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ncipally　because　himself　hath　taken　resolution　to　dwel　in　your　country　so　long　as　he　liveth；　and　would　not　only　therefore　have　the　firmest　assurance　hee　may；　of　perpetuall　friendship　from　you；　but　also　hereby　binde　himselfe　thereunto。〃

Powhatan　replied　with　dignity　that　he　gladly　accepted　the　salute　of　love　and　peace；　which　he　and　his　subjects　would　exactly　maintain。　But　as　to　the　other　matter　he　said：　〃My　daughter；　whom　my　brother　desireth；　I　sold　within　these　three　days　to　be　wife　to　a　great　Weroance　for　two　bushels　of　Roanoke　＇a　small　kind　of　beads　made　of　oyster　shells＇；　and　it　is　true　she　is　already　gone　with　him；　three　days'　journey　from　me。〃

Hamor　persisted　that　this　marriage　need　not　stand　in　the　way；　〃that　if　he　pleased　herein　to　gratify　his　Brother　he　might；　restoring　the　Roanoke　without　the　imputation　of　injustice；　take　home　his　daughter　again；　the　rather　because　she　was　not　full　twelve　years　old；　and　therefore　not　marriageable；　assuring　him　besides　the　bond　of　peace；　so　much　the　firmer；　he　should　have　treble　the　price　of　his　daughter　in　beads；　copper；　hatchets；　and　many　other　things　more　useful　for　him。〃

The　reply　of　the　noble　old　savage　to　this　infamous　demand　ought　to　have　brought　a　blush　to　the　cheeks　of　those　who　made　it。　　He　said　he　loved　his　daughter　as　dearly　as　his　life；　he　had　many　children；　but　he　delighted　in　none　so　much　as　in　her；　he　could　not　live　if　he　did　not　see　her　often；　as　he　would　not　if　she　were　living　with　the　whites；　and　he　was　determined　not　to　put　himself　in　their　hands。　　He　desired　no　other　assurance　of　friendship　than　his　brother　had　given　him；　who　had　already　one　of　his　daughters　as　a　pledge；　which　was　sufficient　while　she　lived；　〃when　she　dieth　he　shall　have　another　child　of　mine。〃　　And　then　he　broke　forth　in　pathetic　eloquence：　〃I　hold　it　not　a　brotherly　part　of　your　King；　to　desire　to　bereave　me　of　two　of　my　children　at　once；　further　give　him　to　understand；　that　if　he　had　no　pledge　at　all；　he　should　not　need　to　distrust　any　injury　from　me；　or　any　under　my　subjection；　there　have　been　too　many　of　his　and　my　men　killed；　and　by　my　occasion　there　shall　never　be　more；　I　which　have　power　to　perform　it　have　said　it；　no　not　though　I　should　have　just　occasion　offered；　for　I　am　now　old　and　would　gladly　end　my　days　in　peace；　so　as　if　the　English　offer　me　any　injury；　my　country　is　large　enough；　I　will　remove　myself　farther　from　you。〃

The　old　man　hospitably　entertained　his　guests　for　a　day　or　two；　loaded　them　with　presents；　among　which　were　two　dressed　buckskins；　white　as　snow；　for　his　son　and　daughter；　and；　requesting　some　articles　sent　him　in　return；　bade　them　farewell　with　this　message　to　Governor　Dale：　〃I　hope　this　will　give　him　good　satisfaction；　if　it　do　not　I　will　go　three　days'　journey　farther　from　him；　and　never　see　Englishmen　more。〃　　It　speaks　well　for　the　temperate　habits　of　this　savage　that　after　he　had　feasted　his　guests；　〃he　caused　to　be　fetched　a　great　glass　of　sack；　some　three　quarts　or　better；　which　Captain　Newport　had　given　him　six　or　seven　years　since；　carefully　preserved　by　him；　not　much　above　a　pint　in　all　this　time　spent；　and　gave　each　of　us　in　a　great　oyster　shell　some　three　spoonfuls。〃

We　trust　that　Sir　Thomas　Dale　gave　a　faithful　account　of　all　this　to　his　wife　in　England。

Sir　Thomas　Gates　left　Virginia　in　the　spring　of　1614　and　never　returned。　　After　his　departure　scarcity　and　severity　developed　a　mutiny；　and　six　of　the　settlers　were　executed。　　Rolfe　was　planting　tobacco　（he　has　the　credit　of　being　the　first　white　planter　of　it）；　and　his　wife　was　getting　an　inside　view　of　Christian　civilization。

