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Smith, John, 1580-1631
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Church 335 (4)
Sotheby eng, 1916 #291
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A
TR VE RE
lation of ſuch occur
rences and accidents of noateas
hath hapned in Virginia ſince the firſt
pla noir.g ofthat Collony, which is nový
reſident in the South partthereof, till
the laſt returne from
thence.
Written by Captaine Smith Coronellof the ſaid Collony, to a
Worſhipfull friend of his in England,
屬
​IEW
To
LONDON
Printed for John Tappe, and are to bee lo de at the Grey-
bonnd in Paales-Church.yard, by W.IV.
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Sant To the Courteous Rader.
giustomizad
Ourteous, Kind, & indifferent Readers,whoſe wir.
lingneſſe to reade & heare this following diſcourſe,
doth explaine to the world your hearty affe&tion,
to the proſecuting and furtherance of ſo worthy an acti-
on : foit is, that like to an vnskilfull actor, who hauing
by miſconkruction of his right Cue, ouer-ſlipt hime
felfe, in beginning of a contrary part, and fearing the
hatefull hiſle of the captious multitude, with a modeſt
blulh
retires himſelfc in priuates as doubting the repre-
henſion of his whole audience in poblicke , and yeta-
gaine vpon further deliberation, thinking it better to
know their cenſures at the firſt, and vpon ſubmisſion to
reape pardon, then by ſeeking to fmother it, to incurre
the danger of a ſecret ſcandall: Imboldening himſelfe
vpon the curteous kindneſſe of the beſt, and not greatly
reſpecting the worſt, comes fourth againe makes an A
pollogie for himſelfe, dhewes the cauſe of his error,
craues pardon for his raſhnes,and in fine, receives a ge-
nerall applauditie of the whole afſemblie:fo I gentke
Readers, happening vpon this relation by chance( as I
cake it at the ſecond or third hand) induced thereunto
by diuers well willers of the action, and none wiſhing
better towards it then my felfe, fo farre foorth aa my
poore abilitie can or may ſtretch too, I thought good to
publiſh it: but the Author being abfent from the preſſe,
ic cannot be doubted but that ſome faults haue eſcaped
in the princing, eſpecially in the names of Countries,
Townes,

To the Reader.
Townes, and People,which are ſomewhat ſtrange into
vs : but moſt of all, and which is the chiefe
error, (for
want of knowledge of the Writer) ſome of the bookes
were printed vnder the name of Thomas Watſon, by
whole occaſion I know not,vnleffc it were the ouer raſhe
neſle, or miſtaking of the workemen, but ſince hauing
learned that the faide diſcourſe was written by Captaine
Smith, who is one of the Counſell there in Virginia: I
thoughe good to make the like Apollogie, by thewing
thetrue Author fo farre as my felfe could learne , not
doubting, but that the wife noting it as an error of igno-
rance, will paſſe icover with patience, and if worthyan
applauditie, to referuc it to the Author,whoſe paines in
my judgement deſerueth commendations; ſomewhat
more was by himn written, which being as I thought (fit
to be priuate) I would not aduenture to make it publicke
what more may be expected concerning the ſcituation of
the Country, the nature of the clime, number of our peo-
ple there reſident, the manner of their government, and
liuing, the commodities to be produced,& the end & ef-
fed it maycome too, I can ſay nothing more then is here
written only what I haue learned and gathered from the
generall conſent of all that I have conuerfed withall)af-
well marriners as others, which haue had imploymēt that
wayzis that the Country is execellét & pleaſant;the clime
temperate and health full, the ground fertill and good,
the commodities to be expected(if well followed)many,
for our people the worſt being already paſt, theſe former
hauing indured the heate of the day, whereby thoſe that
Shall ſucceede, may at caſe labour for their profit, in the
moft ſweete,coole,and temperate ſhade: the a&tion moſt
honorable and the end to the high glory of God, to the
erecting of true religion among Infidells, to the ouer.
throw of ſuperſtition and idolatrie, to the winning of
many

To the Reader.
many thouſands of wandring ſheepe, vrto Chrifts fold,
who now, and till now, haue ſtrayed in the vnknowne
paths of Paganiſme, Idolatrie, and ſuſperſtition:yea, I
Tay the Action being well followed, as by the graue Sc-
nators and worthy aduenturors , ithath bcene worthily
begunne: will tend to the cuerlaſting renowne of our
Nation, and to the exceeding good and benefit of our
Weale publicke in generall:whole Counſells , labours,
godly and induſtrious endeuours, I beſeech the mightie
Iehouab to bleſſe,profper, and further, with his hcauenly
ayde, and holy aſſiſtance
Farewell.
1. H.
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A
True relation of ſuch occurrences
and accidents of note, as hach hapned in V'ir-
ginia,fiuce che firſt planting of char Collony,
which is now reſident in the South part
thereof, till the laſt returne.
Inde Sir , commendations re-
membzed, &c. You ſhall vndertand
that after many croftes in the downes
by tempetts wee arriued ſafely vppen
the Southwel part of the great Ca-
martes:Within fourc o2 fiue daies after
we ſet ſaile fø, Dominica, the 26. of
Apzill: the firft land we made, wee fell
with Cape Henry,the verie mouth of
the Bay of Chiſfiapiacke, which at that preſent we little er-
pected,haning by a cruell ſtorme bene put to the Houthward:
anchoring in this bay twentie oë thirtie went a lhoze with
the Captain, and in comming aboard, they were atalted with
certaine Indians, which charged them within Pittoll ſhot:in
which conflict, Captaine Archer and Mathew Morton were
fhot: Wherupon, Captaine Newport ſeconding them,made a
thot at them, which the Indians little reſpected, but hauing
ſpent their arrowes retyzed without harme and in that place
was the Boropened, wherin the Counſell foz Virginia Was
nominated:and arriuiag at the place where wecare new ſeas
ted, the Counſell was ſworne, the Preſident elected, which fox
that yeare was waitter Edm Maria Wingfield, where was
inade
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Sorte made choice fo2 our ſcituation, a berie at place fo, the erec-
ing of a great cittie, about which fome contention paled be:
- twirt Captaine Wingfield and Captaine Goſnold,notwiths
tanding all our pzquilton was brought a fhoje , and with as
inuch fpcede as might bee wee went about our fotiäca-
tion.
The two and twenty day of Aprill,Captain Newport and
my ſelfe with diuers others, to the number of twenty two
perſons ſet forward to diſcouer the Kiuer, ſome fiftie o, ürtie
mlles, finding it in ſome places b;oader,& in ſome narrower,
w learn the Countrie (foz the molte part) on each üde plaine high
haith
ground, with many frelt pinges, the people in all places
proud kindely intreating us, daunling and feating vs with traw.
berries, Hulberies, Bread, fiſh, and other their Countrie
prouifions wherof we had plenty: Fos which Captaine News
pori kindely requited theit leat fausurs, with Bels,Pinnes,
Peedles beates 02 Clalcs,which fo contented them
that his
Itberaliitie mate them follow us fromplace to place, and euer
kindely to refpccus. In the midway taying to refreſh our
ſelues in alittle le foure oz fiue fauages came into vs which
deſcribed vnto vs the courſe of the Kiuer , and after in our
tourney,they often met vs,trading with vs foz ſuch prouifion
as we had and ariuiug at Arlatecke,bee whom we ſuppoſed
to bee the chiefe king of all the reli, molte kindely entertained
bs, giuing vs in a guide to go with us vp the Riuer to Pows
hatan, of which place their great Emperoz taketh his name,
where he that they honored fo, king vſed vs kindely. But to
finiſh this diſcouerie, we paſſed on further, where within an
ile we were intercepted with great craggy tones ģ in mitit
ofthe river, where the water falleth ſo rudely, and with ſuch a
violence,as not any boat can polidiy pale, and ſo bżoad difs
pecfeth the treame as there is not palt fiue og fire Foote at a
low water, and to the loze ſcarce pallage with a barge,the
water ioweth foure foote , and the freſhes by reaſon of the
Kockes hane left markes ofthe inundations 8.62 9.foote:
The ſouth fide is plaine low ground, and the nozth fide high
mountaines,

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mountaines, the rockes being of a grauellg nature, interlacto
with many vaias of glittring (pangles. That right we retur.
nedto Powhatan: the nert dar(being Whitſunday after din.
ner)we returned to the fals, leauing a mariner in pawn with
the Indians foz a guide of theirs,hee that they honoured foz
Ring followed us by the riuer. Ilhat afternoone we tried in
looking upon the Kockes and riuer(furtherhe would not goe)
ſo there we ereded a crolle, and that night taking our man at
Powhatans,Cap.Newport congratulated his kindenes with
a Gowu anda Hatchet : returning to Arſetecke, and ttayed
there the nert Day to oblerue the height therof # ſo with many
ügnes ofloue we departed. The nert bay the Nueene of Aga-
matack kindely intreated us,her people being no leſte conten.
ted then thereft, and from thence we went to another place,
(the name whereof doe not remember) where the people
the web vs the manner of their diuing foz mutels, in which
they finde Pearles.
