[D]
And although some of our companie towardes the ende of the yeare, shewed
themselues too fierce, in slaying some of the people, in some towns,
vpon causes that on our part, might easily enough haue been borne
withall: yet notwithstanding because it was on their part iustly
deserued, the alteration of their opinions generally & for the most part
concerning vs is the lesse to bee doubted. And whatsoeuer els they may
be, by carefulnesse of our selues neede nothing at all to be feared.
The best neuerthelesse in this as in all actions besides is to be
endeuoured and hoped, & of the worst that may happen notice to bee taken
with consideration, and as much as may be eschewed. ['The']
'The Conclusion.'
NOW I haue as I hope made relation not of so fewe and smal things but
that the countrey of men that are indifferent & wel disposed maie be
sufficiently liked: If there were no more knowen then I haue mentioned,
which doubtlesse and in great reason is nothing to that which remaineth
to bee discouered, neither the soile, nor commodities. As we haue reason
so to gather by the difference we found in our trauails: for although
all which I haue before spoken of, haue bin discouered & experiemented
not far from the sea coast where was our abode & most of our trauailing:
yet somtimes as we made our iourneies farther into the maine and
countrey; we found the soyle to bee fatter; the trees greater and to
growe thinner; the grounde more firme and deeper mould; more and larger
champions; finer grasse and as good as euer we saw any in England; in
some places rockie and farre more high and hillie ground; more plentie
of their fruites; more abondance of beastes; the more inhabited with
people, and of greater pollicie & larger dominions, with greater townes
and houses.
Why may wee not then looke for in good hope from the inner parts of more
and greater plentie, as well of other things, as of those which wee haue
alreadie discouered? Vnto the Spaniardes happened the like in
discouering the maine of the West Indies. The maine also of this
countrey of 'Virginia', extending some wayes so many hundreds of
leagues, as otherwise then by the relation of the inhabitants wee haue
most certaine knowledge of, where yet no Christian Prince hath any
possession or dealing, cannot but yeeld many kinds of excellent
commodities, which we in our discouerie haue not yet seene.
What hope there is els to be gathered of the nature of the climate,
being answerable to the Iland of 'Iapan', the land of 'China, Persia,
Jury, the Ilandes of 'Cyprus' and 'Candy', the South parts 'Greece,
Italy', and 'Spaine', and of many other notable and famous countreis,
because I meane not to be tedious, I leaue to your owne consideration.'
Whereby also the excellent temperature of the ayre there at all seasons,
much warmer then in England, and neuer so violently hot, as sometimes is
vnder & between the Tropikes, or neere them; cannot bee vnknowne vnto
you without farther relation.
