DOCSLIB.ORG

With So Many Sick, John Smith Became the Lead Trade Negotiator

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
With So Many Sick, John Smith Became the Lead Trade Negotiator John Smith and Jamestown: A Different Interpretation--Part II Written by Mr. Schloeder Taken from Marooned : Jamestown, ​ Shipwreck and a New History of America’s Origin by Joseph Kelly and ​ "Abundance of Blood Shed on Both Sides": England's First Indian War, 1609-1614 by J. Frederick Fausz ​ ​ With so many sick, John Smith became the lead trade negotiator for the colony -- his title was the “cape merchant.” Smith revels in his writing of all the success he has trading. What is left out by Smith and the other Gentlemen is that the only reason the Indians traded with Jamestown was because their newest tribesmen (the former colonists) asked Wahunsonacock and informed him that Jamestown had many valuable items to trade for food. Smith’s success angered the Gentlemen and fractions amongst the colonists arose. Ratcliffe and Archer wanted to sail the pinnace back to England. Smith and John Martin wanted the pinnace to trade further up river. Goerge Kendall, a follower of Smith, was accused of being a Spanish spy and executed. John Smith leaves Jamestown to trade and is kidnapped. It is here that the legend of Pocahontas was born. In fact, it was another character from Blood on the River that Wahunsonacock turned to for ​ advice as to what to do with Smith and the Jamestown colony. Namontack, although a teenager, was trusted by Wahunsonacock because of his loyalty as if he were family. Namontack was intelligent, subtle and circumspect and Wahunsonacock schooled him on the diplomacy of being an important member of the Powhatan nation. It is not an accident that Namontack appears in Jamestown frequently and travels to England twice in his lifetime. He had a keen understanding of the English and most likely related that Smith was a man who could be trusted and was not one of ​ ​ ​ ​ the Gentlemen soldiers who, frankly, terrified Wahunsonacock. Question: Define circumspect. ​ Circumspect means watchful, discreet, cautious, and prudent. Question: Why do you think that over the many years, the facts around the relationship between ​ Smith and Pocohantas become so distorted? Why not use Nanontack as the great savior of Jamestown? The past history of the Paspahegh was one of intense dislike for Europeans...and they had good reason. This is definitely why they constantly skirmished with the colonists. In 1560, Spanish missionaries raided the Paspahegh village and they were slaughtered by the local tribe. In 1572, the Spanish returned….and returned the favor by murdering Paspahegh villagers and burning their homes and fields. While wary and always looking to pick off a stray settler with their arrows, the Paspahegh knew they were not Spanish, even that the colonists hated the Spanish, but they were always on guard. All the while, John Smith was being initiated as the newest chief in Wahunsonacock’s alliance of tribes. To top off his new status, Smith was given a new name, Nantaquod, chief of Jamestown. Smith was a hated and idolized member of the Jamestown community. Hated by Wingfied and Archer, for sure. Smith had his allies in Gosnold and Newport. They were impressed that he was a “man of action rather than words.” He also looked to mentor fellow commoner members of the colony. Smith had moved up in English society and he wanted others to as well. We see this in his treatment of Samuel Collier in Blood on the River. He also took a ​ ​ liking to the commoner Anas Todkill. He was John Martin’s page, and he taught him to be a soldier, sailor and leader of a team of lumbermen. This would launch Todkill on the path to being a Gentleman. Social mobility was very, very rare in England. Smith had made a moderate social jump, but he was determined that in his colony hard work and intelligence would be rewarded over birthright. Smith’s hope definitely came true for Todkill. He was no longer referred to as a laborer in 1608. By 1612, he was listed as a ‘soldier.’ By 1624, Anas Todkill was a landowner outside of Jamestown. He is referred to as a Gentleman. For Todkill, his journey through Jamestown was amazing. He was the second longest surviving original settler. The longest? No other than John Leyman from Blood on the River. ​ ​ Question: The American Dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or ​ ​ what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone. The American Dream is achieved through sacrifice, risk-taking, and hard work, rather than by chance. How does John Smith and Anas Todkill represent the American Dream over 400 years ago? Smith, aka Nantaquod, returns from his captivity to find the Gentlemen have loaded the pinnace and are heading for England. Newport arrives and they agree to return to Jamestown with a plan to have Smith hung for the deaths of the two colonists with him when he was kidnapped. It is here that Newport steps in and puts an end to the squabbling. The colony is on the verge of destruction and they’re new colonists, known as the ‘first suply’ to take care of. Newport reads the situation correctly and makes a series of forceful decisions. Gabriel Archer is expelled from the Council. Wingfield is released from bondage as he was being held for hoarding food and adding to the misery of the colony. He may not return to the Council. Newport puts Gentlemen Matthew Scrivener on the Council. Smith must have smiled as they were old friends. He calls Scrivener “a very wise, understanding Gentleman.” The Council now had five members. John Smith Matthew Scrivener Christopher Newport John Ratcliffe John Martin Newport exchanges hostages