In　1616　Sir　Thomas　Dale　returned　to　England　with　his　company　and　John　Rolfe　and　Pocahontas；　and　several　other　Indians。　　They　reached　Plymouth　early　in　June；　and　on　the　20th　Lord　Carew　made　this　note：　〃Sir　Thomas　Dale　returned　from　Virginia；　he　hath　brought　divers　men　and　women　of　thatt　countrye　to　be　educated　here；　and　one　Rolfe　who　married　a　daughter　of　Pohetan　（the　barbarous　prince）　called　Pocahuntas；　hath　brought　his　wife　with　him　into　England。〃　　On　the　22d　Sir　John　Chamberlain　wrote　to　Sir　Dudley　Carlton　that　there　were　ten　or　twelve；　old　and　young；　of　that　country。〃

The　Indian　girls　who　came　with　Pocahontas　appear　to　have　been　a　great　care　to　the　London　company。　　In　May；　1620；　is　a　record　that　the　company　had　to　pay　for　physic　and　cordials　for　one　of　them　who　had　been　living　as　a　servant　in　Cheapside；　and　was　very　weak　of　a　consumption。　　The　same　year　two　other　of　the　maids　were　shipped　off　to　the　Bermudas；　after　being　long　a　charge　to　the　company；　in　the　hope　that　they　might　there　get　husbands；　〃that　after　they　were　converted　and　had　children；　they　might　be　sent　to　their　country　and　kindred　to　civilize　them。〃　　One　of　them　was　there　married。　　The　attempt　to　educate　them　in　England　was　not　very　successful；　and　a　proposal　to　bring　over　Indian　boys　obtained　this　comment　from　Sir　Edwin　Sandys：

〃Now　to　send　for　them　into　England；　and　to　have　them　educated　here；　he　found　upon　experience　of　those　brought　by　Sir　Thomas　Dale；　might　be　far　from　the　Christian　work　intended。〃　　One　Nanamack；　a　lad　brought　over　by　Lord　Delaware；　lived　some　years　in　houses　where　〃he　heard　not　much　of　religion　but　sins；　had　many　times　examples　of　drinking；　swearing　and　like　evils；　ran　as　he　was　a　mere　Pagan；〃　till　he　fell　in　with　a　devout　family　and　changed　his　life；　but　died　before　he　was　baptized。　　Accompanying　Pocahontas　was　a　councilor　of　Powhatan；　one　Tomocomo；　the　husband　of　one　of　her　sisters；　of　whom　Purchas　says　in　his　〃Pilgrimes〃：　〃With　this　savage　I　have　often　conversed　with　my　good　friend　Master　Doctor　Goldstone　where　he　was　a　frequent　geust；　and　where　I　have　seen　him　sing　and　dance　his　diabolical　measures；　and　heard　him　discourse　of　his　country　and　religion。。。。　　Master　Rolfe　lent　me　a　discourse　which　I　have　in　my　Pilgrimage　delivered。　　And　his　wife　did　not　only　accustom　herself　to　civility；　but　still　carried　herself　as　the　daughter　of　a　king；　and　was　accordingly　respected；　not　only　by　the　Company　which　allowed　provision　for　herself　and　her　son；　but　of　divers　particular　persons　of　honor；　in　their　hopeful　zeal　by　her　to　advance　Christianity。　　I　was　present　when　my　honorable　and　reverend　patron；　the　Lord　Bishop　of　London；　Doctor　King；　entertained　her　with　festival　state　and　pomp　beyond　what　I　had　seen　in　his　great　hospitality　offered　to　other　ladies。　　At　her　return　towards　Virginia　she　came　at　Gravesend　to　her　end　and　grave；　having　given　great　demonstration　of　her　Christian　sincerity；　as　the　first　fruits　of　Virginia　conversion；　leaving　here　a　goodly　memory；　and　the　hopes　of　her　resurrection；　her　soul　aspiring　to　see　and　enjoy　permanently　in　heaven　what　here　she　had　joyed　to　hear　and　believe　of　her　blessed　Saviour。　　Not　such　was　Tomocomo；　but　a　blasphemer　of　what　he　knew　not　and　preferring　his　God　to　ours　because　he　taught　them　（by　his　own　so　appearing）　to　wear　their　Devil…　lock　at　the　left　ear；　he　acquainted　me　with　the　manner　of　that　his　appearance；　and　believed　that　their　Okee　or　Devil　had　taught　them　their　husbandry。〃

