. The general historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles; together with the true travels, adventures and observations, and a sea grammar. onely this discovery; wherein to expresse all the dangers, accidents, and incounters this small number passed in that small Barge, by the scale of proportion, about three thousand myles, with such watery dyet in those great waters and barbarous Countries (till then to any Christian utterly unknowne) I rather referre their merit to the censure of the courteous and experienced Reader, then I would be tedious or partiall being a partie. But to this
. The general historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles; together with the true travels, adventures and observations, and a sea grammar. onely this discovery; wherein to expresse all the dangers, accidents, and incounters this small number passed in that small Barge, by the scale of proportion, about three thousand myles, with such watery dyet in those great waters and barbarous Countries (till then to any Christian utterly unknowne) I rather referre their merit to the censure of the courteous and experienced Reader, then I would be tedious or partiall being a partie. But to this place to come who will adventure, [III. 66.] With judgements guide and reason how to enter :Finds in this worlds broad sea, with winde and tyde,Thers safer sayle then any where cause to wanton novices it isA Province full of fearefulnesse I wiss;Into the great vast deepe to venter out:Those shallow rivers let them coast by a small Boat learne their first, and marke,How they may come to make a greater Barke. Written by Anthony Bagnall, NathanaellPowell, and Anas Todkill. [Chapter 1608. THE HISTORIE OF VIRGINIA. Chapter VII. The Presidency surrendred to Captaine Smith:the Arrivall and returne of the second what happened. He tenth of September, by the Election ofthe Councell, and request of the Com-pany, Captaine Smith received the LettersPatents: which till then by no meaneshe would accept, though he was oftenimportuned thereunto. Now the build-ing of RatlirTes Pallace stayed as a thingneedlesse; the Church was repaired; the Store-houserecovered ; buildings prepared for the Supplyes weexpected; the Fort reduced to a five-square forme; theorder of the Watch renewed; the squadrons (each settingof the Watch) trained; the whole Company everySaturday exercised, in the plaine by the west Bulwarke,prepared for that purpose, we called Smithfield: wheresometimes more then an hundred Salvages would standin an amazement to behold, how a fyle wou
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