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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF Captain John Smith
  
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ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORT TITLES

  
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF Captain John Smith
  
AN ACCIDENCE or the Path-way to Experience
  
INTRODUCTION
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TO ALL THE RIGHT Honorable And most Generous Lords in England, and Others: Especially of his Majesties Privy Councell, and Councell of Warre.
  
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TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFULL Sir Robert Heath, Knight etc.
  
TO THE READER; And All Generous And Noble Adventurers by Sea; And Well-Wishers to Navigation. Especially The Masters, Wardens, and Assistance of the Trinity-House.
  
AN ACCIDENCE for Young Sea-men: Or, Their Path-way to Experience.
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TEXTUAL ANNOTATION AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE TO
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TEXTUAL ANNOTATION
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
  
A SEA GRAMMAR ...
  
INTRODUCTION
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TO ALL THE RIGHT Honourable, and most generous Lords in England, especially those of his Majesties Privy Councell, and Councell of Warre.
  
TO THE READER And All Worthy Adventurers by Sea, and well wishers to Navigation.
  
TO HIS WELL Deserving friend Captaine John Smith.
  
TO THE MUCH deserving Captaine, John Smith.
  
TO HIS WORTHILY-deserving friend Captaine John Smith.
  
IN LAUDEM NOBILISSIMI viri Johannis Smith.
  
TO HIS FRIEND Captaine Smith, on his Grammar.
  
IN AUTHOREM.
  
IN AUTHOREM.
  
The Contents.
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A SEA GRAMMAR.
  
TEXTUAL ANNOTATION AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE TO
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TEXTUAL ANNOTATION
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
  
THE TRUE TRAVELS, Adventures, and Observations of Captaine John Smith
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INTRODUCTION
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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, William Earle of Pembroke, Lord Steward of his Majesties most Honourable Houshold. Robert Earle of Lindsey, Great Chamberlaine of England. Henrie Lord Hunsdon, Vicount Rochford, Earle of Dover. And all your Honourable Friends and Well-willers.
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TO MY WORTHY FRIEND, Captaine John Smith.
  
TO MY NOBLE brother and friend, Captaine John Smith.
  
TO HIS VALIANT and deserving friend, Captaine John Smith.
  
TO MY WORTHY FRIEND, Captaine John Smith.
  
TO HIS WORTHY FRIEND, Captaine John Smith.
  
TO MY WORTHY FRIEND, Captaine John Smith.
  
TO MY WELL DESERVING friend, Captaine John Smith.
  
TO HIS APPROVED friend, the Authour; Captaine John Smith.
  
TO THE VALOUROUS and truly-vertuous souldier, Captaine John Smith.
  
TO HIS NOBLE FRIEND, Captaine John Smith.
  
TO HIS TRULY deserving friend, Captaine John Smith.
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THE TRUE TRAVELS, ADVENTURES, AND OBSERVATIONS Of Captaine John Smith, in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America: beginning about the yeere 1593, and continued to this present 1629.
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Chapter I. His Birth; Apprentiship; Going into France; His beginning with ten shillings and three pence; His Service in Netherlands; His bad passage into Scotland; His returne to Willoughby; And how he lived in the Woods.
  
Chapter II. The notable villany of foure French Gallants; and his revenge; Smith throwne over-board; Captaine La Roche of Saint Malo releeves him.
  
Chapter III. A desperate Sea-fight in the Straights; His passage to Rome, Naples, and the view of Italy.
  
Chapter IV. The Siege of Olumpagh; An excellent Stratagem by Smith; Another not much worse.
  
Chapter V. The siege of Stowlle-wesenburg; The effects of Smiths Fire-workes; A worthy exploit of Earle Rosworme; Earle Meldritch takes the Bashaw prisoner.
  
Chapter VI. A brave encounter of the Turkes Armie with the Christians; Duke Mercury overthroweth Assan Bashaw; Hee divides the Christian Armie; His noblenesse and death.
  
Chapter VII. The unhappie Siege of Caniza; Earle Meldritch serveth Prince Sigismundus; Prince Moyses besiegeth Regall; Smiths three single combats; His Patent from Sigismundus, and reward.
  
