{MN} _A great misfortune._ {MN} At last because they would be absolute, they came to _Mevis,_ a little Isle by St. _Christophers;_ where they seated themselves, well furnished with all necessaries, being about the Number of an Hundred, and since increased to an Hundred and fifty Persons, whereof many were old Planters of St. _Christophers;_ especially Mr. _Anthony Hinton,_ and Mr. _Edward Tompson._ But because all those Isles for the most part are so capable to produce, and in Nature like each other, let this discourse serve for the description of them all. Thus much concerning those Plantations, which now after all this time, loss and charge, should they be abandon'd, suppressed, and dissolved, were most lamentable; and surely seeing they all strive so much about this Tobacco, and that the Fraught thereof, and other charges are so great, and so open to any Enemy by that Commodity they cannot long subsist. * * * * * {MN} _Their Numbers._ And it is a wonder to me to see such Miracles and Mischiefs in Men; how greedily they pursue to dispossess the Planters of the Name of Christ Jesus, yet say they are Christians, when so much of the World is unpossessed; yea, and better Land than they so much strive for, murthering so many Christians, burning and spoiling so many Cities, Villages and Countries, and subverting so many Kingdoms, when so much lieth wait, or only possessed by a few poor Savages, that more serve the Devil for fear, than God for love; whose Ignorance we pretend to reform, but Covetousness, Humours, Ambition, Faction, and Pride hath so many Instruments, we perform very little to any purpose; nor is there either Honour or Profit to be got by any that are so vile, to undertake the subversion, or hinderance of any honest intended Christian Plantation. {MN} Now to conclude the Travels and Adventures of Captain _Smith;_ how first he Planted _Virginia_ and was let ashoar with about an Hundred Men in the wild Woods; how he was taken Prisoner by the Savages, by the King of _Pamaunke_ tied to a Tree to be shot to death, led up and down their Country to be shewed for a wonder; fatted as he thought, for a Sacrifice for their Idol, before whom they conjured him three days, with strange Dances and Invocations, then brought him before their Emperor _Powhatan,_ that commanded him to be slain; how his Daughter _Pocahontas_ saves his life, returned him to _James_ Town, relieved him and his famished Company, which was but eight and thirty to possess those large Dominions; how he discovered all the several Nations, upon the Rivers falling into the Bay of _Chisapeacke;_ flung near to death with a most Poisoned taile of a Fish called Stingray: how _Powhatan_ out of his Country took the Kings of _Pamaunke_ and _Paspahegh_ Prisoners, forced thirty nine of those Kings to pay him contribution, subjected all the Savages: how _Smith_ was blown up with Gun-powder, and returned for _England_ to be cured.