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A12460	A description of New England: or The obseruations, and discoueries, of Captain Iohn Smith (admirall of that country) in the north of America, in the year of our Lord 1614 with the successe of sixe ships, that went the next yeare 1615; and the accidents befell him among the French men of warre: with the proofe of the present benefit this countrey affoords: whither this present yeare, 1616, eight voluntary ships are gone to make further tryall.	Smith, John, 1580-1631.; Pass, Simon van de, 1595?-1647, engraver.	1616 (1616)	STC 22788; ESTC S111023	38,061	84

Cor fish about 7000. Whilest the sailers fished my selfe with eight or nine others of them might best bee spared Ranging the coast in a small boat wee got for trifles neer 1100 Beuer skinnes 100 Martins and neer as many Otters and the most of them within the distance of twenty leagues We ranged the Coast both East and West much furder but Eastwards our commodities were not esteemed they were so neare the French who affords them better and right against vs in the Main was a Ship of Sir Frances Popphames that had there such acquaintance hauing many yeares vsed onely that porte that the most parte there was had by him And 40 leagues westwards were two French Ships that had made there a great voyage by trade during the time wee tryed those conclusions not knowing the Coast nor Saluages habitation With these Furres the Traine and Cor-fish I returned for England in the Bark where within six monthes after our departure from the Downes we safe arriued back The best of this fish was solde for fiue pound the hundreth the rest by ill vsage betwixt three pound and fifty shillings The other Ship staied to fit herselfe for Spaine with the dry fish which was sould by the Sailers reporte that returned at forty ryalls the quintall each hundred weighing two quintalls and a halfe New England is that part of America in the Ocean Sea opposite to Noua Albyon in the South Sea discouered by the most memorable Sir Francis Drake in his voyage about the worlde In regarde whereto this is stiled New England beeing in the same latitude New France off it is Northward Southwardes is Virginia and all the adioyning Continent with New Granado New Spain New Andolosia and the West Indies Now because I haue beene so oft asked such strange questions of the goodnesse and greatnesse of those spatious Tracts of land how they can bee thus long vnknown or nor possessed by the Spaniard and many such like demands I intreat your pardons if I chance to be too plaine or tedious in relating my knowledge for plaine mens satisfaction Florida is the next adioyning to the Indes which vnprosperously was attempted to bee planted by the French A Country farre bigger then England Scotland France and Ireland yet little knowne to any Christian but by the wonderful endeuours of Ferdinando de Soto a valiant Spaniard whose writings in this age is the best guide knowne to search those parts Virginia is no Ile as many doe imagine but part of the Continent adioyning to Florida whose bounds may be stretched to the magnitude thereof without offence to any Christian inhabitant For from the degrees of 30. to 45. his Maiestie hath granted his Letters parents the Coast extending South-west and North-east aboute 1500 miles but to follow it aboard the shore may well be 2000. at the least of which 20. miles is the most giues entrance into the Bay of Chisapeak where is the London plantation within which is a Country as you may perceiue by the description in a Booke and Map printed in my name of that little I there discouered may well suffice 300000 people to inhabit And Southward adioyneth that part discouered at the charge of Sir Walter Rawley by Sir Ralph Lane and that learned Mathematician Mr. Thomas Heryot Northward six or seauen degrees is the Riuer Sadagahock where was planted the Westerne Colony by that Honourable Patrone of vertue Sir Iohn Poppham Lord chief Iustice of England Ther is also a relation printed by Captaine Bartholomew Gosnould of Elizabeths Iles and an other by Captaine Waymoth of Pemmaquid From all these diligent obseruers posterity may be bettered by the fruits of their labours But for diuers others that long before and since haue ranged those parts within a kenning sometimes of the shore some touching in one place some in another I must entreat them pardon me for omitting them or if I offend in saying that their true descriptions are concealed or neuer well obserued or died with the Authors so that the Coast is yet still but euen as a Coast vnknowne and vndiscouered I haue had six or seauen seuerall plots of those Northren parts so vnlike each