That night palling by Weanock fome twentie miles froin
our fo2t, they accožding to their former churlify condition,
ſeemed little to affea vs, but as wee departed and lodged at
the point of Weanocke, the people the nert morning ſeemed
kindely to content is, yet we might percetue many lignes of
a moze Jealouſe in them then befogezand alſo the Hinde that
the king of Arſeteck bad giuen os, altered his reſolution in
going to our Fort, and with many kinde circumftances left
vs there. This gaue vs ſome occaſion to doubt ſoine miſchtefe
at the foxt,yet Capt. Newport intended to haue viſited Pals
pahegh and Tappahanocke, but the intant change of the
minde being faire foz our return, we repaired to the fort with.
all ſpeed, where the firtt we heard was that 400.3ndians the
day befoze had ałalted the fozt, ſuppriſed it had not God be-
yond al their erpecations by meancs of the Chippes at whom opwisch
they that with their Dadinances & guskets, cauſed them to
retire, they had entred the fort with our own men, which were
then bufied in ſetting Tozne, their armes beeing then in dies
fats & few ready but certain Gentleme of their own, in which
conflict
like to

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ft
candict,not of the Counſel was hurt a boy daine in the Pin.
nas,and thirteene oz fourtecne moze burt withall ſpeede we
pallifaboed our fozt:(each other day) foz Age o2 ſeatien daies
we had alarums by ambuſcadoes, and foure o, fiue cruelly
wounded by being ab2oad: the Indians lolle wse know not,
but as they repozt three were dain and Diuers hurt.
mall
Captaine Newport hauing ſet things in order, ſet faile foz
worrific
hic England the 22 of June, leaning prouifion fo2 13. 62 14
weeks. The day before the Ships departure, the king of Pa.
maunke ſent the Indian that had met bs before in our diſcos
uerie, to allure vs peace,our fout being then paliſaddedround,
and all our men in good health and comfort, albeit that thzogh
ſome diſcentented humojs it did not ſo long continue,fo; the
Prefitent and Captaine Goſnold, with the rett of the Couns
ſell,being foz the molte part diſcontented with one another in
ſo much, that things were neither carried inith that diſcretion
noz any bnlines effeded in ſuch good fozt as wiſoome would,
no2 ourowne good, and ſafetie required thereby, and thzough
the hard dealing of our Pzelident,the reft of the counſell been
ing diuerfte affected through his audacious commaund, and
fo2 Captaine apartin, (albeit verie honett ) and wiſhing the
bef good, yet ſo ficke and weake , and my felfe fo diſgrac's
through others mallics , though which diſozder God (being
angrie with vs )plagued vs with fuch famin and ficknes, that
the liuiug were fcarce able to bury the dead:our want of fuffia
cient and good vid ualls, with continuall watching, foure og
fiue each night at three Bulwarkes, being the chiefe
isht cauſe: onely of @turgion wee had great toze, where-
on our men would fo greedily ſurfet, as it cot manye
their lives:the Back, Aquauitie,and other pisferuatiues foz
our health, being kept onely in the Preſidents hands, fo, his
oidne diet, and his few añociates:Choztly after Captaine Gof-
nold fell ficke,and within thra wakes died, Captaine Rat-
cliffe being then alſo verte ficke and weake and my ſelfe ha-
uing alſotatted ofthe ertremitie therof,but by Gods atitâce
being well recouered. Kendall about this time, foz diuers
reaſons
fordern
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ca
reaſons depored from being of the Councell: and thortly after
it pleaſed God(in our ertremity) to moue the Intians to bying
vs cogne, ere it was halfe ripe, to refreſh vs, when wera-
September there was about 46. of our men dead, at which 46 DF
time Captaine Wingefield hauing o2dzed the affaires in ſuch
fozt. that he was generally hated of all, in which refped with
one conſent he was depored from his prefidencie, and Cape
taine Ratcliffe according to his courſe was elected.
Durpzouillion being now within twentie Dayes (pent, the
Indians bacught bs great toze both of Cozne and bzead reas
dy made: and alſo there came ſuch aboundance of Fowles in.
to the Kiuers as greatly refreſhed out weake eftates, where,
vppon many of our weake men were preſently able to gosa,
bzoud.as yet wehad no houſes to couer vs, our Lents were
rotten, and our Cabkins wolſe then nicught: our belt com.
moditie was Pion which we made into little chiflels, the pzes
ident and Captaine Martins fcknes, conttrayiied me to be
Cape Barcbant, and yet to ſpare no paines in making houſes
for the company, who notwithitanding our miſery, little
reaſed their mallice, grudging and muttering. As at this tine
were moſt of our chiefeſt men either licke oz diſconfented, the
relt being in ſuch diſpaire, as they would rather trarue and
rot with idlenes, then be perſwaded to do any thing (oz their
owne reliefe without contraint: our vidualles being now
within eighteene Dayes ſpentand the Indians trade decrea-
ling, I was ſent to the mouth of ý riuer, to Kegquouhtan an
Indian Towne, to trade fo. Come and try the riuer for fiſh,
but our filhing we could not effect by reaſon of the tormy
weather. The Indians thinking vs neare famithed, with
carelelle kindnes, offred us little pieces of bzeadse ſmall hand.
fulls of beanes oz wheat, foz a hatchet o, a piece of copper : jn
the like maner ] entertained their kindnes, and in like ſcoane
offered them bike commodities, but the Childjen, czany that
ftetned extraojdinary kindenes, 3 liberally contented with
free gifte ſuch trifles as wel cõtented them finding this cokte
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angtan
trich
comfort, anchoged befoze the Towne,and the nert day re.
turned to trade, but God (the abſolute diſpoſer of all heartes)
altered their conceits, foz now they were no lcffe defirous of
cur commodities then we of their Come: Onder colour ta
fetch freth Water, 3 ſent a man to diſcouer the Lowne,
their Cojne, and force, to trie their intent, in that they defia
red me up to their houſes: which well ondertanding, with
foure iyot 1 viűten them, with fil, opliers, b;ead and dére,
they kindly traded with me and my men, beeing no leite in
doubt of my intent, then 3 oftheirs, fo: well I might with
twentie men baue fraighted a Shippe with Caine: The
mowne conteineth eighteene houſes, pleaſantly feated upon
three acres or ground, vppon aplaine, halfe inaironed with
a great Bay of the great Kiuer, the other parte with a Baye
of the other Klucr falling into the great Baye, with a lits
fie la fit for a Cattle in the mouth thereof, the Towns
adioyning to the maine by a necke of Land of artie yardes.
with firteene bufhells of Cogne 3 returned towards our
forte: by the way I encountred with two Canowes of in-
dians, Inho came absozd me, being the inhabitants of warof
koyack,a kingdome on the ſouth lide of the rider, which is in
bzeadth 5. miles and 20 mileoz neare from the mouth : with
theſe traded, who hauing but their hunting pzouifion, te-
quetted me to returne to their Towne, where I Thouldload
my boat Inith comes with near thirtiebuſhells I returned to
the fozt, the very name Wherof gaue great comfozt to our des
ſparing company time thus paling away,& hauing not aboue
Jayag 14.baies viſuals left,fome motios were made about our pts
Leuca adents & Capt. Archers going foEngland, to procure a ſup:
the ple, in which meane time we had reaſonablly fitted vs with
houſes, and our buzelidente Capt. Martin being able to walk
abroad, with much adoit was concluded that the pinnace and
barge fhould goc towards Powhatan, to trade fog come:Latts
were calt who thould go ist her, the chance was itine, & while
the was a rigging, I made a voiage to Topohanack, inhere as
rining, there was but certain women & chiltzen who fled from
theichouſes, yet at latt I dzelthein to daw négre, truck they
Durat
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burt not come they had plenty,e to ſpoile I had no cómittion:
In my returne to Paſpahegh, 3 traded with that churliſh
trecberous nation :bauing loaded Ion 12 butels of cozne,
they offred te take our pieces and ſwolds, yet by ſtelth, but lá.
ming to dillike it, they were ready to aſſault vs, yet kāding v.
pon our guard in coalting the fooze,diuers out of the woods
woulo meet with us wth coin & trade, but leatt we ſhoalo be
conſtrained, either te indure oueriruch wong op dicedly fal to
reuenge,
'eeing them tog os from place to place it being night,
ecur neceſſitie not at foz warres, we tooke occaſion to returne
with robufbells ofcozne:Cap. Martin after made 2 iournies
to that nation of Paſpahegh but eachetime returned with 8.
O2 Io, budhells. All things being now ready fog my iourney to
Powhatan,foz the perfomance thereof, I bad 8. men and my
felfe foz the barge gas well foz diſcouerie, as trading, the Pin-
nacz,5. Marriners;&2. landinen to take in our ladings at coita
uenient places. The 9 of Jouember I ſet foulard foz the dif-
couery of the country of Chikhanania, leaning the pinnacs
the nert tide to followe and tray foz my comming at Point
weanock,2o miles froin our fozt: the mouth of this riuer fal-
leth into the great riuer at l'aſpahegh,8 miles aboue our fost:
that afternocne z ttayed the eb in the bay of Paſpahegh initi,
the Indiás:towards the euening certaine Indians haled me,
one of them being of Chikahamania,offred to rõduct me to his
country, the Paſpabegheans grudged therat: along we ſpent
by moonelight, at midnight he bought vs befoże his Lowne,
deliring one of our men to go up with him, whom he kindely
intertained, and returned back to the barge:the next mozning
3 went by to the towne, and thewed them what copper and
hatchets they thold haue fez conne, cach family ſeeking to giue
me inolt content:ſolong they cauſed me to ttay y 100 at lealt
was erpecting my comming by the riuer with conne,what 3
liked I bought, and leat they ſhould perceive my feo great
want; went higher vp the riuer: this place is called Manof-
colono quofick a quarter ora mile from the river,conteining thirtie
D2 fogtie houſes, bppon an efceeding high land: at the foote
of the bill towards the riuer, is a plaine Wood, watered
with many ſpringes, which fall twentie yarves right downe
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into the river: right againit ý fame is a great marih,084.035.
miles circuit, deuided in 2 Ilands, by the parting of the rider,
abounding with fiſh e foals of all ſorts:amile from thence is a
Towne called Oraniocke, I further diſcovered the Townes
of Manſa, Apahaock, Werawahone, & Mamanahur ateche
place kindely vred, eſpecially at the laté, being the bart of the
Country, where ipsce allembled 200. people with ſuch aboũ
Dâce ofcozneas hauing laded our barge, as alſo I might haué
faded a ſhip:) returned to Paſpahheghet conüdering want
of Cozac at our fozt,it being night, with g ebb, by midnight
3 ariued at our fort, where 3 fouud cur Pinnis run aground:
the next morning 3 vnladed feauchogtheds into our troje,the
nert morning I returned againe:the ſecond day I ariued at
Mamanahūt,Wher y people hauing heard of my cõming, were
ready with 3 02 400. baskets hitle & great, of which hauing las
ded my barge, with inany tignes of great kindnes 3 returned:
atiny departure they requetted me to hear our pieces, being in
the mid& ofthe ctuer, which in regard of g eccho ſeemed a peale
of ozdnance,many birds and fowles they ſee vs dayly kil that
much feacco them, fotelirous of trade wer they, y they would
follow me with their canowes,& foz any thing giue it me, cas
ther then returne it back ſo j bnladed again 70: 8.hogſheads
at out fozt. Hauing thus by Gods aliſtance gotten god ttore
ofcome, notwithltanding ſome bad ſpiceits not content with
Gads prouidence, Itill grew inutinous, in ſo much, that our
preſident hauing ocation to chide the fmith foz bis miſosame.
