The mapp and description of Nevv-England together with a discourse of plantation, and collonies: also, a relation of the nature of the climate, and how it agrees with our owne country England. How neere it lyes to New-found-land, Virginia, Noua Francia, Canada, and other parts of the West-Indies. Written by Sr. William Alexander, Knight.
         Encouragement to colonies
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             The mapp and description of Nevv-England together with a discourse of plantation, and collonies: also, a relation of the nature of the climate, and how it agrees with our owne country England. How neere it lyes to New-found-land, Virginia, Noua Francia, Canada, and other parts of the West-Indies. Written by Sr. William Alexander, Knight.
             Encouragement to colonies
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           THE
           MAPP
           AND
           ,
           DESCRIPTION
           OF
           NEW-ENGLAND
           ;
           Together
           with
           A
           Discourse
           of
           Plantation
           ,
           and
           COLLONIES
           :
           ALSO
           ,
           A
           Relation
           of
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           Climate
           ,
           and
           how
           it
           agrees
           with
           our
           owne
           Country
           ENGLAND
           .
        
         
           How
           neere
           it
           lyes
           to
           New-found-Land
           ,
           Uirginia
           ,
           Noua
           Francia
           ,
           Canada
           ,
           and
           other
           Parts
           of
           the
           WEST-INDIES
           .
        
         
           Written
           by
           Sr.
           WILLIAM
           ALEXANDER
           ,
           Knight
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           NATHANIEL
           BVTTER
           .
           An.
           Dom.
           1630.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           
             
               This
               Scale
               conteineth
               150
               English
               Leagues
            
          
        
         
         
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           AN
           ENCOVRAGEMENT
           TO
           COLONIES
           .
        
         
           THe
           sending
           forth
           of
           Colonies
           (
           seeming
           a
           nouelty
           )
           is
           esteemed
           now
           to
           bee
           a
           strange
           thing
           ,
           as
           not
           onely
           being
           aboue
           the
           courage
           of
           common
           men
           ,
           but
           altogether
           alienated
           from
           their
           knowledge
           ,
           which
           is
           no
           wonder
           ,
           since
           that
           course
           though
           both
           ancient
           ,
           and
           vsuall
           ,
           hath
           beene
           by
           the
           intermission
           of
           so
           many
           ages
           discontinued
           ,
           yea
           was
           impossible
           to
           be
           practised
           so
           long
           as
           there
           was
           no
           vast
           ground
           ,
           howsoeuer
           men
           had
           beene
           willing
           ,
           whereupon
           Plantations
           might
           haue
           beene
           made
           ,
           yet
           there
           is
           none
           who
           will
           doubt
           but
           that
           the
           world
           in
           her
           infancy
           ,
           and
           innocency
           ,
           was
           first
           peopled
           after
           this
           manner
           .
        
         
           The
           next
           generations
           succeeding
           Shem
           planted
           in
           
             Asia
             ,
             Chams
          
           in
           Africke
           ,
           and
           laphets
           ,
           in
           
             Europe
             :
             Abraham
          
           and
           Lot
           were
           Captaines
           of
           Colonies
           ,
           the
           Land
           then
           being
           as
           free
           as
           the
           Seas
           are
           now
           ,
           since
           they
           parted
           them
           in
           euery
           part
           where
           they
           passed
           ,
           not
           taking
           notice
           of
           natiues
           without
           
           impediment
           .
           That
           memorable
           troope
           of
           Iewes
           which
           Moses
           led
           from
           Aegypt
           to
           Cana●●
           was
           a
           kind
           of
           Colonie
           though
           miraculously
           conducted
           by
           God
           ,
           who
           intended
           thereby
           to
           aduance
           his
           Church
           and
           to
           destroy
           the
           rejected
           Ethnikes
           .
           Salmanezer
           King
           of
           Ash●r
           was
           remarked
           for
           the
           first
           who
           did
           violate
           the
           naturall
           ingenuitie
           of
           this
           commendable
           kind
           of
           policy
           by
           too
           politike
           an
           intention
           ;
           for
           hauing
           transported
           the
           ten
           Tribes
           of
           Israel
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           that
           transplanting
           and
           dispersing
           them
           ,
           hee
           might
           either
           weaken
           their
           strength
           ,
           or
           abolish
           their
           memorie
           by
           incorporating
           of
           them
           with
           his
           other
           Subjects
           ;
           he
           to
           preuent
           the
           dangers
           incident
           amongst
           remote
           vassals
           did
           send
           a
           Colonie
           to
           inhabite
           Samaria
           of
           a
           purpose
           thereby
           to
           secure
           his
           late
           and
           questionable
           conquest
           .
        
         
           Who
           can
           imagine
           by
           this
           industrious
           course
           of
           Plantations
           ,
           what
           an
           vnexpected
           progresse
           from
           a
           despised
           beginning
           hath
           beene
           suddenly
           made
           to
           the
           height
           of
           greatnesse
           !
           The
           Phoenicians
           quickly
           founded
           Sidon
           ,
           and
           Tirus
           ,
           so
           much
           renowned
           both
           by
           sacred
           ,
           and
           humane
           writers
           ,
           and
           a
           few
           Tirians
           builded
           Carthage
           ,
           which
           had
           first
           no
           more
           ground
           allowed
           her
           than
           could
           be
           compassed
           by
           the
           extended
           dimensions
           of
           a
           Bulls
           hide
           ,
           which
           for
           acquiring
           of
           the
           more
           ground
           they
           diuided
           in
           as
           many
           sundrie
           parts
           as
           was
           possible
           ,
           yet
           in
           end
           that
           Town
           became
           the
           Mistresse
           of
           Afr●ke
           ,
           and
           the
           riuall
           of
           Rome
           :
           and
           Rome
           it selfe
           that
           great
           Ladie
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           terrour
           to
           all
           Nations
           ,
           ambitiously
           clayming
           for
           her
           first
           founders
           a
           few
           scandalized
           fugitiues
           that
           fled
           from
           the
           ruines
           of
           Troy
           ,
           did
           rise
           from
           small
           appearances
           to
           that
           exorbitancy
           of
           power
           ,
           which
           at
           this
           day
           is
           remembred
           with
           admiration
           ;
           Though
           the
           walls
           of
           it
           at
           that
           time
           were
           very
           lowe
           when
           the
           one
           brother
           did
           kill
           the
           other
           for
           jumping
           ouer
           them
           ,
           either
           jealousie
           already
           preuayling
           aboue
           naturall
           affection
           ,
           or
           else
           vnaduised
           anger
           constructing
           that
           which
           might
           haue
           been
           casually
           or
           carelesly
           done
           ,
           in
           a
           sinistrous
           sense
           to
           the
           hatefull
           behauiour
           of
           insolency
           or
           scorne
           ;
           Their
           number
           then
           was
           not
           only
           very
           small
           ,
           but
           they
           wanted
           women
           ,
           without
           
           which
           they
           could
           not
           encrease
           ,
           nor
           subsist
           ,
           till
           they
           rauished
           the
           daughters
           of
           the
           Sabins
           ,
           by
           a
           violent
           match
           at
           first
           ,
           portending
           their
           future
           rapins
           ,
           and
           what
           a
           furious
           off-spring
           they
           were
           likely
           to
           ingender
           .
           And
           when
           that
           haughty
           Citie
           beganne
           to
           suffer
           the
           miseries
           which
           she
           had
           so
           long
           beene
           accustomed
           to
           inflict
           vpon
           others
           ,
           the
           venerable
           Citie
           of
           Venice
           (
           keeping
           for
           so
           many
           ages
           a
           spotlesse
           reputation
           )
           was
           first
           begunne
           by
           a
           few
           discouraged
           persons
           ,
           who
           fleeing
           from
           the
           furie
           of
           the
           barbarous
           Nations
           that
           then
           encroached
           vpon
           Italie
           ,
           were
           distracted
           with
           feare
           and
           (
           seeking
           for
           their
           safety
           )
           did
           stumble
           vpon
           a
           commodious
           dwelling
           .
        
         
           The
           Graecians
           were
           the
           first
           ,
           at
           least
           of
           all
           the
           Gentiles
           ,
           (
           who
           joyning
           learning
           with
           armes
           )
           did
           both
           doe
           ,
           and
           write
           that
           which
           was
           worthie
           to
           be
           remembred
           ;
           and
           that
           small
           parcel
           of
           ground
           whose
           greatnesse
           was
           then
           only
           valued
           by
           the
           vertue
           of
           the
           inhabitants
           ,
           did
           plant
           Trapizonde
           in
           the
           East
           ,
           and
           many
           other
           Cities
           in
           Asia
           the
           lesse
           ,
           the
           protecting
           of
           whose
           liberties
           was
           the
           first
           cause
           of
           warre
           between
           them
           and
           the
           Persian
           Monarchs
           ;
           then
           besides
           all
           the
           adjacent
           Iles
           they
           planted
           Siracusa
           in
           Sicile
           ,
           most
           part
           of
           Italie
           ,
           which
           made
           it
           to
           bee
           called
           
             Graecia
             maior
          
           ,
           and
           Marseills
           in
           France
           .
           O
           what
           a
           strange
           alteration
           !
           that
           this
           part
           ,
           which
           did
           flourish
           thus
           ,
           whilest
           it
           was
           possessed
           by
           vigorous
           spirits
           ,
           who
           were
           capable
           of
           great
           enterprises
           ,
           did
           so
           many
           braue
           things
           should
           now
           (
           the
           seate
           of
           base
           seruile
           people
           )
           become
           the
           most
           abject
           and
           contemptible
           part
           of
           all
           the
           Territories
           belonging
           to
           the
           barbarous
           Ottomans
           ,
           whose
           insolent
           Ianissaries
           (
           as
           the
           Pretorian
           Guards
           did
           with
           their
           Emperours
           ,
           and
           Mamalukes
           of
           Egypt
           with
           their
           Soldans
           )
           presume
           at
           this
           time
           to
           dispose
           of
           the
           Regall
           power
           ,
           vpbrayding
           the
           miserable
           follie
           of
           Christians
           ,
           who
           dangerously
           embarqued
           in
           intestine
           warres
           ,
           though
           inuited
           by
           an
           encountring
           occasion
           ,
           neglect
           so
           great
           ,
           so
           glorious
           ,
           and
           so
           easie
           a
           conquest
           .
        
         
           The
           Romanos
           comming
           to
           command
           a
           well
           peopled
           World
           ,
           had
           no
           vse
           of
           Colonies
           ,
           but
           onely
           thereby
           to
           reward
           
           such
           old
           deseruing
           Souldiers
           as
           (
           age
           and
           merit
           pleading
           an
           immunitie
           from
           any
           further
           constrained
           trauell
           )
           had
           brauely
           exceeded
           the
           ordinary
           course
           of
           time
           appointed
           for
           military
           seruice
           ,
           which
           custome
           was
           vsed
           in
           
             Germanie
             ,
             France
             ,
             Spaine
          
           ,
           and
           Brittaine
           ,
           and
           likewise
           that
           the
           Townes
           erected
           in
           this
           sort
           might
           serue
           for
           Citadels
           imposed
           vpon
           euery
           conquered
           Prouince
           ,
           whereof
           some
           doe
           flourish
           at
           this
           day
           ,
           and
           of
           others
           nothing
           doth
           remaine
           but
           the
           very
           name
           onely
           ,
           their
           ruines
           being
           so
           ruined
           ,
           that
           wee
           can
           hardly
           condiscend
           vpon
           what
           solitary
           part
           to
           bestowe
           the
           fame
           of
           their
           former
           being
           .
        
         
           I
           am
           loth
           by
           disputable
           opinions
           to
           dig
           vp
           the
           Tombes
           of
           them
           that
           more
           extenuated
           then
           the
           dust
           are
           buried
           in
           obliuion
           &
           will
           leaue
           these
           disregarded
           relicts
           of
           greatnesse
           to
           continue
           as
           they
           are
           ,
           the
           scorne
           of
           pride
           ,
           witnessing
           the
           power
           of
           time
           .
           Neither
           will
           I
           after
           the
           common
           custome
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           ouerualuing
           things
           past
           disualue
           the
           present
           ,
           but
           considering
           seriously
           of
           that
           which
           is
           lately
           done
           in
           Ireland
           ,
           doe
           finde
           a
           Plantation
           there
           inferiour
           to
           none
           that
           hath
           beene
           heretofore
           .
           The
           Babylonians
           hauing
           conquered
           the
           Israelites
           did
           transplant
           them
           as
           exposed
           to
           ruine
           in
           a
           remote
           Countrey
           ,
           sending
           others
           of
           their
           owne
           Nation
           (
           that
           they
           might
           be
           vtterly
           extirpated
           )
           to
           inhabite
           Samvria
           in
           their
           places
           .
           And
           our
           King
           hath
           only
           diuided
           the
           most
           seditious
           families
           of
           the
           Irish
           by
           dispersing
           them
           in
           sundry
           parts
           within
           the
           Countrey
           ,
           not
           to
           extinguish
           ,
           but
           to
           dissipate
           their
           power
           ,
           who
           now
           neither
           haue
           ,
           nor
           giue
           cause
           of
           feare
           .
           The
           Romanes
           did
           build
           some
           Townes
           which
           they
           did
           plant
           with
           their
           owne
           people
           by
           all
           rigour
           to
           curbe
           the
           Natiues
           next
           adjacent
           thereunto
           ,
           And
           our
           King
           hath
           incorporated
           some
           of
           his
           best
           Brittaines
           with
           the
           Irish
           ,
           planted
           in
           sundry
           places
           without
           power
           to
           oppresse
           ,
           but
           onely
           to
           ciuilize
           them
           by
           their
           example
           .
           Thus
           Ireland
           which
           heretofore
           was
           scarcely
           discouered
           ,
           and
           only
           irritated
           by
           others
           ,
           prouing
           to
           the
           English
           as
           the
           Lowe-Countries
           did
           to
           Spaine
           ,
           a
           meanes
           whereby
           to
           waste
           their
           men
           ,
           and
           their
           money
           ,
           is
           now
           really
           conquered
           ,
           becomming
           
           a
           strength
           to
           the
           State
           ,
           and
           a
           glorie
           to
           his
           Majesties
           gouernment
           ,
           who
           hath
           in
           the
           setling
           thereof
           excelled
           all
           that
           was
           commended
           in
           any
           ancient
           Colonie
           .
        
         
           As
           all
           first
           were
           encouraged
           to
           Plantations
           by
           the
           largenesse
           of
           the
           conquests
           that
           were
           proposed
           vnto
           them
           ,
           fearing
           onely
           want
           of
           people
           ,
           and
           not
           of
           land
           ,
           so
           in
           after
           ages
           when
           all
           knowne
           parts
           became
           peopled
           ,
           they
           were
           quickly
           entangled
           with
           the
           other
           extremitie
           ,
           grudging
           to
           be
           bounded
           within
           their
           prospect
           ,
           and
           jarring
           with
           their
           neighbours
           for
           small
           parcels
           of
           ground
           ,
           a
           strife
           for
           limits
           limiting
           the
           liues
           of
           many
           who
           entring
           first
           in
           controuersie
           vpon
           a
           point
           of
           profit
           though
           with
           the
           losse
           of
           ten
           times
           more
           ,
           valuing
           their
           honour
           by
           the
           opinion
           of
           others
           behooued
           to
           proceed
           as
           engaged
           for
           the
           safety
           of
           their
           reputation
           .
           Then
           richesse
           being
           acquired
           by
           industrie
           ,
           and
           glorie
           by
           employments
           ,
           these
           two
           did
           beget
           auarice
           ,
           and
           ambition
           ,
           which
           lodging
           in
           some
           subtile
           heads
           vpon
           a
           politike
           consideration
           to
           vnite
           intestine
           diuisions
           did
           transferre
           their
           splene
           to
           forraine
           parts
           ,
           not
           seeking
           to
           rectifie
           the
           affections
           ,
           but
           to
           busie
           them
           abroad
           where
           least
           harme
           was
           feared
           ,
           and
           most
           benefit
           expected
           ,
           so
           that
           where
           they
           had
           first
           in
           a
           peaceable
           sort
           sought
           for
           Lands
           onely
           wherewith
           to
           furnish
           their
           necessity
           ,
           which
           conueniency
           ,
           or
           sufficiency
           ,
           did
           easily
           accommodate
           ,
           now
           ayming
           at
           greatnesse
           the
           desires
           of
           men
           growne
           infinite
           ,
           made
           them
           strangers
           to
           contentment
           ,
           and
           enemies
           to
           rest
           .
        
         
           Some
           Nations
           seeking
           to
           exchange
           for
           better
           seates
           ,
           others
           to
           command
           their
           neighbours
           ,
           there
           was
           for
           many
           ages
           no
           speach
           but
           of
           wrongs
           and
           reuenges
           ,
           conquests
           and
           reuolts
           ,
           razings
           and
           ruining
           of
           States
           ,
           a
           continuall
           reuolution
           determining
           the
           periods
           of
           Time
           by
           the
           miseries
           of
           mankind
           ,
           and
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           populousnesse
           of
           these
           ages
           during
           the
           Monarchies
           of
           the
           
             Assirians
             ,
             Persians
             ,
             Graecians
          
           ,
           and
           Romanes
           ,
           the
           world
           could
           not
           haue
           subsisted
           if
           it
           had
           not
           beene
           purged
           of
           turbulent
           humours
           by
           letting
           out
           the
           bloud
           of
           many
           thousands
           ,
           so
           that
           warre
           was
           the
           vniuersall
           Chirurgeon
           of
           these
           distempered
           times
           :
           And
           thereafter
           
           O
           what
           monstrous
           multitudes
           of
           people
           were
           slaine
           by
           huge
           deluges
           of
           barbarous
           armies
           that
           ouerflowed
           
             Italie
             ,
             France
          
           and
           Spaine
           !
           and
           the
           Christians
           haue
           long
           beene
           subject
           to
           the
           like
           calamities
           wanting
           a
           commoditie
           how
           they
           might
           (
           not
           wronging
           others
           )
           in
           a
           Christian
           manner
           employ
           the
           people
           that
           were
           more
           chargeable
           then
           necessary
           at
           home
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           cause
           of
           much
           mischiefe
           among
           themselues
           ,
           till
           at
           that
           time
           when
           Spaine
           was
           striuing
           with
           France
           how
           to
           part
           Italie
           ,
           as
           Italie
           had
           formerly
           done
           with
           Carthage
           how
           to
           part
           Spaine
           .
           Then
           it
           pleased
           God
           hauing
           pitie
           of
           the
           Christians
           who
           for
           purposes
           of
           small
           importance
           did
           prodigally
           prostitute
           the
           liues
           of
           them
           whom
           hee
           had
           purchased
           with
           so
           pretious
           a
           ransome
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           for
           diuerting
           that
           violent
           kind
           of
           vanitie
           ,
           to
           discouer
           a
           new
           world
           ,
           which
           it
           would
           seeme
           in
           all
           reason
           should
           haue
           transported
           them
           with
           designes
           of
           more
           moment
           ,
           whereby
           glory
           and
           profit
           with
           a
           guiltlesse
           labour
           was
           to
           bee
           attayned
           with
           lesse
           danger
           whereunto
           they
           are
           as
           it
           were
           inuited
           ,
           and
           prouoked
           with
           so
           many
           eminent
           aduantages
           palpably
           exposed
           to
           any
           cleare
           judgement
           that
           I
           thinke
           (
           this
           obuious
           facilitie
           vilifying
           that
           which
           a
           further
           difficulty
           might
           the
           more
           endeare
           )
           the
           easinesse
           of
           the
           prey
           hath
           blunted
           the
           appetite
           .
        
         
           When
           
             Christopher
             Columbus
          
           had
           in
           vaine
           propounded
           this
           enterprise
           to
           diuers
           Christian
           Princes
           ,
           Isabella
           of
           Castile
           against
           the
           opinion
           of
           her
           husband
           (
           though
           so
           much
           renowned
           for
           wit
           yet
           not
           reaching
           this
           mysterie
           )
           did
           first
           furnish
           him
           for
           a
           Voyage
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           were
           fatall
           that
           that
           Nation
           should
           owe
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           their
           greatnesse
           to
           the
           female
           Sexe
           ,
           And
           if
           the
           Spaniards
           would
           sincerely
           ,
           and
           gratefully
           haue
           bestowed
           the
           benefits
           whereby
           God
           did
           allure
           them
           to
           possesse
           this
           Land
           for
           the
           planting
           of
           it
           with
           Christians
           enclined
           to
           ciuilitie
           ,
           and
           religion
           ,
           it
           had
           at
           this
           day
           considering
           the
           excellency
           of
           the
           soyle
           ,
           for
           all
           the
           perfections
           that
           nature
           could
           affoord
           ;
           beene
           the
           most
           singularly
           accomplished
           place
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           but
           it
           hath
           infortunatly
           fallen
           out
           farre
           otherwise
           ,
           that
           the
           treasures
           that
           are
           
           drawne
           from
           thence
           (
           mynes
           to
           blowe
           vp
           mindes
           and
           rockes
           to
           ruine
           faith
           )
           doe
           proue
           the
           seed
           of
           dissention
           ,
           the
           sinewes
           of
           the
           warre
           ,
           and
           nurcerie
           of
           all
           the
           troubles
           amongst
           Christians
           .
        