to other and most sodiffering from any true proportion or resemblance of the Countrey as they did mee no more good then so much waste paper though they cost me more It may be it was not my chance to see the best but least others may be deceiued as I was or through dangerous ignorance hazard themselues as I did I haue drawen a Map from Point to Point I le to I le and Harbour to Harbour with the Soundings Sands Rocks Land-marks as I passed close aboard the Shore in a little Boat although there bemany things to bee obserued which the haste of other affaires did cause me omit for being sent more to get present commodities then knowledge by discoueries for any future good I had not power to search as I would yet it will serue to direct any shall goe that waies to safe Harbours and the Saluages habitations What marchandize and commodities for their labour they may finde this following discourse shall plainely demonstrate Thus you may see of this 2000. miles more then halfe is yet vnknowne to any purpose no not so much as the borders of the Sea are yet certainly discouered As for the goodnes and true substances of the Land wee are for most part yet altogether ignorant of them vnlesse it bee those parts about the Bay of Chisapeack and Sagadahock but onely here and there wee touched or haue seene a little the edges of those large dominions which doe stretch themselues into the Maine God doth know how many thousand miles whereof we can yet no more iudge then a stranger that saileth betwixt England and France can describe the Harbors and dangers by landing here or there in some Riuer or Bay tell thereby the goodnesse and substances of Spaine Italy Germany Bohemia Hungaria the rest By this you may perceiue how much they erre that think euery one which hath bin at Virginia vnderstandeth or knowes what Virginia is Or that the Spaniards know one halfe quarter of those Territories they possesse no not so much as the true circumference of Terra Incognita whose large dominions may equalize the greatnesse and goodnes of America for any thing yet known It is strange with what small power hee hath raigned in the East Indes and few will vnderstand the truth of his strength in America where he hauing so much to keepe with such a pampered force they neede not greatly feare his furie in the Bermudas Virginia New France or New England beyond whose bounds America doth stretch many thousand miles into the frozen partes whereof one Master Hutson an English Mariner did make the greatest discouerie of any Christian I knowe of where he vnfortunately died For Affrica had not the industrious Portugales ranged her vnknowne parts who would haue sought for wealth among those fryed

A DESCRIPTION of New England OR THE OBSERVATIONS AND discoueries of Captain Iohn Smith Admirall of that Country in the North of America in the year of our Lord 1614 with the successe of sixe Ships that went the next yeare 1615 and the accidents be fell him among the French men of warre With the proofe of the present benefit this Countrey affoords whither this present yeare 1616 eight voluntary Ships are gone to make further tryall At LONDON Printed by Humfrey Lownes for Robert Clerke and are to be sould at his house called the Lodge in Chancery lane ouer against Lincolnes Inne 1616. TO THE HIGH HOPEFVL CHARLES Prince of Great Britaine SIR SO fauourable was your most renowned and memorable Brother Prince Henry to all generous designes that in my discouery of Virginia I presumed to call two namelesse Headlands after my Soueraignes heires Cape Henry and Cape Charles Since then it beeing my chance to range some other parts of America whereof I heere present your Highness the description in a Map my humble sute is you would please to change their Barbarous names for such English as Posterity may say Prince Charles was their Godfather What here in this relation I promise my Countrey let mee liue or die the slaue of scorne infamy if hauing meanes I make it not apparent please God to blesse me but from such accidents as are beyond my power and reason to preuent For my labours I desire but such conditions as were promised me out of the gaines and that your Highnesse would daigne to grace this Work by your Princely and fauourable respect vnto it and know mee to be Your Highnesse true and faithfull seruant Iohn Smith TO THE RIGHT HOnourable and worthy Lords Knights Gentlemen of his Maiesties Councell for all Plantations and discoueries especially of New England SEeing the deedes of the most iust and the writings of the most wise not onely of men but of God himselfe haue beene diuersly traduced by variable iudgements of the Times opinionists what shall such an ignorant