Travels of Captaine John Smith Volume I - Pages 236-267



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To the most high and vertuous Princesse Queene Anne of Great Brittanie.

Most admired Queene,

The love I beare my God, my King and Countrie, hath so oft emboldened mee 
in the worst of extreme dangers, that now honestie doth constraine mee 
presume thus farre beyond my selfe, to present your Majestie this short 
discourse: if ingratitude be a deadly poyson to all honest vertues, I must 
bee guiltie of that crime if I should omit any meanes to bee thankfull. So 
it is,

A relation to Queene Anne, of Pacahontas.

That some ten yeeres agoe being in Virginia, and taken prisoner by the 
power of Powhatan their chiefe King, I received from this great Salvage 
exceeding great courtesie, especially from his sonne Nantaquans, the most 
manliest, comeliest, boldest spirit, I ever saw in a Salvage, and his 
sister Pocahontas, the Kings most deare and wel-beloved daughter, being 
but a childe of twelve or thirteene yeeres of age, whose compassionate 
pitifull heart, of my desperate estate, gave me much cause to respect her: 
I being the first Christian this proud King and his grim attendants ever 
saw: and thus inthralled in their barbarous power, I cannot say I felt the 
least occasion of want that was in the power of those my mortall foes to 
prevent, notwithstanding al their threats. After some six weeks fatting 
amongst those Salvage Courtiers, at the minute of my execution, she 
hazarded the beating out of her owne braines to save mine, and not onely 
that, but so prevailed with her father, that I was safely conducted to 
James towne, where I found about eight and thirtie miserable poore and 
sicke creatures, to keepe possession of all those large territories of 
Virginia, such was the weaknesse of this poore Commonwealth, as had the 
Salvages not fed us, we directly had starved.

And this reliefe, most gracious Queene, was commonly brought us by this 
Lady Pocahontas, notwithstanding all these passages when inconstant 
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to warre, this tender Virgin would still not spare to dare to visit us, 
and by her our jarres have beene oft appeased, and our wants still 
supplyed; were it the policie of her father thus to imploy her, or the 
ordinance of God thus to make her his instrument, or her extraordinarie 
affection to our Nation, I know not: but of this I am sure; when her 
father with the utmost of his policie and power, sought to surprize mee, 
having but eighteene with mee, the darke night could not affright her 
comming through the irkesome woods, and with watered eies gave me 
intelligence, with her best advice to escape his furie; which had hee 
knowne, hee had surely slaine her. James towne with her wild traine she as 
freely frequented, as her fathers habitation; and during the time of two 
or three yeeres, she next under God, was still the instrument to preserve 
this Colonie from death, famine and utter confusion, which if in those 
times had once beene dissolved, Virginia might have line as it was at our 
first arrivall to this day. Since then, this businesse having beene turned 
and varied by many accidents from that I left it at: it is most certaine, 
after a long and troublesome warre after my departure, betwixt her father 
and our Colonie, all which time shee was not heard of, about two yeeres 
after shee her selfe was taken prisoner, being so detained neere two 
yeeres longer, the Colonie by that meanes was relieved, peace concluded, 
and at last rejecting her barbarous condition, was maried to an English 
Gentleman, with whom at this present she is in England; the first 
Christian ever of that Nation, the first Virginian ever spake English, or 
had a childe in mariage by an Englishman, a matter surely, if my meaning 
bee truly considered and well understood, worthy a Princes understanding.

Thus most gracious Lady, I have related to your Majestie, what at your 
best leasure our approved Histories will account you at large, and done in 
the time of your Majesties life, and however this might bee presented you 
from a more worthy pen, it cannot from a more honest heart, as yet I never 
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any, and it is my want of abilitie and her exceeding desert, your birth, 
meanes and authoritie, her birth, vertue, want and simplicitie, doth make 
mee thus bold, humbly to beseech your Majestie to take this knowledge of 
her, though it be from one so unworthy to be the reporter, as my selfe, 
her husbands estate not being able to make her fit to attend your 
Majestie: the most and least I can doe, is to tell you this, because none 
so oft hath tried it as my selfe, and the rather being of so great a 
spirit, how ever her stature: if she should not be well received, seeing 
this Kingdome may rightly have a Kingdome by her meanes; her present love 
to us and Christianitie, might turne to such scorne and furie, as to 
divert all this good to the worst of evill, where finding so great a 
Queene should doe her some honour more than she can imagine, for being so 
kinde to your servants and subjects, would so ravish her with content, as 
endeare her dearest bloud to effect that, your Majestie and all the Kings 
honest subjects most earnestly desire: And so I humbly kisse your gracious 
hands.

Pocahontas meeting in England with Captaine Smith.

Being about this time preparing to set saile for New-England, I could not 
stay to doe her that service I desired, and she well deserved; but hearing 
shee was at Branford with divers of my friends, I went to see her: After a 
modest salutation, without any word, she turned about, obscured her face, 
as not seeming well contented; and in that humour her husband, with divers 
others, we all left her two or three houres, repenting my selfe to have 
writ she could speake English. But not long after, she began to talke, and 
remembered mee well what courtesies shee had done: saying, You did promise 
Powhatan what was yours should bee his, and he the like to you; you called 
him father being in his land a stranger, and by the same reason so must I 
doe you: which though I would have excused, I durst not allow of that 
title, because she was a Kings daughter; with a well set countenance she 
said, Were you not afraid to come into my fathers Countrie, and caused 
feare in him and all his people (but

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mee) and feare you here I should call you father; I tell you then I will, 
and you shall call mee childe, and so I will bee for ever and ever your 
Countrieman. They did tell us alwaies you were dead, and I knew no other 
till I came to Plimoth; yet Powhatan did command Uttamatomakkin to seeke 
you, and know the truth, because your Countriemen will lie much.

Uttamacomack, observations of his usage.

This Salvage, one of Powhatans Councell, being amongst them held an 
understanding fellow; the King purposely sent him, as they say, to number 
the people here, and informe him well what wee were and our state. 
Arriving at Plimoth, according to his directions, he got a long sticke, 
whereon by notches hee did thinke to have kept the number of all the men 
hee could see, but he was quickly wearie of that taske: Comming to London, 
where by chance I met him, having renewed our acquaintance, where many 
were desirous to heare and see his behaviour, hee told me Powhatan did bid 
him to finde me out, to shew him our God, the King, Queene, and Prince, I 
so much had told them of: Concerning God, I told him the best I could, the 
King I heard he had seene, and the rest hee should see when he would; he 
denied ever to have seene the King, till by circumstances he was satisfied 
he had: Then he replyed very sadly, You gave Powhatan a white Dog, which 
Powhatan fed as himselfe, but your King gave me nothing, and I am better 
than your white Dog.

Pocahontas her entertainment with the Queene.

