Travels and Works of Captain John Smith ...J. Grant, 1910 |
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Page 391
... stayed , our allowance was somewhat bettered , by a daily proportion of Bisket , which the sailers t.95 . ] would pilfer to sell , giue , or exchange with vs , for money , The Sailers Saxefras , furres , or loue . But when they departed ...
... stayed , our allowance was somewhat bettered , by a daily proportion of Bisket , which the sailers t.95 . ] would pilfer to sell , giue , or exchange with vs , for money , The Sailers Saxefras , furres , or loue . But when they departed ...
Page 394
... stay or sinke in the riuer : which action cost the life of captaine Kendall [ after trial , see pp . 13 , 97 ] . These brawles are so disgustfull , as some will say they were better forgotten , yet all men of good iudgement will ...
... stay or sinke in the riuer : which action cost the life of captaine Kendall [ after trial , see pp . 13 , 97 ] . These brawles are so disgustfull , as some will say they were better forgotten , yet all men of good iudgement will ...
Page 401
... stay or sinke . [ p . 98. ] Some no better then they should be , had plotted with .lxxxvi . ] the President [ Ratcliffe ] , the next day [ 9 Jan. ] to haue put him to death by the Leviticall law , for the liues of Robinson and Emry ...
... stay or sinke . [ p . 98. ] Some no better then they should be , had plotted with .lxxxvi . ] the President [ Ratcliffe ] , the next day [ 9 Jan. ] to haue put him to death by the Leviticall law , for the liues of Robinson and Emry ...
Page 408
... stay , A needlesse the [ i ] re wages run on , our victualls consume 14. weekes , that the Mariners might say , they did helpe to build such a golden Church that we can say the raine washed neere to nothing in 14. dayes . charge . [ A ...
... stay , A needlesse the [ i ] re wages run on , our victualls consume 14. weekes , that the Mariners might say , they did helpe to build such a golden Church that we can say the raine washed neere to nothing in 14. dayes . charge . [ A ...
Page 415
... stay and ere long they would returne , which they did and some twentie more with them : with whom after a little conference , two or three thousand men women and children came clustring about vs , euery one presenting vs with something ...
... stay and ere long they would returne , which they did and some twentie more with them : with whom after a little conference , two or three thousand men women and children came clustring about vs , euery one presenting vs with something ...
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Page 398 - ... two rowes of men, and behind them as many women, with all their heads and shoulders painted red; many of their heads bedecked with the white downe of Birds; but every one with something: and a great chayne of white beads about their necks.
Page 399 - Emry, pretending the fault was his that had led them to their ends: but he quickly tooke such order with such Lawyers, that he layd them by the heeles till he sent some of them prisoners for England.
Page 398 - At his entrance before the king, all the people gave a great shout. The queen of Appamatuck was appointed to bring him water to wash his hands, and another brought him a bunch of feathers, instead of a towel to dry them.
Page 692 - English, &c. for what they want, are made so mighty, strong, and rich, as no state but Venice of twice their ! magnitude is so well furnished, with so many faire Cities, goodly Townes, strong Fortresses, and that abundance of shipping, and all sorts of Merchandize...
Page 953 - Signed, sealed published and declared by the above named James Miller to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the Testator.
Page 899 - For the unexperienced Planters of New- England, or any where. OR The Path-way to experience to erect a PLANTATION. With the yearely proceedings of this Country in Fishing and Planting, since the yeare 1614. to the yeare 1630.
Page 393 - Salvage his guid, whom he bound to his arme with his garters, and used him as a buckler, yet he was shot in his thigh a little, and had many arrowes that stucke in his cloathes but no great hurt, till at last they tooke him prisoner.
Page 398 - Emperour was contented he should live to make him hatchets, and her bells, beads, and copper; for they thought him as well of all occupations as themselves. For the King himselfe will make his owne robes, shooes, bowes, arrowes, pots; plant, hunt, or doe any thing so well as the rest.
Page 480 - ... with him; that upon no danger would send them where he would not lead them himself; that would never see us want, what he either had, or could by any means get us; that...
Page 397 - Mutchato's, along their cheekes : round about him those fiends daunced a pretty while, and then came in three more as ugly as the rest ; with red eyes, and white...