KInde Sir , commendations remembred , &c. You shall vnderstand that after many crosses in the downes by tempests wee arriued safely vppon the Southwest part of the great Canaries : within foure or fiue daies after we set saile for Dominica , the 26. of Aprill : the first land we made , wee fell with Cape Henry , the verie mouth of the Bay of Chissiapiacke , which at that present we little expected , hauing by a cruell storme bene put to the Northward : anchoring in this Bay twentie or thirtie went a shore with the Captain ▪ and in comming aboard , they were assalted with certaine Indians , which charged them within Pistoll shot : in which conflict , Captaine Archer and Mathew Morton were shot : wherupon , Captaine Newport seconding them , made a shot at them , which the Indians little respected , but hauing spent their arrowes retyred without harme and in that place was the Bar opened , wherin the Counsell for Virginia was nonnnated : and arriuing at the place where we are now seated , the Counsell was sworne , the President elected , which for that yeare was Maister Edm. Maria Wingfield , where was made choice for our scituation , a verie fit place for the erecting of a great cittie , about which some contention passed betwixt Captaine Wingfield and Captaine Gosnold , not-with-standing all out prouision was brought a shore , and with as much speede as might bee wee went about our fortification .

The two and twenty day of Aprill , Captain Newport and my selfe with diuers others , to the number of twenty two persons , set forward to discouer the Riuer , some fiftie or sixtie miles , finding it in some places broader , & in some narrower , the Countrie ( for the moste part ) on each side plaine high ground , with many fresh Springes , the people in all places kindely intreating vs , daunsing and feasting vs with strawberries , Mulberies , Bread , Fish , and other their Countrie prouisions wherof we had plenty : for which Captaine Newport kindely requited thei● least fauours with Bels Pinnes , Needles , beades or Glasses , which so contented them that his liberallitie made them follow vs from place to place , and euer kindely to respect vs . In the midway staying to refresh our selues in a little Ile foure or fiue sauages came vnto vs which described vnto vs the course of the Riuer , and after in our iourney , they often met vs , trading with vs for such prouision as wee had , and ariuing at Ar●atecke , hee whom we supposed to bee the chiefe King of all the rest , moste kindely entertained vs , giuing vs in a guide to go with vs vp the Riuer to Powhatan , of which place their great Emperor taketh his name , where he that they honored for King vsed vs kindely . But to finish this discouerie , we passed on further , where within an i le we were interrepted with great craggy stones that in midst of the riuer , where the water falleth so rudely , and with such a violence , as not any boat can possibly passe , and so broad disperseth the streame , as there is not past flue or sire Foote at a low water , and to the shore scarce passage with a barge , the water floweth foure foote , and the freshes by reason of the Rockes haue left markes of the inundations 8. or 9. foote : The sooth side is plaine low ground , and the north side high mountaines , the rockes being of a grauelly nature , interlace● with many vains of glistring spangles That night we returned to Powhatan : the next day ( being Whitsunday after dinner ) we returned to the fals , leauing a mariner in pawn with the Indians for a guide of theirs , hee that they honoured for King followed vs by the riuer . That afternoone we trifled in looking vpon the Rockes and riuer ( further he would not goe ) so there we erected acrosse , and that night taking our man at Powhatans , Cap. Newport congratulated his kindenes with a Gown and a Hatchet : returning to Arsetecke , and stayed there the next day to obserue the height therof , & so with many slgnes of loue we departed . The next day the Queene of Agamatack kindely intreated vs , her people being no lesse contented then the rest , and from thence we went to another place , ( the name whereof I doe not remember ) where the people shewed vs the manner of their diuing for Mussels , in which they finde Pearles .

