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A14803	A declaration of the state of the colony and affaires in Virginia With a relation of the barbarous massacre in the time of peace and league, treacherously executed by the natiue infidels vpon the English, the 22 of March last. Together with the names of those that were then massacred; that their lawfull heyres, by this notice giuen, may take order for the inheriting of their lands and estates in Virginia. And a treatise annexed, written by that learned mathematician Mr. Henry Briggs, of the Northwest passage to the South Sea through the continent of Virginia, and by Fretum Hudson. Also a commemoration of such worthy benefactors as haue contributed their Christian charitie towards the aduancement of the colony. And a note of the charges of necessary prouisions fit for euery man that intends to goe to Virginia. Published by authoritie.	Waterhouse, Edward, colonist.; Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630.; Virginia Company of London. Inconveniencies that have happened to some persons which have transported themselves from England to Virginia, without provisions necessary to sustaine themselves, hath greatly hindred the progresse of that noble plantation.	1622 (1622)	STC 25104; ESTC S111598	27,991	65

the names of all those that were massacred by the treachery of the Sauages in VIRGINIA the 22 March last To the end that their lawfull heyres may take speedy order for the inheriting of their lands and estates there For which the Honourable Company of Virginia are ready to doe them all right and fauour At Captaine Berckleys Plantation seated at the Falling Creeke some 66. miles from Iames-Citie in VIRGINIA IOhn Berkley Esquire Thomas Brasington Iohn Sawyer Roger Dauid Francis Gowsh Bartholmew Peram Giles Peram Iohn Dowler Laurence Dowler Lewis Williams Richard Boscough Thomas Holland Iohn Hunt Robert Horner Mason Philip Barnes William Swandal Robert Williams his Wife and Childe Giles Bradshawe his Wife and Childe Iohn Howlet and his sonne Thomas Wood and Collins his man Ioseph Fitch Apothecary to Doctor Pots At Master Thomas Sheffeilds Plantation some three miles from the Falling Creeke MAster Th Sheffeild and Rachel his wife Iohn Reeue William Tyler a boy Samuel Reeue Iohn Ellen. Robert Tyler a boy Mathew Iudeth Howard Thomas Poole Methusalem Thomas Taylor William Tyler At Henrico Iland about two miles from Sheffeilds Plantation Atkins Weston Philip Shatford William Perigo Owen Iones one of Capt. Berkleys people Slaine of the Colledge People about two miles from Henrico-Citie SAmuel Stringer George Soldan William Basset Iohn Perry Edward Ember Iarrat Moore Thomas Xerles Thomas Freeman Iohn Allen. Thomas Cooke Iohn Clements Iames Faulkoner Christopher Henley William Iordan Robert Dauis Thomas Hobson William Baily At Apo-mattucke Riuer at Master Abraham Pierce his Plantation some fiue miles off the Colledge People WIlliam Charte Io Waterhowse Iohn Barker a boy Robert Yeoman At Charles-Citie and about the Precincts of Capt. Smiths Company ROger Royal. Thomas Iones Robert Maruel Edward Heydon Henry Bushel At other Plantations next adioyning RIchard Prat and his Brother Henry Milward his Wife his Childe and his Sister Richard a boy Goodwife Redhead At Mr. William Farrars House MAster Iohn England and his Man Iohn Bel. Henricke Peterson and Alice his Wife and William her sonne Thomas his Man Iames Woodshaw Maidseruāts Mary and Elizabeth At Berkley-Hundred some fiue miles from Charles-Citie CApt. George Thorpe Esq. one of his Maiesties Pentioners Iohn Rowles Richard Rowles his Wife and Childe Giles Wilkins Giles Bradway Richard Fereby Thomas Thorpe Robert Iordan Edward Painter At Westouer about a mile from Berkley-Hundred And first at Cap. Fr Wests Plantation Iames English Richard Dash. At Master Iohn Wests Plantation Christopher Turner Dauid Owen At Capt. Nathanael Wests Michael Aleworth Iohn Wright An Lieutenant Gibs his Diuidend IOhn Paly Thomas Ratcliffe Michael Booker Iohn Higglet Nathanael Earle Iohn Gibbes William Parker Richard Wainham Benomy Reyman Thomas Gay Iames Vpfall Daniel Mr. Dombelowes man At Mr. Richard Owens house RIchard Owen Stephen Dubo Francis an Irishman Thomas Paine One old Maid called blinde Margaret William Reeue At Master Owen Macars house OWen Macar Garret Farrel Richard Yeaw One Boy At Master Macocks Diuidend CApt. Samuel Macock Esquire Edward Lister