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Manteo, a faithful Salvage, for their Guide) they were treacheroufly 

 dealt with by IVingina, alias Temijfapan (for fo, his Brother (jrangani- 

 meo being lately dead, he had aher'd his Name) who endeavor'd to 

 ftirup a Confederacy of the Cba%vonockj y Moratockj, &ndJllangoac\s a- 

 gainft them ; yet by the urgent perfwafions of bnfetrore his Father, 

 the trueft Friend the Engl tjb had, after the death of Cjranganimea, and 

 feeing them fafe return'dfi om their Journey,wherein he thought they 

 had all perifh'd, and efrecially upon Menatonoris fending MelTengers 

 to them with Pcari, and 0\ifco King of Weopomeocfy to yield himfelf 

 Vaflal to the Q^een of England, his Hatred was fomewhat coo! d,- but 

 Enfenore deceaimg foon after, he return'dto his old treacherous* Pra- 

 difes again, and m .he end, while he was contriving Mifchief againft 

 the P!a 'iters, he himfelf was (hot, taken Prifoner, and beheaded. 



After the Company left upon Virginia by Sir Richard (freenvil, (for 

 he himfelf was return d),ttVd out with hunger, hardfhip, and the ma- 

 ny extremines they were at laft reduc'd to, had defertsd the Place, and 

 obtain d palfa^e for England, through the civility of Sir Francis T)ra\e, 

 pitying their dift;'.; is, fifty Men more were Landed upon Tfyanoack^Ifle, 

 by the fame Pcrfon,who how they were furpris'd and deftroy'd by the 

 Natives, was difcover'd at large to the Supply that was fent over in the 

 Year 1587. by Mr. White. 



A fmill Party under Captain Smith going down the River to 

 K^conghean , were very fiercely affaulted by fixty orfeventy Indians, 

 but their Mufquet-fhot did fuch Execution amongft them, that they 

 fled into the Vv oods and left behind them the Image of their God, 

 which had been carry'd before them as their Standard, and not long 

 after fent one of t^eir QMeiongcafocly to offer Peace,and to redeem their 

 0{ee ; which Smith gaming, on condition fix onely of them would 

 come unarm' d and load his Boat with Provifions; and promifing more 

 over to become their Friend, and furnifh them with Beads, Copper, 

 and Hatchets : They accepted the Condition, and brought him Ve- 

 nifon, Turkies, wild Fowl, Bread, and what elfe they had, Singing 

 and Dancing in fign of Friendftiip till they departed. 



J n his next Voyage for the difcovery of the Head of Chic{amahama 

 River, he was, through then eglecfl of his Sea-men who were fent to 

 watch the Booty, taken Prifoner ; in which condition he was kept a 

 whole.Month: then being releas'd , he got Provifions for the People 

 in fames-! (mn • which had they not timely receiv'd , they had all a- 

 bandond the Place, and return'd to' England. 



While Affairs ftood thus in a mean condition, Captain Viewport 

 ariving there with a Ship and fixty Men to ftrengthen the Plantations, 

 King ?^- ^ went to IVerornocomoro , where King Powhatan ke ' his Court, and 

 found him fitting on a Bed of Mats,and an Embroider'd Leather Cu> 

 fhion, Cloth d in Deerskins ; at Irs Feet fat a yonng Maiden, and on 

 each fide of the Houfe twenty Concubines ; his Head and Shoulders 

 painted red,and a Chain of white Beads about his Neck. J^ewpori'to 

 oblige him, gave him an Englijh Youth ; for which he receiv'd Tmvba^ 

 tans Friend Mamontaf^ with whom returning,he found afad accident, 



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