,Swords, and Tobacco pipes for prefents.Such great and well propartioned men arc ſcldome ſcene, for they ſeemed hke Giants to the Engliſh, yea and co the neighbours, yet ſeemed of an honeſt and {imple diſpoſition, with much adoe reſtrained from 55 ring vs as Gods. Thoſeare the ſtrangeſt people of all thoſe Countries, both in lan- e& atrirez for cheir language it may well beſecme their |
The defcripti- | an. are ay Their attire is the skinnes of Beares,and Woolues, _ 54/7, ſore haue Callacks made of Beares heads & skinnes,thata mans head goes chroug | OTIS CESK TIIS "1 7 las an om. nancy: wie
h the skinnes neck, and the cares of the Beare faſtned to-his ſhoulders, the noſe and
of the Wn 0 0 ing to the elbowes were the neckes of Bearcs, and cadets pawa hanging at their noſes, in achaine for. a Jewell, 1p rp
and
—_ - Bird, a Deerc,or ſome ſuch ers ofa -prertily with a Bird, 2 x ſome ſuct @ rn EE —_ le to their greatnefſe. Theſeare ſcarſeknowne to Powbetan, They can make.neare 600 able menandarepallifadocd in their Tawnes to defend them from. boord'vy, and aoffſedthe Bgjintheir ds 419 7 rg ] fignificd in the Mappe. The calfc of whale log was chree quarters
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4 (aptaine Tphn. Sraitly #, Virgigis. | 25 and ali che reſt of his limbes ſo anſwerable to chat on, that keſcemed the g90dþeit man we ever beheld. His hayre, the ond Ge was long, the other ſhore his wands q Rovers eg IE aeey | 6+ Wan Kaage 7c as lo r plimters a white chriſtall-like tone, in forme of a hearr, an inch oroad,and an inch anda halfe or more long, Thele he wore in a Woolues Sine at his backe for bis Quiver, his bow inthe one hand and his clubbein che 0- TE ok bdohbinni
| {ide the Baj,isthe river Ti it apeoplethat can make Tochwhogb R. 2006 ined, eked fone tameen maglcewickia thorieer's pietrories Hanes Fore war UG well pallifadocd and manzelled with barkes of trees. Nexethemis Ozames wich (ixcy men. More co the Sourh of that Eaſt lide ofthe Bay, the river Repebenock , ncere vv Rupebanick,R. e which is the river Kncharawarch, Vpon which is ſcared a people with 200 men. Katherowonk Aker thar,isthe river Texts on ita people with 100 men. Thepeo. ® V0 _ ple oftheſe rivers ee of nk: ftrurec enorber e from the reſt,& very rude, X'%rmere
ur they on theriver Acohexech, with 40 men, & they of Accomackh 80 men doth c- Accomach,,R, qualize any of the Taritories of Powhatan, and ſpeake his language, who over all | thote doch rule as King, - Ep,
Sourhward we wenc to ſome parts of Chawonech, and the Mangoags to ſearch for Chawoneck, them lefr by M* White. Amonghft thole peagts op thus many icvcrall /Nations of ſundry Languages, thatenviron Powhatans 1 erritories, The C athe Aaw- The feverall
£,the Adonacans,the Aannabokesghe Maſawomekgsthe Powbatens,the Suſqueſa> 139gnages.
Cwthe penerbalgytheT; , andthe Kaſcoraverkes. Allchoſe nota»
ny one vnderſtandeth another bur by Interprerers. Their ſeverall habitations are
more plainly deſcribed by chis annexed Mappe, which will preſenc co he eye, the way oft the mouncaines, and current of therivers, withthar ſcverall a bayes,
Ty 0 bmw OOTY wo, th of the waters, the diſtances of places,
and ſuch like. In whi obſeruc this, that as far as you ſee the litcle Crolles
on rivers, mouncaines, or other haue beene diſcovered ; the relt was had by information of che Savages, andare ſer downe according to their inſtruRions,
Thus hane | walks a wajleſs way, with unconth pace, Which jet no (briſtian man did ever trace {
But jet 1 know this not afſetts the minde, bg Which eares doth beare,as tha which eyes doe findg.
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Of fach things which are natwalh i Virginia, and how they ve them,
\ T In 6 1 N1 A doth afford many excellctit vegerables, andliuing Creatures, yer gratle there 1s herle or youc, ma" in low Mariſhes: for all bn tne ag the Countrey is overgrowne with trees, whole droppings continually cur- ncth their grafſe to weeds, by reaſon of che rantknes of the gronnd, which
would ſoone be amended by good husbandry; The: wood that is moſt common is yy, wit
Okeand Walnat, many of their Okes are forall & firaightytbar chey will beare ewo cheir (ruins,
fooreand a halfe ſquare of good rimberfor I this waod there isrwo
or three feverall kinds. The Acornes of one kinde, whoſe barke is more white th
thc orher, & ſomewhat fweeriſh, which being boyled,ac laſt affords a fweer oyle,tha |
they keepe in gourds ro annoinc their heads ang The fruit they cate made in X
dread or qtherwiſe. There is alſo ſome Elme, ſome blacke Walnut tree, and ſome |
Aſh: of Aſh and Elmethey make ſope Aſties. If che rrees be very greae, the
will begood, md metrro ;/buc if chey be fall, ic will be bue
and not ſo a5 the orher, Of walnues chere1s 2 or 3 kindes z there is akin wood we called Cypres, becauſe both the wood, the fruit,and leafe did me
ble 7x; and of thoſe trees there are ſome neare three fadome abour ax 0
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Mulberries.
Cheſnuts,
Cherrics,
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Hove they vſc their fruits,
Walnut milke,
' Gurmmes, Cc dars ”
Saxdfras trees, Berries, Matcum,
Strawberries.
Hearbes.
Rootes,
pit; over ic; vritach ſidejthey continuea great fire 24 houres beforethey dare eatic.
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are {ome-great Mulbery trees, and in ſome pars of che Councrey, they are found growing hatkirally in prerrie routes, There was an allay made to make filke, and turely the wormes proſpered excellene well, till che maſter workeman fell ſicke.
During which time they were cacen with Rats. ; In ſome parts were found ſome Cheſnurs, whoſe wild fruit equalize the beſt in France, Spaine, ,or /taly. Plums there arc ofthreeſorts, Theredand white
ermany | archike our hedgeplums, bur the ocher which chey<all Parchanvins, as bigh ag a Palmeta: che fruit is ike a Medler ; itis firit greene, then yellow, and red when it is ripe ; if 1c be nor ripe, it will draw a mans mouth awry, with much corment,' bue when jit1s ripe, it is as delicious as an Apri They haue Cherries, and thoſe are much likea Damſon ,but for their caſtes and colour we called them Cherries. We ſaw {ome few Crabs, but very {mall and birter. Of vines great abundance in many parcsthat climbe the coppes of che higheſt crees in ſome places, but theſe beare bur tew grapes. Except by the rivers & ſavage habirs tions,Wherethey arc not overſhadowed from che ſunne,they are covered with fruit, though never pruined'nor manured. Otchoſe hedge grapes we made neererwenrie gallons of wine,which was hke our French Brictiſh wine, but certainely chey would prouc good werethey well manured. Thereis another fort of grape neere as great a3 a Cherry, this they call Aſeſſamine, they be farte, and the iuyce thicke, Nather doch the caſte ſo well pleaſe when they are made in wine. They haue a ſmall fruic growing on little trees, husked like a Cheſnur, bur the fruic moſt kkea very ſmall Acorne, This they call Chechs ms, Which chey cfteeme a great daintie, They haue a berry much like our Gooſcberry, in greatneiſe, colour, and taft; thoſe they Call Rawcomens, and doe catthem raw or boyled, Oftheſe narurall fruits they lives great part ofthe yeare, which they vſc in this manner 5 The Walnuts, Cheſnucs, A- cornes, and Chechinqueming are dryed to Whenthicy necd walnucs they breake them berweene two ſtones, yer ſome part of the ſhels will cleaueco che fruic, Then doe they dry chetn'againe vpon a Mat over a hurdle, After they put itinto a morter of wood, and beat it very ſmall: that donethey mix it with water, thattheſhels may ſinkero the botrome, This water will be coloured as milke, which they call Pawce- hiccora, and keepe it for their vſe. Thefruit hke Medlcrschey call Patcheming, they caſt vypon hurdles on a Mat, and preſerue them. as Pruines, Of their Cheſnurs and Chechingsamins boyled,, they make both broath and bread for cheir chicfe men, or at their greateſt feaſts, Beſides choſe frur trees, there is a white Po- pular, and another crec like vnto it, tharyeclderh a very cleare and an odoriferous Gumeme like Turpentine, which ſome called Ba{ſom. There arc alſo (edars and Saxe- fra trees. They alſo yeeld gummesin a ſinall proportion of themſclues. Wee tryed —— ro exrra&t it our owe wood -_ _ —_ _ chen our —— In the wary valleyes groweth a whiche Oconug bl anammic very like vnto Cape N Theſe they dry rw wn When chey catchem they boilechem neare halfe a day for otherwiſe they differ not ntuchfrom poyſon. Matrowm grow- cth-as our Bents. The ſced is nor much vnliketo Ric, though much ſmaller. This they vſcfor a daintie bread buttered withdeare ſucr. 4 . During Sommer there are cither Strawberrics, which __ Aprill, or Mul- berries which ripen in May and June. Raſpiſes, hurts;orafruir that the iphabirancs call CMaracocks, which is a pleaſant wholſome fruic much like a Lemond. Many herbes in cheſpringare comonly diſperſedchroughour the woods, good for brothes . _ {allers;as Violets, PurſlainzSorrell, &c. Belides many we vicd whoſe names we now not. 4 / 2 Mt," dz « "If he chick ror they haue for food is called 7; .Ic groweth like a flagge jn Matiſhes;'In'one day a Salvage will garher ren for aweeke, Thele roors arc much of che cand caſte of Potatoes.They vſc ro.cover a great many of cherh with Oke leaves and Ferne, and then cover all with carch in che manner of a Cole-
