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DISCOVRSE
CONTAINING
A LOVING INVITATION
both Honourable, and profitable to all
fuch as ftiall b; Aduenturers,cither in pcrfon,
erpurfeffer the adumcement of his (JHa~
iefties mefi hopefuU Plantatien in the
Js} B VV-P O V N a-L A K Dj
lately vndertaken.
WRITTEN BY CAPTAINE
Richard Wh i t b o v r n e of Exmouth,
in the County of Dcuon,
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TO THE RIGHT
HONOVRABLE Henry LORD
Ca^ Y, Vifcount of Faulkland, Controller of
' his MaieHiesheufeholdj and one of his il/4-
iejiiesmofi Honour able piiiic
CeuncelL
EIGHT H01iJ>VRABLB:
' He Plantation oil^w-found-landy
to which my former Difcourfc,
(not vnknown to your Lordfhip)
as a Harbinger hath in part alrea-j
dy chalked out the way, and lb
farre preuailed with the clecre-
nefleand folidityof your iudgc--
ment^that lying on thcnaturall truth of my reafons, I
am confident there need no fecond motiucs to con.
firme your Honours approbation of my firft 5 feeing the
fame hath been approued by the Lords of his Maiefties
moil Honcurable priuie Councell,as a Worke both
profitable and neceffary for his Maiefties Kingdomes
in general!: But bccaufe the affedions and rcfolutions
otraeii doe fometimesfrecze^inftead of I ating^and
moft dccline,when, to the eye of the world^tbcy fecmc
nioft CO aduance^ I hauc therefore aduenturcd to forti-
ficandaiTiftmy former printed difcourfe,with thisfc
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cond; and by vnfolding other rcafons vnto all fuchas
are willing to be Aducnturers in your pretended pur-
pofe,whcrc:by to make it apparent that the faid Planta-
tion beares its perfwafion with it : yea, that it hath all
the grounds, and runncs on all the feet of good pro-
babilities^as Religion^ Ho?mr,llwfire, and Profit. For it
wil propagate Chrifliam, where there arc as yet but few.
It wil adorne the Crown of our Soueraignc with a fpa-
cious Continent lyea^it will empty England of n^any
people, which may fo well be fpared,and yccrely replc-
nidi itwith abundance of treafure, which it fo much
wanteth. And although my infuing Difcourfe be plain,
yet I affirmatiuely aucrre,it is true : for as I haue de-
lighted in the latitude of matter,and not in the altitude
of words 5 fo I haue written it out of my certainc ex-
perience and knowlcdgCjand not out of any borrowed
fpeculation jashauing many yeeres,with much labour,
induftry and coft, played the pradickc part in that
Countrey, as well as the thcorickc : and therfore know
well how to reduce my former contemplation,into fu-
ture adion, as it may partly appeare by reprcfenting
your Lordrtiips feuerall Circuits of land in that Coun-
trey (to the open view) in her natiue and naturall co-
lours, and by propofingand difcouering the meanes
how^and where the Plantation may bee made firmCj
flourifhing,and profitable,to all fuch as will aduenturc
therein. Now as you haue vndertaken it with much
zcalcand iudgcment,fo I no waycs doubt,but you will
be the meanes to eftablifh and fettle it with rcnownc
and profit. And euen as little Pinnaces doe often lookc
when the greater Ships will weigh Anchor, whereby
they may nafiTe with the more fafety vnder their con-
duftjvnta their wiftxed Port : So the eyes of many fub-
ietts
ie(fts doc rcioycCjthat your Honour giucs fpirir and life
to this Plantation, whereby they nnay bee imploycd
therein. For mine pwnc partjihaue receiucd many
tcttimonies of fauour from your hands,during my long
attendance at Court herein: although, as yet, the
Subie6ls are not pofleft with my bookes, whereby they
may bee informed erf the validity of the realbnsthcy
contains for the cftablifhing of this Plantation. And
thus 1 iJiimbly prcfent thefe my cndcuours, as a thank,
fullexprcflion and acknowledgement in part of fuch
great tauours>as I hauc already receiued from your
hands, vntill theprouicencc of God, andthepleafure
of his Maiefty command mec to make tryall of what
my two difcoucricsand narrations haue propofed and
promiied. Thus with hearty defirevnto the Almighty
for your long lifc,withincrca(c of great honour, and
happinefie, I will eucr rcmaine
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7omr Lordjl^sjn all duty and
humblenejfc to be comw^ded.
Richard WHiTBOVRNEt
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I Qod Reader^ I Imuz, in my former frinted Dif,
ifFJt^l'^^^4 ^^^^fi' ^^^^ ^P^^ ^ difiouery of the New-
i\M^X% ^^^""^-'^ndj^WjP/^^/?^/? {mthismyfecond
^^^gi labonrs, to acquaint d Vnder takers of that
'"^^^^ - plantatiom, what f Articular frofit may re-*
detvnd to themfelues arid pojierities , and what honours
{through their induftry) wtllaccrewt4> the Englijh Nation •
Beare therefore, I hefeech thee.,with my rough file, and plain
memingyin which iftriue rather to fhew truth tn her ownt
hrightnefje^then toheafe applaufe or glory to my felfe. To
cYOxvne that Coimtrej ^/New-found-land with duepraifes
that Pk may {by the approbation and fauour of his Maiejly]
he iuftly called a Sifter4andto t^jis great llandofbtmnnia
Ireland, Virginia, New-England^ ^WNoua-Scotia-
Jnd thatjhe may claime her Jelfe this bold and honourable
Title jheworldj thinke,will bee on her fide, efpecially be^
caufejhe, from her owne mouth, dothjlmv what infniteand
vnfpeakable benefits for many yeeres together, the nemiati.
on of our Kingdome with her, hath brought to all our people
not onely by theincrerfeofo^ariners andjhipping, but by
mrtchtngofmanyaJubiea,andfi confequently by there
Ueuingofmany thoufands of families, which elfe had liued
m miferable wants for lacke of honeft imployments • Our
Englijh ^ation,hauingmore then fourefcoreyecres together
made thriuing and profitable Voyages to that Cotmtrey, the
pojfefion whereof began in our late Soueraigne of happy ?ne.
mory, S^ueene Elizabeth^ andfi continues morefirongly
- now
row in Jj is <JifaieJlj, without the daimejtjteyeji, or author i^
ty ofdNj other Prince.
7 euchin^ the lUnditfetfe: It tyeth a great part thereof
•more to the South then /j 7, degrees ofNorih-latitudey which
is fine degrees neerer the Eqmno^iiallline^ then the City of
London : the dtjlance of it on this fide fro?n the Continent of
K^merica^ bearing the fame proportion that England doth
to the neey eft part of France ^andlyeth neere the courfi^ and
halfe the way betweene Ireland and Firgini a ^
This proper and commodious fituation of the place, toge^
4hcr with the correfpondency of benefits, which not only Eng^
land.but Scotland, and Ireland may, and doe receiue from
the fame, files me more with an ardent deftre,fo to ham her,
filed, a SiftcrUand. (^nd worthily may that Royalty be he^
flowed vpon her: For as great Brittmn" hath euer been a
cherijhingnurfe and mother to other forraigne fonnes and
daughters, feeding them with the mi ike of her plenty, and
fatting them at her hrefts, when they haae been euenftarued
at their owne:Euenfo hath this worthy Countrey ofJSicw^
fomd-landfrom time to tirric giuen free and liber all enter*
tainmem to ail that defired her blefings : and chiefly {about
all other Nations) to the Englijh. What receiue wee from the
hands of our awne Countrey, which in rnoft bountiom man^
mr^we hauenot had,or may haue ^t hers? Nay, what can
the worldyeeld,to thejufterftatim of man, which is not in her
to begotten ? Be fire you wholefome ayre (the very food of
life?) It is there -Jlmllany Land powre in abundant heafes of
nounjlments (^ necejfaries before you?! here you haue themv
Whatfcasfo abounding in fJ}),what/l)oresfo replenijhedwith
frejh and faeet waters FTh'e wants jf other Kingdomesare
not felt heere, and thofe prcuifions whtch many Countries
WM, are from thence fupplied. How much is Spaine, France,
^ortugall^ltaly^and other places beholdtngto this noble part
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oftht werUforjijh and other commodities \ it is to be sdmi.
red.Letthe Dutch report what jmetnefe they hauefkckt
from her by trade thither Muyingoffifh from omr'I^tton.
And{dbat4llthereHj\)ouldbedtmU) ihevojces of them
Oi-e as Trumpets lowd enough 4o make BngUnu fall more and
more in loue with fuch afjlerdoftd. I wiU not marie thee
(good Reader) with leadingtheto thofe fmms^faire, and
profitable riuers, nor to thofi delightfull'Mge andinejlima^
ble woods ^neither ouer all thofe fruitfuU and inticinghils,
and delightfuUvallies, there to hawke and hunt, where there
u tutther Clowne, norfauage people to hinder thy fports.
They arefuch^thatinfofmaUapiece of paper, as nm m^ hue
Jatutes thee w^th.I cannot fully fet them downe as they de^
ferue : and therefore intreat thee,with iudgemem, withpati^
ence,andwithdeftre/orthe benefit of thy Countrey ,tonade
ouerthts Difcourfe, which ItruU may incourage thee to fur^
therfo hope full a Plantation^ as it appear eth to bee, andalfo
gtue thee ample fatisfaciion, and iuH caufe to anfmreip.
mrs^tjanymjfignoranc^^or other fmiHer refpea^fhaU
ifetohm4^rfihonoHrableandworthy defignes. So m/hine
theeallhappinejfejreji ^
Euer thincjfcr my Countries good,
RlCHA»» WkITBOVRNE.
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VITATION TO ALL
hisMaiefties loumg Subicfts^
fir their gsnerallgodd,
|Ecing ^ hath picafcd the Kings moft ex-
!? ccllcncMaicftyjIongfincc, to grant a Pa-
tent vnto fomc right Hono-irable and
right worniipfull perfons, and others, for
a Plantation in the 'JS^-foundUund: my
often trauels to that Countrcy, and many wion4
which I receiucd there, gaue mecaufe to take IbirienS-
tice,and obfcruc the vnfitncffeof the place where the
Uid Plantation was firft begun 5 as alfo how in feuerall
yceres,Pirates,and erringSubkas jvere there entertai-
ned 5 which.as I xroncciued, was a diOionour to his
Maicfty, anabufc to the Vndertakers of that worthy
purpofifsasalfo a gencrall wrong to all his Maicfties
l«bie<as^whichadueatur^ chithcra And Hkewife often
feeing great abuics committed ther^ yeer^ly by the tra-
ders thither, I was thereby imboldened to compile my
former difcouery of that Countrey,as now it is. The
which when I had lb don^, I did not truft on^ly to my
own^iudgement, that the fame was fit to be prefentc^
ynto hisMaiefty^vntill I had theapi^robation of fom^
ludiciall Lords, and ot^ er right worfhipfull Knights^
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hath be^n. Since which timc^ I.hauc not fecn,!J any rea-
fon to the contrary in my felft, neither haue I hitherto
found any iudiciall contradidion in otherSjbut that to
inhabit!^ and plant feuerall Colonies of his Maieftics
fubieds in th:.i Countrey^will be both honourable and
profitable to themallingencrall. Wheri^unto feeing
your Honor is led by your own proper vertue^and gc-
nerofity: as alfo the right Honorable Sii Geom Caluert
Knight (one of the principall Secretaries to his Maic-
fiy)and diuers others right worfhipfull Knights and
Efquires in fom^ other feuerall parts ther/?, wheriibyit
appearts that your Honours, nor any of the other Vn-
deriakers^arc dif heartened therein , by rcalbn the
feme hath not be^n as yet^fo orderly proceeded on as
yc^both intend. For ther^is no doubt, but that ot^er
mens errours will niakc you and yours the more curi-
ous in the condudion thereof 5 like expert Pilots, who .
