A
Despised
VIRGIN
beautified
,
OR
VIRGINIA
benefited
.
AS
a
skilfull
Architector
that
would
erect
a
lofty
edifice
,
and
build
beautifully
for
the
benefit
of
the
Owner
,
digs
deeply
to
lay
the
foundation
of
his
Structure
;
or
as
a
wise
Physician
will
not
prescribe
physick
to
his
Patient
,
till
he
have
seen
sure
symptoms
to
know
the
disease
by
;
the
first
,
left
his
building
fall
,
and
his
labour
and
charge
be
lost
;
the
second
,
left
his
Patient
fail
,
and
his
reputation
be
blemished
.
So
in
this
businesse
that
lierh
so
strongly
upon
my
spirit
,
to
be
doing
service
for
the
Publick
,
that
thereby
my
God
may
be
honoured
,
the
Gospel
propagated
,
and
the
Kingdome
of
the
Lords
Christ
enlarged
;
I
would
willingly
take
the
wisest
,
the
safest
,
the
profitablest
,
and
honourablest
(
as
to
the
Publick
)
way
the
Lord
shall
lead
me
to
do
,
in
doing
this
work
;
and
therefore
as
concisely
as
I
can
,
I
shall
endeavour
to
represent
my
experiences
,
what
I
have
(
though
of
weakest
judgment
)
observed
to
be
the
disease
of
that
distressed
member
of
this
Common-wealth
,
both
as
to
Church
,
&
Sate
.
And
that
what
are
and
have
been
the
thoughts
of
my
heart
(
I
hope
suggested
by
the
Spirit
of
God
,
for
the
good
of
that
Countrey
)
for
neer
these
fourteen
years
as
concerning
what
expedient
may
be
fourd
to
remedy
the
distresse
of
the
disconsolate
Virgin
Countrey
Virginia
,
and
render
her
sound
and
in
perfect
health
;
therein
shewing
the
beauty
that
may
be
expected
to
be
seen
in
her
,
when
she
is
prepared
for
,
and
presented
a
spotlesse
Spouse
to
the
Lord
Jesus
her
husband
,
and
also
the
benefit
of
having
such
a
member
annexed
to
this
Common-wealth
.
In
the
discovery
of
her
disease
,
give
me
leave
to
remind
you
of
her
Primo-genitors
,
or
first
Masters
of
Europoean
extract
,
and
what
have
been
the
successours
for
the
generality
;
thereby
we
shall
get
a
little
light
into
the
originals
of
her
disease
,
and
be
the
better
able
to
give
judgement
on
her
,
and
so
to
prescribe
the
remedy
as
the
Lord
shall
in
able
a
poor
creature
.
Virginia
so
stiled
,
and
taking
her
name
from
the
late
Virgin
Queen
,
(
Queen
Elizabeth
of
happy
memcry
,
as
a
glorious
instrument
in
the
hand
of
God
,
for
doing
the
work
of
the
Lord
in
her
time
)
which
title
was
given
her
by
the
first
Adventurers
(
as
considered
to
landing
,
and
living
there
)
in
Queen
Elizabeths
days
.
But
the
Emergencies
of
the
publick
affairs
of
those
times
,
took
up
the
spirits
of
men
from
thinking
much
of
that
Colony
,
during
the
reign
of
the
said
Queen
,
and
the
businesse
lay
dormant
till
about
the
years
1607
or
1608.
when
divers
Noblemen
,
Gentlemen
and
Citizens
,
imbodied
themselves
in
this
City
of
London
,
and
made
a
Virginia
Company
,
under
the
specious
pretences
of
propagating
the
Gospell
,
and
preparing
a
way
to
the
setting
up
the
Kingdom
of
Christ
Jesus
in
those
American
parts
,
and
I
believe
many
godly
men
really
meant
so
;
and
much
treasure
was
advanced
by
the
Adventurers
,
and
by
publick
authority
;
which
businesse
being
then
managed
(
as
it
is
to
be
feared
,
because
now
heavily
felt
)
by
self-ended
men
,
was
carried
on
,
as
disorderly
,
so
unsuccessefully
.
Disorderly
,
in
that
they
began
not
to
send
over
men
sound
in
the
faith
,
pious
in
their
lives
,
and
sincere
in
their
ends
;
But
the
major
part
of
them
,
poor
spirited
,
self-ended
,
and
broken
fortuned
men
to
manage
the
work
:
and
with
them
as
subservient
to
their
self-ends
;
they
sent
(
the
greatest
part
of
such
as
were
sent
)
under
their
command
,
to
do
the
work
by
their
derection
;
why
?
they
were
such
(
in
general
)
as
were
dissolute
,
wild
,
debauched
,
idle
,
and
nonfortuned
men
and
women
;
and
many
of
these
being
raked
out
of
the
sinks
of
the
Commonwealth
,
which
being
drawn
out
of
several
prisons
,
were
immediatly
married
to
such
as
they
never
saw
before
,
and
so
sent
to
plant
the
Countrey
.
Year
after
year
this
practice
continued
,
and
multitudes
through
disorder
and
want
of
accommodations
died
;
till
at
last
the
company
was
dissolved
,
and
the
Countrey
infranchised
,
and
then
the
reigns
being
laid
on
the
necks
of
these
new
libertines
they
became
more
licentious
.
