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

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

eighteen Swedes who proclaiming a gold mine drew more to them and have gotten a great trade and now this last Summer fifteen Swedes and fifteene Dutch had a skirmish the Swedes pulled down a Dutch trading house and doe both undersell them and spoiled much their and English trading with the Indians both striving to please and side with the Indians both entertaining and refusing to return all English fugitives and servants The Swedes hiring out three of their souldiers to the Sasquehannock● have taught them the use of our arms and fights and marching with them into the Kings owne Colony of Virginia have caried thence the King of Pawtomeck prisoner and expelled his and eight other Indian Nations in Maryland civilized and subject to the English Crown Now if a Proclamation of open war be set out against the Dutch and Swedes for this their villany and all English forbid to trade victuall or relieve them they must both vanish especially if those bad English that live adhere and obey these Aliens in these his Majesties countries be warned of the statute of King Iames of famous memory in these words That all Subjects giving any obedience or acknowledgement to any forain Prince State Pope or Potentate within his Majesties Territories and Dominions in England or beyond the sea is a traitor and shall forfeit and suffer as a traitour And certainly all English and chiefly those of New England being ready in twenty four hours will joyn to expel them both to regain their own trade to get their seates and to be rid of the danger of armed gunning Indians CHAP. II. VVHereas that part of America or North Virginia lying about 39 degrees at Delaware Bay called the Province of new Albion is scituate in the best and same temper and as Italy between too cold Germany and too hot Barbary so this lying just midway betweene New England 200 miles North and Virginia 150 miles South where now are settled 800000 English and 140 ships in trade is freed from the extream cold and barrennesse of the one heat and aguish Marshes of the other is like Lumbardy and a rich fat soil plain and having 34 rivers on the main land 17 great Isles partaketh of the healthiest aire and most excellent commodities of Europe and replenished with the goodliest woods of Oaks and all Timber for ships and Masts Mulberries for silk sweet Cypresse Cedars Pines and Firres 4 sorts of Grapes for wine Raisins with the greatest variety of choice fruits fish fowl stored with all sons of corn yeelding 5 7 and 10 quarters an acre Silkgras salt good Mines and Diers ware 5 sorts of Deer Buffes and huge Elks to plow and work all bringing 3 young at once The Uplands covered many moneths with berries roots chestnuts walnuts Beech and Oak Mast to feed them Hogges and Turkeys 500 in a flock and having neer the Colony of Manteses 400000 acres of plain mead land and meer levell to be flowed and fludded by that river for corn rice rapes flax and hemp After 17 years trading and discovery there and triall made is begun to be planted and stored by the Governour and Company of New Albion consisting of forty four Lords Baronets Knights and Merchants who for the true informing of themselves their friends Adventurers and Partners by Residents and Traders there four severall years out of their Journall Books namely by Captaine Browne a Ship-master and Master Stafford his Mate and by Captain Claybourn 14 years there trading and Constantine his Indian there born and bred and by Master Robert Evelin 4 yeares there yet by eight of their hands subscribed and enrolled doe testifie this to be the true state of the Country of the Land and Delaware Bay or Charles River which is further witnessed by Captain Smith and other books of Virginia and by New Englands Prospect new Canaan Captain Powels Map and other descriptions of New England and Virginia Captain Brown Captain Clayborn Robert Evelin Stafford Constantine Stratton Thomas White Richard Buckham Christoph Thomas Edward Monmouth Tenis Palee Edward Rhodes Peter Rixford Master Evelins Letter Good Madam SIr Edmund our noble Governour and Lord Earl Palatine persisting still in his noble purpose to goe on with his plantation in Delaware or Charles river just midway between New England and Virginia where with my Unckle Young I severall years resided hath often informed himselfe both of me and Master S●rat●on as I perceive by the hands subscribed of Edward Monmouth Tenis Palce and as Master Buckham Master White and other Ship-masters and Saylors whose hands I know and it to be true that there lived and traded with me and is sufficiently instructed of the state of the country and people there and I should very gladly according to his desire have waited on you into Hamshire to have informed your Honour in person had not I next weeke been passing to Virginia But neverthelesse to satisfie you of the truth I thought good to write unto you my knowledge and first to describe you from the North side of Delaware unto Hudsons river in Sir Edmunds Patent called new Albion which lieth just between New England and Maryland and that Ocean sea I take it to be about 160 miles I finde some broken land Isles and Inlets and many small Isles at Egbay But going to Delaware Bay by Cape May which is 24 miles at most and is as I understand very well set out and printed in Captain Powels Map of New England done as is told mee by a draught I gave to M. Daniel the plot-maker which Sir Edmund saith you have at home on that North side about five miles within a port or rode for any ships called the Nook and within it lieth the King of Kechemeches having as I suppose about 50 men and 12 leagues higher a little above the Bay and Bar is the river of Manteses which hath 20 miles on Charles river and 30 miles running up a fair navigable deep river all a flat levell of rich and fat black Marsh mould which I think to be 300000 acres In this Sir Edmund intendeth as he saith to settle and there the King of Manteses hath about 100 Bow-men next above about 6 leagues higher is a fair deep river 12 miles navigable where is Freestone and there over against is the King of Sikonesses and next is Asomo●ches river and King with an hundred men and next is Eriwoneck a King of forty men where we sate down and five miles above is the King of Ramcock with a hundred men and four miles higher the King of Axion with two hundred men and next to him tenne leagues overland an inland King of Calcesar with an hundred fifty men then there is in the midle of Charles river two fair woody Isles very pleasant and fit for Parks the one of a thousand acres the other of fourteen hundred or thereabout And six leagues higher neer a Creek called Mosilian the King having two hundred men And