110, he not only gaue him bad language, but alſo offced to ſtrike
him with ſome of his tooles, roz tohich rebellious act, the ſmith
was bya Jury condemned to be hanged, but being bypon the
ladder continuing vercy obtinate, as hoping upona reſcue:
when he ſaw no other tyzy but beath with him, he became pe:
nitent, declared a dangerous conſpiracy,fo: Which Captains
Kendall as principal, was by a Jury condenzo e luot to death.
This conſpiracy appealed, 3 ret fozivard foz the diſcouery of
the Kiuer of Checka Hamania:tijis third time y diſcouered y
Crownes of Matapamient, Morinogh, Afcacap, moyſenock
Righkahauck, Nechanichock, Martalūt, Attamuſpincke,
diuers others their pienty ofcozue I found decreaſed, yet la-
oling
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ding thebatge, i returned to our fozt: our thoze being now
indifferently wel pzouided inith cogne, there was much abse
fo2 to haue the pinace goe fo. England, againti which Captain
Martin & my felfestanding chiefly againt it, and in fine after
mang debatings, pro & contra, it was reolued to lay a fars
ther reſolutiõ: this matter alſo quieted, 3 ret fozward to finit
this diſcouery, whichas yet I had neglected in regard of ý ne-
cellitie we had to take in pzouiñon whilů tt was to be had:49.
miles I palled bp g riaer, which fo: the molt part is a quarter
of a mile b2030,4 3.fatham a half deep, erceeding ofer, many
great low marthes, many high lãos, eſpecially about ý midt
at a place called Moyfonicke, a Peninſule of 4. miles cicuit,
betwirt two rtuers iogned to the main, by a neck of 40.0250.
yards, and 40.03 So yards from the high water marke:on both
fides in the very necke of the maine, are high hills and Dales,
yet much inhabited, the Ile declining in a plaine fertile cozne
field, the lower end a low marth, moze plentie of (wannes,
crancs, geeſe,buckes, and mallards, a diuers ſozts of fowles
none would defire:moze plaine fertile planted ground, in ſuch
great propoztions as there I had not feene, of a light blacke
ſandy mould, the diffes commonly red, white and yelloweco.
loured ſand,& vnderred & white clay,fily great plenty, people
fumme aboundance, the mot of their inhabitants, in view of ý neck of
Land, where a better ſeat foz a towne canuot be delired:at the
end of fouty miles this riuer inuironeth many low Jlands; at
each high water downed foz a mile, where it vniteth it felfe,
at a place called Apokant the highett Towns inhabited. Io.
miles higher 3 dicovered with the barge in the mid way,a
great trå hindred my paffage which cut in two: heere the ris
uer became narrower, 8.902 10. foote at a high water and 6.
027.at a lowe: the freame erceeding (wift, the bottom hard
channell, the ground mot part a loto platne, Candy ſople, this
occañoned me to ſuppoſe it might iſſue from ſome lake oz fome
bzoad fod, for it could not be far to the head, but rather then
Ivould endanger the barge, yet to haue beene able to reſolue
this doubt,& todiſcharge the imputation of malicious tungs,
that halfe fufpected 3 dut not for ſo long delaying, ſome of
the company as ostirous as my felf, wc reſolucd tohter a Ca.
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now, and returne with the barge to Apocant, there to leave
the bacge ſecure, and put our ſelues bppen the aduenture:
the country onely a valt and wilde wildernes, and but onely
that Lolne: within thire ez foure mile we hireda Canow,
and 2. Indians to row vs ý nept day a fowling:bauing made
ſuch pzouifionfo, the barge as was nedfull, I lefther there to
ride, with erpjede charge not any to go alloze til my returne.
Chough ſome wiſe men may condemn this too bould attempt
of too much indiſcretion, yet if they well cõliderthe friend hip
of the Indians, in conducing me, the deſolatsnes of the couns
try, the pzopabilitieof ſome lacke,f the malicious iudges ofiny
actions at home, as alſo to haue ſome matters of wozth to in-
courage our aduenturers in england, might wellhaue cauſed
ang honeli minde to haue done the like,as wel fog his own diſ-
charge as foz the publike god:hauing 2 Indians faz my guide
€ 2 of our own company, jret fo: Ward,leaning 7 in the barge:
hauing diſcouered 20 miles further in this deſart, the riuer til
kept his depth and bhedth, but much moze combzed with trás:
here we went alhoze(being ſome 12 miles higher thený barge
had bene)torefreth our felues,during the boylingofour vituo
als:one of the Indians I take with me to fé the nature of the
foile, & to croſſe the boughts of the riuer, the other Indian
left with 99. Robbinſon and Thomas Emry, with their mata
ches light and ozder to diſcharge a peece, foz my retreat atthe
firtt light ofany Indian, but within a quarter ofan houre 3
heard a leud gry, and a hollowing of Indians, but no warning
peece,ſuppoling them ſurpriſed, and that the Indians had be
traid vs, pzecently reazed him & bound his arme fatt ts my
hand in a garter, with my pittoli ready bent tebe reuenged on
Him: he aduiſed me to fig, and ſeemed ignozant of what was
done, but as we went diſcourfing, 3 was truck with an ar.
row on the right thigh, but without harme: upon this occaſion
3 eſpied 2 Indians drawing their bowes, which 3 pzeuented
in diſcharging a french pidoll:by that I had charged againe 3
02 4 moze did the like, foz the firte fell downe and fled: at my
diſcharge they did the like, my hinde I made my barricado
who offered not to triue, 20.02 30.arrowes were thot at me
but ſhozt, 3 024 times I had diſcharged my piftell ere the
king
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king of Pamaūck called Opeckákenough with 200 men,ins
airenedmc, eache djawing their bole, which done they laid
them vpon the ground, yet without thot, my hinde treated be.
twirt them and me ofconditions of peace, he difceasred me to
be theCaptaiae,mg requelt kas to retire to g boate, they be
maunded my alines, the rek they ſaioe Ivece flaine, onely
me they would reſerue :the Indian impoztuned me not to
thot. But retiring being in the inibt of a low quagmire, and
minding them more then my feps, 3 trept falt into the quag-
mire, and alſo the Indian in drawing me fozth: thus ſur,
priſed, 3 reſolned to trte their mercies,my armes i catis from?
me, till which none durt apgzoch me being ceazed on me, they
dzew me out and led ine to the king, preſented him with
a compalle diall, deſcribing by my beft meanes the ble theros,
whereat be ſo amazedly admired, as he ſuffered me to pzoceed
in a diſcourſe of the coundnes of the earth, the courſe of the
funne, moone, ftatres and plarinets, with kinde ſpeeches and
bzead be requited me, conduding me where the Canow lay
and lohn Robbinſon Naine, with 20 02 30. arrolves in him.
Emry 3 raw not, 3 percetued by the aboundance of fires
all ouer the woods, at each place I expeded when they would
execute me, yet they vred me with what kinincs they
could: appzoaching their owne, which was within 6 miles
where I was taken, onely made as arbors and couered with
mate, which they rembug as occalion requires: all the wo-
men and chilozen, being aduertiſed of this accident, came
foozth to meet them the king well guarded with 20 bolumen
Banck and rear and each flanck before him aſwold a páce,
and after him the like, then a bowman, then 3 on each band
a boweman,the re& in file in the reare, which reare led foozth
amongſt the trees in a biſhion , eache his bove and a handfull
of accowes, a quiuer at his back grimly painted: on eache
flanck a fargeant, the one running alwaiss tolpards the front
the other towards the reare,each a true pace and inercdding
good ozder, this being a good time continued they calfethem
ſelues in a ring with a daunce, and ſo cache man departed to
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bislobgng, the Captain concuning me to his lodging a quar-
ter of Uienicon and ſome tenponnd of bzead I had foz fupper,
juhat y left was reſerued foz me, and ſent with me to my lod.
ging: each mozning 3. Women pzeſēted me thræ great platters
of fine bread, moze veniſon thenten men could deuour j had,
my gowne, points and gacters, my coinpas and a tablet they
gaue me again, though 8 o2dinarily guarded me, I wanted
not what they could deuile to content me: and fill our longer
acquaintance increaſed our befter affegion:much they threat-
ned to alfault our fozte, as they were ſolicited by the king of
Paſpahegh, who thewed at our fozt great lignes of fozrow fog
this miſchance:the King tooke great beligbt in onderttanding
the manner of our ſhips, and ſayling the ſeas,the Earth & skies
and of our God:what he knel ofthe dominicus he ſpared not
to acquaint me with, as of certainemencloathed at a place cal-
led Ocanahonan,cloathed like me, the courſe of our riuer,and
that within 4 0. 5 daies iourney of the falles, was a great tur:
ning ofſalt water: ] deſired he would ſend a mellenger to Paf.