by the difcoucry of rockj6s and (helues, know how to a-^
uoyd riiem, and^by fight of other mens fnipwracks^.
perfedly know how to preuent their owne.Of which
Gountrey jconfidcring his Maiefty ,out of his 1 Princely
care and vnderftanding , hath taken fuch dcep< and
Angular notice J by which both ye^, and diuers others
arenas alfo partly by ray difcoueries,incouraged tlieri^-
onto w make it famous vnto all pofterities5 Andfitb
Plantations as well as reformation*? begin by degrees?
fo you haue all the pregnant reafons of the world to
reftaffiiredjthat when you haue begun to fettle your
diredions and dcfign^^s well therein, you haue halft
cnded:and becauf(f the attempt and entcrprizij hetr0of
is as full of affuranccs, as hopes, the ifltie thereof will
vadoub tedly proue fortunat<f ,and the fuccefliTglorious,
And although vour iudffcments &: te^Can^ hAiir-ilrM.
dy made you, not on^ly crcdulous^but confident hcrc-
ofjyct to inform^and prepare the knowledge of ihoft
who iliall be willing to affift the fame with you bothjin
the honours and profits which will accrue thereby, I
haue aduentured to compile and divulge this cnfuing
Treatift5which tends and leads that way- although I
knowwelljthatdicwork^deferuesamore curious pen
to make it t^afle currant with the iudicious Reader:
Yet ray finceritv and integrity in penning it, will, I
truft, fupply the defeasj oratleaftthe truth thereof;
which is indeed the only proper foundation,fttU(aur^a
and ornament herein. And thus fearing, left I fhould
maketWs my introduftion ouer-tedious: I will pro-
ceed and lay open the matter and reafons for the per-
formance ther^ofjto the fight and ccndwt of whomibe-
uer hath feenfc that Countrey,or lliallbc willing to af-
fift your fo noble and worthy dcfignrfs.
The two feuerall circuits of land in that Counttey,
which is fo granted vnto your LordHiip, & ytuir heires
in fee for euer , 1 haue heer^ plainly cxprefled^in what a
temperate Climate it lycth^ As alfo in what manner the
bounds thereof extend : Likewife the commodious
lying of fcml good HarboursyBayeSjand Roadcs with-
W the fame $ where great ftorc of Shipping hath long
time vfed to ride a: Anchor, for making of their fifli-
ine Voyages : As alfo partly the plea(antnefr<? of fom«
parts of the faid feuerall Circuits: And what the parti-
cular charge may amount vnto,for vidualing forth a
Ship of one hundred Tun burthen to that Countrey
with forty perfons,prouided with all neccffariesforthe
fitWng voyage, and for the good of the faid Plantati-
on: As allb what yeerely benefit may accrue vnto the
Arin^tAriirpff: thcr^bv : And withalKbv Gods afliftance,
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ihcftid Plantation to be proceeded on with much&*
cility : As alfo in what liberal! manner you will be plea*
fcdiocnrertain<fucha3fhalIbe willing ?o aduenturj^
with you therein. Thereafons which! ftiall deliuer,
to perform^ what I hauc written herein, I humbly fub-^
mit vnto your fauour and iudgement : the defeiSls
and things needlefft, to your honourable ccnfur< and
pardon. So fhall 1 not fearj^, any^who hath fccnrf
that Countrey, (hall be^ able iuftly to diJproue the
fime»^
The Southmoft part of your Circuit in thattand,
which is now called by the name o fSouth.Fawlkland^
lyeth neer* in forty fixe degrees and a half^ofNor-
therly latitude, beginning on the Faft fide of that L
land^ata certain^ Harbour called Renowze : And from
thence Weft vnro a certain^ Bay in that Hand, called
by the name of Pltfafauncc: And from the forefaid har^
bour of Renowze towards the North, fo farr€ ? 3 halft
the way bctweenjf another certain^ Harbour ihcr#,
called Agafort^and another Harbour called Formqja :
And fro-TtRcnce toward? the Weft, fo far as the fore-
faid Bay of Pleafauncc; And fo from the^faid Weft
line towards the South^vnto the abouefaid Weft line,
which commeth thcr^ from the aforefaid Harbour of
Renowze : And aU that which is inclufiuely widiin the
feid Circuit.
From the faid Harbour of Renowze, vnto the middle
waybetweenethefaid Agafort and Formoia: it is in
breadth^South and North, aboue 6. Englifh miles:
And in length no Icflje then 50. Eaft and Weft.
k^^ormofa is a Harbour fit for any Ship, ofwhat bur-
then foeuer^ther^ to ride well at Anchor, undftvetch-
€iiaowards the Wi:ft from thcentr^nce thereof, neerd
s fouri.
four* miles 5 into which Harbour thcrfzf yecr^fly comes
aboucao.lail^of EnglifliShips^which banc commo.
dk)us places to fait and dry h(hon: and alfo diucrs
Portugall Shipsj It is a Harbour that with fmall charge ,
fnay be well defended, fo as no Pirats might com^ in
tiicrdabut by leaue. The Land on the North fide of the
faid Harbour, neer^ a mikin lengthy by the Harbours
fidCjisfitfot drying of fifh, and other purpofesjthc
reft of theNorth fide of the faid Harbourjto the inner-
moft part therdof,by the Harbours fide, is fom^thing
rocky5wher< grow ftoreofF irre and Spruife trc es^and
pther fruits. Ther^ arc diucrs commodious places on
the South fide of the faid Harbour^for felting and dry-
ing of fiOijand building of houfes,and many more fuch
conuenicnt places may very fitly be made ther/, when
people begin to inhabit^ that place. For the fertility of
thefoyW, in diucrs places betwenflf Formofa and Re-
nowzcjlthiiik^ittobe fo good as any other Land in
all that Countrey, not onjtly for the plcafantncflfe'of
the C Jimati it lyes in shut alfo for the goodnclRjCom-
modious and leucll lying of many hundred acres in
large vallcy^s^of good deep* earth, open and clean*,
without rocks and trees, which (queftionleir*)isfit for
WhcatjRyejBarley^and other grain^: As alfo for Flax,
hetnp^,Woad, Tobacco, and many other purpofes.
How the goodneCft of that Circuit is towards the
Weftjfrom the innerraoft parts of thefe two harbours,
I cannot direftlvwrite of; more, then fiuc miles. The
iwyhich Land fur uier into the Countrey, as I did often
oblcrue it,ftandingon chehils, it fcemed to me, fo far
as I could defcry,to be very pleafant, and promift welL
Thcr<arc large ponds, and a faire, broad, and long rii.
uer of deep* frcfh waters vpon the hils, betweeivs the
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faid two harbours 5 wherein arc ftore of good Trowts
taken fomgf tiirics ^ And the Firr^f and Spruifif trees
growing round about the feid Ponds and Riucr frcfli
and gteen^gWin ter ^^d Summer^ with fuch'flagrant
(hewcsjasno trecslnTucH"a Clymat^can make a more
dclightfuU fight of greenncf!^, then thoft do;^ therj^;
wheron the Thrufh.T nruirels^ NiglKingaijgs^ and other
birds do^ oftein St andfingfo pleaiantlyjas if they wer<
neuer pincht with cold, or want of food^ as fuch birdis
are in England diuers winters.
Between^ the harbours of Formofe and Renowzc,
it is three Englirti miles, wher^ wayes may becommo-
dioiifly and eafily made both for man and beaft, to tra-
uellfromoneof the faid harbours to the other : And
in my opinion(whicb I fubmit to better cenfbi'^s ) the
fitteft place within that Circuit,firft to fettle a Colony,
is neer^ ^nto the harbour of Renowze, which lyeth fiuc
degrees more towards the South, then tte Cr tyoF
london \ whfchlsTs no Icl^hcn 2 80. Eng!i(li miles:
Iris a very pleafant place for that purpofejhauing feuc-
ralilargevallcy^SjWhichare more then three hundred
acres of good open land, decptf earth, cleane; without
rockfgs and trces,ly ing vndcr the hiis on the Northfidc
©fthem very cbmmodioufly 5 which are fit tobc^im-
ployed (with little labour) for corn^j meddow^s^pa-
ftur<>,orwhatfocuer. Andther^are feuerall brookesof
frcfti water which fall into the faid harbour^ where
com^ycerdly great ftore of good Salmons, Salmon-
pcales, Trowts^and other filTi,of whianaSastheTiTirc
taken great itore.
Lookaiinro the woods, and open lands neeri^ vnto
avwHowEe^ tilery coiTics oitcn gieac ftorcof UceriJ, and
other bcaft$,which arc fit tor profit and delight : As al-
fo
fa in and nccr(i thcr^antq infinity miiTibcri of land*
fovvl^jandfea-fowljfe and in Summer time, thct^arc
abundance of fruity, atsxhet^stvc not better of j[i«:h
kinds eH|5-wher^: As alio hcrb^Sj and pleafant flowers
which grow therai naturally very pIcntiJully. Anddi-
ucrsFiftiermcn haiic carried thither feeds, aid fowed
them in conjienicnt places 5 whereby they bauc often
had good Cabbage, Lcttice, Beetcs , Carreis, and
fudi like5very (m^ and good: and for TumcpSjI newer
law better then ther^ 5 b^h for greatneift, rellifli, and
goodnefljfj leftcem^fthemtobeequaU with any Po-
tato roots which are growing elfi-wber^» Tlicrife is alfo
ftoreof SpruifigjFirr^aPinCj and Birc h trees fit for many
fcruiceaburpurpoIcslSSJnian^ long rufhes, which arc
fit to coiwr boufes withall,as the reed of wheat or rye^
wherewith diuers mens houfcs of good ability, are co-
uered: And I am alfo of opinion, vpon fom* proofd
which I made , that ther^ ar e lime (tones , which is a>
Jpeciall neceflary to begin a Plantation wirfiall,
Ther4 com^ yeer^ly tothat harbour of Renowzea-
boue twenty lail^ofEf^lifti Ships,tofifli,befi<Jes other
NationSjand ther<5 are commodious places for them all /
to ialt and dry fifh on ; and nnieh better, in time, may
thol^* places be^ made for that purpoft : And there
com4 alfo into thoi^ two harbours. Ships and Barker
y eerily from England, and other places, to loadfifh^
and trains oyl^, from the Fiftiermen: In which Ships,
great ftorc of p^ple and prouifionsj as alfo bcafts ,
may be cheaply carryed thither.