Thomas Browne Iohn Downes At Flowerdieu Hundred Sir George Yeardleys Plantation IOhn Philips Thomas Nuson Iohn Braford Robert Taylor Samuel Iarret Elizabeth Bennet At the other side of the Riuer opposite to Flowerdieu-Hundred MAster Hobson and his Wife Richard Storks Iohn Slaughter Thomas Philips Richard Campion Anne Greene. At Mr. Swinhowe his House MIstris Swinhow Thomas and George Shinhow her sonnes Richard Mosse Iohn Larkin William Blyth Thomas Grindal At Mr. William Bikars house WIlliam Bykar Math Hawthorn and his Wife Edward Peirce Nicholas Howsdon At Weynoack of Sir George Yeardley his people NAthanael Elie. Iohn Flores Henry Gape Buckingham William Pusset William Walker Iohn Gray Iames Boate. Iohn Suersby Thomas Euans Thomas Ap-Richard Henry Haynes Iohn Blewet Henry Rice Hurt Ionas Alport Thomas Stephens Samuel Goodwine Iohn Snow and his Boy Margery Blewet At Powle-brooke CApt. Nath Powle Esq. and his Wife Daughter to Mr. Tracy Mistris Bray Adam Rayners Wife B●●bara Burges William Head Thomas Woolcher William Meakins Robert Peter Iordan Nathanael Leydon Peter Goodale At Southampton-Hundred RObert Goffe and his Wife William Larkum Iohn Dauies William Mountfort At Martin Brandons LIeutenant Sanders Ensigne Sherley Iohn Taylor and his Wife 2 Boyes Mathew a Polander At Captaine Spilmans house IOhn Basingthwayte Walter Shawe At Ensigne Spence his house WIlliam Richmond Iohn Fowler Alexander Bale William Fierfax The Tinker Persons slaine at Martins-Hundred some seauen miles from Iames-Citie LIeutenant Rich Kean Master Tho Boise Mistris Boise his wife a sucking Childe 4 of his men A Maide 2 Children Nathanael Iefferies wife Margaret Dauies Richard Staples his wife and Childe 2 Maides 6 Men and Boyes Walter Dauies his brother Christopher Guillam Thomas Combar 3. Seruants Master Iohn Boise his Wife A Maide 4 Men-seruants Laurence Wats his Wife 2 Men-seruants Timothy Moise his Man Henry Bromage his Wife his Daughter his Man Edward How his Wife his Childe A child of Iohn Iacksons 4 Men-seruants Iosua Dary his Wife A Man Ralphe Digginson his Wife Richard Cholfer George Iones Cisly Cooke his Wife Dauid Bons Iohn Bennet Iohn Mason William Pawmet Thomas Bats Peter Lighborrow Iames Thorley Robert Walden Thomas Tolling Iohn Butler Edward Rogers Maximilian Russel Henry a Welchman At Mr. Thomas Peirce his house ouer against Mulberry Iland MAster Tho Peirce his Wife and Childe Iohn Hopkins Iohn Samon A French boy At Mr. Edward Bennets Plantation MAster Th Brewood his Wife his Childe 2 Seruants Thomas Ferris George Cole Robert Gray Iohn Griffin Ensigne Harrison Iohn Costard Dauid Barry Thomas Sheppard Henry Price Robert Edward Iolly Richard Alice Iones Thomas Cooke Philip Worth Mathew a maid Francis Winder Thomas Couly Richard Woodward Humfrey Cropen Thomas Bacon Euan Watkins Richard Lewis Edward Towse Remember Michel Bullocke Richard Chandler Henry Moore Nicholas Hunt Iohn Corderoy Richard Cockwell Iohn Howard Mistris Harrison Mary Dawks Anne English Rebecca Master Prowse Hugh Iohn Edward Mistris Chamberlen Parnel a maid Humfrey Sherbrooke Iohn Wilkins Iohn Burton Mr. Iohn Pountis his men Iohn Scotchmore Edward Turner Edward Brewster Lieutenant Peirce his man Thomas Holland Capt. Whittakers man At Master Walters his house MAster Edw Walters his Wife a Childe a Maid a Boy The whole number is 347. A TREATISE OF THE NORTHWEST Passage to the South Sea through the Continent of VIRGINIA and by Fretum Hudson THe noble Plantation of VIRGINIA hath some very excellent Prerogatiues aboue many other famous Kingdomes namely the temperature of the ayre the fruitfulnesse of the soile and the commodiousnesse of situation The ayre is healthfull and free both from immoderate heate and from extreame cold so that both the inhabitants and their cattell doe prosper exceedingly in stature and strength and all Plants brought from any other remote climate doe there grow and fructifie in as good or better manner then in the soyle from whence they came Which though it doe manifestly proue the fruitfulnesse of the soile yeelding all

