Twee Scheeps-togten van Kapiteyn Johan Smith, beyde gedaan na Nieuw-Engeland. De eerste in het jaar 1614....

1614. Fertile fields.

were specifically the Mattahunts, two beautiful islands of crops, gardens, and cornfields one mile at sea from the flowing stream. After that Totant, Massachuset, Topent, Secaffaw, Totheet, Nasnocomacack, Accomack, Chawum, Patuxet, Massasoyts, Pakanokick; then Cape Cod, next to which is Pawmet and the island Nawset, the origin and language of those of Chawum; the others are named the Massachusets, being of a different nature, language, and customs: because of their trade and Diversity of their dwellings. commerce, and according to their dwellings, they have different towns and peoples. According to their own words, they count more than 20 different settlements and watercourses that are situated far inland, from where they obtain their beavers and otters.

Situation of the islands.

From Pennobscot to Sagadahock, the seaside is entirely mountainous, and the islands consist of heavy stone cliffs, but are entirely overgrown with wood, suitable for building houses, ships, and barks small sailing vessels; as well as a large multitude of birds, fish, and all kinds of fruits suitable and useful for the maintenance of human life.

Where the most bays are.

Between Sagadahock and Sawocatuck there are hardly two or three small bays to land in; but between these and Cape Cod there are very many; in particular, the seashore of Massachuset is so filled with high and sandy banks, and mainly there are very long and Various kinds of stones. broad places of all kinds of large stones, so wonderfully distinguished from one another by continuous veins, just like marble, which are very suitable for house construction. There is also a kind of stone like slate to cover the roofs of houses with, as well as smooth stones to make smelting furnaces, suitable for melting iron and glass: though most of these beaches correspond to those of Devonshire. I am also of