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Maps, platas, charts, ate, may ba filmad at diffarant raduction ratloa. Thoaa too larga to ba antiraly includad in ona axpoaura ara filmad baginning in tha uppar laft hand cornar, laft to right and top to bottom, aa many framaa aa raquirad. Tha following diagrama illustrata tha mathod: Las cartas, planchas, tabiaaux, ate, pauvant Atra filmte A daa taux da reduction diff6rants. Lorsqua la documant aat trop grand pour Atra raproduit an un saul cliche, 11 aat filmA A partir da I'angia supAriaur gaucha, da gaucha i droite, at da haut an bas, an pranant la nombra d'imagas nteaaaaira. Laa diagrammas suivants illustrant la mAthoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 NOVA SCOTIA. The Kings Patent to Sir William Alexander Knight, for the Plantation of New Scotland, in America, and his Proceedings therein. From the Fourth Part of PURCHASE HIS PILGRIMES : London, 1625. I I NOVA SCOTIA. The Kings Patent to Sir William Alexander K?)io-/a- for the Plantation of^ew Scotland m America, and his Proceedings therein. A COB US Dei gratia Magnce Brittannice, Fran- ci(B, ^ Hihernice Rex Jideique defenfor : Omnibus probis hominibus totius terrce sues Clericis Sf laicis Jalutem. Sciatis nos femper ad quamlibet quo- ad decHs Sf emolumentum regni nostri Scoticefpec- taret occafionem amplectendum fuijje intentos, nullamque aut faciliorem aut magis inno.viam acquifitionem censere, qudm qua' inexteris Sf incultis regnis vbi vitce Sf victui suppetunt commodo nouis deducendis Colonics facta fit; prafertim ft vel ipsa regna cultoribus prius vacua, vel ab infidelibus, quos ad Christianam conuertifidem S,- Dei gloriam interefl plurimum, infegafuerint. Sed cum Sf alia nonnulla regna, Sf hcec non ita pridem nostra Anglia laudabiliter fua nomina nouis terris acquifitis fed in fi> fubactis indiderunt, quam numerosa ^frequens Diuino benejicio hying Land till the eight of luly : thereafter that they faw the AVeil jiart of Cape Breton, and fo till the thirteenth day, they fayled to and fro alongfi the Coaft till they came the length of Port de Muton, where they difcouered three very pleafant Harbours, and went a llioare in one of them, which they called Lukes Bay, where they found a great way vp to a very pleafant Riuer being three fathoms deepe at low water ; at the entry thereof, and on euery fide of the fame they did fee very delicate Meadowes, hauing Rofes white and red growing thereon, with a kind of wild Lilly, wliich had a very daintie fmell. The next day they refolued to coaft alongft to difcover the next Harbour, which was but two leagues diftant from the other, whore they found a more pleafant Riuer, being foure fathom water at a low water, with Meadowes on both i'ldes thereof, hauing Rofes and Lillies growing thereon as the other had. They found within this Riuer a very tit place for a Plantation, both in regard that it was naturally apt to bee fortitied, and that all the groimd betweene the two Riuers was without Wood, and was good fat earth hauing feuerall forts of Berries growing thereon, as Goofe- berry, Strawberry, Hyndberry, Rasberry, and a kinde of Red-wine- berry : As alfo fome forts of Graine, as Peafe, ibme eares of Wheat, Barley, and Rye, growing there wild ; the Peafe ^row euery where in abundance, very big and good to eate, but taile of the Fitch. This Riuer is called Port lolly, from whence they coafted alongil to Port Negro, being 12. leagues diftant, where all the way as they failed alongft they found a very pleafant Countrey hauing growing euery where fuch things as they did fee in the two Har- bours where they had beene. They found likewise in euery Riuer abundance Proceedings in the Plantation rvKimdiinre of Loltrtcrs, and Cocklos, and other liiiall fiflios ; and alfo thi'V found not only in tiie Uiiiors, hut all the Coall alongll, niunbtM-s oi' fouerall forts of Wlld-fowlo, as VN'lld-fijooft', Black- Duck, Woodcock, Heron, Pij^con, and many other forts of Fowlo which they knew not. They found likcwife, as they failed alongll the Coall abundance of great Cod, with fcuerall other forts of great tiihes. The Countrey is full of AVoods, not very thick, and the moll ]»art Oake, the rell Fir-tree, Spruce, Birch, and many other forts of wood which they had not feene before. Hauing difcouercd this part of the Countrey in regard of the Voyage, their Ship was to make to the Straits with filhes, they refolued to coall alongll from Lukes Bay to Port tlr. Mnton, being foure leagues to the Eaft thereof, whore they encountered with a Fremhman, that in a very Ihort time had a great voyage, hauing furnilhed one Ship away with filhes, and had neere lb many ready as to load his ownc Ship and others. And hauing taken a view of this Port, which to their judgement they found no wayes infe- riour to the rell they had feene before, they relblucd to retire backc to New-found-land, where their Ship was to receive her loading of filhes, the twentieth of luly they loofed from thence, and the seuen and twentieth thereof they arriued at Saint lohns Harbour in New-found-land; and from thence failed alongll the Bay of Conception, where they left the Ship, and difpatched them- felues home in feuerall Ships that belonged to the Weft part of England, and doe intend this next Spring to fet forth a Colony to plant there. I AN EXTRACT FROM '• A Briefe Relation of tue Discovery and Plantation of New England : &c. London, printed by lohn Haviland, and are to be