         
           The
           Spaniards
           that
           were
           so
           happie
           as
           to
           chance
           first
           vpon
           this
           new
           World
           ,
           were
           of
           all
           others
           (
           hauing
           but
           a
           vast
           mountainous
           Countrey
           )
           in
           regard
           of
           their
           scarcity
           of
           people
           ,
           most
           vnfit
           for
           planting
           thereof
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           but
           soone
           haue
           abandoned
           the
           same
           ,
           if
           they
           had
           not
           so
           quickly
           encountred
           with
           the
           rich
           Mynes
           of
           
             Mexico
             ,
             New
             Spaine
          
           and
           Peru
           ,
           which
           were
           once
           likely
           to
           haue
           beene
           lost
           for
           lacke
           of
           wood
           ,
           till
           the
           way
           was
           inuented
           of
           refining
           Siluer
           by
           quicksiluer
           ,
           which
           may
           bee
           easily
           done
           out
           of
           any
           oare
           that
           is
           free
           from
           Lead
           ,
           and
           (
           all
           the
           Spaniards
           disdayning
           worke
           as
           a
           seruile
           thing
           belowe
           their
           abilities
           )
           their
           greatest
           trouble
           is
           the
           want
           of
           workmen
           :
           for
           the
           Natiues
           that
           are
           extant
           ,
           suruiuing
           many
           vexations
           ,
           if
           they
           become
           ciuile
           out
           of
           an
           indulgency
           to
           libertie
           ,
           and
           ease
           ,
           whereunto
           all
           the
           Americans
           (
           liking
           better
           of
           a
           penurious
           life
           thus
           then
           to
           haue
           plenty
           with
           taking
           paines
           )
           are
           naturally
           enclined
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           haue
           a
           secure
           ease
           warranted
           by
           an
           order
           ,
           doe
           betake
           themselues
           to
           Cloisters
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           haue
           no
           meanes
           to
           prosecute
           these
           workes
           but
           by
           drawing
           yeerly
           a
           great
           number
           of
           Negroes
           from
           Angola
           ,
           and
           other
           parts
           ,
           which
           being
           but
           an
           vnnaturall
           merchandise
           ,
           are
           bought
           at
           a
           deare
           rate
           ,
           and
           maintayned
           with
           danger
           ,
           for
           they
           once
           of
           late
           ,
           as
           I
           haue
           heard
           from
           one
           that
           was
           there
           at
           that
           time
           designed
           to
           murther
           their
           Masters
           ,
           by
           a
           plot
           which
           should
           haue
           beene
           put
           in
           execution
           vpon
           a
           Good-friday
           ,
           when
           all
           being
           exercised
           at
           their
           deuotion
           were
           least
           apt
           to
           apprehend
           such
           a
           wicked
           course
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           alwaies
           feared
           that
           to
           reuenge
           what
           of
           necessitie
           they
           must
           suffer
           ,
           and
           to
           procure
           their
           libertie
           hating
           most
           what
           they
           feele
           for
           the
           present
           ,
           and
           hoping
           for
           better
           by
           a
           change
           ,
           they
           will
           joyne
           with
           any
           strong
           enemy
           that
           landing
           there
           dare
           attempt
           the
           conquest
           of
           that
           Countrey
           .
        
         
           I
           will
           not
           here
           insist
           in
           setting
           downe
           the
           manner
           how
           
           the
           Spaniards
           made
           themselues
           Masters
           of
           so
           many
           rich
           and
           pleasant
           Countries
           ,
           but
           doe
           leaue
           that
           to
           their
           owne
           Histories
           ,
           though
           I
           confesse
           (
           like
           wisemen
           )
           they
           are
           very
           sparing
           to
           report
           the
           estate
           of
           these
           parts
           ,
           and
           doe
           barre
           all
           strangers
           from
           hauing
           accesse
           thereunto
           ,
           wishing
           to
           enjoy
           that
           which
           they
           loue
           in
           priuate
           ,
           and
           not
           inconsiderately
           vanting
           by
           the
           vanitie
           of
           praises
           to
           procure
           vnto
           themselues
           the
           vexation
           that
           they
           might
           suffer
           by
           the
           earnest
           pursuit
           of
           emulating
           riuals
           ,
           but
           as
           they
           did
           brauely
           begin
           ,
           and
           resolutely
           prosecute
           their
           Discoueries
           in
           America
           ,
           so
           hath
           it
           justly
           recompenced
           their
           courage
           ,
           prouing
           the
           ground
           of
           all
           that
           greatnesse
           which
           at
           this
           time
           (
           not
           without
           cause
           )
           doth
           make
           them
           (
           as
           able
           ,
           or
           willing
           ,
           to
           conquer
           others
           if
           not
           both
           )
           so
           much
           suspected
           by
           euery
           jealous
           State.
           And
           Henry
           the
           Seuenth
           the
           Salomon
           of
           England
           had
           his
           judgement
           onely
           condemned
           for
           neglecting
           that
           good
           occasion
           which
           was
           first
           offered
           vnto
           him
           by
           Columbus
           ,
           yet
           did
           he
           presently
           seeke
           to
           repaire
           his
           errour
           by
           sending
           forth
           
             Sebastian
             Chabot
          
           a
           Venetian
           who
           did
           discouer
           the
           I
           le
           of
           Newfound-land
           ,
           and
           this
           part
           of
           the
           Continent
           of
           America
           now
           intended
           to
           bee
           planted
           by
           his
           Majesties
           Subjects
           vnder
           the
           name
           of
           New
           England
           ,
           and
           New
           Scotland
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           fruits
           of
           his
           happie
           raigne
           still
           growing
           to
           a
           greater
           perfection
           and
           now
           ripe
           to
           bee
           gathered
           by
           this
           age
           ,
           as
           he
           made
           way
           by
           the
           marriage
           of
           his
           eldest
           daughter
           for
           vniting
           these
           two
           Nations
           at
           home
           ,
           so
           did
           hee
           the
           same
           likewise
           by
           this
           discouerie
           abroad
           ,
           but
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           both
           was
           reserued
           for
           his
           Majestie
           now
           raigning
           ,
           and
           no
           Prince
           in
           the
           world
           may
           more
           easily
           effectuate
           such
           a
           purpose
           since
           his
           Dominions
           affoord
           abundance
           of
           braue
           men
           singularly
           valued
           for
           able
           bodies
           and
           actiue
           spirits
           whereof
           the
           English
           haue
           already
           giuen
           good
           proofe
           of
           their
           sufficiency
           in
           forraine
           Plantations
           ;
           but
           before
           I
           proceed
           further
           in
           that
           which
           doth
           concerne
           them
           I
           must
           obserue
           what
           the
           French
           haue
           done
           in
           this
           kind
           .
        
         
           All
           such
           aduentrous
           designes
           out
           of
           ignorance
           ,
           or
           enuie
           (
           either
           contemned
           ,
           or
           doubtfully
           cēsured
           )
           are
           neuer
           approued
           ,
           
           nor
           imitated
           ,
           til
           they
           be
           justified
           by
           the
           successe
           ,
           &
           then
           many
           who
           had
           first
           been
           too
           distrustfull
           falling
           in
           the
           other
           extremitie
           of
           an
           implicite
           confidence
           ,
           to
           redeeme
           their
           former
           neglects
           ,
           doe
           precipitate
           themselues
           in
           needlesse
           dangers
           .
           After
           that
           the
           Spaniards
           were
           knowne
           to
           prosper
           ,
           and
           that
           it
           was
           conceiued
           by
           the
           Voyage
           of
           Chabot
           what
           a
           large
           vastnesse
           this
           new
           Continent
           was
           likely
           to
           proue
           ,
           Francis
           the
           first
           did
           furnish
           forth
           
             Iohn
             Verrizzon
          
           a
           Florentine
           ,
           who
           did
           discouer
           that
           part
           of
           America
           which
           was
           first
           (
           and
           most
           justly
           )
           called
           
             New
             France
          
           ,
           and
           now
           
             Terra
             Florida
          
           .
           And
           vpon
           his
           returne
           he
           affirming
           it
           to
           be
           (
           as
           it
           is
           indeed
           for
           all
           the
           excellencies
           of
           nature
           )
           one
           of
           the
           most
           pleasant
           parts
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           This
           was
           the
           cause
           that
           after
           a
           long
           delay
           (
           during
           the
           space
           of
           two
           Princes
           whole
           raignes
           )
           some
           new
           Discoueries
           reuiuing
           the
           memory
           of
           this
           ,
           in
           the
           yeere
           of
           God
           1562.
           
           Charles
           the
           ninth
           (
           hauing
           a
           haughty
           mind
           ,
           and
           being
           so
           rauished
           with
           a
           desire
           of
           glorie
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           sometimes
           tempted
           by
           sinistrous
           suggestions
           in
           seeking
           after
           it
           to
           goe
           vpon
           wrong
           grounds
           )
           was
           quickly
           enamoured
           with
           the
           eminency
           of
           such
           a
           singular
           designe
           ,
           wherein
           hee
           did
           employ
           
             Iohn
             Riba●t
          
           ,
           who
           comming
           to
           Florida
           ,
           was
           kindly
           receiued
           by
           the
           Natiues
           there
           ,
           and
           hauing
           made
           choice
           of
           a
           place
           where
           to
           build
           a
           Fort
           ,
           after
           hee
           had
           stayed
           a
           time
           giuing
           direction
           for
           such
           things
           as
           were
           necessarie
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           he
           left
           forty
           men
           therein
           when
           hee
           came
           away
           with
           one
           Captaine
           Albert
           to
           command
           them
           ,
           who
           after
           that
           hee
           had
           with
           difficulty
           beene
           freed
           from
           the
           danger
           of
           famine
           ,
           and
           of
           fire
           (
           vnseasonably
           affecting
           the
           disused
           austeritie
           of
           the
           Ancients
           )
           did
           for
           a
           small
           offence
           hang
           one
           of
           his
           companie
           with
           his
           owne
           hands
           ,
           so
           losing
           both
           the
           dignitie
           of
           his
           place
           ,
           and
           the
           hearts
           of
           his
           people
           at
           one
           time
           ,
           which
           hee
           should
           haue
           beene
           extremely
           studious
           to
           preserue
           ,
           esteeming
           them
           as
           fellowes
           of
           his
           sufferings
           ,
           and
           coheires
           of
           his
           hopes
           ,
           at
           least
           the
           qualitie
           of
           the
           offence
           and
           necessitie
           of
           his
           death
           should
           haue
           beene
           made
           so
           cleare
           ,
           that
           as
           importing
           a
           common
           good
           ,
           all
           (
           if
           not
           vrging
           it
           )
           should
           at
           
           least
           haue
           condiscended
           thereunto
           ,
           but
           this
           errour
           of
           his
           was
           acquited
           in
           as
           rude
           a
           manner
           :
           for
           his
           companie
           putting
           him
           to
           death
           did
           make
           choice
           of
           another
           Captaine
           ,
           and
           despairing
           of
           a
           new
           supplie
           though
           wanting
           skilfull
           workmen
           for
           such
           a
           purpose
           (
           necessitie
           sharpning
           their
           wits
           )
           they
           builded
           a
           little
           Barque
           which
           they
           calfatted
           and
           made
           fit
           for
           the
           Seas
           with
           the
           Gummes
           of
           trees
           which
           they
           found
           there
           in
           stead
           of
           Pitch
           ,
           and
           in
           place
           of
           Sayles
           they
           furnished
           her
           with
           such
           linnens
           as
           they
           had
           vpon
           their
           beds
           ,
           and
           being
           thus
           set
           forth
           (
           couragiously
           ouercomming
           a
           number
           of
           admirable
           difficulties
           )
           did
           returne
           to
           France
           after
           a
           desperate
           manner
           .
        
         
           The
           dangerlesse
           returne
           ,
           and
           plausible
           hopes
           of
           Ribaut
           ,
           assisted
           by
           the
           serious
           perswasions
           of
           the
           Admirall
           ,
           (
           the
           receiued
           opinion
           of
           whose
           not
           questioned
           wisedome
           was
           enough
           to
           warrant
           any
           thing
           that
           had
           his
           approbation
           )
           did
           moue
           the
           French
           King
           to
           send
           out
           a
           great
           number
           of
           men
           with
           a
           competent
           prouision
           of
           all
           things
           requisite
           vnder
           the
           charge
           of
           Monsieur
           Laudonier
           ,
           who
           had
           a
           prosperous
           Voyage
           ,
           and
           a
           congratulated
           arriuall
           at
           the
           French
           Fort
           by
           the
           Sauages
           in
           Florida
           ,
           but
           immediatly
           thereafter
           hee
           was
           extremely
           perplexed
           with
           the
           vnexpected
           ,
           mutinies
           and
           factious
           offers
           of
           some
           whom
           he
           had
           carried
           with
           him
           ,
           who
           had
           not
           gone
           thither
           intending
           what
           they
           pretended
           ,
           out
           of
           a
           cleare
           resolution
           to
           inhabite
           that
           bounds
           ,
           but
           did
           onely
           flee
           from
           some
           inconueniences
           that
           had
           vexed
           them
           at
           home
           ,
           such
           men
           as
           hating
           labour
           they
           could
           not
           industriously
           serue
           by
           their
           endeauours
           in
           a
           mechanike
           trade
           ,
           so
           were
           they
           not
           capable
           of
           generous
           inspirations
           that
           prouoke
           magnanimitie
           ,
           but
           habitually
           bred
           to
           vice
           were
           naturally
           enemies
           to
           vertue
           ,
           which
           made
           thirtie
           of
           them
           taking
           away
           a
           Barke
           that
           belonged
           to
           the
           Plantation
           betake
           themselues
           to
           the
           Seas
           in
           hope
           (
           continuing
           as
           they
           had
           beene
           accustomed
           in
           naughty
           courses
           )
           to
           seize
           vpon
           a
           prize
           whereby
           they
           might
           incontinent
           bee
           made
           rich
           ;
           and
           their
           designe
           in
           some
           measure
           had
           the
           projected
           issue
           ,
           but
           in
           place
           of
           raising
           their
           fortunes
           (
           the
           Lord
           neuer
           blessing
           
           them
           that
           abandon
           such
           a
           worthie
           worke
           ,
           much
           lesse
           with
           a
           minde
           to
           doe
           mischiefe
           )
           it
           proued
           in
           end
           away
           to
           worke
           their
           confusion
           ,
           And
           Laudoniere
           being
           happie
           to
           haue
           his
           companie
           purged
           of
           such
           pestiferous
           fellowes
           did
           carrie
           himselfe
           brauely
           as
           became
           a
           commander
           ,
           aduisedly
           enquiring
           concerning
           the
           Sauages
           ,
           what
           their
           force
           was
           ,
           what
           relation
           they
           had
           one
           to
           another
           ,
           where
           they
           were
           friends
           or
           foes
           ,
           how
           their
           pleasures
           were
           placed
           ,
           and
           by
           what
           accounts
           they
           reckoned
           their
           gaines
           or
           losses
           ,
           so
           that
           hee
           was
           alwaies
           ready
           as
           might
           stand
           best
           with
           the
           good
           of
           his
           affaires
           to
           assist
           ,
           or
           oppose
           ,
           to
           diuide
           ,
           or
           agree
           any
           partie
           ,
           thus
           by
           shewing
           power
           purchasing
           authoritie
           ,
           til
           he
           drew
           the
           ballance
           of
           all
           businesse
           to
           bee
           swayed
           where
           hee
           would
           as
           being
           Master
           of
           the
           Countrey
           .
           Hereupon
           (
           the
           vmbragious
           aspersions
           of
           enuie
           so
           darkening
           reason
           that
           it
           could
           not
           discerne
           merite
           at
           least
           out
           of
           a
           depraued
           opinion
           with
           a
           derogatory
           censure
           cancelling
           all
           naturall
           ingenuitie
           ,
           could
           not
           or
           would
           not
           acknowledge
           what
           was
           due
           thereunto
           )
           a
           report
           was
           spread
           in
           France
           by
           some
           that
           Laudoniere
           liued
           like
           a
           Prince
           disdayning
           the
           condition
           of
           a
           Subject
           ,
           and
           the
           French
           out
           of
           a
           preposterous
           policie
           fearing
           what
           they
           should
           haue
           wished
           that
           one
           of
           their
           owne
           Nation
           could
           be
           too
           great
           abroad
           ,
           they
           sent
           backe
           Ribaut
           with
           a
           new
           commission
           to
           succeed
           him
           in
           his
           charge
           ,
           (
           shaking
           thereby
           the
           first
           foundation
           of
           a
           growing
           greatnesse
           )
           who
           seeking
           to
           steale
           priuately
           vpon
           him
           to
           preuent
           aduertisements
           that
           hee
           might
           take
           him
           at
           vnawares
           did
           hardly
           escape
           to
           haue
           beene
           sunke
           at
           his
           first
           entrie
           .
        
         
           Immediatly
           after
           that
           Ribaut
           was
           admitted
           Gouernour
           
             (
             Laudoniere
          
           hauing
           shewed
           himselfe
           as
           dutifull
           to
           obey
           as
           he
           had
           beene
           skilfull
           in
           commanding
           )
           intelligence
           was
           giuen
           them
           that
           sixe
           Spanish
           Ships
           were
           riding
           at
           an
           anchor
           not
           farre
           from
           thence
           ,
           and
           he
           ambitiously
           aspiring
           to
           grace
           his
           beginning
           with
           some
           great
           matter
           against
           the
           aduice
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           with
           an
           obstinate
           resolution
           would
           needs
           goe
           and
           pursue
           them
           taking
           the
           best
           of
           the
           companie
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           so
           left
           the
           Fort
           weakely
           guarded
           ,
           which
           made
           it
           
           to
           proue
           an
           easie
           prey
           for
           the
           Spaniards
           of
           whom
           the
           most
           part
           leauing
           their
           Ships
           (
           a
           minde
           transported
           with
           hope
           not
           thinking
           of
           paine
           )
           did
           march
           thorow
           the
           woods
           whence
           no
           perill
           was
           expected
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           maruellous
           stormy
           night
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           very
           Heauens
           (
           accessarily
           culpable
           )
           had
           conspired
           with
           the
           malice
           of
           men
           for
           the
           working
           of
           mischief
           .
           When
           the
           Frenchmen
           (
           too
           much
           affecting
           their
           owne
           ease
           )
           had
           neglected
           their
           watch
           ,
           surprizing
           their
           Fort
           did
           put
           them
           all
           to
           the
           sword
           ,
           which
           extreme
           crueltie
           of
           theirs
           was
           brauely
           reuenged
           by
           one
           Captaine
           Gorgues
           a
           Gentleman
           of
           Burdeaux
           ,
           who
           out
           of
           a
           generous
           disposition
           being
           sensible
           of
           this
           publike
           injurie
           whereby
           all
           his
           Nation
           was
           interested
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           had
           only
           in
           particular
           imported
           the
           ruine
           of
           his
           owne
           fortunes
           ,
           went
           of
           purpose
           to
           this
           part
           ,
           and
           secretly
           before
           his
           comming
           was
           knowne
           contracting
           a
           great
           friendship
           with
           the
           Sauages
           who
           did
           hate
           the
           austere
           countenance
           ,
           and
           rigorous
           gouernment
           of
           the
           Spaniards
           ,
           when
           it
           came
           to
           be
           compared
           with
           the
           insinuating
           formes
           of
           the
           French
           ,
           he
           found
           the
           meanes
           by
           a
           stratagem
           that
           he
           vsed
           to
           entrap
           the
           Spaniards
           ,
           by
           the
           death
           of
           them
           all
           expiating
           that
           which
           they
           had
           made
           his
           Countreymen
           formerly
           to
           suffer
           ,
           yet
           after
           the
           manner
           of
           many
           being
           more
           apt
           to
           acquire
           then
           to
           preserue
           (
           acting
           greater
           things
           when
           carried
           with
           the
           impetuositie
           of
           a
           present
           fury
           then
           hee
           could
           confirme
           with
           the
           constant
           progresse
           of
           a
           well
           setled
           resolution
           )
           he
           made
           no
           more
           vse
           of
           his
           victorie
           ,
           but
           returned
           back
           to
           France
           ,
           flattering
           himself
           with
           the
           hope
           of
           a
           triumphall
           welcome
           ,
           in
           place
           whereof
           by
           some
           meanes
           made
           Court
           he
           was
           proclaimed
           a
           Rebell
           ,
           as
           a
           sacrifice
           appointed
           to
           appease
           Spaine
           .
           This
           was
           the
           last
           thing
           that
           the
           French
           did
           in
           Florida
           .
        
