vs with their Ordnances and put vs in minde we had another worke in hand Whereupon we separated the dead and hurt bodies and manned the ship with the rest and were so well incouraged wee waifed them amaine The Admirall stood aloofe off and the other would not come within Falcon shot where she lay battering vs till shee receiued another paiment from a Demiculuering which made her beare with the shore for smooth water to mend her leakes The next morning they both came vp againe with vs as if they had determined to deuour vs at once but it seemed it was but a brauado though they forsooke not our quarter for a time within Musket shot yet all the night onely they kept vs company but made not a shot During which time we had leasure to prouide vs better than before but God bethanked they made onely but a shew of another aâ—sault ere suddenly the Vice-admirall fell a starne and the other lay shaking in the wind and so they both left vs. The fight continued six houres and was the more vnwelcome because we were so ill prouided and had no intent to sight nor giue occasion to disturbe them As for the losse of men if Religion had not taught vs what by the prouidence of God is brought to passe yet daily experience might informe vs of the dangers of wars and perils at sea by stormes tempests shipwracks encounters with Pirats meeting with enemies crosse winds long voâ—ages vnknowne shores barbarous Nations and an hundred inconueniences of which humane pollicies are not capable nor mens coniectures apprehensiue We lost Doctor Bohun a worthy valianâ— Gentleman a long time brought vp amongst the most learned Surgeons and Physitions in Netherlands and this his second iourney to Virginia and seuen slaine out right two died shortly of their wounds sixteâ—nâ— was shot whose limbs God be thanked was recouered without maime and now setled in Virginia how many they lost we know not but we saw a great many lie on the decks and their skuppers runne with bloud they were abouâ— three hundred tunnes a peece each sixteene or twentie Brasse peeces Captaine Chester who in this fight had behaued himselfe like a most vigilant resolute and a couragious souldier as also our honest and valiant master did still so comfort and incourage vs by all the meanes they could at last to all our great contents we arriued in Virginia and from thence returned safely to England The Names of the Aduenturers for Virginia Alphabetically set downe according to a printed Booke set out by the Treasurer and Councell in this present yeere 1620. A SIr William Aliffe Sir Roger Aston Sir Anthony Ashley Sir Iohn Akland Sir Anthonie Aucher Sir Robert Askwith Doctor Francis Anthony Charles Anthony Edward Allen. Edmund Allen Esquire Iohn Allen. Thomas Allen. William Atkinson Esquire Richard Ashcroft Nicholas Andrews Iohn Andrews the elder Iohn Andrews the youngeâ— Iames Ascough Giles Allington Morris Abbot Ambrose Asten Iames Askew Anthony Abdey Iohn Arundell Esquire B Edward Earle of Bedford Iames Lord Bishop of Bathe and Wells Sir Francis Barrington Sir Morice Barkley Sir Iohn Benet Sir Thomas Beamont Sir Amias Bamfield Sir Iohn Bourcher Sir Edmund Bowyer Sir Thomas Bludder Sir George Bolles Sir Iohn Bingley Sir Thomas Button Sir Henry Beddingfield Companie of Barbers-Surgeons Companie of Bakers Richard Banister Iohn Bancks Miles Bancks Thomas Barber William Bonham Iames Bryerley William Barners Anthony Barners Esquire William Brewster Richard Brooke Hugh Brooker Esquire Ambrose Brewsey Iohn Brooke Matthew Bromridge Christopher Brooke Esquire Martin Bond. Gabriel Beadle Iohn Beadle Dauid Borne Edward Barnes Iohn Badger Edmund Branduell Robert Bowyer Esquire Bobert Bateman Thomas Britton Nicholas Benson Edward Bishop Peter Burgoney Thomas Burgoney Robert Burgoney Christopher Baron Peter Benson Iohn Baker Iohn Bustoridge Francis Burlâ—y William Browne Robert Barker Samuel Burnham Edward Barkley William Bennet Captaine Edward Brewster Thomas Brocket Iohn Bullock George Bache Thomas Bayly William Barkley George Butler Timothie Bathurst George Burton Thomas Bret. Captaine Iohn Brough Thomas Baker Iohn Blunt Thomas Bayly Richard and Edward Blunt Mineon Burrell Richard Blackmore William Bâ—ck Beniamin Brand. Iohn Busbridge William Burrell William Barret Francis Baldwin Edward Bâ—rber Humphrey Basse. Robert Bell. Matthew Bromrick Iohn Beaumont George Barkley Peter Bartle Thomas Bretton Iohn Blount Arthur Bromfeld Esquire William Bâ—rbloke Charles Beck C George Lord Archbishop of Canterburie William Lord Cranborne now Earle of Salisburie William Lord Compton now Earle of North-hampton William Lord Cauendish now Earle of Deuonshire Richard Earle of Clanricard Sir William Cauendish now Lord Cauendish Gray Lord Chandos Sir Henry Cary. Sir George Caluert Sir Lionell Cranfield Sir Edward Cecill Sir Robert Cotten Sir Oliuer Cromwell Sir Anthony Cope Sir Walter Cope Sir Edward Carr. Sir Thomas Conisbie Sir George Cary. Sir Edward Conwey Sir Walter Chute Sir Edward Culpeper Sir Henry Cary Captaine Sir William Crauen Sir Walter Couert Sir George Coppin Sir George Chute Sir Thomas Couentry Sir Iohn Cutts Lady Cary. Company of Cloth-workers Citie of Chichester Robert Chamberlaine Richard Chamberlaine Francis Couill William Coyse Esquire Abraham Chamberlaine Thomas Carpenter Anthony Crew Richard Cox William Crosley Iames Chatfeild Richard Caswell Iohn Cornelis Randall Carter Executâ—rs of Randall Carter William Canning Edward Carue Esquire Thomas Cannon Esquire Richard Champion Rawley Crashaw Henry Collins Henry Cromwell Iohn Cooper Richard Cooper Ioâ—n Casson Thomas Colthâ—rst Allâ—n Cotten Edward Cage Abraham Carthwright Robert Coppin Thomas Conock Ioâ—n Clapham Thomas Church William Carpenter Laurence Campe. Iames Cambell Christopher Clâ—theroe Matthew Cooper Georgâ— Chamber Captaine Iohn Cooke Câ—ptaine Thomas Conwey Esquire Edward Culpeper Esquire Master William Crashaw Abraham Colmâ—r Iohn Culpeper Edmund Colbey Richard Cooper Robert Creswell Iohn Cage Esquire Matthew Caue William Crowe Abraham Carpenter Iohn Crowe Thomas Cordell Richard Connock Esquire William Compton William Chester Thâ—mas Couel Richard Carmarden Esquire William and Paul Canning Hâ—nry Cromwell Esquire Simon Codrington Clement Chichley Iames Cullemore William Cantrell D Richard Earle of Dorset Edward Lord Dâ—nny Sir Iohn Digbie now Lord Digbie Sir Iohn Doderidge Sir Drew Drewry the elder Sir Thomas Dennis Sir Robert Drewry Sir Iohn Dauers Sir Dudley Digs Sir Marmaduke Dorrel Sir Thomas Dale Sir Thomas Denton Companie of Drapers Thomas Bond Esquire Dauid Bent Esquire Comanie of Dyers Towne of Douer Master Richard Deaâ—e Alderman Henry Dawkes Edward Dichfield William Dunne Iohn Dauis Matthew Dâ—quâ—stâ—r Philip Durdent Abraham Dawes Iohn Dike Thomas Draper Lancelot Dauis Rowley Dawsey William Dobson Esquire Anthony Dyot Esquire Auery Dranfield Roger Dye Iohn Downes Iohn Drake Iohn Delbridge Beniamin Decroâ— Thomas Dyke Ieffery Duppa Daniel Darnelly Sara Draper Clement and Henry Dawkneâ— E Thomas Earle of Exeter Sir Thomas Euerfield Sir Francis Egiock Sir Robert Edolph Iohn Eldred Esquire William Euans Richard Euans Hugh Euans Raph Ewens Esquire Iohn Elkin Robert Euelin Nicholas Exton Iohn Exton George Etheridge F Sir Moyle Finch Sir Henry Fanshaw
