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ihout　a　seared　conscience；　yet　with　Christians　more　pleasing　to　the　eie；　and　less　fearefull　in　the　offense　unlawfully　committed。　　Nor　am　I　in　so　desperate　an　estate；　that　I　regard　not　what　becometh　of　me；　nor　am　I　out　of　hope　but　one　day　to　see　my　country；　nor　so　void　of　friends；　nor　mean　in　birth；　but　there　to　obtain　a　mach　to　my　great　con'tent。。。。　　But　shall　it　please　God　thus　to　dispose　of　me　（which　I　earnestly　desire　to　fulfill　my　ends　before　set　down）　I　will　heartily　accept　of　it　as　a　godly　taxe　appointed　me；　and　I　will　never　cease　（God　assisting　me）　untill　I　have　accomplished；　and　brought　to　perfection　so　holy　a　worke；　in　which　I　will　daily　pray　God　to　bless　me；　to　mine　and　her　eternal　happiness。〃

It　is　to　be　hoped　that　if　sanctimonious　John　wrote　any　love…letters　to　Amonata　they　had　less　cant　in　them　than　this。　　But　it　was　pleasing　to　Sir　Thomas　Dale；　who　was　a　man　to　appreciate　the　high　motives　of　Mr。　Rolfe。　　In　a　letter　which　he　despatched　from　Jamestown；　June　18；　1614；　to　a　reverend　friend　in　London；　he　describes　the　expedition　when　Pocahontas　was　carried　up　the　river；　and　adds　the　information　that　when　she　went　on　shore；　〃she　would　not　talk　to　any　of　them；　scarcely　to　them　of　the　best　sort；　and　to　them　only；　that　if　her　father　had　loved　her；　he　would　not　value　her　less　than　old　swords；　pieces；　or　axes；　wherefore　she　would　still　dwell　with　the　Englishmen　who　loved　her。〃

〃Powhatan's　daughter　＇the　letter　continues＇　I　caused　to　be　carefully　instructed　in　Christian　Religion；　who　after　she　had　made　some　good　progress　therein；　renounced　publically　her　countrey　idolatry；　openly　confessed　her　Christian　faith；　was；　as　she　desired；　baptized；　and　is　since　married　to　an　English　Gentleman　of　good　understanding　（as　by　his　letter　unto　me；　containing　the　reasons　for　his　marriage　of　her　you　may　perceive）；　an　other　knot　to　bind　this　peace　the　stronger。　Her　father　and　friends　gave　approbation　to　it；　and　her　uncle　gave　her　to　him　in　the　church；　she　lives　civilly　and　lovingly　with　him；　and　I　trust　will　increase　in　goodness；　as　the　knowledge　of　God　increaseth　in　her。　　She　will　goe　into　England　with　me；　and　were　it　but　the　gayning　of　this　one　soule；　I　will　think　my　time；　toile；　and　present　stay　well　spent。〃

Hamor　also　appends　to　his　narration　a　short　letter；　of　the　same　date　with　the　above；　from　the　minister　Alexander　Whittaker；　the　genuineness　of　which　is　questioned。　　In　speaking　of　the　good　deeds　of　Sir　Thomas　Dale　it　says：　〃But　that　which　is　best；　one　Pocahuntas　or　Matoa；　the　daughter　of　Powhatan；　is　married　to　an　honest　and　discreet　English　GentlemanMaster　Rolfe；　and　that　after　she　had　openly　renounced　her　countrey　Idolatry；　and　confessed　the　faith　of　Jesus　Christ；　and　was　baptized；　which　thing　Sir　Thomas　Dale　had　laboured　a　long　time　to　ground　her　in。〃　　If；　as　this　proclaims；　she　was　married　after　her　conversion；　then　Rolfe's　tender　conscience　must　have　given　him　another　twist　for　wedding　her；　when　the　reason　for　marrying　her　（her　conversion）　had　ceased　with　her　baptism。　　His　marriage；　according　to　this；　was　a　pure　work　of　supererogation。　　It　took　place　about　the　5th　of　April；　1614。　　It　is　not　known　who　performed　the　ceremony。

