Checka Hamania this third time I discouered yâ— Townes of Matapamient Morinogh Ascacap moysenock Righkahauck Nechanichock MattaluÌ„t Attamuspincke diuers others their plenty of corne I found decreased yet lading the barge I returned to our fort our store being now indifferently wel prouided with corne there was much adoe for to haue the pinace goe for England against which Captain Martin my selfe standing chiefly against it and in fine after many debatings pro contra it was reolued to stay a â—urther resolutioÌ„ this matter also quieted I set forward to finish this discouery which as yet I had neglected in regard of yâ— necessitie we had to take in prouision whilst it was to be had 4â— miles I passed vp that riuer which for the most part is a quarter of a mile broad 3. fatham a half deep exceeding vsey many great low marshes many high laÌ„ds especially about that midst at a place called Moysonicke a Peninsule of 4. miles cicuit betwixt two riuers ioyned to the main by a neck of 40. or 50. yards and 40. or 50 yards from the high water marke on both sides in the very necke of the maine are high hills and dales yet much inhabited the I le declining in a plaine fertile cornâ— field the lower end a low marsh more plentie of swannes cranes geese duckes and mallards diuers sorts of fowles none would desire more plaine fertile planted ground in such great proportions as there I had not seene of a light blacke sandy mould the cliffes commonly red white and yellowe coloured sand vnder red white clay fish great plenty people aboundance the most of their inhabitants in view of that neck of Land where a better seat for a towne cannot be desired at the end of forty miles this riuer inuironeth many low Ilands at each high water drowned for a mile where it vniteth it selfe at a place called Apokant the highest Towns inhabited 10. miles higher I discouered with the barge in the mid way a great tree hindred my passage which I cut in two heere the riuer became narrower 8. 9 or 10. foote at a high water and 6. or 7. at a lowe the streame exceeding swift the bottom hard channell the ground most part of a low plaine sandy soyle this occasioned me to suppose it might issue from some lake or some broad ford for it could not be far the head but rather then I would endanger the barge yet to haue beene able to resolue this doubt to discharge the imputation of malicious tungs that halfe suspected I durst not for so long delaying some of the company as desirous as my self we resolued to bier a Canow and returne with the barge to Apocant there to leaue the barge secute and put our selues vppon the aduenturs the country onely a vast and wilde wildernes and but onely that Towne within three or foure mile we hired a Canow and 2. Indians to row vs that next day a fowling hauing made such prouision for the barge as was needfull I lett her there to ride with expresse thâ—rge not any to go ashore til my returne Though some wise men may condemn this too bould attempt of too much indiscretion yet if they well coÌ„sider the friendship of the Indians inconducting me the desolatenes of the country the propabilitie of some lacke the malicious iudges of my actions at homeâ—as also to haâ—e some matters of worth to incourage our aduenturers in england might well haue caused any honest 〈◊〉 to haue done the like as wel for his own discharge as for the publike gâ—d hauing 2 Indians for my guide 2 of our own company I set forward leauing 7 in the bargs hauing discoâ—ered 20 miles further in this desart the riuer stil kept his depth and bredth but much more combred with trées here we went ashore being some 12 miles higher then that barge had bene to refresh our selues during the boyling of our vituals one of the Indians I toâ—ke with me to sée the nature of the soile to crosse the boughtâ— of the riuer the other Indian I lest with M. Robbinson and Thomas Emry with their matches light and order to discharge a peace for my retreat at the first sight of any Indian but within a quarter of an houre I heard a leud cry and hollowing of Indians but no warning peece supposing them surprised and that the Indians had betraid vs presently I seazed him bound his arme fast to my hand in a garter with my pistoll ready bent to be reuenged on him he aduised me to fly and seemed dignorant of what was done but as we went discoursing I was struck with an arrow an the right thigh but without harme vpon this occasion I espied 2 Indians drawing their bowes which I preuented in discharging a french pistoll by that I had charged againe 3 or 4 more did the like for the first fell downe and fled at my discharge they did the like my hinde I made my barricado who offeced not to striue 20. or 30. arrowes were shot at me but short 3 or 4 times I had discharged my pistoll â—re the king of PamauÌ„ck called OpeckaÌ„kenough with 200 men inuironedâ—e eache drawing their bowe which dâ—â—e they laid them vpon the ground yet without shot my hinde treated betwixt them and me of conditions of peace