A perfect description of Virginia: : being, a full and true relation of the present state of the plantation, their health, peace, and plenty: the number of people, with their abundance of cattell, fowl, fish, &c. with severall sorts of rich and good commodities, which may there be had, either naturally, or by art and labour. Which we are fain to procure from Spain, France, Denmark, Swedeland, Germany, Poland, yea, from the East-Indies. There having been nothing related of the true estate of this plantation these 25 years. Being sent from Virginia, at the request of a gentleman of worthy note, who desired to know the true state of Virginia as it now stands. Also, a narration of the countrey, within a few dayes journey of Virginia, west and by south, where people come to trade: being related to the governour, Sir William Berckley, who is to go himselfe to discover it with 30 horse, and 50 foot, and other things needfull for his enterprize. With the manner how the Emperor Nichotawance came to Sir William Berckley, attended with five petty Kings, to doe homage, and bring tribute to King Charles. With his solemne protestation, that the sun and moon should lose their lights before he (or his people in that country) should prove disloyall, but ever to keepe faith and allegiance to King Charles.
Format | Electronic and Book |
Publication Info | London : Prind [sic] for Richard Wodenoth, at the Star under Peters Church in Cornhill, 1649 [i.e. 1648] |
Description | [4], 19, [1] p. |
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Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
General note | Thomason copy bound with other items from December, 1648. |
General note | First leaf bears a royal coat of arms on verso. |
General note | Annotation on Thomason copy: "Dec: 2d". |
General note | Reproduction of the original in the British Library. |
References | Wing (2nd ed.) P1486. |
References | Thomason E.474[15]. |
Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 76:E474[15]) |
Stock number | CL0051000003 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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