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A12461	The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours from their first beginning. an⁰: 1584. to this present 1624. With the procedings of those severall colonies and the accidents that befell them in all their journyes and discoveries. Also the maps and descriptions of all those countryes, their commodities, people, government, customes, and religion yet knowne. Divided into sixe bookes. By Captaine Iohn Smith sometymes governour in those countryes & admirall of New England.	Smith, John, 1580-1631.; Barra, John, ca. 1574-1634, engraver.	1624 (1624)	STC 22790; ESTC S111882	354,881	269

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 Go●●● 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

all his Souldiers with a tripple power and twice tripple better meanes by what they haue done in his absence the world may see what they would haue done in his presence had he not prevented their indiscretions it doth iustly proue what cause he had to send them for England and that he was neither factious mutinous nor dishonest But they haue made it more plaine since his returne for England having his absolute authoritie freely in their power with all the advantages and opportunitie that his labours had effected As I am sorry their actions haue made it so manifest so I am vnwilling to say what reason doth compell me but onely to make apparant the truth least I should seeme partiall reasonlesse and malicious CHAPTER XII The Arrivall of the third Supply TO redresse those jarres and ill proceedings the Treasurer Councell and Company of Virginia not finding that returne and profit they expected and them ingaged there not having meanes to subsist of themselues made meanes to his Maiestie to call in their Commission and take a new in their owne names as in their owne publication 1610. you may ●eade at large Having thus annihilated the old by vertue of a Commission made to the right Honourable Sir Thomas West Lord de la Warre to be Generall of Virginia Sir Thomas Gates his Lieutenant Sir George Somers Admirall Sir Thomas Dale high Marshall Sir Fardinando Wainman Generall of the Horse and so all other offices to many other worthy Gentlemen for their liues though not any of them had ever beene in Virginia except Captaine Newport who was also by Patent made vice-Admirall those noble Gentlemen drew in such great summes of money that they sent Sir Thomas Gates Sir George Somers and Captaine Newport with nine shippes and fiue hundred people who had each of them a Commission who first arrived to call in the old without the knowledge or consent of them that had endured all those former dangers to beat the path not any regard had at all of them All things being ready because those three Captaines could not agree for place it was concluded they should goe all in one ship so all their three Commissions were in that Ship with them called the Sea-Venture They set sayle from England in May 1609. A small Catch perished at Sea in a Hericano the Admirall with an hundred and fiftie men with the two Knights and their new Commission their Bils of Loading with all manner of directions and the most part of their provision arrived not With the other seaven Ships as Captaines arrived Ratliffe whose right name as is sayd was Sicklemore Martin and Archer with Captaine Wood Captaine Webbe Captaine Moone Captaine King Captaine Davis and divers Gentlemen of good meanes and great parentage But the first as they had beene troublesome at Sea began againe to marre all ashore for though as is said they were formerly sent for England yet now returning againe graced by the titles of Captaines of the passengers seeing the Admirall wanting and great probabilitie of her losse strengthened themselues with those new companies so exclaiming against Captaine Smith that they mortally hated him ere ever they saw him Who vnderstanding by his Scouts the arrivall of such a Fleet little dreaming of any such supply supposed them Spanyards But he quickly so determined and ordered our affaires as we little feared their Arrivall nor the successe of our incounter nor were the Salvages any way negligent for the most part to ayd and assist vs with their best power Had it so beene we had beene happy for we would not haue trusted them but as our foes where receiuing them as our Countreymen and friends they did what they could to murther our President to surprise the Store the Fort and our Iudgings to vsurpe the government and make vs all their servants and slaues till they could consume vs and our remembrance and rather indeed to supplant vs then supply vs as master William Box an honest Gentleman in this voyage thus relateth In the tayle of a Hericano wee were separated from the Admirall which although it was but the remainder of that Storme there is seldome any such in England or those Northerne parts of Europe Some lost their Masts some their Sayles blowne from their Yards the Seas so over-raking our Ships much of our prouision was spoyled our Fleet separated and our men sicke and many dyed and in this miserable estate we arrived in Virginia But in this Storme When ratling Thunder ran along the Clouds Did not the Saylers poore and Masters proud A terror feele as strucke with feare of God Did not their trembling ioynts then dread his rod Least for foule deeds and black mouth'd blasphemies The rufull time be come that vengeance cryes To a thousand mischiefes those lewd Captaines led this lewd company wherein were many vnruly Gallants packed thither by their friends to escape ill destinies and those would dispose and determine of the government sometimes to one the next day to another to day the old Commission must rule to morrow the new the next day neither in fine they would rule all or ruine all yet in charitie we must endure them thus to destroy vs or by correcting their follies haue brought the worlds censure vpon vs to be guiltie of their blouds Happie had we beene had they never arrived and we for ever abandoned and as we were left to our fortunes for on earth for the number was never more confusion or misery then their factions occasioned The President seeing the desire those Braues had to rule seeing how his authoritie was so vnexpectedly changed would willingly haue left all and haue returned for England But seeing there was small hope this new Commission would arriue longer he would not suffer those factious spirits to proceede It would be too tedious too strange and almost incredible should I particularly relate the infinite dangers plots and practices he daily escaped amongst this factious crew the chiefe whereof he quickly layd by the heeles till his leasure better served to doe them iustice and to take away all occasions of further mischiefe Master Percie had his request granted to returne for England being very sicke and Mr West with an hundred and twentie of the best he could chuse he sent to the F●lles Martin with neare as many to Nandsamund with their due proportions of all provisions according to thir numbers Now the Presidents yeare being neare expired he made Captaine Martin President to follow the order for the election of a President every yeare but he knowing his owne insufficiency and the companies vntowardnesse and little regard of him within three houres after resigned it againe to Captaine Smith and at Nandsamund thus proceeded the people being contributers vsed him kindly yet such was his iealous feare in the midst of their mirth he did surprise this poore naked King with his Monuments houses and the Isle he inhabited and there

