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Charlebourgh, the first settlement in Canada, built by James Cartier in 1540, 38. Chatte, Monsieur de, succeeds Mons. de Chauvin as governor of Canada, 85; his schemes, ib; fits out a squadron and gives the command of it to Pontgrave, ib; the results of this voyage, ib; his death, 86.
Chauvin, Monsieur de, obtains from the king of France a renewal of the patent of the Marquis de la Roche, 85; makes a voyage to Tadoussac, ib; makes a second voyage to Tadoussac, and sails up the St. Lawrence as far as Trois Ri- vieres, ib; his death, ib.
Charles V., proposals made to him by Stephen Gomez, and his rejection of them, 30; his grant to Pamphilo Narvez, 32; confers on Ferdinand de Soto the title of Marquis of Florida, with authority to conquer that country, 33.
Chesapeake bay, discovered by governor Lane, 61; Indian signification of its name, ib; Capt. John White ordered to erect a fort on, 68; capt. Bartholomew Gilbert arrives at the mouth of, 80; lands with part of his crew and is killed by the natives, ib; return of the remainder of his crew to England, ib.
Chesapeakes, an Indian nation situated on Elizabeth river, 61; visited by gover- nor Lane, ib.
Chetodel, sails from France as pilot to the Marquis de la Roche, 84; is ordered by Henry IV. to search for and bring back the colony left by him on the isle of Sables, ib.
Chowan River, explored by governor Lane, 16.
Chowanocks, an Indian nation situated on the Chowan river visited by governor Lane, 61; their king friendly to the English, 64.
Christina creek, a colony of Swedes build a fort and make a settlement on, where the town of Wilmington now stands, 260.
Church of England, struggle between the Roman Catholic church and the, 194. Claudian island, discovered and named by Verazzini in his second voyage, 26.
Clayborne, William, 263; is said to have made settlements in Maryland prior to
the grant made to lord Baltimore, ib; is named one of the provincial council of Virginia, in the commission issued by James Ist, to Sir Francis Wyatt and others. 264; is continued in the council and also appointed secretary to the
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colony, by Charles 1st, ib; is again appointed secretary, ib; avails himself of the opportunities afforded him by his situation, to enter into a traffic with the natives on the borders of the Chesapeake bay, 265 ; obtains from the secretary ofstate a special license to trade in America, 266 ; tenor of the license, ib; ob- tains from the governor of Virginia a special license to trade with the Dutch, 267 ; objects and intentions of these licenses, 268.
Columbus, Christopher, his discoveries, 9; their effect on the English nation, ib; his object in his first voyage, 10.
Colony, South or First Virginia, see South Va. colony.
Columbus, Bartholomew, makes application to Henry VII. of England, in favor of his brother Christopher, 10.
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Cortereal, Caspar de, sails from Lisbon with two vessels fitted out at his own cost, 15; arrives at Newfoundland, ib; proceeds to the mouth of the St. Law- rence, and discovers the coast of Labrador, 16; his return, ib; he again sails for Labrador, ib; his supposed loss, ib; his brother sets out to seach for him and is also lost, ib.
Criminals, the crews of Columbus and other early navigators partly composed of, 38.
Croatoan, an island near Wokoken, 69; is visited by a part of governor White's colony, 70.
Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, 204.
Cuskarawaock, river, discovered by capt. Smith while exploring the Chesapeake bay, 110; its location, supposed to be the Nanticoke river, ib; further confir- mation of the supposition of its being the Nanticoke, 114; additional confir- mation, 121.
Cuskarawaocks, an Indian nation visited by capt. Smith while exploring the Chesapeake bay, 111; their treatment of him, ib; their location, ib; supposed to be the Nanticoke tribe, 112; confirmation of the supposition, 114; further confirmation, 121.
Cushman, Robert, delegated by the Brownists in Leyden to negotiate with the Virginia company for a grant of territory in America, 215 ; his description of the dissentions in the Virginia company, 217.
Dale, Sir Thomas, sent an armed force to break up the French and Dutch settle- ments in America, 191; his success, 191.