Here
by
the
way
I
crave
all
sober
minded
gentlemen
,
and
Planters
of
Virginia
,
to
clear
me
in
this
,
that
I
tax
not
all
;
for
I
know
,
and
did
know
many
more
,
and
have
heard
of
more
than
I
knew
,
of
gallant
gentlemen
of
quality
,
and
others
in
that
Countrey
who
have
been
almost
from
the
beginning
there
,
that
I
have
observed
,
and
heard
of
,
to
be
good
members
of
that
Common-wealth
,
and
to
have
lived
soberly
and
honestly
,
free
from
all
open
vice
.
And
such
as
were
the
people
,
such
were
the
Priests
;
for
the
lowest
of
the
people
here
that
would
consecrate
himself
might
be
made
a
Priest
,
and
then
over
there
will
they
go
when
England
spueth
them
out
for
their
incivilities
;
and
truely
I
fear
it
is
too
true
that
I
hear
thence
,
that
the
most
of
them
are
so
still
.
Now
such
Priests
and
such
people
as
before
mentioned
,
so
principled
,
and
so
ended
,
surely
could
lay
but
a
sorry
foundation
,
for
the
Gospels
Propagation
,
in
those
Plantations
;
the
major
part
being
such
,
as
those
few
that
were
good
,
could
do
no
good
with
,
either
for
Church
or
State
.
And
truely
I
find
that
there
is
too
much
of
that
stock
remaining
there
still
;
for
now
my
own
experiences
of
sixteen
or
seventeen
years
standing
,
conferred
with
the
present
times
,
holds
poor
Viginia
forth
in
my
apprehension
as
a
disconsolate
Virgin
,
subject
to
the
rape
of
the
strongest
ravisher
of
her
beauty
and
bravery
.
For
since
the
late
Court-faction
came
in
,
and
poor
Pensioners
came
over
to
be
Governours
,
and
other
chief
Officers
,
to
make
up
their
broken
fortunes
,
she
hath
been
much
macerated
,
her
beauty
marred
,
and
the
antient
Common-wealths
men
,
who
had
begun
to
set
forth
the
beauty
and
vertue
of
that
Virgin
,
were
not
only
disheartned
,
but
many
of
them
destroyed
in
their
estates
,
for
their
fidelity
to
the
grand
interest
of
the
well-being
of
the
Plantation
.
Witnesse
the
difference
begun
by
those
of
the
Court-Faction
,
as
Sir
John
Harvy
and
Secretary
Kemp
,
(
both
creatures
of
the
Lord
Finch
,
and
Sir
Francis
Windebank
)
between
them
,
and
the
honest
Gentlemen
,
and
antient
Planters
of
the
Countrey
,
who
had
saved
the
Countrey
with
the
hazard
of
their
lives
and
fortunes
;
this
division
descended
to
the
next
Governor
Sir
Francis
Wiat
,
who
removing
Sir
John
Harvy
,
was
himself
afterwards
dislocated
by
the
endeavours
of
an
Anti-party
,
who
brought
in
Sir
William
Berkley
,
who
,
what
he
was
,
and
is
,
is
too
manifest
by
wofull
experience
of
his
twice
revolting
from
this
Common-wealth
,
and
in
them
injuring
the
best
affected
to
this
Common-weolth
,
Yea
,
and
the
hand
of
the
Priests
is
in
this
also
.
But
now
it
will
be
supposed
that
this
disease
is
cured
by
the
conquering
of
the
Anti-party
;
I
conceive
it
not
cured
,
neither
will
it
be
,
while
there
is
either
root
or
branch
,
in
power
,
in
or
near
that
Colony
(
as
it
is
too
near
)
for
I
conceive
,
whilst
that
Mary-Land
in
the
North
,
and
Carolina
in
the
South
,
remain
in
the
possession
of
them
it
doth
,
though
the
Court-Faction
be
now
in
the
embers
,
thence
will
be
brought
upon
any
convenient
opportunity
,
bellows
of
sedition
sufficient
to
set
all
our
Plantations
on
fire
,
they
being
both
of
the
same
Stock
,
Simeon
and
Levi
like
,
brethren
in
iniquity
.
There
is
yet
another
inconvenience
,
which
concurring
with
the
former
,
make
up
another
malady
to
make
our
Virgin
the
more
miserable
;
and
that
is
the
propinquity
of
the
Dutch
,
and
Swedish
Plantations
,
who
much
blemish
the
beauties
of
both
the
elder
and
younger
daughters
of
Englands
Common-wealth
,
and
prejudice
their
estate
,
by
receiving
and
detaining
our
fugitives
,
both
debtors
and
servants
,
and
fiding
with
Indians
.
Now
as
without
she
is
damnified
and
indangered
,
so
within
she
suffers
too
much
detriment
by
the
adherents
of
the
former
faction
in
the
Common-wealth
;
and
so
likewise
by
the
iguorance
,
and
pride
of
the
Priests
,
the
Countrey
suffereth
much
more
in
the
losse
of
their
spiritual
advantages
,
as
shall
appear
by
and
by
.
