A
PLAINE
DESCRIPTION
OF
THE
BARMVDAS
,
NOW
CALLED
SOMMER
ILANDS
.
With
the
manner
of
their
discouerie
ANNO
1609.
by
the
shipwrack
and
admirable
deliuerance
of
Sir
Thomas
Gates
,
and
Sir
George
Sommers
,
wherein
are
truly
set
forth
the
commodities
and
profits
of
that
Rich
,
Pleasant
,
and
Healthfull
COVNTRIE
.
WITH
An
Addition
,
or
more
ample
relation
of
diuers
other
remarkeable
matters
concerning
those
Ilands
since
then
experienced
,
lately
sent
from
thence
by
one
of
the
Colonie
now
there
resident
.
ECCLESIASTES
3
:
11.
God
hath
made
euery
thing
beautifull
in
his
time
.
LONDON
,
Printed
by
W.
Stansby
,
for
W.
Welby
.
1613.
TO
THE
TRVLY
HONORABLE
AND
RIGHT
WORTHY
KNIGHT
SIR
THOMAS
SMITH
TREASVRER
for
the
Colonies
and
Companies
of
VIRGINIA
:
and
Gouernour
of
Muscouia
,
East-India
,
North-west
Passage
,
and
SOMMER
Ilands
Companies
.
HONORABLE
SIR
,
the
wisest
of
Men
,
or
rather
the
wisedome
of
God
tells
vs
,
there
is
a
time
for
all
things
:
and
that
the
great
God
,
who
at
his
owne
will
beganne
time
it selfe
,
doth
at
his
owne
Time
beginne
all
things
else
:
the
foolishnesse
of
men
may
aske
and
muse
why
was
this
so
soone
,
and
that
so
late
?
but
the
wisedome
of
God
knowes
what
is
fit
for
euery
time
:
And
surely
amongst
the
sensible
signes
,
and
euident
demonstrations
of
Gods
all-gouerning
prouidence
,
this
is
not
the
least
,
that
he
brings
not
forth
his
mightie
works
altogether
,
but
makes
every
thing
beautifull
in
his
time
.
The
Lord
hath
so
done
his
marvailous
works
,
that
they
should
be
had
in
remembrance
;
whose
glorious
name
is
to
be
praised
for
euer
,
reueils
some
meruailous
thing
in
euery
generation
,
Mans
works
are
for
the
most
part
(
as
Christ
saith
of
the
Wine
that
is
serued
in
at
feasts
)
best
at
first
,
and
afterwards
worse
:
but
with
God
it
is
contrarie
;
for
as
in
the
Creation
,
though
euery
daies
worke
was
good
,
yet
each
daies
was
better
then
the
former
,
and
the
last
best
of
all
:
day
vnto
day
vttereth
,
and
night
to
night
(
and
why
not
also
,
teacheth
knowledge
.
And
hence
is
it
that
as
great
secrets
in
nature
,
and
as
admirable
perfections
in
art
,
and
as
rare
inuentions
,
and
profitable
experiments
(
euery
way
)
are
daily
discouered
in
these
latter
ages
,
as
were
in
the
former
.
There
be
not
yet
two
hundred
yeares
past
since
the
admirable
art
of
Printing
was
found
out
,
when
neither
Sunne
nor
Starre
appeared
for
many
dayes
,
all
hope
of
being
saued
was
taken
away
.
For
when
neither
Sunne
nor
Starre
appeares
;
yet
by
the
helpe
of
this
poore
dead
Creature
,
the
Pilot
can
tell
where
he
is
,
and
knowes
his
course
,
more
certainely
now
in
the
wide
and
vnmeasurable
Ocean
,
then
they
could
in
the
narrow
Mediterran
Sea
;
and
more
easily
now
will
an
ordinarie
Sea-man
goe
to
the
West
Indies
,
then
S.
Paul
with
all
the
knowledge
God
had
then
reueiled
,
from
Ierusalem
to
Rome
:
for
howsoeuer
the
Lord
was
miraculously
powerfull
in
the
Apostles
,
and
glorious
and
wonderfull
in
the
Primitiue
Church
,
in
giuing
knowledge
of
tongues
,
and
other
learning
,
and
power
of
miracles
,
yet
he
did
bound
and
limit
it
at
his
owne
pleasure
,
and
reserued
this
and
other
of
his
wonderfull
works
to
be
made
knōwne
in
the
later
times
,
that
so
all
men
in
all
ages
may
know
,
that
though
all
things
perish
,
yet
God
endures
;
and
though
all
creatures
waxe
old
as
a
garment
,
yet
He
is
the
same
still
and
for
euer
.
It
is
yet
but
a
hundreth
yeares
agoe
,
that
(
after
the
world
had
scarce
dreamed
of
any
other
habitable
place
of
the
earth
,
more
then
Asia
,
Africke
,
and
Europe
)
God
discouered
to
vulgar
knowledge
another
,
and
as
it
were
the
new
world
of
America
,
which
if
it
had
beene
foretold
in
the
elder
ages
,
millions
of
men
would
neuer
haue
beleeued
it
.
And
that
we
in
this
present
and
peruerse
age
may
also
knowe
,
that
Times
and
Seasons
are
in
Gods
hand
,
He
is
well
kept
whom
God
keepes
,
and
know
also
that
hee
shall
bee
roially
rewarded
whom
God
rewards
.
And
know
further
for
your
comfort
,
that
though
the
burden
lye
vpon
you
and
a
few
more
,
yet
are
there
many
honorable
&
worthy
men
of
all
sorts
,
who
will
neuer
shrinke
from
you
:
Goe
on
therefore
with
courage
and
constancie
,
and
be
assured
that
though
by
your
Honorable
Embassages
,
and
imploiments
,
and
by
your
charitable
&
vertuous
courses
,
you
haue
gained
a
worthy
reputation
in
the
world
,
yet
nothing
that
you
euer
did
or
suffred
more
honours
you
in
the
eyes
of
all
that
are
godly-wise
,
then
your
faithfull
and
vnwearied
prosecution
,
your
continuall
and
comfortable
assistance
of
these
foraine
Plantations
.
A
worke
so
honorable
to
God
,
our
Religion
,
our
King
,
and
our
Countrie
;
so
comfortable
to
the
Soules
of
the
poore
Saluages
,
and
so
profitable
to
the
Aduenturers
(
that
of
Virginia
for
our
Posterities
,
but
this
of
the
Barmudas
for
the
present
)
as
the
like
(
for
all
these
put
together
)
hath
not
beene
attempted
in
the
Christian
world
these
many
Ages
.
And
be
cause
it
is
the
glorie
of
God
to
declare
his
works
:
I
cannot
but
commend
your
wisdomes
in
publishing
those
strange
and
welcome
newes
from
the
Barmudas
:
the
stile
is
base
and
broken
,
I
confesse
,
but
it
better
beseemes
the
bare
and
naked
truth
.
Now
then
let
the
Christian
world
reioyce
to
see
,
that
God
is
worshipped
in
the
Deuills
Ilands
,
and
that
English
men
liue
safelie
and
sweetly
there
where
neuer
any
liued
before
them
.
