Travels of Captaine John Smith Volume I - Pages 115-143



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Chapter V.
The Accidents that hapned in the Discovery of the Bay of Chisapeack.

The prodigalitie of the Presidents state went so deepe into our small 
store, that Smith and Scrivener tyed him and his Parasites to the rules of 
proportion. But now Smith being to depart, the Presidents authoritie so 
overswayed the discretion of Mr. Scrivener, that our store, our time, our 
strength and labours were idely consumed to fulfill his phantasies. The 
second of June 1608. Smith left the Fort to performe his Discovery with 
this Company.

Walter Russell, Doctor of Physicke. 

Gentlemen. 
Ralfe Murton. 
Thomas Momford. 
William Cantrill. 
Richard Fetherston. 
James Burne. 
Michell Sicklemore.

Souldiers. 
Jonas Profit. 
Anas Todkill. 
Robert Small. 
James Watkins. 
John Powell. 
James Read. 
Richard Keale.

These being in an open Barge neare three tuns burthen, leaving the Phoenix 
at Cape Henry, they crossed the Bay to the Easterne shore, and fell with 
the Isles called Smiths Isles, after our Captaines name. The first people 
we saw were two grim and stout Salvages upon Cape Charles, with long poles 
like Javelings, headed with bone, they boldly demanded what we were, and 
what we would; but after many circumstances they seemed very kinde, and 
directed us to Accomack, the habitation of their Werowance, where we were 
kindly intreated. This King was

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the comliest, proper, civill Salvage we incountred. His Country is a 
pleasant fertile clay soyle, some small creekes; good Harbours for small 
Barks, but not for Ships. He told us of a strange accident lately happened 
him, and it was, two children being dead; some extreame passions, or 
dreaming visions, phantasies, or affection moved their parents againe to 
revisit their dead carkases, whose benummed bodies reflected to the eyes 
of the beholders such delightfull countenances, as though they had 
regained their vitall spirits. This as a miracle drew many to behold them, 
all which being a great part of his people, not long after dyed, and but 
few escaped. They spake the language of Powhatan, wherein they made such 
descriptions of the Bay, Isles, and rivers, that often did us exceeding 
pleasure. Passing along the coast, searching every inlet, and Bay, fit for 
harbours and habitations. Seeing many Isles in the midst of the Bay we 
bore up for them, but ere we could obtaine them, such an extreame gust of 
wind, rayne, thunder, and lightening happened, that with great danger we 
escaped the unmercifull raging of that Ocean-like water. The highest land 
on the mayne, yet it was but low, we called Keales hill, and these 
uninhabited Isles, Russels Isles. The next day searching them for fresh 
water, we could find none, the defect whereof forced us to follow the next 
Easterne Channell, which brought us to the river of Wighcocomoco. The 
people at first with great fury seemed to assault us, yet at last with 
songs and daunces and much mirth became very tractable, but searching 
their habitations for water, we could fill but three barricoes, & that 
such puddle, that never till then we ever knew the want of good water. We 
digged and searched in many places, but before two daies were expired, we 
would have refused two barricoes of gold for one of that puddle water of 
Wighcocomoco. Being past these Isles which are many in number, but all 
naught for habitation, falling with a high land upon the mayne, we found a 
great Pond of fresh water, but so exceeding hot wee supposed it some bath; 
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we called poynt Ployer, in honor of that most honourable House of Mousay 
in Britaine, that in an extreame extremitie once relieved our Captaine. 
From Wighcocomoco to this place, all the coast is low broken Isles of 
Moras, growne a myle or two in breadth, and ten or twelve in length, good 
to cut for hay in Summer, and to catch fish and foule in Winter: but the 
Land beyond them is all covered over with wood, as is the rest of the 
Country.

Their Barge neare sunke in a gust. Cuskarawaock.

Being thus refreshed in crossing over from the maine to other Isles, we 
discovered the winde and waters so much increased with thunder, lightning, 
and raine, that our mast and sayle blew overbord and such mighty waves 
overracked us in that small barge that with great labour we kept her from 
sinking by freeing out the water. Two dayes we were inforced to inhabite 
these uninhabited Isles which for the extremitie of gusts, thunder, raine, 
stormes, and ill wether we called Limbo. Repairing our saile with our 
shirts, we set sayle for the maine and fell with a pretty convenient river 
on the East called Cuskarawaok, the people ran as amazed in troups from 
place to place, and divers got into the tops of trees, they were not 
sparing of their arrowes, nor the greatest passion they could expresse of 
their anger. Long they shot, we still ryding at an Anchor without there 
reatch making all the signes of friendship we could. The next day they 
came unarmed, with every one a basket, dancing in a ring, to draw us on 
shore: but seeing there was nothing in them but villany, we discharged a 
volly of muskets charged with pistoll shot, whereat they all lay tumbling 
on the grownd, creeping some one way, some another into a great cluster of 
reedes hard by; where there companies lay in Ambuscado. Towards the 
evening we wayed, & approaching the shoare, discharging five or six shot 
among the reedes, we landed where there lay a many of baskets and much 
bloud, but saw not a Salvage. A smoake appearing on the other side the 
river, we rowed thither, where we found two or three little houses, in

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each a fire, there we left some peeces of copper, beads, bells, and 
looking glasses, and then went into the bay, but when it was darke we came 
backe againe. Early in the morning foure Salvages came to us in their 
Canow, whom we used with such courtesie, not knowing what we were, nor had 
done, having beene in the bay a fishing, bade us stay and ere long they 
would returne, which they did and some twentie more with them; with whom 
after a little conference, two or three thousand men women & children came 
clustring about us, every one presenting us with something, which a little 
bead would so well requite, that we became such friends they would contend 
who should fetch us water, stay with us for hostage, conduct our men any 
whither, and give us the best content. Here doth inhabite the people of 
Sarapinagh, Nause, Arseek, and Nantaquak the best Marchants of all other 
Salvages. They much extolled a great nation called Massawomekes, in search 
of whom we returned by Limbo: this river but onely at the entrance is very 
narrow, and the people of small stature as them of Wightcocomoco, the Land 
but low, yet it may prove very commodious, because it is but a ridge of 
land betwixt the Bay and the maine Ocean. Finding this Easterne shore, 
shallow broken Isles, and for most part without fresh water, we passed by 
the straites of Limbo for the Westerne shore: so broad is the bay here, we 
could scarce perceive the great high clifts on the other side: by them we 
Anchored that night and called them Riccards Cliftes. 30. leagues we 
sayled more Northwards not finding any inhabitants, leaving all the 
Easterne shore, lowe Islandes, but overgrowne with wood, as all the Coast 
beyond them so farre as wee could see: the Westerne shore by which we 
sayled we found all along well watered, but very mountanous and barren, 
the vallies very fertill, but extreame thicke of small wood so well as 
trees, and much frequented with Wolves, Beares, Deere and other wild 
beasts. We passed many shallow creekes, but the first we found Navigable 
for a ship, we called