with Wanhunsonacock. Namontack came to live with the Jamestown settlers and Newport left a teenager, Thomas Savage. Newport initiated trade to the horror of John Smith. He noted that Newport paid four times what was acceptable for the Indian ​ ​ food. Wahunsonacock was taking advantage of Jamestown’s plight. With the exchange rate so high, the colonists and sailors were paying more for much less, and the Indian market was flooded with English trade items. It was simply bad economics. Newport did what he thought was right to stabilize the colony, and all he really wanted to do was leave and go back to England. And on April 10, 1608, he did just that. Question: In your opinion, is Wahunsonacock wrong for getting as much as he could in trade ​ from the Jamestown settlers? Would you have done the same thing? Why or why not? (Think. The answer may not be an obvious yes). With Newport gone, Ratcliffe and some of the Gentlemen enter in a very murky plan to murder Smith who is away on a trading mission. Scrivener discovers the plot and arrests Ratcliffe. There are three on the Council. Smith became President of Jamestown on September 10th, 1608. He immediately upgrades the fort and begins to train every colonist to fight. In short order, Newport returns with the ‘second suply’ and as far as Smith is concerned it is an absolute disaster. Seventy fresh faces come ashore. 27 Gentlemen, 14 tradesmen, 12 laborers, 2 boys and others who were not named. Included were 8 from Poland and Germany to make ‘tar and pitch’ to return to England. In this group were two new Council members, Captain Waldo and Captain Wynn. Both were considered serious, military men who Smith was very complimentary of in his writings. Prior to leaving, Newport embarked on the disastrous and failed attempt to crown Washunacock. Frustrated, Newport leaves immediately for England. Smith realizes that Wahunsonacock is furious and winter is approaching. (HINT: THIS IS NOT THE STARVING TIME! THAT IS THE FOLLOWING WINTER). John Smith learns that Wahsonacock will no longer trade with Jamestown, so Smith concludes the colony will only survive if they steal from the Indians and begin to assert their independence, if not control. Question: You are John Smith, President of Jamestown and Nanaquod, adopted son of the ​ Powhatan Nation (27-30 tribes). Winter is coming and you are left to deal with a very angry Wahunsonacock. You, as President, are responsible for well over 500 colonists. What would you do to ensure the colony’s survival? Smith and 60 soldiers descend on the Nansemonds. He fired a volley from their muskets that sent one house up in flames. Fearing they would lose their village, they surrendered 100 bushels of corn to Smith. He demanded half of their spring harvest or face destruction. The terrified Nansemonds agreed. Smith next visited the Tsenacomacoans and made similar demands. John Smith had made it clear: Jamestown was no longer under the control of Wahsonacock and the two tribes would pay tribute to Jamstown. John Smith, or Nantaquod was the paramount chief in the region. Namontack, who had returned from England, silently slipped out of Jamestown in the middle of the night after Smith returned with his plunder. Wahunsonacock passed the word. No trading with Jamestown. His former friend was now an overt and direct threat to the Powhatan nation. In a shrewd move of deception, Wahunsonacock sent word that he wanted carpenters to build him an “English style house.” Smith was suspicious, but sent his trusted German carpenters loaded with tools and materials. They quickly defected to Indians and never returned. Smith was disappointed but seemingly shrugged it off, writing, “Indians had plenty, and the English want.” John Smith next moved on the Warraskoyacks. He and 46 soldiers entered the village in search of food. They had previously been friendly and they treated Smith and his men well.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Jamestown Timeline
    A Jamestown Timeline Christopher Columbus never reached the shores of the North American Continent, but European explorers learned three things from him: there was someplace to go, there was a way to get there, and most importantly, there was a way to get back. Thus began the European exploration of what they referred to as the “New World”. The following timeline details important events in the establishment of the first permanent English settlement in America – Jamestown, Virginia. Preliminary Events 1570s Spanish Jesuits set up an Indian mission on the York River in Virginia. They were killed by the Indians, and the mission was abandoned. Wahunsonacock (Chief Powhatan) inherited a chiefdom of six tribes on the upper James and middle York Rivers. By 1607, he had conquered about 25 other tribes. 1585-1590 Three separate voyages sent English settlers to Roanoke, Virginia (now North Carolina). On the last voyage, John White could not locate the “lost” settlers. 1602 Captain Bartholomew Gosnold explored New England, naming some areas near and including Martha’s Vineyard. 1603 Queen Elizabeth I died; James VI of Scotland became James I of England. Early Settlement Years 1606, April James I of England granted a charter to the Virginia Company to establish colonies in Virginia. The charter named two branches of the Company, the Virginia Company of London and the Virginia Company of Plymouth. 1606, December 20 Three ships – Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery - left London with 105 men and boys to establish a colony in Virginia between 34 and 41 degrees latitude. 1607, April 26 The three ships sighted the land of Virginia, landed at Cape Henry (present day Virginia Beach) and were attacked by Indians.