That night passing by Weanock some twentie miles from our Fort , they according to their former churlish condition , seemed little to affect vs , but as wee departed and lodged at the point of Weanocke , the people the next morning seemed kindely to content vs , yet we might perceiue many signes of a more Iealousie in them then before , and also the Hinde that the King of Arseteck had giuen vs , altered his resolution in going to our Fort , and with many kinde circumstances left vs there . This gaue vs some occasion to doubt some mischiefe at the Fort , yet Capt. Newport intended to haue visited Paspahegh and Tappahanocke , but the instant change of the winde being faire for our return , we repaired to the fort withall speed , where the first we heard was that 400. Indians the day before had assalted the fort , & supprised it , had not God ( beyond al their expectations ) by meanes of the shippes at whom they shot with their Ordinances & Muskets , caused them to retire , they had entred the fort with our own men , which were then busied in setting Corne , their armes beeing then in driesats & few ready but certain Gentlemen of their own , in which conflict , most of the Counsel was hurt , a boy slaine in the Pinnas , and thirteene or fourteene more hurt Withall speede we pallisadeed our Fort : ( each other day ) for sixe or seauen daies we had alarums by ambuscadoes , and foure or fiue cruelly wounded by being abroad : the Indians losse wee know not , but as they report three were slain and diuers hurt .

Captaine Newport hauing set things in order , set saile for England the 22 of June , leauing prouision for 13. or 14 weeks . The day before the Ships departure , the King of Pamaun●e sent the Indian that had met vs before in our discouerie , to assure vs peace , our fort being then palisadoed round , and all our men in good health and comfort , albeit , that throgh some discentented humors , it did not so long continue , for the President and Captaine Gosnold , with the rest of the Counsell , being for the moste part discontented with one another in so much , that things were neither carried with that discretion nor any busines effected in such good sort as wisdome would , nor our owne good and safetie required thereby , and through the hard dealing of our President , the rest of the counsell beeing diuerslie affected through his audarious commaund , and for Captaine Martin , ( albeit verie honest ) and wishing the best good , yet so sicke and weake , and my selfe so disgrac'd through others mallice , through which disorder God ( being angrie with vs ) plagued vs with such famin and sicknes , that the liuing were scarce able so bury the dead : our want of sufficient and good victualls , with continuall watching , foure or fiue each night at three Bulwarkes , being the chiefe cause : onely of Sturgion wee had great store , whereon our men would so greedily surfet , as it cost manye their liues : the Sack , Aquauitie , and other preseruatiues for our health , being kept onely in the Presidents hands , for his owne diet , and his few associates : shortly after Captaine Gosnold fell sicke , and within thrée wéekes died , Captaine Ratcliffe being then also verie sicke and weake , and my selfe hauing also tasted of the extremitie therof , but by Gods assistance being well recouered . Kendall about this time , for diuers reasons deposed from being of the Councell : and shortly after it pleased God ( in our extremity ) to moue the Indians to bring vs Corne , ere it was halfe ripe , to refresh vs , when we rather expected when they would destroy vs : about the tenth of September there was about 46. of our men dead , at which time Captaine Wingefield hauing ordred the affaires in such sort that he was generally hated of all , in which respect with one consent he was deposed from his presidencie , and Captaine Ratcliffe according to his course was elected .