he discouered me to be the Captaine my request was to retire to that boate they demaunded my armes the rest they saide were slaine onely me they would reserue the Indian importuned me not to that In retiring being in the midst of alow quagmire and minding them more then my steps I slept fast into the quagmire and also the Indian in drawing me forth thus surprised I resolued to trie their mercies my armes I casts from me till which none durst approch me being ceazed on me they drew me out and led me to the King I presented him with a compasse diall describing by my best 〈◊〉 the vse therof whereat he so amazedly admired as he suffered me to proceed in a discourse of the roundnes of the earth the course of the sunne moone starres and plannets with kinde speeches and bread he requited me conducting me where the Canow lay and Iohn Robbinson slaine with 20 or 30. arrowes in him Emry I saw not I perceiued by the aboundance of fires all ouer the woods at each place I expected when they would execute me yet they vsed me with what kindnes they could approaching their Towne which was within 6 miles where I was taken onely made as arbors and couered with mats which they remoue as occasion requires all the women and children being aduertised of this accident came foorth to meet them the King well guarded with 20 bowmen 5 flanck and rear and each flanck before him asword a péece and after him the like then a bowman then I on each hand a boweman the rest in file in the reare which reare led foorth amongst
in that I would haue occasion to talke of the backe Sea that on the other side the maine where was salt water my father had a childe flaine whiche wée supposed Mâ—nocan his enemie whose death we intended to reuenge After good deliberation hée began to describe mee the Countreys beyonde the Falles with many of the rest confirming what not onely Opechancanoyes and an Indian which had beene prosoner to Pewhatan had before tolde mee but some called it fiue dayes some sixe some eight where the sayde water dashed amongest many stones and rockes each storme which caused off tymes the heade of the Riuer to bee brackish Anchanachuck he described to bee the people that had slaine my brother whose death hée would reuenge Hée described also vpon the same Sea a mighty Nation called Pocoughtronack a fierce Nation that did eate men and warred with the people of Moyaoncer and Pataromerke Nations vpon the toppe or the heade of the Bay vnder his territories where the yeare before they had slein an hundred he signified their crownes were shauen long haire in the necke tied on a knot Swords like Pollaâ—es Beyond them he described people with short Coates and Sléeues to the Elbowes that passed that way in Shippes like ours Many Kingdomes hée described mée to the heade of the Bay which séemed to bée a mightie Riuer issuing from mightie Mountaines betwixt the two Seas the people cloathed at Ocamahowan He also confirmed and the Southerly Countries also as the rest that reported vs to be within a day a halfe of Mangoge two dayes of Chawwonock 6. froÌ„ Rooâ—ock to the south part of the backe sea he described a countrie called Anone where they haue abundance of Brasse and houses walled as outs I required his discourse seeing what pride hée had in his great and spacious Dominions seeing that all hee knewe were vnder his Territories In describing to him the territorles of Europe which was subiect to our great King whose subiect I was the innumerable multitude of his ships I gaue him to vnderstand the noyse of Trumpets and terrible manner of fighting were vnder captain Newport my father whom I intituled the Meworames which they call King of all the waters at his greatnesse hee admired and not a little feared hee desired mee to forsake Paspaliegh and to liue with him vpon his Riuer a Countrie called Capa Howasicke hée promised to giue me Corne Venison or what I wanted to feede vs Hatchets and Copper wee should make him and none should disturbe vs. This request I promised to performe and thus hauing with all the kindnes hee could deuise sought to content me hee sent me home with 4. men one that vsually carried my Gowne and Knapsacke after me two other loded with bread and one to accompanie me This Riuer of Pamaunke is not past twelue mile from that we dwell on his course northwest and westerly as the other Weraocomoco is vpon salt water in bredth two myles and to keepeth his course without any tarrying some twenty miles where at the parting of the fresh water and the salt if diuideth it selfe into two partes the one part to Goughland as broad as Thames and â—auigable with a Boats threescore or foure score miles and with a Shippe 〈◊〉 excéeding crooked and manie low grounds and marishes but inhabited with aboundance of warlike and tall people The Countrey of Youghtomam of no lesse worth onely it is lower but all the soyle a fatte fertill sandie ground Aboue Manapacumter many high sandie Mountaines By the Riuer is many Rockes seeming if not of seuerall