. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . ore of provisions. It was Lord De la Warr who had come to take up his LORD DE LA WARRS ARRIVAL i63 governorship, and verily he was arrived in the verypoint of time, for had he been delayed four and twentyhours, we would have been on the ocean, where waslittle likelihood of seeing him. It needs not I should say that our ships were turnedback, and before nightfall Master Hunt was sitting inCaptain Smiths house, with Nathaniel Peacock and mecooking for himsuch a dinner aswe three had notknown these sixmonths past. I have finishedmy story o
. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . ore of provisions. It was Lord De la Warr who had come to take up his LORD DE LA WARRS ARRIVAL i63 governorship, and verily he was arrived in the verypoint of time, for had he been delayed four and twentyhours, we would have been on the ocean, where waslittle likelihood of seeing him. It needs not I should say that our ships were turnedback, and before nightfall Master Hunt was sitting inCaptain Smiths house, with Nathaniel Peacock and mecooking for himsuch a dinner aswe three had notknown these sixmonths past. I have finishedmy story of James-town, having setmyself to tell onlyof what was donethere while wewere with CaptainJohn Smith. And it is well I should bring this story to an end here,for if I make any attempt at telling what came toNathaniel Peacock and myself after that, then am Ilike to keep on until he who has begun to read will laydown the story because of weariness. For the satisfaction of myself, and the better pleasingof Nathaniel Peacock, however, I will add, concerning. 164 RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN our two selves, that we remained in the land of Virginiauntil our time of apprenticeship was ended, and then itwas that Master Hunt did for us as Captain Smith hadpromised to do. THE YOUNG PLANTERS We found ourselves, in the year 1614, the owners ofan hundred acres of land which Nathaniel and I hadchosen some distance back from the river, so that wemight stand in no danger of the shaking sickness, andbuilt ourselves a house like unto the one we had helpedmake for Captain Smith. With the coming of Lord De la Warr all things werechanged. The governing of the people was done as myold master, who never saw Virginia again, I grieve tosay, would have had it. We became a law-abidingpeople, save when a few hot-heads stirred up troubleand got the worst of it. When Nathaniel Peacock and I settled down asplanters on our own account, there were eleven villagesin the land of Virginia, and, living in them, more thanf
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