Our prouision being now within twentie dayes spent , the Indians brought vs great store both of Corne and bread ready made : and also there came such aboundance of Fowles into the Riuers as greatly refreshed our weake estates , wherevppon many of our weake men were presently able to goe abroad . As yet we had no houses to couer vs , our Tents were rotten , and our Cabbins worse then nought : our best commoditie was Yron which we made into little chissels , the president , and Captaine Martins sicknes , constrayned me to be Cape Marchant , and yet to spare no paines in making houses for the company , who notwithstanding our misery , little ceased their mallice , grudging and mattering . As at this time were most of our chiefest men either sicke or discontented , the rest being in such dispaire , as they would rather starue and rot with idlenes , then be perswaded to do any thing for their owne reliefe without constraint : our victualles being now within eighteene dayes spent , and the Indians trade decreasing , I was sent to the mouth of the riuer , to Kegquouhtan an Indian Towne , to trade for Corne , and try the riuer for Fish , but our fishing we could not effect by reason of the stormy weather . The Indians thinking vs neare famished , with carelesse kindnes , offred vs little pieces of bread , & small handfulls of beanes or wheat , for a hatchet or a piece of copper : In the like maner I entertained their kindnes , and in like scorne offered them like commodities , but the Children , or any that shewed extraordinary kindenes , I liberally contented with free gifte , such trifles as wel contented them ▪ finding this co●●e comfort , I anchored before the Towne , and the next day returned to trade , but God ( the absolute disposer of all heartes ) altered their conceits , for now they were no lesse desirous of cut commodities then we of their Corne : vnder colour to fetch fresh water , I sent a man to discouer the Towne , their Corne , and force , to trie their intent , in that they desired me vp to their houses : which well vnderstanding , with foure shot I visited them , with fish , oysters , bread and déere , they kindly trades with me and my men , beeing no lesse in doubt of my intent , then I of theirs , for well I might with twentie men haue fraighted a Shippe with Corne : The Towne conteineth eighteene houses , pleasantly seated vpon three acres of ground , vppon a plaine , halfe inuironed with a great Bay of the great Riuer , the other parte with a Baye of the other Riuer falling into the great Baye , with a little I le fit for a Castle in the mouth thereof , the Towne adioyning to the mains by a necke of Land of sixtie yardes . With sixteene bushells of Corne I returned towards our Forte : by the way I encountred with two Canowes of Indians , who came ab●ord me , being the inhabitants of waroskoyack , a kingdome on the south side of the riuer , which is in breadth 5. miles and 20 mile or neare from the mouth : with these I traded , who hauing but their hunting prouision , requested me to returne to their Towne , where I should load my boat with corne , & with near thirtie bushells I returned to the fort , the very name wherof gaue great comfort to our desparing company : time thus passing away , & hauing not aboue 14. daies vituals left , some motions were made about our presidents & Capt. Archeri going for England , to procure a supply , in which meane time we had reasonablly fitted vs with houses , and our President & Capt. Martin being able to walk abroad , with much ado do it was concluded , that the pinnace and barge should goe towards Powhatan , to trade for corne : Letts were cast who should go in her , the chance was mine , & while she was arigging . I made a voiage to Topohanack , where ariuing , there was but certain women & children who fled from their houses , yet at last I drew them to draw néere , truck they durst not , corne they had plenty , & to spoile I had no commission : In my resume to Paspahegh , I traded with that churlish & trecherous nation : hauing loaded 10 or 12 bushels of corne , they offred to take our pieces and swords , yet by stelth , but séeming to dislike it , they were ready to assault vs , yet standing vpon our guard in coasting the shore , diuers out of the woods would meet with vs with corn & trade , but least we should be constrained , either to indure ouermuch wrong or directly fal to reuenge , séeing them dog vs , from place to place , it being night , & our necessitie not fit for warres , we tooke occasion to returne with 10 bushells of corne : Cap. Martin after made 2 iournies to that nation of Paspahegh but eache tune returned with 8. or 10. bushells . All things being now ready for my iourney to Powhatan , for the performance thereof , I had 8. men and my selfe for the barge , as well for discouerie , as trading , the Pinnace , 5. Marriners , & 2. landmen to take in out ladings at conuenient places . The 9 of Nouember I set forward for the discouery of the country of Chikhamania , leauing the