pahegh, with a letter I would write, by which they ſhold vne
vertrand,how kintiy they bred me, and that I was well,leat
they ſhould reuengemy death: this he granted and ſent three
men in ſuch weather, as in reaſon were unpellible by any na:
ked to be indured:their cruell inindes towards the fo2t 3 had
Deuerted in deſcribing the odbinance & the mines in the fielas,
as alſo the reuenge Captain Newport would take of them at
his returne,their intent, incerted the fozt,the people of Oca.
nahonum and the back ſea, this repeat they after found diuers
Indians that confirmed: the next day after my letter, camea.
faluage fo me lodging, with his ſwozd to haue flaine me, bat
being by my gcard intercepted, with a bowe andarrow he of,
fred to haue effected his purpoſe: the cauſe I knew not, till
the king vnderſtanding thereof came and told me of a man a
oying, wounded with my piftolk he tould me alſo of another
3 bad flayne, yet the mot concealed they had any burte: this
was the father of him 3 had dayne, whoſe fury to pjes
uent, the king preſently conduced me to another kingdome,
bpon
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Spon the top of the merr noztberly river , called Youghranan,
bauing feated me, be further led me to another branch of the ri-
Ber,called Mattapament, to two other bunting townes they
led me, and to each of tbele Countries, a toale of the greal m.
perove of Pewbakan, wtom as get 3 ſuppoſed to bee at the
Fals to bim 3 tolde him I mut goe, and to returne to Paſpa.
hegh,after this foore oz fiue Bayes maro, we returned to Ra-
fawrack, the firê towane they bżought me to, where binding
the pats in bandels, they marched (Wo bayes icurney, and
crolled the Kinec of Youghtanan, where it was as b2oad as
Thames: fo contatting me to a place called Menapacute in
Pamaunke, where Bing inhabited: the next day another King
oftbat nation called Kekataugh,bauing receiged ſome kindnes
of me at the Frozt,kindlyinuited me to fealt at his houſe,the peo.
ple from all places flocked to ſee me, each lhewing to content
me. By this the great king bath foure oz fiue boules, each
containing foureſcope of an bundzed foote in lengib,pleaſantly
feated bpon an high ranog bill,from whence you may fee weker.
ly a gmoly low Country, the river befoje tbe wohich his croked
courſe caufeth many great aparthes of erceding gov ground.
An hundred houſes, and many large plaines are bere tegither
inhabited, moze abundance of file fowle, and a plealanter ſeat
cannot be imagined: the king with foutie Bowman to guard
megintreated me to diſcharge my Pipoll, which they there pze-
fented me with a mark at fix ſcoze to Arike therwith but to ſpoil
the practiſe 3 broke the cocke, whereat tbey were much biſcon-
tented though achaunce lappoled.
from hence this kind Bing conduced mee to a place called
Topahanocke, a kingdome vgon another Kluer nozibward :
the cauſe of this was, that the years before, a fhippe bad bane
in the River of Pamaunke, who having beene kindly entertai.
ned by Powhatan their sperour,tbey returned thence, and
diſcouered the Klaer of T opabanocke, where being receiura
with like kinonefle, yet he Aus the king, and take of his people,
and they ſuppoſed y were bee, but the people reposted him a
great man that was Captaine , and böng mee kindly, the
nert
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next day we departed.
This kider or Topahanock, limeto in breadth net mach
Jeffc then thai wedwell opon. At the month or the Kiuer is a
Countrcy called Carcata women vplwards is Marrough ta-
cum Tapohanock, Appamatuck, and Nanraugs cacum , at
Topmanahocks, the bead ifraing from many gountaines,
the next night lodged at a bunting town of Powhatams,ano
the next day arriued at Waranacomocó bpon the rider of Pa.
mauncke, where the great king is reſident: by the way we paſ
ſed by the top of another little river, which is betwirt the tipo
called Payankatank. The mot of this Countrey though De-
fert,yet ereceding fertil,god timber, mod hils and bales, in each
valieg a critall fpzing.
Arctoing af Weramocomoco their Émperour, paoudig
Iging Oppon a Bepffead a foole high vpon tenne oz twelug
atles, ricblobung with manie Chagnes of great Pearles
about his necke and couered with a great Couering of
Rahaughcoms : &t beade ſat a womsn, at his fæle ano.
ther, on each fot fitting oppon a matte oppon (be ground
were raunged his chiefe men on each doe the fire, tenne in a
ranke,and behinde them as many yong women, each a great
Chaine of white Brades per their (houlders : their beades
palated in ridde and with ſuch a grave and mostetticall counte-
11ance,as dzaug me into admiration to fá ſuch date in a naked
Haluage, bee kindly welcomed me with god wozbes, and
great Platters of ſondzie w duals, staring mee his friend-
Thip, and my libertie within foure dages, bee macb deligbfed in
Opechan Comoughs relation of what 3 bar deſcribed to him,
and oft eximined me bpon the ſame. Hee aſked mee ths cauſe
of oor comming, 3 tolbe him being in fight with the Spant:
ards our enemie, båing ouer powzed, neare pot to retreat, and
by ertreame weather put to this thoze, wherelanding at Che-
fipiack, the people thot us, but at Kequɔughian they kindly
bied Os, we by lignes demaundepfreſh water, they befcribed
vs up the Kloek was all freth water, at Paſpahegh, alſo they
kindly vied us, our Pinnlle being leake wee wereinforced to
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day to mend her, till Captaine Newpore my father came to
condom og alway. De demnaunded why we went furiber with
cor Boate, 3 lolde bim , in that would haue eccaton to
falke of the back Sea, that on the other fide the maine, where
kas ſalt watec, my father had a childe Blaine, whiche wet
ſuppoſed Monocangis eremte, whoſe death we intended to
rcpenge.
after god deliberation, tá began to Deſcribe mee the
Coantreys beyonde the Falles, with many of the reft , con-
firming what not onely Opechančanoyes, and an Indian
which had beene priſoner to Pewhatan bab beſoze tolde mee,
but ſome called it fiue dayes, ſome fire, lome right, where the
fayde water dalhed amonget many tones and rockes, each
dowme which caoled off tymes tbe heade of the Riaer to be
bzackigu: Ancharachuck he deſcribed to bee the people that
had daine my bother, whole Death be would revenge.
Deſcribed allo vpon the ſame Sea, a mipbiy Pation called
Pocoughtronack, a fierce Pation that did eate then, and
Warred with the peopls of Moyaoncer, and Pataromerkę,
Pations Opon the toppe of the beade of the Bay, vnder bis
territories, where the pear: befoze tbeg bao lain an bundzed,
be agnified their crownes were chauen,long haire in the necke,
tied on a knot, swozds like Pollargs.
Beyond ihem be dcſcribed people with thoat Coates, and
Sleues to the elbowes, that paſſed that way in bippes
like ours. Spany Bingboques båe beſcribed me to the beate
of the Bay , which ſeemed to béz a migofie Kiaer, illaing
from oxigbtie poantatnes betwirt the two seas, the people
cloatbed at Ocamahowan. He alſo confirmed, and the Sou-
therly Countries alſo as the rett that er posted us to be within a
bage a balfe of Mangoge, two bages of Chawwonock, 6. frõ
Roonock to the foufy part of the backg lea:be deſcribed a couns
Irie called Anone , where they baue abondance of Bratie,
and boules walled as ears. 3 requtted his diſcourſe , le-
ing what pride he had in his great and ſpacious Dornini-
ons lesing that all bce knewe were under bis Territoies.
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3n Deferibing to him the territories of Europe, which lvas
fabied to our great Bing, whoſe fabied I was the innamerable
maltifade of his chips, 3 gade him to bnderđand the nople of
STrumpets, and terrible manner of Aghting were onder captain
Newport my father, whom I intituleb the Meworames which
they call King af all the waters, at bis greatnele bee admired,
and not a little feared : bee deſired mee to fozlake Paſpaliegh,
and to live with bim Opon bis Klaer, a Countrie called Capa
Howaficke: bée promiſed to give ine Coane,deniſon ,ow what
3 Wanted to feede os, atchets and Copper wee Toulo make
bim,ano none (yould Ditarbe vs. This reque& 3 pzomiſed to
performe: and tbas baning with all the kinones hee could de-
aiſe, longbtto content me: bee fent me home with 4. men, ona
that blaally careted my Gowne and knapſacke afterms, two
other loded with bacao, and one to accompanie me.
This Kiger of Pamaunke is not pat twelde mile from that
tve dwell on, bis courſe nothwelf, and metterly, as the other.
Weraocomoco, is vpon ſalt water, in bzebih two myles, and
fo keepeth his courſe without any carrying ſome twenty miles,
Where at the parting of the freſh water and the ſalt, it diaideth
it ſelfe into two partes, the one part to Goughland, as b20ad as
Thames, and nauigable, with a Boate threeſcoze oz foureſcoje
miles, ans with a Sahippe fiftie, erceeding crooked, and manie
low grounds and mariches, but inbabited with aboundance of
warlike and fall people. The Coantreg of Youghtomam, of
no lede worth, onely it is lower, but all ébe ſoyle, a fatte,fertill,
Sandie groond. Aboue Manapacumter , mang bigb (audis
mountaines. By the Kiaer is many Kockes, ſeeming if not of
feuerall 99ines: The other branch a little lelle in breadtb, yet
ertendetb not neare ſo farre, no2 fo well inbabited , ſomewhat
tower, and a white (andle, and a white dap fogle : bere is their
bet Terra Sigillata : The month of the Bluer,as I ſee in the
diſcouerte thecol with captain Newport,ts halle a mile b08b,
within foure miles not about a goalket fhot:the channell erree-
ting good and dåps, the Kiner traight to the denilions.Kiskirk
the nearet Pation to the entrances,
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Chcir religion and Ceremonie 3 obferued wos (bus:fha
oz foure bayes after my faking laer of them in the boule wbere
3 lay, each with a rattle began at fen a clocke in the morning to
fing about the fire, which they inuironed with a Circle of
meale,and after a foote o two from that, at the end of each long,
lagde downe tivo o2 tbz& graines of wheate,continuing this 02-
der till they baue included fire og feuen bandzed in a balfe Circle,
and after that two oz tozá moze Circles in Hke maner, a band
biedtb from stber:that done, at each long,they put betwirt rue.
