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and_o in_o his_o country_n be_v the_o far_a limit_n of_o his_o dominion_n where_o he_o have_v any_o that_o do_v he_o homage_n to_o the_o westward_n of_o sagadahoc_n four_o day_n journey_n there_o be_v another_o river_n call_v ashamabaga_n ashamabaga_n which_o have_v at_o the_o entrance_n six_o fathom_n water_n and_o be_v half_a a_o quarter_n of_o a_o mile_n broad_a it_o run_v into_o the_o land_n two_o day_n journey_n and_o on_o the_o east_n side_n there_o be_v one_o town_n call_v agnagebcoc_n wherein_o be_v seventie_o house_n and_o two_o hundred_o and_o forty_o man_n with_o two_o sagame_n the_o one_o call_v maurmet_n the_o other_o casherokenit_fw-la seven_o day_n journey_n to_o the_o south-west_n of_o ashamabaga_n there_o be_v another_o river_n that_o be_v six_o shawakâ—toc_n fathom_n to_o the_o entrance_n this_o river_n be_v name_v shawakotoc_n and_o be_v half_a a_o mile_n broad_a it_o run_v into_o the_o land_n fifty_o day_n journey_n but_o four_o day_n from_o the_o entrance_n it_o be_v so_o narrow_a that_o the_o tree_n grow_v on_o each_o side_n do_v so_o cross_v with_o their_o bough_n and_o body_n on_o the_o other_o as_o it_o permit_v not_o any_o mean_n to_o pass_v with_o boat_n that_o way_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o inhabitant_n that_o on_o any_o occasion_n be_v to_o travel_v to_o the_o head_n be_v force_v to_o go_v by_o land_n take_v broad_a their_o way_n upon_o the_o west_n side_n at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o river_n there_o be_v a_o lake_n of_o four_o day_n journey_n long_o and_o two_o day_n broad_a wherein_o be_v two_o land_n to_o the_o north-west_n four_o day_n journey_n from_o this_o lake_n at_o the_o head_n of_o this_o river_n shawakatoc_n there_o be_v a_o small_a province_n which_o they_o call_v crokemago_n wherein_o be_v one_o town_n this_o be_v the_o westermost_a river_n of_o the_o dominion_n of_o bashabez_n and_o quibiquisson_n the_o westermost_a to_o the_o reader_n i_o have_v think_v good_a to_o add_v to_o the_o english_a plantation_n in_o new_a england_n those_o in_o the_o neighbour_n country_n of_o newfoundland_n this_o be_v first_o discover_v ann._n 1497._o by_o s._n sebastian_n cabot_n set_v forth_o by_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o the_o voyage_n follow_v of_o m._n rutilio_n albert_n de_fw-fr prato_n m._n hore_n and_o other_o ann._n 1583._o actual_a and_o formal_a possession_n be_v take_v in_o the_o right_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n of_o glorious_a memory_n and_o her_o successor_n by_o that_o memorable_a knight_n sir_n humphrey_n gilbert_n see_v sup_v lib._n 4._o ca._n 13._o and_o in_o the_o year_n 1609._o m._n john_n guy_n of_o bristol_n do_v write_v a_o treatise_n to_o animate_v the_o english_a to_o plant_v there_o a_o write_a copy_n whereof_o i_o have_v a._n 1610._o it_o please_v his_o most_o excellent_a majesty_n to_o grant_v a_o patent_n for_o a_o plantation_n part_v whereof_o the_o whole_a may_v seem_v too_o long_o for_o our_o purpose_n we_o have_v insert_v chap._n vii_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o patent_n for_o newfoundland_n and_o the_o plantation_n there_o make_v by_o the_o english_a 1610._o deliver_v in_o a_o letter_n date_v thence_o from_o m._n gvy_n to_o m._n slany_n also_o of_o the_o weather_n the_o three_o first_o winter_n and_o of_o captain_n weston_n with_o other_o remarkable_a occurrent_n james_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n of_o great_a britain_n france_n and_o ireland_n king_n defendor_n of_o the_o faith_n etc._n etc._n to_o all_o people_n to_o who_o these_o present_n shall_v come_v greeting_n know_v you_o whereas_o diverse_a our_o love_a and_o well_o dispose_v subject_n be_v desirous_a to_o make_v