But
which
is
more
,
the
main
(
pretended
)
end
of
planting
the
Countrey
,
is
altogether
omitted
,
if
not
prejudiced
;
as
I
shall
shew
anon
,
But
I
love
not
to
rake
in
the
dung
nor
to
cast
dirt
about
,
but
would
willingly
be
(
if
possible
,
and
that
the
Lord
were
so
pleased
)
instrumental
to
do
all
the
good
I
could
to
the
Colony
;
for
next
the
place
of
my
native
soyl
,
I
love
it
above
any
Countrey
wheresoever
I
have
travelled
;
and
therefore
though
I
be
the
worst
of
sinners
,
yet
I
blesse
God
I
abound
in
love
to
that
Countrey
,
and
do
wish
from
my
very
heart
,
(
if
I
can
discern
it
)
to
indeavour
by
all
means
,
and
to
improve
all
interests
to
advantage
the
place
;
and
therefore
let
me
crave
pardon
if
I
mentioned
any
thing
that
is
offensive
to
any
;
I
cannot
hold
,
love
constraineth
me
,
I
must
discover
what
I
know
amisse
;
it
is
the
work
of
the
Lord
,
and
I
would
not
be
found
negligent
in
it
.
The
successelesnesse
of
the
Plantation
is
(
to
my
sorrow
)
seen
by
comparing
her
deformity
and
barrennesse
(
as
to
spirituals
)
with
her
younger
Sisters
beauty
and
fruitfulnesse
;
who
though
placed
in
a
far
more
barren
soyl
,
(
in
relation
to
terrestialls
)
is
by
ingenuity
and
industry
made
far
more
fruitful
and
profitable
to
her
inhabitants
,
but
which
is
better
,
she
abounds
in
the
work
of
the
Lord
,
and
in
the
injoyment
of
the
manifestation
of
the
abundant
love
of
God
,
not
onely
to
the
English
themselves
,
but
the
glory
of
his
grace
is
much
seen
in
demolishing
much
of
the
Kingdom
of
Satan
,
and
exalting
the
Scepter
of
Christ
among
the
Natives
,
A
thing
which
the
primary
Planters
pretended
,
but
by
them
of
new
England
intended
,
and
with
good
successe
(
blessed
be
God
)
happily
effected
in
part
,
which
will
more
and
more
increase
to
the
perfect
day
,
I
believe
and
hope
.
This
being
the
root
of
her
disease
,
which
makes
poor
Virginia
deformed
,
and
so
consequently
despicable
,
with
mourning
of
Spirit
I
bemoan
her
,
and
wish
all
that
know
her
with
me
to
bewail
her
,
and
to
set
to
their
helping
hands
and
hearts
,
(
and
to
implore
some
means
from
the
great
and
good
God
of
heaven
,
who
is
both
able
and
willing
to
help
)
for
her
recovery
and
establishment
in
her
perfections
,
which
is
I
conceive
,
first
to
set
up
the
kingdom
of
God
there
,
and
then
all
other
things
:
shall
be
ministred
.
First
,
therefore
I
humbly
conceive
,
that
if
the
Lord
would
put
it
upon
the
hearts
of
his
people
here
in
old
England
,
and
in
new
England
also
,
to
intercede
and
plead
with
the
Lord
for
her
,
that
he
would
be
pleased
to
set
up
his
name
there
,
and
be
glorified
in
his
appearances
for
his
people
there
;
for
I
verily
believe
that
the
Lord
hath
a
precious
people
there
,
that
have
not
,
nor
will
bow
the
knee
to
Baal
;
though
now
they
be
under
the
clouds
,
and
in
the
clefts
of
the
rocks
;
as
I
shall
shew
you
by
and
by
.
Secondly
,
I
would
humbly
desire
that
the
people
of
God
here
,
conferring
with
their
friends
of
new
England
,
would
join
together
,
and
make
it
their
joynt
desire
to
the
Supreme
Authority
,
that
they
would
unite
the
English
Plantations
which
are
on
the
continent
,
from
Cape
Florida
in
the
South
,
to
Cape
Saint
George
in
the
North
,
viz.
Carolina
,
Virginia
,
Mary-Land
,
Albion
,
New
England
,
New
Plimouth
,
and
the
Plantations
to
the
eastward
of
Merimack
river
,
and
Nova
Scotia
,
into
one
Pattent
with
New
England
;
it
would
be
of
great
consequence
conducing
to
the
common
good
of
all
those
Plantations
,
and
a
great
profit
to
this
Common
wealth
of
England
.
But
which
is
most
of
all
,
it
would
much
inlarge
the
kingdom
of
Christ
,
and
propagate
the
Gospel
to
the
Natves
all
along
the
Continent
,
as
immediately
I
shall
(
through
grace
,
and
your
patience
)
shew
.
But
before
I
hold
forth
the
benefit
that
may
come
by
this
union
,
give
me
leave
to
answer
the
covetous
Patentee
,
or
Planter
of
each
Pattent
.
I
say
Corolina
,
Virginia
,
Mary
Land
and
Nova
Sootia
,
are
planted
for
the
major
part
with
such
kind
of
Planters
as
formerly
I
spoke
of
;
who
onely
(
especially
in
the
Southern-Plantations
)
eat
the
bread
of
idlenesse
,
viz.
by
following
such
commodities
as
come
with
the
easiest
labour
;
and
not
improving
all
advantages
that
might
be
taken
for
the
advancing
of
their
own
interest
,
in
gaining
what
fruits
the
ground
with
a
little
more
pains
would
abundantly
afford
them
.
