Malignant Times! What can be said or don, But shall be censur'd and traduc't by some! This worthy Work, which thou hast bought so dear, Ne thou, nor it, Detractors neede to fear. Thy words by deedes so long thou hast approu'd, And this great Plot will make thee ten times more Your true friend, sometimes your soldier, THO CARLTON. TRIALS. Declaring the successe of 80 Ships employed thither within these eight yeares; and the benefit of that Countrey by Sea and Land. With the present estate of that happie Plantation, begun but by 60 weake men in the yeare 1620. And how to build a Fleete of good Shippes Written by Captaine Iohn Smith, sometimes Gouernour of Virginia, and Admirall of New-England. The second Edition. LONDON, Printed by WILLIAM IONES. TO THE MOST SIR, W Hen scarce any would beleeue mee there was any such matter, your High nesse did not disdaine to accept my description, & calld that New England, whose barbarous names you changed for such English, that none can denie but Prince Charles is the Godfather. Whereby I am bound in all reason and dutie to giue you the best account I can how your child doth prosper: and although as yet it is not much vnlike the Father in fortune, onely vsed as an instrument for other mens ends; yet the grace you bestowed on it by your Princely fauor, hath drawn so many iudgments now to behold it, that I hope shall find, it will giue content to your Highnesse, satisfaction to them, and so increase the number of well-willers, New England will be able to reiect her maligners, and attend Prince Charles with her dutifull obedience, with a trophie of honour, and a kingdome for a Prince. Therefore the great worke contained in this little booke, humbly desires your Princely patronage. No more but sacring all my best abilities to the exquisite iudgement of your renowned vertues, I humbly kisse your gracious hands. Your Highnesse true and Io. Smith. |