Volume 1

Travels and works of Captain John Smith, President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England / edited by Edward Arber.

  • John Smith
Date:
1910
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Credit: Travels and works of Captain John Smith, President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England / edited by Edward Arber. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    *- s J 22 june j6o7. [1607] Downe by her selfe with a stayed Countenance, she would permitt none to stand or sitt neere her: she is a fatt lustie manly woman : she had much Copper about her neck, a Crownet of Copper upon her hed : she had long black haire, which hanged loose downe her back to her myddle, which only part was Covered with a Deares skyn, and ells all naked. She had her woemen attending on her adorned much like her selfe (save they wanted ye Copper). Here we had our accustomed Cates, Tobacco and Wellcome. Our Captayne presented her with guyfts liberally, wher- vpon shee cheered somewhat her Countenance; and requested him to shoote o[f] a peece, wherat (we noted) she shewed not neere the like feare as Arahatec though he be a goodly man. She had much Corne in the grownd: she is subiect to Pawatah as the rest are; yet within herselfe of as greate authority as any of her neighbour Wy[r]oances. Captayne Newport stayd here some. 2. houres and Depaited. Now leaving her, Nauiraus Dyrected us to one of king Pamaunches howses some. 5. myle from the Queenes Bower. Here we were entertayned with greate ioye and gladnes, the people falling to Daunce, the weomen to preparing vitailes, some boyes were sent to Dive for muskles, they gaue vs Tobacco, and very kyndly saluted vs. This kyng [Opechancanough] (sitting in maner of the rest) so set his Countenance stryving to be stately, as to our seeming he became foole. Wee gaue him many presentes, and certifyed him of our Iorney to ye falles our League with the greate kyng Pawatah, a most certayne frendship with Arahatec and kynde entertaynment of the Queene: that we were professed Enemyes to the Chessepians, and would assist kyng Pawatah against the Monanacans 5 with this he seemed to be much reioyced, and he would haue had our Captayne staye with him all night, which he refused not, but single with the king walked aboue two flight shott, shewing therby his trew meaning without Distrust or feare. Howbeit, we followed a loofe of[f], and coming up to a gallant Mulbery tree, we founde Divers preparing vittaiies for vs : but the kyng seing our intentyon was to accompany our Captaine, he altered his purpose and weaved vs in kyndnes to our boate. This Wyroans Pamaunche I holde to inhabite a Rych land of
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