260 A. D. 1610. 



vocation, however, was afterward forgotten, as will be feen, by him and 

 his miniflers. 



In the early part of this century there was a prevailing fpirit of ad- 

 venturing on new plantations from England. Even the barren and in- 

 hofpitable ifland of Newfoundland was reprefented as proper for plan- 

 tation in printed accoimts, which induced the earl of Northampton, the 

 lord chief baron Tanfield, Sir Francis Bacon folicitor-general, &c. to 

 join with a number of Briftol merchants in obtaining from King James 

 a grant of part of Newfoundland, lying between Cape Bonavifta and 

 Cape St. Mary's ; which fets forth. 



That whereas divers of his fubjeds were defirous to plant in the fouth- 

 erft and eaftern parts of Newfoundland, whither the fubjeds of this realm 

 have for upwards of fifty years pafl been ufed annually, in no fmall num- 

 bers, to refort to fifh, intending thereby to fecure the trade of fifhing 

 to our fubjeds for ever, as alfo to make fome advantage of the lands 

 thereof, which hitherto have remained unprofitable ; and the land be- 

 ing at prefent defiitute of inhabitants, whereby the king has an un- 

 doubted right to difpofe of it, therefor he now grants to Henry earl of 

 * Northampton, and 44 others therein named, their heirs and alfigns, to 

 be a corporation, with perpetual fucceflion, &c. by the name of the 

 Treafurer and company of adventurers and planters of the cities of Lon- 

 don and Briftol for the colony or plantation in Newfotmdland, from, 

 north latitude 46 to 52 degrees, together with the feas and iflands lying 

 within ten leagues of any part of the coaft, and all mines, &:c. faving to 

 all his majefty's fubjeds the liberty of fifhing there, &c. 



Mr. Guy of Briftol went thither as condudor of the firft colony, who 

 , is faid to have contra<fted familiarity and friendfliip with the natives, 

 who lived at a diftance from the fouthern and eaftern coafts ; and it is 

 faid, that while he remained there, viz. for two years, they went on 

 very well. But the illand has never to this day been valuable as a fet- 

 ileraent any farther than as a ftation for the fiftiery. 



This year the gallant Spanilh governor of the Philippine ifles attack- 

 ed the Dutch admiral Willart, who had funk a SpanilTi galleon richly 

 laden from China, killed him, and took three of his four fliips ; where- 

 upon the Spaniards retook from the Dutch the iflands of Tidore and. 

 Banda. This was the laft fuccefsful ftruggle of Spain in thofe parts 

 againft the Dutch. 



A treaty of commerce, and of a defenfive alliance between England 

 and France, and for the confirmation of former treaties, was begun in 

 the lifetime of King Henry IV, and concluded by his Ion Louis XIJI, 

 a minor under the authority of the queen-regent. It is in fubftance 

 as follows : 



I) King James ftipulates, in cafe of France being invaded, to fupply 

 iSoQO foot-foldiers, armed either with, bows, guns, or pikes: and with 



