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A33345	A true and faithful account of the four chiefest plantations of the English in America to wit, of Virginia, New-England, Bermudus, Barbados : with the temperature of the air, the nature of the soil, the rivers, mountains, beasts, fowls, birds, fishes, trees, plants, fruits, &c. : as also, of the natives of Virginia, and New-England, their religion, customs, fishing, hunting, &c. / collected by Samuel Clarke ...	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1670 (1670)	Wing C4558; ESTC R17743	124,649	128

very witty and ingenious people They keep account of the time by the Moon or by Sommers or Winters They know divers of the Stars by name They have also many names for the Winds They will guess shrewdly at the Wind and Weather before hand by observations in the Heavens Their Language is very copious and large and hard to be learned And though in an hundred miles distance their Languages differ yet not so much but they can understand each other Instead of Records and Chonicles where any Remarkable Act is done in memory of it either in the very place or by some Path neer adjoyning they make a round hole in the Ground a foot deep and as much over which when others passing by behold they enquire the cause and occasion of it which being once known they carefully acquaint others with it And lest such holes should be filled as men pass by they will oft renew them So that if a man travels and can understand his Guide his Journey will be less tedious by the many Historical Discourses that will be related to him You have heard before of the State of New-England in the year 1633. when she was but in her childhood but being now grown up to more maturity Take this account of it which was written by a Reverend Minister in January 1668 9 who had lived there 40. years and therefore hath great reason and good opportunities to be acquainted with the condition of it WHen we came first to New-England in the year 169. there was then but one Town in the Country viz. that of New-Plimmouth which had stood alone for nine years From that time to this year now beginning 1669. is just fourty years in which time there has been an increase of fourty Churches in this Colony but many more in the rest And Towns in all New-England 120. which for the most part lie along the Sea Coast for somewhat more than two hundred miles only upon Connecticut River there are thirteen Towns lying neer together and about the Massacusets Bay here are above thirty Towns within two three four or five miles asunder And from the Sea which hath rendred Boston a very considerable place and the Metropolis of New-England all the other Towns on the Sea Coast and those in the Country depending upon it I have lately heard some Merchants that knew old Boston say that this is far bigger and hath ten times more Trade than that having many Ships and Catches and they say no less than an hundred Catches went from the Country this winter to trade in Virginia besides many others to the West Indies and to several parts of Europe It was doubted for some years whether there would be a staple Commodity in New-England but God and time have shewed many as Furs Fish Masts Pipestaves and Deal-board and such plenty of Corn and Cattel that abundance of Provision has been yearly transported for the supply of English Plantations the West-Indies and other parts in so much as though many Gentlemen of great Estates in the first year spent their Estates and some of them that were very brave men of publick spirits were brought very low both they and theirs Yet in the latter years many that have risen out of the dust by a way of Trading and Merchandising have grown unto great Estates some to ten others to twenty yea thirty or fourty thousand pound estate In the year 1643. began the combination of the united Colonies of New-England which have much encrersed since then every one of them having their distinct Pattents except New-Haven which for want of a Pattent was since the coming in of our King taken into the Colony of Connecticut And though very many of the first commers are now dead and gone yet there is grown up such a numerous Posterity here that it 's thought there are twenty times more English people now in the Country then ever came into it And it 's believed by many observing men that there are many above ten hundred thousand souls Most of the first Magistrates are dead and not above two left in the Massacusets but one in Plymouth one at Connecticut and not one at New-Haven There came over from England at several times chiefly before the year 1640. ninety fore Ministers of which twenty seven returned to England again and there are now dead in the Country thirty six and as yet living in the Country thirty one The Ministers bred up in New-England are one hundred thirty two of which two are dead in the Country fourty one have removed to England most of them from our Colledges besides other Schollars that have in England turned to other Professions and eighty one that are now living in the Country employed in the Ministery in several places There have been several Synods in New-England The first at Cambridge in the year 1637. wherein the Antinomian and Familistical Errors were confuted and condemned by the Word of God The second at Cambridge in the year 1646. wherein the Magistrates power and Duty in Matters of Religion and the Nature and Power of Synods was cleared The third in the year 1648. where it was declared that in Point of Doctrine these Churches consented to the Confession of Faith put forth by the Assembly at Westminster and in Point of Discipline the Platform of the Discipline of these Churches was then published The fourth was at Boston in the year 1662. concerning the Subject of Baptism and Consociation of Churches It hath pleased the Lord to give such a blessing to the Gospel among the Indians that in divers places there are not only many civilized but divers that are truly Godly and shame the English and are much hated by others of their own Country men though that Work has met with many Obstructions and Remoraes chiefly by the Death of some of the Choicest Instruments and many of the best of the Indians Yet it may be well believed that there is such a Seed of the Gospel scattered among them which will grow unto a further Harvest in God's time THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND OF BARBADOS With an Account of the Trees Plants Herbs Roots Fowls Birds Beasts Fishes Insects c. As also of their Sugar-Canes Ingenio's and manner of making their Sugars THE first Discovery made of this Island was by a Ship of Sir William Curte'us which returning from Pernambock in Brasile being driven by foul Weather upon this Coast chanced to fall upon this Island which is not far out of the way being one of the most Windwardly Islands of all the Carribies and Anchoring before it they stayed some time to inform themselves of the nature of of the place which by tryals in several places they found to be so over grown with Wood as that there could be no Champion Ground discovered wheron to Plant Nor found they any Beasts or Cattel there save Hoggs whereof there were abundance The Portugals having long before put some on shore for breed