The small time I staid in London, divers Courtiers and others, my 
acquaintances, hath gone with mee to see her, that generally concluded, 
they did thinke God had a great hand in her conversion, and they have 
seene many English Ladies worse favoured, proportioned and behavioured, 
and as since I have heard, it pleased both the King and Queenes Majestie 
honourably to esteeme her, accompanied with that honourable Lady the Lady 
De la Ware, and that honourable Lord her husband, and divers other persons 
of good qualities, both publikely at the maskes and otherwise, to her 
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content, which doubtlesse she would have deserved, had she lived to arrive 
in Virginia.

The government devolved to Captaine Samuel Argall, 1617.

1617. Sir Thomas Smith Treasurer. The death of Pocahontas.

The Treasurer, Councell and Companie, having well furnished Captaine 
Samuel Argall, the Lady Pocahontas alias Rebecca, with her husband and 
others, in the good ship called the George, it pleased God at Gravesend to 
take this young Lady to his mercie, where shee made not more sorrow for 
her unexpected death, than joy to the beholders, to heare and see her make 
so religious and godly an end. Her little childe Thomas Rolfe therefore 
was left at Plimoth with Sir Lewis Stukly, that desired the keeping of it. 
Captaine Hamar his vice-Admirall was gone before, but hee found him at 
Plimoth. In March they set saile 1617. and in May he arrived at James 
towne, where hee was kindly entertained by Captaine Yearley and his 
Companie in a martiall order, whose right hand file was led by an Indian. 
In James towne he found but five or six houses, the Church downe, the 
Palizado's broken, the Bridge in pieces, the Well of fresh water spoiled; 
the Store-house they used for the Church, the market-place, and streets, 
and all other spare places planted with Tobacco, the Salvages as frequent 
in their houses as themselves, whereby they were become expert in our 
armes, and had a great many in their custodie and possession, the Colonie 
dispersed all about, planting Tobacco. Captaine Argall not liking those 
proceedings, altered them agreeable to his owne minde, taking the best 
order he could for repairing those defects which did exceedingly trouble 
us; we were constrained every yeere to build and repaire our old Cottages, 
which were alwaies a decaying in all places of the Countrie, yea, the very 
Courts of Guard built by Sir Thomas Dale, was ready to fall, and the 
Palizado's not sufficient to keepe out Hogs. Their number of people were 
about 400. but not past 200. fit for husbandry and tillage: we found there 
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hundred twentie eight cattell, and fourescore and eight Goats, besides 
innumerable numbers of Swine, and good plentie of Corne in some places, 
yet the next yeere the Captaine sent out a Frigat and a Pinnace, that 
brought us neere six hundred bushels more, which did greatly relieve the 
whole Colonie: For from the tenants wee seldome had above foure hundred 
bushels of rent Corne to the store, and there was not remaining of the 
Companies companie, past foure and fiftie men, women and Children.

1618. Sir Thomas Smith Treasurer.

This yeere having planted our fields, came a great drought, and such a 
cruell storme of haile, which did such spoile both to the Corne and 
Tobacco, that wee reaped but small profit, the Magazine that came in the 
George, being five moneths in her passage, proved very badly conditioned, 
but ere she arrived, we had gathered and made up our Tobacco, the best at 
three shillings the pound, the rest at eighteene pence.

To supply us, the Councell and Company with all possible care and 
diligence, furnished a good ship of some two hundred and fiftie tunne, 
with two hundred people and the Lord la Ware. They set saile in Aprill, 
and tooke their course by the westerne Iles, where the Governour of the 
Ile of Saint Michael received the Lord la Ware, and honourably feasted 
him, with all the content hee could give him. Going from thence, they were 
long troubled with contrary winds, in which time many or them fell very 
sicke, thirtie died, one of which number was that most honourable Lord 
Governour the Lord la Ware, whose most noble and generous disposition, is 
well knowne to his great cost, had beene most forward in this businesse 
for his Countries good: Yet this tender state of Virginia was not growne 
to that maturitie, to maintaine such state and pleasure as was fit for 
such a personage, with so brave and great attendance: for some small 
number of adventrous Gentlemen to make discoveries, and lie in Garrison, 
ready upon any occasion to keepe in feare the inconstant Salvages, nothing 
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more requisite, but to have more to wait & play than worke, or more 
commanders and officers than industrious labourers was not so necessarie: 
for in Virginia, a plaine Souldier that can use a Pick-axe and spade, is 
better than five Knights, although they were Knights that could breake a 
Lance; for men of great place, not inured to those incounters; when they 
finde things not sutable, grow many times so discontented, they forget 
themselves, & oft become so carelesse, that a discontented melancholy 
brings them to much sorrow, and to others much miserie. At last they stood 
in for the coast of New-England, where they met a small Frenchman, rich of 
Bevers and other Furres. Though wee had here but small knowledge of the 
coast nor countrie, yet they tooke such an abundance of Fish and Fowle, 
and so well refreshed themselves there with wood and water, as by the 
helpe of God thereby, having beene at Sea sixteene weekes, got to 
Virginia, who without this reliefe had beene in great danger to perish. 
The French-men made them such a feast, with such an abundance of varietie 
of Fish, Fowle and Fruits, as they all admired, and little expected that 
wild wildernesse could affoord such wonderfull abundance of plentie. In 
this ship came about two hundred men, but very little provision, and the 
ship called the Treasurer came in againe not long after with fortie 
passengers; the Lord la Wares ship lying in Virginia three moneths, wee 
victualled her with threescore bushels of Corne, and eight Hogsheads of 
flesh, besides other victuall she spent whilest they tarried there: this 
ship brought us advice that great multitudes were a preparing in England 
to bee sent, and relied much upon that victuall they should finde here: 
whereupon our Captaine called a Councell, and writ to the Councell here in 
England the estate of the Colonie, and what a great miserie would insue, 
if they sent not provision as well as people; and what they did suffer for 
want of skilfull husbandmen, and meanes to set their Ploughs on worke, 
having as good ground as any man can desire, and about fortie Bulls and 
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wanted men to bring them to labour, and Irons for the Ploughs, and 
harnesse for the Cattell. Some thirtie or fortie acres wee had sowne with 
one Plough, but it stood so long on the ground before it was reaped, it 
was most shaken, and the rest spoiled with the Cattell and Rats in the 
Barne, but no better Corne could bee for the quantitie.

Richard Killingbeck and foure other murdered by the Salvages.