plantation_n to_o inhabit_v and_o to_o establish_v a_o colony_n or_o colonies_n in_o the_o southern_a and_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o country_n and_o i_o will_v or_o land_n common_o call_v newfoundland_n unto_o the_o coast_n and_o harbour_n whereof_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o our_o realm_n of_o england_n have_v for_o the_o space_n of_o fifty_o year_n and_o upward_o yearly_o use_v to_o resort_v in_o no_o small_a number_n to_o fish_n intend_v by_o such_o plantation_n and_o inhabit_v both_o to_o secure_v and_o make_v safe_a the_o say_a trade_n of_o fish_v to_o our_o subject_n for_o ever_o and_o also_o to_o make_v some_o commendable_a benefit_n for_o the_o use_n of_o mankind_n by_o the_o land_n and_o profit_n thereof_o which_o hitherto_o from_o the_o beginning_n as_o it_o seem_v manifest_a have_v remain_v unprofitable_a and_o for_o better_a performance_n of_o such_o their_o purpose_n and_o intention_n have_v humble_o beseech_v our_o regal_a authority_n and_o assistance_n we_o be_v well_o assure_v that_o the_o same_o land_n or_o country_n adjoin_v to_o the_o foresay_a coast_n where_o our_o subject_n use_v to_o fish_n remain_v so_o destitute_a and_o desolate_a of_o inhabitant_n that_o scarce_o any_o one_o savage_a person_n have_v in_o many_o year_n be_v see_v in_o the_o most_o part_n thereof_o and_o well_o know_v that_o the_o same_o lie_v and_o be_v so_o vacant_a be_v as_o well_o for_o the_o reason_n aforesaid_a as_o for_o many_o other_o reason_n very_o commodious_a for_o ut_fw-la and_o our_o dominion_n and_o that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o nation_n we_o may_v of_o our_o royal_a authority_n possess_v ourselves_o and_o make_v grant_v thereof_o without_o do_v wrong_n to_o any_o other_o prince_n or_o state_n consider_v they_o can_v just_o pretend_v any_o sovereignty_n or_o right_o thereunto_o in_o respect_n that_o the_o same_o remain_v so_o vacant_a and_o not_o actual_o possess_v and_o inhabit_v by_o any_o christian_a or_o other_o whosoever_o and_o therefore_o think_v it_o a_o matter_n and_o action_n well_o beseem_v a_o christian_a king_n to_o make_v true_a use_n of_o that_o which_o god_n from_o the_o beginning_n create_v for_o mankind_n and_o therefore_o intend_v not_o only_o to_o work_v and_o procure_v the_o benefit_n and_o good_a of_o many_o of_o our_o subject_n
night_n to_o the_o harbour_n that_o we_o be_v in_o at_o our_o enter_v which_o we_o call_v flag-staffe_n harbour_n because_o we_o find_v there_o the_o flag-staffe_n throw_v by_o the_o savage_n away_o these_o savage_n by_o all_o likelihood_n be_v animate_v to_o come_v unto_o we_o by_o reason_n that_o we_o take_v nothing_o from_o they_o at_o savage_a bay_n and_o some_o of_o they_o may_v be_v of_o those_o which_o dwell_v there_o for_o in_o no_o other_o place_n where_o we_o be_v can_v we_o perceive_v any_o token_n of_o any_o abode_n of_o they_o etc._n etc._n chap._n viii_o captain_n richard_n whitbourne_v voyages_n to_o newfoundland_n and_o observation_n there_o and_o thereof_o take_v out_o of_o his_o print_a book_n it_o it_o well_o know_v that_o my_o breed_n and_o course_n of_o life_n have_v be_v such_o as_o that_o i_o have_v long_a time_n set_v many_o people_n on_o work_n and_o spend_v most_o of_o my_o day_n in_o travel_n special_o in_o merchandize_v and_o sea-voyage_n i_o have_v be_v often_o in_o france_n spain_n italy_n portugal_n savoy_n denmark_n norway_n spruceland_n the_o canary_n and_o soris_n land_n and_o for_o the_o newfoundland_n it_o be_v almost_o so_o familiar_o know_v to_o i_o as_o my_o own_o country_n in_o the_o year_n 1588._o i_o serve_v under_o the_o then_o lord_n admiral_n as_o captain_n in_o a_o ship_n of_o my_o own_o set_v forth_o at_o my_o charge_n against_o the_o spanish_a armado_n and_o after_o such_o