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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12458	Advertisements for the unexperienced planters of New-England, or any where. Or, The path-way to experience to erect a plantation With the yearely proceedings of this country in fishing and planting, since the yeare 1614. to the yeare 1630. and their present estate. Also how to prevent the greatest inconveniences, by their proceedings in Virginia, and other plantations, by approved examples. With the countries armes, a description of the coast, harbours, habitations, land-markes, latitude and longitude: with the map, allowed by our royall King Charles. By Captaine Iohn Smith, sometimes governour of Virginia, and admirall of Nevv-England.	Smith, John, 1580-1631.; Pass, Simon van de, 1595?-1647, engraver.	1631 (1631)	STC 22787; ESTC S121885	31,468	55

it be to his liking and contrary to the common rumour here in England doubtlesse his Majesty will continue you custome free till you have recovered your selves and are able to subsist for till such time to take any custome from a Plantation is not the way to make them prosper nor is it likely those Patentees shall accomplish anything that will neither maintaine them nor defend them but with Countenances Councells and advice which any reasonable man there may better advise himselfe than one thousand of them here who were never there nor will any man that hath any wit throw himselfe into such a kinde of subjection especially at his owne cost and charges but it is too oft seene that sometimes one is enough to deceive one hundred but two hundred not sufficient to keepe one from being deceived I speake not this to discourage any with vaine feares but could wish every English man to carry alwaies this Motto in his heart Why should the brave Spanish Souldiers brag The Sunne never sets in the Spanish dominions but ever shineth on one part or other we have conquered for our King who within these few hundred of yeares was one of the least of most of his neighbours but to animate us to doe the like for ours who is no way his inferior and truly there is no pleasure comparable to a generous spirit as good imploiment in noble actions especially amongst Turks Heathens and Infidels to see daily new Countries people fashions governments stratagems releeve the oppressed comfort his friends passe miseries subdue enemies adventure upon any feazable danger for God and his Country it is true it is a happy thing to be borne to strength wealth and honour but that which is got by prowesse and magnanunity is the truest lustre and those can the best distinguish content that have escaped most honourable dangers as if out of every extremity he found himselfe now borne to a new life to learne how to amend and maintaine his age Those harsh conclusions have so oft plundered me in those perplexed actions that if I could not freely expresse my selfe to them doth second them I should thinke my selfe guilty of a most damnable crime worse than ingratitude however some overweining capricious conceits may attribute it to vaine-glory ambition or what other idle Epithete such pleased to bestow on me But such trash I so much scorne that I presume further to advise those lesse advised than my selfe that as your fish and trade increaseth so let your forts and exercise of armes drilling your men at your most convenient times to ranke file march skirmish and retire in file manaples battalia or ambuskados which service there is most proper also how to assault and defend your forts and be not sparing of a little extraordinary shot and powder to make them mark-men especially your Gentlemen and those you finde most capable for shot must be your best weapon yet all this will not doe unlesse you have atleast 100. or as many as you can of expert blouded approved good Souldiers who dare boldly lead them not to shoot a ducke a goose or a dead marke but at men from whom you must expect such as you send The want of this and the presumptuous assurance of literall Captaines was the losse of the French and Spaniards in Florida each surprising other and lately neare the ruine of Mevis and Saint Christophers in the Indies also the French at Port Riall and those at Canada now your next English neighbours Lastly Cape Britton not far from you called New-Scotland Questionlesse there were some good Souldiers among them yet somewhat was the cause they were undone by those that watched the advātage of opportunity for as rich preyes make true men theeves so you must not expect if you be once worth taking and unprovided but by some to bee attempted in the like manner to the prevention whereof I have not beene more willing at the request of my friends to print this discourse than I am ready to live and dye among you upon conditions sating my calling and profession to make good and Virginia and New-England my heires executors administrators and assignes Now because I cannot expresse halfe that which is necessary for your full satisfaction and instruction belonging to this businesse in this small pamphlet I referre you to the generall history of Virginia the Summer Iles and New-England wherein you may plainly see all the discoveries plantations accidents the misprisions and causes of defailments of all those noble and worthy Captaines Captaine Philip Amadas and Barlow that most renowned Knight Sir Richard Greenvile worthy Sir Ralph Layne and learned Master Horiot Captaine Iohn White Captaine Bartholomew Gosnold Captaine Martin Pring and George Waymouth with mine owne observations by sea rivers and land and all the governours that yearely succeeded mee in Virginia Also those most industrious Captaines Sir George Summers and Sir Thomas Gates with all the governours that succeeded them in the Summer Iles. Likewise the plantation of Sagadahock by those noble Captaines George Popham Rawley Gilbert Edward Harlow Robert Davis Iames Davis Iohn Davis and divers others with the maps of those Countries with it also you may finde the plantations of Saint Christophers Mevis the Berbades and the great river of the Amazons whose greatest defects and the best meanes to amend them are there yearely recorded to be warnings and examples to them that are not too wise to learne to understand This great worke though small in conceit is not a worke for everyone to mannage such an affaire as make a discovery and plant a Colony it requires all the best parts of art judgement courage honesty constancy diligence and industry to doe but neere well some are more proper for one thing than another and therein best to be imployed and nothing breeds more confusion than misplacing and misimploying men in their undertakings Columbus Curtes Pitzara Zotto Magellanus and the rest served more than an apprentiship to learne how to begin their most memorable attempts in the West Indies which to the wonder of all ages succesfully they effected when many hundreds farre above them in the worlds opinion being instructed but by relation scorning to follow their blunt examples but in great state with new inventions came to shame and confusion in actions of small moment who doubtlesse in other matters were both wise discreet generous and couragious I say not this to detract any thing from their noblenesse state nor greatnesse but to answer those questionlesse questions that keepe us from imitating the others brave spirits that advanced themselves from poore Souldiers to great Captaines their posterity to great Lords and their King to be one of the greatest potentates on earth and the fruits of their labours his greatest glory power and renowne Till his greatnesse and security made his so rich remote and dispersed plantations such great booties and honours to the incomparable Sir Fr. Drake the