NEW ENGLANDS PROSPECT. A true, lively, and experimentall description of that part of _America_, commonly called NEW ENGLAND: discovering the state of that Countrie, both as it stands to our new-come _English_ Planters; and to the old Native Inhabitants. Laying downe that which may both enrich the knowledge of the mind-travelling Reader, or benefit the future Voyager. By WILLIAM WOOD. [Illustration] Printed at _London_ by _Tho. Cotes_, for _Iohn Bellamie_, and are to be sold at his shop, at the three Golden Lyons in _Corne-hill_, neere the _Royall Exchange_. 1634. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration] To the Right Worshipfull, my much honored Friend, Sir WILLIAM ARMYNE, Knight and Baronet. Noble Sir. The good assurance of your native worth, and thrice generous disposition, as also the continuall manifestation of your bounteous favour, and love towards my selfe in particular, hath so bound my thankfull acknowledgement, that I count it the least part of my service to present the first fruites of my farre-fetcht experience, to the kinde acceptance of your charitable hands: well knowing that though this my worke, owne not worth enough to deserve your patronage, yet such is your benigne humanity, that I am confident you will daigne it your protection, under which it willingly shrowdes it selfe. And as it is reported of that man whose name was _Alexander_, being a cowardly milke-sop by nature, yet hearing of the valiant courage of that magnificent _Hero_, _Alexander_ the Great, whose name hee bore, he thenceforth became stout and valorous; and as he was animated by having the very name of puissant _Alexander_; so shall these my weake and feble labours, receive life and courage by the patronage of your much esteemed selfe; whereby they shall bee able to out-face the keenest fanges of a blacke mouth'd _Momus_. For from hence the world may conclude, that either there was some worth in the booke, that caused so wise a person to looke upon it, and to vouchsafe to owne it, or else if they suppose that in charity he fosterd it, as being a poore helpelesse brat, they may thence learne to do so likewise. If here I should take upon me the usuall straine of a soothing Epistolizer, I should (though upon better grounds than many) sound forth a full mouth'd encomiasticke of your incomparable worth: but though your deserts may justly challenge it, yet I know your vertuous modesty would not thanke me for