rie three, two oj fiue graines,a little dicke , lo counting as an
old woman ber Pater nofter,
Dne tilgaired with a great skinne, bis bead bang round
with little Skinnes of Umearels, and other vermine , with a
Crownet of feathers on his bead, painted as bgly as the diaell,
at the end of each long will make many Agnes and demonCra-
tions with frange and bebement adions, great cakes of Dære
ſuet, Deare, and Tobacco he cafeth in the fire, till fre a clocke
in the Eaening, their holling would continue ere tbey would
depart. Cach mozning in the coloef frolt, the principall to the
number of twentie oë thirtie, al'embled themſelues in a round
circle,a good dittance from the towne, where they told me they
There confalted where totunt the nert Day: lo fat they foo mee,
that 3 much doubtso they interided to have ſacrificed inee to the
Quiyoughquoficke, which is a ſaperlour power they woze
thip,a moje oglier thing cannot be deſcribed : one they baue for
chief ſacrifices, which alſo they call Quiyoughquofick:ts core
the Gck,a man with a Kattle and extreame bowling, thowting,
anging, and lach biolent geftares, and anticke adione cuer
tbe patient will fucke out blob and flegme from the patient out
of their onable domacke,oz any diſealed place,as no labour will
moze tire them, Tobacca they offer the water in pating in folle
fweather. The death of any they lament with great forrow and
weepiag : their Bings they burte betwirt two mattes within
Ibelt honles, with all his beabs,ielwels,bafchets,apo, copper:the
other in graues like ours. They acknowledge no reſorregion.
Powhatan bala baé brethren, and two fitters, each of bis bje-
thaen
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theren ſuccéded other.
foz the Croone, their beyzes inbcrite not, but the fire
beyzes of the Bilters, and fa-facez l'isely tbe weomens heires :
FF02 the kings haue as many weomen as they will, bis @ub.
tects two,and mod bat one.
from Weramocomoco is but 12. miles, yet the Indians
triftes away that day, ano woolo not gee to our Fogte by any
perſwafons : but in certaine sloe hunting boples of Paſpa-
hegh we lodged all night. The neft mozning ere banne cile,
wa fet louward for our ffost, where we arriued within an houre,
where each man with the troet lignes of toy they coalo cepzel's
Welcommeo má, ercepi M. Archer, and ſome 2.09 3. ol bis,
who was then in my ableace, (wozne Coanſelloar, though not
with the conſent of Captaine Martin: great blame ano twipos
tation was laide ögon me by them, foz the Isle of our two men
Which the Indians Cew : info nuch that they purpoſed to depoſe
me, bat in the midt of my miſeries, it pleaſed God to lend Cap-
Caine Nuport, who artiaing there the lane night, fo fripled our
log, as foz a while theſe plots agaiet me were deferred, though
with mach malics againt me, which captain Newport in thozt
time dio plainly læ. Now was maider Scriuener , captatne
Martin, and may felfe,called Counſellers.
within âlde oz lire dages after the arriuall of the Ship by a
milchaunce our fort was burned, and the mott of aur apparell,
lodging and pziuate pzouifiod, many of our old men bilealed,
&nb of our nelv foz want of lodging periſhed. The Empereur
Powharan each wáke once og twice feat me many pzelents of
Deare, bread Raugroughcuns, balfe alwaycs foz my father,
whom he much delired to le, and balfe foz me:and ſo continually
impoztuned by meſſengers and preſents, that I would come to
fetch the cogne, and take the Countrie their king bad ginen me,
as at lalt Captaine Newport refolded to go fæ him. Buch
acquaintance bab amongk the Indians and ſuch confidence
they had in ma , as neare the font they would not come till 31
caine to them,euerg af them calling me by my name, would not
fell ang bing till a bad firti reçeined their p:eſents, and that
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they bas that liked, they Deferred to me Diſcretion : but after
acquaintance, they blually came into the front at their plea-
lure: The PzcGibert, and the relt offbe Conncell, they knews
mot, but Captaine Newports gresiae de 3| bad lo Defcribed, as
they conceyued him the chicke,lbe reft bis childzen1,Dificere,and
(eruants.we bab agræd with ý king of Paſpahegh to contra
two of eur men to a place called Panawicke beyond Roonok,
where he repozfed many men to be apparelled. Wå landed
bim at Warraskoyack, where playing the billaine, and delu.
ping us foz relvards, returned witsin th: de oz toare Dayes after
without going further. Captaine Newport, maifer Scriuc-
ner and my felfe, found the month of Pamauncks riuer, ſome
25.02 30.miles nothinard from Cape Henricke, the chanell
gus as befoze erpzeleo.
Sirrining at Weramocomoca,being tealous of the intent of
this politick faluage to diſceuer his intenf the better,s with 20.
Chot armed in Jacks went & Choze, the 15aylbere be dwelleth
bath init 3.ericks and a mile and a haite from the chanel all oft,
being conducted to the towna, 3 found mg (elfe mittaken in the
cråke, foz they al there were within leđe thena mile,the Empee
cos ſonne called Naukaquawis, the captaine that take me, and
bioerſe atgers of bis chiefe men conducted me to their kings bar
bltation, but in the mid way I was intercepted by a great cræk
ouer which they bab mate a bridge of grained takes e ralles,
the king of Kiskieck,ano Namontack, who all the tourney the
king bad fent to guide os bad condudeo bs this pallage, wbich
cauſed me to fulpea ſome miſchiefe: the barge 3 bao fent to met
me at the right landing, when I found my felle firff deceguet,
and knowing by experience the inolt of their courages to pza.
céede from others feare, though fewe lyked the palage, I in-
termingled the Kings lonne, our contado23, and his chiefe men
amongt ours, and led fogward, leaving balfe at the one ende
to make a guard fou the paſſage of the front. The Indians
fæing the weakenedie offbe Bridge, came with a Canow,and
toke me in of the missed with foore ez tiae moze, being landed.
wee made a guard foz the rett till all were paded, two in
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a ranke we marcbed to the Emperojs bouſe. Beloze big boole
fod foztie ez állie great Platters of fine bread, being entrebibe
youſe, with loude funes they all made Agnes of great ioy. This
pzonde ſaloage, bauing his fineli women, and the principall of
bis chiefe men allembled,ſate in rankes as befoze is expelled,
himſelle as vpon a Thzone at the upper ende of the boule, with
ſuch a gpstellie as I cannot expzelle , noz yet haus offers ſeene,
either in Pagan by Cbzilian, with a kinde coontenance bee
bad mes welcome, and cauſed a place to bee made by bimlelſe
to it, Il pzeſented him a fute of red cloatb, a white Greyhound,
and a batte, as Jewels he eltámed them, and with a great
Dzation made by thrá of his spobles, if there be any amongi
aluages,kindly accepted them, with a publike confirmation
of a perpetuall league and friendlyip.
after that he commaonded the Nuene of Apamatuc , &
comely gong alaage, to giae ma later, a Tarkie cocke, and
bzeabe to eate : being thus feafted, bre began his diſcourſe te
this purpoſe. Your kinds viſitation both much content mee,
but wbere is your father whom 3 muco dellre folæ ,is be not
with gan. telo him be remained aboozo , bot the next day be
wanlo come unto him with a merrte ccútenance be aſked me for
certaine påces3 which promiſed him,wben 3 went to Paſpa-
hegh, 3 tolo accoding to my promiſe that 3 pzoffered the man
tbat went with me foure Demy Caluerings, in that be ſo deli.
red a great Ganne,but they refuſed to take them, whereat with
alowse laughter, be deired to give bim ſome of lefle bariben,
as foz the other gave bio fbetnr , being ſure that none could
carrie them : bat where are kefe men you pzomiſed to come
with roa, I told him without, wbo therypon gane ozber to have
them bzonght in two after civo, euer maintaining the guard
Withont.And as they preſented themfelaes eger with thankes,
be would (alate me, ano cauſed each of them to bave foare og hue
pound of breab giugn them. This done, 3 aſked him for the
cozne and ground be pzomiſed me. De told me 3 tysa! baue it,
but he erpectad to fade all thelemen lay their armes at his fåt,
as bio bis fubiegs. talde him that was a ceremonie our ene-
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mles defired, but acuer our Friends, as we preſented our
felues onto hig, get bat be thould not doabt of one friend.
thip: the next day my father woulogine him a chilooflis,
in fall allorance of our lones, and not only that, bot When be
Thould thinke it convenient, we woulo bellaer under his
ſabiedion the Country of Manacam and Pocoughtao.
nack bis enemies.
This ſo contented bios,as immedially with attentioe &-
lence, with a lelud oration be pzoclaimsed me Awerowanes
of Powhaton, and that all bis ſabisats (yould fortáme os,
and no man account 03 ftrangers nor Daipabegyars, but
Powbatans , and that the Corne, weomen and Country,
Ceglo be to us as to his owne people:this pgoffered kind-
des foz many reaſons we contemned not, but with the beli
Languages and fignes oftbankes I could expreffe, 3 foke
my leaug.
Che king riling from his ſeat, condades me foodth, and
cauled each of my men to baue as much moze bzeab as há
coplo beare : gining me ſome in a baſket, e as much be ſent
a board for a pasſent to my father:viduals you mut knoto
is all there wealth,ans the greatelt kinones they could thew
bs:arrtuing at the Kiuer, the Barge was fallen fo low with
the ebbe, thougb 3 hab gioen oder and oft ſent to pzetent
fbe fame, yet tbe megengers deceived me, the Skies being
very thícke and rainie , the king onderſtanding this mir.
chance, fent his Sonne and Mamoniacke, fo conduc mét -
to a great boule (afficient to lodge me, where enfring 3 Calis
it bung round with botes and arcowes.