Ther/i is a fmall Hand of ftones and Beach,a£ the in-
nermoft part of the harbour of Renowzc, whereon a
*i.4ip \Ji iiikiiy iiiiirtsrtyiilMwii iiiaV Wvli IciUv^iii iv? iii»iiit^ iiiu*
fifliing voyage on 5 which is necr^ the circuit of two
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^ '^ f acres of ground, and it doth ebbi^ and flow in and cut
by both fides of the laid Hand , fixqf foot of water vp-
right euery tide^and that tide runn^s halft a mile aboue
the faid Hand, whcr^ it is very dcepi^ water , and of a
good bteaddi:diuers Ships do^ ye^ritly fait , and dry
their fi{h,abcue the faid Iland^on both fides of that Ri-
uer5 although ther^is not water for any Boat/^ to paffig
in or out by the faid Hand at euery low water , for the
fpacc of more then an hour^. And theri^may be com-
modioufiy a Bridge made on either fide , in lefft then
halfi^a day^t topafii^ataltimesjbothforman &bcaft,
from one fide of the harbour to the othcfjVpon any oc-
cafion, which is a greater commodity /or that purpoft,
then any other harbour in that land, which I know that
hath the like. And from thence to the harbours mouth,
apecceofOrdnance willfhoot^aBuUeticucUj and fo
the like abouCjto euery place whcti men vfe to fclt and
dry fi[h : fo that if a fortification be made in that Hand,
wher^ the fred) Riuers are fo plea(anc , it will not only
offend any enemie , from comming into that harbour 3
but alfo defend fuch Ships and men which comt yeere-
ly thet!^ a fifliing J or to trade.
And if any enemies fhould at any time comd thither
by land/rom any other place, to pretend hurt to 'any
man ther4 5 he cannot be at any place on cither fide of
the laid harbour, wher^ men vfe to Iaboui;about their
fidi^ but that a peece of Ordnance , being placed on
that Hand, will fhoot^ a Bullet to any fuch ; (b that by
fuch a fortification^eucry man which com^s thert, may
in more fecurity reap< the benefit of their labours,
then fom^ men' hauc don^ in that Couiitrey in
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trey
A-- J -.L,^--, j.1.^-^ t--t--- n-!«? u^ c^.s^.A /v.^'
& 4ii»iv.9. A iiivi I.AIVIJ k.iiw&v «AJic»y i.xKt.y
l/W A\/tAIV AAI«m4*>
tcrs builded j whereby to fuccour fuch Beails as are cat-
ricd
Vied thither at the firft , f> as no deumirin g beaft of that
Coontrey may i^^H them by night : and m the
^av rime thev may fced^in the plealant valleys , and
of the faid harbour . wher;* apecce of Ordnance will
fhootl a Bullet vntothem^ftlict^becaule.
Thcrtf vfually comrf,euery yeer*, inthe filhmg trade,
vntothc harbours of Fotmofa , and Rcnowze, aboue
eiehthundrcdEngliftimenj which men may,toaff£
oiLnothervponanyoccafion ,corn( together .n lellT^
dmeihen two hourte warning, cither by Sea or Und,
And thet* is yeer«ly,all the Summer time, great fifhmg
nccrd vnto both the faid harbours mouthcs,whcr^ men
n^ay, when they diink#good,ftand vpon Ac1a"d and
call vnto the F. mermen to com4 into the faid harbors
vn-o them j which is alio fuch a good commoditie for
fecuritic, as few harbours in that land haue the like.
In both which barbours,theri « ««« of Lobftcrs,
Crabbes,Mufcles,and other Shell-fiOi ; And aboue the
forefaid iland , it isthemott commodious place for
Geefe,Ducks,and other Water-fowlrf, winter and fum-
mer,asthertis not the like in any other harbour «i
the Eaft fide of that Land, to the Southward of the Bay
ofConception; whereof thof<f men, which 1 left the«f
allthewinterfeafon,in^««<' ,6i8.ma^dcgoodproofe,
and fo lik4wile the winter before that time , and
fithence.
Hushauinecxpreffed apart of thecommo*-
oufnefl^ oftbc Land and Sea , neer«^ vnto the
harbours df Fotmofa and Rcnowze 5 1 will alto
_gU „ , „, J, of jhg rommodioufnc(ft,and gr'-at hopeot
good I whkh maycom(5 vnto fuchas wiUtc AdueifKi-
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rets with your Lordfhip , in your other circuit of
Lands in that Countrry , now called by the name of
Tri nity Land y which bcginncth at the middle way cjf
iRecntrancclnto the Bay of Trinity, in 48. degrees
and two terccs of Northerly latitud^^and from thence
towards the Wcft,vnto the inmoft part of the feid Tri.
nity Bay , and froni the inmoft part of Trinity Bay,
vnto the bounds of the Sea , on the Weft fide of that
Land. And from theforefaid latitude, at thecnaance
into the faid Trinity Bay , diredly from thence to-
wards the North, lo farr< as the Northmoft part of a
certain^fmall Hand, lying neerid the latitu4ft of 5 \ . de-
grees, called by the name of Pmmin llmd 5 And from
thence to the Wcftermoft part of the Nm^j(mnd4andy
in that latitude 5 And from that latitude on the Weft
fide of the fayd rrinifj Ldnd^ fo farr^ to the South , as
.iheforefaid Weft line, which commeth from the in-
moft part of the fordfaide Trinity Bay • And all the
Lands, Harbours, Bayes, Roadfs, Hands, and what-
foeuer, which is inclufiuely within the faid circuit.
The (Zape5^4^T^, is the head land on the North .
:fideof the entrance into Trinity Bay , and ther^ is a
rcafonable good harbour, wher^ Ships do^ yeer^ly vfc
to fi(h,called the harbour diBdna, vifia.mA diuers fmall
Hands are neeritherf unto- wher^ yeeraly breed great
aboundance of diuers forts of Sea-fowlfs, of which
birds and their eggis , men may take fo many of them
as they lift 5 and irom the harbour of Bom vip, vnto a
.little harbour called g, Catalina^ on the North fide of
Trinity Bay , wherd fiihcr Boatcs doc often hai^our,
vpon fomd occafions 5 it is necr4 fixe leagues, Weft
South.wcft in, towards the faid Bay • And from thence
""^^ the.
the Motth-weftjit is two leagues , whcr^ fonfrf yccrcs
6.0^7, faiUcf good Ships hauc made their fi(hing
voyages ; And from thence to the Northrweft , hal^a
leaciic, iieth a harbovir, called ^SabmnOm^ whctjb fbrnje
yc^f s io.fail^ of good Ships haue made their voyages;
And from thcBice to the Weft a league, Iieth a good
iload#, caUecy-?^^^,^?^^!^^^, whcrrf fomd yccr€s 6.
good Ships hauc made their voyagesjFrom thence va-
to the Wefts haUiS a league, lye the bcft harbour^ m
that Land,called by the name oiTrwiiy Bar hour ^ynhttj
fom* yeeres, aboue 20. feil^ of ^od Ships haue made
their fiftiing voyages; And frch Tirtnicy harbour to-
wards the Weft two leagues, licth vhe hsrbour of B&m-
mnm, whcrtfomtycercs, $.m 6. good Ships mabc
ttElTvoy ages; And from thchcc to the Weft necrj^ two
Icagues^lycth a Riuet or Inlet nauigable^fit for ^y (hip
to fail^ in,ftretching towards the North , which I may
well call the Riuerof Bonaumterhtcm^i it isfuppofed
aoTun«»into thcflay of Flowers, which lyeth on the
North fide of Trinity harbour 5 At the entrance of
of which Riuer,fomif yeeresjdiucrs Ships hauc rid there
at anchor,to make their voyages ; And from thence
Weft 4. leagues, licth a harbour caHed Bmjea^mh^xt
tliucis, good Ships hauc mad*; their voya^sTAnd be-
tweet^thcforefaid Riuer oi Bm^mter^ andthefaid
harbour of Hartfeafe;thcr«l is a vcty good hatboir,
ftretching towards the North, abcme 6. leagues, catted
BAjleJordH^ten^vih^x^ Ships daenot vfe to fifl:i,by rea-
loatfer4^c no conuenient places to dry tl^^ir fi(h on,
ncet^ the entrance into the laid harbour. And abouc
thefaid harbour of Hartfeafc, to the We^rmoft oart
of Trinkie Bay , it is no leflfe then tweUie leagues vAtMS
therms is^aiio gooa Hiiwing i^ii^^ uitu uiv i«iy , ^Tiw^^
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the faid harbour of Hanfcafc , as by good proofe harfi
bcjf njd ofrcn mado.
, * . Between^ the faid harbour of Hartfcafe ^ and the
' forcfaidEnelifh harbour , thcrfif are many dchghtfull
andfruicfullllands, noneot them aboueamile from
tthe Land; And the Bay of f rinitic is in breadth^at the
necreft place , which is right oucr againft the harbour
ofHartfeaft,aboue5.1eagues5 And thofi^ that fifh on
the South fide ofthe faid Bay, do<fyecr^ly fend their
Boat^to the North fide, forbait^ to take their fifh
withair* becaufj^ fiich baitj^ is therd in great aboun-
dance 5 And on thofif fore&yd Hands , therj8' yeer^ly
breed innumerable ftorfe of Geefe, Ducks J Gulls, and
other Seafowlf 5 to whtch places thciiatiues ofthe
Gountrey dodoftcncomi from the North , anJfctch
thoii Fowles and their egg^s, as they haue bc0n4 often
fcen^fotodoi,
Thcr^haue diuers yeeres be^n aboue fixty fail<rof
good Ships fifhing in the for efaid Trinity harb.our,aDd
diof^ forefaid Bayes, Road^s, and harbours, and they
haueall made as great thriuing vbyages therrf, as any
other Ships haue made at anyochcr place in that
Countrey 5 all that North fide of Trinity Bay lyeth
pleafantly againft the South, being neer^ in the laiimd#
of 49. degrees, by which it may be well concei'ued,thc
Giimat4 of it fclf^ fhould be very pleafant, cjoniidering
that the City of London is more then three degrees to
the North, then that place, which is no lefljf then 180.
Englifh milesjand ther(f is all fuch fruits in great a^
bundance,as are formerly recited in my difcouery of
that Countrey, and all fuch forts of fifli of what kind
ibeuer, fo plentifulU^ in any other part to the South-
ward o^i that Coaftj and the Firr^/Spruiff^ Pme, and
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Birch trees are thcr/much grcater^and longerjand the
Coiintrcy fuller of woods, then it is to the South-
wards and if fom^ people do^oncc begin to inhabit^
thcr^,qucftionlcflRp,thcr^ is great hope in doing much
goodjuotonfly infiiliing^andmanuringQi land, but
alfo in fawingot boords,and fquaring of Timber^fit
to be tranlportcd ironvthence into other Countries^ as
alfo for making ^^ Iron, Salt, Sope, Pitch and Tarr<j
whereby good profit may be gotten 5 confidering what
commodities^in all Europif do more decay then wood,
whereof thcr4 is no likelihood (in the opinion of man)
cucr to be any want theeM^m that Countrcy. So that
it may be wellconceiued, it is a good neighbor Coun-
trey to lay hold on/eeing it may be pofleUedfo fitly.
Thus according to my cettainfi! knowledge, I hauc
partly lliewcd how your leucraU Circuiu lye in that
Countrey,anc partly the great hope whcrtby it may
*inc9urage diners woithy men to become fuitcrs vnto
your Honour, to bet Aduenturers to further the fame,
when they (hall alfo be^ made acquainted withftich
bountiful! conditions,as you will bejiplealed to grant
vnto euery fuch Aducnturer.
Which condiiionsjarc as it hath plcafcd your Lord-
fhipfomithing to acquaint me withall. That any who
will aduentur^ too. pounds to fettle a Colony ncerit^
vnto the forcfaid harbour of Renowzc5and towaids the
fcuing forth of fuchfhipping thither yccr^ly »r thefi-
(hingtrade^asit may.pleafeyoujandfuch as ihallad-
uentur^ therein to thinks good, wherby to aduance the
laid Plantation,and alfo to defray thc.chargc in fctting
forth fuch (hipping w^th good profit.
