stored with abundance and plentie in England continuall wasting no Husbandry the old store still spent on no order for new prouisions what better could befall vnto the Inhabitants Land-lords and Tenants of that corner then necessarily following cleannesse of teeth famine and death Is it not the sentence and doome of the Wiseman Yet a little sleepe a little slumber and a little folding of the hands to sleepe so thy pouerty commeth as one that trauelleth by the way and thy necessitie like an armed man And with this Idlenesse when some thing was in store all wastfull courses exercised to the heigth and the headlesse multitude some neither of qualitie nor Religion not imployed to the end for which they were sent hither no not compelled since in themselues vnwilling to sowe Corne for their owne bellies nor to put a Roote Herbe c. for their owne particular good in their Gardens or elsewhere I say in this neglect and sensuall Surfet all things suffered to runne on to lie sicke and languish must it be expected that health plentie and all the goodnesse of a well ordered State of necessitie for all this to flow in this Countrey You haue a right and noble heart worthy Lady bee iudge of the truth herein Then suffer it not bee concluded vnto you nor beleeue I beseech you that the wants and wretchednesse which they haue indured ascend out of the pouertie and vilenesse of the Countrey whether bee respected the Land or Riuers the one and the other hauing not only promised but powred enough in their veines to conuince them in such calumnies and to quit those common calamities which as the shadow accompanies the body the precedent neglects touched at if truely followed and wrought vpon What England may boast of hauing the faire hand of husbandry to manure and dresse it God and Nature haue fauourably bestowed vpon this Country and as it hath giuen vnto it both by situation height and soyle all those past hopes assurances which follow our well planted natiue Countrie and others lying vnder the same influence if as ours the Countrey and soyle might be improued and drawne forth so hath it indowed it as is most certaine with many more which England fetcheth farre vnto her from elsewhere For first wee haue experience and euen our eyes witnesse how yong so euer wee are to the Countrie that no Countrey yeeldeth goodlier Corne nor more manifold increase large Fields wee haue as prospects of the same and not farre from our Pallisado Besides wee haue thousands of goodly Vines in euery hedge and Boske running along the ground which yeelde a plentifull Grape in their kinde Let mee appeale then to knowledge if these naturall Vines were planted dressed and ordered by skilfull Vinearoones whether wee might not make a perfect Grape and fruitefull vintage in short time And we haue made triall of our owne English seedes kitchen 〈◊〉 and Rootes and finde them to prosper as speedily as in England Onely let me truely acknowledge they are not an hundreâ— or two of deboist hands dropt forth by yeare after yeare with penury and leisure ill prouâ—ed for before they come and worse to be gouerned when they are here men of such distempeâ—â—d bodies and infected mindes whom no examples daily before their eyes either of goodnesse 〈◊〉 punishment can deterre from their habituall impieties or terrifie from a shamefull death â—hat must be the Carpenters and workemen in this so glorious a building Then let no rumour of the pouerty of the Couâ—â—ry as if in the wombe thereof there lay not those elementall seedes which could produce 〈◊〉 many faire births of plenty and increase and better hopes then any land vnder the heaueâ— to which the Sunne is no neerer a neighbour I say let no imposture rumour nor any fame of â—ome one or a few more changeable actions interposing by the way or at home waue any â—â—ns faire purposes hitherward or wrest them to a declining and falling off from the businesse I will acknowledge deere Lady I haue seene much propensnesse already towards the vnity and generall endeauours how câ—â—tentedly doe such as labour with vs goe forth when men of ranke and quality assist anâ—â—et on their labours I haue seene it and I protest it I haue heard the inferiour people with alacrity of spirit professe that they should neuer refuse to doe their best in the prâ—â—tise of their sciences and knowledges when such worthy and Noble Gentlemen goe â—n and out before them and not onely so but as the occasion shall be offered no â—â—â—e helpe them with their hand then defend them with their Sword And it is to be vnderstood that such as labour are not yet so taxed but that easily they performe the same and e 〈…〉 by tenne of the clocke haue done their Mornings worke at what time they haue theâ— allowances set out ready for them and vntill it be three of the clocke againe they take their owne pleasure and afterwards with the Sunne set their dayes labour is finished In all which courses if the businesse be continued I doubt nothing with Gods fauour towards vs but to see it in time a Countrie an Hauen and a Staple fitted for such a trade as shall aduance assureder increase both to the Aduenturers and free Burgers thereof then any Trade in Christendome or then that euen in her earely dayes when Michael Cauacco the Greeke did first discouer it to our English Factor in Poland which extenus it selfe now from Calpe and Abila to the bottome of Sidon and so wide as Alexandria and all the Ports and Hauens North and South through the Arches to Cio Smyrna Troy the Hellespont and vp to Pompeys Pillar which as a Pharos or watch Tower stands vpon the wondrous opening into the Euxine Sea From the three and twentieth of May vnto the seuenth of Iune our Gouernour attempted and made triall of all the wayes that both his owne iudgement could prompe him in and the aduise of Captaine George Percy and those Gentlemen whom hee found of the Counsell when hee came in as of others whom hee caused to deliuer their knowledges concerning the State and Condition of the Countrey but after much debating it could not appeare how possibly they might preserue themselues reseruing that little which wee brought from the Bermudas in our Shippes and was vpon all occasions to stand good by vs tenne dayes from staruing For besides that the Indians were of themselues poore they were forbidden likewise by their subtile King Powhatan at all to trade with vs and not onely so but to indanger and assault any Boate vpon the Riuer or stragler out of the Fort by Land by which not long before our arriuall our people had a large Boate cut off and diuers of our men killed euen within command of our Blocke-house as likewise they shot two of our people to death after we had bin foure and fiue dayes come in and yet would
are inuited to praise the name of the Lord for hee hath commanded and they were created How much more should the tongue of man be the Pen of a readie writer and as it is called The glory of the man so imploy it selfe in setting forth the glory of God in his Workes of Creation Prouidence Redemption God is a Glorious Circle whose Center is euery where his circumference no where himselfe to himselfe is Circle and Circumference the Ocean of Entitie that very vbique from whom to whom the Centre of vnitie all diuersified lines of varietie issue and returne And although we euery where feele his present Deitie yet the difference of heauenly climate and influence causing such discording concord of dayes nights seasons such varietie of meteors elements aliments such noueltie in Beasts Fishes Fowles such luxuriant plentie and admirable raritie of Trees Shrubs Hearbs such fertilitie of soyle insinuation of Seas multiplicitie of Riuers safetie of Ports healthfulnesse of ayre opportunities of habitation materialls for action obiects for contemplation haps in present hopes of future worlds of varietie in that diuersified world doe quicken our mindes to apprehend whet our tongues to declare and fill both with arguments of diuine praise On the other side considering so good a Countrey so bad people hauing little of Humanitie but shape ignorant of Ciuilitie of Arts of Religion more brutish then the beasts they hunt more wild and vnmanly then that vnmanned wild Countrey which they range rather then inhabite captiuated also to Satans tyranny in foolish pieties mad impieties wicked idlenesse busie and bloudy wickednesse hence haue wee fit obiects of zeale and pitie to deliuer from the power of darknesse that where it was said Yee are not my people they may bee called the children of the liuing God that Iustice may so proceed in rooting out those murtherers that yet in iudgement imitating Gods deâ—ling with vs wee may remember Mercy to such as their owne innocence shall protect and Hope shall in Charitie iudge capable of Christian Faith And let men know that hee which conuerteth a sinner from the errour of his way shall saue a soule from death and shall hide a multitude of sinnes And Sauiours shall thus come on Mount Zion to iudge the Mount of Esau and the Kingdome of Virginia shall be Lord. Thus shall wee at once ouercome both Men and Deuills and espouse Virginia to one husband presenting her as a chast Uirgin to Christ. If the eye of Aduenturers were thus single how soone and all the body should be light But the louing our selues more then God hath detained so great blessings from vs to Virginia and from Virginia to vs. Godlinesse hath the promises of this life and that which is to come And if wee be carefull to doe Gods will he will be ready to doe ours All the rich endowments of Uirginia her Virgin-portion from the creation nothing lessened are wages for all this worke God in wisedome hauing enriched the Sauage Countries that those riches might be attractiues for Christian suters which there may sowe spirituals and reape temporals But what are those riches where we heare of no Gold nor Siluer and see more impouerished here then thence enriched and for Mines we heare of none but Iron Iron mindes Iron age of the world who gaue Gold or Siluer the Monopoly of wealth or made them the Almighties fauorites Precious perils specious punishments whose originall is neerest hell whose house is darknesse which haue no eye to see the heauens nor admit heauens eye guilty malefactors to see them neuer produced to light but by violence and conuinced vpon records written in bloud the occasioners of violence in the World which haue infected the surface of their natiue earth with deformity and sterility these Mines being fit emblemes of mindes couetous stored with want and euer wanting their owne store her bowels with darknesse damps deaths causing trouble to the neighbour Regions and mischiefe to the remotest Penurious mindes Is there no riches but Gold Mines Are Iron Mines neglected reiected for hopes of Siluer What and who else is the Alchymist and impostor which turnes the World and Men and all into Iron And how much Iron-workes in Warres and Massacres hath American Gold and Siluer wrought thorow all Christendome Neither speake I this as if our hopes were blasted and growne deplorate and desperate this way the Country