nauigable aboue an hundred and fifty miles and not aboue sixe or eight miles one from another which fall all into one great Bay haue their rising out of a ridge of hils that runnes all along South and North whereby they doubt not but to finde a safe easie and good passage to the South Sea part by water and part by land esteeming it not aboue an hundred and fifty miles from the head of the Falls where wee are now planted the Discouery whereof will bring forth a most rich trade to Cathay China Iapan and those other of the East Indies to the inestimable benefit of this Kingdome But for the further proofe hereof and of the North-west passage thither by Sea I referre the Reader to the Treatie annexed at the end of this Booke written by that learned and famous Mathematician Mr. Henry Briggs which I hauing happily attained vnto haue published for the common good Moreouer the Letters of Mr. Iohn Berkley sometimes of Beuerstone Castle in the County of Glocester a Gentleman of an honorable Familie likewise certifie that a more fit place for Iron-workes whereof he was made Master ouer-seer then in VIRGINIA both for wood water mynes and stone was not to be found And that by Whitsontide then next now past the Company might relye vpon good quantities of Iron made by him which also by Letters from Mr. George Sandis the third of March last was confirmed with this farther description of the place called The falling Creeke to be so fitting for that purpose as if Nature had applyed her selfe to the wish and direction of the Workeman where also were great stones hardly seene else-where in VIRGINIA lying on the place as though they had beene brought thither to aduance the erection of those Workes The Letters of the French Vignerous or Vine-men procured out of France sent ouer into VIRGINIA did likewise assertaine that no Countrey in the world was more proper for Vines Silke Rice Oliues and other Fruits then VIRGINIA is and that it farre excelled their owne Countrey of Languedocke the Vines of diuers sorts being in abundance naturally ouer all the Countrey and they hauing planted some cuttings of Vines at Michaelmas last in their Letters affirme that these bare Grapes already this Spring to their great wonder as being a thing they suppose not heard of in any other Countrey A taste of Wine made of the wilde grape they last yeare sent with hope to send a good quantitie this next Vintage and that the Mulberry-trees where they abode were in wonderfull abundance and much excelling both in goodnesse and greatnesse those of their owne Country of Languedocke and that those Silke-wormes they haue prosper exceeding well and some Silke they hope to send this yeare there wanting nothing to set vp that rich Commodity but store of hands wherewith England doth abound Of the fruit of which Mulberry-trees as of a Plum there plentifully growing they would make wholsome drinkes for the Colony and people there The Letters of Mr. Porey verified also from the Gouernor and Councell aduertised of a late Discouery by him and others made into the great Bay Northward reseruing the sounding of the bottome thereof for a second Voyage where hee left setled very happily neare an hundred English with hope of a good trade for Furres there to be had From thence was brought by Lieutenant Perkinson in his voyage some of that kind of Earth which is called Terra Lemnia there to be had in great abundance as good as that of Turkey BY this though it be but in part the Reader may vnderstand the great riches and blessings of this excellent Countrey which euen ordinary diligence and care must needes strangely improue But that all men may see the vnpartiall ingenuity of this Discourse we freely confesse that the Countrey is not so good as the Natiues are bad whose barbarous Sauagenesse needs more cultiuation then the ground it selfe being more ouerspread with inciuilitie and treachery then that with Bryers For the land being tilled and vsed well by vs deceiued not our expectation but rather exceeded it farre being so thankfull as to returne an hundred for one But the Sauages though neuer Nation vsed so kindly vpon so small desert haue in stead of that Haruest which our paines merited returned nothing but Bryers and thornes pricking euen to death many of their Benefactors yet doubt wee not but that as all wickednes is crafty to vndoe it self so these also thorow our sides haue more wounded themselues then vs God Almighty making way for seueritie there where a fayre gentlenesse would not take place The occasion whereof thus I relate from thence THE last May there came Letters from Sir Francis Wiat Gouernor in VIRGINIA which did aduertise that when in Nouember last he ariued in VIRGINIA and entred vpon his Gouernment he found the Country setled in a peace as all