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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A08125) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 20613) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1147:7) A proposition of provisions needfull for such as intend to plant themselves in New England, for one whole yeare. Collected by the adventurers, with the advice of the planters Adventurers. 1 sheet ([1]) p. For Fulke Clifton, Printed at London : 1630. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng New England -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. eebo A proposition of provisions needfull for such as intend to plant themselves in New England, for one whole yeare. Collected by the adventurers, with th Adventurers 1630 1 960 3 0 0 0 0 0 31.25 C The rate of 31.25 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2006-02 Assigned for keying and markup 2006-04 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-05 Sampled and proofread 2006-05 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A PROPORTION OF PROVISIONS NEEDFVLL FOR SVCH AS INTEND TO PLANT themselves in New England , for one whole yeare . Collected by the Adventurers , with the advice of the Planters .

Victuall . Meale , one Hogshead . 2 00 0 § § These things thus marked § the poorer sort may spare , and yet finde provisions sufficient for supplying the want of these . Malt , one Hogshead . * * Of which the poorer sort may spare to the greater part , if they can content themselves with water in the heat of summer , which is found by much experience to bee as wholesome & healthfull as beere . 1 00 0 § § These things thus marked § the poorer sort may spare , and yet finde provisions sufficient for supplying the want of these . Beefe , one hundred waight . 0 18 0 § § These things thus marked § the poorer sort may spare , and yet finde provisions sufficient for supplying the want of these . Porke pickled , 100. or Bacon 74. pound . 1 05 0 Pease , two bushells . 0 08 0 Greates , one bushell . 0 06 0 Butter , two dozen . 0 08 0 Cheese , halfe a hundred . 0 12 0 Vineger , two gallons . 0 01 0 § § These things thus marked § the poorer sort may spare , and yet finde provisions sufficient for supplying the want of these . Aquavitae , one gallon . 0 02 8 Mustard seed , two quarts . 0 01 § § These things thus marked § the poorer sort may spare , and yet finde provisions sufficient for supplying the want of these . Salt to save Fish , halfe a hogshead . 0 10 0 7 11 8 Apparell . Shooes , six payre . 0 16 0 § § These things thus marked § the poorer sort may spare , and yet finde provisions sufficient for supplying the want of these . Boots for men , one payre . 0 09 0 Leather to mend shooes , foure pound . 0 05 0 Irish stockings , foure payre . 0 04 6 Shirts , six . 0 14 0 Handkerchiefes twelve . * * Which for the poorer sort may be of blew Callico ; these in Summer they use for bands . 0 04 0 One Sea Cape or Gowne , of course cloth . 0 16 0 Other apparell , as their purses will afford . 3 08 6 Tooles which may also serve a family of foure o● five persons . One English Spade . 0 01 4 One steele Shovell . 0 01 4 Two Hatchets . 0 02 8 Axes 3. one broad axe , and 2. felling axes . 0 05 8 One Wood hooke . 0 01 0 As for bedding , and necessary vessels for kitchin uses , men may cary what they have ; lesse serving the turne there than would give contentment here . Howes 3. one broad of nine inches , and two narrow of five or six inches . 0 03 4 One Wimble , with sixe piercer bits . 0 01 6 One Hammer . 0 00 8 Other tooles as mens severall occupations require , as Hand sawes , Whip-sawes , Thwart-sawes , Augers , Chissells , Frowes , Grinde-stones , &c. 0 17 6 For Building . § § These things thus marked § the poorer sort may spare , and yet finde provisions sufficient for supplying the want of these . Nayles of all sorts . † †

According to the proportion of the house intended to be built .

Though for the more convenient and plentifull accommodation of each planter it were to be desired that they caried the provisions of victualls above said , if their estates wold reach thereunto , yet they may ( having meanes to take fish and fowle ) live comfortably that want all the rest , Meale for bread onely excepted , which is the staffe of life .

3 00 0 § § These things thus marked § the poorer sort may spare , and yet finde provisions sufficient for supplying the want of these . Lockes for Doores and Chests . § § These things thus marked § the poorer sort may spare , and yet finde provisions sufficient for supplying the want of these . Gimmowes for Chests . § § These things thus marked § the poorer sort may spare , and yet finde provisions sufficient for supplying the want of these . Hookes and twists for doores . Armes . One Musket , Rest , and Bandeliere . 2 00 0 Powder , ten pound . Shot , sixteene . Match , six pound . One Sword . One Belt . § § These things thus marked § the poorer sort may spare , and yet finde provisions sufficient for supplying the want of these . One Pistoll . With a mould . For Fishing Twelve Cod hookes . 0 02 0 Two Lines for fishing . 0 04 0 One Mackrell line , and twelve hookes . 0 0 ●● 28. pound of Lead for bullets and fishing lead . 0 03 3 The totall 17 07 4 Out of which take that which the poore may spare , hauing sufficient in that which the country affords for needfull sustentation of nature . 7 04 8 Remaines for their charge besides Transportation 10 3 ●

Printed at London for FVLKE CLIFTON . 1630.

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