“On command of the _French_ King _Francis_ the First, _John Verrazanus_, _Anno 1524._ setting Sail Westward from the _Canary_ Isles, discover’d a low _American_ Coast, in thirty four Degrees North Latitude, inhabited by naked People, which behind the sandy Hills facing the Sea, Manur’d many fruitful Plains. Then Sailing a hundred Leagues along the Shore Northerly, he view’d a Countrey full of Vines, which grew up amongst the Boughs of high Trees; and Sailing up a pleasant River, Landed on the Island _Clandia_, full of woody Mountains: thence he stood for the main Continent; where after having visited a King, Clad in wrought Deer-skin, he Sail’d by a Bay, at whose Mouth appear’d a Rock in an Inlet, twenty Leagues; where appear’d five small Isles, all of them exceeding fruitful. After this (being got a hundred and fifty Leagues to the Northward) he found very salvage People, whose Heads appear’d through Bear-skins and Sea-Calves. By this time having _Terreneuf_ on his Starboard, he return’d back to _Diepe_.” Thus far _Verrazanus_ made some discovery of the Coast, which hath since not onely been farther inspected by the _English_, but also by them Planted and call’d _New England_. [Sidenote: The setling of Plantations.] This Countrey, whether first discover’d by the said _Verrazanus_, or together with the rest of largely-taken _Virginia_, by Sir _Walter Raleigh_, or, as some say, by Captain _Gosnald_, in the Year 1602. was so well known to the _English_ in the beginning of King _James_’s Reign here, that the setling and carrying on of Plantations in this part of _America_, was vigorously promoted by many of the most eminent Persons in _England_: whereupon it was about the Year 1606. being the fourth Year of the said King, granted by Patent to several Lords, Knights, Gentlemen and Merchants, under the denomination of _The Plymouth Company_, both in favour of those generous Spirits, who studied and endeavor’d the good of the Publick by foreign Plantations, and indulgence to those, who not well satisfi’d with the Government of Church and State, and willingly transporting themselves and Families thither, as to their _Asylum_, could more conveniently be spar’d than the better affected part of the People: And although the Colonies at first sent over succeeded not according to expectation, yet in a short time there Plantations were brought to very great perfection. Captain _Weimouth_, who had been employ’d there by the Lord _Arundel_ of _Warder_, for the discovery of the North-West Passage, falling short of his Course, hapned into a River on the Coast of _America_, call’d _Pemmaquid_; from whence he brought five of the Natives for _England_, three of whose Names were _Mannida_, _Skettwarroes_ and _Tasquantum_, and Landing at _Plymouth_, presented them to Sir _Ferdinando Gorges_, whom he made use of as Instruments for the farther advancement of these Plantations: they were all of one Nation, but of several parts, and