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 New Albion in north Virginia, proved by thirteen witnesses. Together with a letter from Master Robert Evelin, that lived there many years, shewing the particularities, and excellency thereof. With a briefe of the charge of victuall, and necessaries, to transport and buy stock for each planter, or labourer, there to get his master 50£. per annum, or more in twelve trades, at 10£. charges onely a man. Printed in the year 1648.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plantagenet, Beauchamp.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New Albion (N.Y.).

New Jersey--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

New Jersey.

New York (State)--New Albion.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

[6], 32 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [Clifford Lewis], [1937]

Notes:

Preface signed: Beauchamp Plantagenet.

"A direction for adventurers" (chap. 3) is a reprint of a pamphlet (4 p. including Evelyn's letter) printed in 1641. cf. Sabin, v. 15, p. 185.

Photocopy of a copy owned by Sir. Edmund Plowden of Plowden Hall.

Library photocopy imperfect: t.p. wanting.

OCLC:

44109880