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A07165	A relation of Maryland together, vvith a map of the countrey, the conditions of plantation, his Majesties charter to the Lord Baltemore, translated into English.	Cecil, Thomas, fl. 1630, engraver.; Maryland. aut	1635 (1635)	STC 17571; ESTC S109930	31,836	90

A RELATION OF MARYLAND Together VVith A Map of the Countrey The Conditions of Plantation His Majesties Charter to the Lord Baltemore translated into English These Bookes are to bee had at Master William Peasley Esq his house on the back-side of Drury-Lane neere the Cock-pit Playhouse or in his absence at Master Iohn Morgans house in high Holbourne over against the Dolphin London September the 8. Anno Dom. 1635. CHAP. I. A RELATION Of the Lord BALTEMORE'S Plantation in Maryland HIs most Excellent Majestie Having by His Letters Patents under the Great Seale of England granted a certaine Countrey in America now called Maryland in honour of our gratious Queene unto the Lord Baltemore with divers Priviledges and encouragements to all those that should aduenture with his Lordship in the planting of that Cōntrey the benefit and honour of such an action was readily apprehended by divers Gentlemen of good birth and qualitie who thereupon resolued to aduenture their persons and a good part of their fortunes with his Lordship in the pursuite of so noble and in all likelihood so aduantagious an enterprize His Lordship was at first resolued to goe in person but the more important reasons perswading his stay at home hee appointed his brother Mr. Leonard Caluert to goe Governour in his stead with whom he joyned in Commission Mr. Ierome Hawley and Mr. Thomas Cornwallis two worthy and able Gentlemen These with the other Gentlemen aduenturers and their seruants to the number of neere 200. people imbarked thēselues for the voyage in the good ship called the Arke of 300. tunne upward which was attended by his Lordships Pinnace called the Dove of about 50. tunne And so on Friday the 22. of November 1633. a small gale of winde comming gently from the North-West they weighed from the Cowes in the Isle of Wight about ten in the morning And having stayed by the way Twenty dayes at the Barbada's and Fourteene dayes at Saint Christophers upon some necessary occasions they arrived at Point Comfort in Virginia on the foure twentyeth of February following They had Letters from his Majesty in favor of them to the Governour of Virginia in obedience whereunto he used them with much courtesie and humanitie At this time one Captaine Cleyborne one of the Councel of Virginia comming from the parts whether they intended to goe told them that all the Natives were in preparation of defence by reason of a rumor some had raised amongst them that 6. shippes were to come with many people who would drive all the inhabitants out of the Countrey On the 3. of March they left Point Comfort 2. dayes after they came to Patowmeck river which is about 24. leagues distant there they began to give names to places and called the Southerne point of that River Saint Gregories and the Northerne point Saint Michaels They sayled up the River till they came to Heron Iland which is about 14. leagues and there came to an Anchor under an Island neere unto it which they called S. Clements Where they set up a Crosse and tooke possession of this Countrey for our Saviour and for our Soveraigne Lord the King of England Heere the Governor thought fit for the ship to stay vntill hee had discovered more of the Countrey and so hee tooke two Pinnaces and went up the River some 4. leagues and landed on the South side where he found the Indians fled for feare from thence hee sayled some 9. leagues higher to Patowmeck Towne where the Werowance being a child Archibau his vnckle who governed him and his Countrey for him gave all the company good wellcome and one of the company having entered into a little discourse with him touching the errours of their religion hee seemed well pleased therewith and at his going away desired him to returne thither againe saying he should live with him his men should hunt for him and hee would divide all with him From hence the Governor went to Pasehatoway about 20. leagues higher where he found many Indians assembled and heere he met with one Captaine Henry Fleete an English-man who had lived many yeeres among the Indians and by that meanes spake the Countrey language very well and was much esteemed of by the natives Him our Governour sent a shore to invite the Werowance to a parley who thereupon came with him aboard privatly where he was courteously entertained and after some parley being demanded by the Governour whether hee would be content that he and his people should set downe in his Countrey in case he should find a place conuenient for him his answere was that he would not bid him goe neither would hee bid him stay but that he might use his owne discretion While this Werowance was aboard many of his people came to the water side fearing that he might be surprised whereupon the Werowance commanded two Indians that came with him to goe on shore to quit them of this feare but