    [Show full text]
  • A Jamestown Timeline
    A Jamestown Timeline Christopher Columbus never reached the shores of the North American Continent, but European explorers learned three things from him: there was someplace to go, there was a way to get there, and most importantly, there was a way to get back. Thus began the European exploration of what they referred to as the “New World”. The following timeline details important events in the establishment of the fi rst permanent English settlement in America – Jamestown, Virginia. PRELIMINARY EVENTS 1570s Spanish Jesuits set up an Indian mission on the York River in Virginia. They were killed by the Indians, and the mission was abandoned. Wahunsonacock (Chief Powhatan) inherited a chiefdom of six tribes on the upper James and middle York Rivers. By 1607, he had conquered about 25 other tribes. 1585-1590 Three separate voyages sent English settlers to Roanoke, Virginia (now North Carolina). On the last voyage, John White could not locate the “lost” settlers. 1602 Captain Bartholomew Gosnold explored New England, naming some areas near and including Martha’s Vineyard. 1603 Queen Elizabeth I died; James VI of Scotland became James I of England. EARLY SETTLEMENT YEARS 1606, April James I of England granted a charter to the Virginia Company to establish colonies in Virginia. The charter named two branches of the Company, the Virginia Company of London and the Virginia Company of Plymouth. 1606, December 20 Three ships – Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery – left London with 105 men and boys to establish a colony in Virginia between 34 and 41 degrees latitude. 1607, April 26 The three ships sighted the land of Virginia, landed at Cape Henry (present day Virginia Beach) and were attacked by Indians.
    [Show full text]
  • Foundingof Thecolonyout Ofwhichamerica Has Grown. By
    Exposition Exposition Edition SftrSRmi* Edition .TIIH DISPATCH FOUNDBD 1850. \yxx\JXJJil rilJlUlJ.lilX HfMO. RICHMOND, VA., SATURDAY, APtflL 27,1907. PRICE TWO CENTS. MAP OF VIRGINIA IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE COLONY, MADE BY CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH. WoVAVltG IN Ift>mBVLA #ffMri»aa{*#»*fe4w^^ By WALTER of the Out of Which America Has Grown. EDWARD HARRIS. Founding were to seek (o defond Ihoniselvos the who had not- Colony so and "Tho camel hls nose into the American tent fixed purpose, that it has become familiar to ail Americans, employment under tho virgin Queen, they eage'r possible against Indians, Anglo-Saxon got been in the least cordial in their thus far. When tha . nt Jamestown on tho 13th day of May, 1(507," as [ heard Senator although' tho. story of Plymouth Rock, instead of Jamestown, cxcitement in the wilds of America. reception Danlel express lt some years ago. The camel was iwo eenturies for a long time claimed greater space in American histories. Bartholomew Gosnold, a man of rank aud intelligonce, tried party landed at Old Point. thoy opened the box in which were tha gettlng the whole tent to himself. llis final success was but tho I cannot hope to tell anything new. in this story, nor to do for several years to interest capltallsts in his proposed venture in papers naming the councll to rulo the colony. Tho ruling councll culmination of the entrance of his nose when the Engllsh adven- lhore than set down salient facts of the old story. But it is a Virginia. Finally he attractcd the attentlon and excited the was composed of Barfholomew Gosnold, John Smith, Edward turers founded their town on thu James and established in the good time for all Virglnlans and all Americans to refresh tho interest of Captain John Smith.
