A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia Part 4

And this is all the fruites of our labours, that I haue thought necessary to aduertise you of at this present: what els concerneth the nature and manners of the inhabitants of 'Virginia': The number with the particularities of the voyages thither made; and of the actions of such that haue bene by 'Sir Walter Raleigh' therein and there imployed, many worthy to bee remembered; as of the first discouerers of the Countrey: of our generall for the time 'Sir Richard Greinuile'; and after his departure, of our Gouernour there Master 'Rafe Lane'; with diuers other directed and imployed vnder theyr gouernement: Of the Captaynes and Masters of the voyages made since for transporation; of the Gouernour and a.s.sistants of those alredie transported, as of many persons, accidets, and thinges els, I haue ready in a discourse by it selfe in maner of a Chronicle according to the course of times, and when time shall bee thought conuenient shall be also published.

This referring my relation to your fauourable constructions, expecting good successe of the action, from him which is to be acknowledged the authour and gouernour not only of this but of all things els, I take my leaue of you, this moneth of Februarii, 1588.

F I N I S.