Richard Killingbeck being with the Captaine at Kekoughtan, desired leave 
to returne to his wife at Charles hundred, hee went to James towne by 
water, there he got foure more to goe with him by land, but it proved that 
he intended to goe trade with the Indies of Chickahamania, where making 
shew of the great quantitie of trucke they had, which the Salvages 
perceiving, partly for their trucke, partly for revenge of some friends 
they pretended should have beene slaine by Captaine Yearley, one of them 
with an English peece shot Killingbeck dead, the other Salvages assaulted 
the rest and slew them, stripped them, and tooke what they had: But 
fearing this murther would come to light, and might cause them to suffer 
for it, would now proceed to the perfection of villanie; for presently 
they robbed their Machacomocko house of the towne, stole all the Indian 
treasure thereout, and fled into the woods, as other Indians related. On 
Sunday following, one Farfax that dwelt a mile from the towne, going to 
Church, left his wife and three small children safe at home, as he 
thought, and a young youth: she supposing praier to be done, left the 
children, and went to meet her husband; presently after came three or 
foure of those fugitive Salvages, entred the house, and slew a boy and 
three children, and also another youth that stole out of the Church in 
praier time, meeting them, was likewise murdered. Of this disaster the 
Captaine sent to Opechankanough for satisfaction, but he excused the 
matter, as altogether ignorant of it, at the same time the Salvages that 
were robbed were complaining to Opechankanough, and much feared the 
English would bee revenged on them, so that Opechankanough sent to

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Captaine Argall, to assure him the peace should never be broken by him, 
desiring that he would not revenge the injurie of those fugitives upon the 
innocent people of that towne, which towne he should have, and sent him a 
basket of earth, as possession given of it, and promised, so soone as 
possibly they could catch these robbers, to send him their heads for 
satisfaction, but he never performed it. Samuel Argall, John Rolfe.

A relation from Master John Rolfe, June 15. 1618.

Powhatans death. Haile-stones eight inches about.

Concerning the state of our new Common-wealth, it is somewhat bettered, 
for we have sufficient to content our selves, though not in such abundance 
as is vainly reported in England. Powhatan died this last Aprill, yet the 
Indians continue in peace. Itopatin his second brother succeeds him, and 
both hee and Opechankanough have confirmed our former league. On the 
eleventh of May, about ten of the clocke in the night, happened a most 
fearefull tempest, but it continued not past halfe an houre, which powred 
downe hailestones eight or nine inches about, that none durst goe out of 
their doores, and though it tore the barke and leaves of the trees, yet 
wee finde not they hurt either man or beast; it fell onely about James 
towne, for but a mile to the East, and twentie to the West there was no 
haile at all. Thus in peace every man followed his building and planting 
without any accidents worthy of note. Some private differences happened 
betwixt Captaine Bruster and Captaine Argall, and Captaine Argall and the 
Companie here in England; but of them I am not fully informed, neither are 
they here for any use, and therefore unfit to be remembred. In December 
one Captaine Stallings, an old planter in those parts, being imployed by 
them of the West countrie for a fishing voyage, in New-England, fell foule 
of a Frenchman whom hee tooke, leaving his owne ship to returne for 
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remained in the French barke, some small time after upon the coast, and 
thence returned to winter in Virginia.

The government surrendred to Sir George Yearley.

For to begin with the yeere of our Lord, 1619. there arrived a little 
Pinnace privatly from England about Easter for Captaine Argall, who taking 
order for his affaires, within foure or five daies returned in her, and 
left for his Deputy, Captaine Nathaniel Powell. On the eighteenth of 
Aprill, which was but ten or twelve daies after, arrived Sir George 
Yearley, by whom we understood Sir Edwin Sands was chosen Treasurer, and 
Master John Farrar his Deputy, and what great supplies was a preparing to 
be sent us, which did ravish us so much with joy and content, we thought 
our selves now fully satisfied, for our long toile and labours, and as 
happy men as any in the world. Notwithstanding, such an accident hapned 
Captaine Stallings, the next day his ship was cast away, and he not long 
after slaine in a private quarrell. Sir George Yearly to beginne his 
government, added to be of his councell, Captaine Francis West, Captaine 
Nathaniel Powell, Master John Pory, Master John Rolfe, and Master William 
Wickam, and Master Samuel Macocke, and propounded to have a generall 
assembly with all expedition. Upon the twelfth of this Moneth, came in a 
Pinnace of Captaine Bargraves, and on the seventeenth Captaine Lownes, and 
one Master Evans, who intended to plant themselves at Waraskoyack, but now 
Ophechankanough will not come at us, that causes us suspect his former 
promises.

Waraskoyack planted.

In May came in the Margaret of Bristoll, with foure and thirty men, all 
well and in health, and also many devout gifts, and we were much troubled 
in examining some scandalous letters sent into England, to disgrace

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this Country with barrennesse, to discourage the adventurers, and so bring 
it and us to ruine and confusion; notwithstanding, we finde by them of 
best experience, an industrious man not other waies imploied, may well 
tend foure akers of Corne, and 1000. plants of Tobacco, and where they say 
an aker will yeeld but three or foure barrels, we have ordinarily foure or 
five, but of new ground six, seven, and eight, and a barrell of Pease and 
Beanes, which we esteeme as good as two of Corne, which is after thirty or 
forty bushels an aker, so that one man may provide Corne for five, and 
apparell for two by the profit of his Tobacco; they say also English Wheat 
will yeeld but sixteene bushels an aker, and we have reaped thirty: 
besides to manure the Land, no place hath more white and blew Marble than 
here, had we but Carpenters to build and make Carts and Ploughs, and 
skilfull men that know how to use them, and traine up our cattell to draw 
them, which though we indevour to effect, yet our want of experience 
brings but little to perfection but planting Tobaco, and yet of that many 
are so covetous to have much, they make little good; besides there are so 
many sofisticating Tobaco-mungers in England, were it never so bad, they 
would sell it for Verinas, and the trash that remaineth should be 
Virginia, such devilish bad mindes we know some of our owne Country-men 
doe beare, not onely to the businesse, but also to our mother England her 
selfe; could they or durst they as freely defame her.

Their time of Parlament.

