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A54990	A description of the province of New Albion and a direction for adventurers with small stock to get two for one, and good land freely, and for gentlemen, and all servants, labourers, and artificers to live plentifully : and a former description re-printed of the healthiest, pleasantest, and richest plantation of New Albion in north Virginia, proved by thirteen witnesses : together with a letter from Master Robert Evelin, that lived there many years, shewing the particularities, and excellency thereof : with a briefe of the charge of victuall, and necessaries, to transport and buy stock for each planter, or labourer, there to get his master 50 l. per annum, or more in twelve trades, and at 10 l. charges onely a man.	Plantagenet, Beauchamp.; Evelyn, Robert, 17th cent.	1648 (1648)	Wing P2378; ESTC R10729	28,128	32

when the Spaniard and Portugall discovered and possest 140 years since the East-Indies Brasill the South part of America the Charibees and Antell Isles and seated Saint Iohn de porto Rico Hispanicla Iamaica and Cuba and the Fort and Port of Havanah against the Gulf and Current Batuana Isles and point of Florida then that most powerfull and richest King of Europe King Henry the seventh of England sent out an English man born in Bristoll called Cabot granted under his Great Seale to him all places and countries by him to be discovered and possest who then beginning at Cape Florida discovered entred on took possession set up crosses and procured atturnment and acknowledgement of the Indian Kings to his then Majesty as Head Lord and Emperour of the South-west America all along that coast both in Florida from 20 degrees to 35 where old Virginia in 35 and 30 minutes 65 years since was seated by 5 severall Colonies about Croatan Cape Haloraske and Rawleys Isle by Sir Walter Rawley who had from Queen Elizabeth that place and two hundred leagues from it in all places adjoyning Sir Richard Greenfield Sir Ralph Lane and Master White his partners s●ating and fortifying there the said Cabot farther taking possession in 37 of that part called Virginia and Chisapeack Bay being now his Majesties Demesne Colony of Virginia and of the next great Bay in or neer 39 called now by the Dutch Cape Henlopen the south river and by us Cape Iames and Delaware Bay of the Baron of Delawares name being then Governour of Virginia who by Sir Thomas Dale and Sir Samuel Argoll 40 yeares since took possession and atturnment of the Indian Kings and 60 years since Sir Walter Rawley seated and left 30 men and four peeces of Ordnance at the Creek neer Cape Iames by the Dutch called Horekill by us Ro●mont and by the Indians Cui Achomoca and so the next river by us called Hudsons river of the name of Hudson an English man the discoverer thirty five years since who sold his discovery plots and cards to the Dutch and so Cabot discovered severall rivers and countries all along the coast North-East now called New England and divided in nine severall Governments and further discovered Port Royall and that part called New Scotland set up Crosses where you may see in the French Book called New France the French found an old Crosse all mossy in an eminent place at the head of that Bay and Port and discovered all that coast and New-found-land and that called Terra de Laborador or New Britain as far as the frozen strait of Davis Shortly after one Master Hore in the Reign of King Henry the 8●● renued this actuall possession atturnment of the Indian Kings brought home divers of the chief Indian Kings to England who gave their Homage and Oath of fidelity for these countries to King Henry the eight in person sitting on his Throne in State in his Palace Hall at Westminster Then Virginia being granted settled and all that part now called Maryland New Albion and New Scotland being part of Virginia Sir Thomas Dale and Sir Samuel Argoll Captains and Counsellors of Virginia hearing of divers Aliens and Intruders and Traders without licence with a Vessell and forty soldiers landed at a place called Mount Desert in Nova Scotia neer S. Iohns river or Twede possest by the French there killed some French took away their Guns and dismantled the Fort and in their return landed at Manhatas Isle in Hudsons river where they found four houses built and a pretended Dutch Governour under the West-India Company of Amsterdam share or part who kept trading boats and trucking with the Indians but the said Knights told him their Commission was to expell him and all Aliens Intruders on his Majesties Dominion and Territories this being part of Virginia and this river an English discovery of Hudson and English man the Dutch man contented them for their charge and voiage and by his Letter sent to Virginia and recorded submitted himself Company and Plantation to