. The general historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles; together with the true travels, adventures and observations, and a sea grammar. om the Authors following, by William Simons, Doctour of Divinitie. Chapter I. T might well be thought, a Countrie so (as Virginia is) and a people so Sir Thomastractable, would long ere this have beene ~ltquietly possessed, to the satisfaction orthe adventurers, & the eternizing of thememory of those that effected it. Butbecause all the world doe see a defaile-ment; this following Treatise shall give satisfaction toall indifferent Read
. The general historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles; together with the true travels, adventures and observations, and a sea grammar. om the Authors following, by William Simons, Doctour of Divinitie. Chapter I. T might well be thought, a Countrie so (as Virginia is) and a people so Sir Thomastractable, would long ere this have beene ~ltquietly possessed, to the satisfaction orthe adventurers, & the eternizing of thememory of those that effected it. Butbecause all the world doe see a defaile-ment; this following Treatise shall give satisfaction toall indifferent Readers, how the businesse hath bin carried :where no doubt they will easily understand and answerto their question, how it came to passe there was no betterspeed and successe in those proceedings. Captaine Bartholomew Gosnoll, one of the first movers The firstof this plantation, having many yeares solicited many of mover of thehis friends, but found small assistants; at last prevailed actl0n-with some Gentlemen, as Captaine John Smith, Wingfield, Mr. Robert Hunt, and diversothers, who depended a yeare upon his projects, but 85. Orders for government. [III. 42-] Monica anunfrequentedIsle full ofBirds. THE HISTOME OF VIRGINIA nothing could be effected, till by their great charge andindustrie, it came to be apprehended by certaine of theNobilitie, Gentry, and Marchants, so that his Majestieby his letters patents, gave commission for establishingCouncels, to direct here; and to governe, and to executethere. To effect this, was spent another yeare, and bythat, three ships were provided, one of 100 Tuns, anotherof 40. and a Pinnace of 20. The transportation of thecompany was committed to Captaine Christopher Newport,a Marriner well practised for the Westerne parts ofAmerica. But their orders for government were put ina box, not to be opened, nor the governours knowneuntill they arrived in Virginia. On the 19 of December, 1606. we set sayle fromBlackwall, but by
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