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Indians, namely, Epenow and Manawet pc* in search of a gold mine, which Epenow told them of, with a design only to get home. Sm But arriving at the harbor where Epenow was to make good his undertaking, a little after Hunt had carried the Indians away, Manawet dies, pc and Epenow jumps overboard and gets ashore, while the Indians in twenty canoes attack them, F. Gor and wound the master of the ship and many of his company. Sm Upon which the English return without doing any thing further; F. Gor and at this the western men are so discouraged, as they regard not the country till they see four ships sail from London, and capt. Smith at Plymouth in January next. Sm.

This summer, sir Henry Manwaring is at Newfoundland with five good ships. w Pur.

Jan. 1615. The Virginia Company at London, send four ships with Michael Cooper, Pur who had been master of the bark under capt. Smith last year, Sm to fish on the coast of New England; who arriving there in March, and making their voyages; one sails to Spain, one' to Virginia to relieve that colony, and two return to England. Pur

Capt. Smith goes from London to Plymouth; in March, sails in a ship of 200 tons, with another of fifty, Pur. furnished by sir F. Gorges and others, for New England; being to leave sixteen men there to begin a settlement; but ere he sails 120 leagues, a great storm parts him from the other ship, breaks all his masts, and forces him to return to Plymouth; where leaving his ship, he gets into

* Sir F. Gorges says, three Indians, namely, Epenow, Assacomet and Wanape; but seems to mistake in saying that Epenow was one of those whom Hunt had carried away, whereas Epenow seems to have been carried away by capt. Harlow in 1611; and capt. Dermer in Purchas seems to mistake in saying that Epenow was carried home in 1615.

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a bark of sixty tons; and June 24, sails again with thirty men, sixteen of whom are to begin the settlement. At Fyal, meets with two French pirates, one of 200 tons, the other of thirty; engages, and beats them off; but near the Isle of Flores, four French men of war take and carry him to France. Sm The other ship parted from him in the storm, at first, proceeded, arrived at New England in May, made her voyage, and comes home in August. Pur

March 25. A proclamation at Edinburgh, to celebrate the Lord's Supper at Easter, in all times coming. Cal

April 23. Lord's Day, George Villars, esquire, sworn gentleman of the king's bed chamber; the next day knighted, Hs and becomes the king's favorite. Bak

August 27, 1616, made a lord; January 5, 1616, 7, made earl; January 1, 1617, 8, marquis; Hs $9 and May 18, 1623, duke of Buckingham. sg

This year captain Richard Whitbourn goes to Newfoundland, with a commission from the Admiralty to empannel juries &c.; w Pur and this year, at Newfoundland, are many thousands of English, French, Portuguese and others; the French and Biscayans resorting chiefly to the north and west parts, where the Indians also chiefly keep. Pur

[Newfoundland being thus settled, I shall leave their history.]

July. The Londoners send two more ships to fish at New England; but going by the West Indies, arrive not in New England till May 1616; one returning two months after. Pur

sg Segar's Honores Anglicani.

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October. Sir Richard Hakins sails from England, with commission from the Council of Plymouth, to try what service he could do them as president for this year, at New England; but arriving and finding the war at the height, and the principal natives almost destroyed, he passes along the coast to Virginia, stays there sometime, and sails for Spain. F. Gor

This year, the archbishops, bishops, and the rest of the clergy of Ireland, in the Convocation holden at Dublin, agree upon 104 articles of religion, for avoiding diversities of opinions and establishing consent, touching true religion. ar

1616. February and March, sail for New England, four ships from Plymouth, Pur Sm and two more from London, Pur* but only for voyages of profit Sm by fish and trade. Pur One of the Plymouth ships gets in one month to New England, and thence goes to Spain; the other three return to Plymouth within six months, Sm one of the Londoners get in six weeks to New England, and within six months returns to England; the other goes to the Canaries; and all six full laden. Pur

June 20. King James goes into the Star Chamber, and makes a speech to the judges and others there, kj Hs wherein he says, the Star Chamber Court hath been shaken of late; and the last year had received a sore blow, if it had not been assisted and carried by a few voices; and charges the judges, let not Papists nor Puritans be countenanced. In another place he says, as I have said in Parliament House, I can love the person of a

ar Articles, printed in 4to, London, 1629.

* Smith's first account and general history say four from London; but it seems that these four include the two that sailed thence in July last, and return this year from New England.

kj King James's Speech itself, printed at London, in 4to.

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Papist, being otherwise a good man and honestly bred, never having known any other religion; though the person of an apostate Papist I hate, &c. kj

June 18. Comes out a description of New England, or the Observations and Discoveries of captain John Smith, (admiral of that country) in 1614, with the success of six ships that went the next year 1615, and the accidents that befel him among the French men of war; with the proof of the present benefit this country affords; whither, this year, 1616, eight voluntary ships are gone, to make further trial. Printed in 4to. London, 1616.

August 13. A General Assembly meets by the king's order at Aberdeen in Scotland; when the archbishop of St. Andrews steps into the moderator's place without election, against the act of the church yet unrepealed, and a number of lords and others set without lawful commission; who under the king's guard, receive a new confession of faith, order the communion to be celebrated every year at Easter; and empower committees to draw up a new Catechism, a Common Prayer Book, and a Book of Canons, for the king's allowance. Cal. September 29. Lord's Day, Dr. Andrews, bishop of Ely, sworn a privy counsellor. Hs

November 4. King James crowns his son Charles prince of Wales; and Lord's Day, November 10, in honor of his creation twenty-five knights of the Bath, with all magnificence, ride to White-Hall, and are there knighted by his majesty. H&

November 16. Saturday, sir Edward Cook, lord chief justice of the King's Bench discharged of his office. Hs

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Sometime this fall a French ship cast away at the northeast part of Cape Cod; but the men getting safe ashore, the Indians watch and dog them till they kill them all but three or four, which they send from one Sachim to another to make sport, and use them worse than slaves, till two are redeemed by captain Dermer in 1619. B Pur.

January b. 1617. King James notifies the Council of Scotland of his design of coming thither; and promises that what he does there shall be with the applause of all; yet in repairing his chapel at Halyrood House, a place is prepared for organs, and the images of the twelve Apostles and four Evangelists, wrought in wood and gilt, are ordered to be set up; but the people murmuring, the Scots bishops dissuade the king from setting them up; though with a sharp rebuke and check of ignorance, both from the king and archbishop Abbot; the king telling the Scots bishops, that his English doctors would instruct them in these and other points. Cal

This winter and the spring ensuing, a great plague befals the natives in New England; which wasteth them exceedingly; and so many thousands of them die, that the living are not able to bury them, and their skulls and bones remain above ground at the places of their habitations for several years after. F. Gor B M*

March 7. Sir Francis Bacon, king's attorney, made lord keeper; and January 4, following, made lord chancellor. Hs

March 14. Friday, king James sets out from White-Hall for Scotland. Hs May 16, enters Edin

By captain Dermer's letter of December 27, 1619, in Purchas, and of June 30, 1620, in governor Bradford, compared with governor Bradford's own account, it seems that the Narragansets in the west, and Penobscots in the east, escaped this plague, and that it raged only in the countries lying between them, and prepared the way for another people.