being so little searched and the remote in-land-Mountaines vnknowne but to shew the fordid tincture and base alloy of these Mine-mindes Did not the Spanish Iron tell me you that contemne Iron-mines draw to it the Indian Siluer and Gold I will not be a Prophet for Spaine from Virginia But I cannot forget the wily apophthegme of the Pilots Boy in the Cacafuego a great Ship laden with treasure taken in the South Sea by Sir Francis Drake who seeing the English Ordnance command such treasure from the Spanish Cacafuego Our Ship said he shall be called the Cacaplata and the English may be named the Cacafuego I will not be so vnmannerly to giue you the homely English it is enough that English Iron brought home the Spanish-Indian Siluer and Gold But let vs consult with the wisest Councellour Canaan Abrahams promise Israels inheritance type of heauen and ioy of the earth What were her riches were they not the Grapes of Eshcol the balme of Gilead the Cedary neighbourhood of Libanus the pastury vale of Ierieho the dewes of heauen fertility of soile temper of climat the flowing not with Golden Sands but with Milke and Hony necessaries and pleasures of life not bottomelesse gulfes of lust the commodious scituation for two Seas and other things like in how many inferiour to this of Virginia What golden Country euer nourished with her naturall store the hundreth part of men in so small a proportion of earth as Dauid there mustered being 1100000. of Israel and 500000. of Iuda not reckoning the Tribes of Leui and Beniamin all able men for warres And after him in a little part of that little Iehoshaphat More I dare say then the Spaniards can finde in one hundred times so much of their Mine lands and choose their best in Peru New Spaine and the Ilands the Scriptures containing an infallible muster-booke of 1160000. able Souldiers in his small territories That then is the richest Land which can feede most men Man being a mortall God the best part of the best earth and visible end of the visible World What remarkeable Gold or Siluer Mines hath France Belgia Lumbardy or other the richest peeces of Europe what hath Babylonia Mauritania or other the best of Asia and Africke What this our fertile Mother England Aske our late Trauellers which saw so much of Spaine the most famous part of Europe for Mynes of old and inriched with the Mynes of the New World if an Englishman needs to enuy a Spaniard or prefer a Spanish life and happinesse to his owne Their old
bee seene thirty leagues into the Sea 1434 Moyemon a large towne in the River Marwin 1283 Muccambro an Iland and Mountaine in Guiana 1272 Mumpara a plaine abounding with graines of gold 1284 Murther how punished in Guiana 1272. In Brasile 1342 Murther punished by the Indians with present death 1870 Muskitoes their venemous stinging 1556 Muso a towne in new Granada the exceeding benefit thereof to the King of Spaine 1420 Muske of a Crocodiles Cod 1228 Muske-Snake a sweet smelling Serpent of Brasile 130â— Mutinie like to receiue its deserved reward 1201 Mutinie the ouerthrow of a voyage 1260 Mutiny among the Spaniards 1436 Among the French in Florida 1603. Among the English in Virginia 1729 1730. In the Bermudas 1743 Mutinga aboundeth with Myues 1203 Mutton-Port 1620 N. NAguatex a towne in Florida 1553 Namaschet a towne vnder Massasoyt 1851. The Namaschets courteous entertainment of the English ibid. Names encreased according to the number of persons slaughtered among the Indians 1226 Names altered amongst the Indians according to their acts and disposition 1869. Names of certaine Englishmen assistants in the Plantation of the New-found-land 1888 Names of the English Knights fighting at the siege of Cadiz 1933. Names of the Captaines and chiefe officers in the Voyage to Azores 1939 Nansamund a River in Virginia 1692 Nanohiggansets threaten the English 1853. Their great superstition in doing sacrifice to their god Habbamoqui 1868 Naruaez his voyage ariuall at Dominica Saint Iago The Trinitie his shipwracke there his comming to the land of Marles 1500 1501 1499. His taking possession of a towne in Florida for the King of Spaine 1501. His ariuall at Apalachen and entertainment there his surprisall by other Indians his comming to Ante 1502 1503. His distressed successe 1504. And losse of men by the Indians ibid. His misery by thirst 1505. His companies extreame weaknesse 1509. With insufferable famine and mortalitie 1508 Napetuca a towne in Florida 1533 Naragooc a towne in Mawooshen 1875 Nations that are barbarous licenced by the Popes Bull to be subdued by violence 1602 Nauarre ouerthroweth the forces of the French King at the battell of Courtras 1942 Nauy of Queene Elizabeth sent to the Azores 1939 Navigation the advancement of Nations 1820 Nauigators instrâ—â—tions 1368 1373 Nausets a company of the Savages in New-England a hundred strong 1849 Nebamocago a towne bordering on the River Aponeg in Mawooshen 1874 Negligence like to endanger the losse of a great prize 1145 The Portingals for the West Negro's rebelling against the Spaniards 1434 Neguiwo an I le neere the River Sagodohoc in Mawooshen 1874 Nepios certaine inhabitants of Trinidad 1247 Niewoc an Ile in Mawooshen 1874 Neredoshan a towne on the River Aponeg 1874 Nets made to carie travelling strangers from towne to towne in Brasile 1242 New-France a great part of it thought to be sandie ground as far as Virginia 1634 1635. New-Frances commodities presented the King of France 1641. The inhabitants when first christened 1644 New-France inhabited by the Frenchmen because they hope to get a passage thence to China 1642 1644. The manner of trading in New-France 1626 New-Frances diseases how they may be escaped 1624 1625. New France the bounds thereof 1603. The probabilities of gold Mines there 1621. Diamonds Turkie stones there 1621. Grapes Fish and Cedars 1622 New-Mexico the towns thereof and building the inhabitants and their worshipping the Deuill 1561 Capt Newports voyage to Virginia and returne for England 1186 1705 1706. His supposed preiudice to the English plantation there 1717. His opposing Capt. Smith ibid. His proceeding to discouer Monacan in Virginia and successe 1778 New-England the New-found-land discouered and implanted by the English 1827. The climat very temperate agreeable to the bodies of the English making them liue longer then in other countreys the soyle fertile variety of nourishing hearbs and roots the coast full of commodious harbours and havens many Iles fit for plantation wood of all sorts in abundance 1831. The people haue our English Nation in good estimation and are tractable in trading the Sea is stored with all kind of Fish diuersity of wild foule Doues in great aboundance in time of Strawberries abundance of rich Furs 1831 1832. Great shews of Amber-greece and Pearle store of Whales in the Sea thereabout ibid. New-England described 1870. English corne and cattle prosper there 1878 New-found-land described the fertility of the soyle the temperature of the aire conueniencie of the Baies the inhabitants their nature and customes 1885. Herbs and flowers pleasant and medicinable great increase of corne store of Deere and other beasts great store of land and water-foule 1885. Store of trees fit to build with 1886. Great probabilitie of Mynes and fish in great abundance ibid. New-Plimmouth abounding with divers commodities of great worth and very necessary for mans sustenance Timber of all sorts diuers Mines of vnknowne worth store of fish Beauers and others 1840 Nicaragua Province 1446 1576 Saint Nicholas Bay 1146 Nicholas Sanders his slanders against Q. Elizabeth Hee obtaineth to be the Popes Nuncio entereth Ireland winneth Desmon runneth mad and dyeth miserably 1893 Nicorago a River 1185 Nilco a Province or territory in Florida one of the richest in all that country the townes inhabitants and commodities thereof 155â— Noblemen imployed in the voyage to the Azores 1939 Noble Personages voluntaries in 88. vnder the King of Spaines banner 1901 Nondacao a province in Florida wel inhabited the commodities thereof 1553 Norrack a Province neere the River Arwi in Guiana 1271 Gen. Norris his materiall education Generall of all the English Forcesâ— Martiall in the field vnder Conte Hohenlo Martiall of the field in England Generall of the Army in Frisland Lord President of Munster in Ireland 1916. Winneth great honour fame by his wel ordered retrait in the service before Gaunt 1962. His death 1968 Mr Norwoods relation of the Bermudas and the English plantation there 1797. seq Noert a famous Navigator among the Dutch 1191 Norumbega River and the fabulous narrations thereof 1625 Nose lost in cold weather 1â—05 Noua Galitia 1526 Noua Scotia a prosperous plantation by the dexterity of Sir Samuel Argall 1828. Noua Scotia a plantation in America 1871. Abundance of Strawberries and all kind of wild foule and very pleasant countrey 1873 Nunnez his relation of the Fleet which Pamphilo Naruaez was gouernour of in India 1499. seq His shipwracke 1500. His disastrous fortune by famine sicknesse labour and nakednesse amâ—ng the Indians 1509 1510. His comming after divers perils to the Indians-Auauarez 1514. His mishaps there and dangerous escaping of burning 1515. His curing the sicke by prayer and raising one from the dead 1516. His comming to the Harbudaos and the hungry shifts hee made there 1517 1518. His repute among the Savages their feare and admiration of him 1521 1522 1323. His travell to the South Sea and occurrents 1524 c. His meeting with his country-men 1526. His ariuall at Compostella and Mexico 1528
