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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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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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NOBLE CAPTAINE
Smith, my worthy Friend

NOt like the Age wherein thou liv'st, to lie
Buried in basenesse, sloth, or Ribaldrie
(For most doe thus) hast thou thy selfe applide;
But, in faire Actions, Merits height descride:
Which (like foure Theaters to set thee forth)
The worlds foure Quarters testifie thy worth.
The last whereof (America) best showes
Thy paines, and prayse; and what to thee shee owes,
(Although thy Sommer shone on th' Elder Three,
In as great Deeds as great varietie)
For opening to Her Selfe Her Selfe, in Two*
Of Her large Members; Now Ours, to our view.
Thereby endearing us to thy desart,
That doubly dost them to our hands impart;
There by thy Worke, Heere by thy Workes; By each
Maist thou Fames lasting Wreath (for guerdon) reach.
And so become, in after Times t' ensue,
A President for others, So to doe.

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*Virginia now inhabited, and New-England.

William Grent.

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1. See the Biographical Directory.