Part 6
Capt. William Epps, Mrs. Epps, Peter Epps, William, Edmond Cloake, William Bribby, Thomas Cornish, John Fisher, William Dry, Henry Wilson, Peter Porter, Christopher Cartter, John Sunnfill (or Sumfill), Nicholal Graunger, James Vocat Piper, Edward, John, Thomas, George, Charles Farmer, James Knott, John Ascomb, Robert Fennell, Phillip, Daniell Cogley, William Andrews, Thomas Granes, John Wilcocks, Thomas Crampe, William Coomes, John Parsons, John Coomes, James Chambers, Robert Ball, Goodwife Ball, Thomas Hall, Ismale Hills, John Tyers, Walter Scott, Goodwife Scott, Robert Edmonds, Thomas Hichcocke, John Evans, Henry Wattkins, Peregree Wattkins, Daniell Watkins, John Blower, Gody Blower, John, A boy of Mr. Cans, John How, John Butterfeild, William Davies, Peter Longman, John Wilkins, Goodwife Wilkins, Thomas Powell, Gody Powell, Thomas Parke, William Smith, Edward Drew, Nicholas Hoskins, and his child, William Williams, Mrs. Williams, John Throgmorton, Bennanine Knight, Chad Gunston, Abram Analin, Thomas Blacklocke, John Barnett, Thomas Savadge, William Beane, Salamon Greene, John Wasborne, William Quills. 1277
_The End of the List of the Living._
A LIST OF THE NAMES OF THE DEAD IN VIRGINIA SINCE APRIL LAST.
FEB^y 16^{th}, 1623.
_Colledge._
William Lambert, John Wood, } William More, } killed, Thomas Naylor, } James Howell. }
_At the Neck of Land._
Moses Conyers, George Grimes, William Clements, Thomas Fernley, killed, Edward.
_At Jordain's Jorney._
Roger Much, Mary Reese, Robert Winter, Robert Woods, Richard Shriese, Thomas Bull, John Kinton, Daniell.
_At West & Sherlow Hundred._
Samwell Foreman, Zorobabell, 2 Indians, One negar, Thomas Roberts, John Edmonds, John Lasey, Daniell Francke, Capt. Nath. West, Christopher Harding, killed.
_At Flower de Hundred._
John Mayor, William Waycome, Thomas Prise, Robert Walkin, John Fetherston, John Ax. Roberts, Richard Jones, Richard Griffin, Richard Ranke, William Edger, 39 John Fry, Dixi Carpenter, William Smith, James Cindnare, Edward Temple, Sara Salford, John Stanton, Christo. Evans.
_At James Cittie._
Mr. Sothey, John Dumpont, Thomas Browne, Henry Sothey, Thomas Sothey, Mary Sothey, Elizabeth Sothey, Thomas Clarke, Margarett Shrawley, Richard Walker, Vallentyne Gentler, Peter Brishitt, Humphrey Boyse, John Watton, Arthur Edwards, Thomas Fisher, William Spence, } Mrs. Spence, } lost, George Sharks, John Bush, Mr. Collins, _uxor_ Collins, Mr. Peyden, Peter De Maine, Goodman Ascomb, Goodman Witts, William Kerton, Mr. Atkins, Thomas Hakes, Peter Gould, Robert Ruffe, Ambrose Fresey, Henry Fry, John Dinse, Thomas Trundall, Richard Knight, John Jefferys, John Hamun, John Meridien, John Countivane, Thomas Guine, Thomas Somersall, William Rowsley, Elizabeth Rowsley, a maid of theirs, Robert Bennett, Thomas Roper, Mr. Fitziefferys, Mrs. Smith, Peter Martin, James Jakins, Mr. Crapplace, John Lullett, Ann Dixon, William Hewlett, Mr. Furlow's child, Jacob Prophett, John Reding (or Reeing) Ritchard Atkins, his child, John Bayly, William Jones, his son and, John, Mr. Pearis' servant, Josias Hartt, Judith Sharp, Ann Quarle, ---- Reignolds, William Dier, Mary Dier, Thomas Sexton, Mary Brawdrye, Edward Normansell, Henry Fell, ---- Enims, Roger Turnor, Thomas Guine, John Countway, John Meriday, 125 Benjamine Usher, John Haman, John Jefferyes, Richard Knight, John Walker, Hosier, William Jackson, William Apleby, John Manby, Arthur Cooke, Stephen.