what it cost and suddenly cloue his head therewith which his brother perceiuing ranne for his Rapier but the Indian women had stolne it away before and so they killed him also with their Bowes and Arrowes and three or foure Negroes which seemed to resist them and thereupon flied to the Mountaines gathering a great company vnto him promising them that if they would aide him against the Spaniards in Coro he would giue them the Spaniards wiues and daughters in marriage But before they put this conspieacie in practise Captaine Peroso by a Policie tooke him feasting among his fellowe and women and tooke thirtie with him and brought them all to Coro where they were to suffer death with great torments to terrifie the rest And of some they cut off the thumbes and cut the sinewes of their two fore-fingers whereby they wanted the benefit of â—hooting Our entertainment there was such that we could not desire to part from thâ—m to come into our owne Countrey without offending them For a Frigat being readie at Coro 〈◊〉 goe for Carthagena foure of vs made intreatie for passage which were Philip Glastocke Richarâ— Garret William Picks and my selfe Iohn Nicols for all the rest were in the Countrey vpon plâ—sure some in one place and some in another And when the ship was readie to depart they perâ—â—aded the Gouernour not to let vs goe For they told him that there were many ships of Hollandâ—on â—on the Coast and that if we went all in the Frigate we would betray it vnto them causing the Fathers of their Churches to tell vs That if we would stay wee should be as themselues arâ— they would willingly bestow both their daughters and their goods vpon vs. Yet notwithstanding all their allurements our desire was for our owne Countrey and so three of vs procured meâ—es for to goe and William Picks was stayed by meanes his Master told the Gouernour that foâ—e were to many to venter in the Frigat Thus we departed from Core about the twentieth of Aprill leauing all those with whom wee dwelt very sorrowfull for our departure who gaue vs great store of prouision for our Voyage They were very loth to let vs go to Carthagena for feare we should be put into the Gallies And the Gouernour of Coro himselfe wrote vnto the chiefe men of Carthagena in our commendation as to Don Pedro de Barres who was his Sonne in Law but it tooke small effect By the way wee touched at Santa Marta and watered there Within three dayes after we arriued at Carthagena we were committed to Prison by the Teniente for the Gouernour was dead not three dayes before we came in Yet we brought our Letter from Coro from one Sennor Gasper Sanchio Contador or in our behalfe to one Sennor Antonio Cambero who prooued a speciall good friend vnto vs. For we had not beene an houre in Prison but hee came to vs and comforted vs and bade vs not to feare for wee should not want any thing So he went to the Teniente and proffered three of his Negroes to set vs at libertie and if we made an escape he should haue those Negroes for his owne vse The worst of those Negroes was worth three hundred Duckets But hee would not neither would he allow vs any victuals But this Cambero sent vs euery day at noone one very good meales meate Also there were three Englishmen who serued as Mariners in one of the King of Spaines Gallions which carrie his Treasure which after that they were at Sea were by forcible tempest driuen back againe to Carthagena in a great danger to be sunk for she had twelue foot water in her Some escaped to Hauana and fiue of the richest ships were sunke on the shoalds betwixt Carthagena and Hauana These three Englishmen did allow vs twelue pence a day so long as wee remayned in Prison Euery Saturday the Teniente with his Alcaldies doe sit in iudgement within the Prison where the Teniente commanded that we should be sent to the Gallies Then one Alcaldie who was alwayes found to bee a fauourer of Englishmen whose name was Sennor Francisco Lopez de Moralis called for our Examination which when hee had perused hee told him that hee could not with Iustice commit vs. Who answered againe Then let them remayne in Prison vntill the Gallions come from Spaine for the treasure Within two moneths after a Deputie Gouernour was chosen vnto whom we framed a Petition which was deliuered by Iohn Frendgam whose answere was to him that if wee could procure any Spaniards to bayle vs for our forth comming we should be at libertie Which Sennor Francisco Lopez and Antonie Cambero no sooner heard but they entred into bond of a thousand Duckets for our forth comming And at our deliuery the Teniente told vs that although by order of Law they could iustly haue put vs to death yet seeing God had so miraculously saued vs and that we had endured so many miseries to saue our liues and that we came to them for succour and reliefe they were content to set vs at libertie So Francisco Lopez brought a discharge from the Gouernour to the Iaylour for our deliuery out of Prison and brought vs all three to his owne house where was prouided for euery one of vs a seuerall bed For the Countrey is so hot that we cannot lie but one in a bed Our entertainment was very great and all our seruices in plate with great varietie of meates and of all the most delicious Indian fruits and yet he thought we neuer fared well enough without hee sent vs one extraordinary dish or other from his owne Table Also many Gallauts resorted to his house to play at Cards who would bee very liberall vnto vs at their winning and would giue vs sixe or seuen pieces of Eight at a time There we continued vntill the Gallions were readie to goe for Spaine with the treasure then hee procured vs passage euery one in a seuerall ship And the day before wee embarked which was about the first of August there came two more of our company from Coro which were Miles Pet and Richard Ferne who were both placed with Philip Glastocke in the shippe called Saint Baotholomew Richard Garret went in the ship called La Madre de Dios and my selfe in the Santa Cruz. So we were a moneth in sayling to Hauana where wee stayed another moneth to trimme the ships The Gouernour there was Don Pedro de Valdes Prisoner in England 1588. So we liued all on shoare with eighteene pence a day for our diet and about the end of September departed leauing that shippe wherein Philip Glastocke Miles Pet and Richard Ferne were with another ship called the Saint Vincent for want of prouision of bread We shot the channell of Florida in eight dayes against the winde and came along by the I le of Bermuda and were nine weekes in sayling betweene Hauana and the Coast of Spaine The tempests and stomes which
merchandise There is no Vines in that Country but the Soyle being rich and fertile and the climate hot if they were planted there they would prosper exceedingly and yeelde good Sackes and Canary wines which in those parts we finde to be very wholesome Many other necessary prouisions sufficient for the sustenance of man doe there abound in plenty Namely Deere of all sorts wilde Swine in great numbers whereof there are two kindes the one small by the Indians called Pockiero which hath the nanile in the backe the other is called Paingo and is as faire and large as any we haue in England There be store of Hares and Conies but of a kinde far differing from ours There be Tigers Leopards Ounces Armadils Maipuries which are in taste like Beefe wil take falt Baremoes or Ant-Beares which taste like Mutton other small beasts of the same taste coloured like a Fawne Elkes Monkies and Marmosites of diuers sorts both great and small of these beasts there bee innumerable and by experience we haue found them all good meate Many other kindes of beasts there are of sundry and strange shapes which hereafter shall be figured in their true proportion according to the life with their names annexed Of Fowles there bee diuers kindes namely Wild-ducks Widgins Teales Wild-geese Herons of diuers colours Cranes Storkes Pheasants Patridges Doues Stock-doues Black-birds Curlewes Godwits Woodcokes Snites Parrots of sundry sorts many other kindes of great and small Birds of rare colours besides great rauenous Fowles and Hawkes of euery kinde Of fish the varietie is great first of Sea fish there is Sea-breame Mullet Soale Scate Thornebacke the Sword-fish Sturgeon Seale a fish like vnto a Salmon but as the Salmon is red this is yellow Shrimps Lobsters and Oysters which hang vpon the branches of Trees There is a rare fish called Cassoorwa which hath in each eye two sights and as it swimmeth it beareth the lower sights within the water and the other aboue the ribs and back of this fish resemble those parts of a man hauing the ribs round and the back flat with a dent therein as a man hath it is somewhat bigger then a Smelt but farre exceeding it for daintie meate and many other sorts there be most excellent Of fresh-water fish many kindes vnknowne in these parts but all exceeding good and daintie And I dare be bold to say that this Countrie may compare with any other of the world for the great varietie of excellent fish both of the Sea and fresh Waters There is also a Sea-fish which vsually commeth into the fresh waters especially in the winter and wet season it is of great esteeme amongst vs and we account it halfe flesh for the bloud of it is warme it commeth vp into the shallow waters in the drowned lands and feedeth vpon grasse and weedes the Indians name it Coiumero and the Spaniards Manati but wee call it the Sea-cow in taste it is like beefe will take salt and serue to victuall ships as in our knowledge hath beene proued by our Countrimen Of this fish may bee made an excellent oile for many purposes the fat of it is good to frie either fish or flesh the hide as I haue heard will make good buffe and being dried in the Sunne and kept from wet will serue for Targets and Armour against the Indian arrowes In the wet season the store of them are infinite some of these hides were heretofore brought into England by Sir Walter Rawleigh The seuerall kindes of fruits are many the Pina Platana Potato Medler Plums of diuers forts the Nuts of strange kindes The excellency of the Pina I cannot expresse for I dare boldly affirme that the world affoordeth not a more delicate fruit In taste it is like Straw-berries Claret-wine and Sugar The Platana is also a very good fruit and tasteth like an old Pippin The Potato is well knowne The Medler exceedeth in greatnesse The Plums I cannot commend for to eate much of them doth cause fluxes which in those Countries are dangerous The Nuts are good being moderately eaten HAuing thus most excellent Prince declared the seuerall sorts of prouisions for victuals and necessarie foodes it remayneth that I now make mention of the varietie of commodities found in the Countrie for the trade of merchandise which in few yeeres by our paines and industrie may be brought to perfection and so setled in those parts that not onely the vndertakers may receiue reward for their indeuours but our Countrie also may grow rich by trading for the fruits of our labours The first and principall commoditie of estimation are the Sugar-canes whereof in those parts there is great plentie the soile is as fertill for them as in any other part of the world They doe there grow to great bignesse in a short time by orderly and fit planting of them and by erecting conuenient workes for the boyling and making of Sugars which at the first will require some charge and expence may be yeerly returned great benefit and wealth the long experience of the Portugals and Spaniards in Brasil and the Iland of the Canaries and of the Moores in Barbarie may giue vs certaine assurance and full satisfaction thereof The Cotton wooll is a generall commoditie beneficiall to our Merchants and profitable to our Countrie by making of Fustians and seruing for Bumbaste and other vses for making of Hamaccas which are the Indian beds most necessarie in those parts and also of a fine cotton cloth for clothing of the people There is a naturall Hempe or Flax of great vse almost as fine cloth it is most excellent There bee many rare and singular commodities for Dyers of which sort there is a red berrie called Annoto which being rightly prepared by the Indians dyeth a perfect and sure Orange-tawnie in silke it hath beene sold in Holland for twelue shillings starling the pound and is yet of a good price There is another berrie that dyeth blue There is also a gumme of a tree whereof I haue seene experience that in cloth dyeth a sure and perfect yellow in graine There bee leaues of certaine Trees which being rightly prepared doe die a deepe red There is also a wood which dyeth a purple and is of a good price and another that dyeth yellow There is yet another wood which dyeth a purple when the liquor is hot and a crimson when the liquor is cold Many other notable things there are no doubt not yet knowne vnto vs which by our diligent labour and obseruation in time will be discouered and found The sweet Gummes of inestimable value and strange operation in physicke and chirurgerie are innumerable there is yellow Amber Gumma Lemnia Colliman or Carriman Barratta and many more which I omit The Collman hath beene proued by Master Walter Cary of Wictham in Buckinghamshice a Gentleman of great iudgement and practice in physicke to be of speciall regard