Chapter VIII. Georgio Busca an Albane his ingratitude to Prince Sigismundus; Prince Moyses his Lieutenant, is overthrowne by Busca, Generall for the Emperour Rodolphus; Sigismundus yeeldeth his Countrey to Rodolphus; Busca assisteth Prince Rodoll in Wallachia.
  
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Chapter IX. Sigismundus sends Ambassadours unto the Emperour; the conditions re-assured; He yeeldeth up all to Busca, and returneth to Prague.
  
Chapter X. The battell of Rotenton; a pretty stratagem of fire-workes by Smith.
  
Chapter XI. The names of the English that were slaine in the battell of Rottenton; and how Captaine Smith is taken prisoner; and sold for a slave.
  
Chapter XII. How Captaine Smith was sent prisoner thorowthe Blacke and Dissabacca Sea in Tartaria; the description of those Seas, and his usage.
  
Chapter XIII. The Turkes diet; the Slaves diet; the attire of the Tartars; and manner of Warres and Religions, etc.
  
Chapter XIIII. The description of the Crym-Tartars; their houses and carts; their Idolatry in their lodgings.
  
Chapter XV. Their feasts; common diet; Princes estate; buildings; tributes; lawes; slaves; entertainment of Ambassadours.
  
Chapter XVI. How he levieth an Armie; their Armes and Provision; how he divideth the spoile; and his service to the Great Turke.
  
Chapter XVII. How captaine Smith escaped his captivity; slew the Bashaw of Nalbrits in Cambia; his passage to Russia, Transilvania, and the middest of Europe to Affrica.
  
Chapter XVIII. The observations of Captaine Smith; Master Henrie Archer and others in Barbarie.
  
Chapter XIX. The strange discoveries and observations of the Portugalls in Affrica.
  
Chapter XX. A brave Sea fight betwixt two Spanish men of warre, and Captaine Merham, with Smith.
  
Chapter XXI. The continuation of the generall Historie of Virginia; the Summer Iles; and New England; with their present estate from 1624. to this present 1629.
  
Chapter XXII. The proceedings and present estate of the Summer Iles, from An. Dom. 1624 to this present 1629.
  
Chapter XXIII. The proceedings and present estate of New England, since 1624. to this present 1629.
  
Chapter XXIIII. A briefe discourse of divers voyages made unto the goodly Countrey of Guiana, and the great River of the Amazons; relating also the present Plantation there.
  
Chapter XXV. The beginning and proceedings of the new plantation of St. Christopher by Captaine Warner.
  
Chapter XXVI. The first planting of the Barbados.
  
Chapter XXVII. The first plantation of the Ile of Mevis.
  
Chapter XXVIII. The bad life, qualities and conditions of Pyrats; and how they taught the Turks and Moores to become men of warre.
  
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TEXTUAL ANNOTATION AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE TO The True Travels
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TEXTUAL ANNOTATION
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
  
ADVERTISEMENTS for the Unexperienced Planters of New England, or Any Where
  
INTRODUCTION
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TO THE MOST Reverend Father in God, George Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterburie his Grace, Primate and Metrapolitan of all England: and The Right Reverend Father in God, Samuel Lord Arch-Bishop of Yorke his Grace, Primate and Metrapolitan of England.
  
TO THE READER.
  
THE SEA MARKE.
  
The Contents.
  
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ADVERTISEMENTS: Or, The Path-way to Experience to erect a Plantation.
  
TEXTUAL ANNOTATION AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE TO
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TEXTUAL ANNOTATION
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
  
FRAGMENTS
  
CONTENTS
  
INTRODUCTION
  
Fragment A. 1613. SAMUEL PURCHAS'S First Mention of John Smith
  
Fragment B. 1613. THE SMITH/HOLE MAP Reported in Print
  
Fragment C. 1613. SAMUEL PURCHAS and Smith's True Relation
  
Fragment D. 1613. ENGLISH DOMESTICATED BOARS Frighten Indians
  
Fragment E. 1616. CAPT. EDWARD BRAWNDE'S Letter to John Smith
  
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Fragment F. December 1616. A SPANISH SUMMARY of Correspondence Involving "Juan Smith"
  
Fragment G. 1623? JULIUS CAESAR'S REMEDY for "Panique Feares"
  
Fragment H. 1624. TWO COMPLEMENTARY COUPLETS in Smith's Generall Historie
  
Fragment I. 1625. SAMUEL PURCHAS'S MENTION of Smith's "Fiery Torches"
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Fragment J. 1625. SAMUEL PURCHAS'S PROTOTYPE of Smith's True Travels
  
SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY for Fragment J
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THE TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES of Captaine John Smith in divers parts of the world, begun about the yeere 1596.
  
