Chap. II. ' iA M E%^I C A. 



new Lands in Jmcnca, notarially poifefs'd by any Chnjlims, who, with the affi- 

 Ranee of Sir Pj.chird GreenYd and others, provided two fmall Barques, under the 

 Command of Captain Philip Amidas, and Captain Arthur Harlow, who fetting Sail 

 the 27. of April, fell the i d oijuly following with the Coaft of Florida, and made 

 Difcovery of the Ifle of Wokokon, ^oanoack, and the Continent of ' Wingandacoa, which 

 they left ; and arriving in England about the midft of September following, Her Ma- 

 jefty upon the relation of their Difcoveries, was pleas'd to call this Countrey 

 Vtf<*mia. 



April 9, 1585. Sir Orchard GreenYil, with feven Sail, and feveral Gentlemen, left 

 (Plymouth ; and on May 16. Anchor'd at Wokokon., but made their firft Seat at fyanoack 

 on Auguft 17. following, which lies in thirty fix Degrees of Northerly Latitude, or 

 thereabouts, where they continued till June 1586. during which time they made 

 feveral Difcoveries in the Continent and adjacent Iflands. ; and being endanger'd 

 by the treachery of the Salvages, returned for England, and Landed at Port/mouth on 

 July-ij. following. 



* Sir Walter %awlelgh and his Aflociates, in the year 158^. fent a Ship to relieve that 

 Colony, which had deferted the Countrey fome while before, and were all re- 

 turned for England as is before*mention'd. 



Some few days after they were gone, Sir Richard GreenVd, with three Ships, ar- 

 rived at the Plantation at %oanoack % which he found deferted, and leaving fifty Men 

 thereto keep Pofleflion of that Countrey, return'd for England. 



The year following, Mr. John White, with three Ships, came to fcarch for the 

 fifty Englijh at %oanoack, but found them not, they having been fet upon by the Na- 

 tives, and difpers'd lb, as no News could be heard of them, and in their room left 

 a hundred and fifty more to continue that Plantation. 



In Auguft 1580. Mr. John White went thither again, to fearch for the laft Colony 

 which he had left there • but not finding them, return'd for England in Septemb. 6. 

 1590. 



This ill Succefs made all further Difcoveries to be laid afide, till Captain Gofnol 

 on March 26. 1601. fet Sail from Dartmouth, and on May 11. following, made Land 

 at a place, where fome Bifcaners, as he guefs'd by the Natives information, had 

 formerly fifli'd, being about the Latitude of forty eight Degrees Northerly Lati- 

 tude; from hence putting to Sea,he made Difcovery of an Ifland which he call'd Mar- 

 thas Vineyard, and fiiortly abet of Elizabeth's Ifle, and fo return'd for England, June 18. 

 following. 



In the Year 16*03. the City of Brijlol rais'd a Stock, and furnifh'd out two 

 Barques for Difcovery, under the Command of Captain Martin Pring, who about 

 June 7. fell with the North of Virginia in the three and fortieth Degree, found plenty 

 of good Fifli, nam'd a place Whitfon-<Bay, and fo return'd. 



In the Year 1605. the Right Honorable Thomas Arundel the firft, Baron of Warder, 

 and Count of the (p^oman Empire, fet out Captain George Way mouth, with twenty 

 nine Sea-men, and necelTary Provifions, to make what Difcoveries he could; who 

 by contrary Winds, fell Northward about one and forty Degrees and twenty Mi- 

 nutes of Northerly Latitude, where they found plenty of good Fifli < and Sailing 

 further, difcover'd an Ifland, where they nam'd a Harbor, Pentecojl-Harbor ; and on 

 July 18. following, came back for England* 



In the Year 1606. by the follicitation of Captain Gofnol, and feveral Gentlemen, 

 a Commi/fion was granted by King James of Great Brittain, t<rc. for eftablifhing a 

 Council, to direct thofe new Difcoveries . Captain T^e^port (a well pra&ic'd Mar- 

 riner) was intruded with the Tranfportation of the Adventurers in two Ships, 



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