The
coppie
of
a
Letter
written
by
Lewes
Hughes
,
Preacher
of
Gods
Word
in
the
Summer
Ilands
,
to
his
friends
in
England
.
BEloued
friends
,
the
goodnes
of
Almighty
God
,
in
keeping
these
Ilands
secret
,
from
all
people
of
the
world
(
except
some
that
haue
come
hither
against
their
willes
,
to
their
losse
,
by
meanes
of
shipwrack
)
till
now
that
it
hath
pleased
his
holy
Maiesty
,
to
discouer
and
bestow
them
vpon
his
people
of
England
;
is
so
great
as
should
stirre
them
vp
with
thankefull
hearts
,
to
praise
his
holy
and
great
name
,
and
to
send
such
to
inhabit
them
as
feare
God
,
and
giue
themselues
to
serue
him
in
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
,
that
so
,
God
may
loue
to
dwell
in
those
Ilands
,
as
hee
did
in
Sion
,
when
he
said
,
This
is
my
rest
for
euer
,
heere
will
I
dwell
:
for
I
haue
a
delight
therein
.
Psal
132.13.14
.
And
whereas
it
is
giuen
out
by
some
,
that
wee
doe
wrong
to
the
King
of
Spaine
;
they
that
thinke
so
,
are
in
an
errour
.
For
the
King
of
Spaine
had
neuer
any
thing
to
doe
heere
,
and
I
hope
neuer
shall
.
The
King
of
kings
hath
kept
these
Hands
from
the
King
of
Spaine
and
all
other
kings
in
the
world
;
till
now
,
that
it
hath
pleased
his
holy
Maiesty
to
bestow
them
vpon
the
King
of
England
,
and
hath
put
vs
his
subiects
in
quiet
possession
of
them
,
without
doing
any
wrong
to
the
King
of
Spaine
,
or
any
other
:
and
our
hope
is
that
if
the
Spaniards
shall
come
to
inuade
vs
,
that
God
will
not
suffer
them
to
take
that
from
vs
,
that
he
hath
freely
giuen
vs
.
It
may
be
that
som
are
afraid
to
com
hither
,
because
of
the
strange
reports
that
haue
gone
of
these
Ilands
;
as
that
they
are
the
Ilands
of
diuels
,
and
that
heere
are
strange
apparitions
of
diuels
,
and
fearefull
thundering
and
lightening
,
as
though
Heauen
and
earth
did
meete
together
:
beleeue
me
my
beloued
,
here
are
no
such
things
(
thankes
be
to
God
)
.
True
it
is
,
that
as
almighty
God
did
set
the
Cherubims
,
and
the
blade
of
a
sword
shaking
in
fearefull
manner
to
keepe
Adam
from
comming
into
Paradise
:
so
by
fearefull
tempests
,
and
terrible
lightning
and
thunder
,
God
hath
terrified
and
kept
all
people
of
the
world
from
comming
into
these
Ilands
to
inhabit
them
,
as
appeareth
by
diuerse
signes
of
shipwrack
,
in
diuers
places
about
the
Ilands
;
and
this
,
as
I
take
it
,
is
the
cause
that
such
reports
haue
gone
of
these
Ilands
;
and
that
all
Nauigators
and
Mariners
haue
been
carefull
to
auoid
and
shunne
them
,
as
they
would
shunne
the
diuell
himselfe
:
but
now
,
since
it
hath
pleased
God
,
to
discouer
them
vnto
,
and
to
bestow
them
vpon
his
people
of
England
,
heere
haue
been
no
such
tempests
nor
danger
,
his
holy
and
great
name
bee
therefore
pra●sed
.
And
the
more
to
stirre
you
vp
to
praise
his
hol●
name
:
consider
,
I
pray
you
of
the
manner
how
he
brought
our
men
to
the
first
sight
and
true
knowledge
of
them
.
He
did
not
bring
them
to
their
losse
and
griefe
,
by
shipwrack
as
he
did
others
,
but
to
their
great
ioy
,
in
sauing
them
from
shipwrack
:
for
our
men
were
in
danger
of
shipwrack
,
three
daies
before
they
came
to
the
sight
of
those
Ilands
:
I
meane
our
men
that
were
bound
for
Virginia
,
in
a
Ship
called
the
Sea-venture
,
with
Sr.
Thomas
Gates
,
Sr.
