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by Captaine Iohn Smith.
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ting and discouering these North parts of America.

My second voyage to New England.Now to make my words more apparent by my deeds; I was, the last yeare, 1615. to haue staied in the Countrie, to make a more ample triall of those conclusions with sixteene men; whose names were

Thomas Dirmir. William Ingram.
Edward Stalings. Robert Miter.
Daniel Cage. Gent. Dauid Cooper. Souldiers.
Francis Abbot. Iohn Partridge,
Iohn Gosling. and two boies.
Thomas Digbie. Thomas Watson
Daniel Baker. Walter Chissick Sailers.
Adam Smith. Iohn Hall.

I confesse, I could haue wished them as many thousands, had all other prouisions bin in like proportion: nor would I haue had so fewe, could I haue had meanes for more: yet (would God haue pleased wee had safely arriued) I neuer had the like authoritie, freedom, and prouision, to doe so well. The maine assistance next

God, I had to this small number, was my acquaintance among the Saluages; especially, with Dohannida, one of their greatest Lords; who had liued long in England. By the meanes of this proud Saluage, I did not doubt but quickly to haue gotte that credit with the rest of his friends, and alliants, to haue had as many of them, as I desired in any designe I intended, and that trade also they had, by such a kind of exchange

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