Nevves from Virginia The lost flocke triumphant. With the happy arriuall of that famous and worthy knight Sr. Thomas Gates: and the well reputed & valiant captaine Mr. Christopher Newporte, and others, into England. With the maner of their distresse in the Iland of Deuils (otherwise called Bermoothawes) where they remayned 42. weekes, & builded two pynaces, in which they returned into Virginia. By R. Rich, Gent. one of the voyage. Rich, Richard, fl. 1610. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A10725 of text S122506 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 21005). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 11 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 8 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A10725 STC 21005 ESTC S122506 99857630 99857630 23393 2240900614

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A10725) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 23393) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 728:8) Nevves from Virginia The lost flocke triumphant. With the happy arriuall of that famous and worthy knight Sr. Thomas Gates: and the well reputed & valiant captaine Mr. Christopher Newporte, and others, into England. With the maner of their distresse in the Iland of Deuils (otherwise called Bermoothawes) where they remayned 42. weekes, & builded two pynaces, in which they returned into Virginia. By R. Rich, Gent. one of the voyage. Rich, Richard, fl. 1610. [16] p. : ill. (woodcut) Printed by Edw: Allde, and are to be solde by Iohn Wright at Christ-Church dore, London : 1610. In verse. Signatures: A-B⁴. The first leaf bears signature-mark "A" and a woodcut of a ship; the last leaf is blank. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. eng Gates, Thomas, -- Sir, d. 1621. Newport, Christopher, ca. 1565-1617. Virginia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Early works to 1800. Bermuda Islands -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. Bermuda Islands -- History -- Early works to 1800. eebo Nevves from Virginia. The lost flocke triumphant. With the happy arriuall of that famous and worthy knight Sr. Thomas Gates: and the well reputed & va Rich, Richard, 1610 16 1676 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2005-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2005-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-02 Sampled and proofread 2006-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

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The lost Flocke Triumphant .

With the happy Arriuall of that famous and worthy Knight S r. Thomas Gates : and the well reputed & valiant Captaine M r. Christopher Newporte , and others , into England .

With the maner of their distresse in the Iland of Deuils ( otherwise called Bermoothawes ) where they remayned 42. weekes , & builded two Pynaces , in which they returned into Virginia .

By R. Rich , Gent. one of the Voyage .

LONDON Printed by Edw: Allde , and are to be solde by Iohn Wright at Christ-Church dore . 1610.

To the Reader . REader ,

how to stile thee I knowe not , perhaps Learned , perhaps vnlearned : happily captious , happily enuious : indeed what or how to tearme thee I know not , only as I began I will proceede .

Reader , thou dost peraduenture imagine that I am mercenarie in this busines , and write for money ( as your moderne Poets vse ) hyred by some of those euer to be admired Aduenturers , to flatter the world : No , I disclaime it , I haue knowne the Voyage , past the danger , seene that honorable work of Virginia , & I thanke God am arriud here to tell thee what I haue seene , don , & past : if thou wilt be lieue me so , if not so to : for I cannot force thee but to thy owne liking : I am a Soldier , blunt and plaine , and so is the phrase of my newes : and I protest it is true . If thou aske why I put it in Verse ? I prethee knowe , it was onely to feede mine owne humour : I must confesse , that had I not debard my selfe of that large scope which to the writing of prose is allowed , I should haue much easd my selfe , and giuen thee better content . But I intreat thee to take this as it is ; and before many daies expire , I will promise thee the same worke more at large .

I did feare preuention by some of your writers , if they should haue gotten but some part of the newes by the tayle , and therefore though it be rude , let it passe with thy liking , and in so doing I shall like well of thee : but how euer , I haue not long to stay : if thou wilt be vnnaturall to thy country-man , thou maist , I must not loose my patrymonie ; I am for Virginia againe , and so I will bid thee hartily farewell , with an honest verse :