George
Summers
,
and
Captaine
Newport
,
had
their
ship
so
shaken
and
torn
with
a
cruell
tempest
,
as
she
receiued
so
much
water
as
couered
two
tire
of
Hogsheads
,
aboue
the
ballast
,
so
as
men
stood
vp
to
the
middles
with
buckets
and
kettles
to
baile
out
water
,
&
continually
pumped
for
three
daies
and
three
nights
together
,
the
water
notwithstanding
increasing
vpon
them
,
and
they
so
tired
and
out
of
hope
,
as
they
resolued
to
shut
vp
the
Hatches
,
and
commit
themselues
to
the
mercy
of
God
.
Some
of
them
that
had
comfortable
waters
fetcht
them
out
,
and
dranke
one
to
an
other
,
taking
their
last
leaue
one
of
an
other
,
vntill
their
more
ioyfull
and
happy
meeting
in
Heauen
.
Then
Sir
George
Summers
sitting
vpon
the
poope
of
the
shippe
,
where
he
sat
three
daies
and
three
nights
without
meat
,
couming
the
ship
to
keepe
her
as
vpright
as
he
could
,
did
descry
land
,
and
called
vpon
the
people
to
follow
their
pumping
and
bailing
out
of
water
,
which
they
did
,
the
water
still
increasing
,
and
the
ship
ready
to
sinke
into
the
bottome
of
the
Sea
.
Then
Almighty
God
,
who
is
alwaies
at
hand
ready
to
helpe
in
time
of
neede
,
did
shew
his
mercy
●nd
power
,
in
causing
the
Sea
to
be
calme
,
and
in
keeping
the
shippe
from
sinking
,
and
in
leading
her
safely
to
a
safe
place
,
where
he
lodged
her
fast
,
betweene
two
rockes
,
so
fast
as
shee
could
not
stirre
:
then
the
people
with
ioyfull
hearts
,
praising
God
went
safely
to
shore
,
and
saued
much
of
their
goods
,
and
continued
aboue
nine
moneths
,
very
comfortably
,
notwithstanding
that
their
prouision
of
meate
,
was
spoiled
with
the
salt
water
,
God
did
feede
them
plenteously
with
Hogges
,
Fish
,
Fowles
,
and
other
his
good
creatures
,
and
did
multiplie
them
:
for
,
in
that
time
,
there
were
two
children
borne
and
baptized
;
the
one
which
was
a
boy
they
called
Barmudas
,
the
other
which
was
a
girle
they
called
Barmuda
.
Also
they
builded
them
a
shippe
which
they
called
the
Deliuerance
,
and
a
Pinnas
which
they
called
the
Patience
,
and
so
departed
from
these
Ilands
safely
and
comfortably
on
the
tenth
of
May
1610.
with
good
store
of
Hogges
flesh
poudred
,
to
carry
with
them
to
Virginia
.
The
eleauenth
of
Iuly
1612.
Master
Richard
Moore
now
Deputy
Gouernour
,
ariued
safely
,
and
with
him
about
50.
soules
,
men
,
weomen
,
and
children
,
to
inhabite
these
Ilands
,
and
since
that
time
(
by
the
mercy
of
God
)
diuers
other
shippes
out
of
England
haue
arriued
safely
with
good
supplies
:
therefore
let
not
the
report
that
hath
gone
of
these
Ilands
discourage
any
of
the
people
of
England
from
comming
hither
.
Neither
let
the
feare
of
forraine
inuasion
discourage
anie
.
For
;
as
I
am
perswaded
,
and
haue
heard
Marriners
,
that
haue
trauelled
farre
say
,
the
like
Ilands
are
not
to
be
found
in
the
world
,
where
men
may
dwell
so
safe
from
forraine
inuasion
,
because
God
hath
so
compassed
them
about
with
fearefull
rockes
,
as
shippes
are
not
able
to
come
neere
,
but
in
two
Channels
,
that
leade
into
two
goodly
and
large
harbours
;
the
one
at
a
place
called
the
Gurnats
head
,
the
other
at
a
place
called
Dauies
Point
.
The
Channels
are
so
narrow
and
curious
,
as
ships
must
come
in
very
leasurely
,
one
after
another
,
so
as
the
forts
on
both
sides
the
channels
may
sinke
them
with
ease
,
by
the
helpe
of
God
.