time_n as_o that_o service_n be_v end_v take_v my_o leave_n of_o his_o honour_n i_o have_v his_o favourable_a letter_n to_o one_o sir_n robert_n denuis_fw-la in_o the_o county_n of_o devon_n knight_n whereby_o there_o may_v be_v some_o course_n take_v that_o the_o charge_n as_o well_o of_o my_o own_o ship_n as_o also_o of_o two_o other_o and_o a_o pinnace_n with_o the_o victual_n and_o man_n therein_o employ_v shall_v not_o be_v any_o way_n burdensome_a to_o i_o wherein_o there_o be_v such_o order_n give_v by_o the_o then_o right_a honourable_a lord_n of_o the_o privy_a counsel_n that_o the_o same_o be_v well_o satisfy_v which_o service_n be_v to_o be_v see_v record_v in_o the_o book_n at_o white-hall_n now_o to_o express_v some_o of_o my_o voyage_n to_o the_o newfoundland_n which_o make_v most_o for_o the_o present_a purpose_n my_o first_o voyage_n thither_o be_v about_o forty_o year_n since_o in_o a_o worthy_a ship_n of_o the_o burden_n of_o three_o hundred_o â—un_v set_v forth_o by_o one_o master_n cotton_n of_o southampton_a we_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o grand_a bay_n which_o lie_v on_o the_o northside_n of_o that_o land_n purpose_v there_o to_o trade_n then_o with_o the_o savage_a people_n for_o who_o we_o carry_v sundry_a commodity_n and_o to_o kill_v whale_n and_o to_o make_v train_n oil_n as_o the_o biscayne_n do_v there_o yearly_o in_o great_a abundance_n but_o this_o our_o intend_a voyage_n be_v overthrow_v by_o the_o indiscretion_n of_o our_o captain_n and_o faint-hartednesse_a of_o some_o gentleman_n of_o our_o company_n whereupon_o we_o set_v fail_v from_o thence_o and_o bare_a with_o trinity_n harbour_n in_o newfoundland_n where_o we_o kill_v great_a store_n of_o fish_n deer_n bear_n beaver_n seales_n otter_n and_o such_o like_a with_o abundance_n of_o sea-fowle_a and_o so_o return_v for_o england_n we_o arrive_v safe_a at_o southampton_a in_o a_o voyage_n to_o that_o country_n about_o six_o and_o thirty_o year_n since_o i_o have_v then_o the_o command_n of_o a_o worthy_a ship_n of_o two_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o tun_n set_v forth_o by_o one_o master_n crook_n of_o southampton_a at_o that_o time_n sir_n humphrey_n gilbert_n a_o devonshire_n knight_n come_v thither_o with_o two_o good_a ship_n and_o a_o pinnace_n and_o bring_v with_o he_o a_o large_a patent_n from_o the_o late_a most_o renown_a queen_n elizabeth_n and_o in_o her_o name_n take_v possession_n of_o that_o country_n in_o the_o harbour_n of_o saint_n johns_n whereof_o i_o be_v a_o eyewitness_n he_o fail_v from_o thence_o towards_o virginia_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o some_o unhappy_a direction_n in_o his_o course_n the_o great_a ship_n he_o have_v strike_v upon_o shelf_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o canadie_n and_o be_v there_o lose_v with_o most_o part_n of_o the_o company_n in_o she_o and_o he_o himself_o be_v then_o in_o a_o small_a pinnace_n of_o twenty_o tun_n in_o the_o company_n of_o his_o vice-admiral_n one_o captain_n hay_n return_v towards_o england_n in_o a_o great_a storm_n be_v overwhelm_v with_o the_o sea_n and_o so_o perish_v in_o another_o voyage_n i_o make_v thither_o about_o four_o and_o thirty_o year_n past_a wherein_o i_o have_v the_o command_n of_o a_o good_a ship_n partly_o my_o one_o at_o that_o time_n own_o sir_n bernard_n drake_n of_o devonshire_n knight_n come_v thither_o with_o a_o commission_n and_o have_v diverse_a good_a ship_n under_o his_o command_n he_o there_o take_v many_o portugal_n ship_n lade_v with_o fish_n and_o bring_v they_o into_o england_n as_o prize_n omit_v to_o speak_v of_o other_o voyage_n i_o make_v thither_o during_o the_o late_a queen_n reign_n i_o will_v descend_v to_o late_a time_n in_o the_o year_n 1611._o be_v in_o