Dare, Virginia, daughter of Ananias Dare, the first child born among the colonists in Virginia, 71.
De la Roche, Marquis, receives from Henry IV. a commission to conquer Can- ada, and other countries, 84 ; sails from France, arrives on the coast of Amer- ica and leaves a colony of malefactors on the isle of Sables, ib; returns to France, ib; his death, ib; sufferings of the colony left by him on the isle of Sables, ib; return of part of them to France, 58.
De la Roque, Francis, lord of Roberval undertakes to effect a settlement in Can- ada, 37; is created viceroy and lieutenant general in Canada, &c. by Francis Ist, ib; prevails upon Cartier to undertake a voyage to Canada, ib; sends Cartier before him with five ships to plant a colony, ib; obtains for Cartier, a royal commission of captain general, ib; sails for America and on arriving at New- foundland meets Cartier returning to France, 38; Cartier eludes him in the night and returns to France, ib; proceeds up the St. Lawrence, ib; builds a fort and remains during the winter, ib; returns to France, ib; again embarks from France for the St. Lawrence, ib; is lost, ib.
Denys, Jean, sails from Harfleur to Newfoundland, 17; upon his return publish- es a map of the gulf of St. Lawrence and of the adjacent coast, ib.
Donocona, an Indian chief who informs Cartier of the Indian town Hochelaga, on the St. Lawrence, 35; is kidnapped and carried to France by Cartier, ib.
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Drake, Sir Francis, his naval exploits approved by queen Elizabeth, 41; visits governor Lane's colony at Roanoke, 65; proposals made to the colonists, 66 ; carries them with him to England, ib.
Dutch, attempt a settlement at New York, 185; the Dutch East India company send out Henry Hudson to search for a nearer passage to the East Indies, 186 ; his course, 187; arrives at Newfoundland, ib; leaves Newfoundland and sails along the coast, ib; anchors at Sandy Hook, 183; sails up the Hudson as far as the present site of Albany, ib; returns to Europe, ib; importance of the voy- age made by himn, ib; they build a fort and make a settlement on Manhattan island, 181.
Eastern Shore of Maryland, no settlements made on the, until after the year 1660, 115; is visited by Mr. John Pory for the purpose of exploring it, 148. Edward VI., legislative enactments first made, during his reign for the purpose of protecting the Newfoundland fisheries, 39 ; pension granted by him to Sebas- tian Cabot, ib; his accession to the throne of England at the age of nine years, 203; Edward Seymour duke of Somerset appointed his guardian who instils into his mind the principles of the reformation, ib; establishes a hierarchy in England similar to those of the other European States, 204; establishes the re- formation in England, ib; his death, ib.
Elizabeth, queen of England, reign of, favourable to the growth of the maratime power of England, 41; causes of this, ib; she fosters a maratime spirit, ib; manifests her approbation of the naval exploits of captain Hawkins, Sir Fran- cis Drake and other great mariners, ib; Sir Humphrey Gilbert applies to her for permission to carry his schemes into effect, 43; she grants him letters pa- tent, ib; monopolies, a subject of complaint during her reign, 54; she grants a patent to Sir Walter Raleigh, ib; she adopts the reformed religion, 205; rein- troduces it into England, 206; her proceedings, ib; she persecutes the Puritans and Roman Catholics, 208; enactments against them, ib.
Elizabeth island, discovered by capt. Bartholomew Gosnold who attempts a settle- ment on it but relinquishes the design, 76.
England, New, coast of, explored by capt. John Smith, who makes a map of it, 193 ; named by prince Charles (afterwards Charles 1st,) ib.
England, Church of, struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the church of England, 194.
English, inferior to the other nations of Europe in the science of navigation, 10 ; causes of this inferiority, ib.
First Virginia Colony, See South Virginia Colony.
Fisheries, Newfoundland, first debate on the, in Parliament, 235 ; a bill introdu- ced into parliament for the purpose of protecting the, is rejected, 239; debate on the, in parliament, 243; a second bill for the same purpose fails, 245; the importance of protecting the fisheries, again brought before parliament, and a bill for their protection passed by the commons, but lost in the house of lords, 249; again brought before parliament with the same ill success, 250; modifi- cation of the royal grants in relation to the, ib; clauses relating to the fisheries, inserted in the several charters subsequently granted, 251.
