. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . idding me come to his house nextmorning, went his way. RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN 2 i8 RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN THE PLANS OF THE LONDON COMPANY Then it was that Nathaniel declared he also would goon the voyage to Virginia, whether it pleased CaptainSmith or no, and I, who should have set my face againsthis running away from home, spoke no word to oppose him, because it wouldplease me to havehim as comrade. After this I wentmore than once tothe house where Cap-tain Smith lodged,and learned verymuch concerningwhat it was proposedto do toward buildi
. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . idding me come to his house nextmorning, went his way. RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN 2 i8 RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN THE PLANS OF THE LONDON COMPANY Then it was that Nathaniel declared he also would goon the voyage to Virginia, whether it pleased CaptainSmith or no, and I, who should have set my face againsthis running away from home, spoke no word to oppose him, because it wouldplease me to havehim as comrade. After this I wentmore than once tothe house where Cap-tain Smith lodged,and learned verymuch concerningwhat it was proposedto do toward building a town in the new world. Both Nathaniel and I had believed it was the king whocounted to send all these people over-seas; but I learnedfrom my new master that a company of Londonmerchants was in charge of the enterprise, these mer-chants believing much profit might come to them inthe way of getting gold. The whole business was to be under the control ofCaptain Bartholomew Gosnold, who, it was said, hadalready made one voyage to the new world, and had. THE VESSELS OF THE FLEET 19 brought back word that it was a goodly place in whichto settle and to build up towns. The one chosen to actas admiral of the fleet, for there were to be three shipsinstead of one, as I had fancied, was Captain Chris-topher Newport, a man who had no little fame as aseaman. In due time, as the preparations for the voyage werebeing forwarded, I was sent by my master into lodgingsat JBlackwall, just below London town, for the fleet laynearby, and because it was understood by those incharge of the adventure that I was in Captain Smithsservice, no hindrance was made to my going on boardthe vessels. THE VESSELS OF THE FLEET These were three innumber, as I have al-ready said: the SusanConstant, a ship ofnear to one hundredtons in size; the Good-speed, of forty tons, andthe Discovery, whichwas a pinnace of onlytwenty tons. And now, lest some
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