    [Show full text]
  • Article 4 Contact 1607 to 1614 Final
    Article 4 The Contact Period – Arrival of first colonists thru the starving time The Powhatan Tribes had been inhabiting the shores of the James River for several centuries when the sun rose on May 13, 1607. On this day the lives of these Indians and many others changed forever. This is the day that 104 English colonists landed at Jamestown Island with the intent of creating a permanent settlement in the New World. This article will provide the reader with insights into the establishment of Jamestown and a brief window into the precarious nature of its existence for its first several years. There were four primary reasons that King James I of England chartered the Virginia Company to go forth and explore the New World. The Crown and the Company investors hoped to find the elusive all-water route to the Orient and all of its treasures; to convert the indigenous population of the New World to Christianity; to find gold for England’s treasury; and finally to export raw and manufactured goods for investor profit. None of these goals were ever really met as the Indians resisted proselytizing, manufacturing projects were clearly not lucrative, and there was no gold for the taking. The Virginia Company charter of 1606 granted the investors an area of 100 miles along the coastline and 100 miles inland. This area included what we now know as Governor’s Land at the mouth of the Chickahominy River. The charter was revised in 1609 giving the Virginia Company 200 miles of coastline north and south of the mouth of the James River and all the land east and west from sea to sea.
    [Show full text]
  • Captain John Smith
    Captain John Smith By Charles Dudley Warner CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH I. BIRTH AND TRAINING Fortunate is the hero who links his name romantically with that of a woman. A tender interest in his fame is assured. Still more fortunate is he if he is able to record his own achievements and give to them that form and color and importance which they assume in his own gallant consciousness. Captain John Smith, the first of an honored name, had this double good fortune. We are indebted to him for the glowing picture of a knight-errant of the sixteenth century, moving with the port of a swash-buckler across the field of vision, wherever cities were to be taken and heads cracked in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and, in the language of one of his laureates "To see bright honor sparkled all in gore." But we are specially his debtor for adventures on our own continent, narrated with naivete and vigor by a pen as direct and clear-cutting as the sword with which he shaved off the heads of the Turks, and for one of the few romances that illumine our early history. Captain John Smith understood his good fortune in being the recorder of his own deeds, and he preceded Lord Beaconsfield (in "Endymion") in his appreciation of the value of the influence of women upon the career of a hero. In the dedication of his "General Historie" to Frances, Duchess of Richmond, he says: "I have deeply hazarded myself in doing and suffering, and why should I sticke to hazard my reputation in recording? He that acteth two parts is the more borne withall if he come short, or fayle in one of them.
    [Show full text]
  • Descendants of Daniel Martin (1745-1829) of Laurens County, South Carolina
    S01ne of the Descendants of Daniel Martin (1745-1829) of Laurens County, South Carolina and the Allied Families of Hudgens, McNeese, Rodgers, and Saxon by CHRISTINE SOUTH GEE "He who cares not from whence he came Careth not whither he goes." Printed privately for Kn. Christi.,., S. Gee, ◄01 West Dunt Ave., Greaiwood, S. C. JI:, Xeya Printiq Compaa:,, Greeaville, S. C. 1P6J ii TO MY ANCESTORS By EoLus in the Chicago Tribune ( Copied from the Virginia Gazette) I see you toiling down the tedious years, You bearded, gaunt and bent old pioneers, Sowing and reaping, sowing once again, In patience for an unborn race of me1~. I see you stniggiing in the wilderness \Vhcrc failure meant starvation - rmd success A cabin in the wilderness, rough hewn, rude Caiments of homespun and the humblest food. Tradition scarcely tells me whence you came, I only know a few of you by name! I only know you lived and multiplied Quite profligate in progeny - and died. Yet in my heart I know that most of you Were strong and steadfast and that one or two At least had weaknesses that still may be Traced in the trends of atavistic me. One I am sure was blcst with native wit - I am thankful that he transmitted some of itl That helped him dodge Dame Troubles swiftest dart And meet misfortune with a merry heart. One was rather a worthless wight, I fear, Wno v:hen the bluebird whispered spring was near Forsook his plow - a shiftless slugg:ud one And roamed the woods alone with rod and gun.