Florida, discovered by Ponce de Leon, 18; origin of the"name of, ib; the Span- ish send an expedition to Florida to kidnap the natives to labour in the mines of St. Domingo, 19.
Francis 1st, king of France, resolves to participate in the glory of making discov- eries, 20; fits out John Verazzini to prosecute discoveries "in the northern parts of America," ib.
French, voyages and discoveries of the, 17; their pretensions to a more early dis- covery of America than that made by Cabot, ib; progress of, in settling colo- nies in North America, 83.
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Garcilasso de la Vega, Inca, one of the historians of the expedition of Ferdinand de Soto to conquer Florida, 33.
Gates, Sir Thomas, joins an association for the purpose of colonizing America, 93. Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, a native of Devonshire, distinguishes himself by his mil-
itary services in France, Ireland and Holland, 42; publishes a discourse on the probability of a north west passage to the Indies, ib; applies to queen Eliz- abeth for permission to carry his schemes into effect, 43; obtains from her let- ters patent, ib; his charter, ib; forms a company to carry his designs into exe- cution, 45; puts to sea, accompanied by Sir Walter Raleigh, 47; loses one of his ships, ib; result of his voyage, ib; sells his estate to furnish means to fit out another expedition, ib; is enabled to fit out another expedition of five ves- sels with which he sails from Plymouth, 48; loses one of his largest ships, ib; their route and arrival off the coast of America, ib; levies a tax of provisions on each vessel which he finds at Newfoundland, ib; lands and takes formal posses- sion of Newfoundland, 49 ; makes laws for the government of the territory, ib; explores the island, after which he proceeds southward, 50; loses another of his ships and determines to return to England, ib; is lost, together with one of his remaining vessels, ib.
Gilbert, captain Bartholomew, is sent out to America on a voyage of discovery by some merchants of London, 80; sails from Plymouth and arrives at the mouth of the Chesapeake bay, ib; lands with part of his crew and is killed by the natives ib; return of the remainder of his crew to England, ib.
Gilbert, Raleigh, joins an association formed for the purpose of colonizing Amer- ica, 93.
Gomez, Stephen, accompanies Magellan in the voyage in which he discovered the straits which bear his name, 30; deserts Magellan and returns to Spain, ib; proposes to Charles V. the discovery of a more direct passage to the south seas than that discovered by Magellan, ib; his proposals meet with an un- favorable reception from that monarch, ib; makes the same proposals to the count de Aranda and some other noblemen, who agree to furnish him with a ship, ib; he sails to Cuba and from thence on his voyage of discovery, ib; coasts along the continent as far as cape Ras, Newfoundland, ib; his return to Corunna, ib.
Gorges, Sir Ferdinando, governor of Plymouth, one of the patentees named in the grant to the Plymouth company, 97; petitions the king for a new grant, 235; tenor of the grant, and the use made of it by the company, 236.
Gosnold, captain Bartholomew, sails from Falmouth in a small vessel fitted out by the Virginia company, to plant a colony in Virginia, 75; his course and ar- rival on the coast of Massachusetts, ib; his discoveries, ib; determines to set- tle on Elizabeth island, but subsequently relinquishes the design, ib; his return- to England, 76; good effects of this voyage, 77; goes again to America with captain Christopher Newport, 99; is named one of the council of Virginia by James 1st, 100.
Granganemeo, brother to Wingina king of Wokoken, 56; his residence, 57; in- vites capt. Amidas and Barlow to visit him, ib; kindness of his wife to the" English, ib; visits Sir Richard Grenville at Hatteras, 60; his death, 63.