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Bolus, for that the clay in many places under the clifts by the high water 
marke, did grow up in red and white knots as gum out of trees; and in some 
places so participated together as though they were all of one nature, 
excepting the coulour, the rest of the earth on both sides being hard 
sandy gravell, which made us thinke it Bole-Armoniack and Terra sigillata. 
When we first set sayle some of our Gallants doubted nothing but that our 
Captaine would make too much hast home, but having lien in this small 
barge not above 12. or 14. dayes, oft tyred at the Oares, our bread 
spoyled with wet so much that it was rotten (yet so good were their 
stomacks that they could disgest it) they did with continuall complaints 
so importune him now to returne, as caused him bespeake them in this 
manner.

Smiths speech to his souldiers.

Gentlemen if you would remember the memorable history of Sir Ralph Layne, 
how his company importuned him to proceed in the discovery of Moratico, 
alleadging they had yet a dog, that being boyled with Saxafras leaves, 
would richly feede them in their returnes; then what a shame would it be 
for you (that have bin so suspitious of my tendernesse) to force me 
returne, with so much provision as we have, and scarce able to say where 
we have beene, nor yet heard of that we were sent to seeke? You cannot say 
but I have shared with you in the worst which is past; and for what is to 
come, of lodging, dyet, or whatsoever, I am contented you allot the worst 
part to my selfe. As for your feares that I will lose my selfe in these 
unknowne large waters, or be swallowed up in some stormie gust; abandon 
these childish feares, for worse then is past is not likely to happen: and 
there is as much danger to returne as to proceede. Regaine therefore your 
old spirits for returne I will not (if God please) till I have seene the 
Massawomeks, found Patawomek, or the head of this water you conceit to be 
endlesse. Two or 3. dayes we expected winde & wether, whose adverse 
extremities added such discouragement, that three or foure fell sicke, 
whose pittifull complaints

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caused us to returne, leaving the bay some nine miles broad, at nine and 
ten fadome water.

Ambuscadoes of Salvages.

The 16. of June we fell with the river Patowomek: feare being gone, and 
our men recovered, we were all content to take some paines, to know the 
name of that seven mile broad river: for thirtie myles sayle, we could see 
no inhabitants: then we were conducted by two Savages up a little bayed 
creeke, towards Onawmanient, where all the woods were layd with 
ambuscado's to the number of three or foure thousand Salvages, so 
strangely paynted, grimed and disguised, shouting, yelling and crying as 
so many spirits from hell could not have shewed more terrible. Many 
bravado's they made, but to appease their fury, our Captaine prepared with 
as seeming a willingnesse (as they) to incounter them. But the grazing of 
our bullets upon the water (many being shot on purpose they might see 
them) with the Ecco of the woods so amazed them, as downe went their bowes 
and arrowes; (and exchanging hostage) James Watkins was sent six myles up 
the woods to their Kings habitation. We were kindly used of those 
Salvages, of whom we understood, they were commanded to betray us, by the 
direction of Powhatan, and he so directed from the discontents at James 
towne, because our Captaine did cause them stay in their country against 
their wills.

A trecherous project.

The like incounters we found at Patowomek Cecocawonee and divers other 
places: but at Moyaones, Nacotchtant and Toags the people did their best 
to content us. Having gone so high as we could with the bote, we met 
divers Salvages in Canowes, well loaden with the flesh of Beares, Deere 
and other beasts, whereof we had part, here we found mighty Rocks, growing 
in some places above the grownd as high as the shrubby trees, and divers 
other solid quarries of divers tinctures: and divers places where the 
waters had falne from the high mountaines they had left a tinctured 
sprangled skurfe, that made many bare places seeme as guilded. Digging the 
grownde above in the highest clifts of rocks, we saw it

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was a claie sand so mingled with yeallow spangles as if it had beene halfe 
pin-dust. In our returne inquiring still for this Matchqueon, the king of 
Patawomeke gave us guides to conduct us up a little river called Quiyough, 
up which we rowed so high as we could. Leaving the bote, with six shot, 
and divers Salvages, he marched seven or eight myle before they came to 
the mine: leading his hostages in a small chaine they were to have for 
their paines, being proud so richly to be adorned. The mine is a great 
Rocky mountaine like Antimony; wherein they digged a great hole with 
shells & hatchets: and hard by it, runneth a fayre brooke of Christal-like 
water, where they wash away the drosse and keepe the remainder, which they 
put in little baggs and sell it all over the country to paint there 
bodyes, faces, or Idols; which makes them looke like Blackmores dusted 
over with silver. With so much as we could carry we returned to our bote, 
kindly requiting this kinde king and all his kinde people. The cause of 
this discovery was to search this mine, of which Newport did assure us 
that those small baggs (we had given him) in England he had tryed to hold 
halfe silver; but all we got proved of no value: also to search what 
furrs, the best whereof is at Cuscarawaoke, where is made so much 
Rawranoke or white beads that occasion as much dissention among the 
Salvages, as gold and silver amongst Christians; and what other mineralls, 
rivers, rocks, nations, woods, fishings, fruites, victuall, and what other 
commodities the land afforded: and whether the bay were endlesse or how 
farre it extended: of mines we were all ignorant, but a few Bevers, 
Otters, Beares, Martins and minkes we found, and in divers places that 
aboundance of fish, lying so thicke with their heads above the water, as 
for want of nets (our barge driving amongst them) we attempted to catch 
them with a frying pan: but we found it a bad instrument to catch fish 
with: neither better fish, more plenty, nor more variety for smal fish, 
had any of us ever seene in any place so swimming in the water, but they 
are not to be caught with

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frying pans: some small codd also we did see swim close by the shore by 
Smiths Iles, and some as high as Riccards Clifts. And some we have found 
dead upon the shore.

How to deale with the Salvages.