they answered they feared they wou'd kill them The Werowance therefore shewed himselfe upon the decke and told them hee was in safety wherewith they were satisfied Whilest the Governour was abroad the neighbouring Indians where the ship lay began to cast off feare and to come to their Court of guard which they kept night and day upon Saint Clements I le partly to defend their barge which was brought in pieces out of England and there made up and partly to defend their men which were imployed in felling of trees and cleaving pales for a Palizado and at last they ventured to come aboard the ship The Governour finding it not fit for many reasons to seate himselfe as yet so high in the River resolued to returne backe againe and to take a more exact view of the lower parts and so leaving the Ship Pinnaces there he tooke his Barge as most fit to search the Creekes and small rivers and was conducted by Captaine Fleete who knew well the Countrey to a River on the North-side of Patomeck river within 4. or 5. leagues from the mouth thereof which they called Saint Georges River They went up this river about 4. Leagues and anchored at the Towne of Yoacomaco from whence the Indians of that part of the Countrey are called the Yoacomacoes At their comming to this place the Governour went on shoare and treated friendly with the Werowance there and acquainted him with the intent of his comming thither to which hee made little answere as it is their manner to any new or suddaine question but entertained him and his company that night in his house and gave him his owne bed to lie on which is a matt layd on boords and the next day went to shew him the country and that day being spent in viewing the places about that towne and the fresh waters which there are very plentifull and excellent good but the maine rivers are salt the Governor determined to make the first Colony there and so gave order for

c. Provision for trade in Virginia or Maryland If he be minded to furnish himselfe with Cattell in Virginia his best way is to carry a superfluitie of wollen or linnen cloth callicoes sayes hatts shooes stockings and all sorts of clothing of Wine Sugar Prunes Rasins Currance Honey Spice and Grocery wares with which hee may procure himselfe cattell there according to the stocke he dealeth withall About 4. or 5. Pound laid out heere in commodities will there buy a Cow and betweene 20. and 30. shillings a breeding Sow The like Commodities will furnish him either there or in Maryland with Hogges Poultry and Corne. Hee may doe well also to carry a superfluity of Knives Combes and Bracelets to trade with the women Natives and some Hatchets Howes and Axes to trade with the men for Venison Fish Turkies Corne Fawnes to store a Parke c. Provision for his House Iron and Locks and Hinges and bolts c. Mustard-seede Glasse and Leade for his windowes Mault for beere a Hogshead of Beefe or Porke Two or three Firkins of Butter a hundred or two of old Cheeses a gallon of honey Soape and Candles Iron wedges Pookes for Rennet to make cheese a good Mastiffe c. Provision for Husbandry Seede Wheate Rie Barley and Oates the best way to preserue it from heating at sea is to carry it in the eare Kernells of Peares and Apples especially of Pepins Pearemaines and Dusons for the making hereafter of Cider and Perry the stones and seedes of all those fruits and rootes and herbes which he desireth to have Good store of claver grasse seede to make good meadow Provision for Fishing and Fowling Inprimis necessaries for a boate of 3. or 4. Tunne as Spikes Nayles Pitch Tarre Ocome Canuis for a sayle Ropes Anchor Iron for the Ruther Fishing-lines for Cod and Macrills c. Cod-hookes and Macrill-hookes a Seane or Basse-net Herring-netts Leade Fowling-pieces of sixe foote Powder and Shott and Flint Stones a good Water-Spaniell c. A direction for choice of seruants IN the taking of servants he may doe well to furnish himselfe with as many as he can of usefull and necessary Arts A Carpenter of all others the most necessary A Mill-wright Ship-wright Boate-wright Wheele-wright Brick-maker Brick-layer Potter one that can cleave Lath and Pale and make Pipe-slaves c. A Ioyner Cooper Turner Sawyer Smith Cutler Leather-dresser Miller Fisherman and Gardiner These will be of most use but any lusty young able man that is willing to labour and take paines although he have no particular trade will be beneficiall enough to his Master And in case any Adventurer shall be unprovided of such men to supply his number hee may have directions at the place where these bookes are to bee had how and where hee may provide himselfe of as many as hee please The forme of binding a servant This Indenture made the _____ day of _____ in the _____ day of _____ yeere of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles c. betweene _____ day of _____ of the one party and _____ day of _____ on the other party Witnesseth that the said _____ doth hereby covenant promise and grant to and with the said _____ his Executors and Assignes to serve him from the day of the date hereof ●●till his first and next arrivall in Maryland and after for and during