Upon　news　of　her　arrival；　Captain　Smith；　either　to　increase　his　own　importance　or　because　Pocahontas　was　neglected；　addressed　a　letter　or　〃little　booke〃　to　Queen　Anne；　the　consort　of　King　James。　　This　letter　is　found　in　Smith's　〃General　Historie〃　（　1624）；　where　it　is　introduced　as　having　been　sent　to　Queen　Anne　in　1616。　　Probably　he　sent　her　such　a　letter。　　We　find　no　mention　of　its　receipt　or　of　any　acknowledgment　of　it。　　Whether　the　〃abstract〃　in　the　〃General　Historie〃　is　exactly　like　the　original　we　have　no　means　of　knowing。　We　have　no　more　confidence　in　Smith's　memory　than　we　have　in　his　dates。　　The　letter　is　as　follows：

〃To　the　most　high　and　vertuous　Princesse　Queene　Anne　of　Great　Brittaine。

Most　ADMIRED　QUEENE。

〃The　love　I　beare　my　God；　my　King　and　Countrie　hath　so　oft　emboldened　me　in　the　worst　of　extreme　dangers；　that　now　honestie　doth　constraine　mee　presume　thus　farre　beyond　my　selfe；　to　present　your　Majestie　this　short　discourse：　if　ingratitude　be　a　deadly　poyson　to　all　honest　vertues；　I　must　be　guiltie　of　that　crime　if　I　should　omit　any　meanes　to　bee　thankful。　　So　it　is。

〃That　some　ten　yeeres　agoe　being　in　Virginia；　and　taken　prisoner　by　the　power　of　Powhaten；　their　chiefe　King；　I　received　from　this　great　Salvage　exceeding　great　courtesie；　especially　from　his　sonne　Nantaquaus；　the　most　manliest；　comeliest；　boldest　spirit；　I　ever　saw　in　a　Salvage　and　his　sister　Pocahontas；　the　Kings　most　deare　and　wel…　beloved　daughter；　being　but　a　childe　of　twelve　or　thirteen　yeeres　of　age；　whose　compassionate　pitifull　heart；　of　desperate　estate；　gave　me　much　cause　to　respect　her：　I　being　the　first　Christian　this　proud　King　and　his　grim　attendants　ever　saw；　and　thus　enthralled　in　their　barbarous　power；　I　cannot　say　I　felt　the　least　occasion　of　want　that　was　in　the　power　of　those　my　mortall　foes　to　prevent　notwithstanding　al　their　threats。　　After　some　six　weeks　fatting　amongst　those　Salvage　Courtiers；　at　the　minute　of　my　execution；　she　hazarded　the　beating　out　of　her　owne　braines　to　save　mine；　and　not　onely　that；　but　so　prevailed　with　her　father；　that　I　was　safely　conducted　to　Jamestowne；　where　I　found　about　eight　and　thirty　miserable　poore　and　sicke　creatures；　to　keepe　possession　of　all　those　large　territories　of　Virginia；　such　was　the　weaknesse　of　this　poore　Commonwealth；　as　had　the　Salvages　not　fed　us；　we　directly　had　starved。

〃And　this　reliefe；　most　gracious　Queene；　was　commonly　brought　us　by　this　Lady　Pocahontas；　notwithstanding　all　these　passages　when　inconstant　Fortune　turned　our　Peace　to　warre；　this　tender　Virgin　would　still　not　spare　to　dare　to　visit　us；　and　by　her　our　jarres　have　been　oft　appeased；　and　our　wants　still　supplyed；　were　it　the　policie　of　her　father　thus　to　imploy　her；　or　the　ordinance　of　God　thus　to　make　her　his　instrument；　or　her　extraordinarie　affection　to　our　Nation；　I　know　not：　but　of　this　I　am　sure：　when　her　father　with　the　utmost　of　his　policie　and　power；　sought　to　surprize　mee；　having　but　eighteene　with　mee；　the　dark　night　could　not　affright　her　from　comming　through　the　irksome　woods；　and　with　watered　eies　gave　me　intilligence；　with　her　best　advice　to　escape　his　furie：　which　had　hee　known　hee　had　surely　slaine　her。　　Jamestowne　wit