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n　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　with　her　wild　traine　she　as　freely　frequented；　as　her　father's　habitation：　and　during　the　time　of　two　or　three　yeares；　she　next　under　God；　was　still　the　instrument　to　preserve　this　Colonie　from　death；　famine　and　utter　confusion；　which　if　in　those　times　had　once　beene　dissolved；　Virginia　might　have　laine　as　it　was　at　our　first　arrivall　to　this　day。　　Since　then；　this　buisinesse　having　been　turned　and　varied　by　many　accidents　from　that　I　left　it　at：　it　is　most　certaine；　after　a　long　and　troublesome　warre　after　my　departure；　betwixt　her　father　and　our　Colonie；　all　which　time　shee　was　not　heard　of；　about　two　yeeres　longer；　the　Colonie　by　that　meanes　was　releived；　peace　concluded；　and　at　last　rejecting　her　barbarous　condition；　was　maried　to　an　English　Gentleman；　with　whom　at　this　present　she　is　in　England；　the　first　Christian　ever　of　that　Nation；　the　first　Virginian　ever　spake　English；　or　had　a　childe　in　mariage　by　an　Englishman；　a　matter　surely；　if　my　meaning　bee　truly　considered　and　well　understood；　worthy　a　Princes　understanding。

〃Thus　most　gracious　Lady；　I　have　related　to　your　Majestic；　what　at　your　best　leasure　our　approved　Histories　will　account　you　at　large；　and　done　in　the　time　of　your　Majesties　life；　and　however　this　might　bee　presented　you　from　a　more　worthy　pen；　it　cannot　from　a　more　honest　heart；　as　yet　I　never　begged　anything　of　the　State；　or　any；　and　it　is　my　want　of　abilitie　and　her　exceeding　desert；　your　birth；　meanes；　and　authoritie；　her　birth；　vertue；　want　and　simplicitie；　doth　make　mee　thus　bold；　humbly　to　beseech　your　Majestic：　to　take　this　knowledge　of　her　though　it　be　from　one　so　unworthy　to　be　the　reporter；　as　myselfe；　her　husband's　estate　not　being　able　to　make　her　fit　to　attend　your　Majestic：　the　most　and　least　I　can　doe；　is　to　tell　you　this；　because　none　so　oft　hath　tried　it　as　myselfe：　and　the　rather　being　of　so　great　a　spirit；　however　her　station：　if　she　should　not　be　well　received；　seeing　this　Kingdome　may　rightly　have　a　Kingdome　by　her　meanes：　her　present　love　to　us　and　Christianitie；　might　turne　to　such　scorne　and　furie；　as　to　divert　all　this　good　to　the　worst　of　evill；　when　finding　so　great　a　Queene　should　doe　her　some　honour　more　than　she　can　imagine；　for　being　so　kinde　to　your　servants　and　subjects；　would　so　ravish　her　with　content；　as　endeare　her　dearest　bloud　to　effect　that；　your　Majestic　and　all　the　Kings　honest　subjects　most　earnestly　desire：　and　so　I　humbly　kisse　your　gracious　hands。〃

The　passage　in　this　letter；　〃She　hazarded　the　beating　out　of　her　owne　braines　to　save　mine；〃　is　inconsistent　with　the　preceding　portion　of　the　paragraph　which　speaks　of　〃the　exceeding　great　courtesie〃　of　Powhatan；　and　Smith　was　quite　capable　of　inserting　it　afterwards　when　he　made　up　his

〃General　Historie。〃

Smith　represents　himself　at　this　timethe　last　half　of　1616　and　the　first　three　months　of　1617as　preparing　to　attempt　a　third　voyage　to　New　England　（which　he　did　not　make）；　and　too　busy　to　do　Pocahontas　the　service　she　desired。　　She　was　staying　at　Branford；　either　from　neglect　of　the　company　or　because　the　London　smoke　disagreed　with　her；　and　there　Smith　went　to　see　her。　　His　account　of　his　intercourse　with　her；　the　only　one　we　have；　must　be　given　for　what　it　is　worth。　According　to　this　she　had　supposed　Smith　dead；　and　took　umbrage　at　his　neglect　of　her。　　He　writes：

〃After　a　modest　salutation；　without　any　word；　she　turned　about；　obscured　her　face；　as　not　seeming　well　contented；　and　in　that　humour；　her　husband　with　divers　others；　we　all　left　her　two　or　three　hours　repenting　myself　to　have　writ　she　could　speak　English。　　But　not　long　after　she　began　to　talke；　remembering　me　well　what　courtesies　she　had　done：　saying；　'You　did　promise　Powhatan　what　was　yours　should　be　his；　and　he　the　like　to　you；　you　called　him　father；　being　in　his　land　a　stranger；　and　by　the　same　reason　so　must　I　do　you：'　which　though　I　would　have　excused；　I　durst　not　allow　of　that　title；　because　she　was　a　king's　daughter。　　With　a　well　set　countenance　she　said：　'Were　you　not　afraid　to　come　into　my　father's　country　and　cause　fear　in　him　and　all　his　people　（but　me）；　and　fear　you　have　I　should　call　you　father；　I　tell　you　then　I　will；　and　you　shall　call　me　childe；　and　so　I　will　be　forever　and　ever；　your　contrieman。　　They　did　tell　me　alwaies　you　were　dead；　and　I　knew　no　other　till　I　came　to　Plymouth；　yet　Powhatan　did　command　Uttamatomakkin　to　seek　you；　and　know　the　truth；　because　your　countriemen　will　lie　much。〃'

This　savage　was　the　Tomocomo　spoken　of　above；　who　had　been　sent　by　Powhatan　to　take　a　census　of　the　people　of　England；　and　report　what　they　and　their　state　were。　　At　Plymouth　he　got　a　long　stick　and　began　to　make　notches　in　it　for　the　people　he　saw。　　But　he　was　quickly　weary　of　that　task。　　He　told　Smith　that　Powhatan　bade　him　seek　him　out；　and　get　him　to　show　him　his　God；　and　the　King；　Queen；　and　Prince；　of　whom　Smith　had　told　so　much。　　Smith　put　him　off　about　showing　his　God；　but　said　he　had　heard　that　he　had　seen　the　King。　This　the　Indian　denied；　James　probably　not　coming　up　to　his　idea　of　a　king；　till　by　circumstances　he　was　convinced　he　had　seen　him。　　Then　he　replied　very　sadly：　〃You　gave　Powhatan　a　white　dog；　which　Powhatan　fed　as　himself；　but　your　king　gave　me　nothing；　and　I　am　better　than　your　white　dog。〃

Smith　adds　that　he　took　several　courtiers　to　see　Pocahontas；　and　〃they　did　think　God　had　a　great　hand　in　her　conversion；　and　they　have　seen　many　English　ladies　worse　favoured；　proportioned；　and　behavioured；〃　and　he　heard　that　it　had　pleased　the　King　and　Queen　greatly　to　esteem　her；　as　also　Lord　and　Lady　Delaware；　and　other　persons　of　good　quality；　both　at　the　masques　and　otherwise。

Much　has　been　said　about　the　reception　of　Pocahontas　in　London；　but　the　contemporary　notices　of　her　are　scant。　　The　Indians　were　objects　of　curiosity　for　a　time　in　London；　as　odd　Americans　have　often　been　since；　and　the　rank　of　Pocahontas　procured　her　special　attention。　She　was　presented　at　court。　　She　was　entertained　by　Dr。　King；　Bishop　of　London。　　At　the　playing　of　Ben　Jonson's　〃Christmas　his　Mask〃　at　court；　January　6；　1616…17；　Pocahontas