the tearme of _____ yeeres in such service and imployment as he the said _____ or his assignes shall there imploy him according to the custome of the Countrey in the like kind In consideration whereof the said _____ doth promise and grant to and with the said _____ to pay for his passing and to find him with Meat Drinke Apparell and Lodging with other necessaries during the said terme and at the end of the said terme to give him one whole yeeres provision of Corne and fifty acres of Land according to the order of the countrey In witnesse whereof the said _____ hath hereunto put his hand and seale the day and yeere above written Sealed and delivered in the presence of H _____ The usuall terme of binding a servant is for five yeers but for any artificer or one that shall deserve more then ordinary the Adventurer shall doe well to shorten that time and adde encouragements of another nature as he shall see cause rather then to want such usefull men A Forme of a Bill of Lading to be taken from the Master of the Sip by every Aduenterer for the better securing of the transportation of his goods SHipped by the grace of God in good order and well conditioned by _____ in and upon the good Ship called the _____ whereof is master under God for this present voyage _____ and now riding at anker in the _____ and by Gods grace bound for _____ to say being marked and numbred as in the margent and are to be delivered in the like good order and well conditioned at the Port of Saint Maries in Maryland the danger of the Seas onely excepted vnto _____ or to assignes paying fraught for the said goods with primage and avarage accustomed In witnesse whereof the Master or Purser of the said ship hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading all of this tenor and date the one of which three bills being accomplished the other two to stand void And so God send the good Ship to her desired Port in safety Amen Dated in _____ There is order taken for convenient houses to be set up at Saint Maries where all strangers may at their first comming bee entertained with lodging and other fitting accommodations for themselves and their goods till they can better provide for themselves The names of the Gentlemen adventurers that are gone in person to this Plantation Mr. his Lordships brothers Leonard Calvert the governor George Calvert Commissioners Ierome Hawley Esq Thomas Cornewallis Esq Richard Gerard son to Sir Thomas Gerard Knight and Baronet sonnes of the Lady Anne Wintour Edward Wintour Freder Wintour Henry Wiseman son to Sir Thomas Wiseman Knight Iohn Saunders Edward Cranfield Henry Greene. Nicholas Ferfax Iohn Baxter Thomas Dorrell Captaine Iohn Hill Iohn Medcalfe William Saire HONI SOIT ❀ QVI MAL ❀ Y ❀ PENSE CR THE CHARTER OF MARY LAND CHARLES By the Grace of GOD King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defendor of the Faith c. To all to whom these Presents shall come greeting WHEREAS Our right Trusty and Wellbeloved Subject Cecilius Caluert Baron of Baltemore in our Kingdom of Ireland Sonne and heire of Sir George Caluert Knight late Baron of Baltemore in the same Kingdome of Ireland pursuing his Fathers intentions being excited with a laudable and pious zeale for the propagation of the Christian Faith and the enlargement of our Empire and Dominion hath humbly besought leave of Vs by his industry and charge to transport an ample Colony of the English Nation unto a certaine Countrey hereafter described in the parts of America not yet cultivated and planted though in some parts

inferior to the Bacon of Westphalia Of Strawberries there is plenty which are ripe in Aprill Mulberries in May and Raspices in Iune Maracocks which is somewhat like a Limon are ripe in August In the Spring there are severall sorts of herbes as Corn-sallet Violets Sorrell Purslaine all which are very good and wholsome and by the English used for sallets and in broth In the upper parts of the Countrey there are Bufeloes Elkes Lions Beares Wolues and Deare there are great store in all places that are not too much frequented as also Beavers Foxes Otters and many other sorts of Beasts Of Birds there is the Eagle Goshawke Falcon Lanner Sparrow-hawke and Merlin also wild Turkeys in great aboundance whereof many weigh 50. pounds and upwards and of Partridge plenty There are likewise sundry sorts of Birds which sing whereof some are red some blew others blacke and yellow some like our Black-birds others like Thrushes but not of the same kind with many more for which wee know no names In Winter there is great plenty of Swannes Cranes Geese Herons Ducke Teale Widgeon Brants and Pidgeons with other sorts whereof there are none in England The Sea the Bayes of Chesopeack and Delaware and generally all the Rivers doe abound with Fish of severall sorts for many of them we have no English names There are Whales Sturgeons uery large and good and in great aboundance Grampuses Porpuses Mullets Ttouts Soules Place Mackerell Perch Crabs Oysters Cockles and Mussles But above all these the fish that have no English names are the best except the Sturgeons There is also a fish like the Thornebacke in England