Practices, with the King at Oxford against the Parliament, concerning the Londoners and others trading in Virginia. For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord, I will set him in safety, from him that puffeth at him.-Psal. 12. 5. London: Printed and are to be sold at the Crown in Popes- head-Ally, and in Westminister Hall.-1655....... 48 X....A Narrative of the Proceedings of the People of South-Carolina, in the Year 1719: And of the True Causes and Motives that induced them to Renounce their Obedience to the Lords Proprie- tors, as their Governors, and to put themselves under XI....A Description of the Province of South Carolina, drawn up at Charles Town, in September, 1731. Translated from Mr. Purry's Original Treatise, in French, and published in the Gentleman's Ma- 1837 XII....A Description of Georgia, by a Gentleman who has resided there upwards of seven Years, and was one of the first settlers. London: Printed for C. Corbet, Bookseller and Publisher, at Addison's 16 DESCRIPTION of New England: OR THE OBSERVATIONS, AND DISCOUERIES OF Captain John Smith (Admirall of that Country) in the North of America, in the year of our Lord 1614: with the successe of sixe Ships, that went the next yeare 1615; and the accidents befell him among the French men of warre : With the proofe of the present benefit this Countrey affoords: whither this present yeare, 1616, eight voluntary Ships are gone to make further tryall. At LONDON Printed by Humfrey Lownes, for Robert Clerke; and are to be sould at his house called the Lodge, in Chancery lane, ouer against Lincolnes Inne. 1616. TO THE HIGH S° HOPEFVL CHARLES, SIR: fauourable was your most renowned and memorable Brother, Prince Henry, to all generous designes; that in my discouery of Virginia, I presumed to call two namelesse Headlands after my Soueraignes heires, Cape Henry and Cape Charles. Since then, it beeing my chance to range some other parts of America, whereof I heere present your Highness the description in a Map; my humble sure is, you would please to change their Barbarous names, for such English, as Posterity may say, Prince Charles was their Godfather. What here in this relation I promise my Countrey, let mee liue or die the slaue of scorne and infamy, if (hauing meanes) I make it not apparent; please God to blesse me but from such accidents as are beyond my power and reason to preuent. For my labours, I desire but such conditions as were promised me out of the gaines; and that your Highnesse would daigne to grace this Work, by your Princely and fauourable res pect vnto it, and know mee to be Your Highness true and faithful seruant, John Smith. |