So that fuchfhippingfo imploycd,(hHJcarry peo-^
pie ycerf lyjand prouifionsior all luch as ihallcoiuiwiic
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thirf,aMflfelibcjaj,atidaIlotherncceflarics«ma»
be though: fit, mid not tb hire any other Shiafor&Z
pumofeoMy: A.d that .my Ad.«nti.rtr fhafl «i
onfiy hauehisequall part,prcportionahlyof tlic bene-
fit which may be^ycerly gotten thcr^, by'thcflfliing.
bbt alfo firch part of the bcacfit as may be gotten by"fe
labours and induC.ry of tliof^ whicli (hall yrer^ly brS
rent to remain^ ther^, as femants to you ahd the Ad
4ienturers,who arc to prouidc for them
Andalfoany fuch (hall likMfc haiie ^ which ad
on!!'S'°°PT^'*°''^^''^'?M asafoitfaSthe
one halft part and prerogatiuc of one of the forcS
Harbo«r^Bay,or Road ou the Northfide cj tS v
Bay,and the ara.it (tftu^lhoufird^^
an^ woods as is next adISpiKpS=«iJJSS „ So "
iier to be holden of your Lord(hip,by the ren" fa n JL*
«y by theyeer^for'cuery fuch h'JnJ ed "crL If faS
fary room^ to fait fi(h on, and to bi.^f i^ n
1|oafc,.ndothereonuenientCle^5.et;t5oth^5^^^^
^hiiSlI^?/"^ ^f "^ vndertalc^r db*;w:thin a (it time U
SiS'^"''''''^"' '^ i'^fta1?^eighr;er:
Sd nl. rf;r c 'TZ '"°''= ** ''^ ftali think good •
and take the benefit of their kbours to his 6wn,n,r
- " '^'« ^y ™e ycrc I0.S. And for default of not cont^
nuing
nuiag there yccr^ly,afccr a fit tiipc liiiiitcdj eight piei-
foo5;orfo?nan payment of the forefaid rents of tea
ftiillings by the yeer^ ^<^i th^ abouqlaid rent of ^w^pr
cy pence by the yeer^: then any fuch vndcrtakcr .b^l
forfeit his rjgut, title and intercft in all fuch land and
woods 5 and lik^wifeinthe faid place for faltingancj
drying of fifh ( but not the bencnt of fuch a fumi^ a^
hcfhallfoaduentur^O And if any fuich ^duentMrer,oi:
any of his feruants or ^ff\gnc$,Q\^\l/it i^ay tim^fini^
within your laid lands tht.r^,any mines of gold, filucr,
or what metall foeuer,he< P:A\ yecld vnto your I,prd-
fliip 01 a(fign<fs an indifferent part thereof.
', And whofoeuer will aduenturf zqq. pQtinds^may
noton4ty hanea whole Harbour, E3y,or Road to himV
felff iniee.fcreuerjand fourtf thoxifand acres of land,
aud woods thericunto adi ^yningon the North fide of
Trinity Bay ^ but alfo a conuenient place, andgrognd
to build Stagcsand houfcSjand for drying of fifh fit for
a Ships filTiing voyage of i6o. tunuo- burthen, necr^f
vnto the harbors of f ormofa and Renowzc 5 fo that any
fuch Vndcrtaker^or his aflignffts do<,within fuch ^ con-
ucnicnttimcas fliallbel fetdown* in his grmvt,main-
tainltherf fixteenf perfons^as his ieruants or tenants^
and to pay double fo much rent by the yecr^,as whofo-
euer aduentures but 100. pounds as aforeiaid : And
likiwife Ijte fhall receiue double It much of the benefit
and gocd,which may comf by the aduenturi^ of any
fuch fume»C),in fetting forth of fuch fhipping as arc to
bcimploycdasaffercfaid; atKJ alio the like by thck^
bouts of thof^ wh'ch fliall be imployed in the intended
Plantation.
And wholbeuer fliall aduentur^ leflf then ioo.lt.
be it 8o.li.6o Ji. joJi.30.li.or 20.1i. Ihall haue lefl^pro-
portionably
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portionably ineucry rcfpca,what hc^rtiallhauc that
aducntur^sioo pounds : And vvhofoeueraialladuen.
turc 200. pounds or a greater fum, or but joo. pounds
oralefl^ (ummfi, (hould disburl,^ the one motty or
half^ part thereof this fir ft yeer^, whereby to make pro.
uilions for the fulling voyage, and (hipping to bc^m
perfeareadinefl^infittime.
And any man which (hall thus adiicntur^ 200.pounds
m a greater or lefl^ (umWa, he^ (hould bring in the o-
iher halft part of fuch a fumm^as he doth promiSe,and
fubfcribe to aduentur^ the fecond yccr^at conuenient
time wherby to mnke fit prouifions in readme!^ ot all
neceffancs^as (hall be then thought fittii% tor the yecr«
following, and then by Gods aflfiftance, ther^f is great
hope of gain^ to be* made, and good proceedings m
the fatd Plantation.
Somtfofthoft which will be Aduenturcrs m this
manner, may be^as Committees, to giue their beft
opinions,what they (hould concciuc to he moft nttmg
in euery refpeaj wher<}by ther/t may be« ihemore or-
derly proceedings therein, and whaifoeuer any 4,5,6,
or a niorc number of them tiiay think fit : one.or more
of them may at conuenient times acquaint your Ho-
nourwithall,wher^by it may the more (peedily bcrput
in aaibnjandyoufo little troubled withall,from yoiir
other waighty occafions as polTible maybc>: Andio
one of the laid Committees to oe as Trealurer, who
ir.ay keepi the 'pookts of accounts, of whatfocuer may
befoaduentured,andlikfwi{eto be4 rcceiucd, which
will giue a good content to euery Adueniturcr.
And as concerning the manner how Ships and men
fliould be(k imploycd in this intended Planuriuu, i
CbaU as foUowcth acquaint you j whcrJby therf may be
uii, 1
hired fome induftrions men, which arc moft pliable for
thefi(tiing voyage, agreed withall in time to failcm
fuch (bipping,and with fuch men feme others may goc
tobr as Seruants in the voyage, which may be Trades-
men and their wiucs; who will labour fitly intheUlh-
ing, whiles it lafteth, and afterwards continue there to
^ TtUtobevndcrftoodjthataShip which vfuallycat-
ricth ther« in an ordinary fiOiing voyage 30. men and
boves and rcturn^s yeer*ly with them , Ihould nor,
that is thus imployed, carry aboue 34. men, women
and fom« Youths of 13. or i4.yeeres ot age, whole
viauall and wages, for more then three quarters ot the
veer« will be euen defrayed vpon the ordinary charge
ofthe'fifhing voyage i for any fuch Ship may well be
failed thither,and home again«,with kff* then twenty
men • So that thof^ other fourteen.* may be accounted
vnprofitablcpaffengerstobccarryed,and fo rccarryed
from thence as vfually is donrf.
And therefore it is requifit*,that fuch as fhall re-
main* there to inhabit*, (hould be^ agreed withall ui
time whcrtbv to prepare themfelues for that purpoitf,
and not to feck< after fuch iP. baft*; for then Oiould you
not on<ly haue thofi which arc not fo fit, as 1 do4 wi{h,
for that purp°ff 5 b"' '^^'^'1 "'^?I!S^'?he^
rer (aslhaueoftcnproued wha«hcywiH-be) if they
be taken when they proffer their fcriucc.
And he that is either a fit houfe-Carpcnter Mafon
Smith,Brick-maker,Lime-burner,Turner, Tyler Hul-
bandman,Gardener,or what trade focucr,and will car-
ry his wife withhim,{hould be fo agreed wuhall ar firftj
fo that notwithftanding their trades, they niould help
to filh,and Liboui diligently about the famCjWacn tis^z
' ° 1) fctucs,
il ■
m I
ii
>"^^ ferucsfor all building of houfes, which Is a thmgwill
fitly be^donrf at all times, very cormnodtowfly, with
little Uboiir and kiS charge, when the fiftfailrh.
And if any Aducntarer will fend thither f Mnfiiian,
fncnd,orfcruant,tobeiropbyedin the faic -lantati-
en, which will take paints, he^ may haue a fit hke al-
lowed him by the yeer^, as the Treafurer, and one, or
more of tlicAduentiirers may thinks fit : And any fuch
fo imploycd,may fee fuch lands and woodsallotted out
for his {aid Maftcr or friend, and yccr^ly cer tifie him
from thence what fit proceedings tbcr^ arc in the feid
Plantation.
And alfo any thatfhall (ertie their 5. yccres induftri-
oufly,may not only be well paid, as he^ mall be agreed
withall,but you will then alfo giuc hira loo.iicres of
land and woods in the South parr of that Countrey in
feCifor euer to him, hisheirrfsandaffignjfs^ifhe will
continue ther^ to Hue , or any other man for him ;
which is to be holdeti of your Honour, paying at the
fealing of his Deed,8.fliillings,iind cucr after but a pen-
ny rent by the yeeri for the faid hundred acres: which
will be a good hicouragement to fuch as will go thcr^
to liuc^andbealfoafit meanis to people the Coun-t
trey,with fuch as may be well fpared from all his Maie-
fties Kingdonaf s. And thus in time they may findd out
diners good commodities thcr#, which as yet lye vn-
difcoucredjwherofther^is great hope in fbm€ fpeciall
MiingjWhieh I omit to write of.
By this it may be partly vnderftood,what great hope
of good ther^maycom^ vnto his Maicfty, and all his
Maieftics Kingdomts, by fettling people to inhabitc
there, feeing it is a Countrey already fo wyell approo-
ucdjto be io healthy and warmi iu winter as England,
and
'.£ ::
aij».a».3 »i ' ':i. ' ' M *' -' iw w " " • -««•»
-■* <v.-
%■
and ycelds yeerly^stbe trade is now >n fiA^ng o^^'Y-
abouc 1 50000.U. into this Kingdom^,bcfid«thc great
maintenance and increafeoffbipping, and Mariners j
and therelieuingof man^ ^r'''"l'J" u r ....S
ontlv may wcll,in fi"l<= timc,be worth double fo much
vSv tohisMaiefticsfobie6te,thcn now It is, befidcs
the great hope of gaiH* which is thcrs* to be gotten o-
"^ huheV^^ of our Lord God .^15. being thertl
wi h a Corotniflion dircded vnto me out of h,s Maie-
mcs high Court of Admiralty, for the reformation of
abufesfand fettling of fit orders amongft fucb as ycrc-
W Se to that Countrey, wherein I did fp^nd m»ch
[me and was at great charge ; ?ndthen failing from
hSr to harbour 5 I found the ma to of Englifh
SbSSther,!,wiliing to haue fiKhabufcs reformed
and thcSmto abouc 170. of them being impanelled
Sfeuerallinqueflsforthatferuice,theydiddeliuern-
lo me their icuerallprefentmcnts vnder their hands 8c
fX to Ae vfeof tL KingsMaiefty -, which wer,i the
firlRurfesthatcucrwerC Lpanelkd ther«, to the vfc
Sanv SSftian Prince 5 In which prcfentments are
ItalS l«s orders , which vpon «,y retume
from hence, I did prcfent into the high Court of Ad-
SlT^ which^fcruice I tooU notice, ther* was
Sa" Coaftaboue »^o.fail^of Shbsgreata^^^^^^^^^^^
of our Nation, with aboue tfcoo.Subicas in them.