Isla de Gallo where Francisco Pizarro and his Brethren went on Land and left Diego de Almagro in the ships And the whole number which afterward landed on the mayne Land were sixtie Horsemen and one hundred and twentie Footmen with two great Field-peeces But before we proceed any further wee thinke it not amisse to describe vnto you the situation of Peru and the naturall disposition of the Inhabitants This Countrie was called Peru by the Spaniards of a Riuer so named by the Indians where they first came to the sight of Gold From which Riuer standing vnder the Line till you come to Copiapo the first Towne on the Coast of Chili stretcheth the Land of Peru for the space of eight hundred leagues vpon sixe hundred whereof from Atacama to Tumbez did neuer drop of raine fall since the Floud of Noah and yet is it the fruitfullest Land for all kinde of victuals and other necessaries for the sustentation of mans life that is to bee found in all the world besides The reason why it raineth not in this Land is because it being a plaine Countrie and very narrow and lowe situate betweene the Equinoctiall and the Tropike of Capricorne there runneth on the West frontier not aboue twenty leagues from the Sea called Mar del Sur Eastward thereof a mightie ridge of high Mountaines couered with snowe the heigth of which Mountaines so draweth the moisture of the cloudes vnto it self that no raine falleth vpon the Vallies of Peru From these Mountains issue great store of Riuers into the South Sea with the waters whereof drawn by certaine sluces and chanels they moisten their Vineyards and Corne-fields and by this meanes the Land is so exceeding fruitfull Betweene these Mountaines and the Mountaines of Chili that stretch vnto the Straites of Magellan heth a Plaine of sixtie leagues ouer being so cold that it yeeldeth no Wheat but good store of other victâ—als This Countrie of Peru is full of people well apparelled and of ciuill behauiour It hath many mines of God and more of Siluer as also great store of Copper and Tinne-mines with abundance of Saltpeter and of Brimstone to make Gun-powder There are likewise Cattell of all sorts among which there is a beast in shape somewhat resembling a Camell but no bigger then a Steere of a yeere old they serue to carrie burdens their flesh being good to eate and their wooll apt for many purposes This beast is accounted the most profitable of all others for the vse of man howbeit the Spaniards since their first comming haue replenished this Countrie with Horses Kine Sheep and Goats and likewise with plenty of Wheat So that in few words this Land hath abundance of riches and victuals and is the healthfullest place in the world There were in times past Kings of this Land which were mighty Monarchs whose Dominions stretched twelue hundred leagues and their Lawes were very ciuill saue that they were worshippers of the Sunne At what time the Spaniards first entred this Land there were two Brethren of the bloud Royall which stroue who should haue the Kingdome the one called Mango Inga and the other Atabalipa Now Mango had possession of all the Mountaines and the Land within them and Atabalipa was Lord of all the Sea-coast and of the Vallies situate between the said Mountaines and the Sea The Indians seeing the Spaniards at the first arriue vpon their shoare called them Uira coche which in their Language signifieth The some of the Sea Also Atabalipa the Indian Prince sent vnto them to know what they did in his Land and what they sought for the Spaniards made answer that they were the messengers of a great Lord and that they came to speake with the Prince himselfe who sent them word that they should come with a very good-will and so Atabalipa stayed for them at a Citie called Caxamalca being thirtie leagues distant from the Sea side Whither being come they found the Indian Prince sitting in a Chariot of Gold carried vpon mens shoulders and accompanied with aboue sixtie thousand Indians all ready armed for the warres Then the Spaniards told them that they were sent from an Emperour vnto whom the Pope had giuen all that Land to conuert them vnto the Christian Faith Whereunto Atabalipa answered that he would gladly be friends with the Emperour because he was so great a Monarch but in no case with the Pope because he gaue to another that which was none of his owne Now while they were thus in talke the Spaniards discharging their two Field-peeces and their Caliuers set vpon the Indians crying Sant lago The Indians hearing the noise of the Ordnance and small shot and seeing the fire thought that flames of fire had beene come downe from Heauen vpon them whereupon they fled and left their Prince as a bootie for the Spaniards Whom they at the first intreated very gently wishing him not to feare for that their comming was onely to seeke for Gold and Siluer During the time of Atabalipas imprisonment his Captaines had slaine his Brother Mango and had subdued all the Mountaines and plaine Countries Vpon which newes Atabalipa told the Spaniards that if they would release him hee would giue them all that they should demand This communication hauing continued a whole day at length a Souldier named Soto said vnto Atabalipa what wilt thou giue vs to set thee free The Prince answered I will giue whatsoeuer you will demand Whereto the Souldier replied Thou shalt giue vs this house full of Gold and Siluer thus high lifting vp his sword and making a stroke vpon the wall And Atabalipa said that if they would grant him respite to send into his Kingdome he would fulfill their demand Whereat the Spaniards much maruelling gaue him three moneths time but hee had filled the house in two moneths and an halfe a matter scarce credible yet most true for I knowe aboue twentie men that were there at that time who all affirme that it was aboue ten millions of Gold and Siluer Howbeit for all this they let not the Prince goe but thought that in killing of him they should become Lords of the whole Land and so the Spaniards on a night strangled him But God the righteous Iudge seeing this villanous act suffered none of those Spaniards to die by the course of nature but brought them to euill and shamefull ends Vpon the newes of these great riches there came store of people out of Spaine and inhabited many places in this Countrie The King in recompence of the good seruices of the two foresaid partners appointed Diego de Almagro Gouernour of halfe the Land and Francisco Pizarro of the other halfe whom also he made a Marquesse But these two consorts in parting of a Land belonging vnto other men fell at variance and sharpe warre betweene themselues and at length Pizarro hauing slaine Almagro got all the Land into his owne hands Howbeit this prosperitie of Pizarro continued not long
that I le was like vnto it which they found in the earth about a foot or two deepe The said Monsieur Preuert gaue the Sauages Wedges and Cizers and other things necessarie to draw out the said Myne which they haue promised to doe and to bring the same the next yeere and giue it the said Monsieur Preuert They say also that within some hundred or one hundred and twentie leagues there are other Mynes but that they dare not goe thither vnlesse they haue Frenchmen with them to make warre vpon their enemies which haue the said Mynes in their possession The said place where the Myne is standeth in 44. degrees and some few minutes neere the South Coast within fiue or sixe leagues it is a kind of Bay which is certaine leagues broad at the mouth thereof and somewhat more in length where are three Riuers which fall into the great Bay neere vnto the I le of Saint Iohn which is thirtie or fiue and thirtie leagues long and is sixe leagues distant from the South shoare There is also another little Riuer which falleth almost in the mid way of that whereby Monsieur Preuert returned and there are as it were two kind of Lakes in the said Riuer Furthermore there is yet another small Riuer which goeth toward the Mountaine of the painting All these Riuers fall into the said Bay on the South-east part neere about the said Ile which the Sauages say there is of this white Metall On the North side of the said Bay are the Mynes of Copper where there is a good Hauen for ships and a small Iland at the mouth of the Hauen the ground is Oze and Sand where a man may run his ship on shoare From the said Myne to the beginning of the mouth of the said Riuers is some sixtie or eightie leagues by Land But by the Sea Coast according to my iudgement from the passage of the I le of Sain Lawrence and the Firme Land it cannot be past fiftie or sixtie leagues to the said Myne All this Countrey is exceeding faire and flat wherein are all sorts of trees which wee saw as wee went to the first Sault vp the great Riuer of Canada very small store of Firre-trees and Cypreâ—â—es And this of a truth is as much as I learned and heard of the said Monsieur Preuert BEfore we departed from Tadousac to returne into France one of the Sagamoz of the Mountayners named Bechourat gaue his Sonne to Monsieur du Pont to carrie him into France and he was much recommended vnto him by the Great Sagamo Anadabijou praying him to vse him well and to let him see that which the other two Sauages had seene which we had brought backe againe We prayed them to giue vs a woman of the Irocois whom they would haue eaten whom they gaue vnto vs and we brought her home with the foresaid Sauage Monsieur de Preuert in like manner brought home foure Sauages one man which is of the South Coast one woman and two children of the Canadians The foure and twentieth of August we departed from Gachepay the ship of the said Monsieur Preuert and ours The second of September we counted that wee were as farre as Cape Rase The fift day of the said moneth we entred vpon the Banke whereon they vse to fiâ—â— The sixteenth we were come into the Sounding which may be some fittie leagues distant from the Ushant The twentieth of the said moneth we arriued in New Hauen by the grace of God to all our contentments with a continuall fauourable wind CHAP. VII The Patent of the French King to Monsieur de MONTS for the inhabiting of the Countries of La Cadia Canada and other places in New France HEnry by the grace of God King of France and Nauarre To our deare and well beloued the Lord of Monts one of the ordinarie Gentlemen of our Chamber greeting As our greatest care and labour is and hath