Sir Thomas Freake Sir Peter Fretchuile Sir William Flâ—â—twood Sir Henry Fane Company of Fishmongers Iohn Fletcher Iohn Farmer Martin Freâ—man Esquire Ralph Freeman William and Ralph Frâ—â—man Michael Fetiplace VVilliam Fettiplace Thomas Forrest Edward Flâ—etwood Esquire William Fâ—lgate William Field Nicholâ—s Fâ—rrar Iohn Farrar Giles Francis Edward Fawcet Richard Farrington Iohn Francklin Richard Frith Iohn Ferne. George Farmer Thomas Francis Iohn Fenner Nicholas Fuller Esquire Thomas Fâ—xall William Flâ—et Peter Franck Esquire Richard Fishborne VVilliam Faldoe Iohn Fletcher and Company VVilliam Ferrars G Lady Elizabeth Gray Sir Iohn Gray Sir VVilliam Godolfine Sir Thomas Gates Sir VVilliam Gee Sir Riâ—hard Grobham Sir VVilliam Garaway Sir Francis Goodwin Sir George Goring Sir Thomas Grantham Company of Grocers Company of Goldsmiths Company of Girdlers Iohn Geering Iohn Gardiner Richard Gardiner Iohn Gilbert Thomas Graue Iohn Gray Nicholas Griece Richard Goddard Thomas Gipps Peter Gates Thomas Gibbs Esquire Laurence Greene. William Greenwell Robert Garset Robert Gore Thomas Gouge Francis Glanuile Esquire G Henry Earle of Huntington Lord Theophilus Haward L. Walden Sir Iohn Harrington L. Harington Sir Iohn Hollis now Lord Hautein Sir Thomas Holecroft Sir William Harris Sir Thomas Harefleet Sir George Haiward Sir VVarwicke Heale Sir Baptist Hicks Sir Iohn Hanham Sir Thomas Horwell Sir Thomas Hewit Sir VVilliam Herrick Sir Eustace Hart. Sir Pory Huntley Sir Arthur Harris Sir Edward Heron. Sir Perseuall Hart. Sir Ferdinando Heiborne Sir Lawrence Hide Master Hugh Hamersley Alderman Master Richard Heron Alderman Richard Humble Esquire Master Richard Hackleuit Edward Harrison George Holeman Robert Hill Griffin Hinton Iohn Hawkins VVilliam Hancocke Iohn Harper George Hawger Iohn Holt. Iohn Huntley Ieremy Heiden Ralph Hamer Ralph Hamer Iunior Iohn Hodgeson Iohn Hanford Thomas Harris Richard Howell Thomas Henshaw Leonard Harwood Tristram Hill Francis Haselridge Tobias Hinson Peter Heightley George Hawkenson Thomas Hackshaw Charles Hawkens Iohn Hodgis William Holland Robert Hartley Gregory Herst Thomas Hodgis William Hodgis Roger Harris Iohn Harris M. Iohn Haiward Iames Haiward Nicholas Hide Esquire Iohn Hare Esquire William Hackwell Esquire Gressam Hoogan Humfrey Hanford William Haselden Nicholas Hooker Doctor Anthony Hunten Iohn Hodsale George Hooker Anthony Hinton Iohn Hogsell Thomas Hampton William Hicks William Holiland Ralph Harison Harman Harison I Sir Thomas Iermyn Sir Robert Iohnson Sir Arthur Ingram Sir Francis Iones Company of Ironmongers Company of Inholders Company of Imbroyderers Bailiffes of Ipswich Henry Iackson Richard Ironside M. Robert Iohnson Alderman Thomas Iones William Iobson Thomas Iohnson Thomas Iadwine Iohn Iosua George Isam Philip Iacobson Peter Iacobson Thomas Iuxson Senior Iames Iewell Gabriel Iaques Walter Iobson Edward Iames. Zachary Iones Esquire Anthony Irbye Esquire William I-anson Humfrey Iobson K Sir Valentine Knightley Sir Robert Killegrew Sir Charles Kelke Sir Iohn Kaile Richard Kirrill Iohn Kirrill Raph King Henry Kent Towne of Kingslynne Iohn Kettleby Esquire Walter Kirkham Esquire L Henry Earle of Lincolne Robert L. Lisle now Earle of Leicester Thomas Lord Laware Sir Francis Leigh Sir Richard Lowlace Sir William Litton Sir Iohn Lewson Sir William Lower Sir Samuel Leonard Sir Samson Leonard Company of Lethersellers Thomas Laughton William Lewson Peter Latham Peter Van Lore Henry Leigh Thomas Leuar Christofer Landman Morris Lewellin Edward Lewis Edward Lewkin Peter Lodge Thomas Layer Thomas Lawson Francis Lodge Iohn Langlâ—y Dauid Loide Iohn Leuitâ— Thomas Fox and Luke Lodge Captaine Richard Linley Arnold Lulls William Lawrence Iâ—hn Landman Nicholas Lichfield Nicholas Leate Gedâ—on de Laune M Philâ—p Earle of Montgomerie Doctor George Mountaine now Lord Bishop of Lincolne William Lord Mounteagle now Lord Morley Sir Thomas Mansell Sir Thomas Mildmay Sir William Maynard Sir Humfrey May. Sir Peter Manhood Sir Iohn Merrick Sir George More Sir Robert Mansell Sir Arthur Mannering Sir Dauid Murrey Sir Edward Michelborn Sir Thomas Middleton Sir Robert Miller Sir Caualiero Maicott Doctor Iames Meddas Richard Martin Esquire Company of Mercers Company of Merchant Taylors Otho Mowdite Captaine Iohn Martin Arthur Mouse Adrian More Thomas Mountford Thomas Morris Ralph Moorton Francis Mapes Richard Maplesden Iames Monger Peter Monsell Robert Middleton Thomas Maile Iohn Martin Iosias Maude Richard Morton George Mason Thomas Maddock Richard Moore Nicholas Moone Alfonsus van Medkerk Captaine Henry Meoles Philip Mutes Thomas Mayall Humfrey Marret Iaruis Munaz Robert Mildmay William Millet Richard Morer Iohn Miller Thomas Martin Iohn Middleton Francis Middleton N Dudly Lord North. Francis Lord Norris Sir Henry Neuill of Barkshire Thomas Nicols Christopher Nicols VVilliam Nicols George Newce Ioseph Newberow Christopher Newgate Thomas Norincott Ionathan Nuttall Thomas Norton O William Oxenbridge Esquire Robert Ossley Francis Oliuer P VVilliam Earle of Pembroke VVilliam Lord Paget Iohn Lord Petre. George Percy Esquire Sir Christofer Parkins Sir Amias Preston Sir Nicholas Parker Sir VVilliam Poole Sir Stephen Powell Sir Henry Peyton Sir Iames Perrot Sir Iohn Pettus Sir Robert Payne VVilliam Payne Iohn Payne Edward Parkins Edward Parkins his widow Aden Perkins Thomas Perkin Richard Partridge William Palmer Miles Palmer Robert Parkhurst Richard Perciuall Esquire Richard Poyntell George Pretty George Pit Allen Percy Abraham Peirce Edmund Peirce Phenice Pet. Thomas Philips Henry Philpot. Master George Procter Robert Penington Peter Peate Iohn Prat. William Powell Edmund Peashall Captaine William Proude Henry Price Nicholas Pewriffe Thomas Pelham Richard Piggot Iohn Pawlet Esquire Robert Pory Richard Paulson Q William Quicke R Sir Robert Rich now Earle of Warwicke Sir Thomas Row Sir Henry Rainsford Sir William Romney Sir Iohn Ratcliffe Sir Steuen Ridlesdon Sir William Russell Master Edward Rotheram Alderman Robert Rich. Tedder Roberts Henry Robinson Iohn Russell Richard Rogers Arthur Robinson Robert Robinson Millicent Ramsden Iohn Robinson George Robins Nichalas Rainton Henry Rolffe Iohn Reignolds Elias Roberts Henry Reignolds Esquire William Roscarrocke Esquire Humfrey Raymell Richard Robins S Henry Earle of Southampton Thomas Earle of Suffolke Edward Semer Earle of Hartford Robert Earle of Salisbury Mary Countesse of Shrewâ—bury Edmund Lord Sheffeld Robert Lord Spencer Iohn Lord Stanhope Sir Iohn Saint-Iohn Sir Thomas Smith Sir Iohn Samms Sir Iohn Smith Sir Edwin Sandys Sir Samuel Sandys Sir Steuen Some Sir Raph Shelton Sir Thomas Stewkley Sir William Saint-Iohn Sir William Smith Sir Richard Smith Sir Martin Sinteuill Sir Nicolas Salter Doctor Matthew Sutcliffe of Exeter Captaine Iohn Smith Thomas Sandys Esquire Henry Sandys Esquire George Sandys Esquire Company of Skinners Company of Salters Company of Stationers Iohn Stokley Richard Staper Robert Singleton Thomas Shipton Cleophas Smith Richard Strongtharâ— Hildebrand Spruson Matthew Scriuener Othowell Smith George Scot. Hewet Staperâ— Iames Swift Richard Stratford Edmund Smith Robert Smith Matthias Springham Richard Smith Edward Smith Ionathan Smith Humfrey Smith Iohn Smith George Swinhow Ioseph Some William Sheckley Iohn Southick Henry Shelley Walter Shelley Richard Snarsborow George Stone Hugh Shepley William Strachey Vrion Spencer Iohn Scarpe Thomas Scott William Sharpe Steuen Sparrow Thomas Stokes Richard Shepard Henry Spranger William Stonnard
