A Description of New England
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A
DESCRIPTION
of New England:
OR
THE OBSERVATIONS, AND
discoueries, of Captain Iohn Smith (Admirall
of that Country) in the North of America, in the year
of our Lord 1614: with the successe of sixe Ships,
that went the next yeare 1615; and the
accidents befell him among the
French men of warre:
discoueries, of Captain Iohn Smith (Admirall
of that Country) in the North of America, in the year
of our Lord 1614: with the successe of sixe Ships,
that went the next yeare 1615; and the
accidents befell him among the
French men of warre:
With the proofe of the present benefit this
Countrey affoords: whither this present yeare,
1616, eight voluntary Ships are gone
to make further tryall.
Countrey affoords: whither this present yeare,
1616, eight voluntary Ships are gone
to make further tryall.
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At LONDON
Printed by Humfrey Lownes, for Robert Clerke; and
are to be sould at his house called the Lodge,
in Chancery lane, ouer against
Lincolnes Inne. 1616.
Printed by Humfrey Lownes, for Robert Clerke; and
are to be sould at his house called the Lodge,
in Chancery lane, ouer against
Lincolnes Inne. 1616.
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Because the Booke was printed ere
the Prince his Highnesse had altered the names,
I intreate the Reader, peruse this schedule;
which will plainely shew
him the correspondence of
the old names to the
new.
The old names. | The new. | The old names. | The new. |
Cape Cod | Cape Iames | Sowacatuck | Ipswitch |
Milford hauen | Bahana | Dartmouth | |
Chawum | Barwick | Sandwich | |
Accomack | Plimouth | Aucocisco's Mount | Shooters hill |
Sagoquas | Oxford | Aucocisco | The Base |
Massachusetts Mount | Cheuit hill | Aumongheawgen | Cambridge |
Massachusetts River | Charles River | Kineback | Edenborough |
Totant | Fawmouth | Sagadahock | Leeth |
A Country not discouerd | Bristow | Pemmaquid | S. Iohnstowne |
Naemkeck | Bastable | Monahigan | Barties Iles |
Cape Trabigzanda | Cape Anne | Segocket | Norwich |
Aggawom | Southhampton | Mattinack | Willowby's Iles |
Smith's Iles | Smith's Iles | Metinnicus | Hoghton's Iles |
Passataquack | Hull | Mecadacut | Dunbarton |
Accominticus | Boston | Pennabscot | Aborden |
Sassanowes Mount | Snodon hill | Nusket | Lowmonds |
Contents (not listed in original)
- To the High Hopeful Charles, Prince of Great Britaine
- To the Right Honourable and worthy Lords, Knights, & Gentlemen, of his Maiesties Councell, for all Plantations and discoueries; especially, of New England
- To the right Worshipfull Aduenturers for the Countrey of New England, in the Cities of London, Bristow, Exceter, Plimouth, Dartmouth, Bastable, Totneys, &c. and in all other Cities and Ports, in the Kingdome of England
- In the deserued Honour of the Author, Captaine Iohn Smith, and his Worke
- To his worthy Captaine the Author
- To my Worthy friend and Cosen, Captaine Iohn Smith
- To that worthy and generous Gentleman, my verie good friend, Captaine Smith
- To his friend Captain Smith, vpon his description of New England
- In the deserued honour of my honest and worthie Captaine, Iohn Smith, and his Worke
- Michael Phettiplace, William Phettiplace, & Richard Wiffing, Gentlemen, and Souldiers vnder Captaine Smiths Command: In his deserued honor for his Worke, and worth
- A Description of New-England, by Captaine Iohn Smith
- To his worthy Captaine, the Author
- To my honest Captaine, the Author
- Map of New England
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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