alwayes beene since our comming to this Crowne maintaine and conserue it in the ancient dignitie greatnesse and splendour thereof to extend and amplifie as much as lawfully may bee done the bounds and limits of the same We being of a long time informed of the situation and condition of the Lauds and Territories of La Cadia moued aboue all things with a singular zeale and deuout and constant resolution which we haue taken with the helpe and assistance of God Author Distributour and Protectour of all Kingdomes and Estates to cause the people which doe inhabit the Countrey men at this present time Barbarous Atheists without Faith or Religion to be conuerted to Christianitie and to the Beliefe and Profession of our Faith and Religion and to draw them from the ignorance and vnbeliefe wherein they are Hauing also of a long time knowne by the Relation of the Sea Captaines Pilots Merchants and others who of long time haue haunted frequented and trafficked with the people that are found in the said places how fruitfull commodious and profitable may be vnto vs to our Estates and Subiects the Dwelling Possession and Habitation of those Countries for the great and apparent profit which may be drawne by the greater frequentation and habitude which may bee had with the people that are found there and the Trafficke and Commerce which may be by that meanes safely treated and negotiated We then for these causes fully trusting on your great wisdome and in the knowledge and experience that rou haue of the qualitie condition and situation of the said Countrie of La Cadia for diuers and sundry Nauigations Voyages and Frequentations that you haue made into those parts and others neere and bordering vpon it Assuring our selues that this our resolution and intention being committed vnto you you will attentiuely diligently and no lesse couragiously and valorously execute and bring to such perfection as we desire Haue expresly appointed and established you and by these Presents signed with our owne hands doe commit ordaine make constitute and establish you our Lieutenant Generall for to represent our person in the Countries Territories Coasts and Co fines of La Cadia To begin from the 40. degree vnto the 46. And in the same distance or part of it as farre as may bee done to establish extend and make to be knowne our Name Might and Authoritie And vnder the same to subiect submit and bring to obedience all the people of the said Land and the Borderers thereof And by the meanes thereof and all lawfull wayes to call make instruct prouoke and incite them to the knowledge of God and to the light of the Faith and Christian Religion to establish it there And in the exercise and profession of the same keepe and conserâ—â— the said people and all other Inhabitants in the said places and there to command in peace rest and tranquillâ—â—ie as well by Sea as by Land to ordaine decide and cause to bee executed all that which you shall iudge fit and necessarie to be done for
abroad our Colours and went toward the Admirall before wee came vnto him he likewise strooke downe our Sayle and came vnder his lee demanding his pleasure the other ship which first shot vs all our Sayles being downe and shot our mayne Sayle in pieces lying on the Decke And forthwith the Admirall came on boord of vs with two and twentie men in their ships Boate with Rapiers Swords and halfe-pikes We being all in peace stood readie to entertayne them in peace But assoone as they were entred on boord of vs they did most cruelly beate vs all and wounded two of our Company in the heads with their Swords not sparing our Captayne nor any Also they wounded Assacomoit one of the Sauages aforesaid most cruelly in seuerall places in the bodie and thrust quite through the arme the poore creature creeping vnder a Cabbin for feare of their rigour and as they thrust at him wounding him he cried still King Iames King Iames King Iames his ship King Iames his ship Thus hauing beaten vs all downe vnder the Deckes presently they beat vs vp againe and thrust vs ouer-boord into their Boate and so sent vs on boord of the Admirall ship Neither would they suffer any of vs to speake a word to shew the cause of our passing the Seas in these parts Neyther regarded they any thing our Commission which the Captayne held forth vnto them in his hand vntill that the Admirall with the Company of foure other of the ships had rifled spoyled and deliuered all the Merchandize and goods of the ship among them which beeing done they also diuided vs beeing thirtie persons in all into the said fiue ships by seuen six fiue and foure to a ship Three of the former eight Sayle made Sayle away and neuer came neere vs neither were partakers of our spoyle Then they also repayred our Maine Sayle which was torne with the shot aforesaid and put their men into her And after because they could not make her to sayle well they tooke two of our men and put into her to helpe them the other fiue ships and our ship kept company two or three dayes together After this they separated themselues either from other not through any tempest or storme but through wilfull negligence or simple Ignorance by shaping contrary courses the one from the other So as not two of them kept company together My selfe and sixe more of our company in the Vice-Admirall of the burthen of one hundred and eightie tunnes called the Peter of Siuill the Captaynes name was Andreas Barbear beeing alone and hauing lost the company of the Fleet continued our course vntill the middle of December at which time being about twentie leagues off from the I le of Santa Maria one of the Iles of the Azores the Vice-Admiral and the whole company disliking the great Ignorance of the Pilot because he had told them ten dayes before that he was very neere the Ilands and had waited all this time and could find any of them entreated me very earnestly to shew my skill And the Pilot himselfe brought mee his Instruments and be sought mee most earnestly to assist him and to appease the company Whereunto by there much importunitie I yeelded And by Gods assistance on Christmasse Eeue after our English account I brought them safe to the Barre of Saint Lucas being the first ship of the whole Fleet that arriued there One of the ships of this Fleet by the great Ignorance of the Spanish Masters Pilots and Mariners was driuen beyond all the Coast of Spaine into Burdeaux in Gascayne In which shippe the Officers of the Admiraltie of France finding foure of our Englishmen prisoners vnder the Deckes in hold to wit Master Daniell Tucker who was our Cape Merchant Pierce Gliddon and two others did very friendly set them at libertie and the said Daniel Tucker presently arrested the Spanish ship and goods beeing of great value which of long time remayneth vnder arrest The good Duke of Medina hearing of the arriuall of certaine English prisoners taken here the Coast of the West Indies sent command to the Captaynes of the Spanish ships to bring foure of the chiefest to be brought before him Whereupon my selfe Master Thomas Saint Iohn Iohn Walrond our Steward and William Stone our Carpenter were brought before him The ship wherein Master Challous was was not yet come Master Dauid Neuill an Englishman dwelling in Saint Lucas was appointed our Interpretor And then the Duke required me vpon my oath to yeeld a true and faithfull answere according to the whole state and manner of our Voyage and proceedings which I did according to the former Relation afore written wherevpon his Excellencie replyed vnto the Spanish Captaynes which had brought vs saying it this bee true which this Englishman affirmeth you haue greatly wronged these men And so commanded them to prouide meate drinke and fit lodging for vs and to bring vs againe the next day before him They sent vs neuerthelesse to Siuill where wee were brought to a Dutchmans house called Signior Petro where we were reasonably lodged and entertayned that night The next morning being New yeeres day we were brought before the President of Siuill at the Contractation who hearing of our comming and not vouchsafing to speake with vs sent foure O 〈…〉 ers to vs and cast vs into Prison Where for the space of fiue dayes wee had publike allowance but such as poore men which were there Prisoners also did of their mereie bestow on vs. At length after many humble Sutes and earnest Petitions exhibited to the President we had a Riall of Plate allowed to each man a day which is sixe pence English whâ—ch by reason of the dearth of all sorts of victuall in those parts will not goe so far as three pence in England And so at seuerall times within one moneth after eleuen more of our Company were commi 〈…〉 to Prison as they came home whereof our Captaine was one Notwithstanding that the good Duke of Medina had discharged both him and all those of his Company which came into Spaine with him and willed him to goe home to the Court of England or to the Court of Spaine where he thought to haue best reliefe for his poore imprisoned Company Whereupon Nicholas Hine our Master and two more of our men wisely foreseeing what was like to bee the Issue made haste away out of the Citie and so got passage and escaped into England Before the comming of our Captaine to Siuill my selfe and eleuen more of my Company were examined before the President of the Contractation who finding no iust cause of offence in vs did often earnestly examine me of the manner and situation of the Countrie of Virginia together with the Commodities and benefit thereof And after the comming of our Captaine they likewise examined him to the same purpose We answered both to one purpose according to our Commission in writing which the Spaniards at our taking at