like we descried foure saile after whom we stood who forling their maine Sailes attended vs to fight but our French spirits were content onely to perceiue they were English red Crosses Within a very small time after wee chased 4. Spanish ships that came from the Indies we fought with them foure or fiue houres tore their sailes and sides with many a shot betwixt wind and weather yet not daring to boord them lost them for which all the Sailers euer after hated the Captaine as a professed coward A poore Caruill of Brasile was the next wee chased and after a small fight thirteene or foureteene of her men being wounded which was the better halfe we tooke her with three hundred and seuenty chests of Sugar one hundred hides and thirty thousand Rialls of eight The next was a ship of Holland which had lost her Consorts in the Streights of Magilans going for the South sea she was put roomy she also these French men with faire promises cunningly betraied to come aboord them to shew their Commission and so made prise of all the most of the Dutch-men we tooke aboord the Admirall and manned her with French-men that within two or three nights after ran away with her for France the wounded Spaniards we set on shore on the I le of Tercera the rest we kept to saile the Caruill Within a day or two after we met a West-Indies man of warre of one hundred and sixtie tuns a fore noone wee fought with her and then tooke her with one thousand one hundred Hides fiftie Chests of Cutchancle foureteene Coffers of wedges of Siluer eight thousand Rialls of eight and six Coffers of the King of Spaines Treasure besides the good pillage and rich Coffers of many rich Passengers Two moneths they kept me in this manner to manage their fights against the Spaniards and bee a Prisoner when they tooke any English Now though the Captaine had oft broke his promise which was to put me on shore the Iles or the next ship he tooke yet at the last he was contented I should goe in the Caruill of Sugar for France himselfe seeming as resolued to keepe the Seas but the next morning we all set saile for France and that night we were separated from the Admirall and the rich prise by a storme Within two daies after wee were hailed by two West-Indies men but when they saw vs waise them for the King of France they gaue vs their broad sides shot thorow our maine Mast and so left vs. Hauing liued now this Summer amongst those French men of warre with much adoe we arriued at the Gulion not farre from Rotchell where in stead of the great promises they alwaies fed me with of double satisfaction and full content and tenne thousand Crownes was generally concluded I should haue they kept me fiue or six daies Prisoner in the Caruill accusing me to be he that burnt their Colony in New France to force me to giue them a discharge before the Iudge of the Admiraltie and stand to their courtesies for satisfaction or lie in prison or a worse mischiefe Indeed this was in the time of combustion that the Prince of Candy was with his Army in the field and euery poore Lord or men in authoritie as little Kings of themselues For this iniury was done me by them that set out this voyage not by the Sailers for they were cheated of all as well as I by a few Officers aboord and the owners on shore But to preuent this choise in the end of such a storme that beat them all vnder hatches I watched my opportunitie to get a shore in their Boat whereinto in the darke night I secretly got and with a halfe Pike that lay by me put a drift for Rat Ile but the currant was so strong and the Sea so great I went a drift to Sea till it pleased God the wind so turned with the tide that although I was all this fearefull night of gusts and raine in the Sea the space of twelue houres when many ships were driuen ashore and diuers split and being with skulling and bayling the water tired I expected each minute would sinke me at last I arriued in an O●zy I le by Charowne where certaine Fowlers found me neere drowned and halfe dead with water cold and hunger My Boat I pawned to finde meanes to get to Rotchell where I vnderstood our man of war the rich prize wherein was the Cap. called Mounsieur Poyrune and the thirtie thousand Rialls of eight we tooke in the Caruill was split the Captaine drowned and halfe his Company the same night within six or seuen leagues of that place from whence I escaped in the little Boat by the mercy of God far beyond all mens reason or my expectation arriuing at Rotchell vpon my complaint to the Iudge of the Admiraltie I found many good words and faire promises and ere long many of them that escaped drowning told me the newes they heard of my owne death These I arresting their seuerall examinations did so confirme my complaint it was held proofe sufficient All which being performed according to their order of justice from vnder the Iudges hand I presented it to Sir Thomas Edmonds then Ambassadour at Burdeaux where it was my chance to see the arriuall of the Kings great mariage brought from Spaine Here it was my good fortune to meet my old friend Master Crampton that no lesse grieued at my losse then willingly to his power did supply my wants and I must confesse I was more beholden to the French men that escaped drowning in the man of warre Madam Chanoyes at Rotchell and the Lawyers of Burdeaux then all the rest of my Country-men I met in France Of the wracke of the rich prise some three thousand six hundred crownes worth of goods came ashore and was saued with the Caruill which I did my best to arrest the Iudge promised I should haue Iustice what will be the conclusion as yet I know not But vnder the couler to take Pirats and the West-Indie men because the Spaniards will not suffer the French to trade in the West-Indies any goods from thence though they take them vpon the Coast of Spaine are lawfull prize or from any of his Teritories out of the limits of Europe and as they betraied me though I had the broad-seale so did they rob and pillage twentie saile of English men more besides them I knew not of the same yeere Leauing thus my businesse in France I returned to Plimoth to finde them had thus buried me amongst the French and not onely buried me but with so much infamy as such treacherous cowards could suggest to excuse their villanies The Chiefetaines of this mutiny that I could finde I laid by the heeles the rest like themselues confessed the truth as you haue heard Now how I haue or could preuent these accidents hauing no more meanes I rest at your censures but to proceed to the