The Indians vled all diligence to make os fices, egine
bs content: the kings Diato33 preſently entertained vs
with a kinde oration, ſpitb erppede charge that not ang
Could teale, og take out boles o, arrowes, 02 offer any
intury.
Preſently after he lent me a quarter of Wenizon to day my
domacke : in the earning bæ ſent for me to come omely
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laith we that with me: the company gaue odber to trand
vpor their goard, to maintaine two ſentrics at the parts
all night. Lo my fupperhe lot belozs me mgate ſoz twenty
men, læing I could not esie, be cauſed it to be given to my
men: for this is a generall culoine, that what they give, not
to take agatne, but you muti either cateit, gias it away, oz
Carry it with yog: {oz tozó boures we ſpent in our aun-
ent oiicourtes, which done, 3 was with a fire ticklighted to
my lodging.
Suhe mort day the king contading me to the Klaer,
thelped me bis Canowes, and delcribeo bnto me bow but
rent them over the sye, for tribute Beades:and alſo woat
Countries paide him Beads, Copper og Skins. Ibat fåing
Captains Nuport, and Halter Scriuener, comming a
Choze, the king reforned to his boaſe, and 3 went (e måte
him, with a frumpet befoze him, we marched to the Blog:
who after his old manner kinoly receiuen olo, eſpecially a
Boy of thirteen yeares old,called Thomas Saluage, whom
be gane bo as bis Sonne: bereqaited this kinones with
each of os a great baſket of Beanes, and entertaining hiun
with the fozmer biſcourie, le paled awapibat day, and as
gråb to bargatae the next day, and ſo returned to our Pin-
nis: the tert og cooming a (hoje in ise oyeer, tbe king
bading kindly entertained us with a bheaklat, quellioned
with us in this manner,
why we came armed in foat loze, fáing bé was per
frieno, aab bao neither bowes nozarcoweg, what did we
doabf: 3 rold pin it was the cuſtome of our Country, not
Doabting of bis kindnes any wates, wherewith though bé
(de med ſatiſfies, yet Captaine Nuport cauſed all our ken to
retire to the water fide, wbicb was fome tbirtis icoze from
thence:bat to speaent the Wort, Malder Scrivener 02 :
were either the one or other by the barge, erperience had
weli taoght me to belæue his frienothip, fill conuenient op.
pozlanitg fuffied him to betrag us, bat quickly this politi-
fian
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tian bat percetced my abfence, and cunningly fent for mé;
I leat foz sp aider Scriuener to ſupply my place, the Bing
would demaund foz hion, Woulo againe releee bim, and
they fought to ſatiſfie our felpition with kind Language and
not being agrád to trade foz c0208, h&defred to le alt our
Hatchets and Copper togetkut,foz wtich he woulo gine Us
cozne, wire that auncient tricke the Chickahamaniens bad
oft acquainted me : his offer I refuſed, offering firi tofa
bbat bá would glue fos one pisce, bu feming te beſpile the
natore of a spercbant, dio icozne to ſell, bat we fræly tboala
giae bio and be liberally woelo requite vs.
Captaine Nuport woalo not with lefe then ttelue great
Coppers try his kindnes, which he liberally requited with
as much cojne ag at Chick h mania, 3 bad foz one of lelle
proportion : oor Qatchets be mento alſo beue at his owne
rate, fo, which kimones be much lämed to afica Captaina
Nuport, come le bunches of blew Beades 3 bed, which be
muco deffred, and læing (o few, be cffced me absſket of two
pecks, and that which 3 Bzew to be the packs at the leaft,
and yet feined contented and deſired moge: jagråd titi
bim the sert dag for two bathells, fo3 g ebbe now contrat-
ned us to returne to our Boale, although he earneftig del-
red bs to tap dianer which was a prouiding, and being red-
by he ſent aboard after 03, mbich was bread and ben zon,
ſufficient for fiftie B2 Grtie perſons.
The next day bæ fent bis Sonne in the morning not to
bring a there with us ang pieces,leaQ bis bromen and chil.
Dzen Chould feare. Esptcine Nuports god beliefe would
baus ſatiſfied that requet , yet twentie oz (wentia fiue lhof
we got a choze: the king impostuning me to lcade my
armes a board, much miditing my ſwozo,pitol and target,
I told him the men that del my Brother with the like
tearmes bab perſwaded me, and being bnarme (hot at os,
and ſo betraide bs.
Ve oft entreated Captaine Nuport bat bis men migbe
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leade their armnes, which aill be commanded to the water
fine, this oay we ſpent in trading foz blewo Beads, and ha.
ning neare Craigbled eur Barge.
Captaine Nuport retarned with them that came abogd,
Isaging me and chatice Scriuener a thoje, to follow in Ca-
nowes; into one 3 goi with ice of our men, which båing
lanched a tones cat from the thoze ſtack fat in the Die:
goatüer Scriuener (æing this erample, wiib legen og eight
moze pafled the dżeadfall bzidge, thinking to baue fonad
Deper water on the other creke, but they were inforced to
day with lach entertainment as a ſalvage, being fozced as
Choze with wind and raine, baaing in bls Canow, as com-
monly tbeg baue, his houſe and honlhold,intantig let op a
houſe of mats which ſuccoured them from the forme.
Lbe Indians ſæing are petred in the Dle, called to me,
fire oz ſeven of the kings chiefe men thzeb offrbeir ſkins,
and to the miedle in De came to bear me out on their beads,
their importunacie cauled me better to like the Canow then
their curtele, ficuáng my deniall foz feare to fall into the
Die, defiring tbem to bring me fomis wmb, fire and mats,to
couer me, and I would content them:each preſently gaug
bis helpe to ſatiſfie my requeli, which paines a bogfe would
ſcarce baue indureb, get a couple of bels cicbly contented
them,
The Emperors ſent his Seaman Mantiuas in the eue-
ning with bzead and visuallfo, me and my men,be na moje
fcripulous then the relt fämed to take a pride in Gewing
bolo lille be regarded that miſerable cold and darty palage,
though a dogge woulo ſcarce yang indareb it, this kindnes
3 found, when 3 litle erpeded lefle chena miſchiefe, but the
blacke night parting our companies, ere mionight the
hod ſerved to carry os aboard : the next day we came 8.
There, the king forth a ſolemne diſcoacle caning all to de-
part,bat bis pzincipall men, and tbis was the effect, when as
bå perceived that we had a delire to inuade Monacum, as
gaina
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gaint whom he was no p:ofclled enemy, yet thus farre te
boalo adil os in this enterpriſe: Firsite would ſend bis
fples, perfedig to vnderütand their (rength and ability to
fighe, with which he would acquaint ts bio filfe.
Captaine Nuport would not be léne in it himſelfe, be.
ing great Werowances, they would day at home, bot 3,
Spalter Scriuener, and two of bis Sonnes,and Opechan-
kanough. The King of Pamankelhould hade 100 of
bio men fo goe befoze as though they were hunting, they
giging vs notiſe where was the advantage we ſhould kill
them,the weomen and young childjen be wiſhed loe Deulo
* {pars,ebring them to bim,only 100, 0) 150.0four men be
beld ſufficient for this exploit: our boats Seould dag at the
falls, where we might bew timber,which we might conuey
rach man a piece till we were pat the Gones. , and there
togne them, to paſſe our men by water if any were Chot, bis
men (hould being them backe to our boats, this faire tale
bad almoſt made Captaine Nuport undertake, by this
me anes to diſcover the South lea, which will not be wity-
out frecherie, if we ground our intent upon his.condan-
cie.
This day we ſpent in trading; dancing, and much mirth,
The king of Pamaunke ſent bis meſſenger, as yet not knows
ing Captaine Nuport, to come unto him : who had long
trpided me, Delring allo my father to vidte bim : the
mellenger [tayed to condua bs, but Powhatan ønbertan.
ding that we bad Hatchets lately come from Paſpahegh;
beftred the next dag fofrade with us, and not to go fur.
Iber.
This new tricke be cunningly pot opon him, but onclg
tobaue Wbat bæ littes, and to try whether we would go 03.
tay. Opechankenoughs mellenger returned that we
would not come the next day bis Daughter came to entreat
me, Chewing ber Father bab bart bis legge, and much (03-
roweo be could not les me.
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Captsine Nisportbeing not to be perſwadeo fe goein,
Chat Powhatan bab D&Gres us to lay : fent her albag with
tos like anſwer, yet the next dap vpon better conſideration
intreatie pzcu atled, and we anchoget at Cinquoateck, the
fitte (watne aboue the parting of the river, where dwelled
(wo kings of Pamaunke, Brothers to Powharan:the one
called Opitchapam, the other Kajatough to theſe 3 went
a (yone, who kindig intreated me ano Hatter Scriuener,
fencing ſome preſents aboard to Captatae Nuport, while
we were trucking with theſe kings.
Opechankanough bis wife, weomen, and chilezen
came to måte me with a naturali kind affection, þá fámen
to reloyce to fæ me.
Captaine Nuportcame a thoje, with many kind bir-
courſes we palled that foderone: and after dinner, Cap-
Caine Nuport went about with the Pinnis to Menapacant
which is twenty miles by water, and not one by land: O-
pechankanough, conduced me and gaiffer Scriuener by
Imd, where bauing built a leafting bouls a purpoſe ta en-
tertaine us with a kind Dzation, after their manner and
bis bek pyouigon, kindly welcomed vs, that dag he would
not tracke,but did his bed to delight is with content: Cap.
faiae Nuport arrived towards euening, whom the king
preſented with are great platters of dae bread, and Panla-
rowmana, the next dag till none we traded :the Bing
feated all the company, and the afternone was ſpent in
playing, dauncing, and delight, by no meanes bæ woulo
hade bs depart till fhe next dap,be bad feated bs with beni.
zon, fo, which he had ſent,bauing ſpent his fire and ſecond
prouifon in expecting our comming the next dsy be perfoz-
med his promile, gluing moje to bs (67e, then would baue
(ufficed 30, and in that we carried not awag lubat we left,
be (ant it after os to the Pianis, with what wo2d80%
fignes of laus he could ergzete, fe departed.
