Narratives of Early Virginia, 1606-1625C. Scribner's Sons, 1907 - 478 pages |
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... leaves London Its Adventures in the West Indies Enters Chesapeake Bay . Some of the Settlers visit Kecoughtan The Ships ascend the River . • They reach the Place of Settlement on Jamestown Island Habits and Customs of the Indians ...
... leaves London Its Adventures in the West Indies Enters Chesapeake Bay . Some of the Settlers visit Kecoughtan The Ships ascend the River . • They reach the Place of Settlement on Jamestown Island Habits and Customs of the Indians ...
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... leaves off , is printed next after it in this volume . Purchas's text was reprinted by Edward Arber in his edition of Smith's Works ( Birmingham , 1884 ) , to which Wingfield and Archer are also prefixed . It has also , of course , been ...
... leaves off , is printed next after it in this volume . Purchas's text was reprinted by Edward Arber in his edition of Smith's Works ( Birmingham , 1884 ) , to which Wingfield and Archer are also prefixed . It has also , of course , been ...
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... leaving us ( one hundred and foure persons ) verie bare and scantie of victualls , furthermore in warres and in danger of the Savages , we hoped after a supply which Captaine Newport promised within twentie weekes . But if the beginners ...
... leaving us ( one hundred and foure persons ) verie bare and scantie of victualls , furthermore in warres and in danger of the Savages , we hoped after a supply which Captaine Newport promised within twentie weekes . But if the beginners ...
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... leaving London , December 20 , 1606 , to the departure of the Phoenix for England , June 2 , 1608. It was entered for publication at Stationers ' Hall , August 13 , 1608 , and some of the copies purported to be written by " a Gentleman ...
... leaving London , December 20 , 1606 , to the departure of the Phoenix for England , June 2 , 1608. It was entered for publication at Stationers ' Hall , August 13 , 1608 , and some of the copies purported to be written by " a Gentleman ...
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... leaving a mariner in pawn with the Indians for a guide of theirs ; hee that they honoured for King fol- lowed us by the river . That afternoone we trifled in looking upon the Rockes and river ( further he would not goe ) so there we ...
... leaving a mariner in pawn with the Indians for a guide of theirs ; hee that they honoured for King fol- lowed us by the river . That afternoone we trifled in looking upon the Rockes and river ( further he would not goe ) so there we ...
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Adventurers amongst arrived arrowes Assembly barge better boats brought bushels businesse called Canow Captaine Argall Captaine Martin Captaine Newport Captaine Smith cause Colony copper corne Counsell desired discourse divers doth England English extreame farre feare fish generall Governour hath himselfe honour hundred Indians inhabited James citty James Towne John John Rolfe Kecoughtan King labour land live Lord Maister Scrivener Master Matie miles Monacans moneths Nathaniel Powell neere night Nuport Orapakes Pamaunke Paspahegh Patawomek peece perswaded Pinnace plant Plantation Pocahontas pounds Powhatan present President provision rest returned river Salvages Samuel Argall selfe sent severall shewed ship shipps shore shot Sir Thomas Dale Sir Thomas Smith skinnes slaine souldiers swords thereof thing Thomas Gates Tobacco trade trees twenty tyme unto victuall Virginia Company warre Werowance William woods yeere
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Page 11 - Deares haire colloured red, in fashion of a Rose fastened about his knot of haire, and a great Plate of Copper on the other side of his head, with two long Feathers in fashion of a paire of Homes placed in the midst of his Crowne.
Page 322 - King's most dear and well-beloved daughter, being but a child of twelve or thirteen years of age, whose compassionate pitiful heart, of my desperate estate, gave me much cause to respect her ; I being the first Christian this proud King and his grim attendants ever saw : and thus...
Page 78 - America, for large and pleasant navigable rivers, heaven and earth never agreed better to frame a place for mans habitation being of our constitutions, were it fully manured and inhabited by industrious people.8 here are mountaines, hils, plaines, valleyes, rivers and brookes, all running most pleasantly into a faire Bay compassed but for the mouth with fruitfull and delightsome land.
Page 10 - When we came first a Land they made a dolefull noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nailes. We did thinke that they had beene at their idolatry.
Page 128 - Country;) or starue himselfe with them for company, for want of lodging: or but adventuring abroad to make them provision, or by his opposition to preserue the action, and saue all their liues; I leaue to the censure of all honest men to consider.
Page 120 - ... the place is very pleasant, and strong by nature, of this place the Prince is called Powhatan, and his people Powhatans.
Page 101 - Canada, some great lake, or some inlet of some sea that falleth into the South sea. These Massawomekes are a great nation and very populous. For the heads of all those...
Page 162 - Think you I am so simple, not to know it is better to eat good meat, lie well, and sleep quietly with my women and children, laugh and be merry with you, have copper, hatchets, or what I want being your friend...
Page 8 - Archer in both his hands, and a sayler in two places of the body very dangerous. After they had spent their Arrowes, and felt the sharpnesse of our shot, they retired into the Woods with a great noise, and so left us.
Page 323 - James towne with her wild traine she as freely frequented, as her fathers habitation; and during the time of two or three yeeres, she next under God, was still the instrument to preserve this Colonie from death, famine and utter confusion...