Mines The other branch a little lesse in breadth yet extendeth not neare so farre nor so well inbabited somewhat lower and a white sandle and a white clay soyle here is their best Terra Sigillata The month of the Riuer as I see in the discouerie therof with captain Newport is halfe a wile broad within foure miles not aboue a Musket shot the channell excéeding good and déeâ—s the Riuer straight to the 〈◊〉 Kiskirk the nearest Nation to the entrances Their religion and Ceremonie I obserued was thus thrée or foure dayes after my taking seuen of them in the house where I lay each with a rattle began at ten a clocke in the morning to sing about the fire which they inuironed with a Circle of meale and after a foote or two from that at the end of each song layde downe two or thrée graines of wheate continuing this order till they haue included sixe or seuen hundred in a halfe Circle and after that two or thrée more Circles in like maner a hand bredth from other that done at each song they put betwixt euerie three two or fiue graines a little slicke so counting as an old woman her Pater noster One disguised with a great Skinne his bead â—ung round with little Skinnes of Weasels and other vermine with a Crownel of feathers on his head painted as vgly as the diuell at the end of each song will make many signes and demonstrations with strange and vehement actions great cakes of Déere suet Deare and Tobacco he casteth in the fire till sixe a clocke in the Euening their howling would continue ere they would depart Each morning in the coldest frost the principall to the number of twentie or thirtie assembled themselues in a round circle a good distance from the towne where they told me they there consulted where to hunt the next day so fat they fed nice that I much doubted they intended to haue sacrificed mee to the Quiyoughquosicke which is a superiour power they worship a more vglier thing cannot be described one they haue for chief sacrifices which also they call Quiyoughquosick to cure the sick a man with a Rattle and extreame howling showting singing and such violent gestures and Anticke actions ouer the patient will sucke out blood and flegme from the patient out of their vnable stomacke or any diseased place as no labour will more tire them Tobacco they offer the water in passing in fowle weather The death of any they lament with great sorrow and weeping their Kings they burie betwixt two mattes within their houses with all his beads tewels hatchets and copper the other in graues like ours They acknowledge no resurrection Powhatan hath thrée brethren and two sisters each of his bretheren succéeded other For the Crowne their heyres inverite not but the first heyres of the Sisters and so successiuely the weomens heires For the Kings haue as many weomen as they will his Subiects two and most but one From Weramocomoco is but 12. miles yet the Indians trifled away that day and would not goe to our Forte by any perswasions but to certaine olde hunting houses of Paspahegh we lodged all night The next morning ere Sunne rise we set forward for our Fort where we arriued within an houre where each man with the truest signes of ioy they could expresse welcommed mee except M. Archer and some 2. or 3. of his who was
vs in this enterprise First hée would send his spies perfectly to vnderstand their strength and ability â—o fight with which he would acquaint vs himselfe Captaine Nuport would not be séene in it himselfe being great Werowances they would stay at home but I Maister Scriuener and two of his Sonnes and Opechankanough The King of Pamaunke should haue 100. of his men to goe before as though they were hunting they giuing vs notise where was the aduantage we should kill them the wcomen and young children he wished we should spare bring them to him only 100. or 150. of our men he held sufficient for this exploit our boats should stay at the falls where we might hew timber which we might conuey each man a piece till we were past the stones and there ioyne them to passe our men by water if any were shot his men should bring them backe to our boats this faire tale had almost made Captaine Nuport vndertake by this meanes to discouer the South sea which will not be without trecherie if wée ground our intent vpon his constancie This day we spent in trading dancing and much mirth the King of Pamaunke sent his messenger as yet not knowing Captaine Nuport to come vnto him who had long expected mée desiring also my Father to visite him the messenger stayed to conduct vs but Powhatan vnderstanding that we had Hatchets lately come from Paspahegh desired the next day to trade with vs and not to go further This new tricke he cunningly pot vpon him but onely to haue what hee listed and to try whether we would go or stay Opechankeâ—oughs messenger returned that wée would not come the next day his Daughter came to entreat me shewing her Father had hurt his legge and much sorrowed he could not see me Captaine Nuport being not to bée perswaded