         
           The
           next
           forraine
           aduenture
           was
           likewise
           procured
           by
           the
           Admirall
           ,
           a
           worthie
           man
           ,
           who
           would
           gladly
           haue
           diuer
           ed
           the
           vindictiue
           dispositions
           of
           his
           Countrymen
           from
           the
           bloudy
           ciuile
           warres
           wherewith
           they
           were
           then
           entangled
           ,
           to
           prosecute
           some
           braue
           enterprise
           abroad
           whereby
           they
           might
           not
           be
           made
           guilty
           ,
           and
           yet
           haue
           glorie
           ,
           The
           
           man
           that
           did
           offer
           himselfe
           for
           Conductor
           of
           the
           Voyage
           was
           one
           Villegagnon
           a
           Knight
           of
           Malta
           who
           then
           pretēded
           to
           be
           of
           the
           reformed
           religion
           (
           as
           all
           doe
           who
           affect
           to
           appeare
           what
           they
           are
           not
           indeed
           )
           making
           shew
           of
           extraordinary
           remorse
           ,
           and
           zeale
           ,
           and
           that
           hee
           had
           a
           desire
           to
           retire
           himselfe
           from
           the
           vanitie
           ,
           corruption
           ,
           and
           vexation
           of
           their
           parts
           to
           some
           remote
           place
           in
           America
           ,
           where
           professing
           himselfe
           such
           as
           he
           was
           ,
           he
           might
           (
           free
           from
           all
           kind
           of
           impediments
           )
           begin
           a
           new
           life
           ,
           and
           where
           he
           hoped
           to
           found
           such
           a
           Colony
           as
           should
           serue
           for
           a
           retreat
           to
           all
           those
           of
           the
           reformed
           Religion
           who
           (
           weary
           of
           the
           persecutiōs
           at
           home
           )
           would
           goe
           where
           they
           might
           liue
           with
           safety
           ,
           and
           enjoy
           the
           libertie
           of
           their
           conscience
           ,
           by
           this
           meanes
           hee
           got
           a
           great
           number
           to
           accōpany
           him
           ,
           amongst
           whom
           was
           
             Iohn
             de
             Lerie
          
           their
           Minister
           ,
           a
           learned
           man
           who
           wrote
           a
           discourse
           of
           all
           that
           passed
           in
           this
           Voyage
           ,
           and
           there
           were
           sundry
           others
           that
           came
           from
           the
           Towne
           of
           Geneua
           ,
           so
           that
           hauing
           a
           reasonable
           number
           and
           well
           prouided
           ,
           hee
           embarqued
           and
           sayled
           towards
           Brasile
           ,
           making
           choice
           of
           a
           place
           fit
           for
           a
           Plantation
           ,
           where
           they
           found
           (
           the
           soile
           excellent
           ,
           the
           Natiues
           well
           inclined
           towards
           them
           ,
           and
           a
           supplie
           comming
           in
           due
           time
           )
           all
           things
           so
           concurring
           for
           their
           contentment
           that
           they
           might
           haue
           begunne
           a
           great
           worke
           happie
           and
           hopefull
           for
           their
           posteritie
           ,
           if
           Uillagagnon
           had
           beene
           the
           man
           that
           he
           made
           them
           beleeue
           he
           was
           ,
           but
           he
           apparantly
           neuer
           louing
           them
           of
           the
           Religion
           in
           his
           heart
           had
           counterfeited
           to
           doe
           so
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           onely
           (
           angling
           their
           affections
           )
           by
           this
           meanes
           to
           draw
           a
           supply
           from
           them
           ;
           for
           as
           soone
           as
           hee
           was
           setled
           in
           his
           gouernment
           ,
           that
           hee
           found
           himselfe
           strong
           enough
           by
           Catholikes
           ,
           and
           others
           of
           his
           friends
           that
           he
           had
           with
           him
           to
           doe
           (
           as
           hee
           thought
           )
           what
           he
           would
           ,
           straight
           ,
           remouing
           the
           maske
           that
           hypocrisie
           had
           put
           vpon
           him
           ,
           he
           discharged
           all
           exercise
           of
           the
           reformed
           religion
           which
           no
           man
           with
           more
           feruency
           had
           professed
           then
           himselfe
           ,
           commanding
           all
           to
           conforme
           themselues
           to
           the
           orders
           that
           he
           had
           set
           downe
           ,
           but
           (
           in
           place
           of
           feare
           which
           he
           purposed
           to
           giue
           ,
           receiuing
           but
           contempt
           )
           
           this
           base
           kind
           of
           carriage
           did
           quite
           ouerthrowe
           his
           authoritie
           ,
           and
           they
           making
           a
           partie
           amongst
           themselues
           did
           remoue
           with
           their
           Minister
           
             Iohn
             de
             Lerie
          
           ,
           which
           diuision
           of
           their
           Colonie
           in
           two
           was
           the
           cause
           that
           neither
           could
           subsist
           ,
           so
           that
           Villagagnon
           abandoning
           that
           Countrey
           ,
           all
           after
           many
           seuerall
           designes
           returned
           vnto
           France
           ,
           hauing
           found
           no
           impediment
           to
           so
           good
           a
           purpose
           but
           the
           peruersenesse
           of
           such
           mindes
           as
           they
           had
           carried
           with
           them
           .
        
         
           Monsieur
           
             De
             Lara●erdier
          
           a
           very
           worthie
           Gentleman
           did
           of
           late
           enterprise
           the
           like
           course
           in
           the
           same
           bounds
           ,
           and
           was
           crossed
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           by
           the
           difference
           of
           Religion
           (
           disputations
           quickning
           them
           to
           contrauert
           who
           will
           not
           be
           conuerted
           )
           that
           distracted
           his
           companie
           with
           seuerall
           opinions
           ,
           yet
           at
           this
           time
           a
           long
           continuance
           making
           that
           lesse
           strange
           amongst
           the
           French
           then
           it
           was
           wont
           to
           be
           ,
           the
           Gentleman
           did
           command
           with
           such
           judgement
           ,
           and
           discretion
           ,
           that
           what
           euer
           priuate
           dislike
           was
           ,
           it
           neuer
           bursted
           forth
           in
           any
           open
           insurrection
           .
           And
           for
           the
           space
           of
           foure
           or
           fiue
           yeeres
           being
           befriended
           by
           the
           Natiues
           ,
           though
           continually
           opposed
           both
           by
           the
           Spaniards
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           Portugals
           ,
           yet
           he
           alwaies
           preuayled
           ,
           liuing
           (
           as
           himselfe
           told
           me
           )
           with
           more
           contentment
           then
           euer
           he
           had
           done
           in
           his
           time
           either
           before
           or
           since
           ;
           hee
           could
           neuer
           discerne
           any
           Winter
           there
           by
           the
           effects
           ,
           seeing
           no
           stormy
           weather
           at
           all
           ,
           and
           finding
           a
           continuall
           greennesse
           to
           beautifie
           the
           fields
           ,
           which
           did
           affoord
           such
           abundance
           ,
           and
           variety
           of
           all
           things
           necessary
           for
           the
           maintaynance
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           neuer
           in
           any
           danger
           of
           famine
           ,
           but
           in
           end
           finding
           no
           more
           people
           comming
           from
           France
           ,
           and
           fearing
           that
           time
           should
           weare
           away
           them
           that
           were
           with
           him
           ;
           then
           being
           flattered
           with
           the
           loue
           of
           his
           natiue
           soyle
           ,
           longing
           to
           see
           his
           friends
           ,
           and
           tempted
           by
           the
           hope
           of
           a
           present
           gaine
           ,
           which
           as
           he
           imagined
           might
           the
           better
           enable
           him
           for
           some
           such
           purpose
           in
           an
           other
           part
           ,
           he
           capitulated
           with
           the
           Spaniards
           to
           surrēder
           the
           place
           hauing
           assurace
           giuen
           him
           for
           a
           great
           summe
           of
           money
           which
           should
           haue
           beene
           deliuered
           in
           
           Spaine
           ,
           but
           comming
           to
           receiue
           the
           same
           (
           it
           being
           more
           easie
           to
           pay
           debt
           by
           reuenging
           a
           pretended
           injurie
           then
           with
           money
           which
           some
           would
           rather
           keepe
           then
           their
           Faith
           )
           he
           was
           cast
           in
           prison
           ,
           where
           hee
           remayned
           long
           ,
           till
           at
           last
           he
           was
           deliuered
           by
           the
           mediation
           of
           our
           Kings
           Ambassadour
           ,
           and
           came
           here
           where
           I
           spake
           with
           him
           of
           purpose
           to
           giue
           his
           Majestie
           thankes
           .
           I
           heare
           that
           for
           the
           present
           he
           is
           now
           at
           Rochell
           (
           with
           a
           hope
           to
           repaire
           his
           error
           )
           ready
           to
           embarque
           for
           some
           such
           like
           enterprise
           .
           This
           is
           all
           that
           the
           Frenchmen
           haue
           done
           in
           the
           South
           parts
           of
           America
           ,
           and
           now
           I
           will
           make
           mention
           of
           their
           proceedings
           in
           these
           parts
           that
           are
           next
           vnto
           vs.
           
        
         
           Francis
           the
           first
           of
           France
           a
           braue
           Prince
           ,
           and
           naturally
           giuen
           to
           great
           things
           ,
           after
           the
           Voyage
           made
           by
           
             Iohn
             Verrizan
             (
             Chabot
          
           hauing
           discouered
           the
           Continent
           for
           Henry
           the
           seuenth
           )
           did
           send
           forth
           
             Iames
             Quartier
          
           one
           of
           Saint
           Malo
           ,
           who
           by
           two
           seuerall
           Voyages
           did
           discouer
           the
           Riuer
           of
           Cannada
           ,
           and
           by
           his
           relation
           doth
           commend
           it
           exceedingly
           as
           being
           fertile
           in
           variety
           of
           Fishes
           ,
           and
           bordered
           with
           many
           pleasant
           meadowes
           ,
           and
           stately
           woods
           ,
           hauing
           in
           sundry
           parts
           abundance
           of
           Vines
           growing
           wilde
           ,
           chiefly
           in
           one
           Ile
           which
           he
           hath
           called
           by
           the
           name
           of
           the
           I
           le
           of
           Orleans
           .
           This
           man
           neuer
           made
           any
           Plantation
           at
           all
           ,
           but
           onely
           discouered
           and
           traffiqued
           with
           the
           Sauages
           ,
           neither
           was
           there
           any
           further
           done
           by
           Roberwall
           ,
           who
           did
           liue
           one
           Winter
           at
           Cape
           Breton
           .
        
         
           The
           Marquesse
           
             De
             la
             Roche
          
           by
           a
           Commission
           from
           Henry
           the
           fourth
           ,
           intending
           a
           Voyage
           for
           Cannada
           ,
           happened
           by
           the
           way
           vpon
           the
           I
           le
           of
           Sablon
           (
           which
           is
           now
           comprehended
           within
           the
           Patent
           of
           
             New
             Scotland
          
           )
           and
           there
           (
           trusting
           to
           the
           strength
           of
           the
           place
           where
           there
           are
           no
           Sauages
           at
           all
           )
           landed
           some
           of
           his
           men
           till
           hee
           should
           haue
           found
           a
           conuenient
           place
           within
           the
           maine
           Land
           fit
           for
           habitation
           ,
           promising
           then
           to
           returne
           for
           them
           ;
           but
           it
           was
           his
           fortune
           by
           reason
           of
           contrary
           winds
           neuer
           to
           finde
           the
           maine
           Land
           ,
           being
           blowne
           backe
           to
           France
           without
           seeing
           of
           them
           ,
           where
           he
           was
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           ciuile
           
           warres
           (
           such
           is
           the
           vncertainty
           of
           worldly
           things
           producing
           vnexpected
           effects
           )
           taken
           prisoner
           by
           the
           Duke
           of
           Mercoeur
           ,
           and
           shortly
           after
           died
           ,
           so
           that
           his
           people
           whom
           hee
           had
           left
           at
           Sablon
           furnished
           but
           for
           a
           short
           time
           had
           quickly
           spent
           their
           prouisions
           ,
           and
           tooke
           for
           their
           maintaynance
           onely
           such
           things
           as
           the
           place
           it selfe
           did
           without
           labour
           freely
           affoord
           ,
           which
           hath
           a
           race
           of
           Kowes
           (
           as
           is
           thought
           )
           first
           transported
           thither
           by
           the
           Portugals
           that
           haue
           long
           continued
           there
           ,
           and
           sundry
           roots
           fit
           to
           be
           eaten
           ,
           with
           abundance
           of
           Fishes
           ,
           Fowle
           and
           Venison
           .
           And
           (
           hauing
           no
           meanes
           to
           liue
           but
           by
           sport
           )
           as
           for
           their
           apparell
           they
           clothed
           themselues
           with
           the
           skinnes
           of
           such
           creatures
           as
           they
           could
           kill
           by
           Land
           ,
           or
           Sea
           ,
           so
           that
           liuing
           there
           for
           the
           space
           of
           twelue
           yeeres
           when
           they
           were
           presented
           to
           Henry
           the
           fourth
           who
           had
           hired
           a
           Fisherman
           to
           bring
           them
           home
           ,
           as
           I
           haue
           heard
           from
           them
           that
           did
           see
           them
           at
           first
           before
           the
           King
           ,
           they
           were
           in
           very
           good
           health
           ,
           and
           looked
           as
           well
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           had
           liued
           all
           that
           time
           in
           France
           :
           But
           hauing
           beene
           abused
           by
           the
           Fisherman
           who
           (
           cunningly
           concealing
           that
           he
           had
           beene
           directed
           by
           the
           King
           )
           did
           bargaine
           with
           them
           to
           haue
           all
           their
           skinnes
           for
           transporting
           them
           home
           ,
           which
           were
           of
           great
           value
           ,
           some
           of
           them
           being
           of
           blacke
           Foxes
           ,
           which
           were
           sold
           at
           fiftie
           pounds
           sterling
           a
           piece
           ,
           and
           aboue
           ,
           for
           the
           recouerie
           thereof
           they
           intended
           a
           processe
           against
           him
           before
           the
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           at
           Paris
           ,
           wherein
           by
           the
           equitie
           of
           their
           cause
           or
           by
           the
           compassion
           of
           the
           Iudges
           ,
           they
           preuayled
           ,
           gayning
           by
           that
           meanes
           a
           stocke
           wherewith
           to
           traffique
           in
           these
           parts
           againe
           .
        
         
           Monsieur
           
             De
             Montes
          
           procuring
           a
           Patent
           from
           Henry
           the
           fourth
           of
           Cannada
           from
           the
           40.
           degree
           Eastward
           comprehending
           all
           the
           bounds
           that
           is
           now
           both
           within
           
             New
             England
          
           and
           
             New
             Scotland
          
           (
           after
           that
           Queene
           Elizabeth
           had
           formerly
           giuen
           one
           thereof
           as
           belonging
           to
           this
           Crowne
           by
           Chabots
           Discouerie
           )
           did
           set
           forth
           with
           a
           hundred
           persons
           fitted
           for
           a
           Plantation
           ,
           carried
           in
           two
           ships
           of
           small
           burthen
           ,
           which
           parting
           from
           France
           on
           seuerall
           dayes
           did
           
           appoint
           their
           meeting
           at
           the
           Port
           of
           Campseau
           ,
           but
           the
           ship
           wherein
           Monsieur
           
             De
             Montes
          
           had
           placed
           himselfe
           going
           first
           ,
           and
           fearing
           the
           huge
           Mountaines
           of
           Ice
           that
           dissoluing
           from
           the
           farre
           Northerne
           parts
           come
           alongst
           the
           coast
           of
           Newfound-land
           during
           the
           Spring
           time
           ,
           did
           take
           her
           course
           more
           to
           the
           South
           ,
           and
           arriued
           at
           Port
           
             De
             Muton
          
           a
           Bay
           now
           in
           the
           fore-land
           of
           
             New
             Scotland
          
           ,
           from
           whence
           one
           of
           the
           Natiues
           of
           the
           Countrey
           (
           either
           out
           of
           courtesie
           ,
           or
           to
           gayne
           a
           reward
           )
           leauing
           his
           Wife
           and
           Children
           (
           as
           a
           pledge
           ,
           or
           else
           to
           bee
           nourished
           with
           them
           )
           went
           to
           Campseau
           ,
           and
           within
           a
           weeke
           brought
           them
           newes
           from
           their
           other
           Ship
           that
           had
           arriued
           there
           ,
           which
           comming
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           Monsieur
           Champlein
           who
           had
           gone
           in
           a
           shallop
           to
           discouer
           the
           coast
           being
           returned
           ,
           they
           sayled
           together
           Westwards
           to
           Cape
           Sable
           ,
           and
           from
           thence
           Northwards
           to
           Bay
           Saint
           Maries
           ,
           where
           towards
           the
           South
           side
           thereof
           they
           found
           good
           meadowes
           and
           arable
           ground
           fit
           to
           be
           planted
           vpon
           ,
           and
           towards
           the
           North
           a
           mountainous
           and
           minerall
           bounds
           ,
           hauing
           discouered
           one
           veine
           of
           metall
           that
           did
           hold
           Siluer
           ,
           and
           two
           of
           Iron
           stone
           :
           After
           this
           ,
           hauing
           seene
           Port
           Royall
           ,
           they
           went
           to
           the
           Riuer
           called
           by
           them
           
             Sante
             Croix
          
           ,
           but
           more
           fit
           now
           to
           bee
           called
           Tweed
           ,
           because
           it
           doth
           diuide
           
             New
             England
          
           and
           
             New
             Scotland
          
           ,
           bounding
           the
           one
           of
           them
           vpon
           the
           East
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           vpon
           the
           Westside
           thereof
           ,
           here
           they
           made
           choice
           of
           an
           I
           le
           that
           is
           within
           the
           middle
           of
           the
           same
           where
           to
           winter
           ,
           building
           houses
           sufficient
           to
           lodge
           their
           number
           ;
           There
           ,
           besides
           other
           sorts
           of
           wood
           ,
           they
           had
           store
           of
           Cedar
           trees
           ,
           and
           found
           the
           ground
           very
           fertile
           as
           it
           did
           proue
           afterwards
           ,
           bringing
           forth
           that
           which
           they
           did
           sow
           with
           an
           extraordinary
           encrease
           ,
           yet
           during
           the
           Winter
           time
           when
           they
           could
           not
           conueniently
           goe
           to
           the
           maine
           Land
           ,
           they
           found
           it
           a
           very
           incommodious
           dwelling
           ,
           specially
           for
           want
           of
           fresh
           Springs
           ;
           And
           the
           soyle
           being
           of
           it selfe
           humid
           ,
           and
           obnoxious
           to
           waters
           ,
           they
           had
           not
           beene
           so
           industrious
           as
           to
           cast
           a
           ditch
           wherewith
           to
           drie
           the
           ground
           whereupon
           their
           houses
           stood
           ,
           and
           in
           end
           finding
           that
           a
           little
           Ile
           was
           
           but
           a
           kind
           of
           large
           prison
           ,
           they
           resolued
           to
           returne
           vnto
           Port
           Royall
           ,
           whereof
           I
           will
           giue
           a
           particular
           Description
           ,
           because
           it
           was
           the
           place
           of
           their
           residence
           ,
           as
           I
           intend
           it
           to
           be
           for
           the
           chiefe
           Colonie
           of
           the
           Scottish
           Nation
           ,
           grounding
           that
           which
           I
           am
           to
           deliuer
           vpon
           such
           Discourses
           as
           the
           Frenchmen
           haue
           written
           ,
           and
           vpon
           that
           which
           I
           haue
           heard
           reported
           by
           sundry
           others
           who
           haue
           seene
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           The
           entry
           in
           Port
           Royall
           is
           from
           the
           South
           side
           of
           a
           great
           Bay
           ,
           which
           doth
           make
           the
           South
           part
           of
           
             New
             Scotland
          
           almost
           an
           I
           le
           ,
           and
           hath
           the
           passage
           at
           first
           so
           narrow
           ,
           with
           a
           current
           so
           violent
           ,
           that
           Ships
           can
           hardly
           enter
           if
           they
           take
           not
           the
           Tide
           right
           ,
           and
           may
           easily
           be
           commanded
           by
           any
           Ordnance
           that
           is
           planted
           on
           either
           side
           ,
           where
           there
           are
           parts
           fit
           for
           that
           purpose
           ;
           As
           soone
           as
           they
           are
           within
           the
           Bay
           ,
           it
           doth
           enlarge
           itself
           to
           the
           bredth
           of
           seuen
           or
           eight
           miles
           ,
           and
           doth
           continue
           so
           as
           if
           it
           were
           square
           for
           the
           like
           bounds
           in
           length
           ;
           There
           are
           within
           the
           same
           two
           Iles
           euery
           one
           of
           them
           extending
           itselfe
           about
           three
           miles
           in
           circuit
           ,
           and
           both
           are
           well
           garnished
           with
           trees
           ,
           and
           grasse
           ;
           Diuers
           Riuers
           and
           Brookes
           doe
           fall
           within
           this
           large
           bosome
           on
           euery
           side
           ,
           of
           which
           the
           chiefe
           is
           one
           that
           doth
           come
           from
           the
           South
           ,
           being
           discouered
           to
           be
           aboue
           fortie
           miles
           portatiue
           ,
           and
           it
           hath
           all
           alongst
           on
           euery
           side
           for
           the
           bounds
           of
           a
           mile
           ,
           or
           halfe
           a
           mile
           at
           least
           ,
           very
           faire
           meadowes
           which
           are
           subject
           to
           bee
           ouerflowed
           at
           high
           tides
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           Land
           fit
           to
           be
           laboured
           lying
           betweene
           them
           and
           the
           woods
           ,
           which
           doe
           compasse
           all
           about
           with
           very
           faire
           trees
           of
           sundry
           sorts
           ,
           as
           Oakes
           ,
           Ash
           ,
           Playnes
           ,
           Maple
           ,
           Beech
           ,
           Birch
           ,
           Cypresse
           ,
           Pinc
           and
           Firre
           ;
           The
           great
           Riuer
           doth
           abound
           exceedingly
           in
           Salmon
           and
           Smelts
           during
           their
           season
           ,
           and
           euery
           little
           Brooke
           in
           Trouts
           .
           One
           Lake
           within
           this
           Bay
           hath
           yeerely
           a
           great
           quantitie
           of
           Herrings
           ,
           which
           by
           reason
           of
           a
           strict
           way
           which
           they
           passe
           are
           easie
           to
           be
           taken
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           yeere
           ouer
           they
           neuer
           want
           shell-fish
           ,
           such
           as
           Lobsters
           ,
           Crabs
           ,
           Cockles
           and
           Mussels
           .
           The
           chiefe
           beasts
           that
           inhabite
           the
           Woods
           there
           ,
           are
           Ellans
           ,
           Hart
           ,
           Hind
           ,
           and
           fallow
           Deere
           ,
           with
           store
           of
           other
           wilde
           
           beasts
           ,
           such
           as
           Wolues
           ,
           Beares
           ,
           Foxes
           ,
           and
           Otters
           ,
           but
           the
           most
           vsefull
           of
           all
           is
           the
           Beauer
           ,
           both
           for
           his
           flesh
           that
           is
           esteemed
           to
           be
           very
           delicate
           for
           eating
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           skinne
           that
           is
           of
           good
           value
           ;
           as
           for
           wild
           foule
           ,
           there
           is
           great
           varietie
           and
           store
           ,
           of
           Partridges
           ,
           Plouers
           ,
           Woodcockes
           ,
           Larkes
           ,
           Wild
           Geese
           ,
           Wild
           Duckes
           ,
           Heron
           and
           Crane
           ,
           with
           many
           other
           sorts
           peculiar
           to
           that
           part
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           not
           knowne
           here
           .
        