To express all our quarrels, trecheries and encounters amongst those 
Salvages I should be too tedious: but in breefe, at all times we so 
incountred them, and curbed their insolencies, that they concluded with 
presents to purchase peace; yet we lost not a man: at our first meeting 
our Captaine ever observed this order to demand their bowes and arrowes, 
swordes, mantells and furrs, with some childe or two for hostage, whereby 
we could quickly perceive, when they intended any villany. Having finished 
this discovery (though our victuall was neere spent) he intended to see 
his imprisonment-acquaintances upon the river of Rapahanock, by many 
called Toppahanock, but our bote by reason of the ebbe, chansing to grownd 
upon a many shoules lying in the entrances, we spyed many fishes lurking 
in the reedes: our Captaine sporting himselfe by nayling them to the 
grownd with his sword, set us all a fishing in that manner: thus we tooke 
more in one houre then we could eate in a day. But it chansed our Captaine 
taking a fish from his sword (not knowing her condition) being much of the 
fashion of a Thornback, but a long tayle like a ryding rodde, whereon the 
middest is a most poysoned sting, of two or three inches long, bearded 
like a saw on each side, which she strucke into the wrest of his arme 
neere an inch and a halfe: no bloud nor wound was seene, but a little blew 
spot, but the torment was instantly so extreame, that in foure houres had 
so swolen his hand, arme and shoulder, we all with much sorrow concluded 
his funerall, and prepared his grave in an Island by, as himselfe 
directed: yet it pleased God by a precious oyle Docter Russell at the 
first applyed to it when he sounded it with probe (ere night) his 
tormenting paine was so well asswaged that he eate of the fish to his 
supper, which gave no lesse joy and content to us then ease to

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himselfe, for which we called the Island Stingray Isle after the name of 
the fish.

The Salvages affrighted with their owne suspition.

Having neither Chirurgian, nor Chirurgery, but that preservative oyle we 
presently set sayles for James towne, passing the mouthes of the rivers of 
Payankatank, & Pamaunkee, the next day we safely arrived at Kecougtan. The 
simple Salvages seeing our Captaine hurt, and an other bloudy by breaking 
his shinne, our numbers of bowes, arrowes, swords, mantles, and furrs, 
would needes imagine we had beene at warres (the truth of these accidents 
would not satisfie them) but impatiently importuned us to know with whom. 
Finding their aptnesse to beleeve we fayled not (as a great secret) to 
tell them any thing that might affright them, what spoyle we had got and 
made of the Massawomeks. This rumor went faster up the river then our 
Barge, that arrived at Waraskoyack the 20 of July; where trimming her with 
painted streamers, and such devises as we could, we made them at James 
towne jealous of a Spanish Frigot, where we all God be thanked safely 
arrived the 21 of July. There we found the last Supply were all sicke, the 
rest some lame, some bruised, all unable to doe any thing but complaine of 
the pride and unreasonable needlesse crueltie of the silly President, that 
had riotously consumed the store: and to fulfill his follies about 
building him an unnecessary building for his pleasure in the woods, had 
brought them all to that misery; that had we not arrived, they had as 
strangely tormented him with revenge: but the good newes of our Discovery, 
and the good hope we had by the Salvages relation, that our Bay had 
stretched into the South Sea, or somewhat neare it, appeased their fury; 
but conditionally that Ratliffe should be deposed, and that Captaine Smith 
would take upon him the government, as by course it did belong. Their 
request being effected, he substituted Mr. Scrivener his deare friend in 
the Presidency, equally distributing those private provisions the other 
had ingrossed, appointing more honest officers to assist master Scrivener 
(who then lay exceeding

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sicke of a Callenture) and in regard of the weaknesse of the company, and 
heate of the yeare, they being unable to worke, he left them to live at 
ease, to recover their healths, but imbarked himselfe to finish his 
Discovery.

Written by Walter Russell, Anas Todkill, and Thomas Momford.



Chap. VI.
The Government surrendred to Master Scrivener.

What happened the second Voyage in discovering the Bay.

The 24 of July, Captaine Smith set forward to finish the discovery with 
twelve men: their names were

Gentlemen. 
Nathaniell Powell. 
Thomas Momford. 
Richard Fetherston. 
Michell Sicklemore. 
James Bourne. 
Anthony Bagnall, Chir.

Souldiers. 
Jonas Profit. 
Anas Todkill. 
Edward Pising. 
Richard Keale. 
James Watkins. 
William Ward.

The Salvages admire fireworkes.

The wind being contrary caused our stay two or three dayes at Kecoughtan: 
the King feasted us with much mirth, his people were perswaded we went 
purposely to be revenged of the Massawomeks. In the evening we fired a few 
rackets, which flying in the ayre so terrified the poore Salvages, they 
supposed nothing unpossible we attempted; and desired to assist us. The 
first night we anchored at Stingray Isle. The next day crossed Patawomeks 
river, and hasted to the river Bolus. We went not much further before we 
might see the Bay to divide in two heads, and arriving there we found it 
divided

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in foure, all which we searched so farre as we could sayle them. Two of 
them we found inhabited, but in crossing the Bay, we incountred 7 or 8 
Canowes full of Massawomeks, we seeing them prepare to assault us, left 
our Oares and made way with our sayle to incounter them, yet were we but 
five with our Captaine that could stand, for within 2 dayes after we left 
Kecoughtan, the rest (being all of the last supply) were sicke almost to 
death, untill they were seasoned to the Country. Having shut them under 
our Tarpawling, we put their hats upon stickes by the Barges side, and 
betwixt two hats a man with two peeces, to make us seeme many, and so we 
thinke the Indians supposed those hats to be men, for they fled with all 
possible speed to the shore, and there stayed, staring at the sayling of 
our barge till we anchored right against them. Long it was ere we could 
draw them to come unto us. At last they sent two of their company unarmed 
in a Canow, the rest all followed to second them if neede required. These 
two being but each presented with a bell, brought aboord all their 
fellowes, presenting our Captaine with venison, beares flesh, fish, bowes, 
arrowes, clubs, targets, and beares-skinnes. We understood them nothing at 
all, but by signes, whereby they signified unto us they had beene at 
warres with the Tockwoghes, the which they confirmed by showing us their 
greene wounds, but the night parting us, we imagined they appointed the 
next morning to meete, but after that we never saw them.

An Incounter with the Tockwhoghs.

Entring the river of Tockwogh, the Salvages all armed, in a fleete of 
boats, after their barbarous manner, round invironed us; so it chanced one 
of them could speake the language of Powhatan, who perswaded the rest to a 
friendly parley. But when they saw us furnished with the Massawomeks 
weapons, and we faining the invention of Kecoughtan, to have taken them 
perforce; they conducted us to their pallizadoed towne, mantelled with the 
barkes of trees, with scaffolds like mounts, brested about with brests 
very formally. Their men, women, and

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children with daunces, songs, fruits, furres, and what they had, kindly 
welcommed us, spreading mats for us to sit on, stretching their best 
abilities to expresse their loves.

