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Wight, sent Captain HENRY HARLEY, and Captain HOBSONa Commander of some land soldiers, in a shipb from Plymouth,c for the Isle of Capawickbor Capawack,d lying southward of Cape Codb.d; carrying two Indians, viz., EPENOW and MANAWET,c,f in search of a gold mine, which EPENOW told them of (with a design only to get homed): but arriving at the harbour where EPENOW was to make good his undertaking (a little after HUNT had carried the Indians away) MANAWET dies; and EPENOW jumps overboard, and gets ashore; while the Indians, in twenty canoes, attack them,b and wound the Master of the ship, and many of his company.d Upon which, the English return; without doing anything further. And at this, the Western men are so discouraged, as they regard not the country, till they see four ships sail from London, and Captain SMITH at Plymouth, in January next.d

This summer, Sir HENRY MANWAYRING is at Newfoundland, with five good ships.ch

January.

1615.

HE Virginia Company at London send four ships with MICHAEL COOPER, who had been Master of the bark under Captain SMITH last year,d to fish on the coast of New England: who arriving there in March, and "making" their voyages; one sails to Spain, one to Virginia, to relieve that colony, and two return to England.c

January. Captain SMITH goes from London to Plymouth. In March, sails in a ship of 200 tons, with another of 50°; furnished by Sir F. GORGES and others for New England: being to leave sixteen men there to begin a settlement. But

a Whether this be the EDWARD HARLIE and NICHOLAS HOBSON which PURCHAS mentions in 1611; and whether Sir F. GORGES mistakes HENRY for EDWARD is uncertain.

C PURCHAS.

d Captain JOHN SMITH.

b Sir F. GORGES. • President and Council's Relation &c., 1622. f Sir F. GORGES says, three Indians, viz., EPENOW, ASSACOMET, and WANAPE; but seems to mistake in saying that EPENOW was one of those whom HUNT carried away [p. 376]: whereas EPENOW seems to have been carried away by Captain HARLOW in 1611 [p. 370]. And Captain DErmer, in PURCHAS, seems to mistake in saying that EPENOW was carried home in 1615. WHITBOURN.

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ere he sails 120 leagues, a great storm parts him from his other ship, breaks all his masts; and forces him to return to Plymouth where leaving his ship, he gets into a bark of 60 tons; and June 24, sails again with 30 men, 16 of whom are to begin the settlement. At Fayal, meets with two French pirates, one of 200 tons, the other of 30: engages, and beats them off: but near the isle of Flores, four French Men of War take and carry him off to France. The other ship, parted from him in the storm at first, proceeded, arrived at New England in May, "made" her voyage, and comes home in August.b

March 25. A Proclamation at Edinburgh, to celebrate the Lord's Supper at Easter, in all times coming.

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April 23, Lord's Day. GEORGE VILLIERS Esquire, sworn Gentleman of the King's Bedchamber; the next day, Knighted; and becomes the King's Favourite.d August 27, 1616, made a Lord; January 5, 1616-7, made Earl; January 1, 1617-8, made Marquisde: and May 18, 1623, Duke of BUCKINGHAM.d

This year. Captain RICHARD WHITBOURN goes to Newfoundland, with a Commission from the Admiralty to empannel juries &c.bf And this year, at Newfoundland, are many thousands of English, French, Portuguese and others: the French and Biscayans resorting chiefly to the north and west parts, where the Indians also chiefly keep.b

Newfoundland being thus settled, I shall leave their history.

July. The Londoners send two more ships to fish at New England; but, going by the West Indies, arrive not in New England till May 1616: one returning two months after.b

October. Sir RICHARD HAWKINS sails from England, with Commission from the Council of Plymouth, to try what service he could do them as President for this year at New England: but arriving, and finding the war [?] at the height, and the principal natives almost destroyed; he passes along

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Captain JOHN SMITH. b PURCHAS C CALDERWOOD. d HOWES. SEGAR Honores Anglicani. f Captain WHITBOURN's Discourse &c.

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the coast to Virginia, stays there some time, and sails for Spain.a

This year. The Archbishops, Bishops, and the rest of the clergy in Ireland, in the Convocation holden at Dublin, agree upon One hundred and four Articles of Religion, for avoiding diversities of opinions, and establishing Consent concerning true religion.b

February and March.

1616.

