The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-03
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with him, murmered, and car
ried themselves uncivilly towards
them, forbidding their coming in
any more; and by some overbusy
justices of the place, my wife
having brought him to church in
the congregation), after sermon,
threatened to whip him, and send
him away. The great man was
very much afraid, and much ap-
palled; but my wife kept him in
her hand by her side, and conf
IDENTIFY and constantly on my be-
half resisted their threatings, till
they publickly protested against
me for bringing them in; but she
worthily engaged my whole for
tunes for any damage should arise
by or from them, till my return;
which falling out presently after,
l having by the way taken my
brother in with me for the better
prosecution of so noble a design.
Immediately l dispatched away
boat with six hands, one being
carpenter, to build the king an
English house, my promise at his
coming first, being to comply in
that matter. l sent 200 pounds
sterling in trust, to purchase and
pay for what land they should
like, the which in little time they
effected, and purchased, and paid
for three great rivers, and also ali
such others as they should like
of southerly; and in solemn man.
ner took possession of the coun-
try, in the name, and on the be-
half, of the commonwealth of
! England; and actual possession
was solemnly given them by the
great commander, and all the
great men of the rest of the prov
inces, in delivering them turf of
the earth with an arrow shot in
to it; and so the Indians totally
left the lands and rivers to US, re-
firing to new habitation, where
our people built the great COM
mander a fair house, the which /
am to furnish with English uten-
sils and chattels. In the interim,
whilst the house was building for
the great emperor of Rhoanoke,
he undertook with some of his
Indians, to bring some of our men
to the emperor of the Tuskaror-
awes, and to that purpose sent
ambassadors before, and with two
of our company set forth and trav-
elled within two days journey of
the place, where at hunting
quarter the Tuskarorawes emper-
or, with $50 of his men, met our
company, and received them cour-
teously; and after some days
spent, desired them to go to his
chief town, where he told them
was one Spaniard residing, who
had been seven years with them,
a man very rich, having about
thirty in family, seven whereof
are Negroes; and he had one more
Negro, leiger*2 with a great ma
ton called the Newxes. He is
sometimes, they say, gone from
thence pretty while. Our people
had gone, but that the interpre-
ter with overtraveling himself fell
sick; yet the Tuskarorawe prof
fered him, if he would go, he
would in three days journey bring
him to a great salt sea, and to
places where they had copper out
of the ground, the art of refining
which they have perfectly; for our
people saw much amongst them,
and some plates of foot square.
There was one Indian had two
beads of gold in his ears, big an
rounceval peas; and they said,
there was much of that not far
off. These allurements had, drawn
! them thither, but for the interpre-
ter's weakness, and the war, that
was between a great nation call
ed the Cacores, very little peo-
pie in stature, not exceeding
youths of thirteen or fourteen
years, but extremely valiant and
fierce in fight, and above belief
swift in retirement and flight,
whereby they resist the puissance
of this potent, rich, and numerous
people. There is another great ma
ton by these, called the, Haynokes,
who valiantly resist the Spaniards
further northern attempts. The
Tuskarorawe told them, the way
to the sea was a plain road, much
travelled for salt and copper; the
salt is made by the sea itself, and
some of it brought in to me. After
the Tuskarorawe could not pre-
vail, but our people would return,
1 he sent his only son with great
man his tutor, and another great
man, and some other attendance
with them; and when they came
to the rest of our company, the
house being done and finished, the
Rowanoke with the Tuskororawe
prince, and sundry other kings OF
the provinces, in all some forty
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