Now
if
New
England
men
were
among
them
,
the
example
of
their
industry
,
with
the
sight
of
the
advantages
gotten
thereby
,
would
excite
al
ingenious
men
(
as
there
is
abundance
)
to
indeavor
to
attain
the
gaining
of
the
like
accommodations
for
themselves
,
which
would
in
the
end
much
inrich
the
Common-wealth
.
Object
.
Sir
,
saith
the
covetous
Patentee
or
Planter
of
Carolina
,
or
Mary-Land
,
and
Albion
,
we
are
peculiar
Patents
belonging
to
Noblemen
in
England
,
who
have
purchased
their
Patents
at
a
dear
rate
,
and
expended
much
money
by
themselves
and
friends
to
plant
these
Plantations
,
and
shall
we
admit
of
Strangers
,
especially
of
such
as
are
of
so
different
a
judgement
from
us
?
there
is
neither
Piety
nor
equity
in
this
.
Answ.
Truth
it
is
,
their
Patents
were
granted
from
the
grand
Governours
of
this
Common
wealth
for
the
time
then
being
;
whose
grant
I
conceive
was
good
,
as
to
the
enjoyment
of
their
tenures
to
the
end
pretended
;
which
appeareth
by
their
grants
,
to
be
to
the
glory
of
God
and
the
good
of
this
Common-wealth
.
But
now
being
the
Common-wealth
is
under
the
power
of
an
other
administration
,
(
who
I
hope
truly
fear
God
)
which
power
finding
the
pretended
ends
to
be
falsified
,
and
instead
of
setting
up
the
Kingdom
of
Christ
in
their
Plantations
,
the
dominion
of
Antichrist
is
exalted
under
the
protection
of
those
Noblemen
and
their
grants
,
therefore
I
conceive
it
to
be
both
just
and
pious
,
and
for
the
profit
of
this
Common
wealth
,
to
call
in
those
patents
&
make
them
nul
,
as
to
the
dominion
and
legislative
power
given
to
those
Lords
;
yet
in
equity
,
for
the
reward
of
the
Adventurers
service
in
gaining
such
Countreys
,
I
conceive
it
is
as
just
they
should
enjoy
the
chief
rents
for
what
they
let
out
to
Tenants
;
and
what
they
keep
in
their
own
hands
and
improve
,
to
have
it
free
,
reserving
the
Common-wealth's
interest
of
profits
as
at
first
agreed
upon
.
And
as
for
inconvenience
of
their
being
of
other
judgements
as
I
conceive
the
Laws
of
Christ
inforce
none
to
conform
to
one
anothers
judgement
(
by
any
coercive
power
in
mans
hand
)
but
as
it
pleaseth
the
Lord
by
his
own
Spirit
to
act
in
such
as
belong
unto
him
;
or
permit
the
spirit
of
Errour
to
perswade
others
to
that
which
is
evill
;
and
therefore
I
conceive
their
cohabitation
not
to
be
any
wayes
disadvantagious
to
the
Common-wealth
(
for
so
I
hold
the
Plantations
to
be
now
in
the
hands
of
the
Common-wealth
)
and
if
the
Liberty
of
the
Law
be
equally
alike
to
all
,
and
the
benefit
of
the
Gospell
offered
to
all
,
to
me
it
appeareth
in
my
slender
judgement
equitable
and
just
,
that
freedom
be
given
to
all
that
are
members
of
this
Common-wealth
equally
to
cohabite
in
any
of
the
Plantations
,
they
conforming
to
the
power
of
the
civill
Magistrate
,
Now
as
for
new
Albion
,
Sir
Edmund
Ployden
(
the
pretended
Earl
of
Albion
)
took
his
Patent
from
the
Lord
Strafford
in
Ireland
,
who
made
it
an
Irish
Province
,
which
he
should
have
planted
within
three
years
;
and
yet
for
some
14
,
or
15.
years
he
hath
done
nothing
as
to
purpose
of
Planting
the
Countrey
;
and
therefore
I
conceive
his
Patent
void
;
and
liberty
might
well
be
given
to
any
,
either
of
old
or
new
England
,
to
come
into
that
part
of
the
Continent
and
plant
it
.
Object
.
But
Sir
saith
the
Virginian
,
we
and
our
predecessors
have
born
the
heat
of
the
day
,
and
have
planted
much
of
the
Colony
,
and
cleared
much
land
;
and
now
would
you
have
the
New
England
men
to
enjoy
the
fruits
of
our
labours
?
surely
this
were
a
piece
of
injustice
and
uncharitablenesse
.
Answ.
Gentlemen
and
Countrey-men
,
If
I
prove
it
both
justice
and
charity
,
yea
,
and
a
benefit
to
Virginia
,
(
which
is
a
subject
I
chiefly
aim
at
in
this
discourse
,
next
to
the
salvation
(
yee
shall
I
say
in
order
to
the
salvation
)
of
your
souls
,
and
the
glory
of
our
Saviour
)
to
admit
the
people
of
New
England
to
dwell
with
you
,
I
hope
it
will
be
offensive
to
never
a
godly
or
rational
man
in
Virginia
,
that
loveth
God
,
the
Countrey
,
or
his
own
,
and
relations
souls
.