As
it
hath
pleased
God
,
(
for
the
safety
of
those
Ilands
)
in
their
first
creation
,
to
inuiron
them
about
with
fearefull
rocks
:
so
now
in
their
first
plantation
,
it
hath
pleased
his
holy
maiesty
,
to
put
into
the
heart
of
Mr
Moore
,
now
deputy
Gouernour
,
to
fortifie
them
within
,
so
as
in
the
iudgement
of
man
,
they
are
inuincible
.
At
the
Gurnats
head
he
hath
built
three
forts
,
and
planted
them
with
great
peeces
,
and
men
to
defend
them
;
and
at
Dauies
Point
he
hath
builded
two
forts
,
and
planted
them
with
great
peeces
and
men
to
defend
them
.
He
hath
also
built
diuers
other
forts
to
keepe
long
boates
from
landing
,
and
to
cleer
the
harbours
,
if
ships
should
come
in
.
If
long
boates
should
venture
to
land
any
there
,
they
will
be
but
as
men
cast
away
,
because
ships
can
not
come
neere
to
rescue
or
helpe
any
waie
:
therefore
let
not
feare
of
forraigne
inuasion
,
keepe
any
from
comming
hither
.
There
is
great
hope
that
(
by
the
blessing
of
God
)
men
may
in
time
liue
very
comfortably
heere
,
and
grow
rich
if
they
will
prouide
feedes
of
Indico
,
&c.
and
plants
of
currants
,
figges
,
raisons
,
mulberry-trees
for
the
silk-worms
,
&
vines
,
that
they
may
haue
wine
for
their
owne
drinking
:
I
say
for
their
owne
drinking
,
because
wine
considering
the
leakeage
,
trouble
,
and
charge
wil
be
one
of
the
least
commodities
these
Ilands
will
afoord
.
For
the
present
,
Tobacco
is
the
best
commoditie
.
And
for
victuals
,
if
men
haue
boates
,
nets
,
lines
,
hookes
,
and
striking
irons
,
they
may
haue
good
fish
at
all
times
;
as
Rockfish
,
Angell-fish
,
Hogge-fish
,
Amber-fish
,
Cutle-fish
,
Pilat-fish
,
Hedgehog-fish
,
Cunny-fish
,
Old-wiues
,
Singraies
,
Snappers
,
Groopers
,
Cauallies
,
Morraies
,
Mullets
,
Mackerels
,
Pilchers
,
Breames
,
Lobstars
,
Turtles
,
sharkes
,
&c.
Also
heere
are
Eeles
in
fresh
water
ponds
.
Riuers
here
are
none
,
but
ponds
and
welles
of
very
good
and
holsome
water
,
and
a
water
descending
from
an
hill
,
which
floweth
and
ebbeth
with
the
Sea
,
and
yet
drinketh
alwaies
sweete
,
like
milke
.
Here
is
also
plenty
of
Sea
foules
,
at
one
time
of
the
yeere
;
as
about
the
middle
of
October
:
Birds
which
wee
call
Cahouze
,
and
Pimlicoes
come
in
.
The
Cahouze
continue
til
the
beginning
of
Iune
in
great
abundance
;
they
are
bigger
bodied
then
a
Pigeon
,
&
of
a
very
firm
&
good
flesh
.
They
are
taken
with
ease
,
if
one
doe
but
sit
downe
in
a
darke
night
,
and
make
a
noise
,
there
will
more
come
to
him
then
hee
shall
be
able
to
kill
:
some
haue
told
mee
that
they
haue
taken
twelue
and
fowreteene
dozen
in
an
hower
.
When
the
Cahouze
time
is
out
,
other
birds
called
Noddies
,
and
Sandie
birds
come
in
,
and
continue
till
the
latter
end
of
August
.
Here
is
no
kinde
of
beasts
but
hogges
and
cattes
,
&
they
but
in
one
or
two
places
,
which
are
thought
to
come
at
first
by
meanes
of
shippe-wrack
.
The
Hogges
were
manie
,
but
now
are
brought
to
a
small
number
.
The
Calues
and
Lambes
that
we
brought
out
of
England
,
did
prosper
exceedingly
,
till
the
hunters
met
with
them
.
The
Cocks
and
Hennes
wee
brought
with
vs
,
doe
prosper
and
increase
much
,
and
are
a
great
comfort
vnto
vs
.