Grenville, Sir Richard, is entrusted by Sir Walter Raleigh with the command of his second expedition, 59 ; sails from Plymouth with seven small ships and ac- companied by Sir Thomas Cavendish, ib; takes the southern route by the West India islands, and is induced by a desire of plunder to cruise among them in: search of Spanish vessels, ib; arrives off the coast of North America, 60; loses one of his ships while going into the harbour of Wokoken, ib; his course and discoveries, ib; burns the Indian town of Aguascosack, ib; sails to Hatteras, and is visited by Granganemeo, ib; goes to Roanoke and there plants a colo- .
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ny, ib; returns to England and arrives at Plymouth, ib; arrives at Roanoke from England with a squadron of three ships, shortly after the departure of the first colony left by him, 67; leaves another colony on the island and returns to England, ib.
Guy, John, goes to Newfoundland to plant a colony, 190; is unsuccessful and returns to England, ib.
Gunpowder plot, 228.
Hackluyt, Rev. Richard, projects a scheme of sending out a fleet to North Amer- ica for the purpose of discovery, 77; prevails on several merchants of Bristol to join him in the undertaking, ib; they make application to Sir Walter Ra- leigh for his license, 78; their voyage and discoveries, 79; joins an associa- tion for the purpose of colonizing America, 93.
Hanham, Thomas, joins an association for the purpose of colonizing America, 93 ; is one of the patentees named in the grant to the Plymouth company, 97; sails for America in a vessel fitted out at the expense of lord chief justice- Popham, ib.
Hawkins, captain, 41 ; his naval exploits approved by queen Elizabeth, ib.
Henry IV. of France, restores religious liberty of conscience in his dominions, 83; issues the "edict of Nantz," ib; grants to the marquis de la Roche a com- mission to conquer Canada and other countries, 84; orders Chetodel to search for and bring back the remains of the colony left by the marquis de la Roche, on the isle of Sables, ib.
Henry VII. of England, favourable to the undertaking of Christopher Columbus, 10 ; his grant to Cabot and his sons, ib; grants further patents to some mer- chants of Bristol, in conjunction with some Portuguese gentlemen, 16; these patents productive of no beneficial effect, 17; probable cause of the failure of their schemes, ib.
Henry VIII. of England, is induced by the representations of Mr. Robert Thorne to fit out ships for the purpose of searching for a north west passage to the East Indies, 31; the result of their voyage, ib; encourages Mr. Hore in his undertaking to colonize Newfoundland, 36 ; remunerates, at his own expense, some French merchants for a ship which was seized and carried off from New- foundland, by Mr. Hore's colony, 37; becomes a strenuous opponent of the re- formation, 202 ; causes himself to be divorced from Catharine of Arragon and marries Anna Boleyn, ib; connives at the introduction of the reformation into England, 203.
Henry, cape, named by captain Christopher Newport, 100.
Heriot, Thomas, a celebrated mathematician, goes to America with Sir Richard Grenville and remains after his departure, 61.
Hochelaga, an Indian town on the St. Lawrence, 35; Cartier informed of, by Donocona, ib; supposed to have been inhabited by the Hurons, ib.
Hore, Mr., a merchant of London, resolves to undertake a voyage to, and settle- ment of Newfoundland, 36; receives the encouragement of the crown, ib; is joined by many young gentlemen of good families, ib; embarks with his colo- ny in two ships from Gravesend, and arrives at cape Breton, ib; sails round Newfoundland to Penguin island, and disembarks on the east side of New- foundland, ib; their sufferings, ib; their provisions become exhausted, ib; their further sufferings, ib; they seize on a French ship and sail for England, 37.
Hudson, Henry, is sent out by the Dutch East India company to search for a nearer passage to the East Indies, 186; his course and arrival at Newfound- land, 187; leaves Newfoundland and sails along the coast, ib; anchors at Sandy Hook, 188; sails up the Hudson as far as the present site of Albany, ib; leaves a colony and returns to Europe, ib; importance of the voyage made' by him, ib.
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Hudson river, supposed to have been discovered by captain George Weymouth, 82; its discovery by Henry Hudson, who sails up it as far as the present site of Albany, 187.
Hunt, Rev. Mr., chaplain to the fleet under the command of captain Christopher Newport, allays the dissensions in the fleet, 99.
