A
true
and
sincere
declaration
of
the
purpose
&
ends
of
the
Plantation
begun
in
Virginia
;
of
the
degrees
which
it
hath
receiued
;
and
meanes
by
which
it
hath
bene
aduanced
:
And
the
resolution
and
conclusion
of
his
Maiesties
Councell
of
that
Colony
,
for
the
constant
and
patient
prosecution
thereof
,
vntill
by
the
mercies
of
God
it
shall
retribute
a
fruitfull
haruest
to
the
Kingdom
of
Heauen
,
and
to
this
Common-wealth
.
IT
IS
RESERVED
,
AND
onely
proper
to
Diuine
wisedome
to
fore-see
and
ordaine
,
both
the
Endes
and
Wayes
of
euery
action
.
In
humaine
prudence
it
is
all
can
be
required
,
to
propose
Religious
and
Noble
,
and
Feasable
ends
;
&
it
can
haue
no
absolute
assurance
,
and
infalliblenesse
in
the
Waies
and
Meanes
,
which
are
contingent
,
and
various
,
perhaps
equally
reasonable
,
subiect
to
vnpresent
circumstances
,
and
doubtfull
euents
,
which
euer
dignifie
,
or
beetray
the
Councells
,
from
whence
they
were
deriued
.
And
the
higher
the
quality
,
and
nature
,
and
more
remoued
from
ordinary
action
(
such
as
this
is
,
of
which
we
discourse
)
the
more
perplexed
and
misty
are
the
pathes
there-vnto
.
Vpon
which
Grounds
,
we
purpose
to
deliuer
roundly
and
clearely
,
our
endes
and
Wayes
to
the
hopefull
Plantations
begun
in
Virginia
:
and
to
examine
the
truth
,
and
safety
of
both
,
to
redeeme
our selues
and
so
Noble
an
action
,
from
the
imputations
and
aspertions
,
with
which
ignorant
rumor
,
virulent
enuy
,
or
impious
subtilty
,
daily
callumniateth
our
industries
,
and
the
successe
of
it
:
wherein
we
doubt
not
,
not
only
to
satisfie
euery
modest
and
wel-affected
heart
of
this
Kingdome
;
but
to
excite
and
kindle
the
affections
of
the
Incredulous
,
and
lazy
;
and
to
coole
and
asswage
the
curiosity
of
the
iealous
,
and
suspitious
;
&
to
temper
and
conuince
,
the
malignity
of
the
false
,
and
treacherous
.
The
Principall
and
Maine
Ends
(
out
of
which
are
easily
deriued
to
any
meane
vnderstanding
infinit
lesse
,
&
yet
great
ones
)
weare
first
to
preach
,
&
baptize
into
Christian
Religion
,
and
by
propagation
of
that
Gospell
,
to
recouer
out
of
the
armes
of
the
Diuell
,
a
number
of
poore
and
miserable
soules
,
wrapt
vpp
vnto
death
,
in
almost
inuincible
ignorance
;
to
endeauour
the
fulfilling
,
and
accomplishment
of
the
number
of
the
elect
,
which
shall
be
gathered
from
out
all
corners
of
the
earth
;
and
to
add
our
myte
to
the
treasury
of
Heauen
,
that
as
we
pray
for
the
comming
of
the
kingdome
of
glory
,
so
to
expresse
in
our
actions
,
the
same
desire
,
if
God
haue
pleased
,
to
vse
so
weak
instruments
,
to
the
ripening
&
consummation
thereof
.
Secondly
,
to
prouide
and
build
vp
for
the
publike
Honour
and
safety
of
our
gratious
King
and
his
Estates
(
by
the
fauor
of
our
Superiors
euen
in
that
care
)
some
small
Rampier
of
our
owne
,
in
this
opportune
and
generall
Summer
of
peace
,
by
trans-planting
the
rancknesse
and
multitude
of
increase
in
our
people
;
of
which
there
is
left
no
vent
,
but
age
;
and
euident
danger
that
the
number
and
infinitenesse
of
them
,
will
out-grow
the
matter
,
whereon
to
worke
for
their
life
,
and
sustentation
,
and
shall
one
infest
and
become
a
burthen
to
another
.