         
           Vpon
           the
           East
           side
           of
           this
           Port
           the
           French
           did
           entrench
           themselues
           ,
           building
           such
           houses
           as
           might
           serue
           to
           accommodate
           their
           number
           ,
           and
           a
           little
           from
           thence
           
             Monsieur
             Champlein
          
           did
           cut
           a
           walke
           through
           the
           Woods
           ,
           where
           they
           delighted
           to
           repaire
           in
           Summer
           to
           shroud
           themselues
           from
           the
           heate
           ,
           and
           the
           rather
           that
           they
           had
           a
           sweet
           Melodie
           which
           was
           made
           by
           the
           varietie
           of
           voyces
           ,
           of
           singing
           Birds
           which
           without
           any
           affectation
           did
           affoord
           them
           naturall
           Musicke
           .
        
         
           Some
           sixe
           miles
           further
           vp
           that
           side
           of
           the
           Riuer
           they
           built
           a
           Barne
           ,
           and
           laboured
           ground
           for
           Wheat
           ;
           ouer
           against
           which
           they
           made
           a
           Water-mill
           vpon
           a
           Riuer
           ,
           that
           doth
           fall
           in
           on
           the
           West
           side
           ,
           the
           Damme
           of
           it
           beeing
           there
           where
           the
           Herrings
           haunt
           most
           ,
           and
           they
           did
           likewise
           try
           some
           ground
           neere
           by
           for
           Wheate
           ,
           whereas
           their
           owne
           Writers
           make
           mention
           ,
           they
           reaped
           aboue
           fortie
           for
           one
           ,
           but
           what
           they
           did
           was
           rather
           trying
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           soile
           to
           satisfie
           their
           curiositie
           then
           to
           haue
           a
           qantitie
           fit
           for
           their
           maintenance
           ,
           which
           they
           trusted
           to
           bee
           sent
           vnto
           them
           by
           two
           Merchants
           from
           the
           Rochell
           ,
           and
           were
           that
           way
           well
           furnished
           so
           long
           as
           they
           keeped
           their
           skinnes
           to
           giue
           them
           in
           exchange
           (
           but
           the
           Merchants
           either
           by
           some
           priuate
           conueyances
           )
           or
           by
           the
           comming
           in
           of
           some
           Flemmings
           to
           traffique
           ,
           being
           disappointed
           by
           the
           Planters
           as
           soone
           as
           they
           missed
           their
           present
           Commoditie
           did
           likewise
           frustrate
           them
           of
           the
           prouisions
           that
           they
           expected
           .
           Whereupon
           
             Monsieur
             de
             Montes
          
           betaking
           himselfe
           to
           trade
           for
           Furres
           .
           
             Monsieur
             Poutrincourt
          
           resolued
           to
           prosecute
           the
           Plantation
           at
           that
           place
           ,
           and
           sent
           for
           his
           Son
           
           Biencourt
           to
           France
           ,
           to
           bargaine
           with
           some
           that
           would
           send
           them
           a
           supply
           ,
           such
           as
           was
           requisite
           for
           establishing
           of
           that
           Colony
           .
        
         
           The
           first
           that
           embraced
           his
           Propositions
           were
           the
           Iesuites
           who
           as
           they
           haue
           ordinarly
           good
           wits
           which
           made
           them
           the
           rather
           capable
           of
           so
           aduantagious
           a
           proiect
           ,
           so
           they
           were
           the
           more
           animated
           thereunto
           (
           by
           vpbrayding
           the
           lazinesse
           of
           our
           Clergie
           )
           to
           shew
           with
           what
           feruencie
           they
           trauell
           to
           propagate
           the
           Gospell
           in
           doing
           whereof
           (
           whither
           it
           be
           ambition
           or
           deuotion
           that
           prouokes
           them
           sparing
           no
           paines
           )
           they
           haue
           trauelled
           both
           to
           the
           East
           and
           West
           Indies
           ,
           and
           to
           that
           admired
           Kingdome
           of
           China
           ;
           their
           Societie
           in
           France
           preuayling
           with
           all
           that
           had
           any
           inclination
           either
           to
           religion
           ,
           or
           to
           vertue
           did
           easily
           gather
           a
           voluntary
           contribution
           for
           the
           furthering
           of
           so
           commendable
           a
           purpose
           ,
           thereafter
           they
           sent
           away
           two
           Fathers
           of
           their
           company
           with
           a
           new
           supply
           of
           all
           things
           necessarie
           to
           the
           Plantation
           at
           Port
           Royall
           ,
           but
           shortly
           after
           their
           arriuall
           (
           their
           predominant
           disposition
           hardly
           yeelding
           to
           any
           Superiour
           ,
           specially
           if
           it
           be
           a
           Secular
           power
           )
           they
           be-beganne
           to
           contradict
           Poutrincourt
           ,
           in
           the
           execution
           of
           these
           Decrees
           which
           had
           beene
           giuen
           forth
           by
           him
           as
           Ciuil
           Magistrate
           of
           that
           place
           .
           Whereupon
           the
           Gentleman
           extreamely
           discontented
           ,
           and
           wearie
           of
           contesting
           with
           them
           ,
           hauing
           said
           that
           it
           was
           his
           part
           to
           rule
           them
           vpon
           earth
           ,
           and
           theirs
           onely
           to
           guide
           him
           the
           way
           to
           Heauen
           ,
           he
           returned
           backe
           to
           France
           ,
           leauing
           his
           Sonne
           Biencourt
           in
           his
           place
           ,
           who
           being
           a
           youth
           at
           that
           time
           of
           more
           courage
           then
           circumspectnesse
           ,
           disdayning
           to
           be
           controlled
           by
           them
           whom
           he
           had
           inuited
           thither
           ,
           and
           scorning
           their
           insupportable
           presumption
           ,
           and
           imperious
           kinde
           of
           carriage
           ,
           vsing
           Spirituall
           Armes
           for
           Temporall
           ends
           ,
           whose
           spleene
           had
           excommunicated
           and
           branded
           him
           with
           a
           Spirituall
           censure
           ,
           hee
           threatned
           them
           by
           his
           Temporall
           power
           with
           a
           more
           palpable
           punishment
           ,
           so
           that
           after
           much
           controuersie
           ,
           resoluing
           to
           separate
           themselues
           ,
           the
           two
           Iesuites
           taking
           a
           part
           of
           the
           company
           with
           them
           ,
           went
           from
           thence
           
           to
           a
           place
           in
           
             New
             England
          
           ,
           called
           by
           them
           Mount
           Desert
           ,
           where
           they
           seated
           themselues
           ,
           and
           hauing
           a
           supply
           from
           the
           Queene
           Mother
           ,
           did
           plant
           sundry
           fruit
           trees
           of
           the
           most
           delicate
           kinds
           in
           France
           ,
           such
           as
           Apricockes
           and
           Peaches
           neuer
           intending
           to
           remoue
           from
           thence
           .
        
         
           At
           this
           time
           Sir
           
             Samuell
             Argall
          
           ,
           who
           hath
           beene
           Gouernour
           of
           Virginia
           ,
           coasting
           alongst
           
             New
             England
          
           ,
           to
           traffique
           ,
           discouer
           ,
           or
           to
           acquire
           things
           necessary
           for
           the
           Southerne
           Colonie
           in
           these
           parts
           ,
           where
           the
           Lands
           are
           reputed
           to
           be
           more
           fertile
           ,
           and
           the
           Seas
           more
           frequented
           ,
           did
           conceiue
           by
           a
           description
           made
           vnto
           him
           by
           the
           Sauages
           ,
           that
           there
           were
           some
           come
           from
           this
           part
           of
           the
           World
           to
           inhabit
           there
           ,
           and
           being
           iealous
           of
           any
           thing
           that
           might
           derogate
           from
           the
           honour
           ,
           or
           prooue
           preiudiciall
           to
           the
           benefit
           of
           his
           Nation
           ,
           whereof
           their
           interest
           in
           this
           was
           easie
           to
           be
           apprehended
           ,
           hee
           went
           whereas
           hee
           was
           informed
           that
           they
           were
           ,
           and
           his
           vnexpected
           arriuall
           ,
           as
           it
           would
           seeme
           ,
           not
           onely
           amazing
           the
           mindes
           of
           the
           French
           ,
           but
           likewise
           preuenting
           their
           preparation
           ,
           and
           resolution
           ,
           he
           approched
           so
           neere
           to
           a
           ship
           that
           lay
           before
           their
           Fort
           ,
           that
           hee
           beate
           them
           all
           that
           were
           within
           ,
           with
           Musket
           shot
           ,
           from
           making
           any
           vse
           of
           their
           Ordnance
           ,
           and
           killed
           one
           of
           the
           two
           Iesuites
           ,
           who
           was
           giuing
           fire
           to
           a
           Peece
           ;
           hauing
           taken
           the
           ship
           he
           landed
           and
           went
           before
           the
           Fort
           ,
           summoning
           them
           that
           were
           within
           to
           yeeld
           themselues
           ,
           who
           at
           the
           first
           made
           some
           difficultie
           ,
           asking
           a
           time
           to
           aduise
           ,
           but
           that
           being
           refused
           ,
           they
           priuately
           abandoned
           the
           Fort
           ,
           stealing
           out
           by
           some
           back
           way
           into
           the
           Woods
           ,
           where
           they
           stayed
           one
           night
           ,
           and
           the
           next
           day
           comming
           backe
           rendred
           themselues
           ,
           giuing
           vp
           the
           Patent
           they
           had
           from
           the
           French
           King
           to
           bee
           cancelled
           ,
           hee
           vsed
           them
           courteously
           ,
           as
           their
           owne
           Writers
           doe
           make
           mention
           ,
           suffering
           such
           as
           had
           a
           minde
           to
           goe
           for
           France
           ,
           to
           seeke
           out
           fishers
           ships
           wherein
           they
           might
           bee
           transported
           ,
           the
           rest
           that
           were
           willing
           to
           goe
           for
           Virginia
           ,
           went
           thither
           alongst
           with
           him
           ,
           no
           man
           hauing
           lost
           his
           life
           ,
           but
           onely
           that
           one
           Iesuite
           who
           was
           killed
           whilest
           they
           made
           resistance
           during
           the
           time
           of
           the
           
           conflict
           ,
           thereafter
           Father
           Biard
           the
           other
           of
           the
           Iesuites
           comming
           backe
           from
           Uirginia
           ,
           with
           Sir
           
             Samuell
             Argall
          
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           indigestable
           malice
           that
           he
           had
           conceiued
           against
           Biencourt
           ,
           did
           informe
           him
           where
           he
           had
           planted
           himselfe
           offering
           (
           as
           hee
           did
           )
           to
           conduct
           him
           thither
           .
           As
           soone
           as
           they
           were
           entred
           within
           the
           Port
           ,
           neere
           the
           vppermost
           of
           the
           Ilands
           ,
           Sir
           Samuell
           directing
           the
           ship
           to
           ride
           at
           a
           reasonable
           distance
           to
           attend
           occasions
           before
           the
           Fort
           ,
           did
           land
           himselfe
           with
           fortie
           of
           the
           best
           of
           his
           men
           vpon
           a
           Medow
           ,
           where
           immediatly
           they
           heard
           a
           Peece
           of
           Ordnance
           from
           the
           Fort
           ,
           and
           he
           conceiuing
           since
           it
           was
           shot
           whilst
           it
           could
           do
           no
           harme
           that
           it
           was
           done
           either
           but
           to
           giue
           terrour
           to
           them
           ,
           or
           to
           warne
           some
           that
           might
           happen
           to
           bee
           abroad
           ,
           Did
           make
           the
           greater
           haste
           towardes
           the
           Fort
           ,
           where
           hee
           presently
           entred
           ,
           finding
           it
           abandoned
           without
           any
           men
           at
           all
           ,
           left
           for
           the
           defence
           thereof
           ,
           hee
           went
           vp
           the
           Riuer
           side
           fiue
           or
           sixe
           miles
           ,
           where
           hee
           saw
           their
           Barnes
           and
           the
           ground
           where
           a
           great
           quantitie
           of
           Wheate
           had
           growne
           ,
           which
           he
           carried
           with
           him
           to
           serue
           for
           Seed
           in
           Virginia
           ,
           he
           saw
           likewise
           their
           Corne
           Mill
           very
           conueniently
           placed
           ,
           which
           together
           with
           the
           Barnes
           hee
           left
           standing
           vntouched
           .
           As
           for
           the
           Fort
           it selfe
           he
           destroyed
           it
           downe
           to
           the
           ground
           ,
           razing
           the
           French
           Armes
           ,
           and
           leauing
           no
           monument
           remayning
           ,
           that
           might
           witnesse
           their
           being
           there
           .
        
         
           After
           this
           Biencourt
           who
           had
           beene
           some
           where
           abroad
           trauelling
           through
           the
           Countrey
           ,
           comming
           home
           desired
           to
           conferre
           with
           Sir
           
             Samuell
             Argall
          
           ,
           who
           did
           meete
           with
           him
           apart
           from
           the
           Company
           vpon
           a
           Medow
           ,
           and
           after
           they
           had
           expostulated
           a
           space
           for
           what
           had
           past
           controuerting
           concerning
           the
           French
           and
           English
           Title
           to
           these
           bounds
           ,
           at
           last
           Biencourt
           offered
           (
           if
           hee
           might
           haue
           a
           protection
           )
           to
           depend
           vpon
           our
           King
           ,
           and
           to
           draw
           the
           whole
           Furres
           of
           that
           Countrey
           to
           one
           Port
           ,
           where
           he
           would
           diuide
           them
           with
           him
           ,
           As
           likewise
           he
           would
           shew
           him
           good
           Metalls
           ,
           whereof
           hee
           gaue
           him
           pieces
           ,
           but
           the
           other
           refused
           to
           ioyne
           in
           any
           societie
           with
           him
           ,
           protesting
           that
           his
           Commission
           was
           onely
           to
           displant
           him
           ,
           and
           that
           if
           hee
           
           found
           him
           there
           ,
           after
           that
           time
           hee
           would
           vse
           him
           as
           an
           enemy
           .
           Biencourt
           labouring
           earnestly
           to
           haue
           had
           the
           Iesuit
           (
           as
           he
           confessed
           )
           with
           a
           purpose
           to
           hang
           him
           .
           Whilst
           they
           were
           discoursing
           together
           ,
           one
           of
           the
           Sauages
           came
           suddenly
           forth
           from
           the
           Woods
           ,
           and
           licentiated
           to
           come
           neere
           ,
           did
           after
           his
           manner
           earnestly
           mediate
           a
           peace
           ,
           wondring
           why
           they
           that
           seemed
           to
           bee
           of
           one
           Countrey
           should
           vse
           others
           with
           such
           hostilitie
           ,
           and
           that
           with
           such
           a
           forme
           of
           habit
           and
           gesture
           as
           made
           them
           both
           to
           laugh
           .
        
         
           After
           this
           Biencourt
           remoouing
           from
           thence
           to
           some
           other
           part
           ,
           
             Monsieur
             Champlein
          
           who
           had
           liued
           long
           here
           ,
           did
           carrie
           a
           company
           with
           him
           from
           France
           ,
           of
           some
           fortie
           persons
           or
           thereabouts
           vp
           the
           Riuer
           of
           Canada
           ,
           whom
           hee
           planted
           on
           the
           North
           side
           thereof
           ,
           with
           a
           purpose
           to
           serue
           for
           a
           Factorie
           ,
           drawing
           all
           the
           Trade
           of
           that
           farre
           running
           Riuer
           (
           which
           a
           Plantation
           would
           haue
           dispersed
           in
           many
           parts
           )
           within
           the
           hands
           of
           a
           few
           whom
           he
           doth
           command
           otherwise
           if
           his
           desires
           had
           beene
           bended
           that
           way
           ,
           hee
           might
           haue
           planted
           many
           people
           there
           ere
           now
           ,
           the
           place
           is
           called
           K●beck
           ,
           where
           the
           French
           doe
           prosper
           well
           ,
           hauing
           Corne
           by
           their
           owne
           labour
           ,
           which
           may
           furnish
           themselues
           for
           food
           ,
           and
           likewise
           for
           a
           stocke
           to
           traffique
           with
           the
           Sauages
           ,
           with
           sundry
           Fruits
           ,
           Roots
           ,
           Vine
           ,
           Grapes
           and
           Turkie
           Wheate
           .
           Champlein
           hath
           discouered
           the
           Riuer
           of
           Canada
           ,
           from
           the
           Gulfe
           vpwards
           aboue
           twelue
           hundred
           miles
           ,
           finding
           in
           it
           sometimes
           such
           falles
           ,
           as
           to
           scape
           the
           same
           ,
           he
           must
           carrie
           his
           Boate
           a
           little
           way
           by
           Land
           ,
           and
           then
           hee
           did
           many
           times
           come
           to
           great
           Lakes
           at
           the
           end
           whereof
           hee
           did
           alwayes
           find
           a
           Riuer
           againe
           ,
           and
           the
           last
           Lake
           where
           hee
           came
           was
           a
           very
           huge
           one
           ,
           iudged
           to
           bee
           three
           hundred
           miles
           in
           length
           ,
           by
           the
           report
           of
           some
           Sauages
           ,
           who
           did
           affirme
           vnto
           him
           ,
           that
           at
           the
           further
           end
           thereof
           they
           did
           find
           Salt-water
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           had
           seene
           great
           Vessels
           which
           made
           Champlein
           beleeue
           that
           a
           passage
           might
           be
           there
           to
           the
           Bay
           of
           California
           ,
           or
           to
           some
           part
           of
           the
           South
           Sea
           ,
           which
           would
           prooue
           an
           inestimable
           benefit
           for
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           those
           parts
           ,
           opening
           a
           neere
           way
           to
           
           China
           ,
           which
           hath
           beene
           so
           many
           sundry
           wayes
           with
           so
           great
           charges
           so
           long
           sought-for
           ,
           howsoeuer
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           season
           ,
           and
           for
           want
           of
           necessary
           prouisions
           ,
           Champlein
           did
           returne
           backe
           at
           that
           time
           with
           a
           purpose
           to
           goe
           againe
           another
           yeere
           ,
           which
           if
           he
           hath
           done
           is
           not
           yet
           knowne
           ,
           but
           this
           is
           most
           certaine
           ,
           that
           the
           Riuer
           of
           Canada
           hath
           a
           long
           course
           and
           through
           many
           goodly
           Countreyes
           ,
           some
           of
           these
           great
           Lakes
           by
           sending
           forth
           ,
           or
           by
           receiuing
           great
           Riuers
           ,
           do
           affoord
           meanes
           of
           commerce
           as
           farre
           as
           to
           some
           parts
           of
           
             Terra
             Florida
          
           ,
           as
           may
           bee
           gathered
           by
           Champleins
           Discouerie
           .
           And
           now
           hauing
           giuen
           a
           breuiarie
           of
           all
           that
           is
           done
           by
           the
           French
           in
           America
           ,
           I
           will
           next
           report
           of
           that
           which
           hath
           beene
           done
           by
           some
           others
           .
        