Steuen Sad. Iohn Stockley Thomas Steuens Matthew Shepard Thomas Sherwell William Seabright Esquire Nicholas Sherwell Augustine Steward Thomas Stile Abraham Speckhard Edmund Scot. Francis Smalman Gregory Sprint Esquire Thomas Stacey William Sandbatch Augustine Stuard Esquire T Sir William Twisden Sir William Throckmorton Sir Nicholas Tufton Sir Iohn Treuer Sir Thomas Tracy George Thorpe Esquire Doctor William Turner The Trinity house Richard Turner Iohn Tauerner Daniel Tucker Charles Towler William Tayler Leonard Townson Richard Tomlins Francis Tate Esquire Andrew Troughton George Tucker Henry Timberlake William Tucker Lewis Tite Robert Thornton V Sir Horatio Vere Sir Walter Vaughan Henry Vincent Richard Venne Christopher Vertue Iohn Vassell Arthur Venne W Henry Bishop of VVorcester Francis West Esquire Sir Ralph Winwood Sir Iohn Wentworth Sir William Waad Sir Robert Wroth. Sir Perciual Willoby Sir Charles Wilmott Sir Iohn Wats Sir Hugh Worrell Sir Edward Waterhouse Sir Thomas Wilsford Sir Richard Williamson Sir Iohn Wolstenholm Sir Thomas Walsingham Sir Thomas Watson Sir Thomas Wilson Sir Iohn Weld Mistris Kath. West now Lady Conway Iohn Wroth Esquire Captaine Maria Winckfield Esquire Thomas Webb Rice Webb Edward Webb Sands Webb Felix Wilson Thomas White Richard Wiffen William Williamson Humfrey Westwood Hugh Willeston Thomas Wheatley William Wattey William Webster Iames White Edmund Winne Iohn West Iohn Wright Edward Wooller Thomas Walker Iohn Wooller Iohn Westrow Edward Welch Nathaniel Waad Richard Widowes Dauid Waterhouse Esquire Captaine Owen Winne Randall Wetwood George Wilmer Esquire Edward Wilkes Leonard White Andrew Willmer Clement Willmer George Walker William Welbie Francis Whistler Thomas Wells Captaine Thomas Winne Iohn Whittingham Thomas Wheeler William Willet Deuereux Woogam Iohn Walker Thomas Wood. Iohn Willet Nicholas Wheeler Thomas Wale William Wilston Iohn Waller William Ward William Willeston Iohn Water Thomas Warr Esquire Dauid Wiffen Garret Weston Y Sir George Yeardley now Gouernour of Virginia William Yong. Simon Yeomans Z Edward Lord Zouch Iohn Zouch Esquire THat most generous and most honourable Lord the Earle of South-hampton being pleased to take vpon him the title of Treasurer and Master Iohn Farrar his Deputy with such instructions as were necessary and admonitions to all Officers to take heede of extortion ingrosing commodities forestalling of markets especially to haue a vigilant care the familiarity of the Saluages liuing amongst them made them not way to betray or surprize them for the building of Guest-houses to relieue the weake in and that they did wonder in all this time they had made no discoueries nor knew no more then the very place whereon they did inhabit nor yet could euer see any returne for all this continuall charge and trouble therefore they sent to be added to the Councell seuen Gentlemen namely Mr. Thorp Captaine Nuce Mr. Tracy Captaine Middleton Captaine Blount Mr. Iohn Pountas and Mr. Harwood with men munition and all things thought fitting but they write from Virginia many of the Ships were so pestred with diseased people thronged together in their passage there was much sicknesse and a great mortality wherfore they desired rather a few able sufficient men well prouided then great multitudes and because there were few accidents of note but priuate aduertisements by letters we will conclude this yeere and proceed to the next Collected out of the Councels letters for Virginia The instructions and aduertisements for this yeere were both from England and Virginia much like the last only whereas before they had euer a suspicion of Opechankanough and all the rest of the Saluages they had an eye ouer him more then any but now they all write so confidently of their assured peace with the Saluages there is now no more feare nor danger either of their power or trechery so that euery man planteth himselfe where he pleaseth and followeth his businesse securely But the time of Sir George Yearley being neere expired the Councel here made choise of a worthy young Gentleman Sir Francis Wyat to succeed him whom they forth with furnished and prouided as they had done his Predecessors with all the necessary instructions all these times had acquainted them for the conuersion of the Saluages the suppressing of planting Tobacco and planting of Corne not depending continually to be supplied by the Saluages but in case of necessity to trade with them whom long ere this it hath beene promised and expected should haue beene fed and relieued by the English not the English by them and carefully to redresse all the complaints of the needlesse mortality of their people and by all diligence seeke to send something home to satisfie the Aduenturers that all this time had only liued vpon hopes grew so weary and discouraged that it must now be substance that must maintaine their proceedings not letters excuses and promises seeing they could get so much and such great estates for themselues as to spend after the rate of 100. pounds 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. nay some 2000. or 3000. pounds yearely that were not worth so many pence when they went to Virginia can scarce containe themselues either in diet apparell gaming and all manner of such superfluity within a lesse compasse than our curious costly and consuming Gallants here in England which cannot possibly be there supported but either by oppressing the Comminalty there or deceiuing the generality here or both Extracted out of the Councels Letters for Virginia From Virginia by the relations of the Chieftains there many I haue conferred with that came from thence hither I haue much admired to heare of the incredible pleasure profit and plenty this Plantation doth abound in and yet could neuer heare of any returne but Tobacco but it hath oft amazed me to vnderstand how strangely the Saluages hath beene taught the vse of our armes and imploied in hunting and fowling with our fowling peeces and our men rooting in the ground about Tobacco like Swine besides that the Saluages that doe little but continually exercise their bow and arrowes should dwell and lie so familiarly amongst our men that practised little but the Spade being so farre asunder and in such small parties dispersed and neither Fort exercise of armes vsed Ordnances mounted Courts of guard nor any preparation nor prouision to preuent a forraine enemy much more the Saluages howsoeuer for the Saluages vncertaine conformity I doe not wonder but for their constancy and conuersion I am and euer haue beene of the opinion of Master Ionas Stockam a Minister in Virginia who euen at this time when all things were so prosperous and the Saluages at the point of conuersion against all their Gouernours and Councels opinions writ to the Councell and Company in England to this effect May 28. WE that haue left our natiue country to soiourne in a strange land some idle spectators who either cowardly dare not or couetously will not aduenture either their purses or persons in so commendable a worke others supporting Atlas of this ilmost vnsupportable