And
now
that
we
haue
found
out
the
right
seasons
of
the
yeere
to
set
Corne
,
we
are
like
(
by
the
blessing
of
God
)
to
haue
plenty
of
this
countrey
wheate
,
which
is
very
good
,
large
and
faire
,
and
more
hearty
and
strong
then
our
English
wheate
.
Young
children
doe
thriue
and
grow
vp
exceeding
well
,
the
climate
is
so
temperate
and
agreeable
to
our
English
constitutions
.
The
Aire
is
very
holsome
,
and
not
subiect
to
such
contagious
infections
as
it
is
in
England
.
The
longest
day
in
the
yeere
is
fowerteene
howers
,
and
the
shortest
tenne
from
sun
to
sun
.
When
it
is
noone
in
England
,
it
is
about
eight
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
with
vs
.
The
seasons
of
the
yeere
are
two
;
a
hot
season
,
that
beginneth
about
the
midle
of
Maie
,
and
continueth
till
the
middest
of
August
:
all
the
rest
of
the
yeere
is
as
a
continuall
spring
.
The
heate
of
Summer
is
not
so
exstreame
,
but
it
may
be
well
endured
.
Fresh
gales
of
Wind
we
haue
euery
daie
.
The
greatest
annoiance
are
flies
,
for
two
moneths
and
a
halfe
:
they
are
almost
as
busie
in
England
.
Long
and
drizling
raine
is
seldome
seene
,
but
great
showers
with
great
droppes
very
often
.
Thunder
and
lightning
,
do
no
such
hurt
here
as
in
England
.
Snow
,
haile
,
frost
,
thick
and
foggie
mistes
we
haue
none
.
The
night
is
lighter
and
more
comfortable
heere
then
in
England
.
The
birds
make
a
noise
almost
all
night
,
but
not
with
such
pleasant
tunes
as
the
Larkes
,
and
other
birds
doe
in
England
.
Heere
is
no
bird
that
singeth
in
the
daie
but
the
sparrow
,
the
Robin-red-brest
,
&
the
Robin
williams
.
The
earth
is
very
fertile
,
and
so
mellow
and
gentle
,
as
it
needeth
neither
plowing
,
nor
digging
,
so
that
after
the
wood
is
taken
off
,
and
the
grasse
and
weeds
bee
burnt
and
destroyed
,
and
the
common
businesse
of
fortifying
bee
once
ended
,
men
shall
liue
heere
in
much
case
,
without
such
moyling
and
toyling
as
is
in
England
.
The
greatest
labour
will
bee
in
worming
and
pruning
of
some
plants
,
which
children
may
doe
as
well
,
and
better
then
men
.
I
wish
that
all
they
that
hereafter
shal
come
hither
out
of
England
,
would
consider
with
themselues
,
that
these
Ilands
,
were
neuer
inhabited
till
now
,
and
that
therefore
they
must
of
necessity
labour
hard
at
first
,
and
be
contented
to
endure
hardnes
and
some
want
of
many
necessaries
.
In
time
(
by
the
grace
of
God
)
the
store-house
shall
be
furnished
with
all
necessaries
,
for
such
as
haue
money
,
and
they
that
haue
not
,
if
they
be
honest
and
industrious
,
shall
be
trusted
:
But
now
in
regard
that
the
greatest
part
of
the
people
that
be
heere
,
came
very
rashly
and
carelesly
,
not
considering
whither
they
went
,
nor
what
they
might
in
time
haue
neede
of
,
I
thinke
that
all
that
can
bee
brought
into
the
store
as
yet
will
be
taken
vp
by
them
:
and
therefore
I
aduise
such
as
are
to
come
,
(
to
bring
euery
one
that
is
able
)
a
barrell
or
two
of
biskets
for
his
owne
eating
,
till
hee
haue
cleered
his
ground
,
and
haue
wheat
of
his
owne
.
Also
let
them
bring
oyle
,
vinager
,
aquauite
,
barrell
butter
,
pottes
,
kettles
,
frying
pannes
,
triuets
,
boules
,
traies
,
tanckards
or
pottes
to
drinke
in
,
pailes
to
fetch
water
in
,
and
little
barrels
or
iarres
to
keepe
it
in
for
their
drinke
.
The
water
is
very
good
and
wholsome
,
such
as
many
doe
delight
in
.