How　Pocahontas　passed　her　time　in　Jamestown　during　the　period　of　her　detention；　we　are　not　told。　　Conjectures　are　made　that　she　was　an　inmate　of　the　house　of　Sir　Thomas　Dale；　or　of　that　of　the　Rev。　Mr。　Whittaker；　both　of　whom　labored　zealously　to　enlighten　her　mind　on　religious　subjects。　　She　must　also　have　been　learning　English　and　civilized　ways；　for　it　is　sure　that　she　spoke　our　language　very　well　when　she　went　to　London。　　Mr。　John　Rolfe　was　also　laboring　for　her　conversion；　and　we　may　suppose　that　with　all　these　ministrations；　mingled　with　her　love　of　Mr。　Rolfe；　which　that　ingenious　widower　had　discovered；　and　her　desire　to　convert　him　into　a　husband；　she　was　not　an　unwilling　captive。　　Whatever　may　have　been　her　barbarous　instincts；　we　have　the　testimony　of　Governor　Dale　that　she　lived　〃civilly　and　lovingly〃　with　her　husband。




XVI

STORY　OF　POCAHONTAS；　CONTINUED

Sir　Thomas　Dale　was　on　the　whole　the　most　efficient　and　discreet　Governor　the　colony　had　had。　　One　element　of　his　success　was　no　doubt　the　change　in　the　charter　of　1609。　　By　the　first　charter　everything　had　been　held　in　common　by　the　company；　and　there　had　been　no　division　of　property　or　allotment　of　land　among　the　colonists。　　Under　the　new　regime　land　was　held　in　severalty；　and　the　spur　of　individual　interest　began　at　once　to　improve　the　condition　of　the　settlement。　The　character　of　the　colonists　was　also　gradually　improving。　　They　had　not　been　of　a　sort　to　fulfill　the　earnest　desire　of　the　London　promoter's　to　spread　vital　piety　in　the　New　World。　　A　zealous　defense　of　Virginia　and　Maryland；　against　〃scandalous　imputation；〃　entitled　〃　Leah　and　Rachel；　or；　The　Two　Fruitful　Sisters；〃　by　Mr。　John　Hammond；　London；　1656；　considers　the　charges　that　Virginia　〃is　an　unhealthy　place；　a　nest　of　rogues；　abandoned　women；　dissolut　and　rookery　persons；　a　place　of　intolerable　labour；　bad　usage　and　hard　diet〃；　and　admits　that　〃at　the　first　settling；　and　for　many　years　after；　it　deserved　most　of　these　aspersions；　nor　were　they　then　aspersions　but　truths。。。。　　There　were　jails　supplied；　youth　seduced；　infamous　women　drilled　in；　the　provision　all　brought　out　of　England；　and　that　embezzled　by　the　Trustees。〃

Governor　Dale　was　a　soldier；　entering　the　army　in　the　Netherlands　as　a　private　he　had　risen　to　high　position；　and　received　knighthood　in　1606。　　Shortly　after　he　was　with　Sir　Thomas　Gates　in　South　Holland。　The　States　General　in　1611　granted　him　three　years'　term　of　absence　in　Virginia。　　Upon　his　arrival　he　began　to　put　in　force　that　system　of　industry　and　frugality　he　had　observed　in　Holland。　　He　had　all　the　imperiousness　of　a　soldier；　and　in　an　altercation　with　Captain　Newport；　occasioned　by　some　injurious　remarks　the　latter　made　about　Sir　Thomas　Smith；　the　treasurer；　he　pulled　his　beard　and　threatened　to　hang　him。　　Active　operations　for　settling　new　plantations　were　at　once　begun；　and　Dale　wrote　to　Cecil；　the　Earl　of　Salisbury；　for　2；000　good　colonists　to　be　sent　out；　for　the　three　hundred　that　came　were　〃so　profane；　so　riotous；　so　full　of　mutiny；　that　not　many　are　Christians　but　in　name；　their　bodies　so　diseased　and　crazed　that　not　sixty　of　them　may　be　employed。〃　　He　served　afterwards　with　credit　in　Holland；　was　made　commander　of　the　East　Indian　fleet　in　1618；　had　a　naval　engagement　with　the　Dutch　near　Bantam　in　1619；　and　died　in　1620　from　the　effects　of　the　climate。　　He　was　twice　married；　and　his　second　wife；　Lady　Fanny；　the　cousin　of　his　first　wife；　survived　him　and　received　a　patent　for　a　Virginia　plantation。