see nothing but miserable complaints therefore vnder your correction to rectifie all is with all expedition to passe the authority to them who will releeue them lest all bee consumed ere the differences be determined And except his Maiestie vndertake it or by Act of Parlament some small tax may be granted throughout his Dominions as a Penny vpon euery Poll called a head-penny two pence vpon euery Chimney or some such collection might be raised and that would be sufficient to giue a good stocke and many seruants to sufficient men of any facultie and transport them freely for paying onely homage to the Crowne of England and such duties to the publike good as their estates increased reason should require Were this put in practice how many people of what quality you please for all those disasters would yet gladly goe to spend their liues there and by this meanes more good might be done in one yeere then all those pety particular vndertakings will effect in twenty For the Patent the King may if he please rather take it from them that haue it then from vs who had it first pretending to his Maiesty what great matters they would doe and how little we did and for any thing I can conceiue had we remained still as at first it is not likely we could haue done much worse but those oft altering of gouernments are not without much charge hazard and losse If I be too plaine I humbly craue your pardon but you requested me therefore I doe but my duty For the Nobility who knowes not how freely both in their Purses and assistances many of them haue beene to aduance it committing the managing of the businesse to inferiour persons amongst whom questionlesse also many haue done their vtmost best sincerely and truly according to their conceit opinion and vnderstanding yet grosse errors haue beene committed but no man liues without his fault for my owne part I haue so much adoe to amend my owne I haue no leisure to looke into any mans particular but those in generall I conceiue to be true And so I humbly rest Yours to command I. S. THus those discords not being to be compounded among themselues nor yet by the extraordinary diligences care and paines of the noble and right worthy Commissioners Sir William Iones Sir Nicholas Fortescue Sir Francis Goston Sir Richard Sutton Sir Henry Bourgchier and Sir William Pit a Corante was granted against Master Deputy Farrar and 20. or 30. others of that party to plead their causes before the right Honourable the Lords of his Maiesties Priuy Councell now notwithstanding all the Relations Examinations and intercepting of all Letters whatsoeuer came from thence yet it seemes they were so farre vnsatisfied and desired to know the truth as well for the preseruation of the Colony as to giue content and doe all men right they sent two Commissioners strictly to examine the true estate of the Colony Vpon whose returne after mature deliberation it pleased his royall Maiesty to suppresse the course of the Court at Deputy Farrars and that for the present ordering the affaires of Virginia vntill he should make a more full settlement thereof the Lord Viscount Mandeuile Lord President of his Maiesties Priuie Councell and also other Priuy Councellors with many vnderstanding Knights and Gentlemen should euery Thursday in the afternoone meet at Sir Thomas Smiths in Philpot lane where all men whom it should concerne may repaire to receiue such directions and warrant for their better security as more at large you may see in the Proclamation to that effect vnder the great Seale of England dated the 15. of Iuly 1624. But as for the relations last returned what numbers they are how many Cities Corporations townes and houses cattle and horse they haue what fortifications or discoueries they haue made or reuenge vpon the Saluages who are their friends or foes or what commodities they haue more then Tobacco their present estate or what is presently to be put in execution in that the Commissioners are not yet fully satisfied in the one nor resolued in the other at this present time when this went to the Presse I must intreat you pardon me till I be better assured Thus far I haue trauelled in this Wildernesse of Virginia not being ignorant for all my paines this discourse will be wrested tossed and turned as many waies as there is leaues that I haue writ too much of some too little of others and many such like obiections To such I must answer in the Companies name I was requested to doe it if any haue concealed their approued experiences from my knowledge they must excuse me as for euery fatherles or stolne relation or whole volumes of sofisticated rehearsals I leaue them to the charge of them that desire them I thanke God I neuer vndertooke any thing yet any could tax me of carelesnesse or dishonesty and what is hee to whom I am indebted or troublesome Ah! were these my accusers but to change cases and places with me but 2. yeeres or till they had done but so much as I it may be they would iudge more charitably of my imperfections But here I must leaue all to the triall of time both my selfe Virginia's preparations proceedings and good euents praying to that great God the protector of all goodnesse to send them as good successe as the goodnesse of the action and Country deserueth and my heart desireth FINIS THE FIFTH BOOKE THE GENERALL HISTORIE OF THE BERMVDAS now called the Summer Iles from their beginning in the yeere of our Lord 1593. to this present 1624. with their proceedings accidents and present estate BEfore we present you the matters of fact it is fit to offer to your view the Stage whereon they were acted for as Geography without History seemeth a carkasse without motion so History without Geography wandreth as a Vagrant without a certaine habitation Those Ilands lie in the huge maine Ocean and two hundred leagues from any continent situated in 32. degrees and 25. minutes of Northerly latitude and distant from England West South-West about 3300. miles some twenty miles in length and not past two miles and a halfe in breadth enuironed with Rocks which to the North-ward West-ward and South-East extend further then they haue bin yet well discouered by reason of those Rocks the Country is naturally very strong for there is but two places scare two vnlesse to them who know them well where shipping may safely come in and those now are exceeding well fortified but within is roome to entertaine a royall Fleet the Rocks in most places appeare at a low water neither are they much couered at a high for it ebbs and flowes not past fiue foot the shore for most part is a Rocke so hardened with the sunne wind and sea that it is not apt to be worne away with the waues whose violence is also broke by the Rocks before they can come to the shore it is very