    [Show full text]
  • Captain Bartholomew Gosnold
    PEOPLE MENTIONED IN CAPE COD: CAPTAIN BARTHOLOMEW GOSNOLD “NARRATIVE HISTORY” AMOUNTS TO FABULATION, THE REAL STUFF BEING MERE CHRONOLOGY “Stack of the Artist of Kouroo” Project Captain Bartholomew Gosnold HDT WHAT? INDEX THE PEOPLE OF CAPE COD:CAPTAIN BARTHOLOMEW GOSNOLD 1572 John Donne was born in London to a prominent Roman Catholic family at a time when anti-Catholic feeling in England was near its height and Catholics were subject to constant harassment by the Elizabethan secret police (he would be a convert to Anglicanism during the 1590s). THE BISHOP’S BIBLE was printed by Richard Jugge in London (there had been a previous edition of this Black Letter Bible in 1568). It was an attempt of English ecclesiastics to replace the Geneva (or “Breeches”) version of Miles Coverdale, of the popularity of which they were jealous. The ornate Woodcut Initials, some showing scenes from the Classics, had been originally intended for an edition of Ovid and caused such a storm of criticism that they would not again be used in a Bible. This would sometimes be referred to as the “Leda Bible” because it used a Leda-and-the-Swan woodcut at the opening of the Book of Hebrews (and sometimes as the “Treacle Bible” because in Jeremiah 8:22 the word “treacle” was used instead of “balm”). TROSTSPIEGEL was printed in Frankfort by Christian Egenolff, a German translation of Petrarch’s prose treatise “De Remediis” (the woodcuts in this volume were by Hans Weiditz of the Ausburg school, had been in existence since 1520, and had already been used in 1532).
    [Show full text]
  • History and Facts on Virginia
    History and Facts on Virginia Capitol Building, Richmond 3 HISTORY AND FACTS ON VIRGINIA In 1607, the first permanent English settlement in America was established at Jamestown. The Jamestown colonists also established the first representative legislature in America in 1619. Virginia became a colony in 1624 and entered the union on June 25, 1788, the tenth state to do so. Virginia was named for Queen Elizabeth I of England, the “Virgin Queen” and is also known as the “Old Dominion.” King Charles II of England gave it this name in appreciation of Virginia’s loyalty to the crown during the English Civil War of the mid-1600s. Virginia is designated as a Commonwealth, along with Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. In 1779, the capital was relocated from Williamsburg to Richmond. The cornerstone for the Virginia Capitol Building was laid on August 18, 1785, and the building was completed in 1792. Modeled after the Maison Carrée at Nîmes, France, the Capitol was the first public building in the United States to be built using the Classical Revival style of architecture. Thomas Jefferson designed the central section of the Capitol, including its most outstanding feature: the interior dome, which is undetectable from the exterior. The wings were added in 1906 to house the Senate and House of Delegates. In 2007, in time to receive the Queen of England during the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown Settlement, the Capitol underwent an extensive restoration, renovation and expansion, including the addition of a state of the art Visitor’s Center that will ensure that it remains a working capitol well into the 21st Century.
    [Show full text]
  • History and Facts on Virginia
    History and Facts on Virginia Capitol Building, Richmond 3 HISTORY AND FACTS ON VIRGINIA In 1607, the first permanent English settlement in America was established at Jamestown. The Jamestown colonists also established the first representative legislature in America in 1619. Virginia became a colony in 1624 and entered the union on June 25, 1788, the tenth state to do so. Virginia was named for Queen Elizabeth I of England, the “Virgin Queen” and is also known as the “Old Dominion.” King Charles II of England gave it this name in appreciation of Virginia’s loyalty to the crown during the English Civil War of the mid-1600s. Virginia is designated as a Commonwealth, along with Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. In 1779, the capital was relocated from Williamsburg to Richmond. The cornerstone for the Virginia Capitol Building was laid on August 18, 1785, and the building was completed in 1792. Modeled after the Maison Carrée at Nîmes, France, the Capitol was the first public building in the United States to be built using the Classical Revival style of architecture. Thomas Jefferson designed the central section of the Capitol, including its most outstanding feature: the interior dome, which is undetectable from the exterior. The wings were added in 1906 to house the Senate and House of Delegates. In 2007, in time to receive the Queen of England during the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown Settlement, the Capitol underwent an extensive restoration, renovation and expansion, including the addition of a state of the art Visitor’s Center that will ensure that it remains a working capitol well into the 21st Century.