But
by
this
prouision
they
may
bee
seated
as
a
Bulwarke
of
defence
,
in
a
place
of
aduantage
,
against
a
stranger
enemy
,
who
shall
in
great
proportion
grow
ritch
in
treasure
,
which
was
exhausted
to
a
lowe
estate
;
and
may
well
indure
an
increase
of
his
people
long
wasted
with
a
continuall
warre
,
and
dispersed
vses
and
losses
of
them
:
Both
which
cannot
choose
but
threaten
vs
,
if
wee
consider
,
and
compare
the
ends
,
ambitions
and
practises
,
of
our
neighbour
Countries
,
with
our
owne
.
Lastly
,
the
apparance
and
assurance
of
Priuate
commodity
to
the
particular
vndertakers
,
by
recouering
and
possessing
to
them-selues
a
fruitfull
land
,
from
whence
they
may
furnish
and
prouide
this
Kingdome
,
with
all
such
[
a
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a
Copper
,
Iron
.
Steele
,
Timber
for
shipps
,
Yards
,
Masts
.
Cordage
,
Sope-ashes
.
necessities
,
&
defects
vnder
which
we
labour
,
and
are
now
enforced
to
buy
,
and
receiue
at
the
curtesie
of
other
Princes
,
vnder
the
burthen
of
great
Customes
,
and
heauy
impositions
,
and
at
so
high
rates
in
trafique
,
by
reason
of
the
great
waste
of
them
from
whence
they
are
now
deriued
,
which
threatens
almost
an
impossibilty
long
to
recouer
them
,
or
at
least
such
losse
in
exchange
,
as
both
the
kingdome
and
Merchant
,
will
be
weary
of
the
deerenesse
and
perrill
.
These
being
the
true
,
and
essentiall
ends
of
this
Plantation
,
and
corresponding
to
our
first
rule
,
of
Religious
,
Noble
,
and
Feaseable
,
two
of
which
are
not
questioned
,
the
third
easie
,
and
demonstrable
in
the
second
limme
,
when
wee
shall
examine
the
causes
of
some
disaster
and
distemper
in
the
wayes
vnto
them
:
These
beeing
admitted
of
,
for
such
as
we
pretend
them
to
bee
,
and
standing
yet
firme
and
safe
in
them-selues
,
we
hope
easily
to
iustifie
the
first
part
of
our
vndertaking
,
and
presume
to
auerre
,
that
in
this
branche
there
ariseth
to
no
peaceable
man
,
any
scruple
or
doubt
,
to
suspect
the
issue
,
or
to
with-draw
his
affection
and
assistance
,
or
to
Callumniat
the
Proiect
,
or
our
choise
of
it
.
In
discussion
and
examination
of
the
second
part
,
which
is
the
wayes
,
by
which
wee
hope
to
arriue
at
these
ends
,
and
in
which
no
humaine
reason
can
so
prouide
but
that
many
circumstances
,
and
accidents
,
shall
haue
as
great
a
stroake
in
the
euent
,
as
any
Councell
shall
haue
;
wee
must
first
briefly
deliuer
the
course
of
this
Plantation
,
from
the
Infancie
thereof
;
and
then
let
vs
equally
consider
,
whether
from
so
small
a
roote
,
it
hath
not
had
a
blessed
and
vnexpected
growth
:
Next
,
wee
will
call
before
vs
all
the
obiections
,
and
confesse
ingenuously
all
the
errors
&
discouragements
,
which
seeme
to
lye
so
heauie
,
as
almost
to
presse
to
death
this
braue
and
hopefull
action
;
and
releeue
it
,
wee
doubt
not
,
from
that
,
which
with
reasonable
men
,
can
at
most
bee
but
a
pause
,
and
no
entire
desertion
,
and
restore
it
to
the
Primarie
estate
,
lîfe
,
and
reputation
.
In
the
yeare
1606.
Captaine
Newport
,
with
three
ships
,
discouered
the
Bay
of
Chessiopeock
in
the
height
of
thirty
seauen
degrees
of
Northerly
latitude
,
and
landed
a
hundred
persons
of
sundry
qualities
and
Arts
,
in
a
Riuer
falling
into
it
;
and
left
them
vnder
the
Gouernment
of
a
President
and
Councell
,
according
to
the
authority
deriued
from
,
and
limitted
by
his
Maiesties
Letters
Pattents
.
