The Map and Description of New England
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The Mapp and Description of
New-England; Together with A Discourse
of Plantation and Collonies:
Also, A Relation of the nature of the Climate, and how it agrees with our
owne Country
England. How neere it lyes to
New-found-Land, Virgina, Noua Francia, Canada, and other Parts of the
West-Indies with map.
London
1630
Sr. William Alexander, Knight
An
Encovragement
Encouragement
to Colonies
The sending forth of Colonies (seeming a noueltynovelty) is esteemed now to
bee
be
a strange thing, as not
onely
only
being
aboue
above
the courage of common men, but altogether alienated from their
knowledge, which is no wonder, since that course though both ancient, and
vsuall,
hath beene
has been
by the intermission of so many ages discontinued, yea was impossible
to be practised so long as there was no vast ground,
howsoeuer
howsoever
men had
beene
been
willing, whereupon Plantations might
haue beene
have been
made, yet there is none who will doubt but that the world in her
infancy, and innocency, was first peopled after this manner.
The next generations succeeding Shem planted in
Asia, Chams
in
Africke
Africa
, and
Iaphet
Japhetite
s in
Europe: Abraham and Lot were Captains of
Colonies, the Land then being as free as the Seas are now, since they parted
them in
euery
every
part where they passed, not taking notice of natives with out impediment. That memorable
troope
troop
of Iewes which Moses led from
Ægypt
Egypt
to Canaan was a kind of Colonie though
miraculously conducted by God, who intended thereby
to
aduance
advance
his Church and to destroy the rejected
Ethnikes
Ethnics
. Salmanezer King of Ashur was remarked
for the first who did violate the
naturall
natural
ingenuitie of this commendable kind of policy by too politike
an intention; for
hauing
having
transported the ten Tribes of
Israel, to the end that
transplanting and dispersing them,
hee
he
might either weaken their strength, or abolish their
memorie
memory
by incorporating of them with his other Subjects; he to
preuent
prevent
the dangers incident amongst remote vassals did send a
Colonie
Colony
to inhabite Samaria of a purpose thereby to
secure his late and questionable conquest.
Who can image by this industrious course of Plantations, what an
vnexpected
unexpected
progresse
progress
from a despised beginning
hath beene
has been
suddenly made to the height of
greatnesse
greatness
! The Phoenicians quickly founded
Sidon, and
Tirus
Trye
, so much renowned
both by sacred, and humane writers, and a few Tirians builded
Carthage, which had first no more ground
allowed her than could be compassed by the extended dimensions of a Bulls hide, which for
acquiring of the more ground they
diuided
divided
in as many
sundrie
sundry
parts as was possible, yet in end that Town became the
Mistresse
Mistress
of
Afrike
Africa
, and the
riuall
rival
of Rome: and
Rome it
selfe
self
that great
Ladie
Lady
of the World, and the
terrour
terror
to all Nations, ambitiously
clayming
claiming
for her first founders a few scandalized
fugitiues
fugitive
that fled from the ruines of Troy, did rise from
finall
final
appearances to that exorbitancy of power, which at this day is
remembered with admiration; Though the walls of it at the time were very
lowe
low
when the one brother did kill the other for jumping
ouer
over
them, either
jealouse
jealous
already
preuayling
prevailing
aboue
about
naturall
natrual
affection, or else
vnaduised
unadvised
anger constructing that which might have been casually or
carelesly
carelessly
done, in a sinistrous senseto the
hatefull
hateful
behauiour
behavior
of insolency or scorne; Their number then was not only
very small, but they wanted women, without which they could not
encrease
increase
, nor subsist, till they
rauished
ravished
the dauthers of the Sabins, by a violent match at first,
portending their future rapins, and what a furious off-spring they were likely
to ingender. And when that haughty
Citie
City
beganne
began
to suffer the miseries which she had so long
beene
been
accustomed to inflict
vpon
upon
others, the venerable
Citie
City
of Venice (keeping for so many ages a
spotlesse
spotless
reputation) was first
begunne
begun
by a few discouraged persons, who fleeing from the furie of the
barbarous Nations that then encroached
vpon
upon
Italie
Italy
, were distracted with feare and (seeking for their
safety) did stumble
vpon
upon
a commondious dwelling.
The Graecians were the first, at least of all the Gentiles, (who
joyning learning with armes) did both
doe
do
, and write that which was
worthie
worthy
to be remembered; and that
finall
final
parcel of ground whose
greatnesse
greatness
was then only valued by the vertue of the inhabitants, did plant
Trapizonde in the East, and many other Cities in
Asia and lesse, the protecting of
whose liberties was the first cause of warre between them and the Persian Monarchs; then besides all the adjacent Iles
they planted Siracusa in
Sicile
Sicily
, most part of
Italie
Italy
, which made it to
bee
be
called Graecia maior, and
Marseills
Marseille
in France. O what a strange alteration!
that
That
this part, which did flourish thus, whilest it was possessed by
vigorous spirits, who were capable of great enterprises, did so many
braue
brave
things should now (the
seate
seat
of base
seruile
servile
people) become the most abject and contemptible part of all the
Territories belonging to the to the barbarous Ottomans , whose
insolent
Ianissaries
Janissary
(as the
Pretorian
Praetorian
Guards did with their
Emperours
Emperors
, and the Mamalukes of Egypt with their
Soldans)
presume at this time to dispose of the
Regall
Regal
power,
vpbrayding
upbraiding
the miserable
follie
folly
of Christians, who dangerously
embarqued
embarked
in intestine warres, though
inuited
united
by an
encountring
encountering
occasion, neglect so great, so glorious, and so
easie
easy
a conquest.