Poles with some others to the number of seaventie persons c. These poore conclusions so affrighted vs all with famine that the President provided for Nâ—ndsamund and tooke with him Captaine Winne and Mr Scrivener then returning from Captaine Newport These people also long denied him not onely the 400 Baskets of Corne thâ—y promised but any trade at all excusing themselues they had â—pent most they had and were commanded by Powhatan to keepe that they had and not to let vs come into their river till we were constrained to begin with them perforce Vpon the discharging of our Muskets they all fled and shot not an Arrow the first house we came to we set on fire which when they perceiued they desired we would make no more spoyle and they would giue vs halfe they had how they collected it I know not but before night they loaded our three Boats and so we returned to our quarter some foure myles downe the River which was onely the open woods vnder the lay of a hill where all the ground was covered with snow and hard frozen the snow we digged away and made a great fire in the place when the ground was well dryed we turned away the fire and covering the place with a mat there we lay very warme To keepe vs from the winde we made a shade of another Mat as the winde turned we turned our shade and when the ground grew cold we remoued the fire And thus many a cold winter night haue wee laine in this miserable manner yet those that most commonly went vpon all those occasions were alwayes in health lusty and sat For sparing them this yeare the nâ—xt yeare they promised to plant purposely for vs and so we returned to Iames towne About this time there was a marriage betwixt Iohn Laydon and Anne Burras which was the first marriage we had in Virginia Long he stayed not but fitting himselfe and Captaine Waldo with two Barges From Chawopoweanock and all parts thereabouts all the people were fled as being iealous of our intents till we discovered the rivâ—r and people of Apamatuck where we found not much that they had we equally divided but gaue them copper and such things as contented them in consideration Master Scrivener and Lieutenant Percie went also abroad but could find nothing The President seeing the procrastinating of time was no course to liue resolved with Captaine Waldo whom he knew to be sure in time of need to surprise Powhatan and all his provision but the vnwillingnesse of Captaine Winne and Master Scrivener for some private respect plotted in England to ruine Captaine Smith did their best to hinder their proiect but the President whom no perswasions could perswade to starue being invited by Powhatan to come vnto him and if he would send him but men to build him a house giue him a gryndstone fiftie swords some peeces a cock and a hen with much copper and beads he would loâ—d his Ship with Corne. The President not ignorant of his devises and subtiltie yet vnwilling to neglect any opportunitie presently sent three Dutch-men and two English having so small allowance few were able to doe any thing to purpose knowing there needed no better a Castle to effect this proiect tooke order with Captaine Waldo to second him if need required Scrivener he left his substitute and set forth with thâ— Pinnace two Barges and fortie-six men which onely were such as voluntarily offered themselues for his Iourney the which by reason of Mr Scriveners ill successe was censured very desperate they all knowing Smith would not returne emptie if it were to be had howsoever it caused many of those that he had appointed to find excuses to stay behinde CHAP. VIII Captaine Smiths Iourney to Pamavnkee THe twentie-nine of December he set forward for Werowocomoco his Company were these In the Discovery Barge himselfe Gent. Robert Behethland Nathanael Graues Iohn Russell Raleigh Chrashow Michael Sicklemore Richard Worley Souldiers Anas Todkill William Loue. William Bentley Ieffrey Shortridge Edward Pising William Ward In the Pinnace Lieutenant Percie brother to the Earle of Northumberland Master Francis West brother to the Lord La Warre William Phittiplace Captaine of the Pinnace Gent. Michael Phittiplace Ieffrey Abbot Serieant William Tankard George Yarington Iames Browne Edward Brinton George Burton Thomas Coe Ionas Profit Master Robert Ford Clarke of the Councell Iohn Dods Souldier Henry Powell Souldier Thomas Gipson David Ellis Nathanael Peacock Saylers Iohn Prat George Acrig Iames Read Nicholas Hancock Iames Watkins Thomas Lambert foure Dutch-men and Richard Salvage were sent by land before to build the house for Powhatan against our Arrivall This company being victualled but for three or foure dayes lodged the first night at Warraskoyack where the President tooke sufficient provision This kind King did his best to divert him from seeing Powhatan but perceiuing he could not prevaile he advised in this manner Captaine Smith you shall find Powhatan to vse you kindly but trust him not and be sure he haue no oportunitie to seize on your Armes for he hath sent for you onely to cut your throats The Captaine thanking him for his good counsell yet the better to try his loue desired guides to Chawwonock for he would send a present to that King to bind him his friend To performe this iourney was sent Mr Sicklemore a very valiant honest and a painefull Souldier with him two guides and directions how to seeke for the lost company of Sir Walter Raleighs and silke Grasse Then we departed thence the President assuring the King perpetuall loue and left with him Samuâ—l Collier his Page to learne the Language So this Kings deeds by sacred Oath adiur'd More wary proues and circumspect by ods Fearing at least his double forfeiture To offend his friends and sin against his Gods The next night being lodged at Kecoughtan six or seaven dayes the extreame winde rayne frost and snow caused vs to keepe Christmas among the Salvages where we were never more merry nor fed on more plentie of good Oysters Fish Flesh Wild-soule and good bread nor never had better fires in England then in the dry smoaky houses of Kecoughtan but departing thence when we found no houses we were not curious in any weather to lye three or foure nights together vnder the trees by a fire as formerly is sayd An hundred fortie eight foules the President Anthony Bagnall and Serieant Pising did kill at three shoots At Kiskiack the frost contrary winds forced vs three or foure dayes also to suppresse the insolency of those proud Salvages to quarter in their houses yet guard our Barge and cause them giue vs what we wanted though we were but twelue and himselfe yet we never wanted shelter where we found any houses The 12 of Ianuary we arrived at Werowocomoco where the river was frozen neare halfe a myle from the shore but to neglect no time the President with his Barge so