         
           I
           will
           not
           here
           make
           mention
           of
           the
           many
           and
           braue
           Voyages
           that
           at
           the
           Sea
           haue
           happily
           beene
           performed
           by
           the
           English
           ,
           which
           fame
           by
           eternall
           records
           hath
           recommended
           to
           be
           applauded
           by
           the
           best
           judgements
           of
           euery
           age
           ,
           but
           I
           will
           only
           shortly
           touch
           that
           which
           they
           haue
           attempted
           by
           way
           of
           Plantation
           ,
           beginning
           with
           the
           
             New-found
             Land
          
           which
           was
           first
           discouered
           ,
           and
           doth
           lie
           neerest
           to
           this
           Countrey
           .
           Sir
           
             Humfrey
             Gilbert
          
           hauing
           a
           Commission
           from
           Queene
           Elizabeth
           did
           take
           possession
           of
           it
           in
           her
           name
           at
           Saint
           Iohns
           Harbour
           ,
           and
           thereafter
           purposed
           to
           haue
           seene
           Canada
           ,
           but
           encountring
           with
           some
           vnexpected
           crosses
           as
           hee
           was
           returning
           from
           thence
           ,
           seeking
           to
           condemne
           an
           opinion
           (
           malice
           or
           enuie
           ordinarily
           taxing
           all
           aspiring
           spirits
           whose
           vertue
           by
           way
           of
           reflection
           doth
           vpbraide
           the
           basenesse
           of
           others
           )
           that
           had
           beene
           conceiued
           of
           him
           as
           wanting
           courage
           ,
           he
           precipitated
           himselfe
           vpon
           an
           other
           extremitie
           ,
           not
           to
           seeme
           fearefull
           ,
           prouing
           desperate
           ;
           for
           in
           the
           tune
           of
           a
           storme
           ,
           out
           of
           a
           needlesse
           brauerie
           ,
           to
           shew
           a
           contempt
           of
           danger
           ,
           being
           in
           a
           little
           small
           Pinnace
           ,
           and
           refusing
           to
           come
           to
           his
           best
           Shippe
           that
           was
           of
           a
           large
           burden
           ,
           hee
           was
           suddenly
           swallowed
           vp
           by
           the
           waues
           neere
           to
           the
           I
           le
           of
           Sablon
           ,
           and
           his
           death
           did
           ouerthrowe
           great
           hopes
           of
           a
           Plantation
           that
           by
           the
           generousnesse
           of
           his
           minde
           might
           justly
           haue
           beene
           expected
           from
           
           him
           ,
           but
           long
           before
           his
           time
           and
           euer
           since
           the
           English
           had
           vsed
           to
           fish
           vpon
           the
           Banke
           ,
           and
           within
           the
           Bayes
           of
           
             Newfound
             Land
          
           ,
           and
           the
           sweetnesse
           of
           the
           benefit
           ar●ising
           from
           thence
           ,
           did
           perswade
           a
           companie
           composed
           of
           Lond●●ers
           and
           West-country
           men
           to
           joyne
           together
           for
           sending
           some
           to
           inhabite
           there
           ,
           where
           before
           howsoeuer
           the
           Summer
           was
           large
           as
           hote
           as
           here
           ,
           the
           Winter
           was
           thought
           vnsufferable
           .
        
         
           The
           first
           houses
           for
           a
           habitation
           were
           built
           in
           Cupids
           Coue
           within
           the
           Bay
           of
           Conception
           ,
           where
           people
           did
           dwell
           for
           sundry
           yeeres
           together
           ,
           and
           some
           well
           satisfied
           both
           for
           pleasure
           ,
           and
           profit
           ,
           are
           dwelling
           there
           still
           ,
           finding
           small
           difference
           betweene
           the
           seasons
           of
           the
           yeere
           in
           that
           Climate
           ,
           and
           here
           .
           There
           is
           another
           Plantation
           begunne
           at
           Harbour
           
             a
             Grace
          
           within
           the
           same
           Bay
           by
           the
           Citie
           of
           Bristoll
           ,
           called
           
             Bristols
             Hope
          
           ,
           whereas
           by
           the
           sowing
           and
           rea●ing
           of
           some
           Cornes
           of
           sundry
           sorts
           doth
           appeare
           what
           further
           may
           possibly
           be
           expected
           ,
           And
           within
           these
           three
           yeeres
           Master
           Secretary
           Caluert
           hath
           planted
           a
           companie
           at
           Ferriland
           ,
           who
           both
           for
           building
           and
           making
           triall
           of
           the
           ground
           haue
           done
           more
           then
           euer
           was
           performed
           before
           by
           any
           in
           so
           short
           a
           time
           ,
           hauing
           already
           there
           a
           brood
           of
           Horses
           ,
           Kowes
           ,
           and
           other
           beastial
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           industry
           of
           his
           people
           he
           is
           beginning
           to
           draw
           back
           yeerly
           some
           benefit
           from
           thence
           already
           :
           which
           course
           howsoeuer
           at
           first
           it
           proue
           good
           ,
           or
           bad
           for
           his
           particular
           ,
           is
           by
           example
           beneficiall
           for
           the
           publike
           .
        
         
           Last
           ,
           I
           heare
           that
           my
           Lord
           Vicount
           Falkland
           now
           Lord
           Deputie
           of
           Ireland
           ,
           hath
           this
           last
           yeere
           sent
           a
           companie
           to
           inhabite
           at
           Reno●e
           a
           place
           lying
           South-west
           from
           Ferriland
           ,
           where
           the
           soyle
           is
           esteemed
           to
           be
           the
           best
           whereupon
           any
           hath
           setled
           there
           as
           yet
           ,
           and
           hee
           hath
           the
           shortest
           way
           ,
           and
           best
           opportunitie
           of
           any
           within
           his
           Majesties
           Dominions
           for
           transporting
           of
           people
           and
           cattell
           to
           that
           part
           from
           Ireland
           ,
           which
           if
           his
           course
           bee
           rightly
           directed
           ,
           as
           all
           haue
           reason
           to
           wish
           ,
           may
           promise
           him
           a
           good
           successe
           .
        
         
           The
           first
           Patentees
           for
           Newfound-land
           haue
           giuen
           mee
           
           a
           grant
           of
           that
           part
           thereof
           which
           doth
           lie
           North-west
           from
           the
           Bay
           of
           Placentia
           to
           the
           great
           Gulfe
           of
           Canada
           ouer-against
           
             New
             Scotland
          
           ,
           where
           I
           had
           made
           a
           Plantation
           ere
           now
           ,
           if
           I
           had
           not
           beene
           diuerted
           by
           my
           designes
           for
           
             New
             Scotland
          
           ,
           but
           I
           purpose
           to
           doe
           it
           as
           soone
           as
           conueniently
           I
           may
           .
           The
           most
           part
           of
           the
           bounds
           whereupon
           any
           hath
           planted
           as
           yet
           in
           
             Newfound
             Land
          
           is
           found
           to
           be
           rockie
           and
           not
           fit
           to
           be
           manured
           :
           it
           may
           be
           these
           that
           made
           choice
           thereof
           (
           neglecting
           the
           Land
           )
           had
           onely
           a
           regard
           to
           dwell
           commodiously
           for
           making
           vse
           of
           the
           Sea
           ,
           the
           present
           profits
           whereof
           doth
           recompence
           the
           losse
           of
           that
           which
           might
           be
           expected
           by
           the
           other
           ,
           but
           there
           can
           be
           no
           hope
           of
           any
           constant
           dwelling
           where
           the
           people
           that
           inhabite
           doe
           not
           take
           a
           course
           to
           maintaine
           themselues
           by
           their
           owne
           Cornes
           ,
           and
           pasture
           ,
           as
           all
           there
           might
           doe
           ,
           if
           they
           would
           respect
           their
           posteritie
           more
           then
           the
           present
           time
           .
        
         
           Before
           I
           come
           to
           the
           Continent
           I
           must
           remember
           the
           Iles
           of
           the
           Bermudas
           ,
           whose
           Discouerie
           and
           Plantation
           was
           procured
           by
           so
           strange
           a
           meanes
           ,
           for
           a
           Ship
           happening
           to
           perish
           vpon
           their
           Coast
           ,
           her
           passingers
           seeking
           the
           next
           Land
           for
           a
           refuge
           ,
           they
           were
           compelled
           to
           doe
           that
           out
           of
           necessitie
           whereunto
           in
           good
           reason
           ,
           both
           for
           honour
           and
           profit
           ,
           they
           might
           more
           warrantably
           haue
           beene
           inuited
           ;
           Thus
           doth
           benefit
           flowe
           from
           losse
           ,
           safety
           from
           ruine
           ,
           and
           the
           Plantation
           of
           a
           Land
           from
           the
           desolation
           of
           a
           Shippe
           :
           they
           found
           at
           the
           first
           store
           of
           Hogs
           ,
           which
           in
           all
           appearance
           had
           their
           beginning
           from
           some
           such
           an
           accident
           as
           theirs
           was
           ,
           and
           the
           Fowles
           were
           there
           in
           abundance
           so
           easie
           to
           be
           taken
           that
           they
           could
           scarcely
           be
           frighted
           away
           ,
           these
           first
           people
           by
           repairing
           of
           their
           Ship
           which
           was
           cast
           away
           vpon
           the
           Land
           ,
           or
           by
           building
           some
           other
           Vessell
           out
           of
           her
           ruines
           ,
           comming
           backe
           to
           England
           ,
           and
           reporting
           what
           was
           past
           ,
           some
           joyned
           together
           in
           a
           companie
           after
           they
           had
           taken
           a
           Patent
           thereof
           from
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           did
           send
           people
           of
           purpose
           to
           inhabite
           there
           ,
           who
           trusting
           too
           much
           to
           the
           goodnesse
           of
           the
           soyle
           ,
           and
           neglecting
           their
           owne
           industrie
           ,
           or
           not
           gouerning
           that
           well
           which
           was
           carried
           
           with
           them
           ,
           were
           reduced
           to
           a
           great
           distresse
           for
           want
           of
           victuals
           ,
           so
           that
           ,
           if
           they
           had
           not
           beene
           confined
           within
           an
           Iland
           (
           more
           sensible
           of
           a
           present
           suffering
           then
           capable
           of
           future
           hopes
           )
           they
           would
           willingly
           haue
           retired
           from
           thence
           ,
           but
           a
           great
           quantitie
           of
           Ambergreece
           hauing
           been
           found
           by
           one
           by
           chance
           ,
           and
           sent
           backe
           in
           a
           Ship
           that
           was
           going
           for
           London
           ,
           their
           Merchants
           finding
           it
           to
           bee
           of
           a
           great
           value
           ,
           were
           so
           encouraged
           by
           such
           a
           substantiall
           argument
           ,
           that
           they
           presently
           dispatched
           away
           a
           new
           supply
           of
           persons
           and
           all
           prouisions
           necessary
           ,
           who
           arriuing
           there
           ,
           and
           hauing
           considered
           what
           a
           gulfe
           of
           famine
           was
           likely
           to
           haue
           swallowed
           their
           fellowes
           ,
           they
           improuing
           their
           judgement
           by
           the
           others
           experience
           ,
           by
           betaking
           themselues
           to
           labour
           in
           time
           did
           preuent
           the
           like
           inconuenience
           ;
           there
           is
           no
           Land
           where
           men
           can
           liue
           without
           labour
           ,
           nor
           none
           so
           barren
           whence
           industrie
           cannot
           draw
           some
           benefit
           ,
           All
           Adams
           posteritie
           were
           appointed
           to
           worke
           for
           their
           food
           ,
           and
           none
           must
           dreame
           of
           an
           absolute
           ease
           ,
           which
           can
           no
           where
           subsist
           positiuely
           ,
           but
           onely
           comparatiuely
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           occasions
           more
           or
           lesse
           .
        
         
           This
           Plantation
           of
           the
           Bermudas
           ,
           a
           place
           not
           knowne
           when
           the
           King
           came
           to
           England
           ,
           hath
           prospered
           so
           in
           a
           shore
           time
           ,
           that
           at
           this
           present
           ,
           besides
           their
           ordinary
           (
           and
           too
           extraordinarily
           valued
           )
           commoditie
           of
           Tobacco
           ,
           they
           haue
           growing
           there
           Oranges
           ,
           Figs
           ,
           and
           all
           kind
           of
           fruits
           that
           they
           please
           to
           plant
           ,
           and
           doe
           now
           intend
           to
           haue
           a
           Sugar
           worke
           .
           These
           Iles
           being
           about
           twentie
           miles
           in
           bredth
           can
           onely
           be
           entred
           into
           but
           by
           one
           passage
           ,
           which
           is
           fortified
           and
           easily
           commanded
           by
           Ordnance
           ,
           so
           that
           ,
           hauing
           no
           Sauages
           within
           ,
           and
           fearing
           no
           forces
           without
           ,
           it
           is
           esteemed
           to
           be
           impregnable
           ;
           and
           the
           number
           of
           the
           Inhabitants
           there
           ,
           being
           neere
           three
           thousand
           persons
           ,
           are
           sufficient
           for
           the
           ground
           that
           they
           possesse
           ,
           This
           part
           may
           proue
           exceedingly
           steadable
           to
           this
           State
           ,
           if
           euer
           it
           happen
           to
           haue
           (
           as
           it
           hath
           heretofore
           had
           )
           any
           designes
           for
           seruice
           in
           these
           Seas
           .
        
         
           The
           first
           Plantation
           that
           euer
           the
           English
           intended
           abroad
           
           was
           in
           Uirginia
           ,
           which
           was
           first
           discouered
           and
           named
           so
           by
           Sir
           
             Walter
             Raleigh
          
           ,
           who
           in
           the
           time
           of
           Queene
           Elizabeth
           did
           place
           some
           persons
           to
           inhabite
           there
           ,
           who
           not
           being
           supplied
           in
           time
           ,
           or
           out
           of
           ignorance
           ,
           or
           lazinesse
           ,
           not
           vsing
           the
           ordinary
           means
           (
           the
           vsual
           fault
           of
           all
           beginners
           )
           were
           brought
           by
           famine
           to
           a
           great
           extremity
           .
           And
           Sir
           
             Francis
             Drakes
          
           comming
           by
           chance
           that
           way
           did
           transport
           them
           backe
           with
           him
           to
           England
           ,
           whilest
           at
           the
           same
           time
           there
           was
           another
           companie
           furnished
           forth
           by
           Sir
           
             Walter
             Raleigh
          
           ,
           who
           missing
           them
           whom
           they
           expected
           to
           haue
           found
           there
           ,
           did
           remaine
           still
           themselues
           ;
           but
           what
           did
           become
           of
           them
           ,
           if
           they
           did
           remoue
           to
           some
           other
           part
           ,
           perish
           ,
           disperse
           ,
           or
           incorporate
           with
           the
           Sauages
           (
           no
           monument
           of
           them
           remayning
           )
           is
           altogether
           vnknowne
           ;
           This
           noble
           worke
           hauing
           so
           hard
           a
           beginning
           after
           a
           long
           discontinuance
           was
           reuiued
           againe
           in
           the
           Kings
           time
           by
           a
           companie
           composed
           of
           Noblemen
           ,
           Gentlemen
           ,
           and
           Merchants
           ,
           who
           (
           joyning
           priuate
           purses
           with
           publike
           supplies
           )
           did
           send
           thither
           a
           sufficient
           Colonie
           ,
           well
           furnished
           with
           all
           things
           necessary
           ,
           who
           after
           their
           first
           comming
           had
           a
           continuall
           warre
           with
           the
           Natiues
           ,
           till
           it
           was
           reconciled
           by
           a
           Marriage
           of
           their
           Kings
           sister
           with
           one
           of
           the
           Colonie
           ,
           who
           hauing
           come
           to
           England
           ,
           as
           shee
           was
           returning
           backe
           ,
           died
           ,
           and
           was
           buried
           at
           Grauesend
           .
           Thus
           euen
           amongst
           these
           Sauages
           (
           libertie
           being
           valued
           aboue
           life
           )
           as
           they
           were
           induced
           to
           contest
           in
           time
           ,
           before
           that
           power
           which
           they
           suspected
           ,
           could
           come
           to
           such
           a
           height
           ,
           that
           it
           might
           haue
           a
           possibilitie
           of
           depressing
           them
           ,
           so
           was
           their
           malice
           with
           their
           feares
           ,
           quickly
           calmed
           by
           the
           meanes
           of
           a
           marriage
           ;
           Lawfull
           allyances
           thus
           by
           admitting
           equalitie
           remoue
           contempt
           ,
           and
           giue
           a
           promiscuous
           off-spring
           extinguishing
           the
           distinction
           of
           persons
           ,
           which
           if
           that
           People
           become
           Christians
           ,
           were
           in
           some
           sort
           tolerable
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           the
           onely
           course
           that
           vniting
           minds
           ,
           free
           from
           jealousies
           ,
           can
           first
           make
           strangers
           confide
           in
           a
           new
           friendship
           ,
           which
           by
           communicating
           their
           bloud
           with
           mutuall
           assurance
           is
           left
           hereditary
           to
           their
           posteritie
           .
        
         
         
           This
           longed
           for
           peace
           ,
           though
           it
           bred
           a
           great
           contentment
           for
           the
           time
           ,
           was
           attended
           by
           wrapping
           them
           that
           apprehended
           no
           further
           danger
           (
           too
           common
           an
           inconuenient
           )
           vp
           in
           the
           lazie
           remissenesse
           of
           improuident
           securitie
           .
           For
           a
           number
           leauing
           the
           seate
           of
           the
           mayne
           Colonie
           ,
           did
           disperse
           themselues
           to
           liue
           apart
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           had
           bin
           into
           a
           well
           inhabited
           Countrey
           ,
           which
           (
           as
           perchance
           )
           it
           had
           emboldened
           the
           Sauages
           to
           imbrace
           the
           first
           occasion
           of
           a
           quarrell
           ,
           so
           did
           it
           giue
           them
           an
           easie
           way
           for
           executing
           the
           mischiefe
           that
           they
           intended
           ,
           by
           killing
           two
           or
           three
           hundred
           persons
           before
           they
           could
           aduertize
           one
           another
           ,
           farre
           lesse
           ,
           ioyne
           to
           oppose
           them
           in
           a
           company
           together
           ,
           which
           course
           might
           not
           onely
           then
           haue
           made
           them
           able
           to
           resist
           ,
           but
           preuenting
           the
           others
           resolution
           had
           kept
           them
           from
           being
           pursued
           :
           yet
           I
           heare
           of
           late
           ,
           that
           they
           haue
           reuenged
           this
           iniury
           (
           though
           (
           as
           some
           report
           )
           not
           after
           a
           commendable
           manner
           )
           by
           killing
           their
           King
           ,
           with
           a
           great
           number
           of
           the
           chiefe
           of
           them
           whom
           they
           suspected
           most
           .
        