The 25. of June came in the Triall with Corne and Cattell all in safety, 
which tooke from us cleerely all feare of famine; then our governour and 
councell caused Burgesses to be chosen in all places, and met at a 
generall Assembly, where all matters were debated though expedient for the 
good of the Colony, and Captaine Ward was sent to Monahigan in new 
England, to fish in May, and returned the latter end of May, but to small 
purpose, for they wanted Salt: the George also was sent to New-found-land 
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there she bought fish, that defraied her charges, and made a good voyage 
in seven weekes. About the last of August came in a dutch man of warre 
that sold us twenty Negars, and Japazous King of Patawomeck, came to James 
towne, to desire two ships to come trade in his River, for a more 
plentifull yeere of Corne had not beene in a long time, yet very 
contagious, and by the trechery of one Poule, in a manner turned heathen, 
wee were very jealous the Salvages would surprize us. The Governours have 
bounded foure Corporations; which is the Companies, the University, the 
Governours and Gleabe land: Ensigne Wil. Spencer, & Thomas Barret a 
Sergeant, with some others of the ancient Planters being set free, we are 
the first farmers that went forth, and have chosen places to their 
content, so that now knowing their owne land, they strive who should 
exceed in building and planting. The fourth of November the Bona nova came 
in with all her people lusty and well; not long after one Master Dirmer 
sent out by some of Plimoth for New-England, arrived in a Barke of five 
tunnes, and returned the next Spring; notwithstanding the ill rumours of 
the unwholsomnesse of James towne, the new commers that were planted at 
old Paspaheghe, little more then a mile from it, had their healths better 
then any in the Country. In December Captaine Ward returned from 
Patawomeck, the people there dealt falsly with him, so that hee tooke 800. 
bushels of Corne from them perforce. Captaine Woddiffe of Bristol came in 
not long after, with all his people lusty and in health, and we had two 
particular Governors sent us, under the titles of Deputies to the Company, 
the one to have charge of the Colledge Lands, the other of the Companies: 
Now you are to understand, that because there have beene many complaints 
against the Governors, Captaines, and Officers in Virginia, for buying and 
selling men and boies, or to bee set over from one to another for a 
yeerely rent, was held in England a thing most intolerable, or that the 
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their places, or abridged their Covenants, was so odious, that the very 
report thereof brought a great scandall to the generall action. The 
Councell in England did send many good and worthy instructions for the 
amending those abuses, and appointed a hundred men should at the Companies 
charge be allotted and provided to serve and attend the Governour during 
the time of his government, which number he was to make good at his 
departure, and leave to his Successor in like manner, fifty to the Deputy-
Governour of the College land, and fifty to the Deputy of the Companies 
land, fifty to the Treasurer, to the Secretary five and twenty, and more 
to the Marshall and Cape merchant; which they are also to leave to their 
successors, and likewise to every particular Officer such a competency, as 
he might live well in his Office, without oppressing any under their 
charge, which good law I pray God it be well observed, and then we may 
truly say in Virginia, we are the most happy people in the world.
By me John Rolfe.

The number of Ships and men.

There went this yeere by the Companies records, II. ships, and 1216. 
persons to be thus disposed on: Tenants for the Governors land fourescore, 
besides fifty sent the former spring; for the Companies land a hundred and 
thirty, for the College a hundred, for the Glebe land fifty, young women 
to make wives ninety, servants for publike service fifty, and fifty more 
whose labours were to bring up thirty of the infidels children, the rest 
were sent to private Plantations.

Gifts given.

Two persons unknowne have given faire Plate and Ornaments for two 
Communion Tables, the one at the College, the other at the Church of 
Mistris Mary Robinson, who towards the foundation gave two hundred pound. 
And another unknowne person sent to the Treasurer five hundred and fifty 
pounds, for the bringing up of the salvage children in Christianity. 
Master Nicholas Farrar deceased, hath by his Will given three hundred 
pounds to the College, to be paid when there shall be ten young Salvages 
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time foure and twenty pound yeerely to bee distributed unto three discreet 
and godly young men in the Colony, to bring up three wilde young infidels 
in some good course of life, also there were granted eleven Pattents, upon 
condition to transport people and cattle to increase the Plantations.

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A desperat Sea-fight betwixt two Spanish men of warre, and a small English 
ship, at the Ile of Dominica going to Virginia, by Captaine Anthony 
Chester.

1620. The Earle of Southampton Treasurer, and M. John Ferrar Deputy.

Having taken our journey towards Virginia in the beginning of February, a 
ship called the Margaret and John, of one hundred and sixty tuns, eight 
Iron Peeces and a Falcon, with eightie Passengers besides Sailers; After 
many tempests and foule weather, about the foureteenth of March we were in 
thirteene degrees and an halfe of Northerly latitude, where we descried a 
ship at hull; it being but a faire gale of wind, we edged towards her to 
see what she was, but she presently set saile, and ran us quickly out of 
sight: This made us keepe our course for Mettalina, and the next day 
passing Dominica, we came to an anchor at Guardalupo, to take in fresh 
water. Six French-men there cast away sixteene moneths agoe came aboord 
us; they told us a Spanish man of Warre but seven daies before was seeking 
his consort, and this was she we descried at hull. At Mevis we intended to 
refresh our selves, having beene eleven weeks pestered in this unwholsome 
ship; but there we found two tall ships with the Hollanders colours, but 
necessitie forcing us on shore, we anchored faire by them, and in friendly 
manner sent to hale them: but seeing they were Spaniards, retiring to our 
ship, they sent such a volley of shot after us, that shot the Boat, split 
the Oares, and some thorow the clothes, yet not a man hurt; and then 
followed with their great Ordnance, that many times over-racked our ship, 
which being so cumbred with the Passengers provisions, our Ordnance was 
not well fitted, nor any thing as it should have beene. But perceiving 
what they were, we fitted our selves the best

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we could to prevent a mischiefe, seeing them warp themselves to windward, 
we thought it not good to be boorded on both sides at an anchor, we 
intended to set saile, but that the Vice-Admirall battered so hard our 
star-boord side, that we fell to our businesse, and answered their 
unkindnesse with such faire shot from a Demiculvering, that shot her 
betweene wind and water, whereby she was glad to leave us and her Admirall 
together. Comming faire by our quarter, he tooke in his Holland flag, and 
put forth his Spanish colours, and so haled us.

The Vice-Admirall shot betweene wind and water. The manner of their fight.

We quietly and quickly answered him, both what wee were, and whither 
bound, relating the effect of our Commission, and the cause of our comming 
thither for water, and not to annoy any of the King of Spaines Subjects, 
nor any. She commanded us amaine for the King of Spaine, we replied with 
inlarging the particulars what friends both the Kings our Masters were, 
and as we would doe no wrong, we would take none. They commanded us aboord 
to shew our Commission, which we refused, but if they would send their 
Boat to us willingly they should see it. But for answer they made two 
great shot at us, with a volley of small shot, which caused us to leave 
the decks; then with many ill words they laid us aboord, which caused us 
to raise our maine saile, and give the word to our small shot which lay 
close and ready, that paid them in such sort, they quickly retired. The 
fight continued halfe an houre, as if we had beene invironed with fire and 
smoke, untill they discovered the waste of our ship naked, where they 
bravely boorded us loofe for loofe, hasting with pikes and swords to 
enter, but it pleased God so to direct our Captaine, and encourage our men 
with valour, that our pikes being formerly placed under our halfe deck, 
and certaine shot lying close for that purpose under the Port holes, 
encountred them so rudely, that their fury was not onely rebated, but 
their hastinesse intercepted, and their whole company beaten backe, many 
of our men were hurt, but I am sure they had two for one.

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The Captaine slaine.