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bated; or ſliced and dryed inthe Sunne, mixed with ſorrell and meale or ſuch like,
it will prickle and rormenc the chtoar cxtreamely, and yer in ſommer they vie this
ordinarily for bread. . |
_ ue another roote hich chey call Fighſacen : a th'other fetdeth the bo- wigh/cow a dy, ſo this curerh cheir hurts and diſcates, Ir isa {mall root which they |bruife and rooce. apply tothe wound, Pocones is a ſinall root that groweth in che mountaines,which Pvnralact bang drycd and beate in powder turneth red. And this they vſe for fwelling
annozncing their ioynts, painting their heads and garments. They account it very
precious, and of much worth; A4»/qzaſpen is a rooce of the bignellec of a finger, and Maſquo/pes as red as bloud, Jn drying; irwill wither almoſt to nothing, This they vſcco paint arvore. their Marres, Targers, and ſuch like, _
There is alſo Pelhtory of Spaine, Saſafrage, and divers ocher ſimples, which the Pellicory. Apothecaries gathered; and commended to be good,and chedicinable g
In the low Mariſhes grow plots of Onyons, containing an Acre of groand of Onyors, _ in many places z but they are {mall, not paſt the bignelle of the roppe of ones
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Of beaſts the chiefe are Decre,noching differing from ours. Inthe deſerts towards Their chiefs the heads of the rivers, there are many, but amongſtthe rivers tew. There is a beaſt beafts are they call »Arowghcun, much hke a badger, bur vſeth to liue ort trees as Squirrels Decre. doc, Their$quirrels ſome are neare as great asour ſmalleſt ſort of wilde Rabbers, _ blackiſh or yup and white, but che moſt are gray. —_—
{mall beaft auc they call Aſſaperch, bur we call them flying Squirrels , Tr becauſeſpreading Sai legs, and ſo ng the largeneſle oftheir mn my haue beene ſecneto fly 3o or 40 yards. An Opeſſem hatha head like a Swine, and a ing. taile like a Rar, andis of the bignelle of a Car. Vnder her belly ſhec hath a bagge, 9/</ov. whercin ſhe lodgeth, carrieth,and ſuckleth her young, A Muaſſeſexs is a beaſt of the Muſee; forme and nature of our water Rats, but many of chem ſmell exceeding ſtrongly of Muske. Their Hares no bigger then onr Cones, and few of them ro be .
Their Beares are very kein compariſon of thoſe of CMwſtovie and Tartarie, Beares, The Beaver is as big as an ordinary water dog, but his legs exceeding ſhort. His The Bearer. forefeere like a dogs, his hinder feer like a Swans. His taile ftomewhart hke che forme of a Racker, bare without haire, which to cat the Salvages cſtceme a gear delicate, | They haue many Ozters, which as the Beeverrchey rake wirhſtares, and cſteeme the O\cers, skins great ornaments, and of all thoſe beaſts they yſe tofeed when they catch them.
An Ptchwngquojes is like a wilde Car, Their Foxes are like ourfilver haired —_ Prckiquoyes. a ſmall proportion, and not ſmelling like thoſe in England. Their of Foxes-
| zrclikethceir Woolucs, and cannot barke but howkeandthe Wookies nor Pogges: much bigger then our Engliſh Foxes, Martins, Powlecars, Weefels, and Minkes Martins. we know they haue, becauſe we haue ſerne many of their skinnes, though very ſe Polcars. dome any of them aliue.Bur one thing is ſtrange,thar we could never perceine their Weeſels,and
Wilde Turkies are as by | red ſhoulders, Thruſhes and divers ſorts of ſmall Birds, fome red, fome blew,ſcarce ſo bigge as z Wrenne, but few in Sommer. In Winter there are great ptentieof Swans, Cranes, gray and white with blacke wings, Herons, Ducke, Wigeon, Dowerdll, Oxeies, Parrats, and Pigeons. -Of all thoſe forts abun-
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&es,whoſc tailes are very ies. {Fa Brerts, Mullets, whiteSalmonds, Trowts, E les Plaice, Hercings, Cony h, Rockfiſh, Ecles,Lampreys, Cath(h,Shades, Poarch of three ſorts, Crabs, Shrimps, Creviſes, Oyſters, Cocles, and Muſcles. Bur the moſt ſtrange fiſh is a ſmall one, ſo like the pifture of S* yy his Dragon, as poſſi» ble can be, except his legs and wings, andthe Toadefiſh, which will (well cill it be - liketo burſt, whenit commeth into the ayre. |
The rockes. ng the cacailes of the carth, bale can be ſaid for certaintie, There wan- Rh ay ; for thoſe char rooke ypon them to baueskoll this way, tooke vp the waſhingsfrom che mougraines, andſome moskered ſhining ſtonesand ſpangles
- Whichthe waters brought downe, flattering chemſclues in their owne vaine con- ccits to haue becne ſuppoſed whit chey were nor, by the meancs of char ore, if ir proucd as their arts and iudg 2ments expeted. Onely this is certaine,that many re-
' gions lying jn the ſame lacirude, afford Mincsvery rich of divers natares. The cruſt alſo of theſe rockes would calily perſwade a man to beleeue there are other Mincg then yron and ſteele, if there were bur meanes and men of experience that knew the
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Hove they di- Hey divide the yeare into fiue ſcaſons. Their winter ſome call P , the vide the yeare: ſpring Cattapesk , che ſommer ( ohattajongh,the caring of cheir Ho Nee | pinough, the harveſt and fall of leafe Taquizock, From September yncill che midſt of Noyember arethe chiete feaſts & ſacrifice. Then haue they plentic of fruits as well planted as narurall, as corne, greene and ripe, fiſh, fowle,. and wilde beaſts excceding far. How ng a — labour they take, is in planting their corne, for the Country naty- pare t rally is overgrowne with wood, To prepare : ground they bruiſe the barke of the trees neare the root, then doe they {cortch the roots with firethatthey grow no
more, The next yeare with a crooked peece of wood they beat vp the __ by che
rootes, and in that mould they plant their Corne. Their manner is this. They make
a hole in cheearth with a ſticke,and into it they put foure graines of wheate and ewo
of beanes. Theſe holcs they make foure foote one from another z Their women and
children do continually keepe ic with weeding,and when it is growne middle high,
. they hill ir about like a hop-yard, | | How they In Aprillchey begs plant, but their chiefe plantation is in May, and fo th
plant, continue till the midſt of June, What they plant in Aprill chey reape in Auguf, for May in September, for June in Oober z Every ſtalkeof char corn: commonly
beareth cwo eares, ſome three, ſeldome any foure, many bur one, and ſome ; NONE,
Every care ordinarily hath berwixt 200 and 500 graines. The ſtalke being greene
hath aſweet inice in it, ſomewhatlike a ſugar Canc, which 1s the cauſe thac when
—_— their corne greene, they ſucke the ſtalkes: for aswe gather greene peaſe,
ſo docthey their corne being _ which excelleth cheir old. They plant alſo
peaſe they call Aſſextamex:, which are the ſame they call in /taly, Fagiols. Their
wor are che ſame the Turkes call Gerzeſes, but theſe they much eſteeme for
| ries, Ty A chop How they vie Their cornethey roſt in the care greene,and bruiſing itin a morter of wood with their Core, , Polc,lap ic in = in the leaues Wig 4 boyle it for a daintie. They allo reſcrue that corne late planted that will nor ripe, by roaſting it in hoc aſhes, the
heat thereof drying it. In winter they m_—_ yicd with beanes for arare diſh, they call Pav/&rowmene. Their old wheat they nighc in hotwater,
the i unding it in a morrer. T hey vſc a ſmall basker for their Temames,
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and ſhels, Tempering this flower with water, they make ir eicher in cakes, covering che:n wich athes.ull chey be baked, and chen waſhing them in faire water, they drie preſently with their owne hear : or cl{c boy the bread which they call (7 3 T he grouces and by fanning 10 a Placter or 1n
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lechem1n water, cating che;broch with - of the cornes remaining, ce wind,away, the branne they boyle 3 or 4 houres -
with watcr, which is an ordinary food they call Yfarebewer. But tome more thritrie
then cleanly, doe burne che core of thecare ro powder, which they call
mingling charin their meale, buc ic never taſted well in breag, nor broch.Theirt & fleth chey boyle either yery tenderly, or boyle ic ſo lang on burdles over the fire, or elle after che Spanyb taſhion, pucring ic on a ſpit, they rurne firſt che one lide,then ' the ocher, all-it be as drie as cher terkin Beefe in the well ſndier,thar rhey may keepe ir a moneth or more wichour putrifying. The broth of aſh. or ficſhthey car as com- monly as the mear, { FESS Jn May alſoamongſtcheir corne they plant Pwmpeons,and a fruit like vnto a muske me<llon,bur lefſe and wore, which they call Aacocks. Thee increaſe exceedingly, and ripey in the beginning of July, and continue ynrill September, They plane alſo CAHaracocks a wild fruuc ke a' Lemmon, which alſo increaſe infinuely. They begin co ripean S , and continue vill che end of Otober. When: all char fruns be garhered,licrle els they plant,and this is done by their women and children; neither duch this long ſuffice chem, for neare three parts of the yeare,they onely.ob- ſcruetimes and ſcaſons,and liuc of what the Country naturally affordeth from hand.