As I came hether to see my natiue land , to waft me backe lend me thy gentle hand . Thy louing Country-man . R R.
Newes from Virginia OF THE HAPPY Ariuall of that famous & worthy knight Sir Thomas Gates and well reputed and valiant Captaine Newport into England . IT is no idle fabulous tale , nor is it fayned newes : For Truth herselfe is heere arriu'd , because you should not muse . With her , both Gates and Newport come , to tell Report doth lye : Which did deuulge vnto the world , that they at Sea did dye . T is true that Eleauen monthes and more , these gallant worthy wights : Was in the Shippe ( Sea-venture nam'd ) depriu'd Virginia's sight . And brauely did they glyde the maine , till Neptune gan to frowne : As if a Courser prowdly backt , would throwe his ryder downe . The Seas did rage , the windes did blowe , distressed were they then : Their Ship did leake , her tacklings breake , in daunger were her men . But heauen was Pylotte in this storme , and to an Iland nere : Bermoothawes call'd , conducted then , which did abate their feare . But yet these Worthies forced were , opprest with weather againe : To runne their Ship betweene two Rockes , where she doth still remaine . And then on shoare the Iland came , Inhabited by Hogges : Some Foule and Tortoyses there were they onely had one Dogge To kill these swyne , to yeild them food that little had to eate : Their store was spent , and all things scant , alas they wanted meate . A thousand hogges that dogge did kill , their hunger to sustaine : And with such foode , did in that I le two and forty weekes remaine . And there two gallant Pynases , did build , of Seader-tree : The braue Deliuerance one was call'd , of seauenty Tonne was shee . The other Patience had to name , her burthen thirty Tonne : Two only of their men which there , pale death did ouercome . And for the losse of those two soules , which were accounted deere : A Sonne and Daughter then was borne and were Baptized there . The two and forty weekes being past , they hoyst Sayle and away : Their Ships with hogs well freighted were , their harts with mickle ioy . And so vnto Virginia came , where these braue Souldiers finde The English-men opprest with greife and discontent in minde . They seem'd distracted and forlorne , for those two worthyes losse : Yet at their home returne they ioyd , among'st them some were crosse . And in the mid'st of discontent , came noble Delaware : He heard the greifes on either part , and sett them free from care . He comforts them and cheeres their hearts , that they abound with ioy : He feedes them full and feedes their soules , with Gods word euery day . A discreet counsell he creates , of men of worthy fame : That noble Gates leiftenant was the Admirall had to name . The worthy Sir George Somers knight , and others of commaund : Maister Georg Pearcy which is brother , vnto Northumberland . Sir Fardinando Wayneman knight and others of good fame : That noble Lord , his company , which to Virginia came And landed there : his number was One hundred Seauenty : then Ad to the rest and they make full , foure hundred able men . Where they vnto their labour fall , as men that meane to thriue : Let 's pray that heauen may blesse them all and keep them long aliue . Those men that Vagrants liu'd with vs , haue there deserued well : Their Gouernour writes in their praise , as diuers Letters tel . And to th' Aduenturers thus he writes , be not dismayd at all : For scandall cannot doe vs wrong God will not let vs fall . Let England knowe our willingnesse , for that our worke is good , Wee hope to plant a Nation , where none before hath stood . To glorifie the Lord t is done , and to no other end : He that would crosse so good a worke , to God can be no friend . There is no feare of hunger here , for Corne much store here growes , Much fish the gallant Riuers yeild , t is truth , without suppose . Great store of Fowle , of Venison , of Grapes , and Mulberries , Of Chesnuts , Walnuts , and such like , of fruits and Strawberries , There is indeed no want at all : but some condiciond ill , That wish the worke should not goe on , with words doe seeme to kill . And for an instance of their store , the noble Delaware , Hath for a present hither sent , to testific his care , In mannaging so good a worke , two gallant ships : by name The Blessing and the Hercules , well fraught , and in the same Two ships , are these commodities : Furres , Sturgeon , Cauiare , Blacke-walnut-tree , and some deale-boords , with such they laden are : Some Pearle , some Wainscot and clapbords , with some Sassafras wood : And Iron promist , for t is true , their Mynes are very good . Then maugre scandall , false report , or any opposition Th' aduenturers doe thus deuulge : to men of good condition : That he that wants shall haue reliefe , be he ofhonest minde : Apparell , coyne , or any thing , to such they will be kinde . To such as to Virginia , do purpose to repaire : And when that they shall thither come , each man shall haue his share . Day wages for the Laborer , and for his more content , A house and garden plot shall haue , besides , t' is further ment That euery man shall haue a part , and not thereof denaid : Of generall profit , as if that he twelue pounds ten shillings paid , And he that in Virginia , shall copper coyne receiue , For hyer or commodities , and will the country leaue , Vpon deliuery of such coyne , Vnto the Gouernour : Shall by exchange at his returne , be by their Treasurer Paid him in London at first sight , no man shall cause to grieue : For 't is their generall will and wish that euery man should liue . The number of Aduenturers , that are for this Plantation : Are full eight hundred worthy men , some Noble , all offashion . Good , discreete , their worke is good , and as they haue begun : May Heauen assist them in their worke , and thus our newes is done . FINIS .