Captaine Nuport in the Pinnis, leading me in the
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Barge to blgge a rocke, where we ſuppoſed a spine at
Cinquaoteck, which done, ere mionight arrived at We.
facomoco, white our Pinnis anchored, bring co.miles
from Cinquaorecke, the nest osy Weroke leave or Pow-
hatan, who in regard of his kimones gave him an Indian,
be well streeted to goe with bim for England in dæd of his
Sonne, g canle afore me was to know our ſtrength and
Cosntries condition:ý nert day we arriued at Kiskiack, the
people forconerally entertained bs, as with what fignes
ofíceine and diſcontent we could, we departed and retorned
to our fost With 2;o. butyells of Conne, our preſident be.
ing not wholy recoucreb of sis acknes, in Bilcharging, bis
Piece byake and ſplit his band off, which he is not yet well
recoueree
at Captaine Nuports arriuall, toát were bidualled for
i welue wakes, and baning furnitbed bim of what bez
thoaght gob, bæ ſet ſaile for England the tenth of Spzill:
saiter Scriuener and my felte with sur Callop, accom-
panied bim te Captaine Hendrixk,
Powhatan baging foz a farcewell, fent bim fide 02 dre
mens loadings, itb Lørkeyes foz (wozds, which he fent
bin in our return to g fozt:tve viſcovered the rtaer of Nau. Manfa
famd, a pond warlike Nation, as weli (ve may telified, af
our fire arrivall at Chefiapiack;bat that intury Caps River
taine Nuport, ſell regengeb & his returne, where ſome
ofthem intiäng binn to their mabaleadots by a daance, bee
percejaing their intent with a vaily of market thor, delu
one, and thot one of two moze, as themſelues confede, the
Bing at our arigail ſent toz nie to come bnto bim:I lene hitza
word what commodities had to cr bange for wheat, and
if he would as bab the rek of bis Peighbours, conclude a
Peace, we were contented, at talt de catre towac bstoje 198
Boate which rib at anchor lovno foatie yards from ý Choze,
be fignited to me to come a loze, and fent a Canow with
foure oz flue of his men, (wo Whercof 3 oulrco to coine de
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in mud
laina
board e to tay, 3 would ſend two to talke with their Ling
a lhane, to this hée agrád: the Bing we preſented with a
piece of Copper, which be kindly ercepted, and ſent fo2 bico
toalls to entertaine tbe me lengers.
gailtec Scriuener and my felfe alſo, after that, went a
choge: the king kindig feated 03, requetting is foffay to
Crade till the next day, which bauing done, we returned to
the Fort, this river is a moſket fotbz0ad, each dibe being
(hoold bages,a narrow channell, but thrée fadom, his courſe
for etghtene miles, almot directly onth, and by uhell,
where beginnete the firt inbabitants, foz a mile it turneth
Direaly Eat, towards týa wwelt, a great bag and a white
chsokie Ilans, congenient for a Fozt: bis mert courſe
South, where within « quarter of a mile, the riuer diuitett
in two, the neck a plaine high Connefield,the wefter bought
abigy plaine likewile, the poigeaf anſwerable in all rele
peds : in theſe platnes are planted aboundance of houſes
and people, they may containe rooo, Scres of mott ercels
lent fertill groand, lo (wette, ſo pleaſant, ſo beautifali
, and
lo ftrong a proſpect, foz an inuincibie trong Citty, with ſo
many commodities, that I know as get 3 banc noffene:
This is within one dates iourney of Chawwonocke, the
rider falleth tato the kings river, within twelae miles of
Cape-hendicke.
at our fout, the føles We had were fo ordinarily ffoler
bg ibe ndians, as neceditg infozced us to cozeed their bza-
uing théacrie: fez be that tole today, burt come againe
the next day. Dne among the red, bauing ttolen two
(Wo309, 3 got the Counſels conſent to ſet in the bilboes :
the next day with the moze, be came bith their Wwbten
(wozds in the midt of our men to ſteale, their cuftome is to
take any thing they can ceaze oft, onely the people of Pa
maanke, wee baue not found fealing: but what others
can teals, their king receiaeth.
5 bsd them depart, but fpurifying thetc (wozds, theg
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feemed to defend what they could catch but out of out
hands, bis paide byged me to forne him from amongt bs,
whereat be offred fo firike me with his ſtrand, which 3 pzce
pented, ſtriking bim fitt: the reti offring fo rrocnge (be
blow, receidtb ſuch an incounter, and deb; the better to
affright them, 3 parfued them with kue o, fire Chof, and fa
chaſed them out of the gland: the beginning of this bople,
litle expecting by his carriage, we dorg baue realed, bauing
enen till that preſent, not båne contradices eſpecially them
of Paſpahegh: theſe Indians within one boare, baoing by
biber Salaages, then in the Foz, onder fiod that 3 tbzeaf-
ned to be ceuenged, came pacfently ef Ibem elues, amb fell
to working tpon our wears, which were then in band bys.
ther aluages, wobo léing their pride lo inceuntred were ſo
ſo fuborigine, and willing to do any thing as might be, and
with frembling feare,deſired to be friends within the bates
after: From Nawramond which is 30.miles from us,the
king ſent vs a Hatchet , which they had tollen from os at
our being there : 1ha mellanger as is the catome, alſo we
well rewarded and contentco.
The twenty of April,betug af worke, in hewing dolne
Trés, and ſetting Come, an alaram caured os with all
Ipébe to take out armes, each expecting a new aflaalt of be
Salaages: bat onderstanding it a Boafe bnder faile, cuc
Boubts were preſently fatiſfied, with the happy aght of
Maider Nelſon, his mariy parrills of estreame fiozares
and tempelis. Vis thip well as his company could teftifie
bis care in ſparing our pzogilion, was well: but the pzout-
bence thereof, as alſo of oor Concs, Datchets , and other
føles, onely oare ercepted, which of all the reſt was molt
necellary, which might infozce us to think either a ledinous
traitoz to our adion, oz a mot uncon donable decetoer of
our treaſures. Dyis bappy arcipallot so sicer Nelſon in
the Phenix, baaing bæne then about thee inonethes inif.
Ang, after Captatae Nuports arrivall, being to all our ex-
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pectations lott: albeit, that now at the latt, bauing bene
long croded with tempelvons weather, and contrary
finds,bis la vnerpeded corining, did ſo ranith us with er-
cæding icy, that now we thoaght our ſelues as well fitted,
as our bacts coulo with , both with a competent number of
men, as alle foz all other næbfull pzouilens, till a farther
ſoppig Thonlo come bato vs : Whereupon the fir& thing that
was concladed, was, that my felfe,and atler Scriuener,
choalo with 70. men goe with the bel meanes we could
pjonide, to diſcouer beyond the Falls, as in oar iudgements
conaeniently we might: are oz eaven dales welpent only
in trayning,ear men to march, fight, and icirmiſh in the
wo3s, tpete willing minds to this adion, ſo quickned their
bnoertanding in this exerciſe, as in all judgements we
were better able to fight with Powhatans whole force: in
our ojder of battle among& the Crås, (fo2 Chicks there is
feb) then the Fost was to repu le 400. at the fictt alanlt,
with lots tenne oa twenty hot,not knobring what to dol,
noz how to ble a Piece: oor warrant betng lealed, aitter
Nelfonr elaſed to an te vs with the voluntary marriners,
and himſelfe as be promiſed, onlelle ine would taadbound
to pay the bice for Chippe, and marriners, foz the time they
Aayed :and further there was ſome controuerfie, throngh
the digeratie of Contrary opinions , fome alleadging, that
how profitable, and to what god purpole foeder our iobr.
sep Choalo poztend, get our commillion, commanding no
certains Deſigne, we thould be tared toz the moſt indiſcrete
men in the worlo, belices the wong we thoulo doe to Cap.
tatne Nuport, to whom only all oilconeries dio belong, and
to no other: be meanes for guides, befide the bncertaine
courſes of the ciuer, from which we coulo not erre much,
Bach night would festifie bs in two boares, better then that
thep Art called the Fost,theit Lownes upon the river,each
within one dayes lourney of other, beldes our ozbinary
pzonition, might well be loppoſed to aode reliefe : foz truck
and
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dealing only, but in loue e peace,as w tbercas tftkey attal-
fc0 0%, thcir Lownes they cannot defend, 1192 their luggage
foconaey, that we Cyanla not ſhare,but admit the wozu, 16.