Now if Umay pleafe his Maieftie, and. that but 200.
offKhpswKhyeer,lyfail^thitheraF.ftimg,wil
kau dyintheenLftheyeer^,whenthe|^^^^^
are made but four* perfons from cucry of hem,therc:
SS^wUhfit7touifionforthcm,vnt^^^^^^^^^
bummer mat uiw i^^ ^^.^.^--,- , ^^^.^^^^
rJy"
K^i
f9 6'
%\\
i\
•1
Jt j
again^,and take the benefit of their labour in that time:
then after that proportion therjg'will beaboue Soo.per-
fbns fitly and cheaply left ther^, and mainrainv^d the
hi il yeer# : and fo eiiery yeer^ fome people fo kftj both
men and women, will not on<ly bc^.a great eafe to
thisKingdom^jbutalfofaue a great charge in carrying
. thither, and in returning yeer^ly from thence fomnny
perfons, and they will be alfo worth vntofuch Aduen-
lurers, as will fo leauc them ther^^in diners labours
whiles the Ships are wanting from thence, a great bei
nefit,and alfo the greater fecurity vnto euery fuch Ship
and company,that haue people folcft in the Gountrey^
to prouidc agairft their comming; whereby they need
not then faiU thitherward bound lb timely in the yere
and in fuch cafuall and fo defperate a mannerjas yeerc*
ly now they vfe to doe. And if fuch a beneficiall courfc
be taken for peopling of that Land^how may ther< be a
fitter Plantation fettled therift^or e!ftwliere,let any man
iudge ; ar i fo fit to be vnited vnto his Maieftics other
Kingdom s^without charge^bloodlTicd, or vfurpation.
Any man that will thus aduentur^, fhallnot only haue
a great quantity of land ther^ to him 6^ his heir^s^ with
many other priuiledges, vpon fit conditions • but alfo
he (hall iiaue the yesriiy benefit of fuch a fumi«c as he
fhall {o disburft, for the fctting fourth of any fuch iTiip^
ping, and the labours of fuch as (hall be fo imployed 5
lb that your Lordfhip intends not to haue the bene!
fit of any fuch fum^,as fhal be thus aduencured there-
in by any odierman,but only your equall part,of fuch
agrcatfumFBcasyou^ ^ tend, by Gods affiitancc, to
aduentur^ therein lik^wife.
^ Then who will not be willing to imploy a part of his
dla t?^or to gof: himfclft, or fend a friend to inhabit^
' that
that Countrey 3 though he haucbucfmallmcanes; or
buton*lyhis merit toadimncehis fommo', thccd ta
tread and plant that Land , he (hall fo pirrchaft by his
good indeuours , if hee hauethe taftfi of vertueand
magnanimity? What tofuch a mind can be more plea-
fan t, then building a foundation for his poftcritie/o to
bc^eotten without preiudicetoany, ifhe^ haueany
zeallin Religion? What can he doc^ leff^ hurtful! toany,
or more agreeable to God, then to feeW wxomjettihe
poorfSauages (wnichliuein the North part of that
C^ii?r"y)colmgw th^ W|}^«
fo trutly fuii^s with honour and honeftie ^ as by mfor*.
mingthc ignorant, and reforming things vniuft , tea.
ching vertuejand gaine to our natiuc mother Country,
another Kingdom^, neer^ asfpaciousas Irelandjo at-
tend her 5 wher^ theref may beliouncTimployments for
thof< that now liue idlcly ? Which is fo far from wrong-
ing any , as to caufe pofterity to remember them , and
r€membringthem,euer to honour that remembrance
withprayfe. . , , i
Then who would liue at home idlcly^ that may bee
there imployed,or thinke himfelfe worthy to liue, only
to eate, drinke,and fleepe.and fo die^ h.-i.uing eonfumed
thatcarelefly , his friends got worthily , or by vfmg
that talent miferably , which may thus maintame ver-
tuchoneftly? r j cc a
Now mv hope isjthat gaincrwill make icm to attest
that, which?.eligion , charity, and the common good
cannot: I hauing for my own« pare, no other purpoS
herein , but for tiie generall good of all his Maicfties
Sublets, and not any clcfirctoperfwadc anymanto
aduenturathither.but for honour and profit : neither
: . — n. L./.!,-r. "-^fwafions, todrawdiildrea
>^^7,7
c
ismvpurpoft by thefs per
D
&oni
Of
M
from tteir parents, men from their vviucs , nor ftf uants
from riicir maftcrs ; but on^ly fiich as with a free con-
fent will goe , or may bcjeffparcd from fuch Citks and
Parifhcs, that will but apparcH fome of their father.
kflcchiWrcn of foMretccne or fifteene yccrcs of agej
and fome fuch yong married people, as haue but fmall
meancs,to (et riieratclues forth • who by their good in-
duftry, may liuc there pleafantly^and grow rich in little
time; And if any man, which fliall be willing to aduen-
turc thithcr^defire to beftuther fatisfied^they may rcadc
my difcoucry of that Counf rey, 6i what dcfea is found
in cither, they ftiall find fupplied in me to fiirthcr their
good defirc thcrinjthat haue thus freely thrown my felf
with my mite, into the treafuryofmyCountrysgood'
which I cfteeme worth much more theti Columbus
coulid certainly giuc theSpaniards at his firft entcrprife
of any fuch certainties of great wealth , by his dcfignes
in the Weft Indies,as fince hath bin there found:and al-
though I cannot now at firft promife to haue fuch
Mines of gold mNew-fotind-Undyyct let vs in that Plan-
ration fomething imitate our n.-erc neighbors the Hoi-
landers, whofe wealth and ftrength gotten in fewyceres
only by fifhing,are good teftimonies^wherby they haue
in litde time gotten their wealth & ftrength; and if :hc
Plantation at New-found4md^t orderly proceeded on
the trades thither,&: at other of his Maiefties Wcftemc
Plantations,would queftionleflfe in time afford yccrly a
greater quantity of gold and filuer into all his Maiefties
KiHgdomcs, then all the Mines of the Weft Indicsdoe
now yeerly yeeld to the King of 5;^/»^,and with Icfic ha-
zard,& more certainty & felicity. And thusi defcend to
rhgchafigcofviaualling forth a Ship of ipojum with
ZZTZT.
i.a periOns^to uz% impioycd lor the morcorderly pro-
ceedrng In tbcfaid Plantation.
THE
99^
THE CHARGE
AS F O L L O W E T H.
K fr^u, eleueii thoo&nd
waight of Bisket bread ,
bought at X?. (hiilin^ the
hundred waight-
Twenty fix Tun qF Bccrc
and Sidcr , at 5 3^ iCbillings 4. pence
the Tun — — ^
Two Hogs-hcads of very good Englifti
JjeciiC • " " ■' "- -^ * ■ ■ ■* ' I " ■ *■' ^ ■ - .1 ■ ■
Two Hogs-heads of Iriih Beefe
Ten fat Hogs faked, Caske and Salt —
Thirty biifhcls of P^afe, at ^
Two Firkins of Butter ---,
Two hundred waightof Chcefe ~
One bufhell of Muftar d-Icede ^
One Hogshead of Vincger-
Wood to dreflc meate withaU
One great Copper kettle— —
Two fmall Kettles- -
Two Frying pans
PlatterSjLadles, and Cans for Bcere.
A pairc of Bellowes for the Cooked-
Locks for the bread Roomcs —
li. $. d.
i^^j iiuricrs.and t^unncis-
q6^
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05
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One hundred waight of Candles-
One hundred and thirty quarter of
Salr,at 2.S. thebunicU, 15. gallons
to the buthcll, is 16. fhillmgs the
quarter- , , — ,
Mats and dynnagc to lye vnder the fait
in the Ship ; .
*Salt (Ihouels _-.
More in prouifions for the forefaid 40,
perfons,to keepc 8. iirtiing boates at
Sea J with three men in eucry boate,
is, 24. men , for Which eight Pinna-
ces 5 it is fit to carry 500. foote of
Elme boordsjof an inch in thicknes,
at 8. s. the hundred . — ,^
Two thoufand nayles for the faid boats
and Stagesj at i g.s. 4,d, the thou-
fand ^___
Foure thoufand nayles, at ^.s.8.d. the
thoufand ■ _^
Two thoufand nayles, at 5.d. the hun-
dred .. .
Fiuehundrcd waight of Pitch, at 8. s.
the hundred—
Abarrellof Tarre-
Two hundred waight of black Ocorae.
Thrummes for Pitch mabs— ..-^
Bolles,Buckets,and Funnels .
Two brazen Crocks— ' — — ^—..^
Canuafetomakeboatefailes, & fmall
rones firrinpr fnr thf^r.^ . ^f - - - r^^
s. d.
10
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^cach faik-
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10 p
Ten Boates , Anchors , Roapes, which
contain^ ^oo,waight,at 30.S. the hun-
dred— • ]
Twcluc doozcn of fiftiing lines
H.
s« d.
r^^
Twenty foure doozcn of fiftiing hooks-
Squid hooks and ftems for them
For Squid line ^_— .» -^
Forl^otsand liuer Mands
Iron workcs for ten fifhing Boates Ru-
thcrs ^— — . ^
Ten kcipnet Irons.
Twbctomakckeipncts, and gain ge
hookes -
Ten good NetSjat 2^.s,a Net
Two Saines, a greater and a leflc .
Two hundred waight of Sow Lead —
Two couple of fmall Ropes for the
Saines ■ ■
Dry Fats — .
Flaskets, aad bread boxes-
Twine for ftore-
I
For fo much haire-cloth as may coft —
Three Tun of Vineger Cai^ke, for frefli
water ■ ■
Two barrels of Oatemealc .
010
006
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002
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013
012
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010
One doozen of Deale boards-
One hundred waigh: of Spikcs-
Headding and fplitiingKniues-
001
coi
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602
001
Two good AxcSjfoure hand Hatchetf,
foure (hort Wood hookcs , two
drawing Irons, and two Adizes
Three yards of good woollen Cloth —
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coo
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00
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02
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00
10
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Eight yards of good Canuafc
A grinding ftonc or two
An Iron pilch pot and hookes —
One thowfandfiuc hundred ofdryfifli,
to fpcnd thitherward >- ■ ■■ —
One Hogs-hcad ot Aqua vit a
Two tboufand of good Orlop nailcs —
'Eouvi arme Sawes,, four^ liand Sawes,
four^ihwart^Sawcs, three Augers,
{V two Crowes of Iron3& two Sledges^
fourclron Shouels, two Pickaxes,
Four< Mattocks , and foure Cloc
hammers .-
More for fom« other fmall necefla-
V n<iSr
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The totall fum of ? . .
whichpatticularsb^^>+^^ I ^
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all;
cyt
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AL L thefc former prouifions , the Maftei: of
the Ship, or the Purfer^arc to bejf accountable
vnto your Honour^ and the other Aduenturcrs
in cuery voyagejwhat is fpcnt ther/ftof, and what is left
of the fame, with thof^ which (hall continue there to
vaantjof which number, if but ten pcrfons remainc
thcre,they may welhauc refer ued for the of the former
via:uals & prouifions, thefe particulars following, njlz^
Fiuc hundred waight of the Biskct bread , fiuc
hogs-heads of becrc,or fider, half a hogs head of becfc,
foure whole fides of dry bacon, fourc bufhcls of peafc,
halfc ? firkin of butter , halfe a hundred waight of
cheefesja pcckc of muftard-feed, a barrel! of vineger,
tweluc pound waight of candles, two pecks of oau
nicale,halfc a hogs-head o( aquavita^two copper kei^
ties, one brafle crock,orie frying pan, a grinding ftonc,
and all the axes,hatchcts, woad-hookes, augers, fawcs ,
crowes of iron, fledges, hammers, mattocks, pick-
axes, (hooucls, drawing irons , fplittlng kniucs,^
haire-cloth, pynnaces failes, pynnaces anchor-ropcs^a
fayne,romcncts;aiidkeepe all the eight fifliing boats,
and the iron workes appertaining to them, in perfcd
readineffe thcre,from yeerc to yeere ; and many of the
other fmall ncceflaries , when the fifuing voyage is
niade,aspikcs5naylcs,and fuch like, which may (cru2
tohelpebuilc'hoU'fes,cleanfe land, and fuch like fcrui-
tcs fitly for the Inhabitants to labour withal in the win
tcrtime, whiles the Ships arc wanting from them.
