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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Licence: Public Domain Mark

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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    16. Discovery our kinde Consort, being hee we mett at Turkye [1607] He. These certifyed vs who were our frendes, and who [#.xii,xiiii, foes, saying that king Pamaunke kyng Arahatec, the kyng xlviI,] of Youghtamong, and the king of Matapoll would either assist vs or make vs peace with Paspeiouk, Tapahanauk, Wynauk, Apamatecoh and Chescaik, our Contracted Enemyes: He counselled vs to Cutt Downe the long weedes rounde about our fforte, and to proceede in our sawing: Thus making signes to be with vs shortly agayne, they parted. Tuesday, two salvages without from Salisbury syde being Tapahanauks Country, Captayne Newport went to them in the barge ymagining they had ben our Sonday frendes: but thes were Tapahanauks and cryed (treacher¬ ously) Wingapoh, saying their king was on the other syde of a point, where had our Barge gone it was so shold water as they might have effected their villanous plott: but our Admirall tolde them Tapahanauk was matah and chirah, wherat laughing they went away. Wensdaye.' Thursdaye. Fry d aye. Satterday. Sondaye, we had a Communyon: Captaine Newport Dyned a shore with our Dyet, and invited many of us to Supper as a farewell / 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. [Endorsed] Capten Newports relation of Virginia Discovery. [From this endorsement, it would seem that whoever wrote this “relatyon,” it was the official one presented by Newport on his return home. This Relatyon is followed by] The Discription of the now discovered River and Country of Virginia; with the liklyhood of ensuing ritches, by Englands ayd and industry. / A Breif discription of the People./
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