which hath a taile a yard long wherein are sharpe prickles with which if it strike a man it will put him to much paine and torment but it is very good meate also the Tode-fish which will swell till it be ready to burst if it be taken out of the water The Mineralls have not yet beene much searched after yet there is discovered Iron Oare and Earth fitt to make Allum Terra lemnia and a red soile like Bolearmonicke with sundry other sorts of Mineralls which wee have not yet beene able to make any tryall of The soile generally is very rich like that which is about Cheesweeke neere London where it is worth 20. shillings an Acre yeerely to Tillage in the Common-fields and in very many places you shall have two foote of blacke rich mould wherein you shall scarce find a stone it is like a sifted Garden-mould and is so rich that if it be not first planted with Indian corne Tobacco Hempe or some such thing that may take off the ranknesse thereof it will not be fit for any English graine and under that there is found good loame whereof wee have made as good bricke as any in England there is great store of Marish ground also that with good husbandry will make as rich Medow as any in the world There is store of Marle both blue and white and in many places excellent clay for pots and tyles and to conclude there is nothing that can be reasonably expected in a place lying in the latitude which this doth but you shall either find it here to grow naturally or Industry and good husbandry will produce it CHAP. IIII. The commodities that may be procured in Maryland by industry HEe that well considers the situation of this Countrey and findes it placed betweene Virginia and New-England cannot but by his owne reason conclude that it must needs participate of the naturall commodities of both places and be capable of those which industry brings into either the distances being so small betweene them you shall find in the Southerne parts of Maryland all that Virginia hath naturally and in the Northerne parts what New-England produceth and he that reades Captaine Iohn Smith shall see at large discoursed what is in Virginia and in Master William Wood who this yeere hath written a treatise of new-New-England he may know what is there to be expected Yet to say something of it in particular IN the first place I name Corne as the thing most necessary to sustaine man That which the Natives use in the Countrey makes very good bread and also a meate which they call Omene it 's like our Furmety and is very savory and wholesome it will Mault and make good Beere Also the Natives have a sort of Pulse which we call Pease and Beanes that are very good This Corne yeelds a great increase so doth the Pease and Beanes One man may in a season well plant so much as will yeeld a hundred bushells of this Corne 20 bushells of Beanes and Pease and yet attend a crop of Tobacco which according to the goodnesse of the ground may be more or lesse but is ordinarily accompted betweene 800 and 1000 pound weight They have made tryall of English Pease and they grow very well also Musk-mellons Water-mellons Com-cumbers with all sorts of garden Roots and Herbes as Carrots Parsenips Turnips Cabbages Radish with many more and in Virginia they have sowed English Wheate and Barley and it yeelds twise as much increase as in England and although there be not many that doe apply themselves to plant Gardens and Orchards yet those that doe it find much profit and pleasure thereby They have Peares Apples and severall sorts of Plummes Peaches in abundance and as good as those of Italy so are the Mellons and Pumpions Apricocks Figgs and Pomegranates prosper exceedingly they haue lately planted Orange and Limon trees which thrive very wel and in fine there is scarce any fruit that growes in England France Spaine or Italy but hath been tryed there and prospers well You may there also have Hemp and Flax Pitch and Tarre with little labour it 's apt for Rapeseed and Annis-seed Woad Madder Saffron c. There may be had Silke-wormes the Countrey being stored with Mulberries and the superfluity of wood will produce Potashes And for Wine there is no doubt but it will be made there in plenty for the ground doth naturally bring foorth Vines in such aboundance that they are as frequent there as Brambles are here Iron may be made there with little charge Brave ships may be built without requiring any materialls from other parts Clabboard Wainscott Pipestaves and Masts for ships the woods will afford plentifully In fine Butter and Cheese Porke and Bacon to transport to other countrys will be no small commodity which by industry may be quickly had there in great plenty c. And if there were no other staple commodities to be hoped for but Silke and Linnen the materialls of which apparantly will grow there it were sufficient to enrich the inhabitants CHAP. V. Of the Naturall disposition of the Indians which Inhabite the parts of Maryland where the English are seated And their manner of living HEE that hath a Curiosity to know all that hath beene obserued of the Customes and manners of the Indians may find large discourses thereof in Captaine