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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,
Of thousands knowe thee not thou art belou'd.

And this great Plot will make thee ten times more
Knowne and belou'd, than ere thou wert before.
I neuer knew a Warryer yet, but thee,
From wine, Tobacco, debts, dice, oaths, so free.
I call thee Warrier: and I make the bolder; .
For, many a Captaine now, was neuer Souldier.
Some such may swell at this: but (to their praise)
When they haue don like thee, my Muse shall raise
Their due deserts to Worthies yet to come,
To live like thine (admir'd) till day of Doome.

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
to make a bittle Nauie Royall.

Written by Captaine Iohn Smith, sometimes Gouernour of Virginia, and Admirall

of New-England.

The second Edition.

LONDON,

Printed by WILLIAM IONES.

P. FORCE, WASHINGTON, 1837.

TO THE MOST
HIGH AND EXCEL-
LENT PRINCE CHARLES,
Prince of Wales; Duke of Cornewall, Yorke,
and Albanie; Marquis of Ormond, and Rothsey;
bi and Earle Palatine of Chester; Heire of
Great Britaine, France, and
Ireland, &c.

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
faithfull seruant,

Io. Smith.

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