Hurons, supposed to have inhabited the Indian town of Hochelaga on the St. Lawrence, 35; their good treatment of Cartier and his colony, ib.
Isle aux Coudriers > islands in the St. Lawrence discovered and named by Car- Isle of Bacchus tier in his first voyage, 35.
James Ist., king of England, his pacific disposition, 81; on his accession to the throne recalls the letters of marque granted by Elizabeth against the Spaniards, ib; concludes a treaty of peace with Spain, ib; his division of America be- tween two companies, the north and south Virginia companies, 92; the letters patent granted by him to the two companies, ib; establishes a council of Vir- ginia, 94; nature of the council, 95; his instructions sent to the American col- onies, 98; the instructions sent by him to America, by capt. Christopher New- port, 100; makes a grant to several individuals under the title of the Treasurer and Company of adventurers and planters of the city of London and Bristol, 190 ; their unsuccessful attempt to plant a colony at Newfoundland, ib; perse- cution of the Puritans during the reign of, 200; on his accession to the throne determines to put in force the laws which had been enacted against the Ro- man Catholics, 228; endeavours to effect a marriage between his son and a princess of the royal family of Spain, 229 ; is urged by his subjects to enact more severe laws against the Roman Catholics, 230; the rise of two parties during his reign, ib; his conduct towards the Roman Catholics, 231; is compel- led to enact severe laws against them, ib; accedes to the petition of the Ply- mouth company and grants letters patent to the duke of Lenox, 236; tenor of the grant, ib; the use made of them by the company, ib; makes a grant of the province of Avalon in Newfoundland, to Sir George Calvert, 240 ; debate in parliament on the grant made by James to the duke of Lenox, 243 ; commission issued by him to Sir Francis Wyatt and others, 263.
James river, attracts the attention of captain Christopher Newport's colony, 100; they sail up it, 101; they make a settlement on its banks which they name James town, 102.
James town, settled by the colony under captain Newport, 102; sufferings of the colonists there, 103.
Kecoughtan, an Indian town situated on the James river, where Hampton now stands, discovered by captain Newport, 101; captain Newport is invited on shore by the natives of, ib; their treatment of him, ib.
Kent island, settlement said to have been made on, before the grant made to lord Baltimore, 115.
Lake, Sir Thomas, one of the principal secretaries of state, in whose place Sir George Calvert was appointed, 233.
Lane, Mr. Ralph, appointed governor of the colony left on Roanoke island, by Sir Richard Grenville, 61; makes preparations for exploring the adjacent coun- try, ib; his discoveries, ib; is deluded by the natives into a search for a copper mine, 62; finds the natives unfriendly to him, ib; his return to Roanoke, 63 ; distress of the colony under his charge, 65; is visited by Sir Francis Drake, ib; proposals made to him and his colony by Sir Francis Drake, 66; deter- mines to return to England, ib; his arrival at Portsmouth, ib.
Lenox, duke of, grant made to, by James Ist, 236; tenor of the grant, ib; use made of it, 26; debate on the grant in parliament, 243.
Leo X., pope, exhausts the revenues of the church of Rome, and to refill them issues indulgences for sale throughout Europe, 196; effect of this measure, ib.
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Luther, Martin, lends his assistance to Stulpitz in his attack upon the doctrine of indulgences, 197.
Mandeville, Henry Viscount, 247.
Manteo, a native of Roanoke who went to England with captains Amidas and
Barlow, 58; returns to Virginia with Sir Richard Grenville, 59; visits the colony under governor White, 68; is baptised in the christian faith, 71; is created lord of Dessamenpeake by governor White, ib.
Manhattan island, the Dutch build a fort on the south end of the island, where New York now stands, and keep possession under a grant from the states- general, 191.
Martha's Vineyard, discovered by Verazzini, and by him named Claudians island, 26.
Mary, queen of England, persists in adhering to the Roman Catholic religion, 207; her character, 204; her cruelties and death, 205.
Massachusetts, Captain Bartholomew Gosnold arrives off the coast of Massachu- setts, 75; determines to make a settlement on Elizabeth island, but relin- quishes the design and returns to England, 76.