as I expect Yet reposing my selfe on your fauours I present this rude discourse to the worldes construction though I am perswaded that few do think there may be had from New England Staple commodities well worth 3 or 400000 pound a yeare with so small charge and such facilitie as this discourse will acquaint you But lest your Honours that know mee not should thinke I goe by hearesay or affection I intreat your pardons to say thus much of my selfe Neere twice nine yeares I haue beene taught by lamentable experience aswell in Europe and Asia as Affrick and America such honest aduentures as the chance of warre doth cast vpon poore Souldiers So that if I bee not able to iudge of what I haue seene contriued and done it is not the fault either of my eyes or foure quarters And these nine yeares I haue bent my endeauours to finde a sure foundation to begin these ensuing protects which though I neuer so plainely and seriously propound yet it resteth in God and you still to dispose of Not doubting but your goodnesse will pardon my rudenesse and ponder errours in the balance of good will No more but sacring all my best abilities to the good of my Prince and Countrey and submitting my selfe to the exquisit iudgements of your renowned vertue I euer rest Your Honours in all honest seruice I. S. To the right VVorshipfull Aduenturers for the Countrey of New England in the Cities of London Bristow Exceter Plimouth Dartmouth Bastable Totneys c. and in all other Cities and Ports in the Kingdome of England IF the little Ant the sillie Bee seek by their diligence the good of their Commonwealth much more ought Man If they punish the drones and sting them steales their labour then blame not Man Little hony hath that hiue where there are more Drones then Bees and miserable is that Land where more are idle then well imployed If the indeauours of those vermin be acceptable I hope mine may be excuseable Though I confesse it were more proper for mee To be doing what I say then writing what I knowe Had I returned rich I could not haue erred Now hauing onely such fish as came to my net I must be taxed But I would my taxers were as ready to aduenture their purse● as I purse life and all I haue or as diligent to furnish the charge as I know they are vigilant to crop the fruits of my labours Then would I not doubt did God please I might safely arriue in New England and safely returne but to performe somewhat more then I haue promised approue my words by deeds according to proportion I am not the first hath beene betrayed by Pirats And foure men of warre prouided as they were had beene sufficient to haue taken Sampson Hercules and Alexander the great no other way furnisht then I was I knowe not what assurance any haue do passe the Seas Not to bee subiect to casualty as well as my selfe but least this disaster may hinder my proceedings or ill will by rumour the behoofefull worke I pretend I haue writ this little which I did thinke to haue concealed from any publike vse till I had made my returnes speake as much as my pen now doth But because I speake so much of fishing if any take mee for such a deuote fisher as I dreame of nought else they mistake mee I know a ring of golde from a graine of barley aswell as a goldesmith and nothing is there to bee had which fishing doth hinder but furder vs to obtaine Now for that I haue made knowne vnto you a fit place for plantation limited within the bounds of your Patent and Commission hauing also receiued meanes power and authority by your directions to plant there a Colony and make further search and discouery in those parts there yet vnknowne Considering withall first those of his Maiesties Councell then those Cities aboue named and diuerse others that haue beene moued to lend their assistance to so great a worke doe expect especially the aduenturers the true relation or euent of my proceedings which I heare are so abused I am inforced for all these respects rather to expose my imbecillitie to contempt by the testimonie of these rude lines then all should condemne me for so bad a Factor as could neither giue reason nor account of my actions and designes Yours to command Iohn Smith In the deserued Honour of the Author Captaine Iohn Smith and his Worke. DAmn'd Enuie is a sp'rite that euer haunts Beasts mis-nam'd Men Cowards or Ignorants But onely such shee followes whose deere WORTH Maugre her malice sets their glorie forth If this faire Ouerture then take not It Is Enuie's spight dear friend in men-of-wit Or Feare lest morsels which our mouthes possesse Might fall from thence or elsetis Sottishnesse If either I hope neither thee they raise Thy Letters are as Letters in thy praise Who by their vice