M. Iohn Bernards assignes 2 Share M. Elias Roberts Iun. 1 Share M. Iohn Gearing 2 Share M. Cleophas Smith 2 Share Robert Earle of Warwick 4 Share M. Thomas Couell 3 Share M. Greenwels assignes 1 Share M. Cley 1 Share M. Powlson 2 Share M. Iohn Dike 1.1 2 Share Comon land for conueniency 25 Share M. Iohn Dike 1. 1 2 Share M. George Thorps assignes 1 Share 2. Smiths Tribe Sir Dudley Digs assignes 2 Share M. Richard Edwards 2 Share M. William Pane. 4 Share M. Robert Smith 2 Share M. George Barkley assignes 5 Share Sir Samuel Sands 1 Share M. Anthony Pennistone 4 Share Sir Edwin Sands 5 Share Sir Thomas Smith 5 Share M. Richard More 4 Share M. Ad. Brumfield 2 Share M Rob. Iohnson Alderman 5 Share M. Iohn Wroth. 3 Share M. George Smith 4 Share 3. Deuonshire Tribe M. Anth. Penistone 2 Share M. Iohn Dike 1 Share M. Iohn Dike 1 Share M. Iohn Bernards heires 2 Shares Robert Earle of Warwick 2 Shares M. Francis West 2 Shares Will. Lord Cavendish 5 Shares Will. Earle of Deuonshire 5 Shares M. Edw. Luckin 5 Shares M. Edw. Ditchfield 1 Shares M. Edw. Ditchfield 4 Shares M. Will. Nicols 2 Shares M. Edw. Ditchfield 1 Shares M. Iohn Fletcher 2 Shares M. Gedion Delawne 2 Shares M. Anth. Pennistone 3 Shares M. Best 2 Shares M. Edw. Luckin 2 Shares M. Richard Rogers 2 Shares M. Will. Palmer 4 Shares 4. Pembrookes Tribe M. George Smith 4 Shares Gleab land 2 Shares M. Nicholas Hide 1 Shares Sir Lawrence Hide 1 Shares M. Thomas Iudwyn 2 Shares Will. Earle of Pemb. 10 Shares M. Richard Edwards 1 Shares M. Harding 1 Shares M. Rich. Edwards 1 Shares M. Elias Roberts 1 Shares M. Rich. Edwards 1 Shares M. Iacobsons assignes 1 Shares M. Iohn Farrar 1 Shares M. Nicholas Farrar 1 Shares M. Nicholas Farrar 1 Shares M. Will. Canning 2 Shares M. Richard Martin 2 Shares M. Moris Abbot 2 Shares M. Rich. Caswell 1 Shares M. Rich. Caswell 2 Shares M. VVill. Caswell 1 Shares M. Rich. Edwards 2 Shares M. Rich. Caswell 1 Shares M. Rich. Edwards 1 Shares M. George Sands assignes 2 Shares M. Will. Paine 2 Shares 5. Pagits Tribe M. Iohn Chamberlaine 5 Shares M. Tho. Ayres and 4 Shares M. Rich. Wiseman 4 Shares M. Rich. Wiseman 1 Shares Will. Lord Pagit 10 Shares M. Will. Palmer 4 Shares M. Bagnell 5 Shares M. Iohn Bale 1 Shares M. Wheatley 4 Shares M. Christop Barron 4 Shares M. Iohn Wodall 1 Shares M. Iohn Wodall 1 Shares M. Lewis 2 Shares M. Owen Arthors assignes 2 Shares M. George Etheridge 4 Shares 〈…〉 2 Shares Sir VVill. VVade 1 Shares M. Iohn Bernards heires 1 Shares 6. Warwicks Tribe M. VVheatley 2 Shares Cap. Daniel Tuckar 2 Shares M. Will. Felgate 1 Shares Rob. Earle of Warwicke 5 Shares M. George Smith 5 Shares M. Sam. Tickner 2 Shares M. Francis Mevell 1 Shares M. Sephen Sparrow 1 Shares M. Ioseph Man 5 Shares Cap. Daniel Tuckar 2 Shares M. Elias More 1 Shares Doctor Anth. Hunton 2 Shares M. Francis Moverill 1 Shares M. Rich. Poulson 1 Shares M. Math. Shephard 1 Shares M. George Tuckar 10 Shares M. Ch. Clitheroe 1 Shares M. George Swinow 2 Shares M. Rich. Tomlings 1 Shares M. Francis Meverill 1 Shares M. Iohn Waters 2 Shares M. Martin Bond. 2 Shares 7. Southamptons Tribe Cap. Dan. Tuckar 4 Shares M. Iohn Britton 1 Shares M. Rich. Chamberland 3 Shares M. Leon. Harwods assignes 1 Shares M. Iohn Banks 1 Shares Sir Nathanael Rich. 12 Shares Rob. Earle of VVarwicke 3 Shares M. Richard More 6 Shares M. George Scot. 6 Shares M. Edward Scot. 6 Shares M. Antho. Abdy 6 Shares Hen. Earle of Southampton 4 Shares M. And. Broumfield 2 Shares M. Henry Timbed 2 Shares Sir Tho. Hewet 2 Shares M. Perce 1 Shares Sir Raloh Winwood 2 Shares 8. Sandys Tribe M. George Barcklies heires 5 Shares Sir Edwin Sands 5 Shares M. Ierom Hidon 10 Shares M. Tho. Millin and 2 Shares M. Iohn Cuffe 2 Shares M. Robert Chamberlaine 2 Shares M. Abr. Chamberlaine 1 Shares M. George Smith 2 Shares M. Robert Gore 3 Shares Sir Edw. Sackvile 1 Shares Sir Iohn Dauers 1 Shares M. Robert Gore 2 Shares M. Iohn Delbridge 1 Shares M. Iohn VVroth 1 Shares M. Iohn VVests heires 4 Shares M. Richard Chamberlaine 10 Shares Touching the common ground in each Tribe as also the ouer-plus you may finde that at large in the Booke of Surueyes amongst their Records Now though the Countrey was small yet they could not conueniently haue beene disposed and well setled without a true description and a suruey of it and againe euery man being setled where he might constantly abide they knew their businesse and fitted their houshold accordingly then they built no more Cabbens but substantiall houses they cleered their grounds and planted not onely such things as would yeeld them their fruits in a few moneths but also such as would affoord them profit within a few yeares so that in a short time the Countrey began to aspire and neerely approach vnto that happinesse and prosperitie wherein now it flourisheth c. But to follow the History vpon the best plot of ground could be found the Gouernor preuailed so much with the generalitie they built a faire house of Cedar which being done he appropriated it to himselfe which occasioned exceeding much distaste About this time arriued the Diana with a good supply of men and prouision and the first Magazin euer seene in those Iles which course is not so much commended here as cursed and abhorred by reason of enhansements of all the Inhabitants there six or seuen weeks this ship staied then hauing towards her fraught thirtie thousand weight of Tobacco which prouing good and comming to a lucky Market gaue great encouragement to the Aduenturers to goe lustily forward in their Plantation and without such successe there is nothing but grudging and repining But about the appropriation of this new built house many bad discontents grew betwixt the oppressed Colony and the Gouernor especially betwixt him and the Minister and Lewes who would neither be feared with threats nor imprisonment that their malice continued till they met in England of which the Minister made the cause so plaiue hee very well and honestly it seemes discharged himselfe Now in those times of these endlesse vnciuill broiles two desperate men and a proper Gentlewoman got into a Boat and thinking to make an escape to Virginia as appeared by some Letters they left behinde them were neuer more heard on The very next moneth after the like was attempted by six others so desirous they were to be rid of their seruitude but their plot being discouered by one of their societie they were apprehended arraigned and condemned to be hanged the next day being led with halters about their neckes to the place of execution one was hanged and the rest repriued The Diana arriuing well in England for all the infinite numbers of complaints the Tobacco did