Now to make an cftimate what fift all the 40, per-
' ' " ' m.mm .•••^11 •i.vI.^K »^»^y4 WAnr«^ ^«/^r«f*
ciy \Vvi4 i»ii%V,«%i*Vi ?*^%^,£> ^i^^***
E 2 fifhing
r. r.
r-_l
iuFiS lit iui uiUi a v«uN|f-<,x ijiiitij
fl
■A
^^ f • fimineboats all ihe Summer time thcr,^ at Sea, with
three eood Fillicrmcn in cuery of the faid boaKj and lo
many men do^rvfually kill abouc twemYinc±hoafend
fiaiforcucryboat^which may amount vnto tArobun-
'dJaM^foe fcore fiiV.es to eiicry hundred : and
dUii^iShipTbeing fo well prouidcd, hauc ye^^^^
riierc abonc thirty fine dioufand, for cucry boat : io as
they not on^ly load their Ship.but alfo fell great quan.
tities^bcfides their ioadings,yecrly to Merchants 5 and
iffuchShips which are fo well manned for that pur-
pofl.cannot make fale ot fuchfi(b as they takepucr and
aboue their loading s then they giuc ouer taking of any
more in diners yeeres, when ther^ is great abundance
cafily tobe taken, becaufj? ther^ are no fit hcufes to lay
vp the fame in faf*ty for another ycert.
Now to make an eftimation but of twenty fine thoii-
fand of fifhjfor euery of the eight boats, it will amount
vnto two hundred thoufand 5 which may be^ a fit quan-
tity to fill and load a Ship of an hundred Tun burthen,
if thefiOi benotvery (inall; if it belargca Shipofthat
burthen will tiot loadfo much Sefides the water^wood,
viauall,and other proui^ons, fit for fo m^ny men as
fhalfaik in the faid Ship from thencc,to make file and
Employments of the faid fifh, which,as I conceiue, will
beafitcourfefotodoii,and thereby great charge, and
fom|fe ad '•ntur^ will be faucd,in carrying the famedi^
redly - market, in regard what it would be#, if it
{hould be returned home into Et^p.land,and then after-
wards relade the fame again^and fend it to a market.
Wherein niy opinion is,that the faid Ship,hauing
>^ her voyage at :?>C^m/<'»»i-/W,{hould faik from thence
direftly toiW^/y^/Zworr^/V^^^/i^jWhicnpiaccsiyingwitii-
in the Straits oiGiMtar in thcFrcnch Kings domini-
ons
\
6ns whcr* the cuftoin«s vpon Fifh arc but htdc, and
:ScntalUc(ft then ninity Engl.fr. pounds waight ;
Tnd^^kz of fuch Fifh ther^ I hav« not knownrf^r ^
bcfoKU at any time, then tweluefl..U.n^^f
currant Englifti paynicnt/or cuery Kcntall andcom-
3S»greatcrprice,andtha*fpcedyfalesarc
XaUy made If fuch pVh, and good tcturn*s had: .nd
If anv man will return* his money from thencc.hc may
hauScbiUs of exchange , for payment thereof here
inLondon,vponfightofanyfuchb..ls.
The forefaUl two hundred thoufand of Fi(h , loa,
dine the faid Ship,it wilthen make at Marfcilcs abou«
two^ and twenty hundred Kentalls of that waightj
v4h beinl fofd butat twelue (hiUing= theKentall,
rln^toLnee^nd^^
. SsVipof that burthen to feruc the vowagc, being
hirfdby fhe moneth,when(be isther* vnloaded, may
Eethen Wpaidfor her hire, and ^df -barged 5 «
beinghircdforalongcr timc,mayreturn,^from thence
vnto Torn* other place in Spaiutf, to be reloaded heme
wTthfoSMarchandize , which maybe< well perfot-
roed Sahcfaid Ship rcaun^ in fit time tofeilj. again^
vnto Sv-/.«W./^^theyeer0 foUow.ng, wuh le^
ch rgc the!, the firft yeer^ ; and then g'<=^«r hof c <^
benelt it wilbcto the Aduenturers,then thcfirft; ecrc,
whenpeople arc ther<before-haud , and all thmgs m
fit readincfliaeamft their comming.^
Thert mafwell bc*,of:He forefaid tv;o hundred
thoufand of Fi(h,evclueTun of train^Oyl*,or a grea-
terquantity , thcwhich being fold ar.d deliueredm
^._^r-.^j/.^j «* *^« nnimrls the Tun . as comm3niy
■ kisthcpriceihcii, itwUlamou!'Uothcfi«n«eotia
oy,-
E3
fcore
>^ f ^ frorc pounds, and is-
"\ !i
, k^v.
i?^ '
ii
An^alfo thert may bc«! well made,oucVandtboue
the Forefaid quantity of two hundred thoufand dry fiiK
ten thoofand of larg. grecn^fifli; which being fold^
in New-fimMand, but at flue pounds the thouiand k
will amount to the fumweof fifty pounds • I fay o<o 1
Whicagrcra<fl(h being broughtinto Bjidand, it mav'
yceld aboue ten» pounds the thou&nd ; and the
twdueTun«of trains Oyle being likewife brought
home , IS vfually fold^,at fom^ places inthisKine
domf , fot aboue eighteen^ pounds the Tuns* and
fom^times at twenty; which ouer^priccs of the faid
Oyl^andgreen^fifli, I doe here omit to fijm the fame
what M may be more. """s.
Now if Ac forefaid'twbfaundred thoufind of Fifli
may be fold4 at Marfcilcs-, at fixteen* Mines th«
KentaH, as often fiich FiOi is ., and much Se"^ ^
^ >h^r 'SlTr''""'*"'^ ^^"^ *«' 'h«, amount
to the fumiW! of feucntecnc hundred and threcfcZ
And kisvery liWy ,hat the forefaid d&""t*
boattsbemgAMellma„ned,andftaycontinufllJ£„"f
m the Country , vn till the , 5 . day of OSober, asS
.inaywd,they may thcntakeabouc thirty fiuctCS
^Firhforcuery boat,asdiuersycerterLnyS«?«
;do,,t:wh.chwin then amount tVoS.^oreSfanS
'more then tbcformertwoliundied thoufand
T^rJT r 'Pf I'^'f '?g ' ""y bcomerwifcdifpofed
ofat5^nv->W-/W; beitmoreorlefli, i^r^v veeM
, tbert four{ pounds the thouiand , a]& Ka,
,?*«» all tht traiwrOvlt and fitcen* Ti(U .>: 'u _.*'
^^^^m-. ^tWthcrtmarbe^«vcIgq«S
-» V ^ and
and aboue the Ships loading, fourtfcorc thoulandof
Fifh, and much more 5 the which at four^^ pounds the
thoufand, will amount to the fttoid^ 0^320.11.-5 -d.
Adding thereunto the former ium of- 1 3 20.^'.,o!^*
And alfo for the aforefaid Oylc ox2o..q..o.'.o*
And alfo for the loooo. grecn^ Fifh.^osa o .00*
And alio for the oucr-pricc at Marfciks , beitiff
foldif at fixtccn^ fbillings the Kcntall, it will beef fomj
^~ "^ .«, ^^^ — , .■ o4^o,.o.,Q^.Q^
Total] Sum«*,.^225o,^o.^,-o.
OF which fumn», be it more or leffr, whatfo-
eucr IS gotten in the voyage ; if viduals. Salt,
anddie other former prouilions, beprouided
at reafonable cheap^ prices : Then the Maftet and
Company haue a third part thereof, allowing foai0
Imal matter from the fame, towards the viaualing-and
ther< IS another third part lik^wife to be allowed ' to^
wards the Ships trauell and charge, dedufiing fom^,
thmglik^ifctheritoftowards tbcMaftercf thcShip .
tor taking the charge, and for fornix? other of the better
(ort of men which they vfually hauc oner and aboiic
their (hares, of the former third i and" the odier third
remam^s vnto the Viftualers forth of the Ship.
So that the voyage amounting as aforefaid, to tha
luni^rof two thoufaiid, two hundred & fifty pounds :
A third will be0 thefumma of fcuen hundred and fiftv^
pounds/or the viaualling partj from whichdcduainj
to be for the vidualling forth of a Ship with forty per.
ions . ther(i may remain(i to the Aduenturcrs for rh^
oearmg the Aducntur(| , and all Charges difchVged:
thefumw5of_33i,li,_„,s. And in ium? yeer^s,
',vhcn
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n
\,yx. tsrwe^rr »»•»'»»'•'""'•"'"'
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when &U» bread and bcew is dear^ bought 5 the viAn-
Spa t is allowed die one moity or halftf part of
SaKgotten inthevoyage , and theCompanyand
^'SS^SiSingfeofanygreaterpr.^^^^^^^^
n>avbceottcn vponthefalcs of thctwo hundred thou-
fendoflifhatMarfeiles, or the benefit which may be
Sde vpon the return^s of the money for thefamc
from thLc , or what may be gotten W the iroploy.
Sts of the'forciaid fummo , at the place where the
^'SS what may be more gotten vpon the train*
OvUaJd greeniFifti, if it benot fold mivW.««^'
l2, hut biaught home , and fold heer-. at the bcft
^And.if aShipbe hired by thcmoncd. to perform* '
thiVvoyage, which may be ended m lefft thcnnjnc
Soneths, theShiptobefreeat Marfeiles whenthc
i(hU7nloaden tlier* 5 and being hired atforty pound
a rooneth or much cheaper } it niay then be cftecmcd
what may be gotten by hiring of a Ship m that man-
ner if theFifti and trainrfOyl* amount vnto the prices,
as his valued: iHtyeeld more then the greater bj^
nefit will com4 by hiring ofa Ship 5 if Icfl^, after the
rate accordingly. „ , . c o 1 •
And if Pans be prouided for ttie malting pf Salt in
^cliew-fcndJand, asfitly and cheapfly itmay be,
then will the charge in fetting forth of any Ship bv the
Aduenturers, be much lcflj»,and the benefit much tac .
^"^Now whereas thent arc but twenty four< men of the
forty nominated to mn ; «;= """-. -.- .- 'V; Tj.rTi
Fifh\tland,(ofwhichfixteenOfc«cnare .be^a|U.
