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COLLECTIONS.

ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE UNEXPERIENCED PLANTERS OF

NEW-ENGLAND, OR ANY WHere.

EXPERIENCE TO ERECT

OR, THE PATHWAY TO
WITH
A PLANTATION.

THE

YEARELY PROCEEDINGS OF THIS COUNTRY IN FISHING and PLANTING, SINCE THE YEARE 1614. TO THE YEARE 1630. AND THEIR PRESENT ESTATE. ALSO HOW TO PREVENT THE GREATEST INCONVENIENCES, BY THEIR PROCEEDINGS IN VIRGINIA, AND OTHER PLANTATIONS, BY APPROVED EXAMPLES. WITH THE COUNTRIES ARMES, A DESCRIPTION OF THE COAST, HARBOURS, HABITATIONS, LANDMARKES, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE: WITH THE MAP, ALLOWED BY OUR ROYALL King Charles.

BY CAPTAINE IOHN SMITH,

SOMETIMES GOVernour of VirGINIA, AND ADMIRALL OF NEW-ENGLAND.

LONDON, Printed by Iohn Haviland, and are to be sold by Robert Milbovrne, at the Grey-hound in Pauls Church-yard. 1631.

[On the back of the title-leaf is a coat of arms with the following motto:-"GENS. INCOGNITA. MIHI. SERVIET."]

To the Most Reverend Father in God, George Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbvrie his Grace, Primate and Metropolitan of all England: and the Right Reverend Father in God, Samvel Lord Arch-Bishop of Yorke his Grace, Primate and Metropolitan of England.

My most Gracious Good Lords, I desire to leave testimony to the world, how highly I honour as well

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the Miter as the Lance: therefore where my last Booke presented three most honourable Earles with a subject of Warre, and received from them favourable acceptance: the worke I now prosecute, concerning the Plantation of New-England, for the increase of Gods Church, converting Salvages, and enlarging the Kings Dominions, prostrates it selfe humbly to your Graces; who as you are in the name of Prelacy to this Kingdome, so you are to mee in goodnesse both Fathers and Protectors unexpectedly. God long preserve your Gracious lives, and continue favour

Vnto both your Graces most

devoted servant,

JOHN SMITH.

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