         
           This
           Plantation
           of
           Uirginia
           ,
           if
           it
           had
           not
           beene
           crossed
           by
           the
           Incursion
           of
           the
           Sauages
           abroad
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           diuision
           of
           their
           Owners
           at
           home
           ,
           had
           attayned
           to
           a
           great
           perfection
           ere
           now
           ,
           hauing
           had
           Inhabitants
           from
           hence
           to
           the
           number
           of
           neere
           three
           thousand
           persons
           ,
           and
           if
           some
           of
           them
           who
           are
           there
           ,
           being
           Lords
           of
           reasonable
           proportions
           of
           ground
           ,
           and
           hauing
           people
           of
           their
           owne
           ,
           owing
           nothing
           but
           due
           obedience
           to
           a
           Superiour
           Power
           ,
           and
           the
           leading
           of
           a
           life
           conforme
           to
           the
           Lawes
           ,
           had
           no
           care
           but
           (
           making
           their
           Lands
           to
           maintayne
           themselues
           )
           how
           to
           build
           ,
           plant
           ,
           and
           plenish
           in
           such
           sort
           as
           might
           best
           establish
           a
           fortune
           for
           their
           Posteritie
           ,
           they
           might
           quickly
           make
           vp
           a
           new
           Nation
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           a
           great
           discouragement
           vnto
           them
           who
           dwell
           there
           ,
           that
           they
           must
           labour
           like
           the
           Seruants
           of
           a
           Family
           ,
           purchasing
           their
           food
           and
           rayment
           from
           England
           ,
           in
           exchange
           of
           Tobacco
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           directed
           by
           their
           Masters
           ,
           many
           whereof
           are
           strangers
           to
           the
           estate
           of
           that
           bounds
           ,
           and
           intending
           to
           settle
           none
           of
           their
           Race
           there
           ,
           
           haue
           no
           care
           but
           how
           the
           best
           benefit
           may
           presently
           bee
           drawne
           backe
           from
           thence
           ,
           the
           number
           of
           voyces
           at
           their
           assemblies
           preuayling
           more
           then
           the
           soundnesse
           of
           iudgement
           ,
           otherwise
           that
           Countrey
           before
           this
           time
           for
           Wine
           ,
           Oyle
           ,
           Wheate
           ,
           and
           other
           things
           necessary
           for
           the
           life
           of
           man
           might
           haue
           equalled
           for
           the
           like
           quantitie
           any
           bounds
           within
           Europe
           ,
           to
           which
           the
           soile
           of
           it selfe
           lacking
           nothing
           but
           the
           like
           industry
           is
           no
           way
           inferiour
           .
           And
           it
           is
           to
           be
           exceedingly
           wished
           by
           all
           his
           Maiesties
           subiects
           that
           the
           Plantation
           of
           Virginia
           may
           prosper
           well
           ,
           which
           lying
           neerest
           to
           the
           part
           from
           whence
           danger
           might
           come
           ,
           may
           proue
           a
           Bulwarke
           for
           the
           safetie
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           .
        
         
           That
           which
           is
           now
           called
           
             New
             England
          
           was
           first
           comprehended
           within
           the
           Patent
           of
           Virginia
           ,
           being
           the
           Northeast
           part
           thereof
           ,
           it
           was
           vndertaken
           in
           a
           Patent
           by
           a
           company
           of
           Gentlemen
           in
           the
           West
           of
           England
           ,
           one
           of
           whom
           was
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Popha●
          
           then
           Lord
           Chiefe
           Iustice
           ,
           who
           sent
           the
           first
           company
           that
           went
           of
           purpose
           to
           inhabit
           there
           neer
           to
           Segadahoek
           ,
           but
           those
           that
           went
           thither
           ,
           being
           pressed
           to
           that
           enterprize
           ,
           as
           endangered
           by
           the
           Law
           ,
           or
           by
           their
           owne
           necessities
           (
           no
           enforced
           thing
           prouing
           pleasant
           ,
           discontented
           persons
           suffering
           ,
           while
           as
           they
           act
           can
           seldome
           haue
           good
           successe
           ,
           and
           neuer
           satisfaction
           )
           they
           after
           a
           Winter
           stay
           dreaming
           to
           themselues
           of
           new
           hopes
           at
           home
           returned
           backe
           with
           the
           first
           occasion
           ,
           and
           to
           iustifie
           the
           suddennesse
           of
           their
           returne
           ,
           they
           did
           coyne
           many
           excuses
           ,
           burdening
           the
           bounds
           where
           they
           had
           beene
           with
           all
           the
           aspersions
           that
           possibly
           they
           could
           deuise
           ,
           seeking
           by
           that
           meanes
           to
           discourage
           all
           others
           ,
           whose
           prouident
           forwardnes
           importuning
           a
           good
           successe
           ,
           might
           make
           their
           base
           sluggishnesse
           for
           abandoning
           the
           beginning
           of
           a
           good
           worke
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           more
           condemned
           .
        
         
           About
           a
           foure
           yeeres
           since
           ,
           a
           shippe
           going
           for
           Virginia
           ,
           comming
           by
           chance
           to
           harbour
           in
           the
           South-west
           part
           of
           
             New
             England
          
           ,
           neere
           Cape
           Cod
           ,
           the
           company
           whom
           shee
           carried
           for
           Plantation
           ,
           being
           weary
           of
           the
           Sea
           ,
           and
           enamored
           with
           the
           beautie
           of
           the
           bounds
           that
           first
           offered
           it selfe
           vnto
           them
           gorgeously
           garnished
           with
           all
           wherewith
           
           pregnant
           nature
           rauishing
           the
           sight
           with
           variety
           )
           can
           grace
           a
           fertile
           field
           ,
           did
           resolue
           to
           stay
           ,
           and
           seated
           themselues
           in
           that
           place
           which
           is
           now
           called
           
             New
             Plimmouth
          
           ,
           where
           they
           haue
           builded
           good
           houses
           ,
           and
           by
           their
           owne
           industry
           haue
           prouided
           themselues
           in
           such
           sort
           as
           they
           are
           likely
           to
           subsist
           ,
           keeping
           a
           good
           correspondencie
           with
           the
           Captaines
           of
           the
           Sauages
           ,
           who
           haue
           done
           nothing
           hitherto
           that
           might
           offend
           them
           (
           and
           after
           this
           )
           though
           they
           would
           dare
           attempt
           nothing
           to
           their
           preiudice
           ,
           who
           are
           now
           aboue
           two
           hundred
           persons
           ,
           and
           doe
           increase
           their
           number
           yeerely
           .
           They
           find
           both
           the
           Land
           and
           the
           Seas
           there
           abounding
           in
           all
           things
           needfull
           for
           the
           vse
           of
           man
           ,
           and
           doe
           gouerne
           themselues
           after
           a
           very
           ciuill
           and
           prouident
           manner
           .
        
         
           Sir
           
             Ferdinando
             Gorge
          
           hath
           beene
           a
           chiefe
           man
           for
           the
           furtherance
           of
           all
           things
           that
           might
           tend
           to
           the
           aduancement
           of
           
             New
             England
          
           ,
           hauing
           beene
           at
           great
           charges
           these
           many
           yeeres
           past
           for
           the
           Discouerie
           thereof
           ,
           in
           doing
           which
           (
           a
           good
           intention
           bent
           for
           other
           ends
           ,
           casually
           bringing
           forth
           this
           effect
           )
           the
           fishing
           there
           (
           not
           sought
           for
           )
           was
           found
           ,
           which
           doth
           prooue
           now
           so
           profitable
           ,
           as
           fortie
           or
           fiftie
           Sayle
           are
           imployed
           there
           from
           England
           yeerely
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           haue
           gone
           thither
           ,
           haue
           made
           aduantagious
           Voyages
           .
        
         
           This
           last
           yeere
           ,
           hee
           sent
           his
           Sonne
           Captaine
           
             Robert
             Gorge
          
           with
           a
           Colonie
           to
           be
           planted
           in
           Messasuats
           bonds
           ,
           and
           as
           I
           heare
           out
           of
           a
           generous
           desire
           by
           his
           example
           to
           encourage
           others
           for
           the
           aduancement
           of
           so
           braue
           an
           Enterprize
           he
           is
           resolued
           shortly
           to
           goe
           him selfe
           in
           person
           ,
           and
           to
           carrie
           with
           him
           a
           great
           number
           well
           fitted
           for
           such
           a
           purpose
           ,
           and
           many
           Noblemen
           in
           England
           ,
           (
           whose
           names
           and
           proportions
           as
           they
           were
           marshalled
           by
           lot
           ,
           may
           appeare
           vpon
           the
           Map
           )
           hauing
           interressed
           themselues
           in
           that
           bounds
           ,
           are
           to
           send
           seuerall
           Colonies
           ,
           who
           may
           quickly
           make
           this
           to
           exceed
           all
           the
           other
           Plantations
           .
        
         
           Hauing
           sundry
           times
           exactly
           weighed
           that
           which
           I
           haue
           alreadie
           deliuered
           ,
           and
           beeing
           so
           exceedingly
           enflamed
           to
           doe
           some
           good
           in
           that
           kinde
           ,
           that
           I
           would
           rather
           bewray
           
           the
           weaknesse
           of
           my
           power
           ,
           then
           
             conceale
          
           the
           greatnesse
           of
           my
           desire
           ,
           being
           much
           〈…〉
           aged
           hereunto
           by
           Sir
           
             Ferdinando
             Gorge
          
           ,
           and
           some
           others
           of
           the
           vndertakers
           for
           
             New
             England
          
           ,
           I
           ●hew
           th●m
           that
           my
           Countrimen
           would
           neuer
           aduenture
           in
           such
           an
           Enterprize
           ,
           vnlesse
           it
           were
           as
           there
           was
           a
           
             New
             France
          
           ,
           a
           
             New
             Spaine
          
           ,
           and
           a
           
             New
             England
          
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           likewise
           haue
           a
           
             New
             Scotland
          
           ,
           and
           that
           for
           that
           effect
           they
           might
           haue
           bounds
           with
           a
           correspondencie
           in
           proportion
           (
           as
           others
           had
           )
           with
           the
           Countrey
           whereof
           it
           should
           beare
           the
           name
           ,
           which
           they
           might
           hold
           of
           their
           owne
           Crowne
           ,
           and
           where
           they
           might
           bee
           gouerned
           by
           their
           owne
           Lawes
           ;
           they
           wisely
           considering
           that
           either
           Uirginia
           ,
           or
           
             New
             England
          
           ,
           hath
           more
           bounds
           then
           all
           his
           Maiesties
           subiects
           are
           able
           to
           plant
           ,
           and
           that
           this
           purpose
           of
           mine
           ,
           by
           breeding
           a
           vertuous
           emulation
           amongst
           vs
           ,
           would
           tend
           much
           to
           the
           aduancement
           of
           so
           braue
           a
           worke
           ,
           did
           yeeld
           to
           my
           desire
           ,
           de●●●●ing
           the
           bounds
           for
           mee
           in
           that
           part
           ,
           which
           had
           beene
           questioned
           by
           the
           French
           ,
           and
           leauing
           the
           limits
           thereof
           to
           bee
           appointed
           by
           his
           Maiesties
           pleasure
           ,
           which
           are
           expressed
           in
           the
           Patēt
           granted
           vnto
           me
           ,
           vnder
           his
           great
           Seale
           of
           his
           Kingdom
           of
           Scotland
           ,
           matching
           vpon
           the
           West
           towardes
           the
           Riuer
           of
           Saint
           Croix
           now
           Tweed
           (
           where
           the
           Frenchmen
           did
           designe
           their
           first
           Habitation
           )
           with
           
             New
             England
          
           ,
           and
           on
           all
           other
           parts
           it
           is
           compassed
           by
           the
           great
           Ocean
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           Riuer
           of
           Canada
           ,
           so
           that
           though
           sundry
           other
           preceding
           Patentes
           are
           imaginarily
           limited
           by
           the
           degrees
           of
           the
           Heauen
           ,
           I
           thinke
           that
           mine
           be
           the
           first
           National
           Patent
           that
           euer
           was
           cleerly
           bounded
           within
           America
           by
           particular
           limits
           vpon
           the
           Earth
           .
        
         
           As
           soone
           as
           my
           Patent
           was
           passed
           ,
           resoluing
           to
           take
           possession
           of
           the
           Lands
           ,
           that
           were
           granted
           vnto
           me
           ,
           I
           prouided
           my selfe
           of
           a
           ship
           at
           London
           ,
           in
           the
           moneth
           of
           March
           ,
           in
           Anno
           1622.
           but
           that
           the
           businesse
           might
           beginne
           from
           that
           Kingdome
           ,
           which
           it
           doth
           concerne
           ,
           whereby
           some
           of
           my
           Countrimen
           might
           be
           perswaded
           to
           goe
           ,
           and
           others
           by
           conceiuing
           a
           good
           opinion
           thereof
           ,
           to
           depend
           by
           expectation
           
           vpon
           the
           reports
           of
           such
           of
           their
           acquaintance
           ,
           as
           were
           to
           aduenture
           in
           that
           Voyage
           ,
           I
           directedher
           to
           go
           about
           by
           S.
           Georges
           Channell
           ,
           to
           Kirkenbright
           ,
           where
           she
           arriued
           in
           the
           end
           of
           May
           ;
           Some
           Gentlemen
           of
           that
           country
           ,
           vpon
           whose
           friendship
           I
           reposed
           most
           ,
           happening
           at
           that
           time
           to
           bee
           out
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           I
           encountred
           with
           sundry
           vnexpected
           difficulties
           :
           the
           prizes
           of
           victuals
           beeing
           within
           the
           space
           of
           three
           monethes
           ,
           since
           I
           had
           parted
           before
           from
           Scotland
           ,
           suddenly
           tripled
           ,
           and
           yet
           so
           scarce
           as
           I
           could
           hardly
           in
           haste
           bee
           well
           furnished
           ,
           yet
           since
           I
           was
           so
           far
           aduanced
           ,
           lest
           I
           should
           loose
           that
           which
           was
           done
           ,
           if
           I
           did
           not
           the
           rest
           ,
           I
           vsed
           the
           best
           diligence
           I
           could
           to
           prouide
           the
           shippe
           with
           all
           things
           necessary
           .
           Then
           the
           very
           people
           specially
           Artizens
           ,
           of
           whom
           I
           stood
           in
           need
           ,
           were
           at
           first
           loth
           to
           imbarke
           for
           so
           remote
           a
           part
           ,
           as
           they
           imagined
           this
           to
           bee
           ,
           some
           scarce
           beleeuing
           that
           there
           could
           bee
           any
           such
           bounds
           at
           all
           ,
           and
           no
           wonder
           ,
           since
           neuer
           any
           in
           that
           part
           had
           euer
           trauelled
           thither
           ,
           and
           all
           nouelties
           beeing
           distrusted
           ,
           or
           disualued
           ,
           few
           of
           good
           sort
           would
           goe
           ,
           and
           ordinarie
           persons
           were
           not
           capeable
           of
           such
           a
           purpose
           .
        
         
           At
           last
           ,
           in
           the
           end
           of
           Iune
           ,
           they
           parted
           from
           thence
           to
           the
           I
           le
           of
           Man
           ,
           and
           after
           some
           stay
           there
           ,
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           August
           ,
           leauing
           the
           sight
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           Dominions
           ,
           did
           betake
           themselues
           to
           the
           Sea.
           Though
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           latenesse
           of
           their
           setting
           forth
           ,
           they
           had
           the
           windes
           very
           contrary
           about
           the
           middest
           of
           September
           ,
           they
           discouered
           Saint
           Peters
           Ilands
           ,
           and
           were
           neere
           to
           Cape
           Bretton
           ,
           but
           yet
           were
           beaten
           backe
           againe
           by
           a
           great
           storme
           to
           New-found-land
           .
           And
           as
           they
           passed
           by
           the
           Bay
           of
           Placentia
           ,
           neglecting
           the
           occasion
           to
           place
           themselues
           in
           some
           part
           of
           my
           bounds
           ,
           there
           as
           they
           might
           haue
           done
           ,
           they
           went
           into
           Saint
           Iohns
           Harbour
           ,
           where
           they
           concluded
           to
           stay
           that
           Winter
           ,
           and
           sent
           the
           ship
           home
           for
           a
           new
           supply
           of
           such
           things
           as
           were
           needfull
           .
        
         
           Though
           it
           might
           haue
           discouraged
           mee
           much
           ,
           that
           they
           had
           retired
           to
           New-found-land
           ,
           foreseeing
           that
           what
           they
           had
           with
           them
           might
           be
           wasted
           ,
           and
           that
           it
           would
           bee
           as
           
           chargeable
           and
           difficult
           to
           furnish
           them
           forth
           from
           thence
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           were
           to
           goe
           of
           new
           from
           Scotland
           ,
           yet
           rather
           then
           they
           should
           bee
           in
           danger
           for
           want
           of
           prouision
           ,
           making
           me
           any
           way
           guiltie
           of
           their
           losse
           ,
           that
           had
           aduentured
           their
           liues
           ,
           trusting
           to
           my
           care
           ,
           I
           fraughted
           a
           shippe
           of
           purpose
           furnished
           with
           such
           things
           as
           were
           required
           in
           a
           Note
           ,
           which
           they
           sent
           home
           with
           their
           Messenger
           .
           This
           shippe
           was
           dispatched
           by
           mee
           from
           London
           in
           the
           end
           of
           March
           1623.
           but
           shee
           happened
           to
           stay
           so
           long
           at
           Plimmouth
           ,
           first
           ,
           vpon
           some
           necessary
           occasions
           ,
           and
           last
           by
           contrary
           winds
           ,
           it
           being
           the
           eight
           and
           twentieth
           of
           April
           ,
           before
           shee
           parted
           from
           thence
           ,
           hauing
           no
           good
           windes
           at
           all
           ,
           that
           they
           arriued
           not
           at
           Saint
           Iohns
           Harbour
           ,
           till
           the
           fift
           of
           Iune
           .
           At
           their
           comming
           they
           found
           the
           company
           not
           fit
           for
           a
           Plantion
           which
           had
           first
           by
           an
           vnexpected
           cause
           been
           deuided
           in
           two
           during
           the
           Winter
           ,
           and
           in
           May
           some
           doubting
           of
           a
           supply
           ,
           had
           engaged
           themselues
           to
           serue
           Fishermen
           ,
           by
           which
           meanes
           they
           gained
           their
           maintenance
           ,
           and
           some
           meanes
           beside
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           could
           hardly
           be
           gathered
           together
           againe
           ,
           and
           their
           Minister
           and
           Smith
           (
           both
           for
           Spirituall
           and
           Temporall
           respects
           ,
           the
           two
           most
           necessary
           members
           )
           were
           both
           dead
           ,
           so
           that
           seeing
           no
           hope
           to
           plant
           themselues
           in
           any
           good
           fashion
           that
           yeere
           ,
           ten
           of
           the
           principall
           persons
           concluded
           to
           go
           alongst
           with
           the
           ship
           to
           
             New
             Scotland
          
           ,
           to
           discouer
           the
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           choice
           of
           a
           fit
           place
           for
           a
           Habitation
           against
           the
           next
           yeere
           ,
           considering
           very
           well
           ,
           that
           they
           could
           not
           doe
           so
           much
           good
           by
           staying
           there
           with
           so
           few
           a
           number
           ,
           as
           they
           might
           doe
           at
           their
           returne
           ,
           by
           reporting
           the
           truth
           to
           their
           friends
           ,
           of
           that
           which
           they
           had
           seene
           ,
           whereby
           a
           new
           Colonie
           might
           be
           encouraged
           to
           set
           forth
           well
           furnished
           ,
           and
           instructed
           according
           to
           that
           which
           might
           bee
           learned
           by
           their
           experience
           .
        
         
           The
           three
           and
           twentieth
           of
           Iune
           ,
           they
           loosed
           from
           Saint
           Iohns
           Harbour
           ,
           and
           sayled
           towards
           
             New
             Scotland
          
           ,
           where
           for
           the
           space
           of
           fourteene
           dayes
           ,
           they
           were
           by
           fogges
           and
           contrary
           winds
           kept
           backe
           from
           spying
           Land
           till
           the
           eight
           of
           Iuly
           ,
           that
           they
           saw
           the
           West
           part
           of
           Cape
           Bretton
           ,
           and
           
           till
           the
           thirteenth
           day
           ,
           they
           sayled
           alongst
           the
           Coast
           ,
           till
           they
           ranne
           the
           length
           of
           Port
           
             de
             Mutton
          
           ,
           where
           they
           discouered
           three
           very
           pleasant
           Harbours
           ,
           and
           went
           ashore
           in
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           which
           after
           the
           shippes
           name
           ,
           they
           called
           Lukes
           Bay
           ,
           where
           they
           found
           a
           great
           way
           vp
           a
           very
           pleasant
           Riuer
           ,
           being
           three
           fathom
           deep
           at
           a
           low
           water
           at
           the
           entry
           thereof
           ,
           &
           on
           euery
           side
           of
           the
           same
           they
           did
           see
           very
           delicate
           Medowes
           ,
           hauing
           Roses
           white
           and
           red
           ,
           growing
           thereon
           with
           a
           kind
           of
           wilde
           Lilly
           ,
           which
           had
           a
           daintie
           smel
           ,
           the
           next
           day
           they
           resolued
           (
           coasting
           alongst
           the
           land
           )
           to
           discouer
           the
           next
           Harbour
           ,
           which
           was
           but
           two
           leagues
           distant
           from
           the
           other
           ,
           where
           they
           found
           a
           more
           pleasant
           Riuer
           then
           the
           first
           ,
           being
           foure
           fathome
           deepe
           at
           a
           low
           water
           with
           Medowes
           on
           both
           sides
           thereof
           ,
           hauing
           Roses
           and
           Lillies
           growing
           thereon
           as
           the
           other
           had
           ,
           they
           found
           within
           this
           Riuer
           ,
           a
           very
           fit
           place
           for
           a
           Plantation
           ,
           both
           in
           regard
           that
           it
           was
           naturally
           apt
           to
           be
           fortified
           ,
           and
           that
           all
           the
           ground
           betweene
           the
           two
           Riuers
           ,
           was
           without
           wood
           ,
           and
           very
           good
           fat
           Earth
           ,
           hauing
           seuerall
           sorts
           of
           beries
           growing
           thereon
           ,
           as
           Goose-beries
           ,
           Straw-beries
           ,
           Hind-beries
           ,
           Rasberies
           ,
           and
           a
           kind
           of
           red
           Wine
           berie
           ,
           as
           also
           some
           sorts
           of
           graine
           ,
           as
           Pease
           ,
           some
           Eares
           of
           Wheate
           ,
           Barly
           and
           Rie
           growing
           there
           wilde
           ;
           the
           Pease
           grow
           in
           abundance
           alongst
           the
           Coast
           ,
           very
           bigge
           and
           good
           to
           eate
           ,
           but
           did
           taste
           of
           the
           fitch
           ,
           this
           Riuer
           is
           called
           Port
           Iolly
           ,
           from
           whence
           they
           coasted
           alongst
           to
           Port
           Negro
           ,
           beeing
           twelue
           leagues
           distant
           ,
           where
           all
           the
           way
           as
           they
           sayled
           alongst
           ,
           they
           spied
           a
           very
           pleasant
           Countrey
           ,
           hauing
           growing
           euery
           where
           such
           things
           as
           were
           obserued
           in
           the
           two
           Harbours
           where
           they
           had
           beene
           before
           .
           They
           found
           likewise
           in
           euery
           Riuer
           abundance
           of
           Lobsters
           ,
           Cockles
           ,
           and
           other
           shel-fishes
           ,
           and
           also
           not
           onely
           in
           the
           Riuers
           ,
           but
           all
           the
           Coast
           alongst
           ,
           numbers
           of
           seuerall
           sorts
           of
           Wild-foule
           ,
           as
           Wild-goose
           ,
           blacke
           Ducke
           ,
           Woodcocke
           ,
           Crane
           ,
           Heron
           ,
           Pidgeon
           ,
           and
           many
           other
           sorts
           of
           Fowle
           which
           they
           knew
           not
           .
           They
           did
           kill
           as
           they
           sayled
           alongst
           the
           Coast
           great
           store
           of
           Cod
           ,
           with
           seuerall
           other
           sorts
           of
           great
           fishes
           .
           