Massawomecks, an Indian nation, of whom captain Smith goes in search, during his first exploring expedition in the Chesapeake bay, 112; supposed to be the same nation subsequently known by the name of the Five Nations, 113.
Matthias, John, one of the early reformers, aided by his followers, takes posses- sion of the city of Munster in Westphalia, 198; is killed in a sally by the bishop of Munster's troops, ib.
Monts, Sieur de, succeeds Monsieur de Chatte in his commission, 86; objects embraced in his commission, ib; forms a company under his patent, and ob- tains further privileges, ib; fits out four ships and sails with them from Havre de Grace, 87; arrives at Nova Scotia, ib; his route and discoveries, ib; de- termines to winter at L'Isle de St. Croix, 88 ; sufferings of his colony, ib; removes to Port Royal, ib, determines to seek for a more suitable location for his colony, 89 ; sets out to seek for a more suitable place, his route and return to St. Croix, ib; returns to France, ib; his patent revoked by the king, ib; enters into new engagements with Pontrincourt, ib; his former grants return- ed to him, 90; sends out three ships to Canada and establishes the first per- manent colony on the banks of the river St. Lawrence, ib.
Monopolies, a subject of complaint during the reign of Elizabeth, 54.
Moyaonnees, an Indian town visited by captain Smith on his first exploring ex- pedition in the Chesapeake bay, 119 ; its supposed location, ib.
Nacochtant, an Indian town on the Chesapeake bay, 119.
Nantaughtacunds, the Indian nation by whom captain Smith was made prisoner, 123 ; their location, ib.
Nantiquacks, an Indian nation situated on the Chesapeake bay, 112; their sup- posed location, ib.
Nanticokes, legislative enactments of the Legislature of Maryland in favour of, 175.
Narvez, Pamphilo, obtains from the emperor Charles V. a grant of " all the lands from the River of Palms to the Cape of Florida," 32; fits out a powerful armament and sails for America, ib; lands on the western coast of Florida, ib; unsuccessful result of his expedition, ib.
Naunton, Sir Robert, one of the principal secretaries of state under King James I., 216.
Nawse, an Indian nation situated on the Chesapeake bay, 112.
Newport Harbour, supposed discovery of, by Verazzini, 27; his description of it, ib.
Newport, Captain Christopher, is sent out to America by the South Virginia
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company in command of a squadron, 99 ; is named one of the council of Vir- ginia by James 1st, 100; sails for England, 103; returns to James town in command of two ships, 104; again returns to England, 106; his arrival at James town with more colonists, and bearing instructions for the government 'of the colony framed by king James I., 181; tenor of these instructions, 182. Newfoundland, is discovered by Sebastian Cabot, 12; arrival of Gaspar de Cor- tereal at, 15; the navigators from Biscay, Bretagne and Normandy, who came to fish on the banks of, said to have discovered the grand bank about the year 1504, 17; Jean Denys sails from Harfleur to, ib; Thomas Aubert makes a voyage from Dieppe to, ib; Stephen Gomez sails as far north as cape Ras, on the coast of, 30; Cartier arrives at cape Bonavista on the coast of, 34; the colony under the command of Mr. Hore, land on the east side of the island, 36; Francis de la Roque, lord of Roberval, created vice roy and lieutenant general of, 37; Cartier lands on the island, 38; Roberval coming to America near the island meets Cartier returning, ib; fishery at the banks of Newfound- Hand, deemed an object of national importance by the English, and encouraged by legislative enactments, 39; becomes the resort of European nations for the purpose of fishing, 42; discovery of claimed by some of them, ib; sir Hum- phrey Gilbert arrives at the island, 48 ; takes formal possession and makes laws for the government of the island, 49; his formal possession forms the basis of the present right of the crown of England to the fisheries, 50; sir Humphrey Gilbert explores the island, ib; debates on the fisheries in parlia- ment, 235, 245 ; attempt to pass a bill for the purpose of protecting the fishe- ries of, 235, 239, 249, 250.
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