His
returne
gaue
vs
no
hope
of
any
extraordinary
Consequence
,
yet
onely
vpon
report
of
the
Nauigablenesse
of
the
Riuer
,
pleasure
,
fertility
,
and
scituation
of
the
land
,
to
our
proiected
ends
,
wee
freshly
and
cheerefully
sent
in
the
next
yeare
a
like
number
:
and
yet
also
receiuing
nothing
new
,
wee
had
courage
and
constancie
to
releeue
them
the
third
time
,
with
one
hundred
more
:
at
which
returne
experience
of
error
in
the
equality
of
Gouernors
,
and
some
out-rages
,
and
follies
committed
by
them
,
had
a
little
shaken
so
tender
a
body
;
after
Consultation
and
aduise
of
all
the
inconueniences
in
these
three
supplies
,
and
finding
them
to
arise
out
of
two
rootes
,
the
forme
of
Gouernment
,
and
length
and
danger
of
the
passage
,
by
the
Southerly
course
of
the
Indyes
:
To
encounter
the
first
,
wee
did
resolue
and
obteine
,
to
renew
our
Letters
Pattents
,
and
to
procure
to
our selues
,
such
ample
and
large
priuiledges
and
powers
,
by
which
wee
were
at
liberty
to
reforme
and
correct
those
already
discouered
,
and
to
preuent
such
as
in
the
future
might
thteaten
vs
;
and
so
,
to
sett
and
furnish
out
vnder
the
Conduct
of
one
able
and
absolute
Gouernor
,
a
large
supply
of
fiue
hundred
men
,
with
some
number
of
families
,
of
Wife
,
Children
,
and
Seruants
,
to
take
fast
holde
and
roote
in
that
land
,
and
this
resolution
was
with
much
alacritie
and
confidence
.
And
to
meete
the
second
Inconuenience
,
wee
did
also
prepare
to
sett
out
,
one
small
shipp
,
for
discouery
of
a
shorter
way
,
and
to
make
tryall
of
the
Fishing
within
our
Bay
,
and
Riuer
.
Hetherto
,
vntill
the
sending
of
this
Auisall
for
experience
,
and
Fleete
for
setling
the
Gouernment
,
appeares
no
distaste
,
nor
despaire
;
for
euery
supply
in
some
respect
,
was
greater
then
other
,
and
that
in
preparation
greater
then
them
all
in
euery
respect
,
and
must
in
reason
hold
Anologie
and
proportion
with
our
expectations
and
hopes
at
the
dis-inboging
of
it
.
So
that
what-so-euer
wound
or
Palsie
this
Noble
action
hath
gotten
,
&
the
sicknesse
vnder
which
it
seemes
to
faint
,
must
needs
arise
out
of
the
successe
of
these
two
:
which
wee
will
now
examine
apart
with
all
equitye
and
cleerenesse
,
and
waigh
,
whither
there
bee
any
such
reason
,
to
desist
from
the
prosecution
thereof
,
in
rectified
iudgement
;
or
to
fall
so
lowe
in
our
resolutions
,
and
opinions
of
it
,
as
rumor
and
ignorance
doth
pretend
wee
doe
,
or
haue
cause
to
doe
.
For
the
Discouerie
,
Captaine
Argoll
receiued
our
Commission
vnder
our
Seale
,
with
instruction
(
to
auoide
all
danger
of
quarrell
with
the
Subiects
of
the
King
of
Spaine
)
not
to
touch
vpon
any
of
his
Dominions
actually
possessed
,
or
rightly
entituled
vnto
,
and
to
shape
his
course
free
from
the
roade
of
Pyrotts
,
that
hang
vpon
all
streights
and
skirts
of
lands
;
and
to
attempt
a
direct
and
cleare
passage
,
by
leauing
the
Canaries
to
the
East
,
and
from
thence
,
to
runne
in
a
streight
Westerne
Course
,
or
some
point
neere
there-vnto
.
And
so
to
make
an
experience
of
the
Windes
and
Currents
which
haue
affrighted
all
vnder-takers
by
the
North.
