SEAGULL

God save my honourable Colonel. Come boys, Ʋ irginia longs till we share the rest of her Maidenhead, A whole Country of English is there man, bred of those that were left there in 79. They have married with the Indians, and make them bring forth as beautiful faces as any we have in England: and therefore the Indians are so in love with them, that all the treasure they have, they lay at their feet. I tell thee, Gold is more plentiful there then Cop per is with us: and for as much red Copper as I can bring, I'll have thrice the weight in Gold. Why man all their drip ping Pans and their Chamber pots are pure Gold; and all the Chains, with which they chain up their streets, are massy Gold; all the Prisoners they take, are fettered in Gold: and for Rubies and Diamonds, they go forth on holidays and gather them by the Seashore, to hang on their children's Coats, and stick in their Caps, as common lie as our children wear Saffron gilded Brooches, and groats with hoales in them. As ever the Sun shinde on: temperate and full of all sorts of excellent viands; wild Boar is as common there, as our tamest Bacon is here: Venison, as Mutton. And then you shall live freely there, without Sergeants, or Courtiers, or Lawyers, or Intelligencers. Then for your means to advancement, there, it is simple, and not preposte rously mixed: You may be and Alderman there, and never be Scavinger; you may be any other officer, and never be a Slave. You may come to preferment enough, and never be a Some six weeks sail, no more, with any indifferent good wind: And If I get to any partly of the coast of Affri Can, I'll sail thither with any wind. Or when I come to Cape Finister, ther's a foreright wind continual wasts us till we come at Virginia. See, our Collonell's come. Whatsoever she be; here's to her health Noble Colo nell, both with Cap and Knee. I pledge his most smooth disposition sir: come master Security, bend your supporters, and pledge this notorious health here. Not so, M. Security, he must not pledge his own health. It has sweet Franck, and the round closes with thee. Whats that good Colonel? Rarely conceited; one health more to this motion, & aboard to perform it. He that will not this night be drunk, may he never be Sober. They compass in Wynnifrid, dance the drunken round, and drink carouses. No by my troth Knight, not I. but me thinks we have been a horrible while upon the water, and in the water. Not a penny by heaven. Faith I cannot tell that; my brains, nor mine eyes are not mine own, yet. Pray you, do you beg on them the ̄ , you can speak French. Death, Colonel, I knew you were over shot. Let her go, let her go: let us go to our ship at Black wall and shift us. Well said Frank faith. Oh my nimble-spirited Quicksilver, Foregod, would thou hadst been our Colonel. Do good Frank I beseech thee. Come Drawer, pierce your neatest Hogsheads, & lets have cheer, not fit for your Billingsgate Tavern; but for our Ʋ irginian Colonel; he will be here instantly.