University of Virginia Library

The Contents.

• Chapter 1.
• What people they are that begin this plantation, the bane of Virginia:
  strange misprisions of wise men.
• Chapter 2.
• Needlesse custome, effect of flattery, cause of misery, factions, carelesse
  government, the dissolving the Company and Patent.
• Chapter 3.
• A great comfort to new England, it is no Iland, a strange plague.
• Chapter 4.
• Our right to those Countries, true reasons for plantations, rare
  examples.
• Chapter 5.
• My first voyage to new England, my returne and profit.
• Chapter 6.
• A description of the Coast, Harbours, Habitations, Land-marks,
  Latitude, Longitude, with the map.
• Chapter 7.
• New Englands yearely trials, the planting new Plimoth, supprisals
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  prevented, their wonderfull industry and fishing.
• Chapter 8.
• Extremity next despaire, Gods great mercy, their estate, they make
  good salt, an unknowne rich myne.
• Chapter 9.
• Notes worth observation, miserablenesse no good husbandry.
• Chapter 10.
• The mistaking of Patents, strange effects, incouragements for servants.


• Chapter 11.
• The planting Bastable or Salem and Charlton, a description of the
  Massachusets.
• Chapter 12.
• Extraordinary meanes for building, many caveats, increase of corne,
  how to spoyle the woods, for any thing, their healths.

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• Chapter 13.
• Their great supplies, present estate and accidents, advantage.
• Chapter 14.
• Ecclesiasticall government in Virginia, authority from the Arch
  Bishop, their beginning at Bastable now called Salem.
• Chapter 15.
• The true modell of a plantation, tenure, increase of trade, true examples,
  necessity of expert Souldiers, the names of all the first
  discoverers for plantations and their actions, what is requisite to
  be in the Governour of a plantation, the expedition of Queene
  Elizabeths Sea Captaines.