In the end they were violently repulsed, untill they were reinforced to 
charge againe by their commands, who standing upon their honors, thought 
it a great indignity to be so affronted, which caused a second charge, and 
that answered with a second beating backe: whereat the Captaine grew 
inraged, and constrained them to come on againe afresh, which they did so 
effectually, that question-lesse it had wrought an alteration, if the God 
that tosseth Monarchies, and teareth Mountaines, had not taught us to 
tosse our Pikes with prosperous events, and powred out a volley of small 
shot amongst them, whereby that valiant Commander was slaine, and many of 
his Souldiers dropped downe likewise on the top of the hatches. This we 
saw with our eies, and rejoyced with it at our hearts, so that we might 
perceive good successe comming on, our Captaine presently tooke advantage 
of their discomfiture, though with much comiseration of that resolute 
Captaine, and not onely plied them againe with our Ordnance, but had more 
shot under the Pikes, which was bestowed to good purpose, and amazed our 
enemies with the suddennesse.

A worthy exploit of Lucas.

Amongst the rest, one Lucas, our Carpenters Mate, must not be forgotten, 
who perceiving a way how to annoy them; As they were thus puzled and in a 
confusion, drew out a Minion under the halfe decke, and there bent it upon 
them in such a manner, that when it was fired, the cases of stones and 
peeces of Iron fell upon them so thick, as cleared the decke, and slew 
many, and in short time we saw few assailants, but such as crept from 
place to place covertly from the fury of our shot, which now was thicker 
than theirs: for although as far as we may commend our enemies, they had 
done something worthy of commendations; yet either wanting men, or being 
overtaken with the unlooked for valour of our men, they now began to 
shrinke, and give us leave to be wanton with our advantage. Yet we could 
onely use but foure peece of Ordnances, but they served the turne as well 
as all the rest: for she was shot so oft betweene

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wind and water, we saw they were willing to leave us, but by reason she 
was fast in the latch of our cable, which in haste of weighing our anchor 
hung aloofe, she could not cleare her selfe as she wrought to doe, till 
one cut the Cable with an axe, and was slaine by freeing us. Having beene 
aboord us two houres and an halfe, seeing her selfe cleere, all the shot 
wee had plaied on both sides, which lasted till we were out of shot, then 
we discovered the Vice-Admirall comming to her assistance, who began a 
farre off to ply us with their Ordnances, and put us in minde we had 
another worke in hand. Whereupon we separated the dead and hurt bodies, 
and manned the ship with the rest, and were so well incouraged wee waifed 
them a maine. The Admirall stood aloofe off, and the other would not come 
within Falcon shot, where she lay battering us till shee received another 
paiment from a Demiculvering, which made her beare with the shore for 
smooth water to mend her leakes. The next morning they both came up againe 
with us, as if they had determined to devour us at once, but it seemed it 
was but a bravado, though they forsooke not our quarter for a time within 
Musket shot; yet all the night onely, they kept us company, but made not a 
shot. During which time we had leasure to provide us better than before: 
but God bethanked they made onely but a shew of another assault, ere 
suddenly the Vice-admirall fell a starne, and the other lay shaking in the 
wind, and so they both left us. The fight continued six houres, and was 
the more unwelcome, because we were so ill provided, and had no intent to 
fight, nor give occasion to disturbe them. As for the losse of men, if 
Religion had not taught us what by the providence of God is brought to 
passe, yet daily experience might informe us, of the dangers of wars, and 
perils at sea, by stormes tempests, shipwracks, encounters with Pirats, 
meeting with enemies, crosse winds, long voiages, unknowne shores, 
barbarous Nations, and an hundred inconveniences, of which humane 
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lost Doctor Bohun, a worthy valiant Gentleman, (a long time brought up 
amongst the most learned Surgeons, and Physitions in Netherlands, and this 
his second journey to Virginia:) and seven slaine out right, two died 
shortly of their wounds; sixteene was shot, whose limbs God be thanked was 
recovered without maime, and now setled in Virginia: how many they lost we 
know not, but we saw a great many lie on the decks, and their skuppers 
runne with bloud, they were about three hundred tunnes apeece, each 
sixteene or twentie Brasse-peeces. Captaine Chester, who in this fight had 
behaved himselfe like a most vigilant, resolute, and a couragious 
souldier, as also our honest and valiant master, did still so comfort and 
incourage us by all the meanes they could, at last to all our great 
contents we arrived in Virginia, and from thence returned safely to 
England.

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The Names of the Adventurers for Virginia, Alphabetically set downe, 
according to a printed Booke, set out by the Treasurer and Councell in 
this present yeere, 1620.

A 
Sir William Aliffe. 
Sir Roger Aston. 
Sir Anthony Ashley. 
Sir John Akland. 
Sir Anthonie Aucher. 
Sir Robert Askwith. 
Doctor Francis Anthony. 
Charles Anthony. 
Edward Allen. 
Edmund Allen Esquire. 
John Allen. 
Thomas Allen. 
William Atkinson, Esquire. 
Richard Ashcroft. 
Nicholas Andrews. 
John Andrews the elder. 
John Andrews the younger. 
James Ascough. 
Giles Allington. 
Morris Abbot. 
Ambrose Asten. 
James Askew. 
Anthony Abdey. 
John Arundell, Esquire. 
B 
Edward, Earle of Bedford. 
James, Lord Bishop of Bathe and Wells. 
Sir Francis Barrington. 
Sir Morice Barkley. 
Sir John Benet. 
Sir Thomas Beamont. 
Sir Amias Bamfield. 
Sir John Bourcher. 
Sir Edmund Bowyer. 
Sir Thomas Bludder. 
Sir George Bolles. 
Sir John Bingley. 
Sir Thomas Button. 
Sir Henry Beddingfield. 
Companie of Barbers-Surgeons. 
Companie of Bakers. 
Richard Banister. 
John Bancks. 
Miles Bancks. 
Thomas Barber. 
William Bonham. 
James Bryerley. 
William Barners. 
Anthony Barners, Esquire. 
William Brewster. 
Richard Brooke.

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Hugh Brooker, Esquire. 
Ambrose Brewsey. 
John Brooke. 
Matthew Bromridge. 
Christopher Brooke, Esquire. 
Martin Bond. 
Gabriel Beadle. 
John Beadle. 
David Borne. 
Edward Barnes. 
John Badger. 
Edmund Brandvell. 
Robert Bowyer, Esquire. 
Robert Bateman. 
Thomas Britton. 
Nicholas Benson. 
Edward Bishop. 
Peter Burgoney. 
Thomas Burgoney. 
Robert Burgoney. 
Christopher Baron. 
Peter Benson. 
John Baker. 
John Bustoridge. 
Francis Burley, 
William Browne. 
Robert Barker. 
Samuel Burnham. 
Edward Barkley. 
William Bennet. 
Captaine Edward Brewster. 
Thomas Brocket. 
John Bullock. 
George Bache. 
Thomas Bayly. 
William Barkley. 
George Butler. 
Timothie Bathurst. 
George Burton. 
Thomas Bret. 
Captaine John Brough. 
Thomas Baker. 
John Blunt. 
Thomas Bayly. 
Richard and Edward Blunt. 
Mineon Burrell. 
Richard Blackmore. 
William Beck. 
Benjamin Brand. 
John Busbridge. 
William Burrell. 
William Barret. 
Francis Baldwin. 
Edward Barber. 
Humphrey Basse. 
Robert Bell. 
Matthew Bromrick. 
John Beaumont. 
George Barkley. 
Peter Bartle. 
Thomas Bretton. 
John Blount. 
Arthur Bromfeld Esquire. 
William Berbloke. 
Charles Beck. 
C 
George, Lord Archbishop of Canterburie. 
William Lord Cranborne, now Earle of Salisburie.