his Majesty and to the Governour and government of Virginia but the next pretended Dutch Governour in Maps and printed Cards calling this part New Netherland failing in paying of customes at his return to Plymouth in England was there with his Bever goods and person attached to his damage of 1500 l. whereupon at the suit of the Governour and Councell of Virginia his now Majesty by his Embassadour in Holland cōplaining of the said Aliens intrusion on such his Territories Dominions the said Lords the States of Holland by their publique instrument declared That they did not avow nor would protect them being a private party of the Amsterdam West-India Company but left them to his Majesties wil mercy whereupon three severall Orders from the Councell Table and Commissions have been granted for the expelling and removing them thence of which they taking notice and knowing their weaknesse and want of victuals have offered to sell the same for 2500 l. And lastly taking advantage of our present war distractions now ask 7000 l. and have lately offered many affronts damages to his Majestis subjects in New England and in generall endanger all his Majesties adjoyning Countries most wickedly feloniously and traiterously contrary to the Marine and Admirall Laws of all Christians sell by whole sale guns powder shot and ammunition to the Indians instructing them in the use of our fights and arms insomuch as 2000 Indians by them armed Mohacks Raritans and some of Long Isle with their own guns so sold them fall into war with the Dutch destroyed all their scattering Farms and Boors in forcing them all to retire to their Up for t 40 leagues up that river and to Manhatas for all or most retreating to Manhatas it is now a pretty town of trade having more English then Dutch and it is very considerable that three years since Stuy their Governour put out his Declaration confessing that the neighbour English might well be offended with their selling Indians arms and ammunition but being but a few and so scattered they could not live else there or trade the Indians refusing to trade or suffer the Dutch to plow without they would sell them guns The like folly they committed and inconvenience to themselves and all English for eight years since in their West-India Fleet battered by the Spanish Armado they brought home forty Swedish poor soldiers and hearing that Captain Young and Master Evelin had given over their Fort begun at Eriwemeck within Delaware Bay there halfe starved and tottered they left them who learning the Indian language and finding much talk and trials of a gold mine there though in truth fifty shillings charges produced of that light sand but nine shillings in gold and therefore was of Captain Young that tried it slighted yet one Bogot under the Swedes name and Commission there traded to crosse the Dutch of Manhatas and to undersell them and left and seated there

Belgium by 5 years living an Officer in Ireland and this last 7 years in America his studie and suits at home and abroad enabling his impartiall and infallible judgement of Judicature and certainly his perfect knowledge of his 23 Indian Kings under the command of this our Lord Royall as of his good and bad neighbours their power wealth and weaknesse English Aliens and Indians appears by his notes and books where none of their treacheries plots conspiracies haltings and villanies their Antagonists their numbers and abilities the advantage of our armes and fights and stratagerns are as Greek phalanges and they as Romane Manuples and enemies to side with and how to quiet and regain kill or surprise them is not expressed What Port Bay and soundings Creek river rock quarries of stone slat Iron mines Gum-Dragoon Lead Gold and Silver Alablaster Terras Bolarmack red soap earth Terra-lemnia Diers ware Hearbs and Plants and their use Ocar Rudle Cinnaber for quicksilver and Vermilion is not in particular Cards by compasse and scale in books with the trials and witnesses recorded What land and sea profit fishing place for salt Potas Dies Fruits Hearbs and Plants clear Fields great Plains fine and thick Grasse Marshes necks of land rich black moulded countries for Tobacco Flaxe Rice choice Trees and Timber for Shipping and Pipestaves Masts Yards Pitch Tar sheltred places for Grapes and Fruits Cotten in Cotten river invincible places by nature others by a little charge and fort to be made impregnable is not in this huge and waste Province being 1000 mile compasse delineated and what Law or Policy and summary Justice Courts of Law Equity Appeals Awards or references fit to compose differences reconcile debates to unite hearts to settle the factious and seditious in any other English Colonies or Countries and fit for our Justice is not explained Therefore my good Lords and Adventurers since I speak of knowledge by