_At the Plantation over ag^t James Cittie._
Humphrey Clough, Morris Chaloner, Samuell Betton, John Gruffin, William Edwards, Wiliam Salisbury, Mathew Griffine, Robert Adwards, John Jones, Thomas Prichard, Thomas Morgaine, Thomas Biggs, Nicholas Bushell, Robert Williams, Robert Reynolds, Edward Huies, Thomas Foulke, Mathew Jenings, Richard Morris, Frances Barke, John Ewins, Samwell Fisher, John Ewins, James Cartter, Edward Fletcher, Aderton Greene, Morice Baker, Robert, Mr. Ewins' man, Robert Pidgion, Thomas Triggs, James Thursby, Nicholas Thimbleby, Frances Millett, John Hooks, Thomas Lawson, William Miller, Nicholas Fatrice, John Champ, John Maning, Richard Edmonds, David Collins, Thomas Guine, John Vicars, John Meredie, Beng. Usher, John Cantwell, Richard Knight, Robert Hellue, Thomas Barrow, John Enines, Edward Price, Robert Taylor, Richard Butterey, Mary Lacon, Robert Baines, Joseph Arther, Thomas Mason, John Beman, Christo. Pittman, Thomas Willer, Samwell Fulshaw, John Walmsley, Abram Colman, John Hodges, Naamy Boyle.
_At Hogg Island._
William Brakley, Peter Dun, John Long. 204
_At Martins Hundred._
Henry Bagford, Nicholas Gleadston, Nicholas Dornigton, Raph Rogers, Richard Frethram, John Brogden, John Beanam, Francis Atkinson, Robert Atkinson, John Kerill, Edward Davies, Percivall Mann, Mathew Staneling, Thomas Nicholls, 2 children of the Frenchmen, John Pattison, } _uxor_ Pattison, } killed, Edward Windor, Thomas Horner, John Walker, Thomas Pope, Richard Ston, John Catesby, Richard Stephens, William Harris, Christo. Woodward, Joseph Turner.
_At Warwick Squrake._
Josias Collins, Clement Wilson, William Robinson, Christo. Rawson, Thomas Winslow, _uxor_ Winslow, infant Winslow, Alex^r Sussames, Thomas Prickett, Thomas Maddox, John Greene, Nathaniel Stanbridg, John Litton, Christo. Ash, _uxor_ Ash, infant Ash, Nethaniel Lawe,} Jane Fisher,} killed, Phillip Jones, Edward Banks, John Symons, Thomas Smith, Thomas Griffin, George Cane, Robert Whitt, Symon, an Italien. X/
_At Elizabeth Cittie._
Charle Marshall, William Hopkicke, Dorothie Parkinson, William Robertts, John Farrar, Martin Cuffe, Thomas Hall, Thomas Smith, Christo. Robertts, Thomas Browne, Henry Fearne, Thomas Parkins, Mr. Hussy, James Collis, Raph Rockley, William Geales, George Jones, Andrew Allinson, William Downes, Richard Gillett, Goodwife Nonn, Hugo Smale, 280 Thomas Wintersall, John Wright, James Fenton, Cisely, a maid, John Gavett, James, } John, } Irishmen, Jocky Armestronge, Wolston Pelsant, Sampson Pelsant, Cathrin Capps, William Elbridg, John Sanderson, John Bewbricke, John Baker, killed, William Lupo, Timothy Burley, Margery Frisle, Henry West, Jasper Taylor, Brigett Searle, Anthony Andrew, Edmond Cartter, Thomas ----, William Gauntlett, Gilbert ----, killed, Christopher Welchman, John Hilliard, Gregory Hilliard, John Hilliard, William Richards, Elizabeth, a maid, Capt. Hickcocke, Thomas Keinnston, Capt. Lincolne, Chad. Gulstons, _uxor_ Gulstons, infant Gulstons, George Cooke, Richard Goodchild, Chrisenus, his child, Elizabeth Mason, Symon Wither, Whitney Guy, Thomas Brodbanke, William Burnhouse, John Sparkes, Robert Morgaine, John Locke, William Thompson, Thomas Fulham, Cutberd Brooks, Innocent Poore, Edward Dupper, Elizabeth Davies, Thomas Buwen, Ann Barber, William Lucott, Nicholas ----, killed, Henry Bridges, Henry Payton, Richard Griffin, Raph Harrison, Samwell Harvie, John Boxer, Benjaimine Boxer, Thomas Servant, Frances Chamberline, Bridgett Dameron, Isarell Knowles, Edward Bendige, William Davies, John Phillips, Daniell Sandwell, William Jones, Robert Ball's wife, Robert Leaner, Hugh Nickcott, John Knight.
