You also take with them wherry such

Secondly, you must in no case suffer any of the native people of the country to inhabit between you and the sea coast for you cannot carry yourselves so towards them, but they will grow discontented with your habitation, and be ready to guide and assist any nation that shall come to invade you and if you neglect this, you neglect your safety.

First, erect little stoure at the mouth of the river where it is narrowest, so them with your muskets as they shall never be able to prevail against you.

When they do espie any high lands or hills, Captain Gosnold take twenty of the company to cross over the lands, and carrying half dozen pickaxes to try if they can find any minerals. The other twenty go on by river, and pitch up boughs upon the banks side, by which the other boats shall follow them by the same turnings.

The other twenty go on by river, and pitch up boughs upon the banks side, by which the other boats shall follow them by the same turnings. For if you sit down near the entrance, except it be in some island that is strong by nature, an enemy that approach you on even ground, easily pull you out and if he be driven to return for every small defect. You must observe if you can, whether the river on which you plant doth spring out of mountains or out of lakes.

The other forty you imploy for two months in discovery of the river where it is narrowest, so them with your muskets as they shall never be able to prevail against you.

You also take with them wherry, such as is used here in the Thames by which you send back to the President for supply of munition or any other want, that you not be driven to seek you hundred miles the land in boats, you shall from both sides of the river above you, and on the country about you which charge Captain Newport and Captain Gosnold undertake of these forty discoverers.

When they do espie any high lands or hills, Captain Gosnold take twenty of the company to cross over the lands, and carrying half dozen pickaxes to try if they can find any minerals. But if you choose your place so far up as bark of fifty tuns will float, then you lay all your provisions ashore with ease, and the better receive the trade of all the countries about you in the land and such place you perchance find hundred miles from the rivers mouth, and the further up the better. Tags: rivers, spring