By
which
discouery
,
there
would
growe
to
vs
much
securitie
,
and
ease
,
and
all
occasion
of
offence
remooued
,
and
wee
should
husband
and
saue
a
moyetie
of
the
charge
in
victuall
and
freight
,
which
was
expended
,
and
lost
in
the
South
erne
passage
.
To
these
endes
hee
sett
sayle
from
Portsmouth
the
fift
day
of
May
;
and
shaping
his
course
South-south-west
to
the
height
of
thirty
degrees
,
leauing
the
Canaries
a
hundred
leagues
to
the
East
,
hee
found
the
windes
large
,
and
so
tooke
his
course
direct
West
,
&
did
neuer
turne
nearer
the
South
:
&
beeing
in
the
longitude
of
the
Barmudos
hee
found
the
winde
a
little
scant
vppon
him
,
yet
so
,
that
on
the
thirteenth
of
Iuly
he
recouered
our
harbor
:
and
in
tryall
found
no
currant
,
nor
any
thing
else
which
should
deter
vs
from
this
way
.
Hee
made
his
iourney
in
nine
weekes
,
and
of
that
,
was
becalmed
fourteene
dayes
:
whervpon
hee
hath
diuers
times
since
his
returne
publikely
auowed
,
and
vndertaken
to
make
this
passage
within
seauen
weekes
:
and
that
the
windes
in
all
this
course
,
are
as
variable
,
as
at
other
places
,
and
no
apparant
inconuenience
in
the
way
.
So
that
the
maine
end
of
this
aduise
hath
succeeded
almost
beyond
our
hopes
;
The
second
for
fishing
,
proued
so
plentifull
,
especially
of
Sturgion
,
thing
accidentall
to
it
,
there
cannot
bee
rack'd
nor
pressed
out
any
confession
,
either
of
error
in
the
ends
,
or
miscarriadges
in
the
waies
vnto
them
.
To
the
establishment
of
a
gouernment
,
such
as
should
meete
with
all
the
reuealed
inconueniences
;
wee
gaue
our
Commission
to
an
able
&
worthy
Gentleman
,
Sr.
Thomas
Gates
,
whome
we
did
nominat
and
appoint
sole
and
absolute
Gouernor
of
that
Colony
,
vnder
diuers
limitations
,
&
instructions
expressed
in
writing
:
and
with
him
wee
sent
Sir
George
Summers
Admirall
,
and
Captaine
Newport
Vice-Admirall
of
Virginia
,
and
diuers
other
persons
of
rancke
and
quality
,
in
seauen
shippes
,
and
two
pinnaces
,
with
seuerall
Commissions
sealed
,
successiuely
to
take
place
one
after
another
,
considering
the
mortality
,
and
vncertainty
of
humaine
life
,
and
these
to
be
deuided
into
seuerall
ships
.
Our
fleete
weighed
anchor
from
Falmouth
the
eight
of
Iune
,
the
winde
beeing
fayre
,
they
shaped
a
course
for
the
height
of
the
Canaries
;
within
few
dayes
sayle
,
the
Gouernor
calling
a
Councel
of
al
the
Captaines
,
Maisters
and
Pilots
,
it
was
resolued
,
they
should
runne
southerly
vnto
the
Tropicque
,
and
from
thence
beare
away
West
:
(
which
error
will
take
vpp
all
the
obiections
of
sicknesse
,
the
sun
being
then
in
it
,
was
the
cause
of
all
the
infection
,
and
disease
of
our
men
)
At
this
consultation
,
was
deliuered
an
instruction
vnder
seale
,
to
euery
Maister
,
with
a
prouision
what
course
should
bee
taken
,
if
the
fleete
were
seperated
;
which
was
that
if
the
windes
scanted
,
or
were
contrary
,
or
that
any
lost
sight
of
the
Admirall
,
they
should
steere
away
for
the
West
Indies
,
and
make
the
Baruada
an
Iland
to
the
North
of
Dominico
,
and
there
to
haue
their
Rendevous
,
and
to
stay
seauen
daies
one
for
another
.
In
this
height
and
resolution
,
short
of
the
West-Indies
150.
leagues
,
on
S.