_Out of the Ship called The Furtherance._
John Walker, ---- Hosier, William Jackson, William Apleby, John Manby, Arthur Cooke, Steven. 366
_Out of the God's Gift._
Mr. Clare, master, William Bennett.
_Out of the Margrett & John._
Mr. Langley, Mr. Wright.
The Guner of the _William & John_. 371
_FINIS._
_EDITOR'S NOTE._
The reader will perceive that the foregoing list of the dead reports only those who had died "since April last" (1622), consequently does not include the victims of the Indian massacre, which occurred on the 22d of March of that year. The number which fell by that diabolical conspiracy, as reported by Smith, amounted to 347, and in his Generall Historie, at page 149, he has a list of the numbers murdered at different places. Neill copies from the Records of the Virginia Company (now in the Congressional Library at Washington) a list of their names--see his "History of the Virginia Company," pp. 339-346--and considering that it is proper to annex this to the list preceding we herewith give it. The total corresponds with the statement in Smith's Historie.
The number of deaths in the census list shows a mortality amounting in one year to upwards of twenty per cent. of the whole population, exceeding the number which fell in the massacre by twenty-four. The fullest details of this and many other matters relating to the Colony while under the Virginia Company, can be found more fully shown in Neill's History of the Virginia Company than in any other work we have seen.
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"Here following is set downe a true list of the names of all those that were massacred by the treachery of the Sauages in Virginia, the 22^{nd} March last.
"To the end that their lawfull heyres may take speedy order for the inheritinge of their lands and estates there. For which the honourable Company of Virginia are ready to do them all right and fauour:"
_At Captaine Berckley's Plantation, seated at Falling Creeke, some 66 miles from James Citie, in Virginia._
John Berkley, Esquire, Thomas Brasington, John Sawyer, Roger Dauid, Francis Gowsh, Bartholmew Peram, Giles Peram, John Dowler, Laurence Dowler, Lewis Williams, Richard Bascough, Thomas Holland, John Hunt, Robert Horner Mason, Phillip Bames, William Swandal, Robert Williams, his Wife and Childe, Giles Bradshawe, his Wife and Childe, John Howlet and his sonne, Thomas Wood and Collins his man, Joseph Fitch, apothecary to Doctor Pots.
_At Master Thomas Sheffield Plantation, some three miles from the Falling Creeke._
Master Th: Sheffield[478] and Rachel his wife, John Reeue, William Tyler, a boy, Samuel Reeue, John Ellen, Robert Tyler, a boy, Mathew ----, Judeth Howard, Thomas Poole, Methusalem ----, Thomas Taylor, William Tyler
[478] The son of William Sheffield.
_At Henrico Iland, about two miles from Sheffield's Plantation._
---- Atkins, ---- Weston, Philip Shatford, William Perigo, Owen Jones, one of Capt. Berkley's people.
_Slaine of the Colledge People, about two miles from Henrico-Citie._
Samuel Stringer, George Soldan, William Basset, John Perry, Edward Ember, Jarrat Moore, Thomas Xerles, Thomas Freeman, John Allen, Thomas Cooke, John Clements, James Faulkoner, Christopher Henley, William Jordan, Robert Dauis, Thomas Hobson, William Bailey.
_At Apo-mattucke River, at Master Abraham Pierce his Plantation, some five miles off the Colledge People._
William Charte, Jo: Waterhowse, John Barker, a boy, Robert Yeoman.
_At Charles-Citie and about the precincts of Capt. Smith's Company._
Roger Royal, Thomas Jones, Robert Maruel, Edward Heydon, Henry Bushel.
_At other Plantations next adioyning._
Richard Plat and his Brother, Henry Milward, his wife, his Childe and his Sister, Richard, a boy, Goodwife Redhead.
_At Mr. William Farrar's House._
Master John England and his man, John Bel, Henricke Peterson and Alice, his Wife, and William, her sonne, Thomas, his man, James Woodshaw, Mary and } Elizabeth, } Maid servants.
_At Berkley-Hundred, some five miles from Charles-Citie._
Capt. George Sharpe, Esq., one of his Maiesties Petitioners. John Rowles, Richard Rowles, his Wife and Childe, Giles Wilkins, Giles Bradway, Richard Fereby, Thomas Sharpe, Robert Jordan, Edward Painter.