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He-mildneſle of che ayre, theferrilicie of the ſoyle;and ſiruarion of the rivers
| arsfo propitious to the narure and vic of man, as no place is more conveni-
ent for pleaſure, profit,and mans ſuſtenance, vnder that laticude or climar.
| Here will liuc any beaſts,as horſes, goars, ſheepe, alles, hens,&c. as appeared
by them that were carried therher, The waters, Iſles, arid ſhoales,arctull of tate bar-
boursfor ſhips of warre or marchandize,for boars of all ſorts, for cranſporration or
fiſhing,&c.T be Bay and rivers haue much marchancable fiſh, and places fir for Salt — -
CHMuſcoviaand Polonia doe yearely receiue many thouſands, for picch, tarre,ſope- aſhes, Roſen,Þlax, Cordage, Sturgeon, Maſts, Yards, Wainſcor, Firres, Glaile,and fuch like;alſo Sweth/and forIron and CRI—_ in likemanner for Wine,Can- vas, and Salc.Spaine a\muthfor Iron, S Wa. 197 IE with Silkes and Velvers conſumes our chiete C ties, Hollend maintaines it ſclfe by fiſhing and trading at our owne doores. All theſe remporize wich other for necet- figes, bur all as :yncertaine as peace or warres. Belides the rniage in tranſpornng chem, by feas, lands, ſtormes, and Pyracs.' Then how much. hath Virginia the prexoganue of all choſe wines log. aearr ro the benefit of our Land, when as within one hundred myles/all thoſe are to be had, cither ready pro- vided by nature; or clic tobe peapered, Mr on” + 00-7900 men _s Onely of Copper we may doubr1s wanting, but | probabiliriethat bot
4 nd tec Mindabaedioenbbetidfercheb Ocher Countries haue i. So cheirhere 15a place, a nurſefor fouldiers, a practiſe for mariners, a trade for marchants, a rewardfor the good, and that which is moſt of all,a bufinciTe(moſt
cceptable ro God) tobring ſuch poore Infidels to the knowledge of God and his (72 . Of the naturall Inhabitants of V 18. G1N1A. ABER Helandisn For the men befew; tharfar number isof wo-
: 4 menandchildren, Within 60 mylcs of James Towne, there are abour ſome cir warres ſcarce 1500, To nouriſh ſo many rogether
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together they haue yer no meanes, becauſe chey make ſo ſmall a benefic of cheir land, be it never ſo fertile. Six or ſeauen hundred haue beene the moſt hath beene
ſeene together, when they garhered chemicluesto have ſurpriſed mec at Pamavukes,
having bur fifreene co withſtand the worlt of cheir fury. As ſmall as thepro-
rtion of groundthar hath yer beene diſcovered, is in compariſon of that yer vn+ knowne: the people differ very much in ftarure, eſpecially in language, as befote is expreſſed. Some being very great as the Seſqueſabanccky ; others very lrtle, as the Wighcocomocees: but generally rall and ftraighc, of a comely proportion, and of a co- lour browne when they arcof any age, bur they are borne white, Their hayre is ge- nerally blacke, but few-haue any beards. The men weare halfe their beards ſhaven, the orher halfe Jong ;tor Barbers chey vſe their women, who with two ſhels will grate away the hayre, ot any faſhion chey plcaſe, The women are cut in many faſhions, a- greeable to their yezres, bur ever lome part remaineth long, They are very ſtrong, of an able body and full of agilitic, able ro endure co lic 1n the woods a tree by the fire, inthe worſt of winter, or in the weedes and grafſe,in Ambuſcado in the Sommer, They are inconftanc in every thing, bur what feare conttraineth them co keepe, Craftic, timerous, quicke of apprehenſion, and very ingenuous, Some arc of diſpoſition fearcfull, ſome bod, molt caucelous, all Savage. Generally coverous of Copper, Beads, and ſuch liketraſh. They are ſoone moued co anger, andſo malici- ous, that they ſeldome forgeran iniury : they ſeldome ſtealeonetrom another, leaſt their conmurers ſhould reveale it, and ſo they be purſued and puniſhed, That they arc thus feared is certaine, but thatany can reueale their offences by conturatrion I am doubrfull. T heir women arec notto be ſuſj of diſhoncſtic withouc the leaue of their huſbands. Each houſhold knowerth cher owne lands, and gardens, and moſt lue oftheir owne labours. For their apparel, chey are ſometime covered with che skinnes of wilde beaſts, which in Winter are dreiſed with the hayre,buc in Sommer without. The better ſort vic large mancels of Deareskins, not much dif fering in faſhion from the Iriſh mantels, Some imbrodered with white beads, ſome .
- Some of their ae ayardin crawling and lapping her ſ(elfe about his necke oftentimes familiarly lips, Others ear p.