Hatchets from the Sasquesahanocks.

Many hatchets, knives, peeces of iron, and brasse, we saw amongst them, 
which they reported to have from the Sasquesahanocks, a mightie people and 
mortall enemies with the Massawomeks. The Sasquesahanocks inhabit upon the 
chiefe Spring of these foure branches of the Bayes head, two dayes journey 
higher then our barge could passe for rocks, yet we prevailed with the 
Interpreter to take with him another Interpreter, to perswade the 
Sasquesahanocks to come visit us, for their language are different. Three 
or foure dayes we expected their returne, then sixtie of those gyant-like 
people came downe, with presents of Venison, Tobacco-pipes three foot in 
length, Baskets, Targets, Bowes and Arrowes. Five of their chiefe 
Werowances came boldly aboord us to crosse the Bay for Tockwhogh, leaving 
their men and Canowes; the wind being so high they durst not passe.

The Sasquesahanocks offer to the English.

Our order was daily to have Prayer, with a Psalme, at which solemnitie the 
poore Salvages much wondred, our Prayers being done, a while they were 
busied with a consultation till they had contrived their businesse. Then 
they began in a most passionate manner to hold up their hands to the 
Sunne, with a most fearefull song, then imbracing our Captaine, they began 
to adore him in like manner: though he rebuked them, yet they proceeded 
till their song was finished: which done with a most strange furious 
action, and a hellish voyce, began an Oration of their loves; that ended, 
with a great painted Beares skin they covered him: then one ready with a 
great chayne of white Beads, weighing at least six or seaven pound, hung 
it about his necke, the others had 18 mantels, made of divers sorts of 
skinnes sowed together; all these with many other toyes they layd at his 
feete, stroking their ceremonious hands about his necke for his Creation 
to be their Governour and Protector,

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promising their aydes, victualls, or what they had to be his, if he would 
stay with them, to defend and revenge them of the Massawomeks. But we left 
them at Tockwhogh, sorrowing for our departure, yet we promised the next 
yeare againe to visit them. Many descriptions and discourses they made us, 
of Atquanachuck, Massawomek, & other people, signifying they inhabit upon 
a great water beyond the mountaines, which we understood to be some great 
lake, or the river of Canada: and from the French to have their hatchets 
and Commodities by trade. These know no more of the territories of 
Powhatan, then his name, and he as little of them, but the Atquanachuks 
are on the Ocean Sea.

The highest mountaine we saw Northward wee called Perigrines mount, and a 
rocky river, where the Massawomeks went up, Willowbyes river, in honor of 
the towne our Captaine was borne in, and that honorable house the Lord 
Willowby, his most honored good friend. The Sasquesahanocks river we 
called Smiths falles; the next poynt to Tockwhogh, Pisings poynt; the next 
it poynt Bourne. Powells Isles and Smals poynt is by the river Bolus; and 
the little Bay at the head Profits poole; Watkins, Reads, and Momfords 
poynts are on each side Limbo; Ward, Cantrell, and Sicklemore, betwixt 
Patawomek and Pamaunkee, after the names of the discoverers. In all those 
places and the furthest we came up the rivers, we cut in trees so many 
crosses as we would, and in many places made holes in trees, wherein we 
writ notes, and in some places crosses of brasse, to signifie to any, 
English-men had beene there.

Pawtuxunt, R. Rapahanock, R.

Thus having sought all the inlets and rivers worth noting, we returned to 
discover the river of Pawtuxunt; these people we found very tractable, and 
more civill then any, we promised them, as also the Patawomeks to revenge 
them of the Massawomeks, but our purposes were crossed.

In the discovery of this river some call Rapahanock, we were kindly 
entertained by the people of Moraughtacund; here we incountered our old 
friend Mosco, a lusty

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Salvage of Wighcocomoco upon the river of Patawomek, we supposed him some 
French mans sonne, because he had a thicke blacke bush beard, and the 
Salvages seldome have any at all, of which he was not a little proud, to 
see so many of his Countrymen. Wood and water he would fetch us, guide us 
any whether, cause divers of his Countrymen helpe us towe against winde or 
tyde from place to place till we came to Patawomek: there he rested till 
we returned from the head of the river, and occasioned our conduct to the 
mine we supposed Antimony. And in the place he fayled not to doe us all 
the good he could, perswading us in any case not to goe to the 
Rapahanocks, for they would kill us for being friends with the 
Moraughtacunds that but lately had stolne three of the Kings women. This 
we did thinke was but that his friends might onely have our trade: so we 
crossed the river to the Rapahanocks. There some 12 or 16 standing on the 
shore, directed us a little Creeke where was good landing, and Commodities 
for us in three or foure Canowes we saw lie there: but according to our 
custome, we demanded to exchange a man in signe of love, which after they 
had a little consulted, foure or five came up to the middles, to fetch our 
man, and leave us one of them, shewing we need not feare them, for they 
had neither clubs, bowes, nor arrowes. Notwithstanding, Anas Todkill, 
being sent on shore to see if he could discover any Ambuscadoes, or what 
they had, desired to goe over the playne to fetch some wood, but they were 
unwilling, except we would come into the Creeke, where the boat might come 
close ashore. Todkill by degrees having got some two stones throwes up the 
playne, perceived two or three hundred men (as he thought) behind the 
trees, so that offering to returne to the Boat, the Salvages assayed to 
carry him away perforce, that he called to us we were betrayed, and by 
that he had spoke the word, our hostage was over-boord, but Watkins his 
keeper slew him in the water. Immediatly we let fly amongst them, so that 
they fled, & Todkill escaped, yet they shot

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so fast that he fell flat on the ground ere he could recover the boat. 
Here the Massawomek Targets stood us in good stead, for upon Mosco's 
words, we had set them about the forepart of our Boat like a forecastle, 
from whence we securely beat the Salvages from off the plaine without any 
hurt: yet they shot more then a thousand Arrowes, and then fled into the 
woods. Arming our selves with these light Targets (which are made of 
little small sticks woven betwixt strings of their hempe and silke grasse, 
as is our Cloth, but so firmely that no arrow can possibly pierce them:) 
we rescued Todkill, who was all bloudy by some of them who were shot by us 
that held him, but as God pleased he had no hurt; and following them up to 
the woods, we found some slaine, and in divers places much bloud. It seems 
all their arrowes were spent, for we heard no more of them. Their Canows 
we tooke; the arrowes we found we broke, save them we kept for Mosco, to 
whom we gave the Canowes for his kindnesse, that entertained us in the 
best triumphing manner, and warlike order in armes of conquest he could 
procure of the Moraughtacunds.