    [Show full text]
  • Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America. A
    A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America $C* Elizabeth Hirschman and Donald Yates Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America m 2012 Also by Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman and Donald N. Yates When Scotland Was Jewish: DNA Evidence, Archeology, Analysis ofMigrations, and Public and Family Records Show Twelfth Century Semitic Roots (McFarland, 2007) Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America A Genealogical History Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman and Donald N. Yates McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Jefferson, North Carolina, and London 5.Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data 6. Hirschman, Elizabeth Caldwell, 1949- Jews and Muslims in British colonial America : a genealogical history / Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman and Donald N. Yates, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-7864-6462-3 softcover : acid free paper (So) 1. Jews — United States — History — 17th century. 2. Jews — United States — History— 18th century. 3. Muslims — United States — History — 17th century. 4. Muslims — United States — History — 18th century. United States — History — Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. United States — Ethnic relations. I. Yates, Donald Neal. II. Title. E184.3512.H57 2012 305.800973 -dc23 2011048960 British Library cataloguing data are available © 2012 Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman and Donald N. Yates. All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writingfrom the publisher. Front cover images © 2012 Shutterstock Manufactured in the United States of America McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Box 611, Jefferson, North Carolina 28640 www.mcfarlandpub.com 1 Table of Contents Preface j Introduction 4 One.
    [Show full text]
  • Gabriel Archer
    THE PEOPLE OF CAPE COD: CAPTAIN GABRIEL ARCHER “NARRATIVE HISTORY” AMOUNTS TO FABULATION, THE REAL STUFF BEING MERE CHRONOLOGY “Stack of the Artist of Kouroo” Project Captain Gabriel Archer HDT WHAT? INDEX THE PEOPLE OF CAPE COD: CAPTAIN GABRIEL ARCHER CAPE COD: Cape Cod is commonly said to have been discovered in 1602. PEOPLE OF We will consider at length under what circumstances, and with what CAPE COD observation and expectations, the first Englishmen whom history clearly discerns approached the coast of New England. According to GABRIEL ARCHER the accounts of Archer and Brereton (both of whom accompanied JOHN BRERETON Gosnold), on the 26th of March, 1602, old style, Captain Bartholomew Gosnold set sail from Falmouth, England, for the North Part of Virginia, in a small bark called the Concord, they being in all, says one account, “thirty-two persons, whereof eight mariners and sailors, twelve purposing upon the discovery to return with the ship for England, the rest remain there for population.” This is regarded as “the first attempt of the English to make a settlement within the limits of New England.” Pursuing a new and a shorter course than the usual one by the Canaries, “the 14th of April following” they “had sight of Saint Mary’s, an island of the Azores.” As their sailors were few and “none of the best,” (I use their own phrases,) and they were “going upon an unknown coast,” they were not “over-bold to stand in with the shore but in open weather”; so they made their first discovery of land with the lead.
    [Show full text]
  • Bartholomew Gosnold by Warner F. Gookin and Phillip Barbour
    Bartholomew Gosnold Discoverer and Planter by Warner F. Gookin and Phillip Barbour Table of Contents NORUMBEGA .............................................................. 3 SCION OF THE GOSNOLDS ....................................... 7 NEIGHBORS AND COUSINS .................................... 12 LADY STAFFORD AND HAKLUYT ........................ 17 THE JUDDE FAMILY ................................................ 23 BURY ST. EDMUNDS ................................................ 28 A VOYAGE INTENDED ............................................ 32 THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON .............................. 39 GENTLEMEN OF THE VOYAGE ............................. 45 ANCHORS AWEIGH .................................................. 52 A NEW LANDMARK ................................................. 57 CAPE COD .................................................................. 62 AN EXPOSITORY INTERLUDE ............................... 69 MANY FAIR ISLANDS .............................................. 78 ELIZABETH'S ISLE .................................................... 88 COMMODITIES .......................................................... 99 SIR WALTER RALEGH ........................................... 106 A NARRATIVE AND MORE ................................... 112 PRIME MOVER OF JAMEWTOWN........................ 120 NORUMBEGA In the year 1582 English lads of the generation of eleven-year-old Bartholomew Gosnold could read for the first time a true tale of the North American Indians. It was told in a sixty year-old document translated
    [Show full text]