Iames
day
a
terrible
tempest
ouer-took
them
,
and
lasted
in
extremity
48.
houres
,
which
scattered
the
whole
fleete
,
and
wherein
some
of
them
spent
their
masts
,
and
others
were
much
distressed
:
Within
three
daies
foure
of
the
fleete
mette
in
consort
,
and
hearing
no
newes
of
their
Admirall
,
and
the
windes
returning
large
for
Virginia
,
and
they
wearied
and
beaten
,
it
was
resolued
among
them
,
to
beare
right
away
for
our
Bay
,
and
to
decline
their
commission
,
which
within
fewe
dayes
they
made
,
and
arriued
in
the
Kings
Riuer
,
on
the
eleuenth
of
August
:
In
this
passage
,
foureteene
degrees
to
the
South-ward
of
Virginia
,
ran
no
current
with
them
,
which
should
hinder
or
make
difficult
that
in
Proposition
by
the
North-west
.
Within
sixe
dayes
after
came
in
one
,
and
within
fiue
,
another
of
our
fleete
,
the
Maisters
of
both
hauing
fallen
vpon
the
same
Councell
,
by
the
opportunity
of
the
winde
,
not
to
seeke
the
Baruada
,
but
to
steere
away
for
our
Harbor
,
which
doubtlesse
the
Admirall
him-selfe
did
not
obserue
,
but
obeyed
his
owne
directions
,
and
is
the
true
or
probable
cause
of
his
beeing
cast
so
farre
into
suspition
;
where
perhapps
bound
in
with
winde
,
perhaps
enforced
to
stay
the
Masting
or
mending
of
some
what
in
his
ship
,
torne
or
lost
in
this
tempest
,
wee
doubt
not
,
but
by
the
mercy
of
God
hee
is
safe
,
with
the
Pinnace
which
attended
him
,
and
shall
both
,
or
are
by
this
time
arriued
at
our
Colony
.
Not
long
after
these
,
another
of
our
small
Pinnaces
,
yet
also
vnaccounted
for
,
recouered
the
Riuer
alone
;
and
now
seauen
of
our
Fleete
beeing
in
,
they
landed
in
health
neere
foure
hundred
persons
;
who
beeing
put
a
shore
without
their
Gouernor
,
or
any
order
from
him
,
(
all
the
Commissioners
and
principall
persons
beeing
aboord
him
,
)
no
man
would
acknowledge
a
superior
:
nor
could
from
this
headlesse
and
vnbrideled
multitude
,
bee
any
thing
expected
,
but
disorder
and
ryott
,
nor
any
councell
preuent
,
or
fore-see
,
the
successe
of
these
wayes
.
Now
if
wee
compare
the
disasters
of
this
supply
,
with
the
maine
ends
,
it
will
appeare
they
haue
weakened
none
of
them
,
but
that
they
still
remaine
safe
and
feasable
,
for
any
thing
ariseth
in
obiection
out
of
them
.
For
that
these
accidents
and
contingencies
,
were
euer
to
bee
expected
,
and
a
resolution
was
to
bee
put
on
at
first
,
armed
against
the
probability
of
them
.
Who
can
auoid
the
hand
of
God
,
or
dispute
with
him
?
Is
hee
fitt
to
vnder-take
any
great
action
,
whose
courage
is
shaken
and
dissolued
with
one
storme
?
Who
knows
,
whither
he
that
disposed
of
our
hearts
to
so
good
beginnings
,
bee
now
pleased
to
trye
our
constancie
and
perseuerance
,
and
to
discerne
betweene
the
ends
of
our
desires
,
whither
Pyety
or
Couetousnesse
carryed
vs
swifter
?
For
if
the
first
were
the
principall
scope
,
hence
ariseth
nothing
to
infirme
or
make
that
impossible
:
But
as
it
falleth
out
in
businesse
of
greatest
consequence
,
sometime
the
noblest
ends
,
vpon
which
wee
are
most
intense
,
are
furthest
remooued
from
the
first
stepps
made
vnto
them
,
and
must
by
lesser
and
meaner
Bee
approched
;
so
Plantation
of
religion
beeing
the
maine
and
cheefe
purpose
,
admitts
many
things
of
lesse
and
secondary
consequence
of
necessity
to
bee
done
before
it
:
for
an
error
or
miscarriage
in
one
of
which
,
to
desist
or
staggar
,
were
to
betray
our
principall
end
cowardly
and
faintly
,
and
to
drawe
vpon
our selues
iust
scorne
and
reprehension
.
