The Last Will and Testament of Captain John Smith: With Some Additional Memoranda Relating to Him

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Press of J. Wilson and Son, 1867 - 7 páginas

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Página 6 - How that he did divide from Pagans three, Their Heads and Lives, Types of his Chivalry: For which great service in that Climate done, Brave Sigismundus (King of Hungarian) Did give him as a Coat of Armes to weare, Those conquer'd heads got by his Sword and Speare?
Página 2 - IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN the one and twentieth dale of June in the seaventh yeare of the reigne of our soveraigne Lord Charles by the grace of God King of England Scotland France & Ireland defender of the faith &c.
Página 7 - God and Christendome : How that he did divide from Pagans three, Their Heads and Lives, Types of his Chivalry : For which great service in that Climate done, Brave Sigismundus (King of...
Página 3 - I reserue vnto my self to be disposed as I shall thynke good in my life tyme, the somme of twentie pounds. Item he shall disburse about my funerall the somme of twentie poundes. Item I give and bequeath out of the residue of the fourscore poundes as followeth, viz...
Página 7 - Did give him as a coat of armes to weare Those conquer'd heads got by his sword and speare. Or shall I tell of his adventures since Done in Virginia that large Continence, How that he subdu'd Kings unto his yoke And made those heathen flie as wind doth smoke, And made their land, being of so large a station, A habitation for our Christian nation, Where God is glorifi'd, their wants suppli'd Which else for necessaries might have di'd But what availes his conquests now he lyes Inter'd in earth a prey...
Página 5 - ... eighty sheets, besides the three Maps, which will stand me neere in an hundred pounds, which summe I cannot disbursse : nor shall the Stationers haue the copy [manuscript] for nothing. Therfore I humbly entreat your Honour, either to aduenture, or giue me what you please towards the impression, and I will be both accountable and thankful...
Página 3 - Samuell Saltonftall and the faid Thomas Packer the elder, joynt executors of this my laft will and teftament ; the marke of the faid John Smith. Read acknowledged sealed and delivered by the faid Captaine John Smith to be his laft will and teftament in the p'fence of us...
Página 6 - STOW'S Survey of London, 1633 ; in which, at/. 779, will be found the following Epitaph : This Table is on the South side of the Quire in Saint Scpiilchers, with this Inscription.
Página 5 - I could not possibly haue collected the substantiall trueth from such an infinite nomber of variable Relations, that would make a volume of at least a thousand sheetes : and this is composed in lesse then eighty sheets, besides the three Maps, which will stand me neere in an hundred pounds, which summe I cannot disbursse : nor shall the Stationers haue the copy [manuscript] for nothing.
Página 3 - I give unto him my trunke bound with iron barres standing in the house of Richard Hinde in Lambeth, togeather with halfe the bookes therein, to be chosen by the said Thomas Packer and allowed by myne...

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