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William, Lord Compton, now Earle of North-hampton. 
William Lord Cavendish, now Earle of Devonshire. 
Richard Earle of Clanricard. 
Sir William Cavendish now Lord Cavendish. 
Gray, Lord Chandos. 
Sir Henry Cary. 
Sir George Calvert. 
Sir Lionell Cranfield. 
Sir Edward Cecill. 
Sir Robert Cotten. 
Sir Oliver Cromwell. 
Sir Anthony Cope. 
Sir Walter Cope. 
Sir Edward Carr. 
Sir Thomas Conisbie. 
Sir George Cary. 
Sir Edward Conwey. 
Sir Walter Chute. 
Sir Edward Culpeper. 
Sir Henry Cary, Captaine. 
Sir William Craven. 
Sir Walter Covert. 
Sir George Coppin. 
Sir George Chute. 
Sir Thomas Coventry. 
Sir John Cutts. 
Lady Cary. 
Company of Cloth-workers. 
Citie of Chichester. 
Robert Chamberlaine. 
Richard Chamberlaine. 
Francis Covill. 
William Coyse, Esquire. 
Abraham Chamberlaine.
Thomas Carpenter. 
Anthony Crew. 
Richard Cox. 
William Crosley. 
James Chatfeild. 
Richard Caswell. 
John Cornelis. 
Randall Carter. 
Executors of Randall Carter. 
William Canning. 
Edward Carve, Esquire. 
Thomas Cannon, Esquire. 
Richard Champion. 
Rawley Crashaw. 
Henry Collins. 
Henry Cromwell. 
John Cooper. 
Richard Cooper. 
John Casson. 
Thomas Colthurst. 
Allen Cotten. 
Edward Cage. 
Abraham Carthwright. 
Robert Coppin. 
Thomas Conock. 
John Clapham. 
Thomas Church. 
William Carpenter. 
Laurence Campe. 
James Cambell. 
Christopher Cletheroe. 
Matthew Cooper. 
George Chamber. 
Captaine John Cooke. 
Captaine Thomas Conwey, Esquire. 
Edward Culpeper, Esquire. 
Master William Crashaw.

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Abraham Colmer. 
John Culpeper. 
Edmund Colbey. 
Richard Cooper. 
Robert Creswell. 
John Cage, Esquire. 
Matthew Cave. 
William Crowe. 
Abraham Carpenter. 
John Crowe. 
Thomas Cordell. 
Richard Connock, Esquire. 
William Compton. 
William Chester. 
Thomas Covel. 
Richard Carmarden, Esquire. 
William and Paul Canning. 
Henry Cromwell, Esquire. 
Simon Codrington. 
Clement Chichley. 
James Cullemore. 
William Cantrell. 
D 
Richard Earle of Dorset. 
Edward Lord Denny. 
Sir John Digbie, now Lord Digbie. 
Sir John Doderidge. 
Sir Drew Drewry the elder. 
Sir Thomas Dennis. 
Sir Robert Drewry. 
Sir John Davers. 
Sir Dudley Digs. 
Sir Marmaduke Dorrel. 
Sir Thomas Dale. 
Sir Thomas Denton. 
Companie of Drapers. 
Thomas Bond, Esquire. 
David Bent, Esquire. 
Companie of Dyers. 
Towne of Dover. 
Master Richard Deane, Alderman. 
Henry Dawkes. 
Edward Dichfield. 
William Dunne. 
John Davis. 
Matthew Dequester. 
Philip Durdent. 
Abraham Dawes. 
John Dike. 
Thomas Draper. 
Lancelot Davis. 
Rowley Dawsey. 
William Dobson Esquire. 
Anthony Dyot, Esquire. 
Avery Dranfield. 
Roger Dye. 
John Downes. 
John Drake. 
John Delbridge. 
Benjamin Decroe. 
Thomas Dyke. 
Jeffery Duppa. 
Daniel Darnelly. 
Sara Draper. 
Clement and Henry Dawkney.

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E 
Thomas, Earle of Exeter. 
Sir Thomas Everfield. 
Sir Francis Egiock. 
Sir Robert Edolph. 
John Eldred, Esquire. 
William Evans. 
Richard Evans. 
Hugh Evans. 
Raph Ewens, Esquire. 
John Elkin. 
John Elkin. 
Robert Evelin. 
Nicholas Exton. 
John Exton. 
George Etheridge. 
F 
Sir Moyle Finch. 
Sir Henry Fanshaw. 
Sir Thomas Freake. 
Sir Peter Fretchuile. 
Sir William Fleetwood. 
Sir Henry Fane. 
Company of Fishmongers. 
John Fletcher. 
John Farmer. 
Martin Freeman, Esquire. 
Ralph Freeman. 
William and Ralph Freeman. 
Michael Fetiplace. 
William Fettiplace. 
Thomas Forrest. 
Edward Fleetwood, Esquire. 
William Felgate. 
William Field. 
Nicholas Ferrar. 
John Farrar. 
Giles Francis. 
Edward Fawcet. 
Richard Farrington. 
John Francklin. 
Richard Frith. 
John Ferne. 
George Farmer. 
Thomas Francis. 
John Fenner. 
Nicholas Fuller, Esquire. 
Thomas Foxall. 
William Fleet. 
Peter Franck, Esquire. 
Richard Fishborne. 
William Faldoe. 
John Fletcher, and Company. 
William Ferrars. 
G 
Lady Elizabeth Gray. 
Sir John Gray. 
Sir William Godolfine. 
Sir Thomas Gates. 
Sir William Gee. 
Sir Richard Grobham.