Dates pzouition, we had of Chåle, Datmeale,and biſkst be
abes our randecous, we could and might habe bid in the
ground. Wulith Gre men, Captaine Martin, would baue on-
dertaken it himſelfe, leaving the ret to defend the front, amb
plant oar Cozne: get no reaſon coalo be reaſon, to precáde
fozward, though we were going aboard to ſet (atle : Theſe
diſcontents cauſed ſo many doubts to ſome and diſcourage-
Rent to others, as our tourney ended : yet ſome of us p20-
cured petitions to let us forward, only with bope of our
owne confalons , our next courſe was to turne balbano-
men, to fell trás and let Comne. Fiftie of our men, we in-
ployed in this ſeruice, the reſt kept the Fozt,fo boethe com.
mand of the president, and Captains Martin, 30. Dayes the
thiplay expecting g trial of certain matters, lkich for ſome
cauſe I kápe pziuate:g gert erploit was an Indian bauing
Colen an Are, was ſo purſued by gailter Scrivener,e them
next him, as he threw it downt, and flying, dzew his bol
at any that dur& incounter him. ithin foare o, fine dages
after, paittec Scrjucner and 3,being a litle from the fort,
among the Come,two Indiants, each with a cudgell, and
all newly paipted with Terraſigillata, came circling abont
me, as thougb they would baue clubed me like a hace: 3
knew their faining louets towards me,not without a Dead.
le batred, but to pzeuent the worl, I calling maider Scriue-
ner retired (o the fozt:the Jadians ſåing me ſoſped them,
with gab tearmes, aſked me toy ſome of their men, wbom
they woulo beate, and went with me into our fost, finding
one that lay ordinarily with us only for a ſpie : they offered
to beat him, I in perſwading them to fozbeare,tbey offered
to beginne with me, being now foure foz two other arraged
ta like manner, came in on the other ade the fort : fbere-
upon cauſed to heat the Dozts,and apprebend them. The
preffoent
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pzebident and Counſeli, being pzelently acquainted,rémem
bziag aftbe ára alisalt, they came in like manner, and ne-
uer elſe but againt ſome billante, concluded to commit them
to paifon, anberped the cuent, eight moje me ceazed at that
pielent, an houre after came thekoj fodre other irangers,
extraozdinarily fitted with arrowes, (kinnes, and ſhoting
glones, their tealouſic and feare, bewjayeo (beie bad intent,
as allo their ſuípitious departure.
The next day came firt an Indian, then another ag Co
Gallapozó fog their men, they selired to ſpeake with me, duc
diſcourſe was, that what Dpades, Shouells, (wozdg,0%
føles they had toine, lo baing bome (if not the next day,
thep goald bang) the next refpes was, they had taken two
of our inen,ranging in the wods, which miſchiefe no pu-
niſhment will pzettent bat hanging, and theſe they woulo
chools rebeme their owne 16. a 18. fbas bzaning os
to our 102€$, we delced the pzedident, and Capfaine Mar-
tin, that afternone to ſally upon them, that they might but
know what we part to doeand at night mand our Barge,
and burnt their ownes, and ſpoiled, and deffroyed, what
we could, but they brought our men, and frály deliaered
them : the preudent releaſed one, the rett we bought well
guarded, to spojning and Cuening payers,Dar men all
in ærmes, their trembling feare, then cauſed them to mach
(ozrow, which till Chen (coffed,and frozned at what we durft
Doe, the Counſeli coneladeb , that 3 lhoulo terrifie them
with ſome toztare, to know if I could know their intent, the
next day I boond one in bolo, to the maine malt, and pze-
fenting are apaſkets wito match in the cockes, forcet him
to bedre life, to anſwere my demauubs he could not, but
one of his Comouodos was of the counſell of Paſpahegha
that coulo ſatiſfie me:3 releaſing bim out of fight, a affrigh-
ted, the other Girl with thereat,then with muſkels, which
ſeeing he didred me to fay, and he woulo confede to this
execation:Maiter Scriuerer come, bis diſconcle was ta.
this
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this effect,Chat Paſpehegh, the Chickahamaniar, Youghta-
num, Pamaunka, Mattapanient, Kiskiack. Whele patto
ons were altogether a boating that take me, Paſpahegh,
Chicahamanya, bad entended to furpaire vs at woke, to
bave bad our tals: Powhatan,e al bis woald ſame fciends,
fill Captaine Nuports reforme,tiat he had againe bis sian,
which be called Namontack, where with a great fealt tés
koald ſo enamo, Captain Nupore e bis men,as they ſhould
ceage on him, and the like traps would be laied for the ret.
This trap foz aur (@les, weſaſpected the chiefe occaſion
was foure baies betoze Powhatan bad ſent the beg be bad
to us, with many Larkies to maifier Scrivener, and mé,
undertanding 3 would go bp into his Countries to deſtroy
ebem,and be doubled it the moze, in that 3 lo oſt practiſed
mg men, thoſe huling be beard to his owne lodging, that
much feared bis wiues,and childzen; we fent him wo3d, we
entended no fach thing, but only to gee to Powhatan, la
féke tones to make Hatchets, ercept his men lot al bs,
as Paſpahegh bad fold us they wonid, which if they did
thofe but one arrowe, ws woulo Deffroy them, and deali
this miſchiefe might bappen, lent' the boy to acquaint him
thus maci,and regard him to lend vs Weanock,one ofbts
ſobiects for a guide, g boy be returned backe with bis'Chellt,
& apparell, which then we bad giuen him, deliring another
fog him, g caule was, be woss paediting with the Chikaha-
maniasas the boy (aſpedeo fome billante, by their extraozbi.
narg refeat,& fecret conference from whence they would lena
bim.sche boy we kåpe, now we would ſeno biar inang meſa
ſengers,& preſents, the guide we deſired be ſent ose with-
all requeſted ba to returnebim, either the bay.o2 ſome other,
but none he could baue, esbat bay theſe Indians were aps
pzebenbed, bis lonne with others g babloaded at our forf,
returned, being out of the fort,rayigdon me, to diners of
our men, to be enemies to bin,& tu g Chikamanast long
after Weanock g bad bin with bsfo2 cur gaide whom te
kept to baue conducea vs in another fourng, wo a falſe arcale
retarde,
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refarnes, and ſecretly after hiin, Amocis the Paſpabeya,
who alwates they kepf amongt us for a ſpie, whom the
betfer to avoide ſafpition, preſently after they came to beate
away: thefe preſumptions induced me to take any occaf.
on, not onely to try the bonelty of Amocis, thelpie but al
ſo the meaning of theſe cunning trtekes of their emperour
of Powhacan; Whole trae meaning Captaine Martin molt
confidently pleaded.
The confetion of Macanoe, which was the coanſeller of
Pafpahegh: fick 1, then mailler Scrucner, vpon their
federall scaminations, found by them all confirmed, that
Paſpahegh, and Chickahamm nia did gate bs, and in,
tended ſome amtſchiele, and toho they were that tose me, the
names of them that tole aar tales, and (wojos, and that
Powhatan ceceiaes them, they all agreed:certaine bollies of
thot we cauſed to be diſcharged, which cauſed each other to
thinke that their fellowes had bæne daine.
Powhatan onberftanding wa Betained certaine Sal-
uages, ſent his Daughter,a child of tenne yeares old, which
not only for feature,countenance , & propoztion, much erces.
Deth any of the rett of his people, but for wit, and (pirit, the
only Nonpariel of his Country : this bee ſent by bis
mot trufie međenger, calleo Rawhunt, as much er-
coding in delozmilie of perſon, but of a labidl wit,and crafty
underſtanding, be with a long circamtance,colo mæ,hol
Well Powhatan, loved and reſpected me, and in that 3
fhould rot doubt ang way of his kindnelle, be bad leat bis
shilo, which be mot ettámed, to ſe meza Dárezand bueat,
befides foz a pzelent : Defiring me that the Bog might come
againe, which be loued escædingly, his litle Daughter be
bad taught this leffon allo:not taking netice at all of the
3nbeans that bab bæne priſoners thrée Dates, till that moj.
ning that the raw their fathers and friends come quietle,
and in gob tearmes to entreate their libertie.
Opechaukanough,fent allo onto us,cbat for his ſake, we
5.
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would releaſe two that were bis friends, and foz a token
ſent me his holing Sloge, and Bracer, which the day oor
men was taken tpon, feparating himſelfe from the rett a
long time, intreated to ſpeake with me, where in token of
peace, be bab preferred me the ſame:now all of them having
found their peremptorie conditions, but to increaſe our me.
lice, which theplæing bs begin to threaten to Delroy them,
as familiarly as before, without lofpition,oz feare, came &-
mouga vs, to begge libertie foz their men: In the afternone
they being gone, we guarded tvem as before to the Church,
and after payer, gave them to Pocahuntas, the kings
Daugbter, in regard of her fathers kinonelle in lending
ber: after hauing well febthem, as all the time of their im.
priſonment, wegane them their bowes, arrowes, 02
what elle they had, and with mach content, ſent them
packing: Pocahuntas, allo we requited, with ſuch trifles
as contented her, fo tel that we had vien g Paſpahcyans berg
kindly in lo relealing them. The next day we bad ſalpition
of ſome other practiſe foz an Amboſcado , bat perfettig we
coulo not diſcouer it, two Dates after a Paſpabeyan, came
to help us a glittering minerall Gone: and with lignes des.
monftrating it to be in great absondance,like Onto Kockes,
with ſome oczen moze, 3 was ſent to leke to digge lome
quantitte, and the Indean to conduc me: but ſnípeding
this Come tricke to delade os, foz to get ſome Copper of us,
o with ſome ambuſcado fo betray bs,ſæing bim falter in his
tale, being two miles on our wap, led him afyone, where
abuking vs from place to place, and ſo læking either to baue :
baine 6s with bim into the tro 8,03 lo baue giuen bs the
dippe: lhewed him Copper, which 3 pzomiſed to have gi-
uen him if he had performed his promiſe, but fo2 bis ſcoffing
and asalng os, Igaue bia twentie laches with a Kope,
and his bowes and acrobes, bidding bia thote if be dosť,
ano lo let him.gor.
Ja all this time, our men being all oz the mott part well
recouered;
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recouerco, and le not willing to trifle away moje time then
neceflitie enfozced us onto, we thought god for the better
content of the aduentarers, in ſome reaſonable fort to
fraight bame goalter Nelſon with Cadar tod, about
fobich,our men going with willing minds,was in very gw)
time effected, and the chip ſent foz England ; We now re-
maining being in god health, all our men welco.ented, free
from mutinies, in loue one with another, e as we hope in a
continuall peace with the woians, where we doubt not but
commendatima by Gods gracious adikance, and the adventorers willing
of the couribay
minds,and ſpädie furtherance to to honozable an acion in
after times, to lée car Pation to eniog a Country, not onelg
erceeding pleaſant foz babitation, but allo very pzofitable for
comerce in generall, no boubt pleañng to almightie God,
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