Whither
we
shall
discourse
out
of
reason
,
or
example
;
that
euery
action
hath
Proportionall
difficulties
,
to
the
greatnesse
thereof
,
such
as
must
necessarily
bee
admitted
from
the
first
conception
,
and
such
as
euen
in
the
passage
,
dignifie
both
the
actors
and
the
worke
,
if
with
prudence
they
fore-see
all
the
hazards
,
and
with
Patence
and
Constancie
,
meete
and
encounter
them
.
It
must
eyther
bee
confessed
,
that
it
was
folly
from
the
Origen
and
first
stepp
,
not
to
haue
beene
prepar'd
for
such
as
these
;
or
that
it
is
none
now
,
not
to
quitt
it
,
for
them
,
but
the
greatest
of
all
to
say
,
who
would
haue
expected
this
?
If
wee
cast
our
eye
vpon
the
Spanish
Conquest
of
the
Indyes
,
how
aboundant
their
stories
are
of
Fleets
,
Battailes
,
&
Armies
lost
:
eighteene
vpon
the
attempt
of
Guiana
,
and
more
then
seuentie
in
both
the
Indies
,
and
yet
with
how
indefatigable
industrye
,
and
prosperous
fate
,
they
haue
pursued
and
vanquished
all
these
,
their
many
Armies
maintained
in
Europe
,
can
witnesse
,
with
too
lamentable
an
experience
.
If
wee
compare
the
beginnings
,
they
were
meaner
then
ours
,
and
subiect
to
all
the
same
,
and
much
more
vncertainty
,
If
the
Religion
,
which
shall
crowne
the
successe
,
it
admitts
no
Controuersie
nor
Comparison
,
among
those
,
to
whome
we
write
:
if
the
Commodities
,
they
,
which
wee
haue
in
assurance
and
knowledge
,
are
of
more
necessity
,
and
those
in
hope
equally
rich
and
aboundant
.
But
to
come
home
to
our
purpose
:
that
which
seemes
to
disharten
or
shake
our
first
grounds
in
this
suppyle
;
ariseth
from
two
principall
sources
,
of
which
,
one
was
cause
of
the
other
;
First
,
the
Tempest
:
and
can
any
man
expect
an
answer
for
that
?
next
,
the
absence
of
the
Gouernour
,
an
effect
of
the
former
,
for
the
losse
of
him
is
in
suspence
,
and
much
reason
of
his
safetye
against
some
doubt
;
and
the
hand
of
GOD
reacheth
all
the
Earth
.
Now
if
these
two
onely
bee
the
maine
crosses
,
which
staggar
the
feasablenesse
,
consider
that
of
three
voyadges
before
,
no
man
miscaried
in
the
way
,
and
that
all
other
depend
on
these
,
as
the
misgouernment
of
our
men
,
their
Idlenesse
,
their
want
,
and
the
empty
returne
of
out
fleet
,
wherein
if
wee
recouer
and
correct
the
Cause
,
we
vanquish
al
things
consequent
vnto
it
,
and
yet
in
apparance
,
if
with
these
wee
compare
the
aduantages
which
we
haue
gotten
,
in
the
Shortnesse
and
security
of
the
passadge
,
in
the
intelligence
of
some
of
our
Nation
planted
by
Sir
Water
Raleigh
(
yet
a
liue
)
within
fifty
mile
of
our
fort
,
who
can
open
the
wombe
and
bowells
of
this
country
:
as
is
testefied
by
two
of
our
colony
sent
out
to
seeke
them
,
who
,
(
though
denied
by
the
Slauages
speech
with
them
)
found
Crosses
,
&
Leters
,
the
Characters
&
assured
Testimonies
of
Christians
newly
cut
in
the
barkes
of
trees
:
Wines
,
Pitch
,
Sope-ashes
,
Timber
for
al
vses
,
Iron
,
Steele
,
Copper
Dyes
,
Cordage
,
Silke-grasse
,
Pearle
,
which
,
(
though
discoulered
and
softned
by
fire
,
for
want
of
skill
in
the
Naturalls
to
peirce
them
)
was
found
in
great
aboundance
in
the
house
of
their
sepultures
.