■wt'
i!
headdcrSj^an^Wittcrsjof fijh 5 two boyes to lay the fifli
on a taSIcTanathree to fait the fifh^which laboiirythrcc
women may fitly doi^5 three men may fetch a-land lak,
and tend to waOi fifti^and dry the fame 5 which may be
two houfe Carpentersjind a Mafon , the other may bc^
a woman , which makes vp fixteen^ to be<i a-iandj
who may be fit to prouide mcat^, and to wafti^and dry
fiftifo wellas men,and other labours alfc.^
And tho^ perfons which remainq^therrfjftiould be
hired by the yeer^, who(? yeerily wages will not be^
aboue 8.or 5>. pounds a couple one with the other , and
apparell themielues 5 which apparell the aduenturers
are to prouide 5 and thofe which are thus hired^to allow
for the &me again^ out of their yeer^ly wages. The
which yecr^Iy wages , for euery couple of thofi which
ftiould continue ihtvi , will be* born(^ yeer^ly on
that part of the filli and oy W , which may com^ to the
Companies ^att, as aforefaid,if the I .fineOfebe order-
ly carried 5 So that the viauals of thoft perfons which
ftiould remain^ thcr^ to plant , from the 20. day of
Marchjvnto the lo.day of Nouember 5 and their whole
veercs pay Ihould euery yeerd be^as it werrf.charged and
raifedout'of the Companies third part, from yeerd to
ycre^ Neither fhould the aduenturers be any other way
charged for them , but on*ly for fom<) fit quantitieof
Meal^, Mault^BeefejPorWjButterjChecfe,.^^//^ viu^
and fomS other fit things to feme them in winter , vn-
till the Ships return^ to themagaini , in the beginning
of euery Sumir.?r; and then they are to be again^ as of
the Ships company.
In which time of winter , their labours vpon the
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m
ni '
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liif
may well defray the laid charge , witi^oo^t .lei
ouer and abouc the (ame«
And dicn the fceond ycerd,cuery of thofifperfons,
which fojhali remain^ ihcr^ , may hauc their equalL
(hares with the Fifhermcn , which may well pay their
wages and charge that the Aduenturcrs (hould bee at
for them.
. This is the order and coiirfe^which I haue long time
had an opinion, that an orderly and bcneficiall Planta-
tion in the iVw-/^/yw^-/4»^5 is to be at firft proceeded
on^and not by carriageofbeafts thither to till the land^
before fiich time as prouifions bee made for them to
liue in winter,which will require (bme time to fit Med-
dovvcs at firft for hay^and fit houfes for them.
AShipofahundredTunburthen, being thus im»
ployed,may alfo well carry in her the firft yeere for in-
crcafe, Hogs, Goates, and Poultry, which will not bee
chargeable, nor pefter much roome in the Ship , and
diey will nrooue and increafe exceeding well there,as l
hauc often prooued , and be at very little or no charge
in keepingof them there 5 And after the firft yeere, the
laid Ship failing thither with a lefle number of people,
prouifion being made there in readine(re,i'he may carry
in her great ftore of Beafts and prouifion for them.
And for the better proceeding in this Plantation , it
will bee good for the Aduenturcrs to hire two fmall
Barks, ncere the burthen of 30. Tun aoiecc by the mo-
neth, tobeeviauallcdand manned by them, which
(hould feruc as in a fiftiing voyage, with ten pcrfons in
each Barkc , and they i^ould haue in euery of them all
prouifions fit to keepe f wo Fifher boates at Sea, either
of them all the fummer, and then thofe Barks may alio
^^ Qtrry fgracbcafts for increafcj and they (hould de-
part
fc
►art hence before the Ship of a hundred Tun burden^
!br fome fpeciall feruices, and then the Ship of a hun-
dred Tun, with 40. perfons , neede not depart out of
England , before towards the end of March , which
Barks being there timely in the yeere , may be in many
refpefts worth much more, for the good of the fifhing
voyage, and the faid Plantation , then their hire by the
moneth will amount vnto, as for many rc^fons which I
c^ndeliuer.
And then taking that courfcjtherc may be fbme (ales
made before-hand of a hundred thoufand of fidi or a
greater quantity to fomeMerchants,to be deliuercd in
7{€W'foHnd4Afia^mA toreceiue mony for the (amcherc
in Loudon,vpon Bills of Exchange; All which,by Gods
afliftance,may be well performed, and the bigger Ship
al(b,well loden,to failf from thence to fome good mar-
Icetjto make (ales of the fame.
And then one of thofe Barks may bade all fuch
traine oy !e as may be gotten in the voyage, and returne
with the fame, where it may be thought bed to make
fale thereof; And the other Barke may then load all fuch
grcene fi(h as may be made, and returne home to Eng-
land or elfewhere to difpofe thereof;
Thus it may be all well performed^ and {tore of firti
left for the prouifion of thofe which arc to ftay in the
Countrey to inhabite : and alfo for the hogs and water-
fowle to feed on in winter when there is caufe.
Now whether it may be beft to buy a Ship of 100.
1 un burden, or bigger, to ferue for the faid voyage, or
to hire fuch a one by the moneth , for that purpofe; I
leaue it to the confideration of your Lordftiip, and the
vt.ijvi nuuuiiurcrSa
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It"f!
THus I banc fhcwed in what a temperate cli-
mate your fcucral! circuits of land doc lie in
that Countrey, as alfo how the bounds thereof
u^endiandalfoprtly what good Harbours , Bayes,
and Roads for ftiipping to ridcfefe at Anchor,arc with!
in thciamejasalfofuchconditionsasyoii will be plea,
led to grant vnto any that will bee an Aducnturcc
WKh you therein ; and alfo partly the great hope, both
ot honour and profit to all thofe that ihall £ec wil.
fame''' Aduenturers with you , to further the
Whereby it may be well vndcrftood, that by an or,
dcrly fetthng of the faid Plantation, it will be for tl2
genera IgpodofallhisMaiefties Sublets, and not
hurtfull to any; And it will bealfo a moft fpecia bene
fiMndgpodforallthofewhich yeerely Sire" n
fi(h.ng , what now it is , though they Lk no peopk
there to plant, whereby to keepe and maintarnfthS
■ccrtamcplaces, there tofaltand dry thei fiSon bv
reafon that thofe vvhich toll inhabiJe the^vviU Ipo J
.'fcqueft, and fome fmall gratuity, preferue their E
-Boates yeerely fromfpoihng.. foas theymay haue them
and their Stages , and all commodious and neceS
.roomes m fuch perfedrcadineffe, yeerely S S
■ SSfntldS'^^^ v^dWdlyVetth
vmo tnem in thcirfiflMng voyages, many thoufands of
--6^r-vv iuineiucn AOiieaturers to that Countrey,
of
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ra»' I.
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bfhis Maiefticsfubicfts may y6ferely make much grea:i.
icr benefit of traJc,inrcturningfrom thence, thenany
man thati hauecucr heard of, oi^kriowne, which hath
as yet put in prafticejcauing it to theft thacwill make
triall thereof.
IT is well knownCjthat from theforefafid harbour of
RehowzCjVnto a place called the Banke^which lyeth
Eaft from thence towards England^ncer 2 5. leagues
in the like altitude as the (aid harbour of Renowze is^
which Bankc .is a fand^ in moft places ncere tweluc
leagues btoad; and in length Northeaft, and South*
weftjaboue 100. leagues; on which Banke, there is no
lefle then zo.fadome of water at any place: &: there fifh
aboue loo.faile of French SWps, Winter and Summer,
fbrrie 6f them making two voyages therein a yeerCjand
another voyage to fome other place alfo in the &mc
ycere.
I haue often (failing towards the 'litpo-found^and)
met with fome French Ships^comming from thence,
deepe loden with fifh^in the firft of Aprill, who hauc
taken the fame therCjin lanuary^February, and March,
which arc the ftiarpeftmoneths in the yeerc for ftormes
andcruellweather#
Tc which Banke our Nation may doc great good in
filhingjfiich as will (ailc from the New-found-land in the
later part of the Summer^when thefi(h begins to draw
from that coaft^as commonly it dc.h when the Winter
comes on 5 1 meane/uch fliippingas are to be imploy-
edby whomfoeucrmay vndcrtakc to plant there, and
likewife any other Ships thatlaile thither a fifhing, as
now they vfc todoc,whohauingdirpolcd awayfuch
fifli and traine oy Ic as they take there in the Summer
F 3 time
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time vnto Merchants^ vfually euery yeerc fome haue
done thex may then (felt being made there) as it may
be fitly and cheaply,take in thereof a fit quantity, and
freni-water wood,frerti fowlesgrca ftore, and other
vi(auall,and likewifc a fufficient quantity of Herrings
M.^^''"c"jCapelinc,andLawncc,to bait their hootcs
withallfor taking of fifli 5 becaufe fuch bait the French-
nictiarenotabletoh3uc,thatikilepurpofely to filTiat
the laid Bankc,but are conftrained to bait their hookes
with a part of the fameCodfiOi ibcy take there, where-
with they load their Ships. *
The which fiftj fo taken there, arc larger, thick-
er,and fweeter, then the lame kind of fifl,?s that arc
taken on the coaft o^Nm-found-land. Whereby it may
be well vnderftood to be more neceflary/or fuA as wj
failc there to filh, to carry fuch kinde of bait as afore!
laid,withthcm,anddientheyJlu»U more fpccdilyload
their Ships then the Frenchmen doe, who haue there
"?/ .,^r'^'° "kc fill! withall,neither any other frelh
viduallof aelh kindc,wood,or frelh water to dS
their meatewithall^butoncly fuch as they carry with
tnemirom France. '
w^JX^irp^" maybcwellconceiucd,thatthc fifhing
which the Frenchmen haue there, is a very profitabll
rm/nf w-^ ^"'^ T e'.''y/'"' *"^" >" *<= harden
time of W inter, which isaboucejo. leagues diftance
from the neereft part of France 5 and in alf which time
to hue vpon the Sea in a cold place, with but little
wood,w|,er4with to make fometimes a good fire to
drefle *<« meat^^nd to fit by to warme tiemfelues.
All which hardncfli of liuin|r fo on the laid Banke
Afigainfl which they make bytbefaid filhing trade'
Joth««kethem.d«light ihcrtin; whcrebyk^maybc
well
,n
wcllvndcrltood , to be a larrc better
tion : fuch as fifli the Summer time at ISf^w/oundUnJ^
and doprouide for that purpofe,thcy may there reload
their Ships againc with good fifh , in twenty dayes,
comming thither, fo well orouided as aforefaid: and
fo they may then at times in by a good fire, v/hcn they
haue laboured hard all day ; whereby they will be the
better able to take more fi(h in a day , then fo many
Frenchmen (hall beablc to wkc in iwor
And thus may any performe the (aid voyage honac-
ward bound in fit order^Sdbeat no charge about trim«
ming of any Ship^ which fhall lei-ue in liich a voyage,
butonclyasisvled eueryycere iov the Nepf^fonnd4and
voyage onely, andwithafmall addition oi breadand
beere to be allowed more thereunto.
Neither ncede the Mafters and Saylcrs of any Ships
that will vndertake the laid voyage5prcpare themfclues
with any other apparrell or neceflary prouifions , then
they yecrely vie to doe for the New-jound4andso^z^fi
onely.
