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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72554	A voyage into Nevv England begun in 1623. and ended in 1624 Performed by Christopher Levett, his Maiesties woodward of Somerset-shire, and one of the Councell of New-England.	Levett, Christopher, 1586-1630.	1624 (1624)	STC 15553.5; ESTC S124914	22,687	47

A VOYAGE INTO NEW ENGLAND Begun in 1623. and ended in 1624. Performed by CHRISTOPHER LEVETT his Maiesties Woodward of Somerset-shire and one of the Councell of new-New-England Yorkes Bonauenture LONDON Printed by WILLIAM IONES August 21. 1624 TO THE RIGHT Honorable George Duke of Buckingham his Grace Thomas Earle of Arroundell and Surrey Robert Earle of Warwicke Iohn Earle of Houldernes and the rest of the Counsell for new-New-England MAy it please your Lordships that whereas you granted your Commission vnto Captaine Robert Gorges Gouernour of New England Captaine Fraunces West my selfe and the Gouernour of New-Plimoth as Counsellers with him for the ordering and Gouerning of all the said Terretories wherein wee haue ben diligent to the vttermost of our powers as we shall be ready to render an account vnto your Honors when you shall be pleased to require vs thereunto In the meane time I thought it my dutie to present vnto your viewes such obseruation as I haue taken both of the Countrey and People Commodities Discommodities as also what places are fit to settle Plantations in in which not what courses ate fit in my vnderstanding to bee taken for bringing Glory to God Hounour to our King Nation good vnto the Commō-wealth profit to all Aduenturers and Planters which I humbly beseech your Lordships to accept of as the best fruits of a shallow capasitie so shall I thinke my time and charge well imploied which I haue spent in these affaires I haue omitted many things in this my discourse which I conceiued to be Impertinent at this time for me to relate as of the time of my being at Sea of the strange Fish which wee there saw some with wings flying aboue the water others with manes eares and heads and chasing one another with open mouths like stone Horses in a parke as also of the steering of our Course the obseruation of the Sunne and Starres by which the eleuation of the Pole is found the degrees of latitude knowen which shews how far a ship is out of his due course either to the North or South likewise of the making of the land at our arriuall vpon the choast of New-England how it did arise and appeare vnto vs how euery Harbour beares one from another vpon the point of the Compas and what Rockes and dangers are in the way how many fathom water is found by sounding at the entrance of euery Harbour and from how many of the seuerall winds all the Harbours are land locked But by this meanes I thought I should not only be tedious but also be in danger of loosing my selfe for want of fit phraises and sound iudgement in the Arts of the Mathematickes and Nauigation being but a young Scholler though an ancient trauiler by sea and therefore thought better to omit those then any thing I haue relate Thus beseeching God to blesse your Honors I rest at your Lordshippes seruice CHRISTOPHER LEVETT The Contents CHAP. I. COntaines my discouery of diuers Riuers and Harbours with their names and which are fit for Plantations and which not CHAP. II. Sheweth how the Sauages carried them selues vnto me continually and of my going to their Kings howses and there comming to mine CHAP. III. Sheweth the nature and disposition of the Sauages and of their seuerall Gods Squanto and Tanto CHAP. IIII. Containes a discription of the Countrey with the commodities and discommodities CHAP. V. Certaine obiections and answers with sufficient proofes how it may be exceeding profitable to the common wealth and all Planters and Aduenturers CHAP. VI. Sheweth how by aduenturing of 100 pounds more or lesse a man may profit so much euery yeare for 20. yeares or more without any more charge then at the first CHAP. VII Sheweth how euery Parrish may befreed of their weekely payments to the poore by the profits which may be fetched thence With certaine obiections against the things contained in this and the former Chapter with answers there vnto CHAP. VIII Containes certaine directions for all priuate persons that in A VOYAGE INTO NEVV-ENGLAND CHAP. I. Containes my discouery of diuerse Riuers and Harbours with their names and which are fit for Plantations and which not THe first place I set my foote vpon in New England was the Iles of Shoulds being Ilands in the Sea about two Leagues from the Mayne Vpon these Ilands I neither could see one good timber tree nor so much good ground as to make a garden The place is found to be a good fishing place for 6. Shippes but more cannot well be there for want of convenient stage-roome as this yeares experience hath proued The Harbour is but indifferent good Vpon these Ilands are no Savages at all The next place I came vnto was Pannaway where one M. Tomson hath made a Plantation there I stayed about one Moneth in which time I sent for my men from the East who came over in diverse Shipps At this place I met with the Governour who came thither in a Barke which he had from one M. Weston about 20. dayes before I arived in the Land The Governour then told me that I was joyned with him in Commission as a Counseller which being read I foūd it was so And he then in the presence of three more of the Counsell administred vnto me an oath After the meeting of my men I went a coasting in two boats with all my company In the time I stayd with M. Tomson I surveyed as much as possible I could the wether being vnseasonable and very much snow In those parts I saw much good Timber But the ground it seemed to me not to be good being very rockey and full of trees and brushwood There is great store of fowle of diuerse sorts wherof I fed very plentifully About two English miles further to the East I found a great River and a good harbour called Pascattaway But for the ground I can say nothing but by the relation of the Sagamore or King of that place who told me there was much good ground up in the river about seven or eight leagues About two leagues further to the East is another great river called Aquamenticus There I think a good plantation may be setled for there is a good harbour for ships good ground and much already cleared fit for planting of corne and other fruits having heretofore ben planted by the Salvages who are all dead There is good timber and likely to be good fishing but as yet there hash beene no tryall made that I can heare of About 6 leagues further to the East is a harbour called Cape Porpas the which is indifferent good for 6 shippes and it is generally thought to bean excellent place for fish but as yet there hath been no tryall made but there may be a good plantation seated for there is good Timber and good ground but will require some labour and charge About foure leagues further East there is another harbour called Sawco betweene this place and Cape Porpas I lost