If
wee
consider
I
say
,
and
compare
these
certainties
and
truthes
,
as
lesse
endes
to
strengthen
,
and
produce
our
first
and
principall
,
with
those
casuall
and
accidentall
misaduentures
and
errors
,
which
haue
befalne
vs
,
before
euery
equall
and
resolued
heart
,
they
will
vanish
and
become
smoake
and
ayre
,
and
not
only
keep
vpright
,
but
raise
our
spirits
and
affections
,
and
reconcile
our
reasons
to
our
desires
.
If
any
obiect
the
difficulty
of
keeping
that
wee
shall
possesse
;
if
this
discourse
could
admit
a
disputation
of
it
,
it
should
easilye
appeare
,
that
our
confidence
against
any
enemy
,
is
built
vppon
solid
and
substantiall
reason
:
And
to
giue
some
taste
thereof
;
Our
enemies
must
bee
eyther
the
Natiues
,
or
Strangers
;
Against
the
first
the
war
would
be
as
easie
as
the
argument
.
For
the
second
;
a
few
men
may
dispute
the
possession
of
any
place
wherin
they
are
fortified
,
where
the
enemy
is
so
much
a
stranger
,
as
that
hee
must
discouer
and
fight
at
once
:
vpon
al
dis-aduantages
of
Streights
,
Foords
,
and
Woods
;
and
where
hee
can
neuer
march
with
horse
,
nor
with
ordinance
without
them
;
nor
can
abide
to
stay
many
months
,
when
all
his
releefe
must
bee
had
from
his
shipps
,
which
cannot
long
supply
a
number
competent
to
besiege
:
Neither
is
it
possible
to
blocke
vs
vp
,
by
planting
betweene
vs
and
the
Sea
,
the
Riuers
beeinge
so
broad
,
and
so
many
out-lets
from
them
into
the
Bay
.
Besides
the
protection
and
priuiledge
of
Subiects
to
so
Potent
a
King
,
whome
any
wise
estate
wil
be
wary
to
affront
or
prouoke
.
Wee
doubt
not
,
but
by
examination
of
what
is
said
,
our
first
ends
are
yet
safe
,
and
the
waies
vnto
them
in
no
sort
so
difficult
,
as
should
more
affright
and
deter
vs
now
,
then
at
the
first
meditation
of
them
.
But
if
these
bee
not
sufficient
to
satissie
,
and
encourage
,
euery
honest
affection
we
will
not
so
desist
,
but
vrge
the
necessity
of
a
present
supply
,
to
redeeme
the
defects
,
and
misaduentures
of
the
last
:
that
seeing
all
the
dangers
and
sicknesses
haue
sprung
from
want
of
effecting
our
purpose
of
Sending
an
able
Gouernor
:
wee
haue
concluded
and
resolued
to
set
forth
the
Right
Honor
:
the
Lord
de
la
Warr
by
the
last
of
Ianuary
,
and
to
giue
him
all
the
liberties
and
priuiledges
,
which
wee
haue
power
to
deriue
vpon
him
,
and
to
furnish
him
with
all
necessaries
fit
for
his
quality
,
person
,
and
the
businesse
which
he
shall
vndergoe
,
and
so
by
Gods
grace
to
persist
vntill
we
haue
made
perfect
our
good
and
happy
beginnings
.
If
these
shall
not
yet
suffice
to
resolution
,
that
a
Baron
and
Peere
of
this
kingdom
(
whose
Honour
nor
Fortune
needs
not
any
desperate
medecine
)
one
of
so
approued
courage
,
temper
,
and
experience
,
shall
expose
him-selfe
for
the
common-good
to
al
these
hazards
and
paines
which
we
feare
and
safely
talke
off
,
Let
euery
man
looke
inward
,
and
disperse
that
clowd
of
auarice
,
which
darkeneth
his
spirituall
sight
,
and
hee
will
finde
there
,
that
when
hee
shall
appeare
before
the
Tribunall
of
Heauen
,
it
shall
be
questioned
him
what
hee
hath
done
?