Which voyage, I am of opinion, diuers men will
gladly vndertake,whenthofc Plantations, now lately
ir'-^nded^are orderly (cttled 5 which is likely to proue
very profitable , for any that will prepare therafelues
for that purpofc,(ecing it will be vnto fuch, as a double
voyage, and all vnder one charge*
And whofoeuer will fo imoloy Ships^they may (ailc
with their loading fo gotten there, vnto Fraunce,Por-
tugall, or Spaine, where that kindeof fifh doth vfbally
(ell at a great price 5 and returne loaden from thence
fby Gods a(fulance) yecrely againft Chri(tmaflre5with
fomeSalt, Oyle, Wine, Fruit, and fome Royallsof
Plate 5 and fo nuke fourc v oyages in th ree quarters cf
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^ yeerc^ana au vndcr oncfetting^H
And then fuch may afterwards fpend the rfm^ .*
. «J^.ch«tmKly enough to fet fortLgainc in t^^^^^^^^^
And if any Ship fo implovcd doeretnm^r
coaft ofEngland or Ireland ' °' ''P°"**=
Thus briefcly and plaincly,butnotcur->ufly Ihaue
tunnc thorowmy intended taskc of mvSdto
£rj"''r'^"^'/!l'^^^^^''^^'°*eaZ„SmenTS^
his iVIaicft.es moft hopefull Plantation in th"Slf
fomdUmd., not thatmyrefolution is anvwlv, ■ r"
ner fort of people,th.reby to inu; >c them to the feZ J
forth of this great and happy en tirnnv; f^^^Y^Z
■and great merrvrh^ l^ L P r " """^" prouidcnce
a great mercy; be both furthered and bJciled in the
aicem
empc,
rime at
f yccrc,
he faid
cftom
offifli
on the
I haue
d mo.
entof
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rmea-
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abili-
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liftth
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le^to
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attempt, prcferuation, and eltabhihing thereof.
As for my fclfc, who out of mine ownc experience
and the integrity of my thoughts, am confident that
the end will crownc the beginning of this moft hope-
full Plantation, I (hall cuer,like a true hearted EneliOi,
man , and his Maicfties humble and faithful! sSubie^^'
religioufly dcfire, and wifli to fee it inafaire forward'
ncfle and good proceeding : howfoeuer^ asvcrtueis
fubiea and incident to be croffed , and maligned by
the followers of vice • and that we fometimes Iw many
excellent and noble proiefts ftrangled or made abor
tiue in their birthes : Eucn fo this gre;»* worke n)av
<pcrhaps) be either blaftcd by nipping whirlc-windes
at home, or decay and die , through fome fatal] and
difaftcrous misfortune, in the mifcarrying or vnskilful
ncfle of fuch as may feeke, and be imployed in the ma'
nagingand condudion thereof, as many worthy atl
. nipts haue beenc, by taking vnfit agents and procee-
dings. *
And if it fliould fo happen (which God defen/ *&
ther in your LordOiips good purpofe therein, or the
right Honourable Mafter Secretary Caluerts -who ha
uing already fpartly by my informarion) fcnt fome
people there to plant ; and that (hortly ycc both intend
to fend greater numbers thitlier to your feuerall Co.
lonies :
That then, for the better proceeding in both your
good refolutions,itcanot be gain-faid but that it may
doe well,tbat thole peop' which are to be fent thither
^t hrft , arc to be direfted by fuch as well vnderftand
how to imploy euery (euerall perfon there at all times •
r^f^'/'^J" ?N .^^^^"S ''.^^^' ^\itnxhc timesferue-
Vh^i^ v*"<*^^« V is the uneiy jnftrument and iinew that
G is
^f7
^
?
is bcft like at fir ft to giuc comfort , and hold life vnto
this fo pious ivorkc : For cucn as it is a fpcciall good
rule, and mo[^ fit, in time of Harucft, to be induftrious
and carefull to rcape and gather the fheaucs into ibmc
places otCifety : Sois it alfo rcquifite,thata prouidenc
courfe be taken with all thofe which are to be imployed
to that Countrey^ that they (liould be either skilful! in
fuch things as ftiall be fitting, wF^en time ferucs, or di-
reded by thofe which are well experienced therein-
Becaufe that in the Summer time , when ihofe great
Sboalesof theCod-fiOi draw to that coafttofpawnc
and take his fill on multitudes of fmaller fifhes which
they follow there clofe to the cliffcs and fands'. com-
nionly thirty dayes togedier, before they hale offfirom
the fbore agame , and in fuch manner , there come
three feuerall Shoales of the Cod-fidies in the Summer
time : The one of them followes on the Herrings • the
other foUowes the Capling , which is a fidi like the
Smelt : And the tH'rd fol! .wes the Squid , which isa
fifh L.uething like the Cuddell,
Nowatthofe times there vfuallygoe many Boates
forth a nflimg from that coaft^onely with three men in
each Boat ; And thofe three being fit FiOicrmen , will
daily take at thofe times aboue 1200. of thofe Cod-
fiOies fix fcore to the hundred^and euery of luofe fifhcr
with the Oyle wh ich comes of them, being valued but
at a penny for euery fuch fiOi, which is a cheapc rate it
wil amount to be worth fix pound ftarling,being fpfit-
ted falted, and dried, as the fame ought to be 5 where-
in there is good induftry, experience, and much iudgc-
ment to be vf^d 5 otherwife there is but little hope that
luch fiili can be taken and fitly prcferued , whereby to
- -.^. ^=,, ^,^^^^^^ ^„^ i^iiii^ pioiu wuiiaUto both
your
i
yowf rionours^and all other Adiicnturcrs with you^as I
much dcfire that ycc and they all may hauc,
' By this it may be well vnderftood,it is good angling
with the hookc and line there, when a fingle man may
take in that imploymentaboue forty (lulling, worth of
fifh a day : for I haue often fecne there, that thofe who
arc moft induftrious in taking and well handling jf
fuch fifh, haue rerrainely been moft willing, ficteft and
readieft to build , and doc any other feruice there, at
fuch times whileft the fifh failcs -. when feme others
that are vnskilfull in the one , will Itand and talkc with
dieir hands in their Gloucs or Pockets , and doe but
little to any purpofe in the other 5 like thofe that come
on the Stage to ad their part in a Comedy , but per-
formeit not fufhciently : fo that they are net oncly
fcoffed and hift at 5 but alfo thofe which are at the
charge , and chiefe Aftors thereof, recciuc fome dit
grace and wrong thereby : for I haue often knowne
therefore proper men, which haue not b.enev^ell ac-
quainted with thofe affaires ; yet haue had fome other
good parts in them , and would fpeakc well when they
haue come from thence,yet neuer performed any thing
there worthy of great commendations,
THus I haue cndeuoured with much trauaile,
great expcnce , and lofle of time , to make
it plaincly appeare , that it will be pleafing,
honourable, and bcncficiall vnto all thofe that fhall be
willing toaduance thefaid Plantation • which, praifed
be God , is now partly by my feuerall relations, come
vnto a fa ire forwardnes.
And filthough I haue but little hope to recciue any
benefit by the laid Plantation to my felfc^ or for w^
Gi cndcuourSj
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cndeuourSj great expchcCjand loflc of time herein : yet
by Gods blelfed alTiftance, I fhall, among many other
great loflcs and difcontcnts which I haue had, as it is
well knowne, beare this one content to my graue,thac
Ihauceuer beene a true loiiing Subiedto my Prince
and Countrey- and in the follicitation by thefc my two
fcucrall Trcatifcs , and otherwifc, I haue dealt truly
wiih hisMaiefty , carefully and vprightly with either
of your Honours , and fincc! :ly with all thofe which
fhall be willing to aflift eithc. of your good purpofcs
therein*
Now if any which fhall not be willing, or is notable
toperformea part, for the perfcding of this great and
mod hopefuU worke, ihould diflikc that I haue thus
laid open a gap into thofe grounds , which fomc doc
feeme to challenge 5 and appropriate, as itwerevnto
themfelues , and fo would not haue all others of his
Maieft'cs Subieds made acquainted with the trade
and b^ icfit, which is there like to be obtained :
Such (as Iconceiue) may be compared tobefome-
thinglikevnto Efops dog, which could eateno Hay,
neither would hee fuffcr the hungry Afle to feede
thereon.
Yet my hope is, that fuch may well vnderftand by
Avhat I haue written, that my true defire is, to fhew vn-
toanyofthem,thatbyihefaid Plantation and trading
to that Countrey5being fo well followec!, as it may or-
derly be, that all his Maiefties Kingdomes, which now
are beholding vnto other Councreys for fome nccefli-
rie commodities, might not only be furniflied with the
like from thence,but alio in taking of fuch fifh, as thofe
Seas do yeeld at an eaficr rate then now we vfe to haue
%hcrr);wlKrby we may kxwQFmtcejSfaWyPomgalQtaij^
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and other places , much cheaper with that fort of fi£h,
then any of thcfe othernations (hall be able to fetch
the fame from thence, and thereby hauc and retaine all
the trade of that Countrej jVnto his Maiefties Subic£ls
hands onely.
For whereas there faile yeerely to that Countrey a-
bouc 25o.fai]e of Ships from England only, with abouc
5coo.Engiiih men in them ^ by whofe labours, there is
yeerely gotten into this Kingdome , abouc the fum of
1 5oooo.li* and alfo thereby many families fet on workc
andrclieued: then it may beewellvnderftoodjwhata
great benefit and ftrcngth it will be, when there (hall
faile ihither 500. faile of Ships, & abouc loooo.feruice-
ablc Subiedks in them, which will be able to gaine,with
the helpe of fuch numbers of other men , women, and
children 5 as may yeerely bee fo commodioufly car-
ried thither in f^w yeeres, when the SubieiSs arc made
acquainted with fuch an orderly courfe, as both your
Honours haue already taken for the aduanccraent of
the (aid Plantation,
Whereby there may be thus yeerely gotten , not
onely much wealth^but alfo great ftrength againft fuch
time,as any other Prince (hould breaks league with his
Maieftie,that then to haue in fuch readincs 5oo.faile of
his Subiefts Ships, fo ready to come from thence, with
more then loooo. fcruiceable Sea-men in themjin Ie(Ie
time then i5,dayes v^arning, if the wind ferue , which
is fo (hort a time, as Saylers may be prcft in fome part
of this Kingdome, and be able to come from thence
vntohis Ma!e(ties Nauy Royall atChattam, vpon any
occafion of leruice.
The lik: ftrength by Sea , there is not any other
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trading, if he haue neucr fo great occafion.
Thus, God blcfling the laid Trade and Plantation,
it will be,not onely a great augmentation to his Maic.
ftieinhisrcuenuesand cuftomes, butalfo a generall
good vnto all his Highneffe Kingdomes and Subiefts,
both in inrichingof aduenturers inparticular^and alfo
in ftrengthcning the wall of defence , which God hath
fet about our natiue neft. Great Bnttamc^^ namely,Na-
uigation , which muft ncedes be much cherifhedand
furnifhed by this Seminary of Fiftiers, imployed in
fuch Colonies, and out of that (hoalc, will be alwayes
ia readinefle & of ability to be tranflated higher , from
fiftiingvcflfels, into fighting Ships Royall- and fo arc
alwayes vitfull for peace or warre, merchandize or de-
fencejas the occafions of our eftate and welfare {hall re-
quire.
And fo I leauc thefuccefle thereof to the good
plcafure of God: to whom be all the glory.
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