The History and Present State of Virginia: A New Edition with an Introduction by Susan Scott Parrish

The Table

[ 255 ] THE TABLE. BOOK I. CHAP. I. AN History of the first attempts to settle Virginia, before the discovery of Chesapeak Bay. Page§.1. Sir Walter Raleigh obtains Letters Patent for making Discoveries in America. 13 2. Two Ships set out on the Discovery, and arrive at Pamtego. 13 Their account of the Country. 13 Their account of the Natives. 14 3. Queen Elizabeth names the Country of Virginia. 14 4. Sir Richard Greenvill’s Voyage. 15 He Plants the first Colony under command of Mr Ralph Lane. 15 5. The Discoveries and Accidents of the first Colony. 15 6. Their distress by want of Provisions. 16 Sir Francis Drake visits them. 16 He gives them a Ship and Necessaries. 16 He takes them away with him. 16 7. Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Richard Greenville their Voyages. 17 The second Settlement made. 17 8. Mr John White’s Expedition. 17 The first Indian made a Christian there. 18 The first Child born there of Christian Parentage. 18 The third Settlement, incorporated by the name of The City of Raleigh in Virginia. 18 Mr White their Governour sent home to sollicit for Supplies. 18 9. Mr John White’s second Voyage, the last attempts to carry them Recruits. 18 256 The TABLE. Page His disappointment. 19 10. Captain Gosnol’s Voyage to the Coast of Cape Codd. 19 11. The Bristol Voyages. 19 12. A London Voyage, which discovered New York. 2o CHAP. II. THE Discovery of Chesapeak Bay, by the Corporation of London Adventurers . Their Colony at James Town, and proceedings during the Government by an Elective President and Council.§.13. The Companies of London and Plymouth obtain Charters. 21 14. Captain Smith first discovers the Capes of Virginia. 22 15. He plants his first Colony at James Town. 22 An account of James Town Island. 23 16. He sends the Ships home, retaining 108 Men, to keep possession. 23 17. That Colonies mismanagement. 23 Their misfortunes upon discovery of a supposed Gold Mine. 24 18. Their first supplies after Settlement. 24 Their Discoveries and Experiments in English Grain. 25 An Attempt of some to desert the Colony. 25 19. The first Christian Marriage in that Colony. 25 They make three Plantations more. 25 CHAP. III. THE History of the Colony after the Change of their Government, from an Elective President to a Commissionated Governour, until the dissolution of the Company.§.20. The Company get a new Grant, and the Nomination of the Governours in themselves. 26 They send 3 Governours in equal degree. 26 All 3 going in one Ship are Shipwrackt at Bermudas. 26 They build there two small Cedar Vessels. 26 21. Captain Smith’s return for England. 26 Mismanagements ruine the Colony. 27 The first Massacre and Starving time. 27 257 The TABLE. Page The first occasion of the ill Character of Virginia. 27 The 500 men left by Captain Smith reduced to 60 in 6 months time. 28 22. The 3 Governours sail from Bermudas, and arrive at Virginia. 28 23. They take off the Christians that remain’d there, and design by way of Newfoundland to return to England. 28 The Lord Delaware arrives, and turns them back. 29 24. Sir Tho. Dale arrives Governour with Supplies. 29 25. Sir Thomas Gates arrives Governour. 29 He plants out a new Plantation. 29 26. Pocahontas made Prisoner, and Married to Mr Rolf. 29 The Indians desire of Intermarriage with the English. 3o 27. Peace with the Indians. 3o 28. Pocahontas brought to England by Sir Tho. Dale. 3o 29. Captain Smith’s Petition to the Queen in her behalf. 31 30. His Visit to Pocahontas. 33 An Indians account of the People of England. 33 31. Pocahontas reception at Court, and Death. 34 32. Captain Yardley’s Government. 34 33. Governour Argall’s good Administration. 34 34. Powhatan’s Death and Successors. 35 Peace renewed by the Successors. 35 35. Capt. Argall’s Voyage from Virginia to New England. 35 36. He disseats the French Northward of New England. 35 37. An account of those French. 36 38. He also dis-seats the French in Arcadia. 36 39. His Return to England. 36 Sir George Yardley Governour. 36 40. He resettles the deserted Plantation, and held the first Assembly. 36 The method of that Assembly. 37 41. The first Negroes carried to Virginia. 37 42. Land apportion’d to Adventurers. 37 43...