The Salvages disguised like bushes fight.

The rest of the day we spent in accomodating our Boat, in stead of thoules 
wee made stickes like Bedstaves, to which we fastened so many of our 
Massawomek Targets, that invironed her as wast clothes. The next morning 
we went up the river, and our friend Mosco followed us along the shore, 
and at last desired to goe with us in our Boat. But as we passed by 
Pisacack, Matchopeak, and Mecuppom, three Townes situated upon high white 
clay clifts; the other side all a low playne marish, and the river there 
but narrow. Thirtie or fortie of the Rapahanocks, had so accommodated 
themselves with branches, as we tooke them for little bushes growing among 
the sedge, still seeing their arrowes strike the Targets, and dropped in 
the river: whereat Mosco fell flat in the Boat on his face, crying the 
Rapahanocks, which presently we espied to be the bushes, which at our 
first volley fell downe in the sedge: when wee were neare

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halfe a myle from them, they shewed themselves dauncing and singing very 
merrily.

The Kings of Pissassack, Nandtaughtacund, and Cuttatawomen, used us 
kindly, and all their people neglected not any thing to Mosco to bring us 
to them. Betwixt Secobeck and Massawteck is a small Isle or two, which 
causeth the river to be broader then ordinary; there it pleased God to 
take one of our Company called Mr. Fetherstone, that all the time he had 
beene in this Country, had behaved himselfe, honestly, valiantly, and 
industriously, where in a little Bay, we called Fetherstones Bay wee 
buryed him with a volley of shot: the rest notwithstanding their ill dyet, 
and bad lodging, crowded in so small a Barge, in so many dangers never 
resting, but alwayes tossed to and againe, had all well recovered their 
healths. The next day wee sayled so high as our Boat would float, there 
setting up crosses, and graving our names in the trees. Our sentinell saw 
an arrow fall by him, though we had ranged up and downe more then an houre 
in digging in the earth, looking of stones, herbs, and springs, not seeing 
where a Salvage could well hide himself.

Our fight with the Mannahocks.

Upon the alarum by that we had recovered our armes, there was about an 
hundred nimble Indians skipping from tree to tree, letting fly their 
arrows so fast as they could: the trees here served us for Baricadoes as 
well as they. But Mosco did us more service then we expected, for having 
shot away his quiver of Arrowes, he ran to the Boat for more. The Arrowes 
of Mosco at the first made them pause upon the matter, thinking by his 
bruit and skipping, there were many Salvages. About halfe an houre this 
continued, then they all vanished as suddainly as they approached. Mosco 
followed them so farre as he could see us, till they were out of sight. As 
we returned there lay a Salvage as dead, shot in the knee, but taking him 
up we found he had life, which Mosco seeing, never was Dog more furious 
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braines, so we had him to our Boat, where our Chirurgian who went with us 
to cure our Captaines hurt of the Stingray, so dressed this Salvage that 
within an houre after he looked somewhat chearefully, and did eate and 
speake. In the meane time we contented Mosco in helping him to gather up 
their arrowes, which were an armefull, whereof he gloried not a little. 
Then we desired Mosco to know what he was, and what Countries were beyond 
the mountaines; the poore Salvage mildly answered, he and all with him 
were of Hasinninga, where there are three Kings more, like unto them, 
namely the King of Stegora, the King of Tauxuntania, and the King of 
Shakahonea, that were come to Mohaskahod, which is onely a hunting Towne, 
and the bounds betwixt the Kingdome of the Mannahocks, and the 
Nandtaughtacunds, but hard by where we were. We demanded why they came in 
that manner to betray us, that came to them in peace, and to seeke their 
loves; he answered, they heard we were a people come from under the world, 
to take their world from them. We asked him how many worlds he did know, 
he replyed, he knew no more but that which was under the skie that covered 
him, which were the Powhatans, with the Monacans, and the Massawomeks, 
that were higher up in the mountaines. Then we asked him what was beyond 
the mountaines, he answered the Sunne: but of any thing els he knew 
nothing;(*) because the woods were not burnt. These and many such 
questions wee demanded, concerning the Massawomeks, the Monacans, their 
owne Country, and where were the Kings of Stegora, Tauxsintania, and the 
rest. The Monacans he sayd were their neighbours and friends, and did 
dwell as they in the hilly Countries by small rivers, living upon rootes 
and fruits, but chiefly by hunting. The Massawomeks did dwell upon a great 
water, and had many boats, & so many men that they made warre with all the 
world. For their Kings, they were gone every one a severall way with their 
men on hunting: But those with him came thither a fishing till

(* They cannot travell but where the woods are burnt.)

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they saw us, notwithstanding they would be altogether at night at 
Mahaskahod. For his relation we gave him many toyes, with perswasions to 
goe with us, and he as earnestly desired us to stay the comming of those 
Kings that for his good usage should be friends with us, for he was 
brother to Hasinninga. But Mosco advised us presently to be gone, for they 
were all naught, yet we told him we would not till it was night. All 
things we made ready to entertain what came, & Mosco was as diligent in 
trimming his arrowes. The night being come we all imbarked, for the river 
was so narrow, had it beene light the land on the one side was so high, 
they might have done us exceeding much mischiefe. All this while the K. of 
Hasinninga was seeking the rest, and had consultation a good time what to 
doe. But by their espies seeing we were gone, it was not long before we 
heard their arrowes dropping on every side the Boat; we caused our 
Salvages to call unto them, but such a yelling & hallowing they made that 
they heard nothing, but now and then a peece, ayming so neare as we could 
where we heard the most voyces. More then 12 myles they followed us in 
this manner; then the day appearing, we found our selves in a broad Bay, 
out of danger of their shot, where wee came to an anchor, and fell to 
breakfast. Not so much as speaking to them till the Sunne was risen; being 
well refreshed, we untyed our Targets that covered us as a Deck, and all 
shewed our selves with those shields on our armes, and swords in our 
hands, and also our prisoner Amoroleck; a long discourse there was betwixt 
his Countrimen and him, how good wee were, how well wee used him, how wee 
had a Patawomek with us, loved us as his life, that would have slain him 
had we not preserved him, and that he should have his libertie would they 
be but friends; and to doe us any hurt it was impossible. Upon this they 
all hung their Bowes and Quivers upon the trees, and one came swimming 
aboord us with a Bow tyed on his head, and another with a Quiver of 
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as a present, the Captaine having used them so kindly as he could, told 
them the other three Kings should doe the like, and then the great King of 
our world should be their friend, whose men we were. It was no sooner 
demanded but performed, so upon a low Moorish poynt of Land we went to the 
shore, where those foure Kings came and received Amoroleck: nothing they 
had but Bowes, Arrowes, Tobacco-bags, and Pipes: what we desired, none 
refused to give us, wondering at every thing we had, and heard we had 
done: our Pistols they tooke for pipes, which they much desired, but we 
did content them with other Commodities, and so we left foure or five 
hundred of our merry Mannahocks, singing, dauncing, and making merry, and 
set sayle for Moraughtacund.

