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A02606
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A true discourse of the present estate of Virginia and the successe of the affaires there till the 18 of Iune. 1614. Together with a relation of the seuerall English townes and forts, the assured hopes of that countrie and the peace concluded with the Indians. The christening of Powhatans daughter and her mariage with an English-man. Written by Raphe Hamor the yonger, late secretarie in that colony.
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Hamor, Ralph, d. 1626.
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1615
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STC 12736; ESTC S105997
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they_o tender_v we_o peace_n and_o strive_v with_o all_o alacrity_n to_o keep_v we_o in_o good_a opinion_n of_o they_o by_o which_o many_o benefit_n arise_v unto_o us._n first_o part_n of_o our_o arm_n disgraceful_o lose_v long_o ago_o keep_v by_o the_o savage_n as_o monument_n and_o trophy_n of_o our_o shame_n redeliver_v some_o repair_n to_o our_o honour_n our_o catle_n to_o increase_v without_o danger_n of_o destroy_v our_o man_n at_o liberty_n to_o hunt_v free_o for_o venison_n to_o fish_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n else_o or_o go_v any_o whither_o without_o danger_n to_o follow_v the_o husband_n of_o their_o corn_n secure_o whereof_o we_o have_v above_o five_o hundred_o acre_n set_v and_o god_n be_v praise_v in_o more_o forwardness_n than_o any_o of_o the_o indian_n that_o i_o have_v see_v or_o hear_v off_o this_o year_n root_n and_o herb_n we_o have_v in_o abundanue_n all_o doubt_n of_o want_n be_v by_o god_n blessing_n quite_o vanish_v and_o much_o plenty_n expect_v and_o which_o be_v not_o the_o least_o material_a we_o may_v by_o this_o peace_n come_v to_o discover_v the_o country_n better_o both_o by_o our_o own_o travel_n and_o by_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o savage_n as_o we_o grow_v infamiliarity_n with_o they_o powhatans_n daughter_n i_o cause_v to_o be_v careful_o instruct_v in_o christian_a religion_n who_o after_o she_o have_v make_v some_o good_a progress_n therein_o renounce_v public_o her_o country_n idolatry_n open_o confess_v her_o christian_a faith_n be_v as_o she_o desire_v baptise_a and_o be_v since_o marry_v to_o a_o english_a gentleman_n of_o good_a understanding_n as_o by_o his_o letter_n unto_o i_o coutain_v the_o reason_n for_o his_o marriage_n of_o she_o you_o may_v perceive_v a_o other_o knot_n to_o bind_v this_o peace_n the_o strong_a her_o father_n and_o friend_n give_v approbation_n to_o it_o and_o her_o uncle_n give_v she_o to_o he_o in_o the_o church_n she_o live_v civil_o and_o love_o with_o he_o and_o i_o trust_v will_v 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authorise_a governor_n from_o england_n consider_v i_o pray_v you_o since_o thing_n be_v bring_v to_o this_o pass_n as_o you_o see_v and_o that_o i_o shall_v have_v come_v â—way_n â—f_a thâ—n_n through_o their_o factious_a humour_n mutiny_n or_o indiscretion_n of_o the_o chief_n i_o have_v leave_v behind_o this_o shall_v fall_v to_o ruin_v i_o then_o shoulâ—_n receiuâ—_n thâ—_n 〈◊〉_d i_o incur_v the_o blame_n for_o quit_v the_o plantation_n although_o i_o may_v do_v it_o both_o with_o my_o honour_n my_o promise_a stay_n of_o time_n be_v expire_v anâ—_n hauâ—ng_v warrant_n from_o my_o soneraigne_n the_o king_n majesty_n but_o the_o 〈◊〉_d reason_n move_v i_o and_o that_o this_o action_n of_o such_o price_n such_o excellency_n and_o assure_a profit_n to_o 〈◊〉_d own_o knowledge_n shall_v not_o die_v to_o the_o scorn_n of_o our_o nation_n and_o to_o give_v cause_n of_o laughter_n to_o the_o papist_n that_o desire_v curâ—uine_a i_o can_v assure_v you_o no_o country_n of_o the_o world_n 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the_o assure_a benefit_n of_o my_o other_o fortune_n the_o sweet_a society_n of_o my_o friend_n and_o acquaintance_n with_o all_o mâ—ndall_n delight_n and_o reside_v here_o with_o much_o turmoil_n wâ—ich_a i_o will_v constant_o do_v rather_o than_o see_v god_n glory_n diminish_v my_o king_n and_o country_n dishonour_v and_o these_o poor_a people_n i_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o ruin_v and_o so_o i_o beseech_v you_o to_o answer_v for_o i_o if_o you_o hear_v i_o tax_v for_o my_o stay_n as_o some_o may_v just_o do_v and_o that_o these_o be_v my_o chief_a motive_n god_n i_o take_v to_o witness_v remember_v i_o and_o the_o câ—use_n i_o have_v in_o hand_n in_o your_o daily_a meditation_n and_o reckon_v i_o in_o the_o number_n of_o those_o that_o do_v sincere_o love_v you_o and_o you_o and_o will_v ever_o rest_v in_o all_o