A description of the province of New Albion. And a direction for adventurers with small stock to get two for one, and good land freely. And for gentlemen, and all servants, labourers, and artificers, to live plentifully. And a former description re-printed of the healthiest, pleasantest, and richest plantation of Nevv Albion in North Virginia, proved by thirteen witnesses Together with a letter from Master Robert Evelin, that lived there many yeers, shewing the particularities, and excellency thereof. With a brief of the charge of victual, and necessaries, to transport and buy stock for each planter, or labourer, there to get his master fifty pounds per annum, or more, in twelve trades, and at ten pounds charges onely a man.
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- Imprint
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London: printed by James Moxon, in the yeer MDCL. [1650]
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Evelyn, Robert, 17th cent. Direction for adventurers with small stock to get two for one, and good land freely (Selections).
- Publication year
- 1650
- ESTC No.
- R10676
- Grub Street ID
- 59022
- Description
- [8], 16, 25-32 p. : coats of arms ; 4⁰
- Note
- Preface signed: Beauchamp Plantagenet. Middleboro this 5 of Decemb. 1641.
P. 11-13 reprints the introduction and "Master Evelins letter" from: Evelyn, Robert. Direction for adventurers with small stock to get two for one, and good land freely (Wing E3524).
Text continuous despite pagination.
- Uncontrolled note
- The word "description" in line 2 of title is widely separated into two words, i.e. descrip tion. Assume this is also true of DLC copy