a bird, or ſome larg chape of a Rapicr, bur leile, which they take from theraile of a i haucthe whole tinnces a _ or _ out, _— with te wings rn. peece of Copper omeche wr enemy (T heirheads and ſhoulders are painted red with theroote air wr to powder, mixed with oylc, this they hold in ſommer to preſeruethem from the heate, and in winter from the cold. Many otherformes of paintings they vie, but he is the moſt galianc thar is the moſt monſtrous te behold, þ 088
bee ming 9. 1 19 Sana ſtanc from ſome treſh ſpring, Their houſes are built like our Arbors,of ſmall
ſprings bowed and ryed, andſo cloſe covered with Mats, or the barks of trees very handiomely,that as ſtooues, but very ſm,
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notwithſtanding either winde,raine, or weather,they areas warme ,yer ar the toppe of the houſe chore is a hole made for oyer the fire. - 2 2908 NN” oY Againſt
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7 (aptame Tohn' Smith-in Virginia. 31 Again(t the fire they lie on ketle hurdles of Reedscovered wich a Mat,bornefroifi Their lod- the panndefocre axdeyoray ohnadioaSubod Oded rrnndchoatihs heidk a they he bcads ad poinrs ohe by th'ocher againſt the fire, ſome covered:with Mars, {ome wirh skins, and ſome naked he onthe ground, from 6 to. 26/m ahowſe, / 1 --- Ther houlcs are in the midit of their Gelds or gardens, which wap nn me Their gardims ground.Some 20 acres,ſome 40.ſome loo.ſome 200.ſome more,ſome places from 2 to 50 of thoſe houſes together, or bura lurle ſeparared: by groues of trees, Neare their habitanions 1s liztle ſmall wood or old trees on the ground by red ſon of cheir burning of chem for fire. So thar a man may -2 horſe amongſt AT theſe woods any way, bur where the creekes or Rivers ſhall * 1 Soon 3 +400 Men, women, and childrcn haue their ſeverall names according to the ſcverall How they vie humoy of cheir Parencs. arena Br L061 rey of childe, yer —— doe they louec children very dearely. To hardic, in the coldeft n they them waſh in the rivers, and by painting and oyntmencs ſo rapne their skmnes, ——— hure chem, Fes _ oy OF, Themen b umes in fiſbing, huncing, warres, mar-like cxer- induit ciſcs,ſcorning to be ſeene inany woman-like exerciſe, which isthe cauſe that thewo- *f their wor men be very painefull, and the men often idle. The women and children doe the reſt ofthe worke. They make mars, baskers, pors,morters, pound their corne, make _ bread, gy planetherr cornegather cheir corne,beareall kind | burdens, {1 | 4 Their fire they kindle preſently by c a dry pointed flicke in a holeof alinle How they Flyer x hr yr. br; oqpar Fi mole, leaues, or any ſuch like firike fre, ary thing, that will quickly haurne. In March and Aprill they linemuch their The order & ing wircs z and {edon fb, Turkies,and Squirrels, In May and Junethey c their helds, and hue moſt of Acornes, Walnurs, and fiſh. Bur co amend-cheir dyet, ſomediſperſc chemiclues in ſmall cs, arnd/lize ypon fiſh, beats, crabs, oy- ſters, land Tomoiles, ftrawberries, n es, and ſuch like. In June, July, and Auguſt, they feed vpon therootes of 71 b berries, fiſh,and wheat. Ir is {trange co ſee how their bodies alter with chair dyer,evenasthe & wildebeaſts they lecme far and leanc, ftrong and weake, Powhataw their great King, and ſome ochers thac are providenr,roſttheir fiſh and fleſh ypon hurdhes as before1s expreiled, and keepe ir till ſcarce times. A i7 4 | => is For bſhing, huncing, and warres they vſe much their bowand-arrowes; They How they bring cheix bowes co the forme of ours by the ſcraping of '@ ſhell. Their arrowes are make their made ſome of ſtraight young ſprigs, which chey head with bone,ſome 2 or 3 ynches Moms * long, Theſe they vſero ſhoot at Squirrels on trees. Another ſorr of arrowes | vie madeot Reeds. Theſe are peeced with wood, headed with ſplineersof chriſt or ſome ſharpe ſtone, the ſpurres of a Turkey, or the bill of ſome bird. For hisknife Their knines? he hath che ſplinter of a Reed to cur his feachers in forme. Mines "6,6 will ioynt a Decre, or any beaſt, ſhape his ſhooes, buxkins; mancels, &c, To mak thenoch of his arrow he hath the rocth of a Beaver,ſerin ws we ens terh ic by degrees. His arrow head hequickly makerh with a lctle bone; 'which he ever wearerh ar his bracert, of any ſplinc of a or glalſe in-the forme of @ hearr, *- andcheſethey glew to the end of their arrowes, With the ſinewes of Deere, and the x poandoge ornes boyled to a ielly, chey make a glew that wilt not difſolucin
Foxcheir warres alſo they vſc Targets that are roundand made of the barkes of TheirTargets mere, ndefword of wood archeir backet; tur ofrernindechey victor ſeicride the and Swords, borne of a Decreput a pecceof wood in forme ofa Pickaxe. Jong ſtone ſharpried at both ends, yicdin che fame manner. This they were wone to alſo for harchers, bur now by trucking they haue plentie of the ſame forme of yroti. -. Their Gſhing is muck inBoars. Theſe! they mikeof one tree' by burning and Their Bears, (crarehingaray. Nelly hve ad - |
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The Voyages and Diſcoveries of + Lib.2. Trough. Some of them are an elne drepe, and forrie or fiftie foote in length, and ſome will beare 46 men, but the moſt ordinary are ſmaller, and will beare 10,30,o0r 30-according totheir bignetſe, In ttcad of Oares, they vie Paddles and ftickes, with ns 2 WOT Wo es, Berwixc their hands and thighes, their women vic to ſpin, the barkes of trees, linewes, or a kind of grafle they call Penonenaw, of theſe they make a thread very even and readily, This thread ſerverh for many vices. As abouc their houſing, apparell, as alſo they make nets tor fiſhing, for che quancicie as formally braded as ours, They make alſo wich ic lines for angles, Their hookes arecither a bone grated asthey noch heir arrowes in che forme of a crooked pinne or fiſh-hooke, or of the ſplinter of a bone tyed to the clift of a licele ſticke, and with che end of the line, they cic on the bare, They vſe alſo long arrowes ed ina line, wherewich they ſhoote ar fiſh in che rivers. But they of Accawmack vic like vnto Jauelins headed with bone. With theſe they dar fiſh ſwimming in
-- "om They haue alſo many artificiall wires, in which they ger abundance of
In their hunting and fiſhing they take extreame paines yerit being theirordinary iſe from their infancy, they eftcrme it a pleaſure and are very progdto be cx- pertthercin. And by their continuall ranging, and travell, they know<he advan- tages and places moſt frequented wich Deerc, Beaſts, Fiſh, Foule, Roots, and Berries. Ac their huncings they leauetheir habitations, and reduce cthemſclues into compa- nies, as the Tartar: doc, and goe to the moſt deſert places with their families, whbcre chey ſpend their timein bunung and fowling vp towards the mouncaines, by the heads of their rivers, where there is plentic of game. For berwixt the rivers the areſo narrowe, that little commeth here which they devoure not, Jrisa warvell they can ſo di palle theſe deſerts, ſome 3 or 4 dayes journey wichout habication. Thar bun es are ike vnto Arbours covercd with Mats, Theſe cheir women beare after with Corne, Acornes, Morters,and all _—_— | 6exAs When they comecto the place of exerciſe, every man doth his-beſt ro his nc, for by their excelling in choſe qualities, they ger their wines, Fortic yards will they ſhoot levell, or very neare the marke, and 126 1s their beſt ar Readers. JatdgpgtpRon Ga oenattpertea ec | cogerher, Having found the Deere, they environ them with many fires, & berwixt the fires they place themaſclues. And foe rake their ſtands 1m the midits. The Deer@” being chus feared by the fires, andtheir voyces, they chaſe them ſo long within that circle, that many times they kill 6,8, 10,or 15 ara hunting. They vie alſoto drive them into ſome narrow poynt of land, when chey findrhar adyantagegand ſo force theminto theriver, where with their boats they hauc Ambuſcadoe: to kill chem. When ras v0 by pas 1 04m ery oor Aran by che times ſorake Hares,Parridges, Turki es, fat or leane, or old, they devoure all chey can catch in cheir power, — OC IR IEIS me in the diſcovery of thehead of the river of {bi hamania, w | y men,and tooke me priſonerin a Bogmire,where 1 law thoſe exerciſes, and dur waa | "> 7 vn | | One Salvage hunting alone, vſcth the skinne of a Decre ſlit on the oneſide,and ſo rut ore. through the neck,ſo thar his hand comeseo the head which is ſtuf- ed, andthe hornes, head, eyes, cares, and eycry part as artificially counterfeired as they can deviſe, Thus ſhrowding his body inthe skinne by ſtalking,he approacherh _ the Decre, creeping onthe from onecrecto another. If che Decre chance to
find faule, or ſtand ac gaze, he rumerh the head with his hand to tiis beſt advancage to ſceme like a Deere allo gazing andlicking himſelfe. So watching his beſt advan- ageco apgrendh, beving thim, he chaſerh him by his bloud and ftraine rill be
When they intend any warres, the Ferewence: viſually hauc the advice of their” S tho Prifts nd Coninngn, andthe alles and quckn? rand, hue chikdy the to FIT 4 pou
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theſe enemies the Powhataxz are conſtrained ſometimes to fight. Their are by Stracagems,trecheries; or (| chey put noc to death, þur keepe them
» Yer the Werowances wo» T hey haue ame-
I Emrrtn te ſhewed it vs, and it was 3h chis manner
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7 01 hy ven ay called Monacexs, the other Powbatans. Either army bo IO hr oy wo ny a, another ; --Þþ
themſelues in the fierceſt manner they mn rg care a hundred ina
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5 3 breatt, and each ranke fromanocher 4org yards, notin byle, butini *
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les. So the Reare couldſhoor.as convenitntly. asche us picched the fields; fram cither part, wene a melſenger wh theſe
whofocyer were vanquiſhed, ſuch as eſcape vpon their ſubmiſſion
in two Free ſhould liue, burchcir wiucs and children ould be prize for the
Conquerours. The melſengers were no ſooner returned, her berg Oncch nes ia dk News in Officer for
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Their enter taREIMENT,
Their trade, Their Phi- icke.
Their Chi. rurgery.
Their charms fied hurts are ſcldome ſcene cured
+ For their warres they hauc a great deepe platter of wood.