men there thought sure and vnuiolable not onely because it was solemnly ratified and sworne and at the request of the Natiue King stamped in Brasse and fixed to one of his Oakes of note but as being aduantagious to both parts to the Sauages as the weaker vnder which they were safely sheltred and defended to vs as being the easiest way then thought to pursue and aduance our proiects of buildings plantings and effecting their conuersion by peaceable and fayre meanes And such was the conceit of firme peace and amitie as that there was seldome or neuer a sword worne and a Peece seldomer except for a Deere or Fowle By which assurance of securitie the Plantations of particular Aduenturers and Planters were placed scatteringly and straglingly as a choyce veyne of rich ground inuited them and the further from neighbors held the better The houses generally set open to the Sauages who were alwaies friendly entertained at the tables of the English and commonly lodged in their bed-chambers The old planters as they thought now come to reape the benefit of their long trauels placed with wonderfull content vpon their priuate diuidents and the planting of particular Hundreds and Colonies pursued with an hopefull alacrity all our proiects saith he in a faire way and their familarity with the Natiues seeming to open a faire gate for their conuersion to Christianitie The Country being in this estate an occasion was ministred of sending to Opachankano the King of these Sauages about the middle of March last what time the Messenger returned backe with these words from him That he held the peace concluded so firme as the Skie should sooner fall then it dissolue yea such was the treacherous dissimulation of that people who then had contriued our destruction that euen two dayes before the Massacre some of our men were guided thorow the woods by them in safety and one Browne who then to learne the language liued among the Warrascoyacks a Prouince of that King was in friendly manner sent backe by them to Captaine Hamor his Master and many the like passages rather

the way of mercies would not be drawne vnto him shall some of them at length no doubt be brought vnto him by his way of iudgements to which leauing them I will knit againe together now the thred of my Discourse and proceed to tell you That at the time of this Massacre there were three or foure of our ships in Iames-Riuer and one in the next Riuer and daily more to come in as three did within fourteene dayes after one of which they endeuored to haue surprised but in vaine as had also beene their whole attempt had any the least fore-knowledge beene in those places where the Massacre was committed yet were the hearts of the English euer stupid and auerted from beleeuing any thing that might weaken their hopes of speedy winning the Sauages to Ciuilitie and Religion by kinde vsage and fayre conuersing amongst them Hee and the whole Councell write further That Almighty God they doubt not hath his great worke to doe in this Tragedy and will thereout draw honor and glory to his great Name safety and a more flourishing estate to themselues and the whole Plantation there and the more speedy conuersion of the Children of those Sauages to himselfe since hee so miraculously preserued so many of the English there being God be praysed about eleuen parts of twelue still remayning whose desire to draw those people to Religion by the carelesse neglect of their owne safeties seemes to haue beene the greatest cause of their own ensuing destruction Yet it pleased God to vse some of them as instruments to saue many of their liues whose soules they had formerly saued as at Iames-Citie and other places and the Pinnace trading in Pamounkey Riuer all whose liues were saued by a conuerted Indian disclosing the plot in the instant wherof though our sinnes say they made vs vnworthy to be instruments of so glorious a conuersion in generall yet his infinite wisedome can neuerthelesse bring it to passe with some more of them and with other Prouinces there in his good time and by such meanes as wee thinke most vnlikely For euen in the deliuery of vs that now suruiue no mans particular carefulnesse saued any one person but the meere goodnesse of himselfe freely and miraculously preserued whom it pleased him The Letters of Mr. George Sandis a worthy Gentleman and Treasurer there likewise haue aduertised as many others from many particular