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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF Captain John Smith

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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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TO HIS FRIEND
Captaine John Smith,
and his Worke.

I Know not how Desert more great can rise,
Then out of Danger t' ane for good mens Good;
Nor who doth better winne th' Olympian prize,
Than he whose Countryes Honor stirres his bloud;
Private respects have private expectation,
Publicke designes, should publish reputation.

This Gentleman whose Volumne heere is stoard
With strange discoverie of GODS strangest Creatures,
Gives us full view, how he hath Sayl'd, and Oar'd,
And Marcht, full many myles, whose rough defeatures,
Hath beene as bold, as puissant, up to binde
Their barbarous strength's, to follow him dog-linde.

But wit, nor valour, now adayes payes scores
For estimation; all goes now by wealth,
Or friends; tush! thrust the beggar out of dores
That is not Purse-lyn'd; those which live by stealth
Shall have their haunts; no matter what's the guest
In many places; monies well come best.

But those who well discerne, esteeme not so:
Nor I of thee brave Smith, that hast beat out
Thy Iron thus; though I but little know
To what t'hast seene; yet I in this am stout:
My thoughts, maps to my minde some accidents,
That makes mee see thy greater presidents.

Jo: Done.

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1. John Done, an obscure author and translator, fl. 1624-1633; not to be confused
with John Donne, the famous poet and divine. See the Biographical Directory.