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The Voyages and Diſcoveries of | Lib.z, Powhatex: retired, wich all ſpeed to their ſeconds ; which che Aſonecans ſecing,tooke —— cheir owne battell, and fo cach rerurned ro theit owne quarter. All their a&tions, yoyces, and geiturcs, both in charging and reciring were ſo ſtrained to the height of their qualinie and nature, char the ftrangeneiſe thereof made it ſceeme very delighetfull. | For their Mulickethey vie achicke ware mi wrent- > 5 > 25 0n a Recorder. hey cover the mourh nea walnut, which ing on the backſide ewitch chem together cill it be ſo and ſtiffe, that they may bear it as vpon a drumme. Bur their chiefe i ments are Rattles made off! ourds,or Pum ſhels.Ofcheſe they hauc Baſe, Tenor, Countertenor,Meane, and Treble. Theſe mingled with their voyces ſome- times ewenty or thirtie ,make ſuch a terrible noiſe as would rather affrigh, then delighc any man. reat commander arriue at the habitation of a Werow- axce,they ſpreada Matas the Turkes doe a for him eco lic ypon.Vpon ancther right oppolite they litthemſclues. Then doc all with a tunable voice of bid him welcome. After this doe two or more of their chicfeſt men make an Oraii- ifying cheirloue. Which chey doe with ſuch vehemency, and ſo greatpaſſi-
thereof with a skin, at cach corner t neerethe botrome, with a ſmall
on, teſtifyin ons, that they ſweattill they drop, and are ſo our of breath they can ſcarce ſpeake, jw ne ae 117 Iu os
haue, , and at W inced, ſera downs nor ya. pon, ole,to be his bellow. "
Their manner of trading is for copper, beads, and ſuch like, for which they giue ſuch commodities as they haue, as skins, foulc,hſh,flcſh, and their Country But their vitualls are their chiefeſt riches.
Every ſpring they makethemſelues ſicke with drinking the iuyce of a roote th call F5ghſacan, and water; whereof they powre ſo great a quancitie that it purg chem 1n a very violent manner z ſo that inthreeor foure dayes after,they ſcarce reco+ ver their former healch. Sometimes they are troubled wich droplies, ſwdlings, a- ches, and ſuch like diſcaſes for cure whereof they build a Stouc in the forme of a Doue-houſe with nats, ſo cloſe that a few coales therein covered wich a por, will make the patient ſweat extreamely. For ſwellings alſo they vie ſwall peeces of couch in the forme of cloues, which pricking on the griefe they burne cloſe to the fleſh, and from thence draw the corruption with their mouth, Wich this roote Wighſaces they ordinarily heale greene wounds. Butto ſcarrifica ſwelling, or make inciſion, their beſt inſtruments are ſome ſplinted ſtone. Old or _—
chem, They haue many pr Phi- ficians, who with their charmes and Raccles, with an infernall rout of words and DOD nr ee og were prey ms ep z bur of our were {0 conceited, th | an
Platter would beale coy hues F,
But 'tis not alwayes in Phificians 5hyll,
| To heale the Patient that is ficks and ill :
For ſometiones c on the Patients part,
Proxes ſtronger farre then all P hiſicians art,
Of thi Relgins, " Þ ” Hereis yet in Yoyinie no place diſcovered to be ſo Savage, in which
j havens Reign Dons nd Bowrand rome, A hi x blerodoethem hurtbeyond their prevencion, they adore with their kinde : of divine worſhip ys the fire,wacer,liphtmning,cthunder, our
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(aptame-lohn Smith #: Virginia. and ſerychum more of feare then loue. They fy, they haue conference wich him, and faſhion themſclues as neare to his ſhape hens laps. Ja cheir Temples chey hauc his image cuill favouredly pa and adorned wich chanes of rg nd ag uchmunner ke dt: micie inay well ſuic with ſuch a God. By bimis {i of _ Kings 7 heir bodies are firft bowelled, then-. EASIER
dry, and ſo about the woſt of their ioyns and neckechey tang |
ods. 1
kin>and fo rowle them in mars for their ſheers, And inche Tombe which is an arch made of mars, they lay them orderly. Vide xenningh' of this kinde of manor 994, 9 haue; hey ſer at their feer ih bagkers, Theſe Temples and bodies arc kepe by their ww
For char ordinary E artals, dey d a deepe hole in the earth with akes, Theirordings and the corpſe bein being hpped ia daneand ware wich heir icky fa pon *) burials, ſtickes in rhe ground, and fo cover chem with earth. The buriall ended, the women being pi all their faces with blacke cole and oyle, doe (ic twenty-foure bqures inthe houſes 3 wan. raya dag. wich ſach yelling aud howlng, as may cxpteiſecheir great
Irl cyvery Tyre Vans jt Tegan Pr poar etor mor, Their Text Thcit principall Temple perſtizon is at Yitamaſſack.at P exwevnkge, pics. newernco hh isa houſe, ws cxple, or place of Powhatens.
thetop of cerraineredſandy hils i the woods, there are three great houſes fill with images of their Kings, and Devils, and Tombes of their ors. Thoſe houſes are ncare (ixrie foor in lengeh buult arbour-wiſe, after Nair bug, This placechey count ſo on fudgrahrbrr ns ry hv s dareconviceintorhem z nor the $ dare riot goe vp the river'in boats ſolemaly caſt ſome pi , White beads, or Pocones into. ties for © their Okee wo and revenged of them, |
Thus, Fe he frft their i mn or hots Gcrntns
In this place comm tte refidert ſedven Pricfts he chiefe differeg from the Their ornas fn hipphceconmon wn, inferior Prieſts could is Th 6 ij = R—_ = thus.
ſuch pane ogorws 1x chem very carefully in white
z
mon-people, bur char had noe £9 maby hots tht career &, Theornaments of the c Pricſt ab ns woe his
Moro med moeddeng ne of heir head liki's grear I ab chis Ta(ſe!l is as it wereacrowne the skins hang _anfchay abouc his h pane yg chey an Tomb mars cone ihe Thee of all cheir Pricſts are y x bolar Kern mine carr ror ys ry Ty one his Ractle, ſome ar ab Atter. Their devonon' was moſt in (i the chicfe Pricſt bc+
ginncthandthereſt followed him, ſoajerimes he invocations with broken feuretices Lerabara gl acne, and at ene pau he rel can
It could not be celtid that DET work
{Hen holy chen other ,
ring rogerher theit fruits; the whole yore fam rogerhet to ſolemnities. The manner © Forms dy eas onus bg fire, in che houleor fields, 3 7 HELLA na”
The Voyages ad Diſcoveries / > Lib.z.
cogether, foure or fiue hours Somcdalty they ſcraman inche mi, cod abour him
dance and (ing, he all the while clapping his hands,as if he would reopen, jus þr dhe hop ad ncng they goe to .heir Feaſts, *
- Through God begetting feave, Mans blended minde did reare . A hell-god:to the ghoſts; + + fl beaven-god to the hoafts x "7, © Tea God wnto the Seas: .1:0T « Feare tid create all theſe.
They haue alſo divers conjurations, one they made when I was theit priſoner y of which hereafter you ſhall teade at large,
Their Altars, They haucalſo cercaine Alrar ſtones they call Pawcorancer, bur thele fandfrom
_ or Tampico ſome by their houſes, ochers.in the woods and wilderneiles, where extraordinary accident, or incounter. And as you travell,ac thoſe
Pack chey will cl ou amyrepec, cauſe why they wererthere creed, which from age co e they inſtru char children, as their beit records of anciquuics.Vpon cheſe chey
er Bloud, Dcere ſucr, and Tobacco, This they doe when they recurne from the
_ Warres, from huncing, and vpon many echer occaſions. They hauealioanother ſu-
. , perſtition that chey vicin $ormes, when che wacers are rough in che Rivers Aug;
coafts. Their Coniurers runne to the water (ides,or pallingin their ny helliſh outcryesand invocati caſt Tobacco, Copper,P oconez,or fuchrraſk into che watex, to pacific that God whom they thinke w be very 1 choſe ſtormes, Befote ther dintters and ſuppers the berter ſortwill cake thie irit bir, and caſt it in the hre, which isaltche EOF E knowneto vie,
7 CT A
ak n git Fo, of the yearcly af; of ou koblomete c priaim nw Foes and thus Fifeeens _— cen and Greene yeares of age chey painted hid ing! ws. 0 BERL has; aig dan»
= and fin Eg oth ob Radon atehlen nt, >, buy By hw og flinedoin lis hand,mede a bond: Hrs all along, through which there w = grohacy dren: {0 every one of che five wentthrouy ther by turnes, the guard Gerceh ticntly enduring and recciuing all, from the yhmercifull blowes, char All this while the women i Nd wood, as dren were thus p ed the guar
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rwrpats mrs rd he mrbge als ſcene, but they were all caſt on a — a\ feaſt for all the company. ThePer
he, alfireded thee che chil
all doe: me no Deas, Turkies, 5
wakes greazfle vi = = vie = phy 2 Ok, wid tes hens pas
myſoune rd pley of:
+ Coptaine Iohn'Smith ir Vitginid: ced with'oyle and Potones, incy cri vid fewiig Ind Th hat daadaghes chers, copper, and Tobacco, doing nothing bur dahegand deceilors. Bur che common peopte they ſuppoſe all no ewe doth beret in their like dead
To dwerrthem from this blind 1dolarry,we did our beſt endevours, chiefly with che Werowae of , ohauock,, whole dev | poſition, much any in thoſe Counrties, w akhough we could not as yet peevall, to forſake his falſe Gods, yer he did belecue thar our God as much exceeded theirs, as our Gunnes didtheir * Boy Sc hides adliany tank did ſend'to me to [awe} Towne, inmreati pray to my God for
their Gods woald not ſed chem any. And in his] matic 3 gnormeedorkel |
poorcſoules ſacrifice therdſcluesto the Devill, av yy Creator and we had not language ſafficient, ſo plainly to cxprelſe ir” as CT ns which God granc chey way
© For, Relifion "tis tht doth difinguifs vr From their bruut humor foyer ' That cat with onder flanding ar we thu, Oar God u truth, but they | doeſe.