businesse doth prosper some of them would willingly forget mee but I am not the first they haue deceiued There was foure good Ships prepared at Plimoth but by reason of their disagreement the season so wasted as onely two went forward the one being of two hundred Tunnes returned well fraught for Plimoth and her men in health within fiue moneths the other of eightie Tuns went for Bilbow with dry fish and made a good returne In this voyage Edward Rowcroft alias Stallings a valiant Souldier that had beene with mee in Virginia and seuen yeeres after went with mee from Plimoth towardes New England with Thomas Darmer an vnderstanding and â—n industrious Gentleman to inhabite it all whose names with our proceedings you may read at large in my description of New England vpon triall before the Iudge of the Admiraltie how when wee had past the worst for pure cowardise the Master and Sailer ran away with the Ship and all I had and left mee alone among eight or nine Frenchmen of War in the yeere 1615. This Stallings went now againe in those Ships and hauing some wrong offered him in New England by a Frenchman he tooke him and as he writ to mee he went with her to Virginia with fish to trade with them for such commodities as they might spare hee knew both these Countries well yet hee promised mee the next Spring to meete mee in New England but the Ship and he perished in Uirginia This yeere againe diuers Ships intending to goe from Plimoth so disagreed as there went but one of two hundred Tunnes who stayed in the Countrey about six weekes with thirtie eight men and boyes had her fraught which shee sold at the first peny for two thousand one hundred pounds besides the Furs so that euery poore Sayler that had but a single share had his charges and sixteene pound ten shillings for his seuen moneths worke M. Thomas Darmer hauing liued about a yeere in New-found-land returning to Plimoth went for New England in this Ship and not onely confirmes what I haue writ but so much more approued of it that he stayed there with fiue or six men in a little Boat finding two or three Frenchmen among the Sauages who had lost their Ship augmented his company with whom hee ranged the Coast to Virginia where he was kindly welcommed and well refreshed thence returned to New England againe where hauing beene a yeere in his backe returne to Uirginia he was so wounded by the Sauages hee dyed vpon it them escaped were relieued at Virginia Let not men attribute their great aduentures and vntimely deaths to vnfortunatenesse but rather wonder how God did so long preserue them with so small meanes to doe so much leauing the fruites of their labours to bee an encouragement to those our poore vndertakings and this for aduantage as they writ vnto mee that God had laid this Countrey open for vs and slaine the most part of the Inhabitants by cruell Wars and a mortall disease for where I had seene one hundred or two hundred people there is scarce ten to bee found From Pembrocks Bay to Harrintons Bay there is not twentie from thence to Cape Anne some thirtie from Taulbuts Bay to the Riuer Charles about fortie and not any of them touched with any sicknesse but one poore Frenchman that dyed For to make triall this yeere there is gone sixe or seuen sayle from the West Countrey onely to fish three of whom are returned and as I was certainly informed made so good a voyage that euery Sayler for a single share had twentie pounds for his seuen moneths worke which is more then in twentie months hee should haue gotten had he gone for wages any where Now though all the former Ships haue not made such good voyages as they expected by sending opinionated vnskilfull men that had not experienced diligence to saue that they tooke nor take that there was which now patience and practise hath brought to a reasonable kinde of perfection in despite of all detractors and calumniations the Country yet hath satisfied all the defect hath bin in their vsing or abusing it not in it selfe nor mee VPon these inducements some few well disposed Gentlemen and Merchants of London and other places prouided two Ships the one of one hundred and sixtie Tuns the other of seuentie they left the Coast of England the three and twentieth of August with about one hundred and twentie persons but the next day the lesser Ship sprung a leake that forced their returne to Plimouth where discharging her and twentie Passengers with the great Ship and a hundred persons besides Sailers they set saile againe the sixth of September and the ninth of Nouember fell with Cape Iames but being pestred nine weekes in this leaking vnwholsome Ship lying wet in their Cabbins most of them grew very weake and weary of the Sea then for want of experience ranging to and againe sixe weekes before they found a place they liked to dwell on forced to lie on the bare ground without couerture in the extremitie of Winter fortie of them dyed and sixtie were left in very weake estate at the Ships comming away about the fifth of April following and arriued in England the sixth of May. Immediately after her arriuall from London they sent another of fiftie fiue Tuns to supply them with thirtie seuen persons they set saile in the beginning of Iuly but being crossed by Westerly winds it was the end of August ere they could passe Plimouth and arriued at New Plimouth in New England the eleuenth of Nouember where they found all the people they left in April as is said lusty and in good health except six that dyed Within a moneth they returned here for England laded with Clapboord Wainscot and Walnut with about three Hogsheads of Beauer skins and some Saxefras the thirteenth of December and drawing neere our Coast was taken by a Frenchman set out by the Marquis of Cera Gouernour of Ile Deu on the Coast of Poytou where they kept the Ship imprisoned the Master and Companie tooke from them to the value of about fiue hundred pounds and after fourteene dayes sent them home with a poore supply of Victuall their owne being deuoured by the Marquis and his hungry seruants they arriued at London the fourteenth of Februarie leauing all them they found and carried to New England well and in health with victuall and Corne sufficient till the next Haruest The Copie of a Letter sent by this Ship LOuing Cousin at our arriuall at New Plimoth in New England wee found all our Friends and Planters in good health though they were left sicke and weake with very small meanes the Indians round about vs peaceable and friendly the Countrey very pleasant and temperate yeelding naturally of it selfe great store of fruits as Uines of diuers sorts in great abundance there is likewise Walnuts Chesnuts Small-nuts and Plums with much varietie of Flowers Roots and Hearbs no
of Virginia hauing but 30 fighting men 1692 Sr. Arthur Gorge his relation of a voyage to the Iles of Azores 1938 Articles offered to Port Ricco-men by the Earle of Cumberland 1163. And receiued 1164 Articles propounded by Mr. More to the Company planted in the Bermudas to hee subscribed to generally 1795 Arraroopana an entrance into the riuer Orenoco 1248 Armes vsed by the Indians 1261 Aruba Iland described 1146 1246 Aruburguary a town of the Epeuremii in the Indies 1285 Arwarcas certaine Indians so called that dwell in the Wyapoco 1253 Assapana the first Iland in Orenoque 1â—48 Assaccona a Prouince in Guiana 1285 Assawais certaine Indianâ— inhabiting the Plaines of Samia 1â—48 Ashamabaga a riuer in Mawooshen westward from Sagodok 1875 Asshaw a town on the riuer Aponeg in Mawooshen 1874 Aspiner a Gouernor in Nausset vnder the great Massasoye his good entertainment of our English forces 1853 Assumption a place erected by the Spaniards in the West Indies 1352 Asticon a great Lord in Mawooshen 1874 Atabalipa Prince of Peru craftily taken by the Spaniards and afterwards perfidiously slaine 1445 1452 1490 1491 Atacames Bay the situation thereof 1401 Atacama a towne in Peru 1443 Athul a pleasant Country neere the Riuer Orenoco 1248 Atuhualpa or Atabalipa Emperer of Peru his warres with his brother his victory crueltie c. 1483 1484 1485 Ataios-Indians 1516 Atriâ—co a place fiue leagues from Mexico 1414 Attoca-Riuer 1248 Atturari certaine inhabitauts of the West Indies 1299 Anasalii spirits possessing and vexing the inhabitants of West India 1213 Auauares certaine Indians so called 1514 Aubri a French Priest lost in New France and after many dayes found againe being almost starued all his food being a fruit worse then wild cherries 1623 Audacity of the English Admirall in the voyage to the Azores 1943 Augurari Brasilians 1299 Autiamque a Prouince in Florida described with the commodiâ—iâ—s thereof 1550 1551 Axa a place in America 1561 Aximocuntla a place in New Spaine 1558 Azores Ilands their number and nomination in particular why called Azores and why the Flemmish Ilands 1667 1668. Azores Iles situated in the Atlanticke and Westerne Oceans betweene 37 and 40 Degrees 1938. the inhabitant Port 〈…〉 hate the Sp 〈…〉 ds and would bee freed from them if they might fall with a Gouernour that could protect them from the Sp 〈…〉 1952 Aztatlan a Prouince neere New-Spaine 1559 Ayard Indian wood so called 1251 Ayer a disease in Tereeta 1671 Aygas Indians then nature and commodities described 1351 Ay 〈…〉 y a Towne in Florida called by the Spaniards The towne of reliefe the commodities and description thereof 1537 B BAgres a very strange Fish in RioGrand in Florida 1548 Bahia a Towne in the West-Indies neere the Line 1189 Baldiuia his death by a cup of molten Gold which the Indiaâ—â— forced him to drinke saying Now glut thy selfe with gold 1443 Baldiuia a places name neere the South-sea 1391. Baldiuia Port 1442. 1443 Balparizo a place in America 1399 Balsamum of three sorts in Tâ—ppan Basse neere Brasile white red blacke all very odoriâ—erous 1189 Bancke in the New-found Land knowne by Mariners to bee neere by the testimony of Birds 1628. The description of it and the fishing there ibid. Banner of a Spanish ship hung vp in one of the Churches of Leyden in token of triumph 1909 Baptisme of Spaniards leaueth no character in the Indians 1323 Baptisme forbidden by the Deuill to the Sauages 1564 Baratta a delicate perfume and admirable in curing greene wounds 1276 Barbudos Iland the description and commodities thereof 1255 1256 Baâ—ede an Indian towne 1364 Bareras Mermethues hils in Pareyna 1237 Capt. Barker of Bristowes nauigations 1180 Capt. Barker slaine in Brasile 1195 Barkley viz. Sir Iohn Barkley his noble resolution ambition and courage 1151 Baroti an India towne 1364 Barrennesse of women how dispelled by the Indians 1303 Bartennis Indian inhabitants 1349 Bartholomew de las Casas his discouerie of Spanish cruelties in the Indies 1569 sequ his disputations with Doctor Sepulueda concerning the same point 1631. Saint Bartholmew Valley in New Biscany 1562 Bascherepos Indians 1357 Basenesse of the Spaniards in refusing the Earle of Essex his challenge 1924 Basse great plenty summer and winter taken at Mattachiest 1859 Bastimento Ilands 1244 A Bath temperately hot in Dominica 1158 A Bath caring diuers diseases 1281 1282. Bathes boyling meat 1685 Batiscan-Riuer in Canada 1611 Battell of Sauages 1218 1224 1272 1272 1273 1348. Battell of Sauages with Spanâ—ards 1360 1361 Batts very great and noxious 1284 Baximete a place fertile with fine gold 1413 Bay of Cods in Canada 1616 Bay of heate ibid. Bayâ— a towne in Brasile 1142 1438 Bayama a Gulfe in the West Indies 1241 Bayamond a riuer in Port-Ricco 1169 Bayas de Sant Antonio sands on the coasts of Brasile 1238 Bayshas de Ambrobrio certaine clifts so called 1223 Beares tame taught by Sauages in stead of Ladders to cary the climbers vp on trees 1644 Beares that swim 14 Leagues from the Continent to feed on Birds 1605 Beasts with armed scales repelling Iron in America 1326 A Beast called Hay that liueth vpon haire 1328 A Beast with a monstrous snout ibid. Beasts hideously howling 1381 Beasts that carie their young ones in a bag vnder their belly 1502. A beasts hide of strange forms and fashion 1560 Beds of what kind vsed among the Sauages 1188 Beefe how kept in the Ilands of Mona and Sauona c. 1146 Beeues infinitely plentifull 1171 1421 Bees without stings 1364 Belle a voire a riuer of Florida discouered by the French 1603 Belligods 1202 Bengula in Affrica 1234 Saint Bent an Iland in Brasile 1240 Bermuda plantation distrest by Rats in infinite number 1796. Their deuouring their fruits ibid. The weaknesse and mortality succeeding ibid. 1797. The prediction thereof portended by Rauens 1797. Bermudas Plantation vnder the gouernment of Master Moore ibid. Vnder Captaine Tucker ibid. Its growth in benefit and commodities 1798. It s gouernment by Captaine Kendall and Captaine Butler ibid. Its Forts built by Master Moore 1802. It s gouernment by a Triumuirate ibid. A Church built with supplies of all necessaries ib. Bermudas plantation-affaires vnder diuers Gouernours and the fortification therof at large 1804 1805 1811. Beâ—mudas impregnability 1823. Englands naturall and nationall right to plant in Bermudas 1811 Bermuda Ilands infamous for storms and thunder their situation 1169. Called the Deuils Ilands 1737. Opinions of their number magnitude circuit and latitude seasons and climate 1738 Pearle-fishing there ibid. The danger of ariuall thither by ships their soile want of venemous beasts fruits Cedars 1739. Palmes there and their commodities trees Silke-wormes ibid. The reason why they were not formerly inhabited ibid. Their want of fresh water fish great store mâ—king of salt there 1740 The wholesomnesse of the fish and its cauâ—e store of Whales Fowles ibid. Wild Hogs and Tortoises 1741. Bermudas liked by Sir Thomas Gates and other Mariners and preferred before Virginia