newfoundland_n at_o which_o time_n that_o famous_a archpirate_n peter_n easton_n come_v there_o and_o have_v with_o he_o ten_o sail_n of_o good_a ship_n well_o furnish_v and_o very_o rich_a i_o be_v keep_v eleven_o week_n under_o his_o command_n and_o have_v from_o he_o many_o golden_a promise_n and_o much_o wealth_n offer_v to_o be_v put_v into_o my_o hand_n as_o it_o be_v well_o know_v i_o do_v persuade_v he_o much_o to_o desist_v from_o his_o evil_a course_n his_o entreaty_n then_o to_o i_o be_v that_o i_o will_v come_v for_o england_n to_o some_o friend_n of_o he_o and_o solicit_v they_o to_o become_v humble_a petitioner_n to_o your_o majesty_n for_o his_o pardon_n but_o have_v no_o warrant_n to_o touch_v such_o good_n i_o give_v he_o think_v for_o his_o offer_n only_o i_o request_v he_o to_o release_v a_o ship_n that_o he_o have_v take_v upon_o the_o coast_n of_o guinnie_n belong_v to_o one_o captain_n rash_o of_o foy_n in_o cornwall_n a_o man_n who_o i_o know_v but_o only_o by_o report_n which_o he_o according_o release_v whereupon_o i_o provide_v man_n victual_n and_o a_o fraught_n for_o the_o say_a ship_n and_o so_o send_v she_o home_o to_o dartmouth_n in_o donen_n though_o i_o never_o have_v so_o much_o as_o thanks_n for_o my_o kindness_n therein_o and_o so_o leave_v easton_n i_o come_v for_o england_n and_o give_v notice_n of_o his_o intention_n let_v pass_v my_o voyage_n i_o intend_v for_o naples_n and_o lose_v both_o my_o labour_n and_o charge_n for_o before_o my_o arrival_n there_o be_v a_o pardon_n grant_v and_o send_v he_o from_o ireland_n but_o easton_n hover_v with_o those_o ship_n and_o riches_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o barbary_n as_o he_o promise_v with_o a_o long_a desire_n and_o full_a expectation_n to_o be_v call_v home_o lose_v that_o hope_n by_o a_o too_o much_o delay_v of_o time_n by_o he_o who_o carry_v the_o pardon_n whereupon_o he_o fail_v to_o the_o straits_n of_o gibraltar_n and_o be_v afterward_o entertain_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n under_o who_o he_o live_v rich_a i_o be_v there_o also_o in_o the_o year_n 1614_o when_o sir_n henry_n manwaring_n be_v upon_o that_o coast_n with_o five_o good_a ship_n strong_o provide_v he_o cause_v i_o to_o spend_v much_o time_n in_o his_o company_n and_o from_o he_o i_o return_v into_o england_n although_o i_o be_v bind_v from_o thence_o to_o marsseâ—â—is_n to_o make_v sale_n of_o such_o good_n as_o i_o then_o have_v and_o other_o employment_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o year_n 1615._o i_o return_v again_o to_o newfoundland_n carry_v with_o i_o a_o commission_n out_o of_o the_o high_a court_n of_o admiralty_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n thereof_o authorise_v i_o to_o empannell_n jury_n and_o to_o make_v inquiry_n upon_o oath_n of_o sundry_a abuse_n and_o disorder_v commit_v among_o fisherman_n yearly_a upon_o that_o coast_n and_o of_o the_o fit_a mean_n to_o redâ—esse_v the_o same_o with_o some_o other_o point_n have_v a_o more_o particular_a relation_n to_o the_o office_n of_o the_o lord_n admiral_n what_o be_v then_o there_o do_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o commission_n which_o be_v whole_o execute_v at_o my_o own_o charge_n have_v be_v at_o large_a by_o i_o already_o certify_v into_o the_o high_a court_n of_o admiralty_n nevertheless_o see_v the_o same_o have_v be_v over_o slip_v ever_o since_o &_o not_o produce_v those_o good_a effect_n which_o be_v expect_v i_o will_v in_o some_o convenient_a place_n of_o this_o discourse_n set_v down_o a_o brief_a collection_n of_o some_o part_n of_o my_o endeavour_n spend_v in_o that_o service_n not_o doubt_v but_o it_o will_v be_v as_o available_a for_o the_o
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