It
is
almost
foure
yeares
agoe
since
our
valorous
Commanders
Sir
Thomas
Gates
,
and
Sir
George
Sommers
,
with
a
hundred
and
fiftie
Persons
more
,
were
in
a
terrible
tempest
cast
away
vpon
these
Ilands
,
and
so
found
it
,
when
they
sought
it
not
:
and
though
they
suffered
shipwrack
vpon
the
Rocks
that
compasse
these
Ilands
(
as
all
other
did
that
euer
pitcht
vpon
them
)
yet
were
they
preserued
euery
man
;
which
neuer
befell
any
but
themselues
,
such
was
the
fauour
of
God
vnto
them
;
And
there
they
liued
in
health
and
safetie
almost
a
yeare
,
when
all
the
world
held
them
dead
,
and
had
liued
there
till
this
day
,
and
for
ought
we
know
,
for
euer
,
had
they
not
made
themselues
two
little
ships
of
Cedar
,
in
which
they
went
to
Virginia
,
yet
leauing
two
men
in
the
Ilands
,
whom
Sir
George
Sommers
comming
back
againe
from
Virginia
the
same
yeare
,
and
our
Colonie
sent
thither
the
last
yeare
,
found
in
health
and
good
liking
:
Our
Colonie
,
consisting
of
some
threescore
men
,
hath
now
beene
there
almost
a
yeare
,
from
whom
we
receiue
this
plaine
and
simple
,
but
comfortable
Narration
,
and
to
whom
we
now
send
a
supply
,
not
of
victualls
,
or
such
prouisions
,
for
they
neede
none
such
,
but
of
men
and
women
,
for
habitation
and
plantation
;
which
by
the
blessing
of
God
now
goes
away
this
present
moneth
,
there
to
plant
a
Christian
Church
,
to
endure
to
the
worlds
end
,
where
neuer
man
dwelt
before
,
since
the
worlds
beginning
:
Oh
happie
men
who
there
find
God
&
his
Angels
,
where
the
world
thought
had
beene
nothing
,
but
the
Deuill
and
his
Swine
into
which
he
entered
.
The
God
that
led
them
to
it
,
saued
them
vpon
it
,
Lord
Iesus
Christ
and
his
holy
Gospell
,
to
our
King
and
Countrie
,
I
professe
and
deuote
my selfe
in
all
offices
and
duties
of
a
Christian
Your
Seruant
in
Christ
Iesus
.
W.
C.
To
the
Reader
.
Good
Reader
,
this
is
the
first
Booke
published
to
the
world
touching
Sommer
Ilands
:
but
who
shall
liue
to
see
the
last
?
A
more
full
and
exact
description
of
the
Countrie
,
and
Narration
of
the
nature
,
site
,
and
commodities
,
together
with
a
true
Historie
of
the
great
deliuerance
of
Sir
Thomas
Gates
and
his
Companie
vpon
them
,
which
was
the
first
discouerie
of
them
;
thou
maiest
surely
expect
,
if
God
will
,
to
come
into
thy
hands
.
This
short
Narration
,
in
the
meane
time
,
shall
rather
prepare
thee
for
it
,
then
preuent
thee
of
it
.
A
DISCOVERY
OF
THE
BARMVDAS
,
NOW
CALLED
THE
SOMMER
Ilands
.
I
Being
in
ship
called
the
sea-venture
,
with
Sir
Thomas
Gates
our
Gouernour
,
Sir
George
Sommers
,
&
Captain
Newport
,
three
most
worthy
honoured
Gentlemen
,
(
whose
balour
and
fortitude
the
world
must
needes
take
notice
of
,
and
that
in
most
Honourable
designes
)
bound
for
Virginia
,
in
the
height
of
thirty
degrees
of
northerly
Latitude
,
or
there
abouts
:
we
were
taken
with
a
most
sharpe
and
cruell
storme
vpon
the
fiue
and
twentieth
day
of
Iuly
,
Anno
1609.
which
did
not
onely
separate
vs
from
the
residue
of
our
fleet
,
(
which
were
eight
in
number
)
but
with
the
violent
working
of
the
Seas
our
ship
became
so
shaken
,
torne
,
and
leaked
,
that
shee
receiued
so
much
water
as
couered
two
tire
of
hogsheads
aboue
the
ballast
;
that
our
men
stood
vp
to
the
middles
,
with
buckets
,
baritos
,
and
kettles
,
to
baile
out
the
water
,
and
continually
pumped
for
three
dayes
and
three
nights
together
,
without
any
intermission
;
and
yet
the
water
seemed
rather
to
encrease
,
then
to
diminish
:
in
so
much
that
all
our
men
,
being
vtterly
spent
,
tyred
,
and
disabled
for
longer
labour
,
were
euen
resolued
,
without
any
hope
of
their
liues
,
to
shut
vp
the
hatches
,
and
to
haue
committed
themselues
to
the
mercie
of
the
sea
,
(
which
is
said
to
be
mercilesse
)
or
rather
to
the
mercie
of
their
mightie
God
and
Redeemer
,
(
whose
mercies
exceed
al
his
works
)
seeing
no
helpe
,
nor
hope
,
in
the
apprehension
of
mans
reason
,
that
any
mothers
childe
could
escape
that
ineuitable
danger
,
which
euery
man
had
proposed
and
digested
to
himselfe
of
present
sinking
.
So
that
some
of
them
hauing
some
good
and
comfortable
waters
in
the
ship
,
fetcht
them
,
and
drunke
one
to
the
other
,
taking
their
last
leaue
one
of
the
other
,
vntill
their
more
ioyfull
and
happy
meeting
in
a
more
blessed
world
;
when
it
pleased
God
out
of
his
most
gracious
and
mercifull
prouidence
so
to
direct
and
guide
our
ship
,
(
being
left
to
the
mercy
of
the
sea
)
for
her
most
aduantage
;
that
Sir
George
Sommers
sitting
vpon
the
poope
of
the
ship
,
(
where
he
sate
three
dayes
and
three
nights
together
,
without
meales
meat
,
and
little
or
no
sleepe
)
couning
the
ship
to
keep
her
as
vpright
as
he
could
(
for
otherwise
shee
must
needes
instantly
haue
foundred
)
most
wishedly
and
happily
descried
land
;
whereupon
he
most
comfortably
encouraged
the
company
to
follow
their
pumping
,
and
by
no
meanes
to
cease
bayling
out
of
the
water
,
with
their
buckets
,
baricos
,
and
kettles
;
whereby
they
were
so
ouer-wearied
,
and
their
spirits
so
spent
with
long
fasting
,
and
continuance
of
their
labour
,
that
for
the
most
part
they
were
fallen
asleepe
in
corners
,
and
wheresoeuer
they
chanced
first
to
fit
or
lie
:
but
hearing
newes
of
land
,
wherewith
they
grew
to
bee
somewhat
reuiued
,
being
caried
with
will
and
desire
beyond
their
strength
,
euery
man
busled
vp
,
and
gathered
his
strength
and
feeble
spirits
together
,
to
performe
as
much
as
their
weake
force
would
permitte
them
:
through
which
weake
meanes
,
it
pleased
God
to
worke
so
strongely
as
the
water
was
staid
for
that
little
time
,
(
which
as
wee
all
much
feared
,
was
the
last
period
of
our
breathing
)
and
the
ship
kept
from
present
sinking
,
when
it
pleased
God
to
send
her
within
halfe
an
English
mile
of
that
land
that
Sir
George
Sommers
had
not
long
before
descried
:
which
were
the
Ilands
of
the
Barmudas
.