t' were to goe to bed or drinke And all thou yet hast done thou dost esteeme As nothing This doth cause me thinke That thou I 'aue seene so oft approu'd in dangers And thrice captiu'd thy valour still hath freed Art yet preserued to conuert those strangers By God thy guide I trust it is decreed For me I not commend but much admire Thy England yet vnknowne to passers by-her For it will praise it selfe in spight of me Thou it it thou to all posterity Your true friend and souldier Ed. Robinson To my honest Captaine the Author MAlignant Times What can be said or done But shall be censur'd and traduc't by some This worthy Worke which thou hast bought so deare Ne thou nor it Detractors need to feare Thy words by deeds so long thou hast approu'd Of thousands know thee not thou art belou'd And this great Plot will make thee ten times more Knowne and belou'd than ere thou wert before I neuer knew a Warrier yet but thee From wine Tobacco debts dice oaths so free I call thee Warrier and I make the bolder For many a Captaine now was neuer Souldier Some such may swell at this but to their praise When they haue done like thee my Muse shall raise Their due deserts to Worthies yet to come To liue like thine admir'd till day of Doome Your true friend sometimes your souldier Tho. Carlton NEW ENGLAND The most remarqueable parts thus named by the high and mighty Prince CHARLES Prince of great Britaine THE PORTRAICTUER OF CAPTAYNE IOHN SMITH ADMIRALL OF NEW ENGLAND These are the Lines that shew thy Face but those That shew thy Grace and Glory brighter bee Thy Faire-Discoueries and Fowle-Overthrowes Of Salvages much Civilliz'd by thee Best shew thy Spirit and to it Glory Wyn So thou art Brasse without but Golde within If so in Brasse too soft Smiths Acts to beare I fix thy Fame to make Brasse steele out weare Thine as thou art Virtues Goâ—â—â— Dauies Heref HONY S OIT QVI MAL Y PENSE A Scale of Leagues Observed and described by Captayn John Smith 1614 London Printed by Geor Low THE SIXTH BOOKE THE GENERALL HISTORIE OF NEW-ENGLAND COncerning this History you are to vnderstand the Letters-Patents granted by his Maiesty in 1606. for the limitation of Virginia did extend from 34. to 44. which was diuided in two parts namely the first Colony and the second the first was to the honourable City of London and such as would aduenture with them to discouer and take their choice where they would betwixt the degrees of 34. and 41. The second was appropriated to the Cities of Bristol Exeter and Plimoth c. and the West parts of England and all those that would aduenture and ioine with them and they might make their choise any where betwixt the degrees of 38. and 44. prouided there should bee at least 100. miles distance betwixt these 2. Colonies each of which had lawes priuileges and authoritie for the gouernment and aduancing their seuerall Plantations alike Now this part of America hath formerly beene called Norumbega Virginia Nuskoncus Penaquida Cannada and such other names as those that ranged the Coast pleased But because it was so mountainous rocky and full of Iles few haue aduentured much to trouble it but as is formerly related notwithstanding that honourable Patron of vertue Sir Iohn Popham Lord chiefe Iustice of England in the yeere 1606. procured meanes and men to possesse it and sent Captaine George Popham for President Captaine Rawley Gilbert for Admirall Captaine Edward Harlow master of the Ordnance Captaine Robert Dauis Sargeant-Maior Captaine Elis Best Marshall Master Seaman Secretary Captaine Iames Dauis to be Captaine of the Fort Master Gome Carew chiefe Searcher all those were of the Councell who with some hundred more were to stay in the Country they set saile from Plimoth the last of May and fell with Monahigan the eleuenth of August At Sagadahock 9. or 10. leagues southward they planted themselues at the mouth of a faire nauigable Riuer but the coast all thereabouts most extreme stony and rocky that extreme frozen Winter was so cold they could not range nor search the Country and their prouision so small they were glad to send all but 45. of their company backe againe their noble President Captaine Popham died and not long after arriued two ships well prouided of all necessaries to supply them and some small time after another by whom vnderstanding of the death of the Lord chiefe Iustice and also of Sir Iohn Gilbert whose lands there the President Rawley Gilbert was to possesse according to the aduenturers directions finding nothing but extreme extremities they all returned for England in the yeere 1608. and thus this Plantation was begunne and ended in one yeere and the Country esteemed as a cold barren mountainous rocky Desart Notwithstanding the right Honourable Henry Earle of South-hampton and those of the I le of Wight imploied Captaine Edward Harlow to discouer an I le supposed about Cape Cod but they found their plots had much abused them for falling with Monahigan they found onely Cape Cod no I le but the maine there they detained three Saluages aboord them called Pechmo Monopet and Pekenimne but Pechmo leapt ouer board and got away and not long after with his consorts cut their Boat from their sterne got her on shore and so filled her with sand and guarded her with Bowes and Arrowes the English lost her not farre from thence they had three men sorely wounded with Arrowes Anchoring at the I le of Nohone the Saluages in their Canowes assaulted the Ship till the English Guns made them retire yet here they tooke Sakaweston that after he had liued many yeeres in England went a Souldier to the warres of Bohemia At Capawo they tooke Coneconam and Epenow but the people at Agawom vsed them kindly so with fiue Saluages they returned for England yet Sir Francis Popham sent diuers times one Captaine Williams to Monahigan onely to trade and make core fish but for any Plantations there was no more speeches For all this as I liked Virginia well though not their proceedings so I desired also to see this country and spend some time in trying what I could finde for all those ill rumors and disasters From the relations of Captaine Edward Harlow and diuers others In the month of Aprill 1614. at the charge of Capt. Marmaduke Roydon Capt. George Langam Mr. Iohn Buley and Mr. William Skelton with two ships from London I chanced to arriue at Monahigan an I le of America in 434. of Northerly latitude out plot was there to take Whales for which we had one Samuel Cramton and diuers others expert in that faculty also to make trialls of a Mine of gold copper if those failed Fish and Furs were then our refuge to make our selues sauers howsoeuer we found this Whale-fishing a costly conclusion we saw many and spent much time in chasing them but could not