Therefore
now
give
me
leave
to
speak
freely
,
yea
and
through
grace
I
will
speak
freely
;
for
I
speak
for
God
,
for
the
Common-wealth
,
and
for
your
good
I
hope
.
Is
it
not
justice
for
this
Common-wealth
to
call
in
your
Patent
,
who
have
no
wayes
performed
the
trust
reposed
in
you
,
for
the
advancing
of
the
glory
of
God
in
your
Countrey
,
but
on
the
contrary
have
(
by
power
and
authority
)
acted
against
the
Lord
and
his
interest
?
You
'l
say
this
is
a
heavy
charge
!
I
must
prove
it
,
and
that
I
do
thus
.
When
there
was
a
godly
well-affected
party
among
you
,
some
12.
or
13.
years
since
,
who
being
sensible
of
the
sad
condition
their
own
,
their
childrens
,
their
servants
,
and
their
neighbours
souls
were
in
,
sitting
in
the
blacknesse
of
darkness
,
under
a
blind
,
dumb
,
debauch'd
ministery
,
(
such
as
the
generality
of
your
Ministers
in
my
time
)
were
when
I
say
they
sent
to
the
Churches
of
New
England
,
that
they
should
come
over
&
help
them
,
who
as
brethren
condescending
to
a
compliance
with
your
necessity
,
and
the
Call
of
God
,
these
godly
men
sent
you
over
three
Ministers
of
the
Gospel
,
whose
admission
and
reception
was
with
such
a
sweetnesse
of
affection
,
that
the
people
from
far
parts
of
the
Countrey
came
to
hear
them
with
joy
and
cheerfulnesse
while
they
staied
;
so
that
there
was
great
hopes
,
that
there
might
have
bin
a
glorious
work
suddenly
accomplish'd
,
and
the
main
desir'd
end
for
which
your
Patent
was
granted
,
might
be
attained
;
now
when
the
work
was
in
this
forwardnesse
,
Satan
stirred
up
the
hearts
of
some
evil
men
,
to
expulse
them
out
of
your
Countrey
,
to
the
discomfort
of
the
poor
souls
that
were
instrumental
to
bring
them
in
and
to
the
pulling
of
the
veil
of
ignorance
over
the
eyes
of
your
souls
(
if
any
ye
have
)
and
drawing
down
a
cloud
of
darknesse
,
and
causing
it's
expansion
all
over
your
Country
,
which
still
continueth
(
wo
is
me
therfore
)
and
to
the
pulling
down
,
(
I
am
perswaded
in
my
spirit
)
of
that
great
judgement
upon
the
land
,
which
was
wrapt
up
in
the
livs
of
many
hundreds
of
persons
that
were
slain
suddenly
after
their
departure
by
the
incursions
of
the
Indians
April
17.
1644.
which
cut
off
1500.
men
,
women
and
children
in
one
day
,
as
I
was
credibly
informed
.
Seeing
therefore
ye
have
been
so
unfaithfull
to
the
Common-wealth
,
as
not
to
preserve
the
people
in
peace
and
safety
,
much
lesse
in
godlinesse
and
honesty
;
I
am
confident
to
affirm
,
it
is
but
just
to
take
away
the
Vineyard
from
you
,
and
let
it
out
to
other
husbandmen
,
that
will
yield
the
fruits
thereof
.
And
as
it
is
Justice
,
so
it
is
charity
to
force
in
the
light
of
the
Gospel
(
maugre
all
evil
mens
indispositions
)
that
may
expel
that
thick
cloud
of
darknesse
that
is
over
you
,
that
so
the
people
that
sit
in
darknesse
may
see
the
salvation
of
God
.
For
what
a
miserable
thing
is
it
,
that
so
many
thousand
souls
should
be
in
your
Countrey
,
and
I
cannot
hear
of
any
godly
,
sincere
,
sound
,
and
faithfull
minister
of
the
Gospel
among
you
,
but
one
;
know
yee
not
that
text
,
My
people
perish
for
lack
of
knowledge
;
and
again
,
Where
there
is
no
vision
,
the
people
decay
;
and
do
not
your
souls
in
secret
mourningly
say
,
this
is
truth
that
I
say
from
the
word
of
God
?
Therefore
these
things
considered
,
is
it
not
charity
to
force
open
all
the
doors
and
windows
that
may
be
opened
,
to
let
in
the
light
of
the
Gospel
among
you
,
even
you
my
Country-men
of
England
?
For
I
will
say
nothing
of
the
Indians
among
you
in
this
place
,
but
defer
that
till
anon
.
Yea
and
it
is
a
benefit
to
your
Country
that
the
New
England-men
should
be
admitted
to
live
among
you
,
as
for
your
souls
,
so
for
the
benefit
of
the
education
of
your
youth
;
yea
,
and
for
furnishing
the
Countrie
,
with
pious
Ministers
,
painful
Schoolmasters
,
and
faithful
Magistrates
,
and
a
holy
people
whose
conversation
may
be
such
as
may
adorn
the
Gospel
,
glorifie
God
before
your
eyes
,
to
your
conversion
,
or
at
lest
to
your
conviction
.
Object
.