now changed from a peopled Countrey to a desert by Spanish crueltie 1583 1584 Martha's Uineyard a dis-inhabited I le 1648 Saint Martha a towne taken by Sir Francis Drake 1183 Marwin River and the Regions therevnto adioyning 1283 Massasoys a company of Savages in New-England 1849 Massasoyt his acknowledgement of King Iames to be the Gouernour of his Countrey and himselfe his man his kinde entertainment of English and prohibiting the French 1852 1862 Massangono a Portingall Fort in Affrica the description thereof 1220 1234. Gold therein taken by the Portingals 1237 Mastiues much regarded in Virginis 1655 Matauzas the situation and description thereof 1246 1247 Matiniâ— a haven in America 1146 1157 Saint Matthews Bay 1401 Matta diabolo a Fort in Port-Ricco 1162 Mattaick a Rocke which with the brightnesse thereof dazeleth the eyes 1285 Mattouri an Ilandin Guiana 1272 Mauriapigtanga Inhabitants of Brasile 1298 Mawooshen a Countrey discovered by the English Anno 1622. 1873 Maids how distinguished from maried women in Virginia 1689. Their habite and behauiour when they are to be taken to mariage 1869 1159 Henry Mays his voyage and shipwracke on the Bermudas or Summer-Ilands 1795. The losse and saving of some men ibid. Meat made of Snakes 1210. Meat how kept from corrupting among the Savages 1326. Meat not eaten by the Indians vnlesse sanctified by the Spaniards 1522 Meecombe a towne on the River Apanawapesk 1874 Mechuacan a place in New-Spaine 1557 1580 Mechuacan a place neere the South Sea 1559 Mecola the situation thereof 1246 Mendozaes Indian voyage and successe 1347 1348. seq Hee builds the citie Buenos Ayres the miserable famine there and warres with the Indians the death of his souldiers his returning and death by the way 1348 1349 1350 Men of three hundred yeares age in Florida 1604 Mendoza his intended treason against Queene Elizabeth 1892. Hee being Embassador from Spaine is commanded to depart the English coast 1893 Menehighon Iland how situate 1829 Mepenes a Nation in the River Parana in the Indies their description strength and multitude 1351 Mermaids seene in Brasile 1240 on the coast of New-found-land 1887 Mermen or men of the Sea that kill men with embracing and then seeme to sigh 1315. Some are as little as children and doe no hurt 1318 Mesquiquez an Indian fruit 1519 1520 Mestizo one that is halfe a Sauage and halfe a Portingall 1207 Metall like Lead found in Canada on the South 1618 Meuis Ile the situation excellent bathes and commodities thereof 1685 Mexico Navigations 1177. The bignesse of the Citie the nature and docibilitie of the naturals the company of Spaniards there 1421 The populousnesse thereof 1432. Mexico and all the adioyning Provinces vnpeopled by Spanish crueltie 1578. Two millions of Indians slaine by them there ibid. Saint Michael a place in the Azores 1142. A strange Hill and wels there 1142. It s description 1671 Saint Michael a River in America neere the River of Toads 1223. It is dangerous for Navigation 1239 Saint Michaels Strait in Florida 1505 Saint Michaels towne triumpheth at the departure of the English 1966 Mico a river in Florida which at the mouth is called Rio Grand 1552 Middletons voyage 1246. 1247 Miles Standish his travell in New-found-land 1848 Military orders established in New-England 1849. Military discipline as well shewed in making a faire and safe retreit as in giving a fierce and furious onset 1962 Will. Millington drawne into the Sea by a Fish and never seene more 1802 Mines of gold in Port-Ricco 1165. Where the richest Mines 1177. At Etapusick very rich Mines of gold and silver 1222 1229. Mines in plenty 1230. Likewise 1231 1248. Mines of Apalatci in Florida 1604. Mines of Copper of a metall like silver in Canada 1617. Other Mines there where to be found 1618 1619. Mine of Steele 1639 Minoya a place in Florida 1554 Miracles wrought by the Spaniards as themselues report in the West Indies 1516 Mirth a preservatiue against the scuruy 1625 Mists store and thicke neere the Banke very cold and the cause thereof 1628. It is then faire at land though at sea foggie 1629 Mocha an Iland in the South sea 1391. The description and commodities thereof 1392 Mochocho an Indian Gouernour in Florida 1531 1532 Mogador a place on the coast of Barbary 1250 Mehotse a populous Indian Province 1562 Melopaques certaine Savages of Brasile 1229. They haue store of gold but esteeme it not except to fish withall ibid. A Monasterie in Saint Iohn de Port Ricco 1165. Monasteries in Peru and Cozco 1456 1457 Moneta Ile its difficult landing and vnspeakable abundance of Fowle 1686 Monkeys rosted and eaten 1213 Monkeys in Brasile called Wariua by the Inhabitants as bigge as a Spanyell with long broad beards 1226 1302. Their King his fashion and other seats of actiuitie ibid. Some that are men-deuourers ibid. Their care in providing the safety of their yong 1328 Monserotta Iland 1281 Monseur de Montz voyages related 1620. seq His societie broken and is enuied at 1638 Monte Christo a weake towne of the Spaniards in the Indies 1418 Monte de Plata 1432 Mooremoreno Iland 1397. Its inhabitants description their loue to the English and hate of Spaniards 1398 Master Moores Plantation and government in the Bermudas Ilands 1802. His building Forts ibid. dispelling Spanish ships and other acts ibid. His death and disposition ibid. Moratiggon an I le about a dayes sayle from New-England 1849 Morecapana Road the situation thereof 1246 Moreeshego a place in the River Marwin 1283 Morrequito a certain country neere Orenoco 1248 Morou a towne of Canibals 1227 Morrowina a Guyanian Province 1271 Captaine Morgan slaine in Brasile 1197 Morouishaua the Kings name among some Savages of Brasile 1229 Mosco a Savage famous for his loue to the English 1715 Mosse a certaine beast as bigge as an Oxe headed like a Deere with a broad Palme which hee mewes euery yeare his haire is long like an Elke hee hath a great bunch vnder his throat his legges long his skin maketh very good Buffe his flesh is excellent food very vsefull to the Savages in New-England 1832 Motto of the King of Spaine in Saint Domingo 1182 Mottayas certaine Canibals in Brasile their loue to the English feeding on Frogges Snakes Monkeys and Dogs their man eating haire beasts and commodities 1229 1230 Mourning expressed by cutting of the haire among Indians 1291 Mourning of the Indians for those that die 1869 Mount-mansell an Iland on the coast of New-England abounding with the Beast called Mâ—ssâ— 1832 Mount Howard 1260 1254 Mount Huntly 1261 Mount Aldworth in Virginia 1655 Mountainiers Savages so called in Canada that make warres with the Irocos 1607 Mountaines stored with gold 1284. A mighty mountaine snowy on the top and torrid at the foot 1156. A mountaine exceeding steepe 1214. A glittering mountaine 1216. A mountaine of Crab-Lice 1228. Mountaine of metals 1232. Mountains abounding with silver and gold 1248. Mountaines covered with Snow that for their height may
fifteene miles in length out of the top whereof issue often flames of fire like Aetna and is thought to bee higher then the Pike of the Canaries 1672 Pigs without tayles 1189 Pigmies of Brasile dwelling in Caues 1231 1300 Pigru certaine Indians of Brasile 1299 Pillars of stone which are worshipped by certaine Indians 1603 Pines an excellent and delicious fruit 1172 Pinos an Iland on the South side of Cuba 1836 1185 Pipicorwarra Mountaine 1285 Pirats English and Spanish 1412. Misprision of that terme Pirats and what a Pirat is ibid. Pitch plentifull and how made 1556 1281 Plantines a fruit growing on a shrub betwixt an hearb and a tree in tast like an Apple Iohn 1173 1371 Plants adored by Indians 1479 1560. Plants that haue the sense of feeling 1280. Venemous plants 1525 Plantations in New-England 1832. In New-Plimouth 1842. The necessaries required for plantation 1621 1631 Plate River 1141 12â—2 Plumbe-drinke 1784 Plumbs that are venemous 1230 Pocahontas daughter to King Powhatan her being baptized and maried to an English-man 1841 1760. Her vertuous life and death 1774 Poeticall Savages 1292 Polizado a Port in New-England 1844 Pome-citrons so great as that two or three of them will load a horse 1173 Pomegranats medicinable 1794 Popaian Province 1446 Popes authoritie derided by the King of Peru 1445 1452 Porco a place plentifull for Gold 1419 Pories certaine Sauages so called 1213. Their stature diet complexion habitation lodging c. 1229 Portingals their cruelty to the Savages 1297 1321. seq Divers of them massacred by Savages 1189 1117. Portingall Ships surprizâ—d by Sir Bernard Dâ—ake and brought into England laden with Fish 1883. The Portingals exquisitenesse in steering 1379 Port-Ricco the situation and description thereof 1153 1169. seq 1415. It is the key of the West-Indies 1166. The fortification thereof 1161. Fight betwixt the inhabitants thereof and the English 1162 Port St Iulian 1187 1194 1383 Port-Famine lying at the mouth of the Straits of Magellane 1204 1233. The inhabitants their commodities coldnesse of the climate c. 1232 1233 Porto Bello the situation and description thereof 1601 1245. The surprizing thereof by Captaine Parker 1245 Porta la Spaniola 1247 Port de la Heue 1640 Poâ—t Saualet 1640 Port-desire 1193 1194 1232 1391 Port-Royal 1621 1631 163â— The French plantation remoued from Saint Croix thither 1626 Porto Sequero 1438. Porto oâ— Plata 1418. Port Fortune 1635 Porto Reale 1418. Port Calua 1224. Port Negro 1873. Port Valparizo 1393. Porto Docalno 12â—8 Port du Rossignoll 1630. Port du Mouton 1630. Port-Folly 1873 Possession Bay 1261 Possowne a strange beast which reassumes her yong ones into her belly at pleasure 1772 Potosâ—i a mountaine in Peru the inhabitants thereof rich mines multitude of Spanish treasure and Spaniards there 1214 1420 1421 1365 Potossi a place rich in Mines yeelding great store of treasure to