_At Westouer, about a mile from Berkley-Hundred._
And First at Cap. Fr. West's Plantation:
James English, Richard Dash.
At Master John West's Plantation:
Christopher Turner, Dauid Owen.
At Capt. Nathanael Wests:
Michael Aleworth, John Wright.
At Lieutenant Gibs his Dividend:
John Paly, Thomas Ratcliffe, Michael Booker, John Higglet, Nathanael Earle, John Gibbes, William Parker, Richard Wainham, Benomy Keyman, Thomas Gay, James Vpfall, Daniel, M^r Dombelowes man.
At Mr. Richard Owen's House:
Richard Owen, Stephen Dubo, Francis, an Irishman, Thomas Paine, One old Maid called blinde Margaret, William Reeue.
At Master Owen Macar's House:
Owen Macar, Garret Farrel, Richard Yeaw, One Boy.
At Master Macock's Dividen:
Capt. Samuel Macock, Esquire, Edward Lister, Thomas Browne, John Downes.
_At Flowerdieu-Hundred, Sir George Yeardley's Plantation._
John Philips, Thomas Nuson, John Braford, Robert Taylor, Samuel Jarret, Elizabeth Bennet.
_At the other side of the River, opposite to Flowerdieu-Hundred._
Master Hobson and his wife, Richard Storks, John Slaughter, Thomas Philips, Richard Campion, Anne Greene.
_At Mr. Swinhowe his House._
Mistris Swinhow and Thomas and George Swinhow, her sonnes, Richard Mosse, John Larkin, William Blyth, Thomas Grindal.
_At Mr. William Bikar's House._
William Bykar, Math. Hawthorn and his wife, Edward Pierce, Nicholas Howsdon.
_At Weynoack of Sir George Yeardley his people._
Nathaniel Elie, John Flores, Henry Gape, ---- Buckingham, William Puffet, William Walker, John Gray, James Boate, John Suersby, Thomas Euans, Thomas ap-Richard, Henry Haynes, John Blewet, Henry Rice, ---- Hurt, Jonas Alpart, Thomas Stephens, Samuel Goodwine, John Snow and his Boy, Margery Blewet.
_At Powle-Brooke._
Capt. Nath. Powle, Esq., and his wife, Daughter to M^r Tracey, Mistris Bray, Adam Rayner's wife, Barbara Burges, William Head, Thomas Woolcher, William Meakins, Robert ----, Peter Jordan, Nathanael Leydon, Peter Goodale.
_At Southampton Hundred._
Robert Goffe and his wife, William Larkum, John Dauis, William Mountsort.
_At Martin Brandons._
Lieutenant Sanders, Ensigne Sherley, John Taylor and his wife, 2 Boyes, Mathew, a Polander.
_At Captaine Spilman's House._
John Basingthwayte, Walter Shawe.
_At Ensigne Spence his House._
William Richmond, John Fowler, Alexander Bale, William Fierfax, The Tinker.
_Persons slaine at Martins-Hundred, some seaven miles from James-Citie._
Lieutenant Rich: Kean, Master Tho: Boise & Mistris Boise, his wife & a sucking Childe, 4 of his men, A Maide, 2 Children, Nathanael Jefferies wife, Margaret Dauies, 3 seruants, Master John Boise, his wife, A Maide, 4 Men-seruants, Laurence Wats, his Wife, 2 Men seruants, Timothy Moise, his Man, Henry Bromage, his Wife, his Daughter, his Man, Edward How, his Wife, his Childe, A child of John Jackson, 4 Men seruants, Josua Dary, his wife, Richard Staples, his wife, and Childe, 2 Maides, 6 Men and Boyes, Walter Dauies & his brother, Christopher Guillam, Thomas Combar, A Man, Ralphe Digginson, his Wife, Richard Cholser, George Jones, Cisby Cooke, his wife, Dauid Bons, John Benner, John Mason, William Pawmet, Thomas Bats, Peter Lighborrow, James Thorley, Robert Walden, Thomas Tolling, John Butler, Edward Rogers, Maximilian Russel, Henry, a Welchman.
_At Mr. Thomas Pierce his House over against Mulberry Iland._
Master Tho: Pierce, his Wife, and Childe, John Hopkins, John Samon, A French Boy.