           The
           Countrie
           is
           full
           of
           Woods
           not
           very
           thicke
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           part
           Oake
           ,
           the
           rest
           are
           Firre
           ,
           Spruce
           ,
           Birch
           ,
           with
           some
           Sicamores
           ,
           and
           Ashes
           ,
           and
           many
           other
           sorts
           of
           Wood
           which
           they
           had
           not
           seene
           before
           .
           Hauing
           discouered
           this
           part
           of
           the
           Countrie
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           Voyage
           their
           ship
           was
           to
           make
           to
           the
           Straits
           with
           fishes
           ,
           they
           resolued
           to
           coast
           alongst
           from
           Lukes
           Bay
           to
           Port
           
             de
             Mutton
          
           ,
           beeing
           foure
           leagues
           to
           the
           East
           thereof
           ,
           where
           they
           encountred
           with
           a
           Frenchman
           ,
           that
           in
           a
           very
           short
           time
           had
           made
           a
           great
           Voyage
           ,
           for
           though
           he
           had
           furnished
           one
           ship
           away
           with
           a
           great
           number
           of
           fishes
           ,
           there
           were
           neere
           so
           many
           readie
           as
           to
           load
           himselfe
           &
           others
           .
           After
           they
           had
           taken
           a
           view
           of
           this
           Port
           ,
           which
           to
           their
           iudgement
           they
           found
           no
           waies
           inferiour
           to
           the
           rest
           they
           had
           seene
           before
           ,
           they
           resolued
           to
           retire
           backe
           to
           New-found-land
           ,
           where
           their
           ship
           was
           to
           receiue
           her
           loading
           of
           fishes
           .
           The
           20.
           of
           Iuly
           they
           loosed
           from
           thence
           ,
           and
           the
           seuen
           and
           twentieth
           thereof
           they
           arriued
           at
           Saint
           Iohns
           Harbour
           ,
           and
           from
           thence
           sailed
           alongst
           to
           the
           Bay
           of
           Conception
           ,
           where
           they
           left
           the
           ship
           ,
           and
           dispatched
           themselues
           home
           in
           seuerall
           ships
           that
           belonged
           to
           the
           West
           part
           of
           England
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           no
           wonder
           ,
           that
           the
           French
           beeing
           so
           slieghtly
           planted
           ,
           did
           take
           no
           deeper
           roote
           in
           America
           ,
           for
           they
           as
           onely
           desirous
           to
           know
           the
           nature
           and
           qualitie
           of
           the
           soile
           ,
           and
           of
           things
           that
           were
           likely
           to
           grow
           there
           ,
           did
           neuer
           seeke
           to
           haue
           them
           in
           such
           quantitie
           as
           was
           requisite
           for
           their
           maintenance
           ,
           affecting
           more
           by
           making
           a
           needlesse
           ostentation
           ,
           that
           the
           World
           should
           know
           they
           had
           beene
           there
           ,
           then
           that
           they
           did
           contiuue
           still
           to
           inhabit
           there
           ,
           like
           them
           ,
           that
           were
           more
           in
           loue
           with
           glorie
           then
           with
           vertue
           ,
           then
           being
           alwaies
           subiect
           to
           diuisions
           amongst
           themselues
           ,
           it
           was
           impossible
           that
           they
           could
           subsist
           ,
           which
           proceeded
           sometime
           from
           emulation
           or
           enuie
           ,
           and
           at
           other
           times
           from
           the
           lazinesse
           of
           the
           disposition
           of
           some
           ,
           who
           (
           lothing
           labor
           )
           could
           bee
           commanded
           by
           none
           ,
           who
           would
           impose
           more
           vpon
           them
           then
           was
           agreeable
           with
           the
           indifferencie
           of
           their
           affections
           and
           superficiall
           endeuours
           .
        
         
         
           The
           English
           were
           free
           from
           these
           mutinies
           ,
           and
           wanted
           not
           industry
           enough
           ,
           but
           either
           out
           of
           a
           custome
           they
           haue
           to
           trauell
           more
           for
           the
           benefit
           that
           doth
           flow
           from
           grasse
           ,
           then
           by
           manuring
           of
           the
           ground
           for
           Corne
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           if
           they
           were
           forced
           so
           to
           doe
           by
           their
           Owners
           at
           London
           ,
           who
           enforcing
           a
           speedie
           returne
           by
           their
           labour
           ,
           would
           needs
           be
           trusted
           with
           furnishing
           of
           them
           victuals
           ,
           they
           applying
           themselues
           to
           Tobacco
           ,
           and
           such
           things
           as
           might
           import
           a
           present
           commoditie
           ,
           neglecting
           the
           time
           that
           might
           haue
           beene
           imployed
           for
           building
           ,
           planting
           and
           husbandrie
           ,
           did
           liue
           but
           like
           hired
           Seruants
           ,
           labouring
           for
           their
           Masters
           ,
           and
           not
           like
           Fathers
           prouiding
           for
           their
           Family
           and
           Posteritie
           ,
           which
           can
           neuer
           bee
           auoided
           till
           the
           ground
           be
           inhabited
           by
           them
           ,
           that
           being
           Owners
           thereof
           ,
           will
           trust
           it
           with
           their
           maintenance
           ,
           and
           doe
           content
           themselues
           with
           the
           delight
           of
           that
           which
           may
           giue
           glorie
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           profit
           to
           their
           heires
           .
        
         
           The
           Plantations
           in
           America
           doe
           approch
           neerest
           to
           the
           puritie
           of
           these
           that
           (
           by
           an
           industrious
           diligence
           )
           in
           the
           infancie
           of
           the
           first
           age
           did
           extend
           the
           mutiplying
           generations
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           to
           people
           the
           then
           Desert
           Earth
           ,
           for
           here
           they
           may
           possesse
           themselues
           without
           dispossessing
           of
           others
           ,
           the
           Land
           either
           wanting
           Inhabitants
           ,
           or
           hauing
           none
           that
           doe
           appropriate
           to
           themselues
           any
           peculiar
           ground
           ,
           but
           (
           in
           a
           straggling
           company
           )
           runne
           like
           beasts
           after
           beasts
           ,
           seeking
           no
           soile
           ,
           but
           onely
           after
           their
           prey
           .
           And
           where
           of
           old
           the
           
             Danes
             ,
             Gaules
             ,
             Gothes
             ,
             Hunnes
             ,
             Uandals
             ,
             Longobards
             ,
          
           and
           thereafter
           
             Sarazens
             ,
             Turkes
          
           ,
           and
           Tartarians
           ,
           did
           (
           with
           an
           inundation
           of
           people
           )
           encroach
           vpon
           these
           places
           of
           Europe
           ,
           which
           were
           most
           ciuill
           ,
           and
           where
           the
           Gospel
           was
           best
           planted
           ,
           out
           of
           an
           ambitious
           enuie
           to
           draw
           vnto
           themselues
           the
           glory
           that
           any
           Nation
           had
           formerly
           gained
           ,
           or
           out
           of
           an
           exorbitant
           auarice
           to
           swallow
           vp
           their
           substance
           ,
           and
           to
           vsurpe
           (
           if
           they
           had
           power
           challenging
           right
           )
           any
           Lands
           that
           were
           better
           then
           their
           own
           ,
           as
           the
           most
           part
           did
           in
           
             Greece
             ,
             Hungar●
             ,
             Spaine
             ,
             Italy
          
           and
           France
           .
           Wee
           here
           goe
           to
           cause
           preach
           the
           Gospel
           where
           it
           was
           neuer
           heard
           ,
           
           and
           not
           to
           subdue
           but
           to
           ciuillize
           the
           Sauages
           ,
           for
           their
           ruine
           could
           giue
           to
           vs
           neither
           glory
           nor
           benefit
           ,
           since
           in
           place
           of
           fame
           it
           would
           breed
           infamie
           ,
           and
           would
           defraud
           vs
           of
           many
           able
           bodies
           ,
           that
           hereafter
           (
           besides
           the
           Christian
           dutie
           in
           sauing
           their
           soules
           )
           by
           themselues
           or
           by
           their
           Posteritic
           may
           serue
           to
           many
           good
           vses
           ,
           when
           by
           our
           meanes
           they
           shall
           learne
           lawfull
           Trades
           ,
           and
           industries
           ,
           the
           Authors
           whereof
           (
           though
           preuenting
           the
           like
           Superstition
           )
           may
           acquire
           no
           lesse
           reuerence
           from
           them
           ,
           nor
           in
           like
           case
           of
           old
           
             Saturne
             ,
             Bacchu●
             ,
             Ceres
          
           and
           Pallas
           ,
           by
           teaching
           to
           plant
           Corne
           ,
           Wine
           ,
           and
           Oyle
           ,
           did
           get
           from
           the
           credulous
           ignorance
           of
           them
           with
           whom
           they
           communicated
           their
           knowledge
           .
        
         
           When
           I
           doe
           consider
           with
           myselfe
           what
           things
           are
           necessarie
           fot
           a
           Plantation
           ,
           I
           cannot
           but
           be
           confident
           that
           my
           owne
           Countreymen
           are
           as
           fit
           for
           such
           a
           purpose
           as
           any
           men
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           hauing
           daring
           mindes
           that
           vpon
           any
           probable
           appearances
           doe
           despise
           danger
           ,
           and
           bodies
           able
           to
           indure
           as
           much
           as
           the
           height
           of
           their
           minds
           can
           vndertake
           ,
           naturally
           louing
           to
           make
           vse
           of
           their
           owne
           ground
           ,
           and
           not
           trusting
           to
           traffique
           .
           Then
           Scotland
           by
           reason
           of
           her
           populousnesse
           being
           constrained
           to
           disburden
           her selfe
           (
           like
           the
           painfull
           Bees
           )
           did
           euery
           yeere
           send
           forth
           swarmes
           whereof
           great
           numbers
           did
           haunt
           Pole
           with
           the
           most
           extreme
           kinde
           of
           drudgerie
           (
           if
           not
           dying
           vnder
           the
           burden
           )
           scraping
           a
           few
           crummes
           together
           ,
           till
           now
           of
           late
           that
           they
           were
           compelled
           ,
           abandoning
           their
           ordinary
           calling
           ,
           to
           betake
           themselues
           to
           the
           warres
           against
           the
           
             Russians
             ,
             Turks
          
           ,
           or
           Swedens
           ,
           as
           the
           Polonians
           were
           pleased
           to
           employ
           thē
           ,
           others
           of
           the
           better
           sort
           being
           bred
           in
           France
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           ancient
           league
           ,
           did
           finde
           the
           meanes
           to
           force
           out
           some
           small
           fortunes
           there
           ,
           till
           of
           late
           that
           the
           French
           though
           not
           altogether
           violating
           ,
           yet
           not
           valuing
           (
           as
           heretofore
           )
           that
           friendship
           which
           was
           so
           religiously
           obserued
           by
           their
           predecessours
           ,
           and
           with
           so
           much
           danger
           and
           losse
           deserued
           by
           ours
           ,
           haue
           altered
           the
           estate
           of
           the
           Guards
           ,
           and
           doe
           derogate
           frō
           our
           former
           liberties
           ,
           which
           this
           King
           now
           raigning
           ,
           we
           
           hope
           ,
           will
           restore
           to
           the
           first
           integritie
           .
           The
           necessities
           of
           Ireland
           are
           neere
           supplied
           ,
           and
           that
           great
           current
           which
           did
           transport
           so
           many
           of
           our
           people
           is
           worne
           drie
           .
           The
           
             Lowe
             Countries
          
           haue
           spent
           many
           of
           our
           men
           ,
           but
           haue
           enriched
           few
           ,
           and
           (
           though
           raising
           their
           flight
           with
           such
           borrowed
           feathers
           ,
           till
           they
           were
           checked
           by
           a
           present
           danger
           )
           did
           too
           much
           vilipend
           these
           fauourable
           Springs
           by
           which
           their
           weaknesse
           was
           chiefly
           refreshed
           :
           But
           howsoeuer
           some
           particular
           men
           might
           prosper
           vnder
           a
           forraine
           Prince
           ,
           all
           that
           aduenture
           so
           ,
           doe
           either
           perish
           by
           the
           way
           ,
           or
           if
           they
           attaine
           vnto
           any
           fortune
           ,
           doe
           lose
           the
           same
           by
           some
           colour
           that
           strict
           lawes
           vrged
           against
           a
           stranger
           can
           easily
           affoord
           ,
           or
           else
           naturalizing
           themselues
           where
           they
           are
           ,
           they
           must
           disclaime
           their
           King
           and
           Countrey
           ,
           to
           which
           by
           time
           (
           the
           obiect
           of
           their
           affections
           altered
           )
           being
           bound
           to
           haue
           a
           care
           of
           that
           part
           where
           there
           posteritie
           must
           liue
           ,
           they
           turne
           euery
           way
           strangers
           ,
           which
           necessitie
           imposed
           vpon
           them
           to
           take
           this
           course
           ,
           and
           inconueniences
           following
           thereupon
           ,
           may
           be
           preuented
           by
           this
           new
           Plantation
           .
           And
           where
           the
           Scottish
           Merchants
           before
           had
           no
           trade
           but
           by
           transporting
           Commodities
           that
           might
           haue
           beene
           imployed
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           oftentimes
           monie
           ,
           to
           bring
           backe
           Wine
           from
           France
           ,
           and
           Pitch
           ,
           Tarre
           ,
           and
           Timber
           from
           the
           Easter
           Seas
           .
           Now
           only
           by
           exporting
           of
           men
           ,
           Corne
           ,
           and
           Cattle
           ,
           they
           may
           within
           a
           little
           time
           be
           able
           to
           furnish
           back
           in
           exchange
           these
           things
           before
           named
           .
           As
           likewise
           a
           great
           benefit
           of
           fishes
           ,
           Furres
           ,
           Timber
           and
           Metals
           ,
           drawing
           forth
           our
           people
           to
           forreine
           Traffique
           ,
           where
           with
           they
           neuer
           haue
           bin
           accustomed
           before
           ,
           and
           that
           to
           the
           great
           increase
           of
           the
           Customes
           ,
           helping
           hereby
           to
           enrich
           that
           ancient
           Kingdome
           ,
           which
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           hath
           onely
           lost
           by
           his
           Maiesties
           greatnesse
           ,
           being
           hereby
           not
           onely
           defrauded
           of
           his
           owne
           presence
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           comfort
           that
           his
           countenance
           did
           continually
           affoord
           ,
           but
           likewise
           of
           many
           Commodities
           arising
           to
           any
           Countrie
           where
           a
           Court
           is
           Resident
           ,
           as
           the
           vniuersallpouertie
           thereof
           (
           hauing
           few
           rich
           vnlesse
           it
           bee
           some
           
           Iudges
           and
           their
           Clerkes
           )
           by
           a
           common
           complaint
           doth
           too
           sensibly
           testifie
           .
        
         
           I
           haue
           neuer
           remembred
           any
           thing
           with
           more
           admiration
           then
           America
           ,
           considering
           how
           it
           hath
           pleased
           the
           Lord
           to
           locke
           it
           vp
           so
           long
           amidst
           the
           depths
           ,
           concealing
           it
           from
           the
           curiositie
           of
           the
           Ancients
           ,
           that
           it
           might
           be
           discouered
           in
           a
           fit
           time
           for
           their
           posteritie
           ,
           they
           were
           so
           farre
           of
           old
           from
           apprehending
           it
           by
           any
           reach
           of
           reason
           ,
           that
           the
           most
           learned
           men
           (
           as
           they
           thought
           )
           by
           infallible
           grounds
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           degrees
           of
           the
           Heauen
           ,
           did
           hold
           that
           these
           Zones
           could
           not
           be
           inhabited
           ,
           which
           now
           are
           knowne
           to
           include
           the
           most
           pleasant
           parts
           in
           the
           Word
           .
           This
           neuer
           came
           to
           the
           knowledge
           of
           any
           Hebrew
           ,
           Greeke
           ,
           or
           Roman
           ,
           who
           had
           the
           most
           able
           mindes
           to
           haue
           found
           out
           such
           a
           mystery
           :
           and
           howsoeuer
           some
           would
           glose
           vpon
           that
           Fable
           of
           Platoes
           Atlantick
           Iland
           ,
           I
           haue
           neuer
           obserued
           any
           thing
           amongst
           the
           Ancient
           Writers
           tending
           to
           such
           a
           purpose
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           not
           these
           lines
           of
           Seneca
           the
           Tragedian
           ,
           whereby
           hee
           might
           (
           if
           not
           with
           a
           prophetick
           ,
           yet
           with
           a
           poetick
           rapture
           )
           deliuer
           that
           which
           he
           had
           a
           mind
           to
           make
           the
           posteritie
           expect
           ,
           and
           was
           in
           possibilitie
           to
           happen
           .
        
         
           
             Uenientannis
             —
          
           
             Secula
             seris
             ,
             quibus
             ocean●●
          
           
             Vincula
             rerum
             laxet
             ,
             &
             ingens
          
           
             Pateat
             tellus
             ,
             Tophisque
             nonos
          
           
             Detegat
             orbes
             ;
             nec
             sit
             terris
          
           
             Ultima
             Thule
             .
          