How we became friends with the Rapahanocks.

In our returnes we visited all our friends, that rejoyced much at our 
Victory against the Mannahocks, who many times had Warres also with them, 
but now they were friends, and desired we would be friends with the 
Rapahanocks, as we were with the Mannahocks. Our Captaine told them, they 
had twise assaulted him that came onely in love to doe them good, and 
therefore he would now burne all their houses, destroy their corne, and 
for ever hold them his enemies, till they made him satisfaction; they 
desired to know what that should be: he told them they should present him 
the Kings Bow and Arrowes, and not offer to come armed where he was; that 
they should be friends with the Moraughtacunds his friends, and give him 
their Kings sonne in pledge to performe it, and then all King James his 
men should be their friends. Upon this they presently sent to the 
Rapahanocks to meete him at the place where they first fought, where would 
be the Kings of Nantautacund and Pissassac: which according to their 
promise were there so soone as we; where Rapahanock presented his Bow and 
Arrowes, and confirmed all we desired, except his sonne, having no more 
but him he could not live without him, but in stead of his sonne he would 
give him the three women Moraughtacund had stolen. This was accepted: and 
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in three or foure Canowes, so many as could went with us to Moraughtacund, 
where Mosco made them such relations, and gave to his friends so many 
Bowes and Arrowes, that they no lesse loved him then admired us. The 3 
women were brought our Captaine, to each he gave a chayne of Beads: and 
then causing Moraughtacund, Mosco, and Rapahanock stand before him, bid 
Rapahanock take her he loved best, and Moraughtacund chuse next, & to 
Mosco he gave the third. Upon this away went their Canowes over the water, 
to fetch their venison, and all the provision they could, and they that 
wanted Boats swam over the river: the darke commanded us then to rest. The 
next day there was of men, women, and children, as we conjectured, six or 
seaven hundred, dauncing, & singing, and not a Bow nor Arrow seene amongst 
them. Mosco changed his name Uttasantasough, which we interpret Stranger, 
for so they call us. All promising ever to be our friends, and to plant 
Corne purposely for us; and we to provide hatchets, beads, and copper for 
them, we departed, giving them a Volley of shot, and they us as loud 
shouts and cryes as their strengths could utter. That night we anchored in 
the river of Payankatank, and discovered it so high as it was navigable, 
but the people were most a hunting, save a few old men, women, and 
children, that were tending their corne, of which they promised us part 
when we would fetch it, as had done all the Nations where ever we had yet 
beene.

The discovery of Payankatank.

In a fayre calme, rowing towards poynt Comfort, we anchored in Gosnolls 
Bay, but such a suddaine gust surprised us in the night with thunder and 
rayne, that we never thought more to have seene James Towne. Yet running 
before the wind, we sometimes saw the Land by the flashes of fire from 
heaven, by which light onely we kept from the splitting shore, untill it 
pleased God in that blacke darknesse to preserve us by that light to finde 
poynt Comfort: there refreshing our selves, because we had onely but heard 
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we thought it as fit to know all our neighbours neare home, as so many 
Nations abroad.

A notable trechery of the Nandsamunds.

So setting sayle for the Southerne shore, we sayled up a narrow river up 
the country of Chisapeack; it hath a good channell, but many shoules about 
the entrance. By that we had sayled six or seaven myles, we saw two or 
three little garden plots with their houses, the shore overgrowne with the 
greatest Pyne and Firre trees wee ever saw in the Country. But not seeing 
nor hearing any people, and the river very narrow, we returned to the 
great river, to see if we could finde any of them. Coasting the shore 
towards Nandsamund, which is most Oysterbankes; at the mouth of that 
river, we espied six or seaven Salvages making their wires, who presently 
fled: ashore we went, and where they wrought we threw divers toyes, and so 
departed. Farre we were not gone ere they came againe, and began to sing, 
and daunce, and recall us: and thus we began our first acquaintance. At 
last one of them desired us to goe to his house up that river, into our 
Boat voluntarily he came, the rest ran after us by the shore with all shew 
of love that could be. Seaven or eight myles we sayled up this narrow 
river: at last on the Westerne shore we saw large Cornefields, in the 
midst a little Isle, and in it was abundance of Corne; the people he told 
us were all a hunting, but in the Isle was his house, to which he invited 
us with much kindnesse: to him, his wife, and children, we gave such 
things as they seemed much contented them. The others being come, desired 
us also to goe but a little higher to see their houses: here our host left 
us, the rest rowed by us in a Canow, till we were so far past the Isle the 
river became very narrow. Here we desired some of them to come abord us, 
wherat pausing a little, they told us they would but fetch their bows and 
arrowes and goe all with us, but being a-shore and thus armed, they 
perswaded us to goe forward, but we could neither perswade them into their 
Canow, nor into our Boat. This gave us cause to provide for the worst. 
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Canowes full of men armed appeared following us, staying to see the 
conclusion. Presently from each side the river came arrowes so fast as two 
or three hundred could shoot them, whereat we returned to get the open. 
They in the Canowes let fly also as fast, but amongst them we bestowed so 
many shot, the most of them leaped overboord and swam ashore, but two or 
three escaped by rowing, being against their playnes: our Muskets they 
found shot further then their Bowes, for wee made not twentie shot ere 
they all retyred behind the next trees. Being thus got out of their trap, 
we seised on all their Canowes, and moored them in the midst of the open. 
More then an hundred arrowes stucke in our Targets, and about the boat, 
yet none hurt, onely Anthony Bagnall was shot in his Hat, and another in 
his sleeve. But seeing their multitudes, and suspecting as it was, that 
both the Nandsamunds, and the Chisapeacks were together, we thought it 
best to ryde by their Canowes a while, to bethinke if it were better to 
burne all in the Isle, or draw them to composition, till we were provided 
to take all they had, which was sufficient to feed all our Colony: but to 
burne the Isle at night it was concluded. In the interim we began to cut 
in peeces their Canowes, and they presently to lay downe their bowes, 
making signes of peace: peace we told them we would accept, would they 
bring us their Kings bowes and arrowes, with a chayne of pearle; and when 
we came againe give us foure hundred baskets full of Corne, otherwise we 
would breake all their boats, and burne their houses, and corne, and all 
they had. To performe all this they alledged onely the want of a Canow; so 
we put one a drift & bad them swim to fetch her: and till they performed 
their promise, wee would but onely breake their Canowes. They cryed to us 
to doe no more, all should be as we would: which presently they performed, 
away went their bowes and arrowes, and tagge and ragge came with their 
baskets: so much as we could carry we tooke, and so departing good 
friends, we returned to James Towne, where we safely arrived the 7. of

