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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF Captain John Smith

THE GENERALL HISTORY of Virginia, the Somer Iles, and New England, with the Names of the Adventurers, and Their Adventures ...

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THE GENERALL HISTORIE of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles ...

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THE GENERALL HISTORIE

TO THE WORSHIPFULL the Master Wardens and Societie of the Cordwayners of the Cittie of London.

TO THE ILLUSTRIOUS and Most Noble Princesse, the Lady Francis, Duchesse of Richmond and Lenox.

A PREFACE of foure Poynts.

A GENTLEMAN desirous to be unknowne, yet a great Benefactor to Virginia, his love to the Author, the Company, and History.

SAMUEL PURCHAS of his friend Captaine John Smith, and his Virginia.

THOMAS MACARNESSE to his worthy friend and Countryman, Captaine John Smith.

TO HIS FRIEND Captaine John Smith, and his Worke.

TO MY WORTHY friend Captaine John Smith.

TO HIS MUCH respected Friend Captaine John Smith.

TO HIS LOVING friend Captaine John Smith.

TO MY DEARE friend by true Vertue ennobled Captaine John Smith.

NOBLE CAPTAINE Smith, my worthy Friend

TO HIS WORTHILY affected Friend, Captaine John Smith.

HOW ANCIENT AUTHORS REPORT, THE NEW-WORLD, Now called America, was discovered: and part thereof first Planted by the English, called Virginia, with the Accidents and Proceedings of the same.

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The second Booke. THE SIXT VOYAGE.

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The third Booke. THE PROCEEDINGS AND ACCIDENTS OF The English Colony in Virginia, Extracted from the Authors following, by William Simons, Doctour of Divinitie.

The Fourth Booke. TO MAKE PLAINE THE TRUE PROCEEDINGS of the Historie for 1609. we must follow the examinations of Doctor Simons, and two learned Orations published by the Companie; with the relation of the Right Honourable the Lord De la Ware.

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The Fifth Booke. THE GENERALL HISTORIE OF THE BERMUDAS, now called the Summer Iles, from their beginning in the yeere of our Lord 1593. to this present 1624. with their proceedings, accidents and present estate.

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The Sixth Booke. THE GENERALL HISTORIE OF NEW-ENGLAND.

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Editions

Early:

[1623].

The generall History of Virginia, the Somer Iles, and New || England, with
the names of the Adventurers, and their || adventures. Also a Catalogue of their
names who were || the first Treasurers heere, and planters and Governours ||
there; and how they have yeerely succeeded, from their || first beginning 1584. to
this present 1623. with the procee- || dings of these severall Colonies, and the
accidents that || befell them in all their journeys and discoveries, with the ||
Mappes and descriptions of those countries, commodi- || ties, people, government,
customes, and Religion yet || knowne, for the generall good of all them who
belong to || those Plantations and all their posterities. || Discovered, observed, or
collected by Captaine JO. SMITH || sometime Governour of Virginia, and Admirall of ||
New England.

Folio, pp. [4], unpaged. A-A2.

Modern:

1914.

Captain John Smith's Circular or Prospectus of His Generall Historie of Virginia,
New-England, and the Summer Isles ... With Notes. Facsimile reproduction, privately
printed, Cambridge, Mass., with three pages of notes by L[uther] S. L[ivingston],
bearing on the differences between the plan as proposed and the final work, and
on the typographical characteristics that permitted the identification of the
printers of both the broadside and the Generall Historie.

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