Historie of Travaile into Virginia Britannia; Expressing the Cosmographie and Comodities of the Country, Together with the Manners and Customes of the People Book contents
- Frontmatter
- EDITOR's PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- LETTER FROM THE LORD DELAWARR
- THE FIRST BOOKE
- BOOK THE SECOND
- CAPUT I Of the first discoverie in generall of America, being certain islands belonging to the mayne, by Columbus, anno 1492; of the discoverie of the mayne, or continent to the so-ward, by Vesputius Americus, anno 1497, who gave it to name America; of Cabot his discoverie from Florida norward, for the behoof of King Henry VII, anno 1495
- CAPUT II Of the discovery, more in perticuler, of the country of Wingandecoa and the isle of Roanoak, by Capt. Amadas and Capt. Barlow, for the behoofe of Sir W. Raleigh, who, presenting their travailes therein, and the cart of the coast to her Majestie, baptized the country by the name of Virginia
- CAPUT III Sir Richard Grenvile, generall of the first colonie of one hundred howsehoulders
- CAPUT V The unfaithfulnes of such who were imployed miscarried the colony
- CAPUT VI The success of the good ship called the Concord, set forth by the Earle of Southampton, and commaunded by Capt. Bartholomew Gosnoll, for discovery, upon a right lyne, falling about Sachadehoc
- CAPUT VII Capt. George Weymouth's voyage, upon a right lyne (not seeking the wynde in the accustomed height of the West Indies), and falling with Sachadehoc, and the discovery of that river
- CAPUT VIII A colonie sent out to settle, within the river of Sachadehoc, by the Honourable Sir John Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England, under the government of Capt. Popham and Capt. Gilbert; of the Spaniards surprising of a ship of Bristoll, sent for the use of the colonie
- CAPUT IX Of some accidents happening in the firste setlement of this northerne colonie
- CAPUT X The death of Capt. Popham; Capt. Gilbert disposeth of himself for England when the companie woud then stay no longer, albeit Capt. Davies returned unto them with a great supply from England
- A DICTIONARIE OF THE INDIAN LANGUAGE
- Index
- Plate section
CAPUT II - Of the discovery, more in perticuler, of the country of Wingandecoa and the isle of Roanoak, by Capt. Amadas and Capt. Barlow, for the behoofe of Sir W. Raleigh, who, presenting their travailes therein, and the cart of the coast to her Majestie, baptized the country by the name of Virginia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2011
- Frontmatter
- EDITOR's PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- LETTER FROM THE LORD DELAWARR
- THE FIRST BOOKE
- BOOK THE SECOND
- CAPUT I Of the first discoverie in generall of America, being certain islands belonging to the mayne, by Columbus, anno 1492; of the discoverie of the mayne, or continent to the so-ward, by Vesputius Americus, anno 1497, who gave it to name America; of Cabot his discoverie from Florida norward, for the behoof of King Henry VII, anno 1495
- CAPUT II Of the discovery, more in perticuler, of the country of Wingandecoa and the isle of Roanoak, by Capt. Amadas and Capt. Barlow, for the behoofe of Sir W. Raleigh, who, presenting their travailes therein, and the cart of the coast to her Majestie, baptized the country by the name of Virginia
- CAPUT III Sir Richard Grenvile, generall of the first colonie of one hundred howsehoulders
- CAPUT V The unfaithfulnes of such who were imployed miscarried the colony
- CAPUT VI The success of the good ship called the Concord, set forth by the Earle of Southampton, and commaunded by Capt. Bartholomew Gosnoll, for discovery, upon a right lyne, falling about Sachadehoc
- CAPUT VII Capt. George Weymouth's voyage, upon a right lyne (not seeking the wynde in the accustomed height of the West Indies), and falling with Sachadehoc, and the discovery of that river
- CAPUT VIII A colonie sent out to settle, within the river of Sachadehoc, by the Honourable Sir John Popham, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England, under the government of Capt. Popham and Capt. Gilbert; of the Spaniards surprising of a ship of Bristoll, sent for the use of the colonie
- CAPUT IX Of some accidents happening in the firste setlement of this northerne colonie
- CAPUT X The death of Capt. Popham; Capt. Gilbert disposeth of himself for England when the companie woud then stay no longer, albeit Capt. Davies returned unto them with a great supply from England
- A DICTIONARIE OF THE INDIAN LANGUAGE
- Index
- Plate section
Summary
When they first had sight of this country, some thought the first land they saw to be the continent; but after they had entred the haven, they saw before them another mighty long sea, for there lyeth along the coast a tract of islands two hundred miles in length, adjoyning to the ocean sea, and betweene the islands two or three entraunces. When they were entred betweene them (these islands being very narrow for the most parte, as in most places six miles broad, and in some places lesse, in some more), then there appeared the other great sea, conteyning in breadth in some places forty, and in some fifty, in some twenty miles over, before the continent be come unto, which continent the Indians call Wingandacoa; and in this inclosed sea there are about one hundred islands of divers bignes, whereof the aforesaid Roanoak, fifteen to sixteen miles long; a pleasaunt and fertill grownd, full of sedars, saxafras, currants, flax, vines, deare, conies, hares, and the tree that beareth the rind of black synamon, of which like Capt. Winter brought from the Streights of Magellaun, and manie other commodityes and riches, the particulars whereof are more at large to be seene in Mr. Hariott's discourse.
The chief king's name, governing at that tyme, they fownde to be Wingina, his brother, Quangimino, whose wife and daughter came abourd our discoverers' barkes, who were about their forehedd a band of white corall, and earings of pearle.
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- Historie of Travaile into Virginia Britannia; Expressing the Cosmographie and Comodities of the Country, Together with the Manners and Customes of the PeopleAs Collected by William Strachey, Gent., the First Secretary of the Colony, pp. 142 - 144Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1849