And
there
neither
did
our
shippe
sincke
,
but
more
fortunately
in
so
great
a
misfortune
fell
in
betweene
two
rockes
,
where
shee
was
fast
lodged
and
locked
,
for
further
budging
:
whereby
wee
gained
not
only
sufficient
time
,
with
the
present
helpe
of
our
Boate
,
and
Skiffe
,
safelye
to
set
and
conuey
our
men
ashore
,
(
which
were
one
hundred
and
fifty
in
number
)
but
after
wards
had
time
and
leasure
to
saue
some
good
part
of
our
goods
and
prouision
,
which
the
water
had
not
spoyled
,
with
all
the
tackling
of
the
ship
,
and
much
of
the
yron
about
her
,
which
were
necessaries
not
a
little
auaile
able
for
the
building
and
furnishing
of
a
new
shippe
and
pinnace
,
which
we
made
there
,
for
the
transporting
and
carrying
of
vs
to
Virginia
.
But
our
deliuery
was
not
more
strange
in
falling
so
opportunely
and
happily
vpon
the
land
,
as
our
feeding
&
preseruation
was
beyond
our
hopes
,
&
all
mens
expectations
,
most
admirable
.
For
the
Ilands
of
the
Barmudas
,
as
euery
man
knoweth
that
hath
heard
or
read
of
them
,
were
neuer
inhabited
by
any
Christian
or
Heathen
people
,
but
euer
esteemed
,
and
reputed
,
a
most
prodigious
and
inchanted
place
,
affoording
nothing
but
gusts
,
stormes
,
and
foule
weather
;
which
made
euery
Nauigator
and
Mariner
to
auoide
them
,
as
Scylla
and
Charibdis
;
or
as
they
would
shun
the
Diuell
himselfe
;
and
no
man
was
euer
heard
to
make
for
the
place
,
but
as
against
their
willes
,
they
haue
by
stormes
and
dangerousnesse
of
the
rockes
,
lying
seuen
leagues
into
the
Sea
,
suffered
shipwracke
;
yet
did
we
finde
there
the
ayre
so
temperat
,
and
the
Country
so
abundantly
fruitfull
of
all
fit
necessaries
for
the
sustentation
and
preseruation
of
mans
life
,
that
most
in
a
manner
of
all
our
prouisions
of
bread
,
beere
,
and
victuall
,
being
quite
spoyled
,
in
lying
long
drowned
in
salt
water
;
notwithstanding
,
wee
were
there
for
the
space
of
nine
moneths
(
few
dayes
ouer
)
not
onely
well
refreshed
,
comforted
,
and
with
good
satietie
contented
,
but
out
of
the
abundance
thereof
,
prouided
vs
some
reasonable
quantitie
and
proportion
of
prouision
,
to
carry
vs
for
Virginia
,
and
to
maintaine
our selues
,
and
that
companie
wee
found
there
,
to
the
great
releefe
of
them
,
as
it
fell
out
in
their
so
great
extremities
,
and
in
respect
of
the
shortnes
of
time
,
vntill
it
pleased
God
,
that
by
my
Lord
de
la
Wars
comming
thither
,
their
store
was
better
supplied
.
And
greater
,
&
better
prouision
wee
might
haue
made
,
if
we
had
had
better
meanes
for
the
storing
and
transportation
thereof
.
Wherefore
my
opinion
sincerely
of
this
Iland
is
,
that
whereas
it
hath
beene
,
and
is
still
accounted
,
the
most
dangerous
,
infortunate
,
and
most
forlorne
place
of
the
world
,
it
is
in
truth
the
richest
,
healthfullest
,
and
pleasing
land
,
(
the
quantitie
and
bignesse
thereof
considered
)
and
meerely
naturall
,
as
euer
man
set
foote
vpon
:
the
particular
profits
and
benefits
whereof
,
shall
be
more
especially
inserted
,
and
hereunto
annexed
,
which
euerie
man
to
his
owne
priuate
knowledge
,
that
was
there
,
can
auouch
and
iustifie
for
a
truth
.
Vpon
the
eight
and
twentieth
day
of
Iuly
1609.
(
after
the
extremity
of
the
storme
was
something
qualified
)
wee
fell
vpon
the
shore
at
the
Barmudas
;
where
after
our
Generall
Sir
Thomas
Gates
,
Sir
George
Sommers
,
and
Captaine
New
port
,
had
by
their
prouident
carefulnesse
Landed
all
their
men
,
and
so
much
of
the
goods
and
prouisions
out
of
the
ship
,
as
was
not
vtterly
spoyled
,
euerie
man
disposed
and
applyed
himselfe
to
search
for
,
and
to
seeke
out
such
releefe
and
sustentation
,
as
the
Countrie
afforded
:
and
Sir
George
Sommers
,
a
man
mu●ed
to
extremities
,
(
and
knowing
what
thereunto
belonged
)
was
in
this
seruice
neither
idle
nor
backward
,
but
presently
by
his
carefull
industry
went
,
and
found
out
sufficient
of
many
kind
of
fishes
,
and
so
plentifull
thereof
,
that
in
halfe
an
houre
he
tooke
so
many
great
fishes
with
hookes
,
as
did
suffice
the
whole
company
one
day
.
And
fish
is
there
so
abundant
,
that
if
a
man
steppe
into
the
water
,
they
will
come
round
about
him
;
so
that
men
were
faine
to
get
out
for
feare
of
byting
.
These
fishes
are
very
fat
and
sweete
,
and
of
that
proportion
and
bignesse
,
that
three
of
them
will
conueniently
lade
two
men
:
those
we
called
rock-fish
.
Besides
there
are
such
abundance
of
Mullets
,
that
with
a
seane
might
be
taken
at
one
draught
one
thousand
at
the
least
,
and
infinite
store
of
pilchards
,
with
diuers
kinds
of
great
fishes
,
the
names
of
them
vnknowne
to
me
:
of
crayfishes
very
great
ones
,
and
so
great
store
,
as
that
there
hath
beene
taken
in
one
night
with
making
lights
,
euen
sufficient
to
feed
the
whole
company
a
day
.
The
Countrie
affordeth
great
abundance
of
Hogges
,
as
that
there
hath
beene
taken
by
Sir
George
Sommers
,
who
was
the
first
that
hunted
for
them
,
to
the
number
of
two
and
thirtie
at
one
time
,
which
he
brought
to
the
company
in
a
boate
,
built
by
his
owne
hands
.
There
is
Fowle
in
great
number
vpon
the
Ilands
,
where
they
breed
,
that
there
hath
beene
taken
in
two
or
three
houres
,
a
thousand
at
the
least
;
the
bird
being
of
the
bignes
of
a
good
Pidgeon
,
and
layeth
egges
as
big
as
Hen
egges
vpon
the
sand
,
where
they
come
and
lay
them
dayly
,
although
men
sit
downe
amongst
them
;
that
there
hath
beene
taken
vp
in
one
morning
by
Sir
Thomas
Gates
men
,
one
thousand
of
egges
:
and
Sir
George
Sommers
men
,
comming
a
little
distance
of
time
after
them
,
haue
stayed
there
whilst
they
came
and
layed
their
eggs
amongst
them
,
that
they
brought
away
as
many
more
with
them
;
with
many
young
birds
very
fat
and
sweet
.