_At Mr. Edward Bennets Plantation._
Mastter Th: Brewood, his wife, his Childe, Robert Gray, John Griffin, Ensigne Harrison, John Costard, Dauid Barry, Thomas Sheppard, Henry Price, Robert ----, Edward Jolby, Richard ----, Alice Jones, Thomas Cooke, Philip Worth, Mathew a maid, Francis Winder, Thomas Conly, Richard Woodward, Humfrey Cropen, Thomas Bacon, Euan Watkins, Richard Lewis, Edward Towse, 2 Seruants, Thomas Ferris, George Cole, Remember Michel, ---- Bullocke, Richard Chandler, Henry Moore, Nicholas Hunt, John Corderoy, Richard Cockwell, John Howard, Mistris Harrison, Mary Dawks, Annie English, Rebecca ----, Master Prowse, Hugh ----, John ----, Edward ----, Mistris Chamberlin, Parnel a maid, Humfrey Sherbrooke, John Wilkins, John Burton.
John Scotchmore, } M^r John Pontis his men. Edward Turner, }
Edward Brewster, Lieutenant Pierce his man.
Thomas Holland, Capt. Whittakers man.
_At Master Walters his house._
Master Edward Walters, his wife, a Childe, a Maid, a Boy.
The whole number 347.
A BRIEFE DECLARATION OF THE PLANTATION OF VIRGINIA
DURINGE THE FIRST TWELVE YEARES, WHEN SIR THOMAS SMITH WAS GOVERNOR OF THE COMPANIE, & DOWNE TO THIS PRESENT TYME.
BY THE
ANCIENT PLANTERS NOWE REMAINING ALIVE IN VIRGINIA.
1624.
PREFACE.
The next paper presented in this collection is a copy of the one from which Mr. Bancroft quotes in his introductory note to the meeting of the first Assembly, referring to it as "MS. in my possession." This is printed from the copy among the McDonald papers, and with its title and endorsements no intimation is given as to the date of its preparation, its author or authors, to whom it was addressed, or the use intended to be made of it. These questions are, however, answered almost entirely by reference to the entries in "Sainsbury's Calendar of State Papers," which, on pp. 65-'6, has the following: "1624. July. Petition of Gov. Sir Francis Wyatt, the Council and Assembly of Virginia to the King. Have understood that his Majesty, notwithstanding the unjust disparagement of the Plantation, has taken it under his especial care; intreat that credit may not be given to the late declarations presented to his Majesty concerning the happy, but indeed miserable, estate of the Colony during the first twelve years (of Sir Thos. Smith's government), nor to the malicious imputations which have been laid upon the late government. Inclose the true state of both, and earnestly request that the present government may be continued. Pray that the King's tender compassion will not allow them to fall into the hands of Sir Thos. Smith or his confidents." Signed by Sir Fran. Wyatt, Capt. Fan. West, Sir George Yeardley and eighty-six others. _Inclose._--"Brief Declaration of the Plantation," &c., giving the whole title of this paper, verbatim, and a copious abstract of its contents. The earliest account of the horrors it relates is to be found in Smith's History, p. 105, in what is called "the examinations of Doctor Simons." This writer gives full details of the straits to which the Colonists were reduced and the expedients to which they resorted to appease hunger in 1609; adding, after the statements in regard to eating the Indian who had been buried several days and their eating "one another boyled, and stewed with rootes and herbes," the account of the man who "did kill his wife, powdered her, and had eaten part of her before it was known," and adding with a grim humour, "now whether shee was better roasted, boyled or carbonado'd, I know not, but of such a dish as powdered wife, I never heard of." His statements are copied, with more or less variation, by Beverley, Stith, Keith and Burke, but not one of them go into the disgusting and improbable details named in the "Brief Declaration." Campbell also reports the stories, but adds, in regard to the wife murderer, "upon his trial it appeared that cannibalism was feigned to palliate the murder," p. 93. Neill quotes from the Records of the Virginia Company, "The Tragical Relation of Virginia Assembly," which was transmitted to England about 1621; this was intended as a reply to a petition of Alderman Johnson and others, who had represented to the King that the reports in regard to Sir Thos. Smith's management were false, and desiring an investigation. These petitioners were members of a faction which desired to break up the Virginia Company. In the Relation of the Assembly, Smith is charged with all the cruelties to the Colonists which are mentioned in this "Brief Declaration"; torturing and starving to death being the punishments for minor offences; and asserting their confidence in the truth of these statements by concluding it with these words: "And rather to be reduced to live under the like government we desire his Ma^{ties} commissioners may be sent over w^{th} authoritie to hange us." This is signed by thirty members of the General Assembly, including among the names, those of George Sandys, the poet, traveller and Secretary of the Colony, and Raph Hamor, the chronicler--See Neill, pp. 407-411.
