Preparatory Court, held on Munday the 7. of Iune, 1619. And lastly were againe read distinctly and deliberately in a great and generall Quarter Court held on Wednesday, the 9. of June, 1619. where with a full & general consent, by erection of hands, they were ratified and ordained to be the perpetuall standing Orders of the Companie of Virginia. Some few aduitions, and small alterations, haue since been made, in the Quarter Courts in Easter Term and Trinitie Terme, 1620. FINIS Force's Collection of Historical Tracts. VOL. III.-No. 6. RELATION OF VIRGINIA AND Mary-Land; With the Commodities therein, which in part the Author saw; the rest he had from knowing and Credible persons in the Moneths of February, March, April and May: By Nathaniel Shrigley, Anno. 1669. Published by Allowance. LONDON, Printed by Tho. Milbourn for Thomas Hudson Book-binder, Living the next door to the Signe of the Blew-Boar in Redcross Street. A TRUE RELATION OF VIRGINIA and MARY-LAND, With the Commodities therein, &c. I Mprimis, the Capes are in the Latitude of 37 Longitude of 302. from whence a Large Bay called Chesebeack Bay flowes about seven Leagues broad N. by E. betwixt three and four degrees in length; then it branches it self into many small Rivers: the depth of the Bay is seaven, ten, twelve, or fourteen Fatham; it hath several small Islands in it. Out of which Bay on the East side, these are the principal Rivers, Anamesax, Ockahanock, Nantecocke, little Choptanke, great Choptanke, St. Michaels, Wy River, Chester, Sacifrax River. On the West side these are the principle Rivers, Elizabeth, Nansemum, James, Back, Yorke, Rapahanock, Petomock, Patuxon, Soueth, Severn, Gunpowder River, Patapsco; from which River the Bay draws straiter, and devides it self into many lesser Rivers. Out of which Bay and Rivers, there are branched many Navigable Rivers and Creeks, the which no Ten men in the Land are able to nominate. The shore on the East from the Bay to the Ocean, is but about twenty miles broad. The Rivers on the West of the Bay are Navigable, some 40. some 50. some 100. some 200. some 300. miles; which Bay, Rivers and Creeks are plentiful of Fowle from September till March, of all sorts, as Swans, Geese, Brants, Ducks, Widgeon, Teale, with many other sorts too tedious to relate, some of which tarry with them all Summer: And Fish multitudes, as Porposses, Porposses, Grampases, Herring-Hoggs, Drums, Sheepsheads, Bass, Mullets, Pearch, Sturgeon, Eales, Salmon, Trouts, Thornbacks, Garrs, Cats, Oysters, Crabs, Turtles, with many more too tedious to relate. The Cattle naturally of the Country, are Bucks, Does, Staggs, Hindes, Hares, Ratoons, Possums, Beavers, Otters, Lyons, Bears, Wolves, Panthers, Leopards, Foxes, Wilde Cats, with many more. Fowle naturally to the Land are Eagles, Hawks, Vultures, Cranes, Crows, Turkies, Partridges, Pidgions, Larks, Red-birds, the Baltenore bird, being black and yellow, blew Birds, mocking Birds, Woodpickers, and many sorts more. English Cattle; plenty of Cows, Bulls, Oxen, Sheep, Goats, Swine, Horses, and all manner of English Poultrey. The Country is naturally full of Vines, Fruit Trees, These Trees marked F. are fruite, M. are Mass or feeding for Swine, T. timber or plank, A. Acorns, N. Nutts, with Grape-Vines climbing up the trees very fruitfull; and Hops also |