        
         
           And
           it
           is
           a
           thing
           not
           yet
           comprehended
           by
           the
           course
           of
           naturall
           reason
           ,
           how
           these
           parts
           of
           the
           World
           came
           first
           to
           be
           peopled
           :
           We
           must
           grant
           (
           according
           to
           the
           grounds
           of
           Diuinitie
           )
           their
           people
           to
           be
           descended
           from
           Noah
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           not
           long
           since
           that
           (
           the
           Loadstone
           being
           found
           out
           )
           the
           best
           Saylers
           (
           scorning
           as
           in
           fomer
           times
           to
           be
           only
           coasters
           )
           haue
           brought
           the
           Art
           of
           Nauigation
           to
           that
           perfection
           ,
           that
           they
           durst
           resolutely
           aduenture
           to
           search
           the
           most
           remote
           
           parts
           in
           the
           Ocean
           ,
           and
           if
           any
           had
           gone
           thither
           of
           purpose
           to
           inhabite
           ,
           they
           would
           haue
           carried
           with
           them
           the
           most
           vsefull
           kindes
           of
           tame
           Cattle
           ,
           such
           as
           Horses
           ,
           Cowes
           ,
           and
           Sheeps
           ,
           whereof
           neuer
           any
           was
           found
           in
           these
           parts
           ,
           till
           they
           were
           transported
           thither
           of
           late
           yeeres
           ;
           but
           onely
           such
           wild
           beasts
           as
           of
           themselues
           might
           haue
           wandred
           any
           where
           through
           vast
           Forrests
           ,
           and
           Deserts
           :
           so
           that
           I
           doe
           thinke
           there
           must
           bee
           some
           narrow
           passage
           vpon
           the
           East
           ,
           towards
           
             Terra
             Australis
             Incognita
          
           ,
           not
           yet
           discouered
           ,
           from
           whence
           people
           by
           time
           might
           haue
           come
           (
           crossing
           the
           Straits
           of
           Magelane
           )
           to
           inhabite
           
             Brasile
             ,
             Chile
          
           ,
           and
           Peru
           ,
           or
           rather
           I
           should
           thinke
           that
           there
           were
           some
           Continent
           ,
           or
           Narrow
           Sea
           towardes
           the
           North
           ,
           about
           the
           Straits
           of
           Anien
           ,
           from
           whence
           the
           first
           Inhabitants
           in
           America
           might
           haue
           come
           ;
           because
           the
           wild
           beasts
           that
           are
           there
           are
           creatures
           most
           peculiar
           to
           the
           North
           ,
           such
           as
           Elkes
           ,
           Beares
           ,
           and
           Beauers
           ,
           which
           are
           knowne
           to
           bee
           ordinary
           with
           the
           Russians
           ,
           and
           Tartarians
           ;
           and
           I
           am
           the
           more
           confirmed
           in
           this
           opinion
           ,
           when
           I
           remember
           of
           the
           Mountains
           of
           Ice
           that
           come
           floting
           euery
           Spring
           alongst
           the
           Coast
           of
           New-found-Land
           ,
           which
           (
           as
           it
           is
           likely
           )
           may
           dissolue
           from
           some
           Sea
           that
           hath
           beene
           frozen
           during
           the
           Winter
           time
           ,
           ouer
           which
           people
           ,
           and
           wild
           beasts
           might
           haue
           commoditie
           to
           passe
           ;
           but
           this
           is
           a
           matter
           that
           can
           hardly
           bee
           determined
           by
           demonstration
           or
           reason
           ,
           therefore
           (
           all
           men
           forming
           that
           which
           they
           know
           not
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           square
           of
           their
           owne
           conceits
           .
           )
           Wee
           must
           leaue
           this
           to
           the
           vnlimited
           libertie
           of
           the
           imagination
           of
           man.
           
        
         
           But
           the
           thing
           most
           wonderfull
           of
           all
           is
           this
           ,
           though
           now
           it
           bee
           cleerely
           discouered
           ,
           that
           so
           few
           are
           willing
           to
           make
           vse
           therof
           ;
           This
           doth
           chiefly
           proceed
           from
           want
           of
           knowledge
           ,
           few
           being
           willing
           to
           aduenture
           vpon
           that
           wherewith
           they
           are
           not
           acquainted
           by
           their
           owne
           experience
           ,
           and
           yet
           those
           who
           haue
           not
           made
           triall
           themselues
           ,
           if
           they
           will
           trust
           others
           ,
           may
           bee
           abundantly
           satisfied
           by
           the
           reports
           of
           a
           number
           ,
           who
           to
           Plant
           and
           Traffique
           doe
           yeerely
           
           haunt
           these
           parts
           .
           If
           the
           true
           estate
           of
           that
           which
           might
           bee
           done
           at
           this
           time
           by
           the
           ioyning
           of
           some
           reasonable
           company
           together
           were
           rightly
           vnderstood
           ,
           then
           so
           many
           would
           not
           liue
           at
           home
           as
           they
           do
           ,
           losing
           their
           time
           ,
           where
           they
           can
           make
           no
           benefit
           ,
           and
           burdenable
           to
           them
           to
           whom
           they
           are
           not
           vsefull
           ,
           rather
           admitted
           ,
           then
           welcommed
           ,
           the
           one
           thinking
           that
           their
           seruice
           should
           deserue
           a
           reward
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           that
           their
           maintenance
           is
           an
           vnnecessary
           charge
           ,
           neither
           gaining
           ,
           and
           both
           discontented
           :
           then
           would
           not
           so
           many
           aduenture
           their
           liues
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           strangers
           ,
           whereby
           they
           scarce
           can
           acquire
           that
           which
           doth
           defray
           their
           owne
           charges
           ,
           and
           howsoeuer
           the
           hope
           of
           Honour
           may
           flatter
           a
           generous
           spirit
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           great
           appearance
           by
           this
           meanes
           to
           prouide
           for
           a
           Family
           ,
           or
           for
           a
           Posteritie
           .
           And
           if
           we
           rightly
           consider
           the
           benefit
           that
           may
           arise
           by
           this
           enterprise
           abroad
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           onely
           able
           to
           afford
           a
           sufficient
           meanes
           for
           their
           maintenance
           ,
           who
           cannot
           conueniently
           liue
           at
           home
           ,
           by
           disburdening
           the
           Countrey
           of
           them
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           able
           to
           enable
           them
           to
           deserue
           of
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           by
           bringing
           vnto
           it
           both
           Honour
           and
           Profit
           .
        
         
           Where
           was
           euer
           Ambition
           baited
           with
           greater
           hopes
           then
           here
           ,
           or
           where
           euer
           had
           Vertue
           so
           large
           a
           field
           to
           reape
           the
           fruites
           of
           Glory
           ,
           since
           any
           man
           ,
           who
           doth
           goe
           thither
           of
           good
           qualitie
           ,
           able
           at
           first
           to
           transport
           a
           hundred
           persons
           with
           him
           furnished
           with
           things
           necessary
           ,
           shall
           haue
           as
           much
           Bounds
           as
           may
           serue
           for
           a
           great
           Man
           ,
           wherevpon
           hee
           may
           build
           a
           Towne
           of
           his
           owne
           ,
           giuing
           it
           what
           forme
           or
           name
           hee
           will
           ,
           and
           being
           the
           first
           Founder
           of
           a
           new
           estate
           ,
           which
           a
           pleasing
           industry
           may
           quickly
           bring
           to
           a
           perfection
           ,
           may
           leaue
           a
           faire
           inheritance
           to
           his
           posteritie
           ,
           who
           shall
           claime
           vnto
           him
           as
           the
           Author
           of
           their
           Nobilitie
           there
           ,
           rather
           then
           to
           any
           of
           his
           Ancestours
           that
           had
           preceded
           him
           ,
           though
           neuer
           so
           nobly
           borne
           elswhere
           ,
           and
           if
           the
           vastenesse
           of
           their
           hopes
           cannot
           bee
           bounded
           within
           their
           first
           limits
           ,
           as
           soone
           as
           they
           haue
           strengthned
           
           themselues
           for
           such
           a
           designe
           ,
           either
           by
           Sea
           or
           by
           Land
           ,
           (
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           large
           Countries
           next
           adiacent
           hereunto
           )
           there
           doth
           alwaies
           rest
           a
           faire
           possibilitie
           of
           a
           further
           encrease
           ,
           either
           for
           them
           ,
           or
           for
           their
           successours
           ;
           and
           so
           euery
           one
           of
           inferiour
           sort
           may
           expect
           proportionably
           according
           to
           his
           aduenture
           :
           The
           Merchans
           that
           are
           giuen
           to
           trade
           ,
           where
           can
           they
           haue
           a
           fairer
           ground
           for
           gaine
           then
           here
           ;
           and
           that
           besides
           that
           which
           may
           bee
           expected
           from
           so
           fertile
           a
           Land
           by
           industry
           or
           husbandry
           hereafter
           ,
           in
           present
           commodities
           ,
           such
           as
           Cod
           fishes
           and
           Herring
           in
           the
           Seas
           ,
           Salmonds
           in
           the
           Riuers
           ,
           Furres
           ,
           Pype-staues
           ,
           Pot-ashes
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           may
           arise
           from
           the
           plentie
           of
           good
           Wood
           ,
           Mineralls
           ,
           and
           other
           things
           though
           not
           knowne
           to
           strangers
           that
           onely
           coast
           alongst
           the
           Lands
           ,
           that
           may
           bee
           discouered
           hereafter
           by
           them
           that
           are
           to
           inhabite
           the
           Bounds
           .
        
         
           Here
           those
           that
           are
           so
           disposed
           ,
           without
           making
           a
           Monasticall
           retreate
           (
           free
           from
           a
           multitude
           of
           troubles
           )
           may
           inioy
           the
           pleasures
           of
           contemplation
           ,
           being
           solitary
           when
           they
           will
           ,
           and
           yet
           accompanied
           when
           they
           please
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           with
           such
           company
           as
           (
           pressed
           by
           importunitie
           )
           they
           must
           discontentedly
           admit
           ,
           but
           onely
           by
           them
           of
           whom
           they
           haue
           made
           choice
           ,
           and
           whom
           they
           haue
           carried
           with
           them
           ,
           with
           whom
           (
           as
           partners
           of
           their
           trauells
           )
           by
           mutuall
           discourses
           they
           may
           remember
           their
           former
           dangers
           ,
           and
           communicate
           their
           present
           ioyes
           :
           heere
           are
           all
           sorts
           of
           obiects
           to
           satisfie
           the
           varietie
           of
           desires
           .
           I
           might
           speake
           of
           the
           sport
           that
           may
           bee
           had
           by
           Hunting
           ,
           Hawking
           ,
           Fishing
           ,
           and
           Fowling
           ,
           where
           all
           these
           creatures
           haue
           had
           so
           long
           a
           time
           for
           increase
           ,
           without
           being
           destroyed
           or
           frighted
           ,
           as
           likewise
           of
           the
           great
           contentment
           that
           must
           come
           by
           daily
           discoueries
           of
           new
           Fieldes
           and
           Riuers
           ,
           with
           the
           diuersitie
           of
           things
           not
           seene
           before
           that
           may
           happen
           to
           bee
           found
           in
           them
           :
           but
           I
           would
           rather
           haue
           all
           at
           first
           to
           thinke
           of
           the
           paines
           they
           must
           indure
           ,
           in
           bringing
           of
           so
           notable
           a
           Worke
           to
           perfection
           ,
           since
           no
           good
           thing
           can
           be
           had
           with
           ease
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           sonnes
           of
           men
           are
           borne
           to
           labour
           .
           
           But
           leauing
           these
           worldly
           respects
           ,
           the
           greatest
           incouragement
           of
           all
           for
           any
           true
           Christian
           is
           this
           ,
           that
           heere
           is
           a
           large
           way
           for
           aduancing
           the
           Gospel
           of
           Iesus
           Christ
           ,
           to
           whom
           Churches
           may
           bee
           builded
           in
           places
           where
           his
           Name
           was
           neuer
           knowne
           ;
           and
           if
           the
           Saints
           of
           Heauen
           reioyce
           at
           the
           conuersion
           of
           a
           Sinner
           ,
           what
           exceeding
           ioy
           would
           it
           bee
           to
           them
           to
           see
           many
           thousands
           of
           Sauage
           people
           (
           who
           doe
           now
           liue
           like
           brute
           beasts
           )
           conuerted
           vnto
           God
           ,
           and
           I
           wish
           (
           leauing
           these
           dreames
           of
           Honour
           and
           Profit
           ,
           which
           doe
           intoxicate
           the
           braines
           ,
           and
           impoyson
           the
           minde
           with
           transitory
           pleasures
           )
           that
           this
           might
           bee
           our
           chiefe
           end
           to
           begin
           a
           new
           life
           ,
           seruing
           God
           more
           sincerely
           then
           before
           ,
           to
           whom
           we
           may
           draw
           more
           neere
           ,
           by
           retyring
           our selues
           further
           from
           hence
           .
        
         
           As
           I
           would
           haue
           no
           man
           that
           hath
           a
           mind
           for
           this
           course
           ,
           to
           abuse
           his
           iudgement
           ,
           by
           trusting
           too
           much
           to
           the
           fertilitie
           of
           the
           bounds
           where
           he
           is
           to
           goe
           ,
           and
           too
           little
           to
           his
           owne
           prouidence
           ,
           and
           industrie
           ,
           whereby
           he
           may
           be
           made
           to
           neglect
           the
           preparing
           himmselfe
           for
           this
           Voyage
           after
           such
           a
           manner
           as
           is
           requisite
           ,
           So
           I
           altogether
           dislike
           them
           that
           possessed
           with
           the
           preposterous
           apprehensions
           of
           feare
           (
           like
           the
           lazie
           man
           of
           whome
           Salomon
           speaketh
           ,
           that
           pretending
           difficulties
           to
           preuent
           trauell
           ,
           would
           say
           there
           was
           a
           Lion
           in
           the
           way
           )
           will
           needs
           imagine
           the
           worst
           that
           is
           in
           possibilitie
           to
           happen
           :
           for
           such
           a
           man
           (
           too
           ingeniously
           subtill
           in
           coniecturing
           danger
           )
           doth
           both
           by
           preiudicated
           opinions
           disable
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           discourage
           them
           ,
           who
           not
           being
           duely
           informed
           ,
           are
           confirmed
           by
           the
           confidence
           of
           other
           vndertakers
           ,
           that
           professe
           to
           haue
           knowledge
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           man
           at
           home
           where
           he
           was
           borne
           ,
           so
           free
           from
           the
           accidents
           of
           fortune
           who
           may
           not
           quickly
           by
           a
           publike
           ,
           or
           by
           a
           priuate
           calamitie
           be
           brought
           in
           some
           measure
           to
           suffer
           ,
           and
           much
           rather
           should
           wee
           arme
           our selues
           with
           a
           high
           resolution
           against
           all
           inconueniences
           that
           can
           occurre
           in
           such
           a
           forraine
           enterprise
           (
           being
           circumspectly
           
           prouident
           ,
           but
           not
           cōfounded
           with
           a
           deiecting
           feare
           )
           where
           the
           greatnesse
           of
           so
           well
           grounded
           hopes
           for
           vs
           and
           for
           our
           Posteritie
           should
           make
           vs
           (
           hoping
           for
           pleasure
           )
           to
           disgest
           any
           present
           paine
           ,
           with
           a
           courage
           greater
           then
           can
           bee
           braued
           by
           any
           apprehended
           trouble
           .
           And
           because
           the
           Lord
           in
           such
           eminent
           Exploits
           doth
           commonly
           glorifie
           himselfe
           by
           a
           few
           number
           ,
           I
           wish
           that
           all
           such
           whose
           hearts
           doe
           misgiue
           them
           portending
           any
           disaster
           (
           like
           them
           of
           Gideons
           troupes
           that
           bowed
           downe
           like
           beasts
           to
           the
           water
           )
           should
           retire
           in
           time
           ,
           ere
           the
           contagiousnesse
           of
           their
           infirmitie
           come
           to
           infect
           them
           that
           are
           more
           soundly
           disposed
           .
           There
           is
           no
           iust
           cause
           for
           a
           reasonable
           man
           to
           feare
           any
           worldly
           thing
           ,
           but
           onely
           disgrace
           and
           want
           of
           necessary
           mayntenance
           :
           A
           man
           can
           hardly
           fall
           in
           the
           first
           here
           ,
           since
           an
           honourable
           intention
           what
           euer
           the
           successe
           prooue
           must
           acquire
           prayse
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           by
           ordinary
           meanes
           ,
           is
           easie
           to
           be
           auoyded
           ,
           but
           I
           am
           so
           farre
           from
           painting
           out
           a
           supposed
           facilitie
           to
           snare
           weake
           minds
           ,
           that
           I
           would
           haue
           none
           (
           with
           whom
           it
           is
           not
           fit
           to
           communicate
           more
           then
           they
           be
           capeable
           of
           )
           to
           imbarke
           in
           this
           busines
           ,
           but
           only
           such
           as
           do
           resolue
           against
           the
           worst
           ,
           for
           I
           professe
           as
           Cato
           did
           ,
           when
           he
           was
           to
           enter
           the
           Deserts
           of
           Arabia
           .
        
         
           
             —
             Neque
             enim
             mihi
             fallere
             quenquam
          
           
             Est
             animus
             ,
             tect●que
             metu
             perducere
             vulgus
             .
          
           
             Himihi
             sint
             comites
             ,
             quos
             ipsa
             pericula
             ducent
             ,
          
           
             Qui
             me
             teste
             ,
             pati
             ,
             vel
             quae
             tristissima
             ,
             pulchrum
             ,
          
           
             Romanumque
             putant
             ;
             at
             qui
             sponsore
             salutis
          
           
             Mileseget
             ,
             capiturque
             animae
             dulcedine
             ,
             vadat
          
           
             Ad
             Dominum
             meliore
             via
             .
             —
          
        
         
           And
           last
           should
           not
           these
           memorable
           Exploits
           of
           late
           performed
           in
           the
           East
           and
           West
           Indies
           by
           the
           Flemmings
           ,
           enflame
           vs
           with
           a
           generous
           ardour
           to
           equall
           ,
           or
           rather
           to
           exceede
           them
           ,
           whose
           penuritie
           of
           people
           (
           euen
           at
           home
           )
           must
           bee
           supplyed
           by
           the
           superfluitie
           of
           ours
           :
           They
           haue
           
           not
           onely
           in
           the
           East
           Indies
           by
           seuerall
           Habitations
           appropriated
           large
           Territories
           to
           themselues
           ,
           but
           likewise
           to
           the
           great
           preiudice
           of
           their
           Neighbours
           ,
           improouing
           their
           owne
           profit
           ,
           haue
           engrossed
           the
           generall
           Commerce
           by
           consequence
           depending
           thereupon
           .
           And
           if
           they
           seate
           themselues
           (
           as
           it
           is
           likely
           they
           will
           doe
           )
           in
           Brasill
           ,
           prouidently
           prosecuting
           the
           good
           beginning
           that
           they
           haue
           gotten
           by
           sparing
           people
           of
           their
           owne
           ,
           or
           by
           interesting
           Strangers
           whom
           they
           dare
           trust
           for
           founding
           of
           a
           sufficient
           Colonie
           ,
           that
           being
           strong
           enough
           to
           defend
           and
           command
           the
           Inhabitants
           .
           (
           Securely
           exacting
           a
           due
           obedience
           )
           may
           enable
           them
           for
           greater
           matters
           ;
           then
           confining
           with
           the
           very
           Springs
           whence
           the
           streames
           flow
           that
           entertayne
           the
           power
           of
           their
           enemies
           (
           exhausting
           their
           substance
           both
           by
           Sea
           and
           Land
           )
           they
           haue
           a
           maruellous
           faire
           occasion
           offered
           to
           aduance
           then
           selues
           by
           depressing
           of
           the
           opposed
           partie
           whose
           prosperous
           and
           desired
           successe
           (
           whilest
           the
           adding
           to
           one
           doth
           derogate
           from
           another
           )
           if
           not
           emulated
           in
           time
           ,
           will
           bee
           enuied
           hereafter
           .
        
         
           I
           know
           that
           many
           of
           my
           Nation
           if
           they
           had
           beene
           as
           willing
           as
           they
           are
           able
           had
           beene
           more
           fit
           then
           I
           am
           for
           this
           purpose
           ,
           but
           yet
           it
           hath
           oftentimes
           pleased
           God
           to
           doe
           the
           greatest
           matters
           by
           the
           meanest
           Instruments
           .
           And
           as
           no
           one
           man
           could
           accomplish
           such
           a
           Worke
           by
           his
           owne
           priuate
           fortunes
           ,
           so
           if
           it
           shall
           please
           his
           Maiestie
           (
           as
           he
           hath
           euer
           beene
           disposed
           for
           the
           furthering
           of
           all
           good
           Works
           more
           for
           the
           benefit
           of
           his
           Subiects
           ,
           then
           for
           his
           owne
           particular
           )
           to
           giue
           his
           helpe
           accustomed
           for
           matters
           of
           lesse
           moment
           hereunto
           ,
           making
           it
           appeare
           to
           be
           a
           Worke
           of
           his
           own
           ,
           that
           others
           of
           his
           subiects
           may
           be
           induced
           to
           cōcurre
           in
           such
           a
           common
           cause
           ,
           no
           man
           could
           haue
           had
           my
           charge
           that
           with
           more
           affection
           and
           sinceritie
           should
           haue
           vsed
           his
           endeuours
           for
           discharging
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           but
           I
           must
           trust
           to
           be
           supplyed
           by
           some
           publike
           helps
           ,
           such
           as
           hath
           beene
           had
           in
           other
           parts
           ,
           for
           the
           like
           cause
           whereunto
           ,
           as
           I
           doubt
           not
           ,
           but
           
           many
           will
           be
           willing
           out
           of
           the
           noblenesse
           of
           their
           disposition
           ,
           for
           the
           aduancing
           of
           so
           worthy
           a
           Worke
           ,
           So
           I
           hope
           will
           some
           others
           ,
           the
           rather
           out
           of
           their
           priuate
           respect
           to
           me
           ,
           who
           shall
           continue
           as
           I
           haue
           heretofore
           done
           ,
           both
           to
           doe
           and
           write
           in
           so
           farre
           ,
           as
           so
           meane
           an
           abilitie
           as
           mine
           may
           reach
           ,
           what
           (
           I
           conceiue
           )
           may
           proue
           for
           the
           credit
           or
           benefit
           of
           my
           Nation
           ,
           to
           whom
           I
           wish
           all
           happinesse
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .