That yt may yet further appeare howe this country is not so naked of commoditie nor wretched of provision fitt for the sustenance of mankind, as some ygnorantly ymagine, and others have falcely reported, I will in this chapter propose (for the testimonie of the truith thereof I may appeale to many hundreds, which may convince), the relation of a discourse only for forme or assentacion delivered; nor lett any man suppose that materialls of so good a navie as maie be there framed for planckes, masts, pitch, and tarre, soapashes, turpentine, iron, cordage, mulberry trees for silke, and another kind of silke of the grasse, saxafras, and other aromaticall druggs, gums, oyle, and dyes are of noe value, or not worthy the exposure of a colonie for secondarie and pohtique endes to be established there, since Muscovia and Polonia doe yearlie receave manie thowsandes for pitch, tarre, sopeashes, rosin, flax, cordage, sturgeon, masts, yardes, waynscot, firrs, glasse, and such like; also Swethland receaves much from us for iron and copper; France, in like manner, for wyne, canvass, and salt; Spayne as much for iron, steele, figgs, raysons, and sacks; Italy for silks and velvetts, consumes our chief commodites; Holland maynteynes yt self by fishing and trading at our own dores. All these temporize with others for necessity, but all as uncertaine as peace and warre; besides the charge, travelL and daunger in transporting them by seas, lands, stormes, and pyratts.