But
say
you
,
all
this
is
truth
,
but
now
we
have
cleared
the
land
,
and
won
it
with
our
bloods
from
the
enemies
,
shall
they
now
come
and
enjoy
it
?
this
is
hard
.
Answ.
Why
Gentlemen
?
besides
what
hath
been
spoken
before
for
the
clearing
of
the
justice
of
permitting
the
people
of
new
England
to
come
among
you
;
Is
it
not
one
of
your
ownlaws
?
that
if
any
man
take
up
land
,
and
improve
it
not
within
three
years
;
and
after
he
have
improved
it
,
if
he
shall
desert
it
for
three
years
,
it
is
free
for
any
man
to
take
it
up
;
then
from
this
law
I
shall
make
it
appear
,
that
it
is
not
onelie
just
,
but
profitable
for
you
,
that
new
England
men
should
come
and
abide
with
you
.
First
,
for
the
justice
of
the
cause
,
how
much
ground
is
there
untaken
up
by
you
between
your
lands
bounded
out
,
where
many
single
families
might
plant
and
dwell
among
you
in
single
families
;
and
how
much
land
is
there
in
the
bottom
of
the
Bay
in
Pottomock
,
Pottucson
,
Rhappahanack
rivers
,
and
in
Carolina
,
that
is
untaken
up
,
where
after
the
manner
of
their
own
Countrie
,
they
might
build
in
Towns
,
and
dwell
together
,
where
they
might
set
up
the
ordinances
,
advance
justice
in
its
due
and
easie
administration
,
with
more
advantage
to
the
Common-wealth
than
now
you
have
it
,
who
come
from
Accomack
,
Pottomock
,
and
the
head
of
James
River
,
for
Justice
to
James-Town
,
most
of
these
places
being
above
an
hundred
miles
from
Iames-Town
?
Yea
in
James
River
and
other
places
,
how
much
old
ground
is
there
which
you
have
deserted
,
where
convenient
seats
for
trading
might
be
built
to
the
great
benefit
of
the
Countrie
,
and
the
land
improved
,
in
sowing
fl●x
(
an
especial
commoditie
)
and
other
improvements
,
which
you
let
run
wild
again
after
cleared
?
How
great
a
commoditie
would
they
bring
into
your
Countrie
by
bringing
in
all
manner
of
trading
freely
to
you
without
being
beholding
to
the
London
Merchants
,
as
they
do
for
themselves
,
there
being
sufficient
materials
with
you
for
building
all
sorts
of
vessels
as
they
do
in
new
England
?
Nay
what
an
advantage
will
it
be
to
the
poor
Natives
,
whose
lands
you
injoy
,
if
by
these
means
they
might
have
an
introduction
into
the
Kingdom
of
heaven
,
in
interchange
of
their
sublunarie
accommodation
?
A
thing
I
verily
believe
,
(
upon
good
grounds
)
the
poor
souls
do
especially
desire
,
in
order
to
be
freed
from
the
service
of
Satan
,
the
crueltie
of
which
servitude
or
slaverie
they
grievouslie
groan
under
.
Give
me
leave
to
give
you
my
reason
of
this
my
beliefe
,
in
the
year
1642.
(
if
my
memorie
fail
me
not
)
Captain
John
West
,
Master
Stephen
Gill
(
I
know
not
their
titles
now
,
for
so
they
were
then
called
)
and
their
wives
,
with
some
other
neighbours
and
Servants
went
up
to
Pamunk●y
to
recreat
themselves
,
and
to
Vossite
Oppachancanough
the
old
Emperour
of
the
Indians
in
the
Bay
,
who
though
a
Barbarian
,
shewed
them
no
little
kindnesse
,
assigning
them
part
of
his
Wigwam
(
or
house
)
for
their
lodgings
,
and
causing
his
Indians
to
bring
them
in
dayly
fresh
Venison
and
other
accommodations
for
their
provisions
,
Prince-like
;
where
they
remained
several
daies
,
and
which
is
the
wonder
for
which
I
relate
this
storie
as
I
received
it
from
Mr.
Gill
his
own
mouth
)
every
morning
&
evning
the
English
at
an
appointed
hour
went
to
prayers
among
themselves
,
at
which
time
constantly
most
terrible
tempests
of
wind
,
and
also
a
great
noise
,
as
if
it
had
been
the
ratling
of
chains
were
running
round
about
the
house
,
to
the
exceeding
great
terrour
of
the
Natives
,
insomuch
that
they
would
run
among
the
English
when
they
were
at
their
praiers
for
shelter
;
and
this
continued
constantly
for
manie
daies
while
they
were
at
praier
,
in
that
time
onelie
and
no
more
,
which
wrought
so
effectuallie
upon
the
old
Emperour
,
that
he
cried
cut
to
the
English
when
the
fear
was
over
,
Will
none
help
us
to
know
your
and
serve
your
God
?
with
manie
other
words
to
the
like
purpose
he
often
used
to
them
;
and
if
anie
daie
they
did
not
keep
the
precise
time
of
praier
according
to
his
observation
,
he
would
send
to
the
English
to
go
to
worship
their
God
.
This
report
I
had
from
Master
Gill
,
and
I
believe
Captain
West
,
and
the
rest
of
the
companie
will
affirm
the
same
.
