Roanoke Colonies Illuminated Harriot Text (Part 1) Harriot Text
(Part 2) White 1587 Text [ Page: 728] The first voyage made to
the coastes of , with two , wherein were Captaines Master , and
Master , who discouered part of the Countrey, now called , Anno
1584 : Written by one of the said Captaines, and sent to sir
knight, at whose charge and direction, the said voyage was set
foorth. The 27. day of Aprill, in the yeere of our redemption,
1584. we departed the west of England , with two well furnished
with men and victuals, hauing receyued our last, and perfect
directions by your letters, confirming the former instructions,
and commandements delivered by your selfe at our leauing the
riuer of . And I thinke it a matter both unnecessarie, for the
manifest discouerie of the Countrey, as also for tediousnesse
sake, to remember unto you the diurnall of our course, sailing
thither, and returning: onely I have presumed to present vnto
you this brief discourse, by which you may iudge how profitable
this land is likel