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September, 1608. There we found Mr. Scrivener, and divers others well 
recovered: many dead; some sicke: the late President prisoner for mutiny: 
by the honest diligence of Master Scrivener, the harvest gathered, but the 
provision in the store much spoyled with rayne. Thus was that summer (when 
little wanted) consumed and spent, and nothing done (such was the 
government of Captaine Ratliffe) but onely this discovery; wherein to 
expresse all the dangers, accidents, and incounters this small number 
passed in that small Barge, by the scale of proportion, about three 
thousand myles, with such watery dyet in those great waters and barbarous 
Countries (till then to any Christian utterly unknowne) I rather referre 
their merit to the censure of the courteous and experienced Reader, then I 
would be tedious or partiall being a partie.

But to this place to come who will adventure,
With judgements guide and reason how to enter:
Finds in this worlds broad sea, with winde and tyde,
Ther's safer sayle then any where besides.
But 'cause to wanton novices it is
A Province full of fearefulnesse I wiss;
Into the great vast deepe to venter out:
Those shallow rivers let them coast about.
And by a small Boat learne their first, and marke,
How they may come to make a greater Barke.

Written by Anthony Bagnall, Nathanaell Powell, and Anas Todkill.



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Chapter VII.
The Presidency surrendred to Captaine Smith: the Arrivall and returne of
the second Supply. And what happened.

The tenth of September, by the Election of the Councell, and request of 
the Company, Captaine Smith received the Letters Patents: which till then 
by no meanes he would accept, though he was often importuned thereunto. 
Now the building of Ratliffes Pallace stayed as a thing needlesse; the 
Church was repaired; the Store-house recovered; buildings prepared for the 
Supplyes we expected; the Fort reduced to a five-square forme; the order 
of the Watch renewed; the squadrons (each setting of the Watch) trained; 
the whole Company every Saturday exercised, in the plaine by the west 
Bulwarke, prepared for that purpose, we called Smithfield: where sometimes 
more then an hundred Salvages would stand in an amazement to behold, how a 
fyle would batter a tree, where he would make them a marke to shoot at; 
the boats trimmed for trade, which being sent out with Lieutenant Percy, 
in their Journey incountred the second Supply, that brought them backe to 
discover the Country of Monacan. How or why Captaine Newport obtained such 
a private Commission, as not to returne without a lumpe of gold, a 
certaintie of the South sea, or one of the lost company sent out by Sir 
Walter Raleigh, I know not; nor why he brought such a five peeced Barge, 
not to beare us to that South sea, till we had borne her over the 
mountaines, which how farre they extend is yet unknowne. As for the 
Coronation of Powhatan, and his presents of Bason and Ewer, Bed, Bedstead, 
Clothes, and such costly novelties, they had beene much better well spared 
then so ill spent, for wee had his favour much better onely for a playne 
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kinde of soliciting, made him so much overvalue himselfe, that he 
respected us as much as nothing at all. As for the hyring of the Poles and 
Dutch-men, to make Pitch, Tar, Glasse, Milles, and Sope ashes, when the 
Country is replenished with people, and necessaries, would have done well, 
but to send them and seaventie more without victualls to worke, was not so 
well advised nor considered of, as it should have beene. Yet this could 
not have hurt us had they beene 200. though then we were 130 that wanted 
for our selves. For we had the Salvages in that decorum (their harvest 
being newly gathered,) that we feared not to get victuals for 500. Now was 
there no way to make us miserable, but to neglect that time to make 
provision whilst it was to be had, the which was done by the direction 
from England to performe this strange discovery, but a more strange 
Coronation to loose that time, spend that victualls we had, tyre and 
starve our men, having no meanes to carry victuals, munition, the hurt or 
sicke, but on their owne backes. How or by whom they were invented I know 
not: but Captaine Newport we onely accounted the Author, who to effect 
these projects, had so guilded mens hopes with great promises, that both 
Company and Councell concluded his resolution for the most part: God doth 
know they little knew what they did, nor understood their owne estates to 
conclude his conclusions, against all the inconveniences the foreseeing 
President alledged. Of this Supply there was added to the Councell, one 
Captaine Richard Waldo, and Captaine Wynne, two auncient Souldiers, and 
valiant Gentlemen, but yet ignorant of the busines, (being but newly 
arrived.) Ratliffe was also permitted to have his voyce, & Mr. Scrivener, 
desirous to see strange Countries: so that although Smith was President, 
yet the Major part of the Councell had the authoritie and ruled it as they 
listed. As for clearing Smiths objections, how Pitch and Tarre, Wainscot, 
Clapbord, Glasse, and Sope ashes, could be provided, to relade the ship, 
or provision got to live withall, when none was in the Country, and that 
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spent, before the ship departed to effect these projects. The answer was, 
Captaine Newport undertooke to fraught the Pinnace of twentie tunnes with 
Corne in going and returning in his Discovery, and to refraught her againe 
from Werowocomoco of Powhatan. Also promising a great proportion of 
victualls from the Ship; inferring that Smiths propositions were onely 
devices to hinder his journey, to effect it himselfe; and that the 
crueltie he had used to the Salvages, might well be the occasion to hinder 
these Designes, and seeke revenge on him. For which taxation all workes 
were left, and 120 chosen men were appointed for Newports guard in this 
Discovery. But Captaine Smith to make cleare all those seeming suspitions, 
that the Salvages were not so desperate as was pretended by Captaine 
Newport, and how willing (since by their authoritie they would have it so) 
he was to assist them what he could, because the Coronation would consume 
much time, he undertooke himselfe their message to Powhatan, to intreat 
him to come to James Towne toreceive his presents. And where Newport durst 
not goe with lesse then 120. he onely tooke with him Captaine Waldo, Mr. 
Andrew Buckler, Edward Brinton, and Samuel Collier: with these foure he 
went over land to Werowocomoco, some 12 myles; there he passed the river 
of Pamaunkee in a Salvage Canow. Powhatan being 30 myles of, was presently 
sent for: in the meane time, Pocahontas and her women entertained Captaine 
Smith in this manner.