Another
Sea
fowle
there
is
that
lyeth
in
litle
holes
in
the
ground
,
like
vnto
a
cony-hole
;
and
are
in
great
numbers
,
exceeding
good
meate
,
very
fat
and
sweet
(
those
we
had
in
the
winter
)
and
their
eggs
are
white
,
and
of
that
bignesse
,
that
they
are
not
to
be
knowne
from
Hen
egges
.
The
other
birds
egges
are
speckled
,
and
of
a
different
colour
:
there
are
also
great
store
and
plenty
of
Herons
,
and
those
so
familiar
and
tame
,
that
wee
beate
them
downe
from
the
trees
with
stones
and
staues
;
but
such
were
young
Herons
:
besides
many
white
Herons
,
without
so
much
as
a
blacke
or
gray
feather
on
them
,
with
other
small
birds
so
tame
and
gentle
,
that
a
man
walking
in
the
woods
with
a
sticke
,
and
whistling
to
them
,
they
wil
come
and
gaze
on
you
,
so
neare
that
you
may
strike
and
kill
many
of
them
with
your
sticke
;
and
with
singing
and
hollowing
you
may
doe
the
like
.
There
are
also
great
store
of
Tortoses
,
(
which
some
call
Turtles
)
and
those
so
great
,
that
I
haue
seene
a
bushel
of
egges
in
one
of
their
bellies
,
which
are
sweeter
then
any
Henne
egge
:
and
the
Tortose
it selfe
is
all
very
good
meate
,
and
yeeldeth
great
store
of
oyle
,
which
is
as
sweete
as
any
butter
;
and
one
of
them
will
suffice
fifty
men
a
meale
,
at
the
least
:
and
of
these
hath
beene
taken
great
store
,
with
two
boates
,
at
the
least
forty
in
one
day
.
The
Country
yeeldeth
diuers
fruits
,
as
prickled
peares
,
great
aboundance
,
which
continue
greene
vpon
the
trees
all
the
yeare
;
also
great
plenty
of
Mulberries
,
white
and
red
:
and
on
the
same
are
great
store
of
Silke-wormes
,
which
yeeld
cods
of
silke
,
both
white
and
yellow
,
being
some
course
,
and
some
fine
.
And
there
is
a
tree
called
a
Palmito
tree
,
which
hath
a
very
sweet
berry
,
vpon
which
the
hogs
doe
most
seede
;
but
our
men
finding
the
sweetnesse
of
them
,
did
willingly
share
with
the
hogs
for
them
,
they
being
very
pleasant
and
wholesome
,
which
made
them
carelesse
almost
of
any
bread
with
their
meate
;
which
occasioned
vs
to
carry
in
a
manner
all
that
store
of
flower
and
meale
wee
did
or
could
saue
,
for
Virginia
.
The
head
of
the
Palmito
tree
is
verie
good
meate
,
either
raw
or
sodden
,
it
yeeldeth
a
head
which
weigheth
about
twentie
pound
,
and
is
farre
better
meate
,
then
any
cabbidge
.
There
are
an
infite
number
of
Cedar
trees
,
(
the
fairest
I
thinke
in
the
world
)
and
those
bring
forth
a
verie
sweete
berrie
,
and
wholesome
to
eate
.
The
Countrey
(
for
as
much
as
I
could
find
my self
,
or
heare
by
others
)
affords
no
venimous
creature
,
or
so
much
as
a
Rat
or
Mouse
,
or
any
other
thing
vnwholesome
.
There
is
great
store
of
Pearle
,
and
some
of
them
very
faire
,
round
,
and
Orientall
;
and
you
shall
finde
at
least
one
hundred
seede
of
Pearle
in
one
Oyster
;
there
hath
beene
likewise
found
some
good
quantitie
of
Amber
Greece
,
and
that
of
the
best
sort
.
There
are
also
great
plentie
of
whales
,
which
I
conceaue
are
verie
easie
to
bee
killed
,
for
they
come
so
vsually
,
and
ordinarilie
to
the
shore
,
that
wee
heard
them
oftentimes
in
the
night
a
bed
;
and
haue
seene
many
of
them
neare
the
shoare
,
in
the
day
time
.
There
was
borne
vpon
the
Barmudas
,
at
the
time
of
our
being
there
,
two
children
,
the
one
a
man
child
,
there
baptised
by
the
name
of
Barmudas
:
and
a
woman
childe
,
baptised
by
the
name
of
Barmuda
:
as
also
there
was
a
marriage
betweene
two
English
people
vpon
that
Iland
.
This
Iland
,
I
meane
the
maine
Iland
,
with
all
the
broken
Ilands
adiacent
,
are
made
in
the
forme
of
a
halfe
Moone
,
but
a
little
more
rounder
,
and
diuided
into
many
broken
Ilands
and
there
are
many
good
harbours
in
it
,
but
we
could
find
but
one
especiall
.
place
to
goe
in
,
or
rather
to
goe
out
from
it
,
which
was
not
altogether
free
from
some
Danger
,
where
there
is
three
Fathoms
water
at
the
entrance
thereof
,
but
within
,
sixe
,
seauen
,
or
eight
Fathoms
at
the
least
,
where
you
may
safely
lie
Land-locked
,
from
the
daunger
of
all
Winds
and
Weathers
,
and
moore
to
the
Trees
.
The
comming
into
it
is
so
narrow
&
straight
betweene
the
Rockes
,
as
that
it
will
with
small
store
of
Munition
bee
fortified
,
and
easily
defended
,
against
the
forces
of
the
Potentest
King
of
Europe
,
such
aduantage
the
place
affoords
.
There
are
also
plentie
of
Hawkes
,
and
verie
good
Tobacco
,
as
I
thinke
,
which
through
forgetfulnesse
,
I
had
almost
omitted
.
Now
hauing
finished
and
rigged
our
ship
,
and
Pinnesse
,
the
one
called
the
Deliuerance
,
the
Pinnace
which
wee
built
there
,
the
Patience
,
wee
prepared
and
made
our selues
readie
,
to
ship
for
Virginia
,
hauing
powdred
some
store
of
Hogges
flesh
for
prouision
thither
,
and
the
company
thereof
,
for
some
reasonable
time
:
but
were
compelled
to
make
salt
there
for
the
same
purpose
,
for
all
our
salt
was
spent
and
spoiled
,
before
wee
recouered
the
shore
.
We
carried
with
vs
also
a
good
portion
of
Tortoise-oyle
,
which
either
for
frying
or
baking
did
vs
very
great
pleasure
,
it
being
very
sweete
,
nourishing
,
and
wholesome
:
the
greatest
defects
we
found
there
,
was
tarre
and
pitch
for
our
ship
and
pinnace
,
in
stead
whereof
wee
were
forced
to
make
lime
there
of
a
hard
kinde
of
stone
,
and
vse
it
:
which
for
the
present
occasion
and
necessitie
,
with
some
war
wee
found
cast
vp
by
the
Sea
,
from
some
ship
wracke
,
serued
the
turne
to
pay
the
seames
of
the
pinnace
Sir
George
Sommers
built
,
for
which
hee
had
neither
pitch
nor
tarre
:
so
that
God
in
the
supplying
of
all
our
wants
,
beyond
all
measure
,
shewed
himselfe
still
mercifull
vnto
vs
,
that
me
might
accomplish
our
intended
voy
age
to
Virginia
,
for
which
I
confidently
hope
,
hee
doth
yet
reserue
a
blessing
in
store
,
and
to
the
which
I
presume
euery
honest
and
religious
hart
will
readily
giue
their
Amen
.
when
all
thinges
were
made
ready
,
and
commodiously
fitted
,
the
winde
comming
faire
,
wee
set
saile
and
put
off
from
the
Barmudas
,
the
tenth
day
of
May
,
in
the
yeare
1610.
and
arriued
at
Iames
towne
in
Virginia
,
the
foure
and
twentieth
day
of
the
same
Moneth
:
where
me
found
some
threescore
persons
liuing
.
