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Governor
Edward-Maria Wingfield's Report, 1607
Decem.--The
10th of December, Mr Smyth went vp the ryuer of the Chechohomynies
to trade for corne. He was desirous to see the heade of that riuer;
and, when it was not passible wth the shallop, he hired a cannow
and an Indian to carry him up further. The river the higher grew
worse and worse. Then hee went on shoare wth his guide, and left
Robinson & Emmery, twoe of our Men, in the cannow; wch were
presently slayne by the Indians, Pamaonke's men, and hee himself
taken prysoner, and, by the means of his guide, his lief was saved;
and Pamaonché, haueing him prisoner, carryed him to his
neybors wyroances to see if any of them knew him for one of those
wch had bene, some twoe or three yeeres before vs, in a river
amongst them Northward, and taken awaie some Indians from them
by force. At last he brought him to the great Powaton (of whome
before wee had no knowledg), who sent him home to our towne the
viijth [seventh] of January.
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