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Of the moner of the Virginians Govenment.
Litagh che Country people be very itn god have they ati them'tuch government, as that their Magiſtrates ndtheir 4 ae for due ſubic&iof, and obeyin - would be counced very.civill.The tormeof their ba ppt narchicall government, one as Emperouf rujech ouer many Kingzor Governours. \Their chirolsi 1s called Powhatan, As takerh his natne of his principall phee of dwelling called Powharav. Bur his proper name is Wahwnſondcock; Some Counties | Counr pee par ng hr arg onde Fenn, ilmnndj a any Powhatan, A ongbtaxund/ . All the reſt of his Tariones cxpreil; _ NE beens his ſeyerall Conqueſts. In all ho Ol raked, builc after cheir manner hike arbours, Jome oe 394 ſome o 0-yark houſe bee hus encerrainementa woprige: va the time, Ar "handrke pe! theN when I was delivered hitn yer the moſt neate!
un phnok ne ano Gui hot
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The Vazages and Diſcoveri of Lib.z.
abandon on,another a Beare, the third like a Lropard,and RARER S——_ made cvill favouredly, according to their beſt rkemanſhup.
He hath Mw women as he will, whereof when he licth on his bed,one ſicrech a his head, and anochcr ac his tecr, bur when he fircerh, one firrerh on his right hand and another on his left. As he is weary of his women, he beſtowerh chem on thoſe that beſt deſeruethem at his hands, When he dinerh or ſupperh, one of his women before and after mear, bringeth him water in a wooden placcer to waſh bis hands. Another waitcth with a bunch of feathers ro wipethem un ſtead of a Towell, and the feathers when he hath wiped are dryedagaine. His kingdomes deſcend not to
His facceflors his ſonnes nor children, but farſt to his brechren, whereof he hatch 3. namely, Ops wry 7 ns ay As (atetengh, andaker their deceaſe to hus (ifters. Firitro the liſer, then to the reſt, and atter them co che keires male ar female of the &-
hag ornate me hats | 7
He noran e vnderſtand any lerters whereby to write or reade, onely Their aurths.. be lawes he urr ur ar is cuſtome, Yer when he liſtech his will 18 a law and citie. muſt be obeycd: not onely as a King, bur as halfe a God they eſteeme him. His in- Av feriour Kings whom chey call Ferewances, arc tycd to rule by cuttomes, and haue of lite and death ar their command in that narure. Buc this word Frrowence, which we call and conſtruc for a King,is a common word, whereby chey call all commanders: for they hauc but few words in their language,and but few occaſions The . to vic any officers morethen one commander, which commonly chey call Ferow- their lands, nce,07 Cancaronſe, which is Fapain. They all know their ſeverall lands, and ha- birations, and limits, to fiſh, foule, or hunt in, but chey hold all of their great Fe- rowence Powhaten, voto whom they pay tribute of skinnes, beads, coppes ) rx ws
deere, turkics, wild beaſts, and corne. What he commandeth they dare nor diſobey inche lcaft thing, Ic is ftrange to ſce with whac great feare and adoration, all chete le doc obey this Powhatan. For at his feet they pr eſent whatſoever hecomman-
in
His wiues.
b Sand erche nt fomne of his brow Me ſpirits will crembte with feare ;
and no marycll,for he is very terrible & ryrannous in puniſhing ſuch as offend hum,
Mis manner For cxamplc,he cauſed ccrtaine malcfators ro be bound hand and foot, then ha- ef puniſh= vying of many farcs gathered great ſtore of burning coales, they rake chele coalcs —— round inthe forme ofa cockpit, and inthe midf they caſt the offenders to broyle to death. Sometimes he the heads of them that offend him, ro be laid ypon
the alcat oz ſactificing ſtone, and one with clubbes beats out their braines, When he - Fpuniſh ary notorious enemy or malefaRor, he cauſech him co beryed co 4
eee, and with Mullcll ſhels or reeds, the execucioner cutrcth off his joynts'one after
another, ever caſting what they cut of into che fire; then doth he proceed with ſhels
and reeds to caſcthe skinne from his head and face ; then doe they rip his belly and
ſo omaha t e ern ge. TR eos
4-46. Caſſen. Thcir or correftion is to beate them with cudgels, We haue teen a man kneeling on his k: at Powhateni command,two menhauebeate him on
che bare skin, till he hach fallen ſenſdlefſe in a ſound, and yernever cry nor couplai-
neat. And hemadca woman for playing the whore, (it vpon a great tone, on her
nine dayeswere paſt, yer he Joued her
mon w
that tight, then the Anvbuſcadoes inted, they all fell co the ſpoyle,
priory Kos (anige es Tong _ eng The erowaxce, women, and children becaine' his priſoners, and'dor him w_ | | | ; "IE. 4 LITE. - p- T ;
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| (aptaine Tohn Smith is Virginia. Thelockes of baire with their skinnes he hanged on aline berwor two trees, Apd thus he made oſtentacion of his rrumph at Ferowoceweco, where he incendedto haue done as muchto meeandmy company. V-. Andchis is as much as my memory can call tominde worthy of note ; which [I have parpality calle ro ſaisfie wy friends of the true worth and qualicie of Virginia. Yet ſome bad nacures will nor fticke to flander the Countrey, that will flovenly ſpic at all things, eſpecially in company where they can finde none co con- tradift chem, Who they were ſcarcecuer ten myles from James Towne; or at. the moſt bur at the falles z yer holdurthy ir a great diſgrace that'amongſt ſo much ation, their ations were nothing, exclaime ot all chings, though they never ad- vencureq:o know any thing z nor cuer did any thing butdevoure che fruics of ocher
mens labours, Being for moſt part of ſuch under edpeuions, and:fopell experiance
in Martiall accidents, becauſe they found not Engliſh Ciries, nor ſuch faire | nor at their owne wiſhes any of their accuſtomed dainties, with fearher beds downe pallowes, Taverncs and Alchouſes in every breathing place, neicher fuch plencie of gold and (ilver and nn _—_ they bad litrle or no care of any chy good 0 ir bellies, co fly away with our Pinnaces, or procure their An. co rerurne For the Country was tothem a miſery, aruine, a death, a hell, and their reports here, and their aionsthere ng. ; Some wee ten CNRS xnds to palle mo againe for = cation : who to ce myſterie c c in themſelucs, chough fad neither ha ro know much of themſclues ; yer all mens adtions or relations they ſo formally tuned to the ing times ſimplicinie, as chey could make their ipnorances ſeeme much more, then all the true ators could their experience, And thoſe with their great words deluded the world wich nellcheng tndletrpen che frandutinn of cr feiped aqperimer too phenans eſſe bail , > - > wanbeas, Jar yaoan any ory ar ied:yerthey ever or wonge. the ſo farre abſent, who could contradi& their excuſes ? which, ſtill co maincaine their vane glory and c{timarion, from time to time hane vſed ſuch diligence as made them palle for truths, though nothing more falſe, And thatthe adventurers might be chus abuſed, lerno man wonder for the wiſeſt liging is ſooneſt abufed by hum thar hath a faire rongue and a difſembling heart. ans 547 There were many in Yiginia mecrely proieing,verball, andidle contewplators, and thoſe ſo devoted to pure idlenetfe, that though they had lined rwo or three yeares in Virginia, , heceſſicic ir ſelfe could nor compell chem to palle the Pew» inſala, or P alliſadoes Of [amer T awne, and thoſe witty ſpirits, what would they not affirme in the bchalfe of our tranſporcers, to get viftuall from their ſhips,or obraine their good words in Sgnbeo gueter cs. Thus from the clamors, and the ignorance of falſe informers, are oſe diſaſters that ſprung in Yirginie: and our ingenious verbaliſts were no our gage tr ry. then che Locuſts to cm For the labour of twentie or thirue beſt onely preſerved in iftianicie by cheir induſtry, the idle livers of ncare rwo hundred of the reſt: who living necre ten moneths of fuch nacurall meanes,as the Counuy nacurally of it ſelfe afferded, pa ad Gritny OE RC I in
extremitie of (icknelle, mucin; ignorances, and want of
chacrimeT loft deſired obedi
aſiſt chem | vntill I left the Countrey che Countrie loſt, and & gaine and the time co time, | refexre you to therelations of them returned from Yirginia, that haue beene more diligent an
| Tohn Smith Þrit this with bis oÞme hand.