pinnace the next tide to followe and stay for my comming at Point weanock , 20 miles from our fort : the mouth of this riuer falleth into the great riuer at Paspahegh , 8 miles aboue our fort : that afternoone I stayed the eb , in the bay of Paspahegh with the Indians : towards the euening certaine Indians haled me , one of them being of Chikahamania , offred to conduct me to his country , the Paspabegheans grudged therat : along we went by moonelight , at midnight he brought vs before his Towne , desiring one of our men to go vp with him , whom he kindely intertained , and returned back to the barge : the next morning I went vp to the towne , and shewed them what copper and hatchets they shold haue for corne , each family seeking to giue me most content : so long they caused me to stay that 100 at least was expecting my comming by the riuer with corne , what I liked I bought , and least they should perceiue my too great want I went higher vp the riuer : this place is called Manosquosick a quarter of a mile from the riuer , conteining thirtie or fortie houses , vppon an exceeding high land : at the foote of the hill towards the riuer , is a plaine wood , watered with many springes , which fall twentie yardes right downe into the riuer : right against that same is a great marsh , of 4. or 5. miles circuit , deuided in 2 Ilands , by the parting of the riuer , abounding with fish & fouls all sorts a mile from thence is a Towne called Oraniocke , I further discouered the Townes of M●nsa , Apahaock , Werawahone , & Mamanahunt at eche place kindely vsed , especially at the last , being the hart of the Country , where were assembled 200. people with such aboundance of corne , as hauing laded our barge , as also I might haue laded a ship : I returned to Paspahhegh , & considering that want of Corne at our Fort , it being night , with that ebb , by midnight I ariued at our fort , where I found our Pinnis run aground : the next morning I vnladed seauen hogsheds into our store , the next morning I returned againe : the second day I ariued at Mamanahunt , wher the people hauing heard of my comming , were ready with 3 or 400. baskets litle & great , of which hauing laded my barge , with many signes of great kindnes I returned : at my departure they requested me to hear our pieces , being in the midst of the riuer , which in regard of the eccho séemed a peale of ordnance , many birds and fowles they see vs dayly kil that much feared them , so desirous of trade wer they , that they would follow me with their canowes , & for any thing giue it me , rather then returne it back : so I vnladed again 7 or 8. hogsheads at our fort . Hauing thus by Gods assistance gotten good store of corne , notwithstanding some bad spirrits not content with Gods prouidence , still grew ●●●tinous , in so much , that our president hauing ocasion to chide the s●ith for his misdeamenor , he not only gaue him bad language , but also offred to strike him with some of his tooles , for which rebellious act , the smith was by a Jury condemned to be hanged , but being vppon the ladder continuing verry obstinate , as hoping vpon a rescue : when he saw no other way but death with him , he became penitent , & declared a dangerous conspiracy , for which Captains Kendall as principal , was by a Jury condemned & shot to death . This conspiracy appeased , I set forward for the discouery of the Riuer of Checka Hamania : this third time I discouered the Townes of Matapamient , Morinogh , Ascacap , moysenock Righkahauck , Nechanichock , Mattalūt , Attamuspincke , & diuers others , their plenty of corne I found decreased , yet lading the barge , I returned to our fort : our store being now indifferently wel prouided with corne , there was much adoe for to haue the pinace goe for England , against which Captain Martin & my selfe , standing chiefly against it , and in fine after many debatings , pro & contra , it was reolued to stay a ●urther resolution : this matter also quieted , I set forward to finish this discouery , which as yet I had neglected in regard of the necessitie we had to take in prouision whilst it was to be had : 4● . miles I passed vp that riuer , which for the most part is a quarter of a mile broad , & 3. fatham & a half deep , exceeding vsey , many great low marshes , & many high lands , especially about that midst at a place called Moysonicke , a Peninsule of 4. miles cicuit , betwixt two riuers ioyned to the main , by a neck of 40. or 50. yards , and 40. or 50 yards from the high water marke : on both sides in the very necke of the maine , are high hills and dales , yet much inhabited , the I le declining in a plaine fertile corn● field , the lower end a low marsh , more plentie of swannes , cranes , geese , duckes , and mallards , & diuers sorts of fowles none would desire : more plaine fertile planted ground , in such great proportions as there I had not seene , of a light blacke sandy mould , the cliffes commonly red , white and yellowe coloured sand , & vnder red & white clay , fish great plenty , & people aboundance , the most of their inhabitants , in view of that neck of Land , where a better seat for a towne cannot be desired : at the end of forty miles this riuer inuironeth many low Ilands , at each high water drowned for a mile , where it vniteth it selfe , at a place called . Apokant the highest Towns inhabited . 