Oh
then
is
there
not
great
hope
that
a
happie
work
might
be
wrought
for
God
and
for
those
poor
souls
,
if
the
new
England
men
might
come
among
you
in
Virginia
,
who
have
been
so
happilie
successefull
in
the
conversion
of
so
manie
Indians
in
their
own
Countrie
,
that
they
may
do
the
like
for
the
Natives
in
your
parts
?
Object
.
You
talk
of
remotenesse
of
place
in
the
Colonie
of
Virginia
for
the
doing
and
injoying
justice
,
and
if
this
should
be
that
all
the
Patents
should
be
joined
in
one
,
how
should
we
come
to
the
injoyment
of
the
benefit
of
the
Law
?
the
distance
being
so
great
from
the
South
of
Carolina
,
to
the
Northeast
at
Cape
Saint
George
.
Answ.
Gentlemen
,
you
know
the
situation
of
the
coast
all
along
from
North
to
South
,
how
full
of
harbours
it
is
all
the
coast
along
,
and
how
convenientlie
men
may
passe
from
harbor
to
harbor
;
And
there
is
a
convenient
place
about
Hudsons
Riter
,
or
De
Laware-Bay
,
whereat
a
convenient
Site
might
be
presentlie
plated
,
where
a
seat
of
residence
for
the
principle
Magistrate
might
abide
,
and
thither
the
Patriots
of
each
Province
or
their
deputies
might
meet
once
everie
year
or
lesse
,
if
no
occasion
require
,
to
consult
,
consider
of
,
and
enact
wholesom
laws
for
the
well
being
of
the
whole
.
But
if
men
will
not
go
by
sea
,
it
is
easie
to
go
in
a
small
time
by
land
,
there
being
horses
enough
in
the
Countrie
from
the
utmost
bounds
of
the
South
,
or
North
latitude
.
And
for
matters
of
Meum
and
Tuum
,
or
for
the
trespasses
they
might
be
determined
in
each
Province
by
depuries
as
before
.
And
I
verily
believ
that
if
you
would
once
admit
of
the
Regiment
of
the
Prince
of
Peace
over
you
,
and
his
people
cohabite
with
you
,
there
would
be
lesse
of
that
litigious
spirit
,
that
now
is
to
be
seen
among
you
,
and
a
spirit
of
peace
,
and
love
,
and
joy
in
the
Holy
Ghost
,
would
be
manifested
to
you
,
and
magnifyed
by
you
.
Object
.
But
if
all
this
were
granted
,
what
could
we
do
for
this
union
,
seeing
that
so
near
the
place
you
hold
forth
to
be
the
center
of
the
Countrie
,
and
a
place
meet
for
the
people
from
all
parts
to
meet
for
the
making
of
laws
,
is
a
place
so
near
the
Dutch
Plantation
,
and
the
Swedes
,
that
they
would
be
goads
in
our
sides
,
and
thorns
in
our
eies
.
Answ.
As
for
the
Dutch
Plantation
,
if
the
war
continue
,
we
have
an
opportunity
to
make
it
our
own
,
by
the
joint-forces
of
these
Plantations
by
a
course
of
war
,
and
if
peace
suddenly
succeed
these
indeavours
,
their
ships
will
be
as
ours
,
their
people
as
ours
in
all
Plantations
and
places
;
we
shall
be
united
in
a
firm
bond
of
amity
,
and
so
theirs
indeed
will
be
ours
in
truth
,
in
the
general
accommodation
,
though
their
particular
interest
may
be
preserved
unto
them
.
And
as
for
the
Swedes
Plantation
,
it
is
a
thing
of
so
small
a
valew
,
and
they
being
friends
with
our
Common-wealth
it
is
an
easie
matter
to
find
an
accommodation
so
as
that
they
may
be
satisfied
,
and
this
Common-wealth
served
with
their
interest
.
Object
.
What
say
you
to
Nova
Scotia
and
the
Plantations
to
the
eastward
of
Merimach
that
belong
to
the
French
,
that
being
sold
to
the
French
by
the
Kirks
(
I
believe
it
is
not
unknown
upon
what
score
,
after
the
English
,
and
Scotch
Nations
had
so
dearly
purchased
it
)
how
shall
they
be
joined
with
this
Patent
?
Answ.
First
for
the
French
,
they
desire
and
apply
themselves
onely
to
the
trade
of
the
River
of
Canada
,
and
not
one
ship
in
an
age
scarse
commeth
to
the
Southward
of
Cape
Saint
George
to
trade
;
but
admit
it
were
their
trade
there
;
is
it
not
an
easie
hing
for
us
,
to
eject
them
out
of
that
which
they
cheated
us
of
by
the
late
Queens
means
?
now
in
such
a
juncture
of
time
as
that
we
are
going
to
differ
nationally
upon
another
score
,
we
having
both
men
and
shipping
of
our
own
enough
in
new
England
which
would
quickly
cast
them
out
upon
a
nationall
account
or
quarrel
;
By
which
means
the
Patent
might
be
inlarged
,
and
the
Gospel
further
propagated
;
and
a
means
in
time
(
through
the
blessing
and
providence
of
God
)
found
to
transport
the
goods
of
the
East
India
trade
,
from
Japan
,
and
from
the
Isles
of
Mare
Delzur
to
some
part
about
Corsina
,
or
some
other
part
,
and
so
overland
,
to
the
head
of
the
River
of
Canada
,
or
some
of
the
great
Rivers
in
Virginia
,
as
formerly
it
was
brought
from
the
head
of
the
red
sea
,
over
land
by
Caravans
to
Alexandria
in
Egypt
,
and
so
through
the
Mediterranean
Sea
,
all
Europe
over
by
the
Venetian
Argocies
;
Would
not
this
be
a
great
inriching
to
our
Commonwealth
?
