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Page 406
... Saluages suspition , [ Smith ] glanced in the eyes of Powhatan many trifles , who fixed his humor vpon a few blew beades . A long time he importunately desired them , but Smith seemed so much the more to affect them , as being composed ...
... Saluages suspition , [ Smith ] glanced in the eyes of Powhatan many trifles , who fixed his humor vpon a few blew beades . A long time he importunately desired them , but Smith seemed so much the more to affect them , as being composed ...
Page 417
... Saluages in Canowes , well loaden with the flesh of Beares , Deere and other beasts ; whereof we had part . Here we found mighty Rocks , growing in some places aboue the grownd as high as the shrubby trees , and diuers other solid ...
... Saluages in Canowes , well loaden with the flesh of Beares , Deere and other beasts ; whereof we had part . Here we found mighty Rocks , growing in some places aboue the grownd as high as the shrubby trees , and diuers other solid ...
Page 455
... saluages [ 78 ] as friendly as they to vs and that wee were so desirous to giue Powha- tan content , as hee requested , wee did leaue him Edward Brynton to kill him foule , and the Dutch - men to finish his house ; thinking at our ...
... saluages [ 78 ] as friendly as they to vs and that wee were so desirous to giue Powha- tan content , as hee requested , wee did leaue him Edward Brynton to kill him foule , and the Dutch - men to finish his house ; thinking at our ...
Page 456
... Saluages they had at hand to carry it away ; and the next day they returned vnsuspected , leauing their confederates to follow , and in the interim to convay them such things as they could : for which seruice they should liue with ...
... Saluages they had at hand to carry it away ; and the next day they returned vnsuspected , leauing their confederates to follow , and in the interim to convay them such things as they could : for which seruice they should liue with ...
Page 457
... Saluages well armed , had inuironed [ 79 ] the house , and beset the fields . The King coniecturing what Russell related , wee could well perceiue how the extremity of his feare bewrayed his intent : whereat some of our company seeming ...
... Saluages well armed , had inuironed [ 79 ] the house , and beset the fields . The King coniecturing what Russell related , wee could well perceiue how the extremity of his feare bewrayed his intent : whereat some of our company seeming ...
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Page 400 - ... 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 400 - 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 533 - Were you not afraid to come into my fathers Countrie, and caused feare in him and all his people (but mee) and feare you here I should call you father; I tell you then I will, and you shall call mee childe, and so I will bee for ever and ever your Countrieman.
Page 391 - ... corne, our drinke was water, our lodgings Castles in the ayre. With this lodging and dyet, our extreame toile in bearing and planting Pallisadoes, so strained and bruised...
Page 971 - 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 487 - For all the rest were poore Gentlemen, Trad[e]smen, Serving-men, libertines, and such like, ten times more fit to spoyle a Common-wealth, then either begin one, or but helpe to maintaine one.
Page 400 - Pocahontas the Kings dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevaile, got his head in her arms, and laid her owne upon his to save him from death : whereat the 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.
Page 399 - 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...
Page 530 - That some ten years ago being in Virginia, and taken prisoner by the power of Powhatan their chief King, I received from this great...
Page 533 - After a modest salutation, without any word, she turned about, obscured her face, as not seeming well contented ; and in that humour her husband, with divers others, we all left her two or three houres, repenting my selfe to have writ she could speake English. But not long after, she began to talke, and remembered mee well what courtesies shee had done...