And
being
then
some
three
weeks
or
there
abouts
passed
,
and
not
hearing
of
any
supply
,
it
was
thought
fitting
by
a
generall
consent
,
to
vse
the
best
means
for
the
preseruation
of
all
those
people
that
were
liuing
,
being
al
in
number
two
hundred
persons
.
And
so
vpon
the
eight
of
Iune
one
thousand
six
hundred
and
ten
,
wee
imbarked
at
Iames
Towne
,
not
hauing
aboue
fourteene
dayes
virtuall
,
and
so
were
determined
to
direct
our
course
for
New-found-land
,
there
to
refresh
vs
,
and
supply
our selues
with
victuall
,
to
bring
vs
home
;
but
it
pleased
God
to
dispose
otherwise
of
vs
,
and
to
giue
vs
better
meanes
.
For
being
all
of
vs
shipped
in
foure
pinnaces
,
and
departed
from
the
towne
,
almost
downe
halfe
the
Riuer
,
we
met
my
Lord
de
la
Warre
comming
vp
with
three
ships
,
wet
furnished
with
victuall
,
which
reuiued
all
the
company
,
and
gaue
them
great
content
.
And
after
some
few
dayes
,
my
Lord
vnderstanding
of
the
great
plentie
of
Hogges
and
Fish
was
at
the
Barmudas
,
and
the
necessitie
of
them
in
Virginia
,
was
desirous
to
send
thither
,
to
supply
himselfe
with
those
things
,
for
the
better
comforting
of
his
men
,
and
the
plantation
of
the
Countrey
.
Whereupon
Sir
George
Sommers
being
a
man
best
acquainted
with
the
place
,
and
being
willing
to
do
seruice
vnto
his
Prince
and
Countrey
,
without
any
respect
of
his
own
priuate
gaine
,
and
being
of
threescore
yeares
of
age
at
the
least
,
out
of
his
worthy
and
valiant
minde
,
offered
himselfe
to
vndertake
to
performe
with
Gods
helpe
that
dangerous
voyage
for
the
Barmudas
,
for
the
better
releefe
and
comfort
of
the
people
in
Virginia
,
and
for
the
better
plantation
of
it
,
which
offer
my
Lord
de
la
Warre
very
willingly
and
thankfully
accepted
:
and
so
vpon
the
nineteenth
of
Iune
,
Sir
George
Sommers
imbarked
himselfe
at
Iames
towne
in
a
small
Barge
of
thirtie
tonne
,
or
thereabout
,
that
he
built
at
the
Barmudas
:
wherein
hee
laboured
from
morning
vntill
night
,
as
duelie
as
any
workeman
doth
labour
for
wages
,
and
built
her
all
with
Cedar
,
with
little
or
no
yron
worke
at
all
:
hauing
in
her
but
one
boult
,
which
was
in
the
kilson
:
notwithstanding
thankes
be
to
God
,
shee
brought
vs
in
safety
to
Virginia
,
and
so
I
trust
he
wil
protect
him
,
and
send
him
wel
back
againe
,
to
his
harts
desire
,
and
the
great
comfort
of
all
the
company
there
.
AN
ADDITION
SENT
HOME
BY
THE
LAST
SHIPS
from
our
Colonie
in
the
Barmudas
BEing
bound
for
the
Sommer
Ilands
,
in
the
shippe
called
the
Plough
,
wee
imbarked
the
28.
of
Aprill
1612.
So
passing
downe
to
Grauesend
,
wee
anchored
at
Tilbery
hope
vntill
the
fifth
of
May.
The
winde
comming
faire
,
wee
put
foorth
and
came
to
the
Downes
the
sixth
of
May
,
where
we
stayed
till
the
ninth
.
And
then
setting
forward
,
wee
had
a
faire
and
comfortable
passage
,
and
by
Gods
blessing
found
so
direct
a
course
,
that
on
the
eleuenth
of
Iuly
in
the
morning
betwixt
nine
and
ten
of
the
clocke
wee
discried
our
hoped
and
desired
Ilands
,
and
in
the
afternoone
of
the
same
day
about
three
a
clocke
we
arriued
in
a
very
safe
harbour
neare
S.
Georges
Iland
,
there
we
landed
all
our
men
and
women
,
and
had
beene
at
an
anchor
abdue
an
houre
before
wee
could
heare
of
our
three
men
which
had
been
left
there
.
As
soone
as
wee
had
landed
all
our
company
,
we
went
all
to
prayer
,
and
gaue
thankes
vnto
the
Lord
for
our
safe
arriuall
;
and
whilest
we
were
at
prayer
,
wee
saw
our
three
men
come
rowing
downe
to
vs
,
the
sight
of
whom
did
much
reioyce
vs
:
so
they
welcomming
vs
,
and
we
the
like
to
them
againe
,
we
sung
a
Psalme
and
praised
the
Lord
for
our
safe
meeting
,
and
went
to
supper
.
The
next
day
being
the
Sabbath
day
,
which
wee
dedicated
to
God
in
the
best
manner
we
could
,
wee
abode
still
in
the
foresaid
Iland
with
all
the
rest
of
our
company
till
munday
morning
,
being
the
thirteenth
of
Iuly
:
then
wee
went
vp
with
our
ship
and
company
higher
into
the
harbour
,
to
the
place
where
these
three
men
had
planted
themselues
.
And
wheras
many
English
men
would
haue
thought
that
wee
should
haue
found
these
three
men
either
dead
,
or
more
like
sauage
then
ciuill
,
I
assure
you
al
my
friends
and
acquaintance
(
and
so
generally
to
all
my
country
men
in
England
)
we
found
them
ciuill
,
honest
and
religious
,
and
making
conscience
of
their
waies
:
you
shall
not
heare
an
oath
proceed
out
of
their
mouths
;
vaine
and
idle
talke
they
vsed
not
:
and
it
seemed
apparantly
vnto
our
eyes
that
they
haue
not
beene
idly
giuen
.
For
howsoeuer
to
be
but
three
of
them
left
in
such
a
desolate
place
not
inhabited
,
nor
assured
of
any
to
come
to
them
:
would
haue
made
most
men
fainted
in
any
thing
they
should
haue
took
in
hand
;
yet
was
it
not
so
with
these
men
:
nay
they
shewed
vnto
vs
a
good
example
,
who
are
now
come
to
them
.
For
they
haue
planted
corne
,
great
store
of
wheate
,
Beanes
Tobacco
and
Mellons
,
with
many
other
good
things
for
the
vse
of
man
:
besides
they
haue
wrought
vpon
timber
,
in
squaring
&
sawing
of
Cedar
trees
,
for
they
intended
to
build
a
small
Pinnace
to
carry
them
into
Virginia
,
being
almost
out
of
hope
and
comfort
of
our
comming
;
because
Captaine
Dauies
his
time
was
to
haue
beene
with
them
long
before
we
came
.
And
thus
they
spent
their
time
in
labor
,
imploying
themselues
in
one
good
action
or
other
.