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Sir William Garaway. 
Sir Francis Goodwin. 
Sir George Goring. 
Sir Thomas Grantham. 
Company of Grocers. 
Company of Goldsmiths. 
Company of Girdlers. 
John Geering. 
John Gardiner. 
Richard Gardiner. 
John Gilbert. 
Thomas Grave. 
John Gray. 
Nicholas Griece. 
Richard Goddard. 
Thomas Gipps. 
Peter Gates. 
Thomas Gibbs, Esquire, 
Laurence Greene. 
William Greenwell. 
Robert Garset. 
Robert Gore. 
Thomas Gouge. 
Francis Glanvile, Esquire. 
H 
Henry, Earle of Huntington. 
Lord Theophilus Haward, L. Walden. 
Sir John Harrington, L. Harington. 
Sir John Hollis, now Lord Hautein. 
Sir Thomas Holecroft. 
Sir William Harris. 
Sir Thomas Harefleet. 
Sir George Haiward. 
Sir Warwicke Heale. 
Sir Baptist Hicks. 
Sir John Hanham. 
Sir Thomas Horwell. 
Sir Thomas Hewit. 
Sir William Herrick. 
Sir Eustace Hart. 
Sir Pory Huntley. 
Sir Arthur Harris. 
Sir Edward Heron. 
Sir Persevall Hart. 
Sir Ferdinando Heiborne. 
Sir Lawrence Hide. 
Master Hugh Hamersley, Alderman. 
Master Richard Heron, Alderman. 
Richard Humble, Esquire. 
Master Richard Hackleuit. 
Edward Harrison. 
George Holeman. 
Robert Hill. 
Griffin Hinton. 
John Hawkins. 
William Hancocke. 
John Harper. 
George Hawger. 
John Holt. 
John Huntley. 
Jeremy Heiden. 
Ralph Hamer. 
Ralph Hamer, Junior. 
John Hodgeson. 
John Hanford. 
Thomas Harris. 
Richard Howell. 
Thomas Henshaw.

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Leonard Harwood. 
Tristram Hill. 
Francis Haselridge. 
Tobias Hinson. 
Peter Heightley. 
George Hawkenson. 
Thomas Hackshaw. 
Charles Hawkens. 
John Hodgis. 
William Holland. 
Robert Hartley. 
Gregory Herst. 
Thomas Hodgis. 
William Hodgis. 
Roger Harris. 
John Harris. 
M. John Haiward. 
James Haiward. 
Nicholas Hide, Esquire. 
John Hare, Esquire. 
William Hackwell, Esquire. 
Gressam Hoogan. 
Humfrey Hanford. 
William Haselden. 
Nicholas Hooker. 
Doctor Anthony Hunton. 
John Hodsale. 
George Hooker. 
Anthony Hinton. 
John Hogsell. 
Thomas Hampton. 
William Hicks. 
William Holiland. 
Ralph Harison. 
Harman Harison. 
I 
Sir Thomas Jermyn. 
Sir Robert Johnson. 
Sir Arthur Ingram. 
Sir Francis Jones. 
Company of Ironmongers. 
Company of Inholders. 
Company of Imbroyderers. 
Bailiffes of Ipswich. 
Henry Jackson. 
Richard Ironside. 
M. Robert Johnson Alderman. 
Thomas Jones. 
William Jobson. 
Thomas Johnson. 
Thomas Jadwine. 
John Josua. 
George Isam. 
Philip Jacobson. 
Peter Jacobson. 
Thomas Juxson Senior. 
James Jewell. 
Gabriel Jaques. 
Walter Jobson. 
Edward James. 
Zachary Jones, Esquire. 
Anthony Irbye, Esquire. 
William I-anson. 
Humfrey Jobson. 
K 
Sir Valentine Knightley. 
Sir Robert Killegrew. 
Sir Charles Kelke. 
Sir John Kaile.

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Richard Kirrill. 
John Kirrill. 
Raph King. 
Henry Kent. 
Towne of Kingslynne. 
John Kettleby, Esquire. 
Walter Kirkham, Esquire. 
L 
Henry Earle of Lincolne. 
Robert, L. Lisle, now Earle of Leicester. 
Thomas, Lord Laware. 
Sir Francis Leigh. 
Sir Richard Lowlace. 
Sir William Litton. 
Sir John Lewson. 
Sir William Lower. 
Sir Samuel Leonard. 
Sir Samson Leonard. 
Company of Lethersellers. 
Thomas Laughton. 
William Lewson. 
Peter Latham. 
Peter Van Lore. 
Henry Leigh. 
Thomas Levar. 
Christofer Landman. 
Morris Lewellin. 
Edward Lewis. 
Edward Lewkin. 
Peter Lodge. 
Thomas Layer. 
Thomas Lawson. 
Francis Lodge. 
John Langley. 
David Loide. 
John Levitt. 
Thomas Fox and Luke Lodge. 
Captaine Richard Linley. 
Arnold Lulls. 
William Lawrence. 
John Landman. 
Nicholas Lichfield. 
Nicholas Leate. 
Gedeon de Laune. 
M 
Philip Earle of Montgomerie. 
Doctor George Mountaine, now Lord Bishop of Lincolne. 
William Lord Mounteagle, now Lord Morley. 
Sir Thomas Mansell. 
Sir Thomas Mildmay. 
Sir William Maynard. 
Sir Humfrey May. 
Sir Peter Manhood. 
Sir John Merrick. 
Sir George More. 
Sir Robert Mansell. 
Sir Arthur Mannering. 
Sir David Murrey. 
Sir Edward Michelborn. 
Sir Thomas Middleton. 
Sir Robert Miller. 
Sir Cavaliero Maicott. 
Doctor James Meddus.

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Richard Martin, Esquire. 
Company of Mercers. 
Company of Merchant Taylors. 
Otho Mowdite. 
Captaine John Martin. 
Arthur Mouse. 
Adrian More. 
Thomas Mountford. 
Thomas Morris. 
Ralph Moorton. 
Francis Mapes. 
Richard Maplesden. 
James Monger. 
Peter Monsell. 
Robert Middleton. 
Thomas Maile. 
John Martin. 
Josias Maude. 
Richard Morton. 
George Mason. 
Thomas Maddock. 
Richard Moore. 
Nicholas Moone. 
Alfonsus van Medkerk. 
Captaine Henry Meoles. 
Philip Mutes. 
Thomas Mayall. 
Humfrey Marret. 
Jarvis Mundz. 
Robert Mildmay. 
William Millet. 
Richard Morer. 
John Miller. 
Thomas Martin. 
John Middleton. 
Francis Middleton. 
N 
Dudly, Lord North. 
Francis, Lord Norris. 
Sir Henry Nevill of Barkshire. 
Thomas Nicols. 
Christopher Nicols. 
William Nicols. 
George Newce. 
Joseph Newberow. 
Christopher Newgate. 
Thomas Norincott. 
Jonathan Nuttall. 
Thomas Norton. 
O 
William Oxenbridge, Esquire. 
Robert Offley. 
Francis Oliver. 
P 
William, Earle of Pembroke 
William, Lord Paget. 
John, Lord Petre. 
George Percy, Esquire. 
Sir Christofer Parkins. 
Sir Amias Preston. 
Sir Nicholas Parker. 
Sir William Poole.

