❧ A Publication by the Counsel of Virginea, touching the plantation there.  
Howsoever it came to pass by God's appointment, that governs all things, that the fleet of 8 Ships, lately sent to Virginea, by means the Admiral, wherein were shipped the chief Governors, Sir Thomas Gates, S. George summers, and Captain Newport, by tempestuous winds and forcible Current, were driven so far to the West ward, that they could not in so convenient time recover Cape Henry, and the Port in Virginea, as by the return of the same fleet, to answer the expectation of the adventurers in some measure:  
By occasion whereof, some few of those unruly youths sent thither, (being of most lewd and bad condition,) and such as no ground can hold, for want of good directions there, were suffered by stealth to get aboard the ships returning thence, and are come for England again, giving out in all places where they come, (to colour their own misbehaviour, and the cause of their return with some pretence) most vile and scandalous reports, both of the Country itself, and of the Carriage of the business there.  
Which hath also given occasion, that sundry false rumours and despiteful speeches have been devised and given out by men that seem of better sort, being such as lie at home, and do gladly take all occasions to cheer themselves with the prevention of happy success in any action of public good, disgracing both the actions and actors of such honourable enterprises, as whereof they neither know nor understand the true intents and honest ends.  
Which howsoever (for a time) it may deter and keep back the hands and help of many well disposed men, yet men of wisdom and better resolution do well conceive and know, that these devices infused into the tongues and heads of such devisors (by the Father of untruths) do serve for nothing else, but as a cloak to cover the wretched and lewd pranks of the one sort, and the stupidity and backwardness of the other, to advance any commendable action that taxeth their purse, and tendeth not wholly to their own advantage.  
And therefore those of his majesties Counsel in this honourable plantation, the Lords, Knights, Gentlemen, and Merchants interessed therein (rightly considering that as in all other good Services, (so in this) much loss and detriment may many ways arise and grow to the due means and manner of proceeding, which yet no way toucheth nor impeacheth the action itself, nor the ends of it, which do still remain entire and safe upon the same grounds of those manifold Christian duties whereon it was first resolved,) are so far from yielding or giving way to any hindrance or impeachment of their cheerful going on, that many of them both honourable and worshipful have given their hands and subscribed to contribute again and again to new supplies if need require.  
And further, they do instantly prepare and make ready a certain number of good Ships, with all necessaries, for the right honourable Lord de la Ware, who intendeth God assisting, to be ready with all expedition to second the foresaid Generals, which we doubt not are long since safely arrived at their wished port in Virginea.  
And for that former experience hath too dearly taught, how much and many ways it hurteth to suffer Parents to disburden themselves of lascivious sons, masters of bad servants, and wives of ill husbands, and so to clog the business with such an idle crew, as did thrust themselves in the last voyage, that will rather starve for hunger, then lay their hands to labour:  
It is therefore resolved, that no such unnecessary person shall now be accepted, but only such sufficient, honest and good artificers, as 

Smiths,  
Shipwrights,  
Sturgeon dressers,  
joiners,  
Carpenters,  
Gardeners,  
Turner's,  
Cooper's,  
Salt-makers,  
Iron men for furnasse & hammer,  
Brickmakers,  
Bricklayers,  
Mineral men,  
Bakers,  
Gun-founders,  
Fishermen,  
Plough-wrights,  
Brewers,  
sawyer's,  
Fowlers,  
Vine-dressers,  
Surgeons,   and Physicians for the body, and learned Divines to instruct the Colony, and to teach the Infidels to worship the true God. Of which so many as will repair to the house of Sir Thomas Smith Treasurer of the Company to proffer their service in this action before the number be full, and will put in good sureties to be ready to attend the said honourable Lord in the voyage, shall be entertained with those reasonable and good conditions, as shall answer and be agreeable to each man's sufficiency in his several profession.   

¶ Imprinted at London by Thomas Haveland for William Welby, and are to be sold at his shop in Paul's Churchyard at the sign of the Swan, 1610.