TEXTUAL ANNOTATION TO Fragment J
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TEXTUAL ANNOTATION
  
Fragment K. 1627. Smith'S COMMENDATORY VERSES for John Taylor
  
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Fragment L. 1628. Smith'S COMMENDATORY VERSES for Robert Norton
  
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AUXILIARY DOCUMENTS
  
CONTENTS
  
INTRODUCTION
  
Document i. RECORD OF Capt. John Smith's Baptism
  
Document ii. LAST WILL of George Smith, Father of Captain John
  
Document iii. INVENTORY OF George Smith's Property
  
Document iv. CAPT. John Smith'S Last Will
  
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Document v. CONFIRMATION OF
  
Document vi. ORIGINAL EPITAPH in St. Sepulchre's Church, London
  
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEXES
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
  
GENERAL INDEX
  
INDEX OF INDIAN WORDS

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The Contents.

Chapter I.

 
Of Dockes and their definitions, and what belongs to them.  fol. 1
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Chapter II.

 
How to build a Ship, with the definition of all the principall names
of every part of her, and her principall timbers, also how they
are fixed one to another, and the reasons of their use. 		 2 

Chapter III.

 
How to proportion the Masts and Yards for a Ship, by her Beame
and Keele. 		 15 

Chapter IIII.

 
The names of all the Masts, Tops, and Yards belonging to a Ship.  17 

Chapter V.

 
How all the Tackling and Rigging of a Ship is made fast one to
another, with the names and reasons of their use. 		 18 

Chapter VI.

 
What doth belong to the Boats and Skiffe, with the definition of all
those thirteen Ropes which are only properly called Ropes
belonging to a Ship or a Boat, and their use. 		 26 

Chapter VII.

 
The names of all sorts of Anchors, Cables, and Sailes, and how they
beare their proportions, with their use. Also how the Ordnance
should be placed, and the goods stowed in a Ship. 		 29 

Chapter VIII.

 
The charge and duty of the Captaine of a Ship, and every office and
officer in a man of warre. 		 34 

Chapter IX.

 
Proper Sea tearmes for dividing the Company at Sea, and ∥ stearing,
sayling, and moring a Ship in faire weather or in a storme. 		 37 

Chapter X.

 
Proper Sea tearmes for the Winds, Ebbes, Flouds, and Eddies, with
their definitions, and an estimate of the depth of the Sea, by the
height of the Hils & largenesse of the Earth. 		 46 
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Chapter XI.

 
Proper Sea tearmes belonging to the good or bad condition of Ships,
how to find them and amend them. 		 52 

Chapter XII.

 
Considerations for a Sea Captaine in the choise of his Ship, and in
placing his Ordnance. In giving Chase, Boording, and entring
a man of war like himself, or a defending Merchant man. 		 54 

Chapter XIII.

 
How to manage a fight at Sea, with the proper tearmes in a fight
largely expressed, and the ordering a Navy at Sea. 		 59 

Chapter XIV.

 
The names of all sorts of great Ordnance, and their appurtenances,
with their proper tearmes and expositions, also divers observations
concerning their shooting, with a Table of proportion for
their weight of metall, weight of powder, weight of shot, and
there best at randome and point blanke inlarged. 		 64 

Chapter XV.

 
How they divide their shares in a man of Warre; what Bookes and
Instruments are fit for a Sea man, with divers advertisements
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for young Gentlemen that intend to follow the Sea, and the use
of the petty Tally. 		 72 

The Expositions of all the most difficult words seldome used but
amongst sea men: where you finde the word in the Margent

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breake against it: you shall find the exposition so plainly and briefly,
that any willing capacity may easily understand them.

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7. "Folio" is here used in the sense of "page number." Note that an error in pagination
on pp. 54 and 55 is repeated in this table of contents, where chap. 12 is shown as
beginning on p. 54. See p. 54n, below.

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8. Advice. The word "advertisement" was not used in the modern sense of "paid
announcement" until the end of the 17th century (cf. Smith's Advertisements).

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9. This was the usual form of "margin" in the 17th century.


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