Now
to
certifie
you
the
truth
of
the
state
of
the
Country
,
I
am
loath
to
write
that
which
I
haue
seene
,
by
reason
you
would
condemne
my
writing
(
as
I
feare
)
and
thinke
it
to
be
but
false
reports
come
from
vs
to
draw
more
company
hither
,
for
I
perceiue
the
world
is
giuen
too
much
to
such
surmises
.
But
why
should
I
feare
to
write
that
which
I
know
to
be
true
,
when
as
all
the
shippes
company
will
or
may
approue
it
,
but
cannot
reproue
it
?
As
first
the
Captaine
,
the
Master
and
his
Mate
,
and
all
the
rest
of
the
Saylers
:
first
I
will
begin
with
the
Fish
and
Fowls
which
the
Countrey
doth
yeeld
.
We
were
no
sooner
come
within
a
league
of
the
land
,
but
a
company
of
Fish
,
as
it
were
,
met
vs
,
and
neuer
left
vs
til
we
were
come
to
an
ankor
within
the
harbour
;
and
as
soone
as
we
had
passed
ouer
our
busines
,
and
all
things
safe
and
in
order
,
with
a
hooke
and
line
wee
tooke
more
then
all
our
whole
company
was
able
to
eate
,
so
that
there
was
enough
to
feed
many
more
.
The
next
day
after
the
Sabbath
wee
went
with
our
net
and
boat
,
and
if
we
would
haue
loaded
two
boats
we
might
;
and
so
may
you
doe
day
by
day
,
Fishes
doe
so
abound
,
and
they
be
of
these
sorts
,
Mullets
,
Breames
,
Hogge-fish
,
Rock-fish
and
Lobstars
,
with
more
sorts
of
other
Fish
which
I
cannot
name
.
Turkles
there
bee
of
a
mightie
bignesse
;
one
Turkle
will
serue
or
suffice
three
or
foure
score
at
a
meale
,
especially
if
it
bee
a
shee
Turkle
,
for
she
will
haue
as
many
egges
as
will
suffice
fiftie
or
threescore
at
a
meale
;
this
I
can
assure
you
,
they
are
very
good
and
wholesome
meate
none
of
it
bad
,
no
not
so
much
as
the
very
guts
and
maw
of
it
,
for
they
are
exceeding
fat
,
and
make
as
good
tripes
as
your
beastes
bellies
in
England
.
And
for
Fowle
wee
went
the
third
day
of
our
arriuall
vnto
the
Bird-Ilands
(
as
we
call
them
)
and
vsing
neither
sticke
nor
stone-bow
,
nor
gunne
,
wee
tooke
them
vp
with
our
hands
so
many
as
we
would
,
that
euery
one
of
the
company
were
to
haue
some
three
,
some
foure
a
peece
;
three
for
a
childe
,
boy
or
girle
,
for
a
man
foure
;
then
reckon
what
those
that
serued
some
fourescore
people
did
amount
vnto
.
But
this
is
for
certaine
,
if
we
would
haue
brought
away
twice
so
many
more
wee
might
,
but
our
order
is
not
to
take
Fish
or
Fowle
but
for
one
or
two
meales
,
because
that
by
reason
of
the
flies
,
and
heate
of
the
countrey
,
they
will
not
keepe
,
especially
these
two
monthes
,
Iune
and
Iuly
,
and
some
part
of
August
.
Some
sixe
dayes
after
our
comming
,
we
sent
out
for
Hogges
,
so
the
company
which
went
out
brought
home
some
:
for
the
meat
of
them
,
I
hould
your
mutton
of
England
not
of
so
sweet
and
pleasant
a
taste
.
Fowles
there
are
of
diuers
sorts
,
but
amongst
all
there
is
a
bird
like
vnto
yours
,
which
you
call
in
England
a
Crow
,
which
though
they
talke
in
the
Barmuda
language
,
yet
their
tongues
shall
walke
as
fast
as
any
English
womans
:
wee
cannot
goe
vp
into
the
woods
,
but
they
will
follow
after
vs
with
such
an
outcry
,
that
it
would
fret
a
man
to
heare
them
;
they
are
very
good
meat
,
fat
,
and
as
white
flesh
as
a
Chicken
,
we
many
times
make
some
of
them
leaue
their
talking
with
stones
or
cudgels
,
for
they
will
sit
and
face
you
hard
at
your
hand
.
And
whereas
it
is
reported
that
this
Land
of
the
Barmudas
,
with
the
Ilands
about
it
(
which
are
many
,
at
the
least
an
hundred
)
are
inchanted
and
kept
with
euill
and
wicked
spirits
;
it
is
a
most
idle
and
false
report
.
God
grant
that
wee
haue
brought
no
wicked
spirits
with
vs
,
or
that
there
comes
none
after
vs
,
for
we
found
none
there
so
ill
as
our selues
,
nor
the
three
men
neuer
saw
any
euill
or
hurtfull
thing
in
the
Land
all
the
time
since
their
comming
,
and
wee
hane
found
the
like
since
our
landing
:
no
nor
any
noysome
thing
or
hurtfull
,
more
then
a
poore
flie
which
tarries
not
aboue
two
or
three
moneths
.
For
the
inclination
of
the
weather
,
considering
in
what
climate
it
lies
,
wee
haue
had
for
the
space
of
some
fortie
dayes
no
raine
,
but
very
coole
and
fresh
gales
of
winde
,
yet
in
the
day-time
very
hotte
;
but
wee
agree
with
it
very
wel
,
and
not
a
man
that
hath
lien
sicke
or
diseased
,
but
all
likes
well
,
and
followes
&
imployes
themselues
to
one
businesse
or
other
.
For
the
fruits
which
the
Land
yeelds
,
they
bee
the
Mulberie
,
great
store
,
and
Peares
which
haue
in
them
a
red
liquor
,
as
the
Pomgranat
hath
,
or
somewhat
redder
,
but
very
wholesome
:
if
you
eat
an
hundred
at
one
time
,
you
shall
neuer
surfet
of
them
;
if
you
eat
som
proportion
of
them
they
will
bind
,
but
if
you
exceed
in
eating
of
them
,
then
are
they
of
the
contrary
operation
:
yet
neuer
any
that
hurt
themselues
by
them
,
eat
they
neuer
so
many
.
It
is
certaine
that
one
man
eat
aboue
a
peck
of
them
in
some
ten
houres
,
and
was
neuer
the
worse
.
We
haue
a
kinde
of
Berrie
vpon
the
Cedar
tree
,
verie
pleasant
to
eat
;
and
for
the
Palmito
tree
,
the
toppe
of
it
is
a
great
deale
sweeter
and
wholesomer
then
any
Cabedge
.
In
some
of
our
Ilands
there
growes
Pepper
,
but
not
so
good
as
our
Indian
Pepper
:
diuers
sorts
of
other
good
things
there
is
,
which
the
seuerall
times
of
the
yeare
bring
forth
one
after
another
;
but
the
top
of
the
Palmito
tree
is
in
season
and
good
all
the
yeare
.
For
the
ground
,
I
hold
it
the
richest
ground
to
beare
forth
fruit
,
(
whatsoeuer
one
shall
lay
into
it
)
that
is
in
the
world
,
and
very
easie
and
light
for
digging
;
so
that
if
a
man
wil
labour
,
he
may
turne
vp
a
great
quantitie
in
a
day
,
for
it
is
a
fat
sandy
ground
,
&
of
colour
a
brownered
.