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Becauſe many doe deſire to "alin the manner
worn
of their Language, I hauc inſerted theſe few words,
4 haters yowo. What call [ |
you this, Nemaereugh, a man. Crewepo,a Woman. Marowancheſſo, a boy. Techawkans, Houſes. MAatcheores, Skins, or garthents. MAockeſms, Shooes. Tixſ/an, Beds. Pokatewer, Fire.
Attapp, A bow. Aitence, Atrowes,
Af onacookes, Swords, Aman A Target. Pawcsſ/acks,Gunnes. Tomahacks, Axes, Tockabacks,Pickaxes, proces wo
#f/,Leaues, weeds,or grafle. Wepenter,A cookold.
CONS Nowghma/[,F iſh.
wiehbarghesf iv 411 Sawwehone, - nc 5 | Netoppew, Friends.
Marrapodgb, Enemies,
Aashepow the worſt ofthe enemies. - 8 | Kator nehie
HMawchick = {iden The beſt of
4 quagbacquintan
ane «/ongh,ln [owmeny daies
ehere come hither any more Engliſh Ships.
Their: Numbers,
Necut, I. Ningb, 2, Nsſſ, 1 Tough g. |
Parancke 5.Cometinch,s =
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quohocan. A lone. |
Vittapit
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Iweongueongh, | Ratvcoſowebs ,Dayes. | x ewgh anne
Toppq Nights.
N =. +.
| Pann. > ing Years, \ s, Starres.
Ofies, Heavens.
Okees,Gods,
1 Qujong engheofanh Pet Gods, atid -
hes, Deaths,
xclagbes Mowebick worjewgh tewgh woeragh
KY were mecher, _ very hungry? ſhallI eare ?
h Powhatan, Where owner hatan.
| Now hc dweclsa great way hence
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41 | SSESESESSESS iz» The third Booke, jo?
THE PROCEEDINGS: AND ACCIDENTS OF The Engliſh Colony in Uirginia, - Extrated from the Authors fol-
lowing, by WiLLtianm Simons, Doctour of Divimitic.
——TC.cc} vt pr _— tc. R_—s —_—— Pa
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_—- —Z=qJ]T mighe well be thou ka Countre fo fire ( tsPiey 1606. 15) anda people fo traftable, would long ere is Sir Theawge. haue beene quietly palſeiled,o the ſacxfaQtion of the Smith Tres?
advencurers, & the of the memory of thoſe ſurer, that effected ir, Burt eall the world doe ſee a dcfailement ; this follo
ion co of incliFromne
OSD VIBE ton wgfron £4
NArTeR td talk Captaine Bartholomew Geſnoll, one of the firſt movers of this edt mon ( many yeares ſolicited many of his friends, bur found ſmall aſfiſtanes , at laſt prevat- _ »
led with ſome Gentlemen, as Capraine /obu Swith, M" Bdward-maria ; MF Robert Hunt, and divers others, who depended a yeare pon his proiefts, bue :
d be ctfefted, ill by their greac chargeand induſtrie, ir — : prhad by cerraine of che Nobilitie, Genery,and Marchanes, fo that his 4 7
his lerters patencs, gaue commiſſion for eſtabliſhing Councels, to dire&t herezand
ro governe, andto execmtethere, To effe@tthis,wasſpent no Atoms << three ſhi ipe reve peovidad,ene of tou/Vuns, cncdirel qo. NINEIS "of Thommthenaicn of the nes. 9 ns ro C RS 23
a Marriner well pradtiſed the Weſtcrne parrs of es Orders far: Rs ernment Were inabox, voto be opened nor the goremoursknowns germs
w | chey arrivedin » 1606. weſer le from Bladewall,bur
"WO 4
Onthe 19 of on Leeks al winds, ware! k weekes in H—_ which time, Preacher, as fo wekennd Geke, tharfew expetted his recovery. /.Yer were bur rwentie mylesfrom his habiration (chetime we were inthe Downes notwithſtanding theſtormy weather, nor noke-mcg) agg of ger
licle berrer then Achciſts, of the greaceſt ants, tn l
allchiscould nee force om um och ſem dſro le bur preferred the ſervice of God,in fo good a yoyage, any affeQion ro.con» -
teſt with his godlelle RT hk: ' could chey bauc Proney
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42
Matters of
The diſcove- xy of the Falles
The Fort af- ſzalted by the Salyages.
The Diſcoveries and Accidents, Lib.z.
had even then oyerthrownerhe bulinclſe, ſo-many diſcontents did then ariſe, had henot with the water of patience, and his godly cxhortanions ( but chiefly by hus crac devored cxamples ) quenched choſe flames of envie, and difſention,
We watered ar the Canaries,we traded with the Salvages at Domimicazthree wecekes we ſpent in refreſhing our ſclues amongſt theſe weit-India Iſles 3 in Gwardalupa we found a bath ſo hot, as in it we boyled Porck as well as overthe fire. Anda a lictle Iſle called CHfonica, we tooke from the buſhes with our hands, neare two hog(h-
. heads full of Birds in three or foure houres, In Adevis, Adore, and'the Virgin liles,
we ſpent ſome ame, where,with a lothſome beaſt like a Crocodil, called a Gwayn, Torcoiſes, Pellicans, Parrots, and fiſhes, we daily feaſted. Gone from thence in ſearch of Virginia, the company was-not alittle diſcomforred, ſceing che Marriners had 3 dayes palled their reckoning and found no land, ſo that Capraine Rathffe ( Cap- raine of the Pinnace) rather defired to beare yp the helme to-rerurne for England, then makefurther ſearch. But God the guider of all good aftions, forcing them by an extreame ſtormeto hull al night, did drigethem by his providence to their deſt- red Port, beyond all their expeRarions, for never any of chem had ſcene chart coaſt. The firſt land they madethey called Cape Henry ; where thirtie of them recreating chemſclues on ſhore, were allaulced by fiue Salvages, who hurtewo of the Englilh very dangerouſly. Thatnight was the box opened, and che orders read, in which Bartholomew Goſnoll, [ohn Smuth, Edward Wing field, ( briſtopher Newport, Tohn Rat- liffe, lobn Martin, and George Kendall, were named co bethe C and to chooſe a Preſident amongſt heats a yeare, who with the Councell ſhould governe. Mat- ters of moment wereto be examined by a Jury, bur derermined by the maior
of the Councell, in which the Preſident had rwo voyces. Vorilithe 1 4 of May chey ng a place co plancin, then the Councell was \worne, M* Wingfield was choſen Prelident,and an Oration made,why Caprtaine Smith was notadmurted of the Coun- cell as the reſt.
