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
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.
- 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.
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6. "Supprisals" is not recorded in the OED, though the meaning, "military surprises,"
is clear.