persons of note and worth besides the Relations of many returned in the Sea-flower the ship that brought vs this vnwelcome newes haue beene heard at large in the publike Courts that whilst all their affayres were full of successe and such intercourse of familiaritie as if the Indians and themselues had beene of one Nation those treacherous Natiues after fiue yeares peace by a generall combination in one day plotted to subuert their whole Colony and at one instant of time though our seuerall Plantations were an hundred and forty miles vp one Riuer on both sides But before I goe any further for the better vnderstanding of all things you shall know that these wyld naked Natiues liue not in great numbers together but dispersed and in small companies and where most together not aboue two hundred and that very rare in other places fifty or forty or thereabouts and many miles distant from one another in such places among the Woods where they either found or might easiliest make some cleared plots of ground which they imploy wholly in setting of Corne whereby to sustaine their liues These small and scattered Companies as I haue said had warning giuen from one another in all their habitations to meete at the day and houre appointed for our destruction at all our seuerall Townes and places seated vpon the Riuer some were directed to goe to one place some to another all to be done at the same day and time which they did accordingly some entring their Houses vnder colour of trucking and so taking aduantage others drawing our men abroad vpon faire pretences and the rest suddenly falling vpon those that were at their labours They certifie further that besides Master George Thorpe before mentioned Master Iohn Berkeley Captaine Nathanael Powel and his wife daughter of Master William Tracy and great with childe and Captaine Maycock all Gentlemen of birth vertue and industry and of the Councell there suffered vnder this their cruelty and treason That the slaughter had beene vniuersall if God had not put it into the heart of an Indian belonging to one Perry to disclose it who liuing in the house of one Pace was vrged by another Indian his Brother who came the night before and lay with him to kill Pace so commanded by their King as he declared as hee would kill Perry telling further that by such an houre in the morning a number would come from diuers places to finish the Execution who failed not at the time Perries Indian rose out of his bed and reueales it to Pace that vsed him as a Sonne And thus the rest of the Colony that had warning giuen them by this meanes was saued Such was God bee thanked for it the good fruit of an Infidell conuerted to Christianity for though three hundred and more of ours died by many of these Pagan Infidels yet thousands of ours were saued by the means of one of them alone which was made a Christian Blessed be God for euer whose mercy endureth for euer Blessed bee God whose mercy is aboue his iustice and farre aboue all his workes who wrought this deliuerance whereby their soules escaped euen as a Bird out of the snare of the Fowler Pace vpon this discouery securing his house before day rowed ouer the Riuer to Iames-City in that place neere three miles in bredth and gaue notice thereof to the Gouernor by which meanes they were preuented there and at such other Plantations as was possible for a timely intelligence to be giuen for where they saw vs standing vpon our Guard at the sight of a Peece they all ranne away In other places that could haue no notice some Peeces with munition the vse whereof they know not were there carried away and some few Cartell also were destroyed by them And as Fame diuulgeth not without probable grounds their King hath since caused the most part of the Gunpowder by him surprized to bee sowne to draw therefrom the like increase as of his Maize or Corne in Haruest next And that it is since discouered that the last Summer Opachankano practised with a King of the Eastern shore no well-willer of his to furnish him with store of poison naturally growing in his country for our destruction which he absolutely refused though he sent him great store of Beades and other presents to winne him thereunto which he with fiue or sixe of his great men offered to be ready to 〈◊〉 against him That the true cause of this surprize was most by the instigation of the Deuill enemy to their saluation and the dayly feare that possest them