matter yet must I sigh and say How oft hath Fortune in the world thinke I brought slauery freedome and turned all diuersly Newfoundland I haue heard at the first was held as desperate a fishing as this I proiect for New England Placentia and the Banke nere also as doubtfull to the French But for all the disasters hapned me the businesse is the same it was and the fiue ships went from London whereof one was reported more then three hundred tunnes found fish so much that neither Izeland man nor Newfoundland man I could heare of hath bin there will go any more to either place if they may go thither So that vpon the good returne of my Vice-Admirall this yeere are gone 4 or 5 sailes and from London as many only to make voyages of profit where from Plimoth as if all the English had bin there till my returne put all their returnes together they would scarce make one a sauour of neere a dozen I could nominate except one sent by Sir Francis Popam though there be fish sufficient as I am perswaded to fraugh yerely foure or fiue hundred Saile or as many as will goe For this fishing stretcheth along the Sea Coast from Cape Iames to Newfoundland which is seuen or eight hundred miles at the least and hath his course in the deepes and by the shore all the yere long keeping their hants and feedings as the beasts of the field and the birds of the aire But all men are not such as they should be that haue vndertaken those voyages All the Romans were not Scipiocs nor Carthagenians Hanibals nor all the Genwâ—ses Columbusses nor all the Spaniards Courteses had they diued no deeper in the secrets of their discoueries then we or stopped at such doubts and poore accidentall chances they had neuer beene remembred as they are yet had they no such certainties to begin as we But to conclude Adam and Eue did first begin this innocent worke to plant the earth to remaine to posterity but not without labour trouble and industry Noe and his family began againe the second Plantation and their seed as it still increased hath still planted new Countries and one Countrey another and so the world to that estate it is but not without much hazard trauell mortalities discontents and many disasters Had those worthy Fathers and their memorable off-spring not beene more diligent for vs now in these ages then we are to plant that yet are vnplanted for the after liuers Had the seed of Abraham our Sauiour Christ and his Apostles exposed themselues to no more dangers to teach the Gospell then we euen wee our selues had at this present beene as saluage and as miserable as the most barbarous Saluage yet vnciuilized The Hebrewes and Lacedemonians the Gothes the Grecians the Romanes and the rest what was it they would not vndertake to inlarge their Teritories enrich their subiects resist their enemies Those that were the founders of those great Monarchies and their vertues were no siluered idle golden Pharises but industrious Iron steeled Publicans They regarded more prouisions and necessaries for their people then Iewels riches ease or delight for themselues Riches were their Seruants not their Masters They ruled as Fathers not as Titants their people as Children not as Slaues there was no disaster could discourage them and let none thinke they incountred not with all manner of incumbrances And what hath euer beene the worke of the greatest Princes of the Earth but planting of Countries and ciuilizing barbarous and inhumane Nations to ciuilitie and humanitie whose eternall actions fills our Histories Lastly the Portugals and Spaniards whose euer-liuing actions before our eies will testifie with them our idlenesse and ingratitude to all posterities and the neglect of our duties in our pietie and religion We owe our God our King and Countrey and want of Charitie to those poore Saluages whose Countrey wee challenge vse and possesse except wee be but made to vse and marre what our fore-fathers made or but onely tell what they did or esteeme our selues too good to take the like paines Was it vertue in them to prouide that doth maintaine vs and basenesse in vs to doe the like for others Surely no. Then seeing we are not borne for our selues but each to help other and our abilities are much alike at the houre of our birth and the minute of our death seeing our good deeds or our bad by faith in Christs merits is all we haue to carie our soules to heauen or hell Seeing honor is our liues ambition and our ambition after death to haue an honorable memory of our life and seeing by no meanes we would be abated of the dignities and glories of our predecessors let vs imitate their vertues to be worthily their successors to conclude with Lucretius Its want of reason or its reasons want Which doubts the minde and iudgement so doth dant That those beginnings makes men not to grant Iohn Smith writ this with his owne hand Here followeth a briefe Discourse of the trials of New England with certaine Obseruations of the Hollanders vse and gaine by fishing and the present estate of that happy Plantation begun but by sixtie weake men in the yeere of our Lord 1620. and how to build a fleet of good ships to make a little Nauy Royall by the former Author HE saith that it is more then foure and forty yeeres agoe and it is more then fortie yeeres agoe since he writ it that the Herring Busses out of the Low Countries vnder the King of Spaine were fiue hundred besides one hundred French men and three or foure hundred saile of Flemings The Coast of Wales and Lancashire was vsed by 300 Saile of Strangers Ireland at Beltamore fraughted yeerely three hundred saile of Spaniards where King Edward the sixt intended to haue made a strong Castle because of the straight to haue tribute for fishing Black Rocke was yerely fished by three or foure hundred saile of Spaniards Portugals and Biskiners The Hollanders raise yeerely by Herring Cod and Ling thirty thousand pounds English and French by Salt-fish Poore-Iohn Salmons and Pilchards three hundred thousand pounds Hambrough and the Sound for Sturgion Lobsters and Eeles one hundred thousand pounds Cape Blanke for Tunny and Mullit by the Biskiners and Spaniards thirty thousand pounds That the Duke of Medina receiueth yeerely tribute of the Fishers for Tunny Mallit and Porgos more then ten thousand pounds Lubecke hath seuen hundred ships Hambrough six hundred Emden lately a Fisher towne one thousand foure hundred whose customes by fishing hath made them so powerfull as they be Holland and Zeland not much greater then Yorkeshire hath thirty walled Townes foure hundred Villages and twenty thousand saile of Ships and Hoies three thousand six hundred are Fisher-men whereof one hundred are Doggers seuen hundred Pinkes and Well-Boats seuen hundred Fraud-boats Britters and Tode-boats with thirteene hundred Busses besides three hundred that yeerely fish about