sold by William Bladen. M.dc.xxii." 4to. This Relation, published by the President and Councell of New-England, is dedicated I; of New Scotland in America. dedicated " To the Prince [Charles] his Highnesse." An ah- brcviatcd copy of it is inchided in Purchase's Pilgriines, tlie Fourth Part, Book x. chap. i. page 1827, &c.] 11 KN this designe [the Plantation of New Kngland] w.iH first attempted, some of the present Company were therein chiefly interessed ; who heing carcfull to haue the same accomplialied, did send to the disooiiery of those Nortiieriie pa' s a braue Gentleman, Captaine flenry Challons, with two of the Natiues of that Terri- tory, the one called Mamday, the other Assecomet. But his misfortunes did expose him to the power of eertaine Strangers, enemies to his pro- ceedings, 80 that by them, his company were seized, the shipe and goods confiscated, and that Voyage wholly ouerthrowne. This losse, and vnfortunate beginning, did much abate the rising courage of the first Aduenturers ; but iinmediately vpon his departure, it pleased the noble Lord Chiefe lustice, Sir lohn Popham knight, to send out an- other ship, wherein Captain Thomas Hainan went Commander, and Marline Prinne of Dristow Alaster, with all necessarie supplies, for the seconding of Captaine Challons and his people ; who arriuing at the place appointed, and not finding that Captaine there, after they had made some discouery, and found the Coasts, Ilauens, and Harbors answerable to our desires, they returned. Vpon whose relation the Lord Chiefe lustice, and wee all waxed so confident of the businesse, that the yeere following euerie man of any worth, formerly interessed in it, was willing to ioyne in the charge for the sending ouer a competent number of people to lay the ground of a hopefull plantation. Hereupon Captaine Popham, Captaine Raivley Gilbert, and others were sent away with two Ships, and an hundred Landmen, Ordnance, and other prouisions necessarie for their sustentation and defence ; vntill other sup- ply might bee sent In the meane while, before they could returne, it pleased God to take from vs this worthy member, the Lord Chiefe IvMice, whose sudden death did so astonish the hearts of the most part of the Aduenturers, as some grew cold, and some did wholly abandon the busi- nesse. Yet Sir Francis Popham his sonne, eertaine of his priuate friends, and other of vs, omitted not the next yeare (holding on our first resolution) to ioyne in sending forth a new supply, which was accordingly performed. But the Ships arriuing there, did not only bring vncomfortable newes of the death of the Lord Cldefe lustice, together with the death of Sir lohn Gilbert, the elder brother vnto Captaine Rawley Gilbert, who at that time Plantation of New Scotland, in America. i i I! '' time was rresident of that Conncell : But found that the old Captaine Popham was also dead; who was the onely mnn (indeed) that diod there that Winter, wherein they indured the greater extremities; for that, in the depth thereof, their lodgings and stores were burnt, and thty thereby wondrously distressed. This calamitie and euill newes, together with the resolution that Cap- taine Gilbert was forced to take for his owne returiie, (in that hee was to succeed his brother, in the inheritance of his lands in England) made the whole company toresolue vpon nothing but their returne with the Ships ; and for that present to leaue the Countrey againe, hauing in the time of their abode there (notwithstanding the coldnesse of the season, and the small helpe they had, built a prettie Barke of their owne, which serued them to good purpose, as easing them in their returning. The arriuall of these people heere in Evgland, was a wonderfull dis- couragement to all the first Vndertakers, in so much as there was no more speech of settling any other plantation in those parts for a long time after: only Sir Francis Popham hauing the Ships and prouision, which re- mained of the company, and supplying what was necessary for his purpose, sent diuers times to the coasts for trade and fishing ; of whose losse or gaines himselfe is best able to giue account. Our people abandoning the Plantation in this sort as you haue heard; the Frenchmen immediately tooke the opportunitie to settle themselues within our limits ; which being heard of by those of Virginia^ that dis- creetly tooke to their consideration the inconueniences that might arise, by suffering them to harbour there, they dispatched Sir Samuel Argall, with comnusbion to displace them, which hee performed with much dis- cretion, iudgement, valour, and dexteritie. For hauing seized their Forts, which they had built at Mount Afansell, Saint Croiw, and Port Reall, he carryed away their Ordnance ; he also surprised their Ship, Cattle, and other prouisions, which hee transported to the Coilonie in Virginia, to their great benefit. And hereby he hath made a way for the present hope- full Plantation to bee made in Nona-Scvtia, which we heare his Maiestie hath lately granted to Sir William Alexander Knight, one of his Maiesties most honourable Councell of the Kingdome of Scotland, to bee held of the said ( rowne, and that not without some of our priuities, as by appro- bation vnfler writing may and doth appeare. Whereby it is manifest that wee are so farre from making a Monopoly of all those lands belonging to that coast (as hath beene scandalously by some obiected) That we msh that many wotild vndertahe the like.