Now falleth every man to worke, the Councell contriue the Fort, the reſt cur downe trees to make place to pitch cheir Tents ; ſome provide clapbord to relade the ſhips, ſome-make gardens, lome ners, &c, The Salvagesvften viſited vs kindly, The Preſidencs overweening icalouſic would admir no exerciſe at armes, or forri - cation, but the boughs of trees caſt cogerher in the forme of a halfe moone by the
nary paines and diligence of Captaine Kendall. Newpert,Smith, and ewen- tie others, were ſent to diſcover che head of the river : by divers ſmall habications
& Prwbaton, * they pailed,in ſix dayes they arrived at a Townecalled Powhatan,conſiſting of ſome
twelue houſes, pleaſantly ſeated on a hill z before ic chree fertile Iſles, abour it many of chcir corneficlds, the place is very pleaſant, and ftrong by nature, of this place che Princes called Powhater, and his le Powhatens,to Vis eche river is naviga- ble: bur higher within a myle, by reaſon of the Rockes and Iſles, there is nos paſ- ſage for a {mall Boat, this they call the Falles, che people in all parts kindly increa- ted chem, cull being rerurned within twentie myles of James towne, they gaue iuſt cauſe of icalouſie, but had God not bleſſed the diſcoverers otherwiſe then thoſe ar the Fort, there had chen beene an endof that plantation zfor at the Fort, where chey arrived the next day, they found 17 men hurr, anda boy ſlainc by the Salvages, and bad it not chanced a crolle barre ſhot from the Ships ſtrooke downe a bough from a tree amongſt them, that cauſed them to retire, our men had all beene ſlaine, being ſecurely all at worke, and their armes in dry fats,
- Herevpon the Preſident was contented the Fort ſhould be palliſadoed, the Ord- nance mounted, his men armed andexcrciſed, for many were the allaults, and am« buſcadoes of the Salvages, & our men by their diſorderly ftragling were often hure, when the Salvages by the nirmblenelTe of chair heeles well eſcaped. Whar royle we had, with ſo ſmall a power m__ our workemen adaycs, watch all night, reſiſt our:cnemies, and cffeft our c,to relade the ſhips, cur downerrees, and pre- parethe ground to-plant our Corne, &c, ] referre to the Readers conſideration. Six weekes being ſpent in this manner, Captaine Newpert ( who was hired onely for 1 v3 our
$. ' with te foſt ſpph in Virginia our tranſportation) was to returne with the ſhips. Now Captaine Swith,who all this tm from che departure from che Canaries: was reſtrained as a priſoner. ypon:the ſcandalous ſuggcitions ef ſome ofthe chuete (<nvying his repute) whefairied he 1n- tended to. yſurpe che government, mprcher the Councell,and make himſelte Kings char his ats war diſperſed in all the three ſhips, and that divetr-ol his com federges chat revealed it, would affirmeit, forchis he was commirred pr thirteene weekes he remained thus ſuſpetted, and by that time the ſhi re - turn, they pretcaded out of their commillexacions, to referre him rqghe.Gouncell in England c0 receiuc a check,racher chen by particulating his delignes wake him ſo. - odious to the world, as to couch, his life, or vaerly overthrow his repucation. But he ſo much ſcorned gr hate, oe moe defied he a _ cruel- cic, he wiſely prevented char policies, c could nor ſuppreile their cnvies, yer ſo be legend himfelfein tis. bafineſſe, as all' che company did ſee bis 1nnocency, and his adverſaries malice, and thoſe ſuborned to accule him, accuſed his accuſcrs of fubornation ; many vntruches were alledged againſt himy bue bei ſo encly diſproved,begat a generall hatred inthe hearts ot the company ago ſuch vaiuſt Commanders,that the Preſident was adiudged to giue him 2001.10 that all he had was ſeized vpon, in part of ſscisfation, which Smith preſently rerurned to the Store for the generall vſc of the {o/ony.. Many were the miſchictes that daily ſprung from their ignorant ( yet ambitious) ſpirits z but the good Dotine and
exhortation of our Preacher\M* Hant r them, and cauicd Capraine Smith co be admitted of the Councell ; the next day all receiued the Communion,:he:day Captain New- following the Salvages voluncarily deſired peace, and inc Newport returned poresreturne | for Englend with newes leaving in Yirgmia 100. the 15 of lune 2607. . for England, By this obſcruez . | Good men did ne'r their (onntries rine bring. »2 ul But when evil men ſpall rixeries beginne ; | A Not caring to corrupt and violate
The tudgements-ſeats for ther owne Lacr s ſake: Then looks that Country carmot long bane peace, Though fer the preſent it hane reſt and caſe.
pn EC A — —— — — md
The names of them that were the firſt Planters, were theſe following, MF Edward Marie Wing field. Ellus Kingiton, J! Sir Thomas -aptaine —— Goſnell. } - Thomas Sang. | Santh Trear Capcaine Smith, 4 . ine Jobs Ratleffe. Councel. | 7, Robinſon, corny Tobn yet Ds Capaine George Kendal.
MF Robert: Hunt Preacher. M- George Percie, Ant 0/noll,
corge Flower,
ell Archer, Fenton,
Robert Ford. William Bruſter. Edward Harrington. Drs P; . = Iobn Brookes,
The occafion of fitknefe.
The Sailers abuſes,
With diyers others to che number of 100.
Cuaxy, II,
| What happened dll th ft Japph:
Eing chus left co our fortunes, it fortuned char within ten dayes ſcarce ten a- mongſt vs could either goe, or well tand,fuch cxtreame es and ſicknes opprelſed vs, And thereat none need marvaile,if they conſider the cauſe and reaſon, which wasthis ; whileſt the ſhips ſtayed, our allowance was ſome- what bertered, by a daily proportion of Bisket,which thefailers would pilfer to ſell, giuc,or exchange with vs, for money, Saxefras, furres, or loue, But when they de» parted, there remained neither taverne, beere-houſe, nor place of relicfe, bur the common Kerttcll, Had we beene as free from all ſinnes as glutrony, and drunken- nelle, we might _ _ I =- Saints z — dr —_— would never hauc beencadmirted, for 1 to his private, le, Sacke, Oyle, 4 wvite, Beeke, Egges, or wr. - the Kertell z char indeed he urpair — be diſtribut , and that was halfe a pint of wheat, andas much barley boyled with water for a man a day, and this naping fryed ſome 26. weekes in the ſhips hold, con- taitied as many wormes as graines z ſo that we might truely call it rather ſo much bran thencorne, our drinke was water, our lodgings Caſtles in the ayre : with this lodging atd dyet, our extreametoile in bearing and planing Palliſadoes, ſo ſtrained and! bruiſed vs, and ourcontinuall labour in the extremitic of the heat had ſo weake
| ned vs, as were cauſe ſufficient to haue made vs as miſcrable in our natiue Countrey,
Plentie ynex-
or any other place in the world, From May, to September, thoſethac eſcaped,liuned vypon Sturgeon, and Sex-crabs, fiftie in this time we buried, the reſt ſeeing the Preſi- dents proieRsto eſcape theſe miſeriesin our Pinnace by flight (who all chis ume had neither felt want nor ficknes) ſo moved cur dead (pirits, as we depoſed him 3 and eſtabliſhed Rarchf+ in his place, ( Goſuoll being dead ) Kendall depoſed, Smnith newlyrecovered, Marrin and ffe was by his care preſerved and relicued, and the moſt gf the ſouldiers recovered, with the skilfull diligence of M* Thomas Wotton our Chirgrgian generall. Buc now was all our provifion ſpent, che Sturgeon gone, all helps abandoned, each houre expecting hetuyak the Salvages z when God the
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patron of kll good indevours, in that deſperate extremitie ſo changed the hearts of - the Salvages, that they brought ſuch plenty of their fruits, and proviſion,asno man wanted, IDES And ndw where ſome affirmed it was ill done of the Councell to ſend forth men ſo badly provided, this incontradiftuble reaſon will ſhew them plainely they are too ill adviſed to nouriſh ſack jl concries firſt, the fault ofour going was our _ W
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with the fart ſuphly in Virginia; .' wha could bethought firting or neoelfary we had, but what weſhould find,or wang
or where we ſhould be; wewereall i to-make our palſage an two moneths, with vi&uali to hue, and the che {prit z we
age of | pens eur tic ofehe time, and ſcaſowto plant, by che vnskaltall prefurr |
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Preſidents weaknes,and their ſmallloueto Adartins neyer mending licknes, ftreng= thened chemfelues with cheſalers, and other contederates to regaine their $0rmer credit and authority, or at leaſt ſuch meanesabord the Pinnace,(veing fitted to ſaile as Smich had appointed for trade) to alcer her courſe and to goe tor England, Smurh vnexpegtedly returning had theplot diſcovered to him, much trouble heþad to it,till with tore of fakreand muskerſhot he forcedthem ſlay or (inkein the rar, which aRion coſt thelife of captaine Kendal, Theſe. brawlcs area. diſguft- full, azſomewill fay they weroberter forgotren, yer all men of good judgement will conclude; it were better their baſcnes thould be manifeſt ro che w ca the bufines beare the ſcorne. and ſhatne of their excuſed diſorders. The Prelident and captaine Archer noc long after intended alſo ro haue abandoned the country,which Another pro. ProicRt alſo-wascurbed, andſuppretled by Smith, TheSpaniard never more gree- ie&to - & ily deſired goldchen he vifuall,nor his fouldiers more to abandon the County, dan the coun» then he to keepe it, — plentie of Corne in the riger of Chickahemania ay. where hundreds of Salvagesindiuers places ſtood with baskers expeRting his come ming, And now the winter approaching,therivers became {o covered with ſwans, may duckes, and cranes, that we daily taſted wich good bread, Virginia peaſe, pumpions, and putchamins, fiſh, fowle,and diverſe ſorts of wild beaſts as fat as we couldeatethem : ſo thatnone ofour Tuftaffaty humoriſts delired co goe for Exg- land, But our Comedies never endured long withour a Tragedie ; ſome udle —_ ons being murtered againſt Capraine Sy i#þ, for nor diſcovering che head of Chic- kahamaniariver, and taxed by the Councell, co betooſlow info worthy an atrempe. T he next voyage hee proceeded fo farre that with much labour by curting of crees in ſfunder he made his paſſage, bur when his Barge could paile no