10. miles higher I discouered with the barge ; in the mid way , a great tree hindred my passage which I cut in two : heere the riuer became narrower , 8. 9 or 10. foote at a high water , and 6. or 7. at a lowe : the streame exceeding swift , & the bottom hard channell , the ground most part of a low plaine , sandy soyle , this occasioned me to suppose it might issue from some lake or some broad ford , for it could not be far the head , but rather then I would endanger the barge , yet to haue beene able to resolue this doubt , & to discharge the imputation of malicious tungs , that halfe suspected I durst not for so long delaying , some of the company as desirous as my self , we resolued to bier a Canow , and returne with the barge to Apocant , there to leaue the barge secure , and put our selues vppon the aduenturs : the country onely a vast and wilde wildernes , and but onely that Towne : within three or foure mile we hired a Canow , and 2. Indians to row vs that next day a fowling : hauing made such prouision for the barge as was needfull , I lett her there to ride , with expresse th●rge not any to go ashore til my returne . Though some wise men may condemn this too bould attempt of too much indiscretion , yet if they well consider the friendship of the Indians , inconducting me , the desolatenes of the country , the propabilitie of some lacke , & the malicious iudges of my actions at home●as also to ha●e some matters of worth to incourage our aduenturers in england , might well haue caused any honest 〈◊〉 to haue done the like , as wel for his own discharge as for the publike g●d : hauing 2 Indians for my guide & 2 of our own company , I set forward , leauing 7 in the bargs : hauing disco●ered 20 miles further in this desart , the riuer stil kept his depth and bredth , but much more combred with trées : here we went ashore ( being some 12 miles higher then that barge had bene ) to refresh our selues , during the boyling of our vituals : one of the Indians I to●ke with me , to sée the nature of the soile , & to crosse the bought● of the riuer , the other Indian I lest with M. Robbinson and Thomas Emry , with their matches light and order to discharge a peace , for my retreat at the first sight of any Indian , but within a quarter of an houre I heard a leud cry , and hollowing of Indians , but no warning peece , supposing them surprised , and that the Indians had betraid vs , presently I seazed him & bound his arme fast to my hand in a garter , with my pistoll ready bent to be reuenged on him : he aduised me to fly , and seemed dignorant of what was done , but as we went discoursing , I was struck with an arrow an the right thigh , but without harme : vpon this occasion I espied 2 Indians drawing their bowes , which I preuented in discharging a french pistoll : by that I had charged againe 3 or 4 more did the like , for the first fell downe and fled : at my discharge they did the like , my hinde I made my barricado who offeced not to striue , 20. or 30. arrowes were shot at me but short , 3 or 4 times I had discharged my pistoll ●re the king of Pamaūck called Opeckākenough with 200 men , inuironed●e , eache drawing their bowe , which d●●e they laid them vpon the ground , yet without shot , my hinde treated betwixt them and me of conditions of peace , he discouered me to be the Captaine , my request was to retire to that boate , they demaunded my armes , the rest they saide were slaine , onely me they would reserue : the Indian importuned me not to that . In retiring being in the midst of alow quagmire , and minding them more then my steps , I slept fast into the quagmire , and also the Indian in drawing me forth : thus surprised , I resolued to trie their mercies , my armes I casts from me , till which none durst approch me : being ceazed on me , they drew me out and led me to the King , I presented him with a compasse diall , describing by my best 〈◊〉 the vse therof , whereat he so amazedly admired , as he suffered me to proceed in a discourse of the roundnes of the earth , the course of the sunne , moone , starres and plannets , with kinde speeches and bread he requited me , conducting me where the Canow lay and Iohn Robbinson slaine , with 20 or 30. arrowes in him . Emry I saw not , I perceiued by the aboundance of fires all ouer the woods , at each place I expected when they would execute me , yet they vsed me with what kindnes they could : approaching their Towne , which was within 6 miles where I was taken , onely made as arbors and couered with mats , which they remoue as occasion requires : all the women and children , being aduertised of this accident , came foorth to meet them , the King well guarded with 