Also
let
them
bring
tongs
,
fireshouels
,
bellows
,
tinder-boxes
,
brimstone
,
flint-stones
,
and
steeles
,
spits
,
dripping-pannes
,
candle
sticks
,
lampes
,
locks
,
spades
,
shouels
,
pick-axes
,
hatchets
,
whetstones
;
sawes
,
hammers
,
pearcers
pincers
,
and
nailes
,
of
all
sorts
so
many
as
wil
serue
to
build
a
house
with
,
and
leather
to
mend
their
shoes
,
&
sparrowbils
,
or
nailes
to
driue
into
them
,
els
the
rocks
will
teare
them
out
quickly
.
Also
let
them
bring
bedding
:
flock-beds
are
better
then
feather
beds
.
And
for
apparrell
,
for
the
summer
,
let
them
bring
Canuas
,
or
stuffes
;
blew
linen
&
good
buckrom
the
women
doe
wish
for
.
Also
let
them
not
forget
to
bring
Castle
sope
,
pins
points
,
lases
,
needles
,
threed
,
thimbles
,
sheeres
,
and
scissors
.
Also
let
them
bring
strong
fishing
lines
,
of
12.
or
14.
faddoms
long
,
and
som
smal
of
whipcords
and
strong
hookes
,
the
biggest
,
and
as
diuers
as
they
can
,
and
some
small
hooks
for
breames
.
And
aboue
all
things
haue
a
cate
to
leaue
their
sins
beninde
them
,
and
come
hither
as
it
were
into
a
new
world
,
to
lead
a
new
life
;
and
for
the
comfort
of
their
soules
let
them
bring
Bibles
,
and
other
good
bookes
:
and
pack
vp
all
their
small
stuffe
in
barrels
;
the
barrels
wil
afterwards
serue
them
for
many
good
vses
.
Idle
persons
,
and
such
as
are
giuen
to
filching
,
doe
liue
heere
in
great
misery
:
so
also
doe
all
whorish
women
in
great
disgrace
,
hated
and
loathed
of
all
honest
people
,
which
maks
them
weep
,
and
sigh
with
teares
to
wish
themselues
in
England
againe
,
and
for
their
comfort
,
to
coole
them
a
little
,
they
are
now
&
then
tawed
at
a
boates
taile
vp
and
downe
the
harbour
:
so
were
a
couple
serued
together
,
a
man
and
a
woman
that
came
in
the
ship
that
came
in
,
and
so
haue
diuers
others
.
Also
all
such
as
are
profaners
of
the
Sabboth
,
and
come
to
the
seruice
of
God
but
when
they
list
,
I
see
that
God
findeth
them
out
,
and
denieth
them
his
blessing
.
All
they
that
haue
grace
to
serue
God
,
are
sure
to
prosper
and
liue
comfortably
,
because
God
hath
said
.
Behold
my
seruants
shall
eate
,
and
ye
shall
be
hungry
:
behold
my
seruants
shall
drinke
,
and
ye
shall
be
thirsty
:
behold
my
seruants
shall
reioice
and
ye
shall
be
ashamed
:
behold
my
seruants
shall
sing
for
ioy
of
heart
,
and
yee
shall
crie
for
sorrow
of
heart
,
and
shall
houle
for
vexation
of
minde
.
Isai
65.13.14
.
Behold
the
eye
of
the
Lord
is
vpon
them
that
feare
him
,
and
vpon
them
that
trust
in
his
mercy
,
to
deliuer
their
soules
from
death
,
&
to
preserue
them
in
famin
.
Psal.
33.18
.
&
19
The
Lions
do
lacke
and
suffer
hunger
,
but
they
that
seek
the
Lord
shal
want
no
manner
of
thing
that
is
good
.
Psal.
34.10
.
Wait
thou
on
the
Lord
,
and
keepe
his
way
,
and
he
shall
exalt
thee
,
thou
shalt
inherite
the
land
,
when
the
wicked
shall
perish
,
thou
shalt
see
.
Psal.
37.34
:
The
God
of
peace
,
that
brought
againe
from
the
dead
our
Lord
IESVS
,
the
great
shepheard
of
the
sheepe
,
through
the
blood
of
the
euerlasting
couenant
make
you
perfect
in
all
good
workes
to
doe
his
will
,
working
in
you
that
which
is
pleasant
in
his
sight
,
through
IESVS
CHRIST
,
to
whom
be
praise
for
euer
and
euer
,
Amen
.
Heb.
13.20.21
.
From
the
Summer
Ilands
this
21.
of
December
.
1614.
Yours
as
his
owne
,
Lewes
Hughes
.