AIL for New England, four ships from Plymouth,c,d and two more from London,c,e but only for voyages of profit,d by fish and trade. One of the Plymouth ships gets in one month, to New England, and from thence goes to Spain. The other three return to Plymouth within six months.d

One of the Londoners gets in six weeks, to New England, and within six months returns to England; the other goes to the Canaries. And all six full laden.d

June 20. King JAMES goes into the Star Chamber, and makes a speech to the Judges and others there,f,g wherein he says, "The Star Chamber Court hath been shaken of late; and the last year, had received a sore blow, if it had not been assisted and carried by a few voices: and charges the Judges, Let neither Paptists nor Puritans be countenanced!" In another place, he says, "As I have said in the Parliament House, I can love the person of a Paptist, being otherwise a good man, and honestly bred; never having known any other religion : though the person of an apostate Papist [i.e., a pervert from Protestantism], I hate, &c."

June 18. Comes out A Description of New England, Or the Observations and Discoveries of Captain JOHN SMITH (Admiral of that Country) in 1614; with the success of six ships that went the next year 1615, and the Accidents that befell him among the French Men of War. With the proof of the present

a Sir F. GORGES. b Articles, printed, in quarto, London, 1629.

C PURCHAS.

Captain JOHN SMITH.

* SMITH'S First Account and General History, say four from London : but it seems that these four include the two that sailed thence in July last, and return, this year, from New England.

f King JAMES's Speech itself, printed at London, in quarto. • HOWES.

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benefit this country affords; whither, this year 1616, eight voluntary ships are gone, to make further trial. Printed, in quarto, London, 1616.

August 13. A General Assembly meets by the King's Order at Aberdeen, in Scotland; where the Archbishop of St. ANDREWS steps into the Moderator's place, without election; against the Act of the Church yet unrepealed: a number of Lords and others sit without lawful commission; who, under the King's Guard, receive a new Confession of Faith; order the Communion to be celebrated every year at Easter; and empower Committees to draw up a new Catechism, a Common Prayer Book, and a Book of Canons, for the King's Allowance.a

September 29, Lord's Day. Doctor ANDREWES, Bishop of ELY, sworn a Privy Councillor.b

November 4. King JAMES Crowns his son CHARLES, Prince of WALES; and Lord's Day, November 10, in honour of his creation, twenty-five Knights of the Bath, with all magnificence, ride to Whitehall; and are there knighted by His Majesty.b

November 16, Saturday. Sir EDWARD COKE, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, discharged of his office.b

Sometime this fall. A French ship cast away at the northeast part of Cape Cod; but the men getting safe ashore, the Indians watch and dog them, till they kill them all but three or four; whom they send from one Sachem to another, to make sport, and use them worse than slaves; till two are redeemed by Captain DERMER in 1619,c,d [See p. 393.]

Beginning of
January.

1617.

ING JAMES notifies the Council of Scotland, of his design of coming thither; and promises that what he does there shall be with the applause of all yet in repairing his Chapel at Holyrood House, a place is prepared for organs; and the images of the twelve Apostles and four Evangelists wrought in wood and gilt, are

a CALDERWOOD.

b HOWES.

d Governor BRADFORD'S History.

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ordered to be set up: but the people murmuring, the Scotch Bishops dissuade the King from setting them up; though with a sharp rebuke and check of "ignorance," both from the King and Archbishop ABBOт; the King telling the Scotch Bishops that his English Doctors would instruct them in these and other points.a

This winter, and the spring ensuing. A great plague befals the natives in New England; which wasteth them exceedingly; and so many thousands of them die, that the living are not able to bury them; and their skulls and bones remain above ground at the places of their habitation, for several years after,b,c,d,e

March 7. Sir FRANCIS BACON, King's Attorney, made Lord Keeper; and Fanuary 4 following, made Lord Chancellor.f

March 14, Friday. King JAMES sets out from Whitehall for Scotland.

May 16. Enters Edinburgh: and next day, has the English Service; where playing on organs, choristers, and surplices are first heard and seen in the King's Chapel.a

March 22. Master THOMAS PARKER, æt. 22, only son to the famous Master ROBERT PARKER, made Master of Arts at Franeker.g

This spring. Captain SMITH is provided with three good ships at Plymouth; and fifteen men to stay and settle in New England: but being wind-bound three months, the voyage is frustrate. For which, and his other losses and disappointments about this country; the Commissioners of the Plymouth Company contract with him to be Admiral of New England for life.h

June 8, being Whit Sunday. By the King's command,

a CALDERWOOD. b Sir F. GORGES. c Governor BRADFORD's History. By Captain DERMER's letter of December 27, 1619, in PURCHAS; and of June 30, 1620, in Governor BRADFORD; compared with Governor BRADFORD'S own account; it seems that the Narragansets in the west, and Penobscuts in the east, escaped this plague; and that it raged only in the countries lying between them, and prepared the way for another People. d MOURT'S Relation. f HOWES.

He afterwards goes to New England, and becomes a Minister of the Church at Newbury: and though his diploma is dated April 1, I conclude it means the New Style; which is March 22, in ours.

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PURCHAS.