Capt. Smith goeth with 4. to Powhatan, when Newport feared with 120.
A Virginia Maske.

In a fayre plaine field they made a fire, before which, he sitting upon a 
mat, suddainly amongst the woods was heard such a hydeous noise and 
shreeking, that the English betooke themselves to their armes, and seized 
on two or three old men by them, supposing Powhatan with all his power was 
come to surprise them. But presently Pocahontas came, willing him to kill 
her if any hurt were intended, and the beholders, which were men, women, 
and children, satisfied the Captaine there was no such matter. Then 
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thirtie young women came naked out of the woods, onely covered behind and 
before with a few greene leaves, their bodies all painted, some of one 
colour, some of another, but all differing, their leader had a fayre payre 
of Bucks hornes on her head, and an Otters skinne at her girdle, and 
another at her arme, a quiver of arrowes at her backe, a bow and arrowes 
in her hand; the next had in her hand a sword, another a club, another a 
pot-sticke; all horned alike: the rest every one with their severall 
devises. These fiends with most hellish shouts and cryes, rushing from 
among the trees, cast themselves in a ring about the fire, singing and 
dauncing with most excellent ill varietie, oft falling into their 
infernall passions, and solemnly againe to sing and daunce; having spent 
neare an houre in this Mascarado, as they entred in like manner they 
departed.

The Womens entertainement.

Having reaccommodated themselves, they solemnly invited him to their 
lodgings, where he was no sooner within the house, but all these Nymphes 
more tormented him then ever, with crowding, pressing, and hanging about 
him, most tediously crying, Love you not me? love you not me? This 
salutation ended, the feast was set, consisting of all the Salvage 
dainties they could devise: some attending, others singing and dauncing 
about them; which mirth being ended, with fire-brands in stead of Torches 
they conducted him to his lodging.

Thus did they shew their feats of armes, and others art in dauncing:

Some other us'd there oaten pipe, and others voyces chanting.

Captaine Smiths message.

The next day came Powhatan. Smith delivered his message of the presents 
sent him, and redelivered him Namontack he had sent for England, desiring 
him to come to his Father Newport, to accept those presents, and conclude 
their revenge against the Monacans. Whereunto this subtile Savage thus 
replyed.

If your King have sent me Presents, I also am a King,

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and this is my land: eight dayes I will stay to receive them. Your Father 
is to come to me, not I to him, nor yet to your Fort, neither will I bite 
at such a bait: as for the Monacans I can revenge my owne injuries, and as 
for Atquanachuk, where you say your brother was slaine, it is a contrary 
way from those parts you suppose it; but for any salt water beyond the 
mountaines, the Relations you have had from my people are false. Whereupon 
he began to draw plots upon the ground (according to his discourse) of all 
those Regions. Many other discourses they had (yet both content to give 
each other content in complementall Courtesies) and so Captaine Smith 
returned with this Answer.

Powhatans Coronation.

Upon this the Presents were sent by water which is neare an hundred myles, 
and the Captains went by land with fiftie good shot. All being met at 
Werowocomoco, the next day was appointed for his Coronation, then the 
presents were brought him, his Bason and Ewer, Bed and furniture set up, 
his scarlet Cloke and apparell with much adoe put on him, being perswaded 
by Namontack they would not hurt him: but a foule trouble there was to 
make him kneele to receive his Crowne, he neither knowing the majesty nor 
meaning of a Crowne, nor bending of the knee, endured so many perswasions, 
examples, and instructions, as tyred them all; at last by leaning hard on 
his shoulders, he a little stooped, and three having the crowne in their 
hands put it on his head, when by the warning of a Pistoll the Boats were 
prepared with such a volley of shot, that the King started up in a 
horrible feare, till he saw all was well. Then remembring himselfe, to 
congratulate their kindnesse, he gave his old shooes and his mantell to 
Captaine Newport: but perceiving his purpose was to discover the Monacans, 
he laboured to divert his resolution, refusing to lend him either men or 
guides more then Namontack; and so after some small complementall 
kindnesse on both sides, in requitall of his presents he presented Newport 
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much more we bought in the Towne, wherewith we returned to the Fort.

The discovery of Monacan.

The Ship having disburdened her selfe of 70 persons, with the first 
Gentlewoman and woman servant that arrived in our Colony. Captaine Newport 
with 120. chosen men, led by Captaine Waldo, Lieutenant Percie, Captaine 
Winne, Mr. West, and Mr. Scrivener, set forward for the discovery of 
Monacan, leaving the President at the Fort with about 80. or 90. (such as 
they were) to relade the Ship. Arriving at the Falles we marched by land 
some fortie myles in two dayes and a halfe, and so returned downe the same 
path we went. Two townes we discovered of the Monacans, called Massinacak 
and Mowhemenchouch, the people neither used us well nor ill, yet for our 
securitie we tooke one of their petty Kings, and led him bound to conduct 
us the way. And in our returnes searched many places we supposed Mines, 
about which we spent some time in refyning, having one William Callicut, a 
refyner fitted for that purpose. From that crust of earth we digged, he 
perswaded us to beleeve he extracted some small quantitie of silver; and 
(not unlikely) better stuffe might be had for the digging. With this poore 
tryall, being contented to leave this fayre, fertile, well watered 
Country; and comming to the Falles, the Salvages fayned there were divers 
ships come into the Bay, to kill them at James Towne. Trade they would 
not, and finde their Corne we could not; for they had hid it in the woods: 
and being thus deluded, we arrived at James Towne, halfe sicke, all 
complaining, and tyred with toyle, famine, and discontent, to have onely 
but discovered our guilded hopes, and such fruitlesse certainties, as 
Captaine Smith fortold us.

How the Salvages deluded Cap. Newport.

But those that hunger seeke to slake,
Which thus abounding wealth would rake:
Not all the gemmes of Ister shore,
Nor all the gold of Lydia's store,
Can fill their greedie appetite;
It is a thing so infinite.