There is another reference to this starving time (as it is called) and its accompanying horror, which should not be allowed to pass without notice. As above stated, the worst state of affairs was reported to have existed in 1609, and in the next year a pamphlet with the following title was issued, "A true declaration of the estate of the Colonie of Virginia, with a refutation of such scandalous reports as haue tended to the disgrace of so worthy an enterprise. Published by aduise and direction of the Councell of Virginia. London, 1610." The writer of which, after referring to the slanders which had been circulated in regard to Sir Thos. Smith's government, and especially of the story of the wife-eater, says, "Sir Thomas Gates thus relateth the tragedie," and then follows a long passage to the effect that "one of the companie mortally hated his wife," and having killed her and secreted her body after cutting it into peices; when it was found out he said she died and he had hid her to satiafie his hunger, and had fed daily upon her, but upon searching his house they found a large quantity of provisions.--See Force's tracts, Vol. III. The writers of the "Brief Declaration," and the "True Declaration," must have seen this statement published ten or twelve years before they wrote, and it is a little remarkable that they should have persisted in repeating a story which was far from being well authentitcated, especially as the true statement did not need this addition to increase the odium incurred by the mismanagement of Sir Thos. Smith, the evidences of which are herein set forth.
Stith reports the stories of the Indian "that had been slain and buried" being taken up and eaten, and "so did several others, one another that died," and also that of the man who "killed his wife and powdered her up, and eat the greater portion before it was discovered;" and adds, for many years after it was "remembered by the name of the _starving time_," p. 116-117. For many particulars nowhere else given, see Neill's History, pp. 407-411.
STATE PAPER OFFICE. } COLONIAL. } _Volume 3, No. 21, I._ }
A BREIFE DECLARATION _of the Plantation of Virginia duringe the first Twelve Yeares, when Sir Thomas Smith was Governor of the Companie, & downe to this present tyme. By the Ancient Planters nowe remaining alive in Virginia._
Wheras in the beginninge of Sir Thomas Smith's twelve yeares government, it was published in printe throughout the Kingdome of Englande that a Plantation should be settled in Virginia for the glorie of God in the propogation of the Gospell of Christ, the conversion of the Savages, to the honour of his Majesty, by the enlargeinge of his territories and future enrichinge of his kingdome, for which respects many noble & well minded persons were induced to adventure great sums of money to the advancement of soe pious & noble a worke, who have from the very first been frustrate of their expectation, as wee conceive, by the misgovernment of Sir Thomas Smith, aiminge at nothinge more then a perticular gaine, to be raised out of the labours of such as both voluntarilie adventured themselves and were otherwise sent over at the common charge. This will cleerely appeare in the examination of the first expedition & severall supplies in the tyme of his government.
The first Plantation in Virginia consisted of one hundred persons, so slenderly provided for that before they had remained halfe a yeare in this new Collony they fell into extreame want, not havinge anything left to sustein them save a little ill conditioned Barley, which ground to meal & pottage made thereof, one smale ladle full was allowed each person for a meale, without bread or aught else whatsoever, so that had not God, by his great providence, moved the Indians, then our utter enemies, to bringe us reliefe, we had all utterlie by famine perished. How unable so small a companye of people, soe poorely sent over, were to make way for such as shoulde followe, may easily be judged.
The first supplie beinge two shippes, the John & Francis & Phenix, with one hundred & twenty persons, worse every way provided for then the former, arrived heere about eight or nine months after & found the Collony consistinge of no more then forty persons (of those) tenn only able men, the rest at point of death, all utterly destitute of howses, not one as yet built, so that they lodged in cabbins & holes within the grounde; victualls they had none, save some small reliefe from the Indians, as some yet living weare feelinge witnesses, neither were we for our future and better maintenance permitted to manure or till any grounde, a thing in a new Plantation principally to be regarded, but weare by the direction of Sir Thomas Smith, and his officers heere, wholly imployed in cuttinge downe of masts, cedar, blacke wallnutt, clapboarde, &c., and in digginge gould oare (as some thought) which beinge sent for England proved dirt. These works to make retorne of present proffit hindered others of more necessary consequence of Plantation.
After this first supplie there were some few poore howses built, & entrance made in cleeringe of grounde to the quantitye of foure acres for the wholl Collony, hunger & sickness not permitting any great matters to bee donne that yeare.