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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    22 June 1607. in front were hurt in mayntayning the fforte, and our [1607] president Master Wynckfeild (who shewed himselfe a valiant Gentleman) had one shott cleane through his bearde, yet scaped hurte. Thus having ended our Discovery, which we hope may tend to the glory of God, his Maiestes Renowne, our Countryes profytt, our owne advauncing and fame to all posterity : we settled our selues to our owne safety, and began to fortefye ; Captayne Newport worthely of his owne accord causing his Sea men to ayde vs in the best parte therof. Thursday we laboured, pallozadoing our fort. 28. Fryday the salvages gave on againe, but with more feare, 29. not daring approche scarce within musket shott: they hurt not any of us, but findingone of our Dogges, they killed him: they shott aboue. 40. arrowes into, and about the forte. Satterday, we were quyet. 30. Sunday they came lurking in the thickets and long grasse; and a Gentleman one Eustace Clovell vnarmed stragling without the ffort, shot. 6. Arrowes into him, wherwith he came runinge into the ffort, crying Arme Arme, thes stycking still: He lyved. 8. Dayes, and Dyed. The Salvages stayed not, but run away. Monday some. 20. appeared, shott Dyvers Arrowes at Junei. randome which fell short of our fforte, and rann away. Tuesday ) quyet and wrought upon fortification, Clap- 2. Wensdayj boord, and setting of Corne. 3. Thursday by breake of Day. 3. of them had most 4. adventurously stollen under our Bullwark and hidden themselves in the long grasse ; spyed a man of ours going out to doe naturall necessity, shott him in the head, and through the Clothes in two places but missed the skynne. Fryday. quyet. 5. Satterday there being among the Gentlemen and all 6. the Company a murmur and grudg[e] against certayne preposterous proceedinges, and inconvenyent Courses, [they] put up a Petytion to the Counsell for reformatyon. Sonday. no accydent 7.
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