The
Romanes
Romans
comming
coming
to command a well peopled World, has no
vse
use
of Colonies, but
onely
only
thereby to reward such old
deseruing
deserving
Souldiers
Soldiers
as (age and merit pleading an
immunitie
immunity
from any further contrained
trauell
travel
) has
brauely
bravely
exceeded the ordinary course of time appointed for military
seruice
service
, which
custome
custom
was
vsed
used
in
Germanie
Germany
, France,
Spaine
Spain
, and
Brittaine
Britain
, and likewise that the
Townes
Towns
erected in this sort might
serue
serve
for Citadels imposed
vpon
upon
euery
every
conquered
Prouince
Province
, whereof some
doe
do
flourish at this day, and of others nothing
doth
does
remaine
remain
but the very name
onely
only
, their ruines being so ruined, that
wee
we
can hardly condiscend
vpon
upon
what solitary part to
bestowe
bestow
the fame of their former being.
I am loth by disputable opinions to dig
vp
up
the Tombes of them that more extenuated then the dust are buried in
obliuion
oblivion
& will
leaue
leave
these disregarded relicts of
greatnesse
greatness
to continue as they are, the
scorne
scorn
of pride, witnessing the power of time. Neither will I after the
common
custome
custom
of the world,
ouerualuing
overvaluing
things past
disualue
disvalue
the present, but considering seriously of that which is letely done in
Ireland,
doe
do
finde
find
a Plantation there
inferiour
inferior
to none that
hath beene
has been
heretofore. The Babylonians
hauing
having
conquered the Israelites did transplant them as
exposed to
ruine
ruin
in a remote
Countrey
Country
, sending others of their
owne
own
Nation (that they might be
vtterly
utterly
extirpated) to
inhabite
inhabit
Samaria in their places. And
our King
hath
has
only
diuided
divided
the most seditious families of the Irish by dispersing them in sundry parts within the
Countrey
Country
, not to extinguish, but to dissipate their power, who now neither
haue
have
, nor
giue
give
cause of
feare
fear
. The
Romanes
Romans
did build some
Townes
Towns
which they did plant with their
owne
own
people by all
rigour
rigor
to
curbe
curb
the
Natiues
Natives
next adjacent thereunto, And our King
hath
has
incorporated some of his best
Brittaines
Britains
with the Irish, planted in sundry places without power to
oppresse
oppress
, but
onely
only
to
ciuilize
civilize
them by their example. Thus Ireland which heretofore was scarcely
discouered
discovered
and only irritated by others,
prouing
proving
to the English as the
Lowe-Countries
Low Countries
did to
Spaine
Spain
, a
meanes
means
whereby to waste their men, and they money is now really conquered,
becoming a strength to the State, and a
glorie
glory
to his Majesties
gouernment
government
, who
hath
has
in the setling thereof excelled all that was commended in any ancient
Colonie
Colony
.
Transcribed from a
facsimile in Early English Books Online
Refers to the decendants
of Shem, who, in the Hebrew Bible, was a son of Noah.
Refers to the decendants
of Ham (Cham), who, in the Hebrew Bible, was a son of Noah.
Refers to the
decendants of Japhet, who in the Hebrew Bible, was a son of Noah.
Refers to the religious
figure. Abrham's neice. Fought with Abraham which resulted in Abraham giving
Lot a part of the Promised Land.
A group of people who
originally lived in Rome. For more information, see King James Bible Acts
18:2.
A Semitic speaking
civilization which is referenced throughout the Bible.
Refers to
Salmaneser III, the King of Assyria (which is located just northeast of
modern day Egypt).
Ashur (Assur) was the
capitcal of the Assyrian Empire and is located just northeast of modern day
Egypt.
Refers to ten
of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The return of these ten tribes was parallel
to the coming of the messiah.
A biblical name
used to describe the Land of Israel.
Latvian for a
female politician. Used here to say that it was by a political
intention.
Refers to
the people of Phoenicia (a civilization in modern day Lebanon).
Located in modern-day
Lebanon.
City in modern day
Lebanon.
An individual from
Tirus
Tyre
What is now
Tunisia which is located in North Africa.
The story of
Dido and the Bull's Hide is about the intelligence of Dido and the founding
of Carthage.
A city in modern
Turkey.
Reference unknown.
Relates to the
Abduction of the Sabine Women which was an incident in Roman mythology which
the people of Rome abducted women.
A city in modern day
Italy.
An ancient
Greek tibe.
Usually means one
who is not Jewish. Can also be a general term to mean outsiders.
A city in
Sicily.
An Iranian ethnic
group.
The largest island in
the Mediterranean.
A city on the
south east coast of the Black Sea.
Colonies
and settlements located in south Italy.
The second
largest city in France.
Citizens of the
Ottoman Empire (a state that controlled much of Europe between the 14th and
20th centuries).
Infantry of the
Ottoman army.
A
unit of the Imperial Roman army which served as bodyguards for Roman
emperors.
Aribic for
slave (possessed thing).
Aribic for
authority. Refers to rulers.
A citizen
of the Babylonian empire (located in modern day Iraq and Syria).
Often
interchangeable with the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Refers to an ancient tribe
what lived in a part of Canaan.
Refers
the land that is currently occupied by Belgium, the Netherlands, and
Luxembourg.
Colonies
Countries
Cities
Groups
Religious references
References to
colonialism
References to power