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Sir Stephen Powell.[IV. 136] 
Sir Henry Peyton. 
Sir James Perrot. 
Sir John Pettus. 
Sir Robert Payne. 
William Payne. 
John Payne. 
Edward Parkins. 
Edward Parkins his widow. 
Aden Perkins. 
Thomas Perkin. 
Richard Partridge. 
William Palmer. 
Miles Palmer. 
Robert Parkhurst. 
Richard Percivall, Esquire. 
Richard Poyntell. 
George Pretty. 
George Pit. 
Allen Percy. 
Abraham Peirce. 
Edmund Peirce. 
Phenice Pet. 
Thomas Philips. 
Henry Philpot. 
Master George Procter. 
Robert Penington. 
Peter Peate. 
John Prat. 
William Powell. 
Edmund Peashall. 
Captaine William Proude. 
Henry Price. 
Nicholas Pewriffe. 
Thomas Pelham. 
Richard Piggot. 
John Pawlet, Esquire. 
Robert Pory. 
Richard Paulson. 
Q 
William Quicke. 
R 
Sir Robert Rich, now Earle of Warwicke. 
Sir Thomas Row. 
Sir Henry Rainsford. 
Sir William Romney. 
Sir John Ratcliffe. 
Sir Steven Ridlesdon. 
Sir William Russell. 
Master Edward Rotheram, Alderman. 
Robert Rich. 
Tedder Roberts. 
Henry Robinson. 
John Russell. 
Richard Rogers. 
Arthur Robinson. 
Robert Robinson. 
Millicent Ramsden. 
John Robinson. 
George Robins. 
Nichalas Rainton. 
Henry Rolffe. 
John Reignolds. 
Elias Roberts. 
Henry Reignolds, Esquire.

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William Roscarrocke, Esquire.
Humfrey Raymell. 
Richard Robins. 
S 
Henry, Earle of Southampton. 
Thomas Earle of Suffolke. 
Edward Semer, Earle of Hartford. 
Robert, Earle of Salisbury. 
Mary, Countesse of Shrewsbury. 
Edmund, Lord Sheffeld. 
Robert, Lord Spencer. 
John Lord Stanhope. 
Sir John Saint-John. 
Sir Thomas Smith. 
Sir John Samms. 
Sir John Smith. 
Sir Edwin Sandys. 
Sir Samuel Sandys. 
Sir Steven Some. 
Sir Raph Shelton. 
Sir Thomas Stewkley. 
Sir William Saint-John. 
Sir William Smith. 
Sir Richard Smith. 
Sir Martin Stutevill. 
Sir Nicolas Salter. 
Doctor Matthew Sutcliffe of Exeter. 
Captaine John Smith. 
Thomas Sandys, Esquire. 
Henry Sandys, Esquire. 
George Sandys, Esquire. 
Company of Skinners. 
Company of Salters. 
Company of Stationers. 
John Stokley. 
Richard Staper. 
Robert Singleton. 
Thomas Shipton. 
Cleophas Smith. 
Richard Strongtharm. 
Hildebrand Spruson. 
Matthew Scrivener. 
Othowell Smith. 
George Scot. 
Hewet Stapers. 
James Swift. 
Richard Stratford. 
Edmund Smith. 
Robert Smith. 
Matthias Springham. 
Richard Smith. 
Edward Smith. 
Jonathan Smith. 
Humfrey Smith. 
John Smith. 
George Swinhow. 
Joseph Some. 
William Sheckley. 
John Southick. 
Henry Shelley. 
Walter Shelley. 
Richard Snarsborow. 
George Stone. 
Hugh Shepley. 
William Strachey. 
Urion Spencer. 
John Scarpe. 
Thomas Scott.

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William Sharpe. 
Steven Sparrow. 
Thomas Stokes. 
Richard Shepard. 
Henry Spranger. 
William Stonnard. 
Steven Sad. 
John Stockley. 
Thomas Stevens. 
Matthew Shepard. 
Thomas Sherwell. 
William Seabright, Esquire. 
Nicholas Sherwell. 
Augustine Steward. 
Thomas Stile. 
Abraham Speckhard. 
Edmund Scot. 
Francis Smalman. 
Gregory Sprint, Esquire. 
Thomas Stacey. 
William Sandbatch. 
Augustine Stuard, Esquire. 
T 
Sir William Twisden. 
Sir William Throckmorton. 
Sir Nicholas Tuston. 
Sir John Trever. 
Sir Thomas Tracy. 
George Thorpe, Esquire. 
Doctor William Turner. 
The Trinity house. 
Richard Turner. 
John Taverner. 
Daniel Tucker. 
Charles Towler. 
William Tayler. 
Leonard Townson. 
Richard Tomlins. 
Francis Tate, Esquire. 
Andrew Troughton. 
George Tucker. 
Henry Timberlake. 
William Tucker. 
Lewis Tite. 
Robert Thornton. 
V 
Sir Horatio Vere. 
Sir Walter Vaughan. 
Henry Vincent. 
Richard Venne. 
Christopher Vertue. 
John Vassell. 
Arthur Venne. 
W 
Henry Bishop of Worcester. 
Francis West, Esquire. 
Sir Ralph Winwood. 
Sir John Wentworth. 
Sir William Waad. 
Sir Robert Wroth. 
Sir Percival Willoby. 
Sir Charles Wilmott. 
Sir John Wats. 
Sir Hugh Worrell. 
Sir Edward Waterhouse. 
Sir Thomas Wilsford. 
Sir Richard Williamson. 
Sir John Wolstenholm. 
Sir Thomas Walsingham. 
Sir Thomas Watson.

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Sir Thomas Wilson.
Sir John Weld. 
Mistris Kath. West, now Lady Conway. 
John Wroth, Esquire. 
Captaine Maria Winckfield, Esquire. 
Thomas Webb. 
Rice Webb. 
Edward Webb. 
Sands Webb. 
Felix Wilson. 
Thomas White. 
Richard Wissen. 
William Williamson. 
Humfrey Westwood. 
Hugh Willeston. 
Thomas Wheatley. 
William Wattey. 
William Webster. 
James White. 
Edmund Winne. 
John West. 
John Wright. 
Edward Wooller. 
Thomas Walker. 
John Wooller. 
John Westrow. 
Edward Welch. 
Nathaniel Waad. 
Richard Widowes. 
David Waterhouse, Esquire. 
Captaine Owen Winne. 
Randall Wetwood. 
George Wilmer, Esquire. 
Edward Wilkes. 
Leonard White. 
Andrew Willmer. 
Clement Willmer. 
George Walker. 
William Welbie. 
Francis Whistler. 
Thomas Wells. 
Captaine Thomas Winne. 
John Whittingham. 
Thomas Wheeler. 
William Willet. 
Devereux Woogam. 
John Walker. 
Thomas Wood. 
John Willes. 
Nicholas Wheeler. 
Thomas Wale. 
William Wilston. 
John Waller. 
William Ward. 
William Willeston. 
John Water. 
Thomas Warr, Esquire. 
David Wiffen. 
Garret Weston. 
Y 
Sir George Yeardley, now Governour of Virginia. 
William Yong. 
Simon Yeomans. 
Z 
Edward, Lord Zouch. 
John Zouch, Esquire.