view and certain reports of wise and knowing men I shall joy and congratulate with you all in so able sufficient and honourable a Governour happily to rule to defend and doe us justice a tried and seasoned man and excellent Pilot in all this Land and Seas not afeard in person as a true Captain Generall by Land and Sea to leade and settle us by Boat Horse or Foot as able and willing as any of the meanest and therfore I think at first it most materiall to expresse the Law Statutes and Judgements and Acts of Parliament of Counts and Count Palatines and County Palatines and of our Province and County Palatine Liberties and the ancient family 1200 year from the Saxons in England of our Earl Palatine his pedegree and alliance And since according as other Palatines as he of Chester and Duresme made their Barons and Knights as therein many are yet living you my Lord have begun to honour first your own children I tender my best respects unto your Lps sonne and heir apparant Francis Lord Ployden Baron of Mount Royall D. Governour and to Thomas Lord Ployden Baron of Roymont High Admirall and to the Lady Winefrid Baronesse of Vvedale the pattern of mildnesse and modesty and to the Lady Barbara Baronesse of Ritchneck the mirrour of wit and beauty and to the Lady Katherine Baronesse of Princeport that pretty babe of grace whose fair hands I kisse hoping on your Lordships invitation C. C. T. and your two Baronets L. and M. to get them as they promised to goe with us I hope to get your Knights and 200 Planters on this side ready And thus with tender of my service to your Lordships and all the Company I rest Your humblest servant BEAUCHAMP PLANTAGENET Middleboro this 5 of Decemb. 1648. THE CONTENTS OF THE severall Chapters Chap. 1. OF Counts or Earls created and County Palatines and of our Province and County Palatine Liberties and the ancient Family 1200 years of our Earle Palatine from the Saxons in England his pedegree and alliance Ch. 2. His Majesty and his Auncestors just title and actuall possession of these Countries of some Aliens and Pirats in landing and disinheriting the English Crown and of bad English and Fugitives to them adhering the just cause and excuse to expel them Ch. 3. The Description of Master Robert Evelin and 13 witnesses printed 7 years since and now re-printed Ch. 4. The more large and exact Description and Declaration of many things these last seven years the bounds of all to it adjoyning of Virginia Maryland New England and Answer to Objections of bounds The number of the present inhabitants and their Cattell in this Province 1000 miles compasse the number of Indians Ch. 5. What Cargason is necessary to transport for the Lord of a Manor or to trade or truck with the Indians Ch. 6. Our present staple commodities how oft a man transported and stockt to make of his 100 acres 50 or 70 per annum CHAP. I. FOr the first creation of Earls in the Saxons time and since by the Norman Kings in England I refer you to that learned Antiquary Master Selden his Book who writeth at large in his Book of Titles and Honours as well of this as of forain Nations But there you shall finde Records cited and Earls made both by Privy Signet and Privy Seal without the Great Seal And they were not then meerly titulary and nominall without Interest Power and Judicature as now they are commonly all except the Earle of Arundell who still is a locall feodall Earl by possession of the Castle and of some Rapes or Liberties for the Lord Lumley not long since for some yeares being possessed thereof was for such time Earle of Arundell and that Earledome is confirmed and so adjudged with his honour and precedency by the house of Peers entred both in the Parliament and Court of Honour Rols and the Royall Grant was Do tibi Comitatum tertiam partem profitucrum unde Comes est And he made the Sheriffe or his Vicount or Deputy and the County Court was his and it was an honour and office both with the County and assignable the assignee enjoying the County honour and office as in Master Seldens Booke is cited in their Patents and was not so many large words for his Title and Peerage as is now used But in the Reports 9 Iacobi of Sir Iohn Davis in the case of the County Palatine and in the Fourth Part of the Institutes of Sir Edward Coke of Jurisdiction of Courts of the three County Palatines yet in England you may see Acts of Parliament Judgements and full matter shewing That there were Comites Palatini of the first and higher ranke which had in their Territories absolute command in Martiall civill and criminall matters with all Royalties and Regalities which the second order of titulary or nominall Earls had not both in the Saxons and Normans time long before the title of Duke Marquesse or Vicount were here granted Secondly Comes Palatinus was Comes Palatii being a chief Councell and