to goe in that Powhatan had desired vs to stay sent her away with the like answer yet the next day vpon better consideration intreatie preâ—ailed and wée anchored at Cinquoateck the first â—waine aboue the parting of the riuer where dwelled two Kings of Pamaunke Brothers to Powhatan the one called Opitchapam the other Katatough to these I went a shore who kindly intreated mée and Maister Scriuener sending some presents aboard to Captainâ— Nuport whilst we were trucking with these Kings Opechankanough his wife weomen and children came to méete me with a naturall kind affection hée séemed to reioyce to sée me Captaine Nuport came a shore with many kind discourses wée passed that forenâ—â—ne and after diâ—â—er Captaine Nuport went about with the Pinnis to Menapacant which is twenty miles by water and not one by land Opechankanough conducted me and Maister Scriuener by land where hauing built a feasting house a purpose to entertaine vs with a kind Oraliâ—n after their manner and his best prouision kindly welcomed vs that day he would not trucks but did his best to delight vs with content Captaine Nuport arriued towards euening whom the King presented with sixe great platters of fiue bread and Pansaâ—owmâ—â—a the next day till none wée traded the King feasted all the company and the afternoone was spent in playing dauncing and delight by no meanes hée would haue vs depart till the next day he had feasted vs with veniâ—on for which he had sent hauing spent his first and second prouision in expecting out comming the next day he performed his promise giuing more to vs three then would haue sufficed 30. and in that we carried not away what we leâ—â— hée sent it after vs to the Pinnis with what words or signes of loue he could expresse we departed Captaine Nuport in the Pinnis leauing mée in the Barge to digge a rocke where wée supposed a Mine at Cinquaoreck which done ere midnight I arriued at Weracâ—mâ—co where our Pinnis anchored bâ—ing 20. miles from Cinquaoâ—ecke the next day we tooke leaue of Powhatan who in regard of his kindnes gaue him an Indian he will affected to goe with him for England in stéed of his Sonne yâ— cause I assure me was to know our strength and Countries condition yâ— next day we arriued at Kiskiack the people so scornefully entertained vs as with what signes of scorne and discontent we could we departed and returned to our Fort with 250. bushells of Corne our president being not wholy recouered of his sicknes in discharging his Piece brake and split his hand off which he is not yet well recouered At Captaine Nuports arriuall wée were victualled for twâ—lue wéekes and hauing furnished him of what hée thought good hée set saile for England the tenth of Aprill Maister Scriuener and my selfe with our shallop accompanied him to Captaine Hendrick Powhatan hauing for a farrewell sent him fiue or sixe mens loadings with Torkeyes for swords which hée sent him in our return to yâ—â—ort we discouered the 〈◊〉 of Nausamd a proud warlike Nation as well we may testified at our first arriuall at Chesiapiack but that iniury Captaine Nuport well reuenged at his returne where some of them inâ—iâ—â—ng him to their 〈◊〉 by a daâ—nce hee perceiuing their intent with a vally of musket that slew one and shot one or two more as themselues confesse the King at our ariuall sent for me to come vnto him I sent him word what commodities I had to exchange for wheat and if he would as had the rest of his Neighbours conclude a Peace we were contented at last he came downe before the Boate which rid at anchor some fortie yards from yâ— shore he signified to me to come a shore and sent a Canow with foure or fiue of his men two whereof I desired to come aboard to stay I would send two to talke with their King a shore to this hée agréed the King wée presented with a piece of Copper which he kindly excepted and sent for victualls to entertaine the messengers Maister Scriuener and my selfe also after that went a shore the King kindly feasted vs requesting vs to stay to trade till the next day which hauing done we returned to the Fort this riuer is a musket shot broad each side being should bayes a narrow channell but three fâ—dom his course for eightéene miles almost directly South and by West where beginneth the first inhabitants for a mile it turneth directly East towards the West a great bay and a white chaukie Iland conuenient for a Fort his next course South where within a quarter of a mile the riuer diuideth in two the neck a plaine high Corne field the wester bought a high plaine likewise the Northeast answerable in all respects in these plaines are planted aboundance of houses and people they may containe 1000. Acres of most excellent fertill ground so sweéete so pleasant so beautifull and so strong a prospect for an inuincible strong Citty with so many commodities that I know as yet I haue not seene This is within one deies iourney of Chawwonocke the riuer falleth into the Kings riuer within twelue miles of Cape-hendicke At