yea
,
and
it
would
be
a
great
means
to
facilitate
our
voyages
with
speed
and
safety
to
Merchants
and
mariners
,
who
are
subject
to
great
hazard
both
of
goods
and
lives
in
going
twice
under
the
Equinoctial
line
by
the
way
of
Cape
de
buona
Esperanza
,
both
going
and
returning
,
and
here
they
have
a
more
speedy
and
healthfull
way
of
trading
.
And
not
onely
so
,
but
it
would
be
a
great
assurance
to
our
fishing
trade
,
upon
the
coast
of
Nova
Scotia
,
and
new
Found
land
,
whereby
in
America
we
might
draw
a
great
trade
out
of
Spain
and
the
Streights
in
a
few
years
,
and
he
incouraged
and
enabled
by
the
enjoyment
of
the
commodity
of
those
rich
furs
,
to
a
further
work
of
exalting
the
glory
and
scepter
of
Christ
in
those
Northern
Countries
of
America
,
as
far
as
Fretum
Davies
;
for
I
believe
the
dwarfeish
generation
of
those
Northern
Countries
,
shall
speak
in
time
the
high
praises
of
our
God
.
And
so
I
suppose
I
have
answered
all
objections
of
my
loving
Countrey-men
of
Virginia
,
for
whose
sakes
principally
(
as
to
men
)
I
was
excited
in
my
spirit
to
set
upon
this
work
.
I
say
,
now
I
have
answered
all
objections
that
I
conceive
can
rationally
be
made
,
according
to
the
small
apprehension
the
Lord
hath
given
me
,
and
the
little
experiences
that
I
have
of
things
.
I
would
now
(
though
before
in
an
intermixed
discourse
)
offer
to
you
a
compendium
of
the
profits
and
advantages
both
spiritual
and
temporall
that
might
hereby
acrew
.
First
,
as
to
the
glorie
of
God
,
the
Gospell
in
her
pristine
puritie
would
shine
so
excellently
among
all
the
English
Plantations
,
that
it
would
be
a
glorious
thing
to
behold
the
change
,
when
we
should
see
in
each
place
and
part
of
this
great
continent
I
mean
from
Cape
Florida
to
Fretum
Davies
,
not
onely
all
the
English
,
but
the
Dutch
,
Swedes
,
and
the
remainders
of
the
French
,
exalting
the
praises
of
God
,
in
their
severall
languages
,
tongues
and
speeches
;
yea
the
poor
Indians
much
advantaged
,
both
those
that
are
Southerly
and
Northerly
of
new
England
as
well
as
those
of
Massachusets
Bay
Patent
(
I
put
little
difference
between
the
Patent
of
the
Buy
and
the
Patent
of
new
Plymouth
,
they
both
I
hope
concurring
to
the
main
end
as
to
God-ward
,
and
in
their
subjection
to
this
Commonwealth
)
but
the
beauty
of
the
Gospell
would
shine
among
the
Spaniards
,
and
the
Indians
that
converse
with
them
,
to
the
Southward
and
Westward
of
us
,
who
when
they
see
the
power
of
godlinesse
,
the
purity
of
religion
,
and
the
manifestation
of
the
Prince
of
peace
&
love
,
comming
in
the
beauty
of
the
glory
of
his
grace
to
them
,
and
compare
him
with
the
former
representation
of
him
by
the
Spanish
inquisition
and
tyrannie
;
I
am
exceedingly
filled
in
my
spirit
with
the
apprehension
of
what
I
see
a
farre
off
(
as
it
were
)
of
the
sweet
imbracings
of
Christ
,
with
acclamations
of
joy
that
the
poor
seduced
Spanish
souls
,
with
their
abused
slaves
,
both
Negroes
and
Indians
,
will
entertain
Christ
and
the
Gospell
,
and
how
they
will
come
flowingly
in
and
submit
to
the
scepter
of
Christ
,
bemoaning
his
long
absence
;
would
count
him
the
chiefest
of
ten
thousands
to
their
souls
,
and
by
this
means
the
Gospell
might
be
communicated
to
the
nations
of
Mexico
,
Brasil
,
Peru
,
and
so
over
Fretum
Magellanicum
to
the
ends
of
the
earth
;
what
joy
?
what
comfort
?
what
happines
?
(
yea
,
what
a
great
glory
would
it
be
not
only
to
our
nation
in
general
?
)
but
to
those
that
love
Christ
Jesus
in
sincerity
in
each
of
their
particulars
.
And
what
exceding
honor
would
it
be
to
him
whose
is
the
kingdom
,
the
power
,
&
the
glory
;
which
I
wish
may
be
ascribed
to
him
in
truth
,
by
all
Nations
,
now
and
for
ever
.
Amen
.
Soli
gloria
Deo
.