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The first booke of the historie of trauaile into Virginia Britania expressing the cosmographie & com[m]odities of the country, together with the manners and customs of the people: : gathered & observed as well by those who went first thithe

247, [2], 248-321 p. ; 33 cm. (fol.) · Ms. codex · Title from caption on p. 1 · Author identified as "John Rolf" from indentification of British Museum shelfmark at head of caption title on p. 1 · Transcription of Ms. Sloan 1622 in the British Museum written in one hand on paper watermarked J. Green & Son, 1829 · The original manusript "The first booke of the historie of trauaille into Virginia Britania expressing the cosmography & com[m]odities of the country, together with the manners and customs of the people" was written in 1612 · "The second book of the first decade of the historie of travaile into Virginia Britannia entreating of the first discoverers of the country, and of the first colonie transported by S[i]r. Richard Greenvile knight upon the island of Roanoak at the expence and charge of S[i] Walter Ralieigh knight": p. 248-321, has separate caption title · Text primarily in English with some sections in Latin and small examples of the Powhatan language · Includes two sections of words in the Powhatan language: p. 101 gives the names of twelve women who are consorts of the chief of the Powhatan tribe; p. 150 gives four verses of a song in the Powhatan language without mu

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