Virginia there are two kinds most strange One of them is the Female Possowne which hath a bag under her belly out of which she will let forth her young ones and take them in again at her pleasure The other is the flying Squerril which by the help of certain broad flaps of Skin growing on each side of her fore-legs will fly from one Tree to another at twenty or thirty paces distance and more if she have the benefit of a little puff of Wind. The English Kine Goats Hoggs c. prosper very well They have Hawkes of several sorts and amongst them Auspreis Fishing Hawkes and Cormorants In the Winter they have great store of Cranes Herons Pidgeons Patridges and Black-birds The Rivers and Creeks are over-spread with Swans Geese Brants Divers and those other named before The Woods have many kinds of Rare and delightful Birds The Rivers abound with Fish both small and great as Pike Carp Eele Perches of six several sorts c. The Sea-fish come into their Rivers in March and continue till the end of September Frst come in great Skuls of Herrings Then big Shads and Rock-fish follow them Then Trouts Base Flounders and other dainty Fishes come in before the other be gone Then come in multitudes of great Sturgeons and divers others Some five miles about Henerico by land but by water fourteen miles Sr. Tho. Dale Anno Christi 1611. began to build a City called the New Bermoodas situated very commodiously whereunto he laid out and annexed to be belonging to that Corporation for ever many miles of Wood-lands and Champion which he divided into several Hundreds As the Upper and the Nether Hundreds Roch-Dale Hundreds Wests-Sherley Hundred and Diggs his Hundred Anno Christi 1614. Pacahuntas the beloved Daughter of the great King Powhatan having been carefully instructed in the Christian Religion by the care of Sr. Tho. Dale and having made some good progress therein renounced publickly her Countrey Idolatry and openly confessed her Christian Faith and desiring it was baptized by the name of Rebecca and was afterwards married to one Mr. Rolph an English Gentleman of good repute her Father and friends giving their approbation to it and her Vncle gave her to him in the Church Anno Christi 1616. Sr. Tho. Dale returning into England there came over with him Mr. Rolfe with Rebecca his Convert and Consort and Tomocomo one of Powhatans Counsellors Mr. Rolfs Wife Rebecca though she carried her self very civilly and lovingly to her Husband yet did she behave her self as the Daughter of a King and was accordingly respected by divers persons of Honour here in England in their hopeful zeal by her means to advance Christianity in these Countries As she was with her Husband returning into Virginia at Gravesend she fell sick and came to her end and Grave having given great demonstration of her Christian Faith and Hope The English in Virginia Anno Christi 1620. were divided into several Burroughs each man having his share of Land duly set out for him to hold and enjoy to him and his Heirs for ever The publick Lands also for the Company were set out by themselves the Governours share by it self the Colledges by it self and for each particular Burrough the Ministers Gleab also was set out and bounded their being 200. l. per annum allowed to each Minister for each Town They are all Governed according to the laudable Form of Justice used in England The Governour is so restrained by a Counsel joyned with him that he cannot wrong any man who may not have any speedy remedy In the years 1619. and 1620. there were 9. or ten ships sent to Virginia wherein were 1261. persons most of them being for publick uses As to plant the Governours Land 80. persons Tenants for the Companies Land 130. Tenants for the Colledge Land 100. Tenants for the Ministers Gleab-Lands 50. Young Maids to make Wives for so many of the Planters 90. Boyes for Apprentices 100. Servants for the publick 50. Some were imployed to bring up thirty of the Infidels children in true Religion and Civility The Commodities which the Planters were directed to apply themselves to were Iron for the making whereof 130 men were sent over to set up Iron work Proof having been made of the excellency of that Iron Cordage For which beside Hemp order was given for the planting of Silk-grass naturally growing in those Parts in great abundance which makes the best Cordage and Linnen in the World Of this every Housholder was bound to set 100. Plants and the Governour himself set five thousand Pot-ashes and Soap-ashes Pitch and Tar. for the making whereof divers Polanders were sent over Timber of all sorts with Masts Planks and Boords for provision of Shipping c. there being not so good Timber for all uses in any Countrey whatsoever and for the help in these works provision was sent of Men and Materials for the setting up of sundry Saw-mills Silk For which the Countrey is exceeding proper having an innumerable of the best Mulberry-trees and some Silk-worms naturally found upon them producing excellent Silk and to further this work many seeds of the best Silk-worms were sent over Vines Whereof the Countrey naturally yields great store and of sundry sorts which by good culture might be brought to excellent perfection for effecting whereof divers Skilful Vegneroons were sent with store also from hence of Vine Plants of the best sort Salt Which work were ordered to be set up in great plenty not only to serve the Colony but to promote the great Fishings upon those Coasts Divers persons of publick spirits gave much to the furtherance of this Plantation Two unknown persons gave Plate and other necessaries for the furnishing of two Communion Tables Mis. Mary Robinson gave 200. l. towards the building of a Church in Virginia An unknown person sent the Treasurer 550. l. in gold for the bringing up of some of the Infidels children in the knowledge of God and true Religion and in fit Trades whereby they might live honestly in the World Mr. Nicholas Ferrar by Will gave 300. l. to the Colledge in Virginia to be paid when there should be ten of the Infidels children placed in it And in the mean time 24. l. per annum to be distributed unto three discreet and godly men in the Colony which should bring up three of the Infidels children in the Christian Religion and in some good course to live by An other unknown person gave 10. l. to advance the plantation Anno Christi 1620. the Right honourable Henry E. of Southampton was made Treasurer from which time to the year 1624. there were 24. Ships sent to Virginia And there were divers persons set for the making of Beads wherewith to trade with the Natives and for making of Glass of all sorts And 55. young Maids were sent to make Wives for the Planters Also a Magazine