Hath
hee
fed
and
cloth'd
the
hungry
and
naked
?
It
shall
be
required
,
what
hee
hath
done
for
the
aduancement
of
that
Gospell
which
hath
saued
him
;
and
for
the
releefe
of
his
makers
Image
,
whome
hee
was
bound
to
saue
:
O
let
there
bee
a
vertuous
emulation
betweene
vs
and
the
Church
of
Rome
,
in
her
owne
Glory
,
and
Treasury
of
good
workes
!
and
let
vs
turne
all
our
contentions
vpon
the
common
enemy
of
the
Name
of
CHRIST
.
How
farre
hath
shee
sent
out
her
Apostles
and
thorough
how
glorious
dangers
?
How
is
it
become
a
marke
of
Honor
to
her
faith
,
to
haue
conuerted
Nations
,
and
an
obloquie
cast
vppon
vs
,
that
wee
hauing
the
better
Vine
,
should
haue
worse
dressers
and
husbanders
of
it
?
If
Piety
,
Honour
,
Easinesse
,
Profit
,
nor
Conscience
,
cannot
prouoake
,
and
excite
(
for
to
all
these
wee
haue
applyed
our
discourse
.
)
Then
let
vs
turne
from
hearts
of
Stone
and
Iron
,
and
pray
vnto
that
mercifull
and
tender
God
,
who
is
both
easie
&
glad
to
be
intreated
,
that
it
would
please
him
to
blesse
and
water
these
feeble
beginnings
,
and
that
as
he
is
wonderfull
in
all
his
workes
,
so
to
nourish
this
graine
of
seed
,
that
it
may
spread
till
all
people
of
the
earth
admire
the
greatnesse
,
and
seeke
the
shades
and
fruite
thereof
:
That
by
so
faint
and
weake
indeuors
his
great
Councels
may
bee
brought
forth
,
and
his
secret
purposes
to
light
,
to
our
endlesse
comforts
and
the
infinite
Glorye
of
his
Sacred
Name
.
Amen
.
TO
render
a
more
particular
satisfaction
and
account
of
our
care
,
in
prouiding
to
attend
the
Right
Honourable
the
Lord
de
la
War
,
in
this
concluded
and
present
supply
,
men
of
most
vse
and
necessity
,
to
the
foundation
of
a
Common-wealth
;
And
to
auoyde
both
the
scandall
and
perill
,
of
accepting
idle
and
wicked
persons
;
such
as
shame
,
or
feare
compels
into
this
action
;
and
such
as
are
the
weedes
and
rancknesse
of
this
land
;
who
beeing
the
surfet
,
of
an
able
,
healthy
,
and
composed
body
;
must
needes
bee
the
poyson
of
one
so
tender
,
feeble
,
and
yet
vnformed
:
And
to
divulge
and
declare
to
all
men
,
what
kinde
of
persons
,
as
well
for
their
religion
and
conuersations
,
as
Faculties
,
Arts
,
and
trades
,
we
purpose
to
accept
of
:
wee
haue
thought
it
conuenient
to
pronounce
that
for
the
first
prouision
,
wee
will
receiue
no
man
,
that
cannot
bring
or
render
some
good
testimony
of
his
religion
to
God
,
and
ciuill
manners
and
behauiour
to
his
neighbour
,
with
whom
he
hath
liued
;
and
for
the
second
,
wee
haue
set
downe
in
a
Table
annexed
,
the
proportion
,
and
number
wee
will
entertaine
in
euery
necessary
Arte
,
vpon
proofe
and
assurance
,
that
euery
man
shall
bee
able
to
performe
that
which
hee
doth
vndertake
,
whereby
such
as
are
requisite
to
vs
,
may
haue
knowledge
and
preparation
,
to
offer
themselues
,
and
wee
shall
bee
ready
to
giue
honest
entertainment
and
content
,
and
to
recompence
with
extraordinary
reward
,
euery
sit
and
industrious
person
,
respectiuely
to
his
paines
and
quality
.