After
the
time
of
our
landing
many
of
the
company
digged
certaine
plats
of
ground
,
and
sowed
diuers
sortes
of
seedes
to
make
triall
of
the
ground
,
and
for
certaine
they
were
seene
aboue
the
ground
sprung
vp
the
fourth
day
after
their
sowing
:
and
amongst
all
the
rest
of
the
seeds
,
the
Cowcumber
and
the
Mellon
were
forward
:
we
haue
set
and
sowed
fourescore
and
one
sorts
of
seeds
,
it
was
ten
dayes
before
the
shippes
comming
away
,
and
for
the
most
part
they
are
all
come
vp
.
Of
necessitie
I
must
needs
mention
the
Palme-tree
once
againe
,
I
haue
found
it
so
good
;
take
a
hatchet
and
cut
him
,
or
an
augar
and
bore
him
,
and
it
yeelds
a
very
pleasant
liquour
,
much
like
vnto
your
sweete
wines
;
it
beares
likewise
a
berry
in
bignes
of
a
prune
,
and
in
taste
much
like
.
Also
we
haue
Oliues
grow
with
vs
,
but
no
great
store
:
many
other
good
excellent
things
we
haue
grow
with
vs
,
which
this
short
time
will
not
permit
me
to
write
of
so
largely
as
I
might
;
but
this
is
of
truth
,
that
Hogges
,
Turkles
,
Fish
and
Fowle
doe
abound
as
dust
of
the
earth
:
for
Amber-greece
and
Pearle
wee
haue
not
had
leasure
in
so
few
dayes
since
our
arriuall
to
goe
looke
out
for
the
one
,
or
to
fish
for
the
other
,
but
the
three
men
which
were
left
there
,
haue
found
of
them
both
.
Also
they
haue
made
a
great
deale
of
Tobacco
,
and
if
some
would
come
that
haue
skill
in
making
it
,
it
would
bee
very
commodious
both
to
the
Merchant
,
and
to
the
maker
of
it
.
And
for
the
Silke-worme
,
if
any
were
brought
ouer
,
and
some
of
skill
to
vse
them
,
there
would
be
very
much
good
done
with
them
,
for
the
verie
Spider
in
these
our
Ilands
doth
weaue
perfect
fine
Silke
,
both
yellow
and
white
.
The
Timber
of
the
Countrey
consisteth
of
three
sorts
,
the
one
is
the
Cedar
,
verie
fine
Timber
to
worke
vpon
,
of
colour
redde
,
and
verie
sweete
:
the
other
sorts
wee
haue
no
name
for
,
for
there
is
none
in
the
company
hath
seene
the
like
in
other
Countries
,
before
we
came
,
some
did
thinke
it
to
be
Lignum
vitae
,
but
it
is
not
so
,
it
is
verie
fine
wood
,
of
colour
yellow
,
and
it
beares
a
leafe
like
vnto
a
Walnut
,
and
the
rine
or
barke
is
much
like
a
Malnut
tree
,
and
the
barke
,
if
one
taste
of
it
,
will
bite
ones
tongue
,
as
if
it
were
Ginney
Pepper
,
that
wood
also
is
very
sweet
;
the
other
is
much
like
vnto
the
second
,
but
onely
it
is
white
;
the
Palme-tree
is
no
timber
,
but
it
growes
vp
of
a
great
height
,
and
no
tree
growes
like
vnto
it
;
for
other
trees
as
they
grow
vp
in
length
,
so
they
grow
in
bignesse
,
but
the
Palme-tree
the
higher
it
growes
,
so
the
smaller
it
growes
:
there
is
another
kinde
of
wood
,
which
some
also
thinke
is
Lignum
vitae
,
and
some
of
it
is
come
ouer
for
example
.
Other
kind
of
trees
there
be
,
but
no
timber
trees
they
are
;
but
amongst
all
the
rest
there
growes
a
kinde
of
tree
called
.
Mangrowes
,
they
grow
very
strangely
,
&
would
make
a
man
wonder
to
see
the
mannes
of
their
growing
,
whereof
you
shall
heare
at
more
leasure
.
Also
amongst
al
the
fores
of
Fish
,
there
is
one
very
strange
Fish
,
and
bew●ifull
to
behold
,
wee
call
it
an
Angell-fish
(
as
well
it
may
be
)
for
as
you
see
the
picture
of
an
Angell
made
,
so
is
this
,
and
it
shewes
of
many
colours
both
in
the
water
swimming
,
and
out
of
the
water
,
and
as
daintie
a
fish
of
meat
as
a
Salmon
,
or
rather
better
.
The
plentifull
time
of
our
fruits
is
in
your
Winter
,
from
October
till
it
be
May
,
or
about
the
latter
end
of
May
is
the
plentifullest
time
of
our
fruits
but
some
we
haue
al
the
yeare
of
one
fruit
or
other
.
The
Climate
I
hold
to
be
verie
good
,
and
agreeable
with
our
constitutions
of
England
,
and
for
the
virtuall
very
wholesome
and
good
:
for
the
three
men
which
were
left
there
are
very
fat
and
faire
,
not
tanned
or
burned
in
the
Sun
so
much
as
we
which
came
last
,
&
they
say
themselues
they
neuer
were
sicke
all
the
time
of
their
being
there
,
and
one
of
them
hath
beene
there
three
yeares
and
vpwards
,
(
one
Christopher
Carter
by
name
,
a
Buckingham-shire
man
,
borne
in
wickham
or
thereabouts
.
)
And
for
such
extraordinarie
weather
,
for
thunder
and
lightning
,
as
it
is
reported
of
these
Ilands
,
I
can
see
no
such
matter
,
but
more
temperate
and
better
weather
then
you
haue
in
England
:
wee
haue
gone
a
hunting
,
and
lien
out
night
by
night
for
Hogges
:
and
if
wee
had
beene
wette
by
weather
or
by
wading
,
wee
may
lay
vs
downe
so
wette
to
sleepe
with
a
Palme-tree
leafe
or
two
vnder
vs
,
and
one
aboue
vs
,
and
we
sleepe
soundly
without
any
taking
cold
or
being
disturbed
with
any
thing
else
:
your
aires
in
England
are
far
more
subiect
to
diseases
then
these
Ilands
are
.
Whales
there
are
great
store
at
that
time
of
the
yeare
,
when
they
come
in
,
which
time
of
their
comming
is
in
Februarie
,
and
tarrie
till
Iune
.
Likewise
there
commeth
in
two
other
Fishes
with
them
,
but
such
,
as
the
whale
had
rather
bee
without
their
company
;
one
is
called
a
Sword-fish
,
the
other
a
Threasher
;
the
Sword-fish
swimmes
vnder
the
whale
,
and
pricketh
him
vpward
;
the
Threasher
keepeth
aboue
him
,
and
with
a
mightie
great
thing
like
vnto
a
flaile
,
hee
so
bangeth
the
Whale
,
that
hee
will
roare
as
though
it
thundered
,
and
doth
giue
him
such
blowes
,
with
his
weapon
,
that
you
would
thinke
it
to
bee
a
cracke
of
great
shot
.
