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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	faith_n	know_v	8,213	5	4.2899	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30076	Virginia impartially examined, and left to publick view, to be considered by all iudicious and honest men under which title is comprehended the degrees from 34 to 39, wherein lyes the rich and healthfull countries of Roanock, the now plantations of Virginia and Mary-land ... / by William Bullock, Gent.	Bullock, William, b. 1617?	1649 (1649)	Wing B5428; ESTC R4071	45,380	81

which benefit the Planter shall also have the Advantage and Servants shall be upon sure termes knowing their work and their conditions and they shall see plainly that in a little time they shall by Gods blessing become men of good estates he will also advise how they may transport themselves with the best safety in these times from any danger of being taken And if any Gentlemen that shall not go themselves but are desirous to adventure he will direct them how they may best dispose thereof for their advantage and that in eighteen Moneths they shall be reimbursed their principally money and after shall constantly receive much above fifty pound for every hundred pound they adventured at first and owners of Ships shall have good imployment for their Ships not letting them lie rotting by the Walls as 〈◊〉 now and heretofore they have done The Authour is sensible that these offers are something large yet let no man doubt of the truth thereof the being inabled thereto by his deare bought experience and all men may be satisfied that it hath been rarely found that any one particular good work hath been faln upon but some one man hath originally been the Authour or the originall motion hath proceeded from one mans breast Those rich Mines of the West Indies were first offered by one man to Henry the seventh but he not having faith enough to believe or not willing to venture a little money to be satisfied of the truth refused it and after it was offered by the same man to the then King of Spain who hearkened to him and all the world knowes that from this one mans motion the Kings of Spain have within this 150 yeares received from thence many thousand millions of pounds besides it hath extreamly inriched the Gentlemen and Merchants of that Kingdom Many of the like examples might be shewed but they are so generally known to all men that I le say no more onely that there was some time spent after the King of Spain had set footing in the West Indies before he could come by travell to the Mynes and these places the English have inhabited much more time then the King of Spains Subjects had done in the West Indies before they discovered that Countries wealth But God that is the Authour of all good things hath not in all this time beene pleased to let any man looke further then Tobacco and no man can say but that he is now pleased freely to offer his blessings bestowed upon these Countries in the riches thereof to us since all this time there was never any man that had the heart to labour for the Generall good in this nature before Reader I cannot let thee goe till I have againe put thee in mind of my Epistle to thee in which I discovered the great Obstructor of this Countries prosperitie who I know being now againe alarm'd will fiercely send his Spirits abroad with lyes and calumnies to abate the peoples courage since his Kingdom will be so much indangered by the through planting of this place with Christians and I am confident he shall no longer prevaile for my Spirit would not let me rest till I had by this bid defiance to him and all his subtill practises Therefore be not led by any false reports for thou shalt find me ready with all freenesse to give thee full satisfaction in the truths that any way concernes this Place or is conteined in this Book and this I freely offer to men of all conditions whether Masters or Servants You have my name in the Title Page and you shall be directed to my Chamber in the Middle-Temple either by M. Collinson an Iron-monger in Cornehill M. Pollington a Haberdasher in Lumbard-Street or M. Beadle Stationer in Pleet-Street next to the Middle-Temple Gate or the Shops under the said Gate My time would not permit such care of the Presse in Correcting as was fitting but since it is right in the matter I shall desire the Reader to excuse the Printers slips in the manner Pag. 7. joyne Plants with Roots and then read for Roots and Plants Pag. 40. the Summe of 72 l. next under 12 l. and 60 l. is onely the totall of the Fraught and not the value of a particular as by the placing you may suppose it FINIS The Countries Disease This prevents strife about elections a This election being simple gives way that if there be one man in all the Councell although the youngest in degree fitter then the rest he may as soon arive at the Government as any of his Seniors by which 't is possible that this Common wealth may be Governed by the wisest and justest men in the Country which cannot be when two stand in competition for it then the one must have it and this will draw every man to be ambitious to studie the good of the Countrey b This is a tie upon the Governour to walk equally and justly before the people c By this the Governour if just able and good may continue his life in the Government By this 't is possible that the ablest and honestest of the people shall alwayes be in Authority for this is the first step to the Government The people will be carefull to chuse good and able men since those they chuse shall immediately exercise a power over them This will encourage men to be just and deserving By this means the people shall have an Accompt of the Governours and Councels carriage for the generall good By this a good understanding will be had between the Governour and the people and nothing in probabilitie may be presumed shall be moved whereby the Common-wealth shall be in danger This provides there may be a good Councel of the wisest honestest of the people and by it a confusion of Councell and Councellours is avoided These 12 are next in degree for Councellors and in the Interim serve for excellent uses as you shall see hereafter By this course there can be no surprisalls in making Lawes but all Lawes will be truly understood weyed before confirmed By this the people have a tie upon the Governour and Councel and yet they be not indangered by the people but upon just cleare grounds By this they are Servants immediatly to the Common-wealth and not so easily drawne to serve ends It Lawes established may upon some fond conceit of a self-wise man be struck at the Lawes will be alwayes tottering but if there be any Law inconvenient let it be shewed to the Governour and Councell who should best understand the Lawes and they being made sensible of it let them move it This may be either by himself or with the Councell as shall be thought fit Out of these 12 shall be alwayes chosen men to represent the Adventurers in examining the Trustees accompts By this the Trustees shall not prevail with the Governour to get his friends nominated to take the accompts By this the danger of laying continuall burthens upon the people is taken away This prevents the Governour for making a Councell of his favourits which if admitted might be destruction For if 60. livre. aforesaid shall produce above 170 l. per annum 200 li. which is the Estate I here value may produce much more then 300 l. per annum and the Master live plentifully Adventurer is in the sense of the book him that sends to plant The Government wil preserve this estate with the increase Examine how many Gentlemen have run themselves in debt beyonde their estates to supply them in the Warres Examine those that lay under the power of both Armies And if you will look int● the books Printed by the Virginia Company in 1621 or 1622 you shall find that of 900 men transported in one Fleet in the time aforesaid here died but one Chusing of ground Building of Houses What seed to sowe upon what ground Carrying of Servants Servants reward