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RELATING PRINCIPALLY TO THE
ORIGIN, SETTLEMENT, AND PROGRESS
OF THE
COLONIES IN NORTH AMERICA,
FROM THE DISCOVERY OF THE COUNTRY TO THE YEAR 1776.
COLLECTED BY PETER FORCE.
VOL. II.
WASHINGTON:
PRINTED BY PETER FORCE.
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1836,
BY PETER FORCE,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia.
CONTENTS
OF THE SECOND VOLUME.
No. of Pages.
I....A 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............
II....New Englands Trials. Declaring the successe of
80 Ships employed thither within these eight
yeares; and the benefit of that Country 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 little Nauie Royall.-Written by Cap-
taine Iohn Smith, sometimes Gouernour of Virgi
nia, and Admirall of New England. The second
Edition. London: Printed by William Iones.—
1622..
48
24
III....The Planters Plea.-Or the grounds of Planta-
tions Examined, and vsual Objections answered.—
Together with a manifestation of the causes moov-
ing such as have lately undertaken a Plantation in
New England: For the satisfaction of those that
question the lawfulnesse of the Action. 2 Thes.
5. 21.-Prove all things, and holde fast that which
is good. London: Printed by William Jones.-
1630..........
56
IV....Gov. Thomas Dudley's Letter to the Countess of
Lincoln, March, 1631. With Explanatory Notes,
by Dr. John Farmer, Corresponding Secretary of
the New-Hampshire Historical Society. Wash-
ington: Published by Peter Force.-1838.......... 20
V....New English Canaan; Or, New Canaan, containing
an abstract of New England.-Composed in three
Bookes. The first setting forth the Originall of
the Natives, their Manners and Customs. Toge-
ther with their tractable Nature and Love towards
the English. II. The Natural Indowments of
the Countrie, and what Staple Commodities it
yeeldeth. III. What People are planted there,
their Prosperity, what remarkable Accidents have
happened since the first planting of it: together
with their Tenants and practise of their Church.
Written by Thomas Morton, of Cliffords Inn,
Gent. Upon ten Yeers Knowledge and Experi-
ment of the Country. Printed by Charles Green.-
1632.......
VI....Extract from a Manuscript Collection of Annals
relative to Virginia. From the Virginia Gazette
of April 21, 1774. Washington: Published by
Peter Force.-1838.........
128
12
VII....A Description of the Province of New Albion.
And a Direction for Adventurers with small stock
to get two for one, and good land freely: And for
Gentlemen, and all Servants, Labourers and Arti-
ficers to liue plentifully. And a former Descrip-
tion re-printed of the healthiest, pleasantest, and
richest Plantation of New Albion in North Vir-
ginia, proved by thirteen witnesses. Together
with a Letter from Master Robert Evelin, that
lived there many years, shewing the particularities,
and excellency thereof. With a briefe of the
charge of victuall, and necessaries, to transport
and buy stock for each Planter, or Labourer, there
to get his Master 50l. per Annum, or more in
twelve trades, at 10l. charges onely a man. Print-
ed in the Year 1648.........
VIII....A Perfect Description of Virginia: being, a full
and true Relation of the present State of the Plan-
tation, their Health, Peace and Plenty: the num-
ber of people, with their abundance of Cattell,
Fowl, Fish, &c. with severall sorts of rick and
good Commodities, which may there be had, either
Naturally, or by Art and Labour. Which we are
fain to procure from Spain, France, Denmark,
Swedeland, Germany, Poland, yea, from the East-
Indies. There having been nothing related of the
true estate of this Plantation these 25 years.-
Being sent from Virginia, at the request of a
Gentleman of worthy note, who desired to know
the true State of Virginia as it now stands.-
Also, a Narration of the Countrey, within a few
dayes journey of Virginia, West and by South
where people come to trade: being related to the
Governour, Sir William Berckley, who is to go
himselfe to discover it with with 30 horse, and 50