20 bowmen 5 flanck and rear , and each flanck before him asword & a péece , and after him the like , then a bowman , then I on each hand a boweman , the rest in file in the reare , which reare led foorth amongst the trees in a vishion , eache his bowe and a handfull of arrowes , a quiner at his back gumly paintes : on eache fl●nck a sargeant , the one running alwaies towarde the front the other towards the reare , each a true pace and in excéeding good order , this being a good time continued , they 〈◊〉 themselues in a ring with a daunce , and 〈◊〉 eache man departed to his lodging , the Captain conducting me to his lodging a quarter of Venison and some ten pound of bread I had for supper , what I left was reserued for me , and sent with me to my l●dging : each morning 3. women 〈◊〉 me three great platters of fine bread , more venison then ten men could deuour I had , my gowne , points and garters , my compas and a tablet they gaue me again , though 8 ordinarily guarded me , I wanted not what they could deuise to content me : and still our longer acquaintance increased our ●etter affection : much they threatned to assault our forts , as they were solicited by the King of Paspahegh , who shewed at our fort great signes of sorrow for this mischance : the King too he great delight in vnderstanding the manner of our ships and sayling the seas , the earth & skies and of our God : what he knew of the dominious he spared not to acquaint me with , as of certaine men cloathed at a place called Ocanahonan , cloathed like me , the course of our riuer , and that within 4 or 5 daies iourney of the falles , was a great turning of salt water : I desired he would send a messenger to Paspahegh , with a letter I would write , by which they shold vnderstand , how kindly they vsed me , and that I was well least they should reuenge my death : this he granted and sent three men , in such weather , as in reason were vnpossible , by any naked to be indured : their cruell mindes towards the fort I had deuerted , in describing the ordinance & the mines in the fields , as also the reuenge Captain Newport would take of them at his returne , their intent , I incerted the fort , the people of Ocanahonum and the back sea , this report they after found diuers Indians that c●nfirmed the next day after my letter , came a saluage to my lodging , with his sword to haue slaine me , but being by my guard intercepted , with abowe and arrow he offred to haue effected his purpose : the cause I knew not , till the King vnderstanding thereof came and told me of a man a dying , wounded with my pistoll : he tould me also of another I had slayne , yet the most concealed they had any hurte : this was the father of him I had slayne , whose fury to pre●ent , the King presently conducted me to another Kingdome , vpon the top of the next northerly riuer , called Youghtanan , hauing feasted me , he further led me to another branch of the riuer , called Mattapament , to swo other hunting townes they led me , and to each of these Countries , a house of the great Emperour of Pewhakan , whom as yet I supposed to bee at the Fals , to him I tolde him I must goe , and to returne to Paspahegh , after this foure or fiue dayes marsh , we returned to Rasawrack , the first towne they brought me too , where binding the Mats in bundels , they marched two dayes iourney , and crossed the Riuer of Youghtanan , where it was as broad as Thames : so conducting me to a place called Menapacute in Pamaunke , where the King inhabited : the next day another King of that nation called Kekataugh , hauing receiued some kindnes of me at the Fort , kindly inuited me to feast at his house , the people from all places flocked to sée me , each shewing to content me . By this the great King hath foure or fiue houses , each containing fourescore or an hundred foote in length , pleasantly seated vpon an high sandy hill , from whence you may sée westerly a goodly low Country , the riuer before the which his crooked course causeth many great Marshes of excéeding good ground . An hundred houses , and many large plaines are here togither inhabited more abundance of fishe fowle , and a pleasanter seat cannot be imagined : the King with fortie Bowmen to guard me , intreated me to discharge my Pistoll , which they there presented me with a mark at six score to strike therwith but to spoil the pr●ctise I broke the cocke , whereat they were much discontented though a chaunce supposed .

From hence this kind King conducted mee to a place called Topahanocke , a kingdome vpon another Riuer northward : the cause of this was , that the yeare before , a shippe had béene in the Riuer of Pamaunke , who hauing beene kindly entertained by Powhatan their Emperour , they returned thence , and discouered the Riuer of Topahanocke , where being receiued with like kindnesse , yet he slue the King , and looks of his people , and they supposed I were hee , but the people reported him a great man that was Captaine , and vsing mee kindly , the next day we departed .

