. The general historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles; together with the true travels, adventures and observations, and a sea grammar. e. First, they enter into the Church, andmake their praiers unto God, next they returne to theirhouses and receive their proportion of food. Nor shouldit bee conceived that this businesse excludeth Gentlemen,whose breeding never knew what a daies labour meant,for though they cannot digge, use the Spade, nor practicethe Axe, yet may the staied spirits of any condition, findehow to imploy the force of knowledge, the exercise ofcounsell, the operati
. The general historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles; together with the true travels, adventures and observations, and a sea grammar. e. First, they enter into the Church, andmake their praiers unto God, next they returne to theirhouses and receive their proportion of food. Nor shouldit bee conceived that this businesse excludeth Gentlemen,whose breeding never knew what a daies labour meant,for though they cannot digge, use the Spade, nor practicethe Axe, yet may the staied spirits of any condition, findehow to imploy the force of knowledge, the exercise ofcounsell, the operation and power of their best breedingand qualities. The houses which are built, are as warme[IV. 108.] and defensive against wind and weather, as if they weretiled and slated, being covered above with strong boards,and some matted round with Indian mats. Our forcesare now such as are able to tame the furie and trecherieof the Salvages: Our Forts assure the Inhabitants, andfrustrate all assaylants. And to leave no discouragementin the heart of any, who personally shall enter into thisgreat action, I will communicate a double comfort; first, 208 M. FORT HENRY AND FORT CHARLES ad 1610. Sir George Sommers, that worthy Admirall hath under- Sir Georgetaken a dangerous adventure for the good of the Colonie. Sommers Upon the 15. of June, accompanied with Captaine ^ u,™j °sSamuel Argall, hee returned in two Pinaces unto theBermudas, promising (if by any meanes God will opena way to that Hand of Rocks) that he would soone returnewith six moneths provision of flesh; with much crosseweather at last hee there safely arrived, but Captaine Argallwas forced backe againe to James towne, whom the LordDe la Ware not long after sent to the River of Pata-womeke, to trade for Corne; where finding an Englishboy, one Henry Spilman, a young Gentleman welldescended, by those people preserved from the furie ofPowhatan, by his acquaintance had such good usage ofthose kinde Salvages, that they fraughted h
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