the King of Spaine 1419 Powah an Indian Priest 1868. The Powahs inuocation of the Diuell and offering sacrifices to him ibid. Powels voyage from the Summer-Ilands to the Indies 1804 Powder and shot how abominable to some Savages 1854. Straw-powder eaten by some Indians and needy Spaniards 1524 Powhatan River 1689 Powhatan the Virginian Empero 〈…〉 his subtiltie flatterie practices c. 1721 1722. Hee becomes subiect to the English governour 1841. His person attendance guard treasure wines authority lawes 1703 1704. His policy and Coronation 1778. His diuers treacherous practices against the English 1711 1722 1724 1725 1756. His enuy to the English plantation 1750. His death 1775 Poxe how cured 1308 1310 Point of St Matthew 1606. Point of all the Divels Point-Care 1648. Point-Comfort 1687 Poison on trees 1525. Poison cured by a certaine leafe 1276. by a plant 1310 1311 Prayer made by Q. Elizabeth after her deliuery from the Spanish inuasion 1928 Pretious-stones variety and abundance 1224 1231 Priests and Iesuits alwayes chiefe actors in projecting and effecting treasons 1894. Virginian Priests 1358 1701 1274. their authority and manner of life 1771 President of Siuill his cruelty to the English Captiues 1835 Priguica a beast like a shag-haird dog in face like a woman the laziest of all beasts 1303 Pringe his voyage set forth by the Merchants of Bristoll to Uirginia 1654 sequ his discouery of Fox-Island Whitson-Bay and Mount Aldworth 1654 1655. his danger by Sauages and safe returne 1656 Prodigies portending desolation of the ancient inhabitaÌ„ts of Peru 1482 Prophecy amongst the Indians concerning the destruction of their country 1482 Prosperity the effects thereof 1192 Prouidence of the English in New England in hoarding vp corne vnder ground 1844 Prouisions soundnesse or defect proueth the furtherance or ouerthrow of a voyage 1396. the mischiefe of corrupt or scanty prouisions 1396 1397 Pueblo de los Angelos 1418 Puerto Viciâ— 1400 Puerto Seguro 1190 Puerto Santo 1186 Puerto Vieio 1446 1481 Puma Iland the place where the Spaniards build their principall shipping in the Indies 1400. Neere it is the River Lima which is medicinable ibid. The inhabitants grosse Idolaters worshiping Lyons Tygers and other beasts 1480 Punta de Olynda 1238. Punta de laraya 1242. Punta de Santa Elena 1400. Punta de Augussa ibid. Purging plants in the Bermudas 1801. A purge for the Ague 1311 1379 Purification of Mary a River so called in New-Spaine 1556 Putapayma an Iland farre vp within the River of Orenoco 1248 Q. QVebec strait 1611. Along the coa 〈…〉 of Quebec are Diamonds in the Rocks of Slate ibid. Quereiuâ— a Bird of admirable beauty and great esteeme amongst the Indians 1305 1306 Querna Vaca a towne in the Marquesado of Hernan Cortes thirteene leagues from Mexico 1418 Quibiquesson a famous Riuer in Mawooshen 1873 Quigaute a great Province and a very plentifull Countrey 1548 Quillacu the most miserable of all Nations neither having good land nor Aire nor water whence growes a Proverbe applyed to couetous Misers Hee is a veâ—y Quillacu 1479 Quillacena or Iron-nose Province a vile brutish lousie people without Religion eating any Carrion 1479 Quintera Bay a place of good anchoring but an open Bay 1394 Quipana a towne fiue dayes iourney from Tulla 1550 Quires Province 1561 Quiriciguig and Quirigma certaine Indians of Brasile so called 1300 Quito the first Citie of the Kingdome of Peru 1419 1420 1479 Quiuira Province the situation and description thereof 1561 Quiyoughcohanocke two Rivers so called and how situate 1692 Quizquiz Province 1546 R. RAines very vnwholsome happening in the way betwixt the Canaries and West-Indies 1157. Continuall raines at some times of the yeare vpon the coast of Guiana 1270. Countreys where it never raineth 1420. Prodigious raines of sand and ashes 1476. Exceeding cold raines 1554 A Rainbow appearing by Moone-light and differing in colour from those of the Sunne 1949 1951. The forme of a Rainbow vnder a Caue 1631 Ramassoc a great River in Mawooshen 1874 Rancheria an excellent place for Pearle-fishing 1146. It is assaulted and taken by the English ibid. Rapahanna a
Frost and Snow Sepulchre opened Two houses Houshold stuffe Third discouerie Extreme cold Gramâ—us Bay Thâ—y found Grampuses dead two inches thicke of fat and fiue or six paces long A good Harbour Two great Wolues Thunder Conference with Sauages Patuxet People all dead of a plague Masasoyts Nausites Hunts wickednesse Sâ—uâ—geâ— dâ—sâ—ribed The agreements of peace betweene vs and Massasoyt A iourney to Packanokik the Habitation of the Great King Massasoyâ— 1621. Great plague Royall entertainment Games Hungrie fare A Voyage made by ten of our men oâ—the Kingdome of Nauset to seek a Boy that had lost himselfe in the Woods with such accidents as besell vs in that Voyage The Boy is restored Snakes skin defiance Towne impaled Tisquantum trechâ—â—y Plagy 〈◊〉 Master Westons planters which plâ—id the wâ—sps with English and Sauages Two Ships Helpe f 〈…〉 Master Iones A Plague Note Honest Sauages Namasket Manomet Sauages great gamsters Iust iealousie Base Summer and Winter Dutch Ship Visitations of the sicke Reports of Massassowats death His commendation Miserable comforters He reuealeth the trechery of the Massachusets Their name of God Indians into lence Sauages slain Sauage Englishmen An. 1623. Great drought Publike Fast. Gracious dewes Indians coniuration M. Tomson a Scot his Plantation Day of thanks Two Ships Their Religion The meaning of the word â—â—eâ—tan I think hath reference â—o Antiquity for Chise is an old man and Kiâ—hchise a man that exceedeâ—h in agâ— Iâ—e maledicti Their Deuill Powah or Priest Offerings Sacrifices Burnt offring The Deuill keeps his seruants poore Their Knights Pnieses valourous counsellours Bitter trialls Sachim or Lords Tribu 〈…〉 Mourning foâ— the dead Burialls Womens slauery Manhood Names Maids wiues Adulterie and whooredome Theft Murther Crying a cowards note Apparell Wittie people Their Arts. Note Language Registers The Country New England an Iland Seasons Dayes Soyle Corne * For the Description incouragements to this designe and for better knowledge of New Scotland besides a Book purposely published by the Honourable learned Author who at other weapons hath plaied his Muses prizes and giuen the world ample testimony of his learning you may read our 8. Booke from the sixt Chapter forwards the last two Chapiters of the ninth Booke that description of the Countrey of Mawâ—oshen which I haue added hereto An. 1623. Lukes Bay Fit place for a Plantation Port Iolly Port Negro This description of Mawooshen I had amongst M. Hakluyts papers Climate and quantitie Tarantines are said to be the same with the Souriquois 1. Quibequesson Riuer Asticon Sagamo A great Lake 2. Pâ—maquid riuer A great Lake Anadabis Three townes Bashabes Caiocame 3. Ramassoc Panobscâ—t a Towne 4. Apanawapeske 5. Apanmensek A Lâ—ke Another Lake All the Lakes full of Fish Beeues and sweet Rats 6. Aponeg 7. Aponeg 8. Sagadahoc Here C. Popham builâ— S. Georges Fort and planted Great Sound Tâ—o Lakes A great Iland Kenebeke 9. Ashamabaga 10. Shawakâ—toc A Lake foure dayes iourney long 2 broad Voyage in eight daies Fishermens kinde assistances State of the weather in Autumne and Winter I haue by me a written iournall declaring the winde and weather of euery day from 24. Nouember 1610. till the last of Aprill 1611. but thought it would seeme ted ous the substance thereof being here contained Moderate Frosta Spring Healthfulnes Homicide dieth for thought Imployment of the Colony English Corne Fowle and Cattle prosper there Medow Deere Copper kettle Their houses described Their Oares Sauages Their fashions Their Canoas The situation of the Country The temperature of the Ayre The Inhabitanes with their nature and customes The conueniency of the Bayes in that Countrie Commodious Ilands worthy Harbours Trinitie Harbor affording diuers good commodities Sauages liuing neer to Trinitie Harbour The bottoms of diuers Baies meeting neere together The Harbour of Trepassey lying commodiously The fertiltie of the soyle Seuerall sorts of Fruits there growing Herbs Flowers both pleasant and medicinable Corn growing there yeelding good increase Store of Deere other Beasts A rare example of the gentle nature of the Beasts of that Country M Guies Mastâ—â—e Greyhound vsed a Wolfe there more doggedly one pulling out the throat the other the belly Great store of Land Fowle Water Fowle Penguins Fresh water and Springs Many sorts of Timber there growing Good hope of Mines and making of Iron and Pitch Fish in great abundance Cod-fishing a great hope of benefit therefrom The benefit arising to France Spaine and Italy from fishing vpon those coasts 250. saile of Shipslying vpon that coast Anno 1615. What the valew of the Fish con tained in most Ships did amount vnto The relief that the trading there will afford to seuerall sorts of people * After this the author vseth reasons to perswade to a Plantation there which I haue omitted as busied in history The Book is common to such as desire to reade it I haue also omit ted his Admiralty commission and proceedings Commoditieâ— vsed by the Natiues This was the last Letter sent into England the yeere before 1621. They were but twelue men all the last Winter vnti 〈…〉 the new supply came in the Spring following Temperate Winter Bristow Plantation Salt made there Abuses of Fishermen The Fiâ—â—ts sâ—â— forth by queen Elizabeth Sup. pag. 108◠〈◊〉 Aâ—â—â— 17. 6. Her persecution from the Papacie from the wombe In queen Maries daies French wrongs Q. Elizabeths prosperitie See of Gods mercies in this other kinds the B. of Chichister his Religious Tractate of Thanksgiuing See also Camdens Elizabetha and others Anuales of her Reigne Arthur Poole of the house of George Duke of Clarence Ann. 1569. Pius his impious Bull. Irish action Don Iohn base son of Charles Emperour 1576. A. 1572. Greg. 13. confirmeth the sentence against Q. Elis-Stuklys trea on A. 1578. 1579. 1580. Sanders Author of the booke De visiâ— Monarch of the forged tale De schismate Anglicano in which he abuseth the queens Mother with grosse lies neuer before een or dreams of by the sharpest and spitefullesâ— eyes which Malice could entertain euen then when she was most malicious most serpent sighted * 15â—3 * 1584. Mendoza Throckmorton Creighton papers Assoâ—iation Pâ—â—ries treason Allens booke Earle of Northumberland Burks Ilandeys â—â—i s in Ireland Babington c. French Embassadâ—urs plot with Moody Lopez Luke 8. 29. Rome Citie of murthers haters of kings * Plin. l. 7. c. 25. * See to 1. l. 8. 〈◊〉 1. 〈◊〉 3. 4. 6. l. 2. c. 1 to 2. l. 8. c. 4. c. Present Rome greater manstaier Saintslaier then the Ethnike Priests agents in euery treason The Pope Master Workman Allen or Alan was by Spanish procurement made Cardinall for this purpose and to this purpose had written a violent booke which heartned Parry to vndertake to kil the Queen He and Bristow Martin were Authors of the Rhemish Translation and Notes of the N. T. Papall pretended causes of depriuing the Queene Fugitiues impotent Zeale