Governor　Dale　kept　steadily　in　view　the　conversion　of　the　Indians　to　Christianity；　and　the　success　of　John　Rolfe　with　Matoaka　inspired　him　with　a　desire　to　convert　another　daughter　of　Powhatan；　of　whose　exquisite　perfections　he　had　heard。　　He　therefore　despatched　Ralph　Hamor；　with　the　English　boy；　Thomas　Savage；　as　interpreter；　on　a　mission　to　the　court　of　Powhatan；　〃upon　a　message　unto　him；　which　was　to　deale　with　him；　if　by　any　means　I　might　procure　a　daughter　of　his；　who　（Pocahuntas　being　already　in　our　possession）　is　generally　reported　to　be　his　delight　and　darling；　and　surely　he　esteemed　her　as　his　owne　Soule；　for　surer　pledge　of　peace。〃　　This　visit　Hamor　relates　with　great　naivete。

At　his　town　of　Matchcot；　near　the　head　of　York　River；　Powhatan　himself　received　his　visitors　when　they　landed；　with　great　cordiality；　expressing　much　pleasure　at　seeing　again　the　boy　who　had　been　presented　to　him　by　Captain　Newport；　and　whom　he　had　not　seen　since　he　gave　him　leave　to　go　and　see　his　friends　at　Jamestown　four　years　before；　he　also　inquired　anxiously　after　Namontack；　whom　he　had　sent　to　King　James's　land　to　see　him　and　his　country　and　report　thereon；　and　then　led　the　way　to　his　house；　where　he　sat　down　on　his　bedstead　side。　　〃On　each　hand　of　him　was　placed　a　comely　and　personable　young　woman；　which　they　called　his　Queenes；　the　howse　within　round　about　beset　with　them；　the　outside　guarded　with　a　hundred　bowmen。〃

The　first　thing　offered　was　a　pipe　of　tobacco；　which　Powhatan　〃first　drank；〃　and　then　passed　to　Hamor；　who　〃drank〃　what　he　pleased　and　then　returned　it。　　The　Emperor　then　inquired　how　his　brother　Sir　Thomas　Dale　fared；　〃and　after　that　of　his　daughter's　welfare；　her　marriage；　his　unknown　son；　and　how　they　liked；　lived　and　loved　together。〃　　Hamor　replied　〃that　his　brother　was　very　well；　and　his　daughter　so　well　content　that　she　would　not　change　her　life　to　return　and　live　with　him；　whereat　he　laughed　heartily；　and　said　he　was　very　glad　of　it。〃

Powhatan　then　desired　to　know　the　cause　of　his　unexpected　coming；　and　Mr。　Hamor　said　his　message　was　private；　to　be　delivered　to　him　without　the　presence　of　any　except　one　of　his　councilors；　and　one　of　the　guides；　who　already　knew　it。

Therefore　the　house　was　cleared　of　all　except　the　two　Queens；　who　may　never　sequester　themselves；　and　Mr。　Hamor　began　his　palaver。　　First　there　was　a　message　of　love　and　inviolable　peace；　the　production　of　presents　of　coffee；　beads；　combs；　fish…hooks；　and　knives；　and　the　promise　of　a　grindstone　when　it　pleased　the　Emperor　to　send　for　it。　Hamor　then　proceeded：

〃The　bruite　of　the　exquesite　perfection　of　your　youngest　daughter；　being　famous　through　all　your　territories；　hath　come　to　the　hearing　of　your　brother；　Sir　Thomas　Dale；　who　for　this　purpose　hath　addressed　me　hither；　to　intreate　you　by　that　brotherly　friendship　you　make　profession　of；　to　permit　her　（with　me）　to　returne　unto　him；　partly　for　the　desire　which　himselfe　hath；　and　partly　for　the　desire　her　sister　hath　to　see　her　of　whom；　if　fame　hath　not　been　prodigall；　as　like　enough　it　hath　not；　your　brother　（by　your　favour）　would　gladly　make　his　nearest　companion；　wife　and　bed　fellow　＇many　times　he　would　have　interrupted　my　speech；　which　I　entreated　him　to　heare　out；　and　then　if　he　pleased　to　returne　me　answer＇；　and　the　reason　hereof　is；　because　being　now　friendly　and　firmly　united　together；　and　made　one　people　＇as　he　supposeth　and　believes＇　in　the　bond　of　love；　he　would　make　a　natural　union　between　us；　principally　because　himself　hath　taken　resolution　to　dwel　in　your　country　so　long　as　he　liveth；　and　wou