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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF Captain John Smith
  
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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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Errata.
  
TEXTUAL ANNOTATION AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE TO
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TEXTUAL ANNOTATION
  
Hyphenation Record
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
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Entry in the Stationers' Register
  
Editions
  
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.
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Chapter I. Of Dockes, and their definitions.
  
Chapter II. How to build a ship with the definitions of all the principall names of every part of her principall timbers, also how they are fixed one to another, and the reasons of their use.
  
Chapter III. How to proportion the Masts and Yards for a Ship, by her Beame and Keele.
  
Chapter IIII. The names of all the Masts, Tops, and Yards belonging to a Ship.
  
Chapter V. How all the Tackling and Rigging of a Ship is made fast one to another, with their names, and the reasons of their use.
  
Chapter VI. What doth belong to the Boats and Skiffe with the definition of all those thirteene Ropes which are onely properly called Ropes belonging to a ship and the Boat and their use.
  
Chapter VII. The names of all sorts of Anchors, Cables, and Sailes, and how they beare their proportions, with their use. Also how the Ordnances should bee placed, and the goods stowed in a ship.
  
Chapter VIII. The charge and duty of the Captaine of a ship, and every Office and Officer in a man of Warre.
  
Chapter IX. Proper Sea tearmes for dividing the company at Sea, and stearing, sayling, or moring a Ship in faire weather, or in a storme.
  
Chapter X. Proper tearmes for the Winds, Ebbes, Floods, and Eddies, with their definitions, and an estimate of the depth of the Sea, by the height of the Hils and the largenesse of the Earth.
  
Chapter XI. Proper Sea tearmes belonging to the good or bad condition of Ships, how to finde them and amend them.
  
Chapter XII. Considerations for a Sea Captaine in the choise of his Ship, and in placing his Ordnance. In giving Chase, Boording, and entering a man of warre like himselfe, or a defending Merchant man.
  
Chapter XIII. How to manage a fight at Sea, with the proper tearmes in a fight largely expressed, and the ordering of a Navy at Sea.
  
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.
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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 for Sea men, and the use of the petty Tally.
  
Instruments fitting for a Sea-man.
  
TEXTUAL ANNOTATION AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE TO
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TEXTUAL ANNOTATION
  
Hyphenation Record
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
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Entry in the Stationers' Register
  
Editions
  
THE TRUE TRAVELS, Adventures, and Observations of Captaine John Smith
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INTRODUCTION
  
Composition and Character of the True Travels
  
The Grant of Arms
  
The Duke of Mercoeur's Campaign in Hungary
  
General Giorgio Basta's Campaign in Transylvania
  
The African Detour
  
Supplementary Note on Smith's Rumored Visit to Ireland
  
Brief Notes on the Continuation of the Generall Historie
  
Special Bibliographical Note
  
Brief Apologia as Envoy
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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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The Contents of the severall Chapters.
  
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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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.
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Chapter 1. What people they are that beginne 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.
  
Errata.
  
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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
  
Fragment J versus the True Travels
  
The "Ferneza" Book
  
Early Historical Background
  
The Background of Smith's Military Adventures
  
Aftermath among the Turks
  
Smith Rebels against Recruitment
  
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.
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I. His Travels thorowFrance, Italie, and on the Sea coasts of Europe, Africa, and Asia: His entertaynment and exploits in the Emperours warres against the Turke: his subtile Stratagems, valorous Combats, Applause, advancement, Honour.
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Extracts of Captaine Smiths Transylvanian Acts, out of Fr. Fer. his Storie.
  
II. Divers valiant English-men in this battell. Captaine Smith taken, sold, sent into Turkie, and over the Black Sea to Tartaria. His admirable escape and other travels in divers parts of Christendome.
  
TEXTUAL ANNOTATION TO Fragment J
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Hyphenation Record
  
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
  
MANUSCRIPTS
  
GENERAL INDEX
  
INDEX OF INDIAN WORDS

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The African Detour

The differences between the True Travels and the earlier Purchas version
have been mentioned, particularly the noteworthy addition to the text of the
Báthory grant of arms. Smith returns to the early version in chapter 9,
expands it, and continues it through chapter 17. Comments on this part of
Smith's story are therefore made as needed in Fragment J. A major digression
begins with chapter 18, however, and continues to the end of chapter 20.
Comment on these three chapters is needed here.

Chapter 18 is headed: "The observations of Captaine Smith; Master
Henrie Archer and others in Barbarie." In the Purchas version, the final
paragraph begins: "Then understanding that the Warres of Mully Shash
and Mully Sedan ... (to which hee was animated by some friends) were
concluded in peace, he imbarked himselfe for England with one thousand
Duckets in his Purse."

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As stated in the footnotes, however (see p. 34n,
below), the wars did not break out until after August 14, 1603 (about the
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time Smith escaped from Tatary), and cannot be said to have concluded
even after Mālāi Zīdān won out in 1608. The account in the True Travels
may consequently be assumed to have been based on Smith's presence in
some parts of Morocco at the time. Yet the truth would seem to be that
Smith found no opportunity there to enlist as a mercenary and thus filled up
his narrative with more or less idle tales gathered on the spot, rounding it all
off with an account of a "piratical" skirmish.
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