Hastie
occasion
of
businesse
doth
make
mee
write
somewhat
hastilie
,
and
leaue
out
many
things
which
were
fitte
to
bee
spoken
of
,
wherefore
against
my
will
I
am
forced
to
leaue
my
worke
,
which
I
haue
begunue
,
before
I
come
into
the
middest
of
it
,
but
I
hope
it
will
suffice
you
that
are
my
friends
to
passe
it
ouer
in
the
best
manner
you
can
,
for
there
is
much
broken
English
of
it
,
&
badly
penned
:
regard
I
pray
you
the
matter
,
not
the
manner
,
the
truth
of
the
storie
,
and
not
the
stile
.
But
this
I
say
to
them
that
haue
aduentured
in
Virginia
,
especially
to
such
as
thinke
they
shall
lose
by
that
worthy
action
:
let
them
do
the
like
to
vs
,
and
I
make
no
doubt
but
wee
shall
in
short
time
giue
them
satisfaction
.
For
our
Inchanted
Ilands
which
is
kept
,
as
some
say
,
with
spirits
,
will
wrong
no
friend
nor
foe
,
but
yeeld
all
men
their
expectations
:
If
we
can
praise
God
for
so
great
a
blessing
and
labour
to
make
benefit
of
it
to
his
glory
,
the
honour
of
our
Religion
,
the
strength
of
our
Country
,
and
good
of
our selues
.
And
if
you
in
England
will
doe
what
is
fit
for
you
,
as
we
will
,
by
Gods
helpe
,
what
is
fit
for
vs
,
we
hope
shortly
to
see
the
day
that
men
shal
say
,
Blessed
bee
God
that
suffered
Sir
Thomas
Gates
,
and
Sir
George
Sommers
to
be
cast
away
vpon
these
Ilands
.
A
Copie
of
the
Articles
which
Master
R.
MORE
,
Gouernour
Deputie
of
the
Sommer
Ilands
,
propounded
to
the
Companie
that
were
there
with
him
to
bee
subscribed
vnto
,
which
both
hee
and
they
subscribed
the
second
of
August
,
in
his
house
,
Anno
1612.
which
about
the
same
time
he
sent
into
England
to
the
worshipfull
Companie
of
the
Adventurers
.
WE
who
haue
here
vnder
subscribed
our
names
,
being
by
the
great
goodnesse
of
God
safely
arriued
at
the
Sommer
Ilands
,
with
purpose
here
to
inhabit
,
doe
hereby
promise
and
binde
our selues
to
the
performance
of
the
seuerall
Articles
hereafter
following
,
and
that
in
the
presence
of
the
most
glorious
God
,
who
hath
in
mercie
brought
vs
hither
.
First
,
We
doe
faithfully
promise
,
and
by
these
presents
solemnely
binde
our selues
euer-more
to
worship
that
aforesaid
only
true
and
euer-liuing
God
,
who
hath
made
the
Heauens
,
and
the
Earth
,
the
Sea
,
and
all
that
therein
is
,
and
that
according
to
those
rules
that
are
prescribed
in
his
most
holy
Word
,
and
euer
to
continue
in
that
faith
into
the
which
we
were
baptised
in
the
Church
of
England
,
and
to
stand
in
defence
of
the
same
against
all
Atheists
,
Papists
,
Anabaptists
,
Brownists
,
and
all
other
Heretiques
and
Sectaries
whatsoeuer
,
dissenting
from
the
said
Word
and
Faith
.
Secondly
,
because
the
keeping
of
the
Sabboth-day
holy
is
that
wherein
a
principall
part
of
Gods
worship
doth
consist
,
and
is
as
it
were
the
Key
of
all
the
other
parts
thereof
,
wee
doe
therefore
in
the
presence
aforesaid
promise
,
That
we
will
set
a-part
all
our
owne
labours
and
imploiments
on
that
day
,
vnlesse
it
be
those
that
be
of
meere
necessitie
,
much
more
vaine
and
vnfruitfull
practises
,
and
apply
our selues
to
the
hearing
of
Gods
word
,
Prayer
,
and
all
other
exercises
of
Religion
in
his
word
required
,
to
the
vttermost
of
our
power
.
Thirdly
,
Seeing
the
true
worship
of
God
and
a
holy
Life
cannot
bee
seuered
,
wee
doe
therefore
promise
in
the
presence
aforesaid
,
That
to
the
vttermost
of
our
power
we
will
liue
together
in
doing
that
which
is
iust
,
both
towards
God
and
Man
,
and
in
particular
we
will
forbeare
to
take
the
most
holy
name
of
God
in
vaine
,
in
ordinarie
swearing
by
it
,
or
any
other
thing
,
or
by
scoffing
,
or
vaine
abusing
of
his
most
holy
Word
,
or
to
vse
cursing
,
or
filthy
speeches
,
or
any
other
thing
forbidden
in
Gods
most
holy
Word
,
as
also
to
liue
together
without
stealing
one
from
another
,
or
quarrelling
one
with
another
,
or
slandering
one
of
another
:
And
to
auoide
all
things
that
stand
not
with
the
good
estate
of
a
Christian
Church
and
well
gouerned
Commonwealth
,
as
also
to
embrace
the
contrarie
,
as
Iustice
,
and
Peace
,
Loue
,
and
all
other
things
that
stand
with
the
good
and
comfort
of
Societie
.
Fourthly
,
Whereas
we
are
here
together
farre
remote
from
our
natiue
soile
of
England
,
and
yet
are
indeede
the
naturall
Subiects
of
our
most
royall
and
gratious
King
IAMES
of
England
,
Scotland
,
France
,
and
Ireland
,
King
,
Defender
of
the
Faith
,
&c.
We
doe
therefore
in
the
presence
aforesaid
solemnely
promise
euer
more
to
continue
the
loyall
Subiects
of
our
said
Soueraigne
King
,
his
Heires
and
Successors
,
and
neuer
to
reuolt
from
him
,
or
them
,
vnto
any
other
whatsoeuer
,
but
euermore
to
acknowledge
his
Supreme
Gouernement
.
Fiftly
,
Whereas
wee
were
sent
hither
by
diuers
Aduenturers
of
the
Citie
of
London
,
and
other
parts
of
the
Realme
of
England
,
we
doe
here
in
the
presence
aforesaid
promise
to
vse
all
diligence
for
the
good
of
the
Plantation
,
and
not
to
purloine
or
imbesell
any
of
the
prohibited
Commodities
out
of
the
generall
estate
,
but
to
vse
all
faithfulnesse
as
it
becommeth
Christians
to
doe
,
as
also
to
bee
obedient
to
all
such
Gouernour
or
Gouernours
,
or
their
Deputie
or
Deputies
,
as
are
,
or
shall
bee
by
them
sent
to
gouerne
vs
;
As
also
to
yeeld
all
reuerence
towards
the
Ministerie
or
Ministers
of
the
Gospell
,
sent
,
or
to
be
sent
.
Sixtly
and
lastly
,
Wee
doe
here
in
presence
aforesaid
promise
,
the
Lord
assisting
vs
,
that
if
at
any
time
hereafter
any
forraine
power
shall
attempt
to
put
vs
out
of
this
our
lawfull
possession
,
not
cowardly
to
yeeld
vp
the
same
,
but
manfully
to
fight
as
true
English
men
,
for
the
defence
of
the
Common-wealth
we
liue
in
,
and
Gospell
wee
professe
,
and
that
whiles
we
haue
breath
we
will
not
yeeld
to
any
,
that
shall
inuade
vs
vpon
any
conditions
whatsoeuer
.
FINIS
.