This Riuer of Topahanock , séemeth in breadth not much lesse then that we dwell vpon . 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of the Riuer is a Countrey called Cuttata women vpwards is Ma●rough tacum Tapohanock , Appamatuck , and Nantengs ●acum ; at Topmanahocks , the head issuing from many Mountaines , the next night I lodged at a hunting town of Powha●ams , and the next day arriued at Waran●comoco vpon the riuer of Pama●ncke , where the great king is resident : by the way we passed by the top of another little riuer , which is betwixt the two called Payankatank . The most of this Countrey though Desert , yet excéeding fertil , good timber , most hils and dales , in each valley a cristall spring .

Arrioing at Weramocomoco their Emperour , proudly lying vppon a Bedstead a foote high vpon seune or twelue Mattes , richly hung with manie Chaynes of great Pearles about his necke , and couered with a great Coucring of Rahaughcums : At heade sat a woman , at his feete another , on each side sitting vppon a Matte vppon the ground were raunged his chiefe men on each side the fire , tenne in a ranke , and behinde them as many yong women , each a great Chaine of white Beades ouer their shoulders : their heades painted in ridde and with such a graue and Maiesticall countenance , as draue me into admiration to sée such state in a naked Saluage , hee kindly welcomed me with good wordes , and great Platters of sondrie V●ctuals , assuring mee his friendship , and my libertie within foure dayes , hee much delighted in Opechan Comoughs relation of what I ha● described to him , and oft examined me vpon the same . Hee asked mee the cause of our comming , I tolde him being in fight with the Spaniards our enemie , beeing ouer powred neare put to retreat , and by extreame weather put to this shore , where landing at Chesipiack , the people shal vs , but at Ke●u●ughtan they kindly vsed vs , we by signes demaunded fresh water , they described vs vp the Riuer was all fresh water , at P●spahegh , also they kindly vsed vs , one Pinnsse being leake wee were inforced to stay to mend her , till Captaine Newport my father came to conduct vs away . He demaunded why we went further with our Boa●e , I tolde him , in that I would haue occasion to talke of the backe Sea , that on the other side the maine , where was salt water , my father had a childe slain , whiche wée supposed M●nocan his enemie , whose death we intended to reuenge .

After good deliberation , hée began to describe mee the Countreys beyonde the Falles , with many of the rest , confirming what not onely Opechancanoyes , and an Indian which had beene prosoner to Pewhatan had before tolde mee , but some called it fiue dayes , some sixe , some eight , where the sayde water dashed amongest many stones and rockes , each storme which caused off tymes the heade of the Riuer to bee brackish : Anchanachuck he described to bee the people that had slaine my brother , whose death hée would reuenge . Hée described also vpon the same Sea , a mighty Nation called Pocoughtronack , a fierce Nation that did eate men , and warred with the people of Moyaoncer , and Pataromerke , Nations vpon the toppe or the heade of the Bay , vnder his territories , where the yeare before they had slein an hundred , he signified their crownes were shauen , long haire in the necke , tied on a knot , Swords like Polla●es .

Beyond them he described people with short Coates , and Sléeues to the Elbowes , that passed that way in Shippes like ours . Many Kingdomes hée described mée to the heade of the Bay , which séemed to bée a mightie Riuer , issuing from mightie Mountaines betwixt the two Seas , the people cloathed at Ocamahowan . He also confirmed , and the Southerly Countries also , as the rest , that reported vs to be within a day & a halfe of Mangoge , two dayes of Chawwonock , 6. from Roo●ock , to the south part of the backe sea : he described a countrie called Anone , where they haue abundance of Brasse , and houses walled as outs . I required his discourse , seeing what pride hée had in his great and spacious Dominions , seeing that all hee knewe were vnder his Territories .