Alexander Whitaker’s Good Newes from Virginia was printed in 1613.
Rich, one of the Company, calledNewes from Virginia, which was printed in London in 1610.
John Frampton translated and published, under the title of Joyfull Newes out of the New founde Worlde, a book of the Seville Physician, Nicholas de Monardes.
It is sometimes quoted (by Purchas for instance) by the running head-line Newes from Virginia.
It is entitled Newes of Sir Walter Rawleigh, and gives the orders he issued to the commanders of his fleet, and some account of the incidents of the expedition.
He ask'd the way to Chester: And of him I did demand what Newes from Shrewsbury: He told me, that Rebellion had ill lucke, And that yong Harry Percies Spurre was cold.
And wherefore should these good newes Make me sicke?
The Postes come tyring on, And not a man of them brings other newes Then they haue learn'd of Me.
If it please your Worshippe, there's one Pistoll come from the Court with newes Fal.
Noble Earle, I bring you certaine newesfrom Shrewsbury Nor.
Goe Captaine, and deliuer to the Armie This newes of Peace: let them haue pay, and part: I know, it will well please them.
A Gentleman well bred, and of good name, That freely render'd me these newes for true Nor.
The first newes of Christs birth was brought but to a company of silly shepheards, from them to a poore city, Bethleem, from thence to Jerusalem, and soe by calculacion it was neere two yeares before it came to the Kings eare.
This day we had newes that my Lady Pen is landed and coming hither, so that I hope the family will be in better order and more neate than it hath been.
Thence after hearing the great newes of so many Dutchmen being brought in to Portsmouth and elsewhere, which it is expected will either put them upon present revenge or despair, I with Sir W.
We go now on with great vigour in preparing against the Dutch, who, they say, will now fall upon us without doubt upon this high newes come of our beating them so, wholly in Guinny.
All the newes this day is, that the Dutch are, with twenty-two sayle of ships of warr, crewsing up and down about Ostend; at which we are alarmed.
All the newes now is what will become of the Dutch business, whether warr or peace.
I expected to find my house in the morning overflowed with the rain breaking in, and that much hurt must needs have been done in the city with this lightning; but I find not one drop of rain in my house, nor any newes of hurt done.
I to the 'Change and there staid long doing business, and this day for certain newes is come that Teddiman hath brought in eighteen or twenty Dutchmen, merchants, their Bourdeaux fleete, and two men of wary to Portsmouth.
It is to get, now and then, some newes of me, which I shall, as I see cause, give him.
Fresh newes come of our beating the Dutch at Guinny quite out of all their castles almost, which will make them quite mad here at home sure.
I, madame, and conferre such newes from him-- Coun.
Good Mounsier Charles: what's the new newesat the new Court?
Then newes unto leeve[937] London came In all the speede that ever might bee, And word is brought to our royall queene Of the rysing in the North countrie.
You should give me a Constant Accompt (as m^r Lodge was wont to doe) of all Newes that happens in your Parts.
This newes such pleasure in his soule had bred, As hath the thiefe that heares his iudgement read.
Printed from the holograph original in the British Museum I gaue your letter a double welcome, both because it came from you and contained newes of that strange nature ; although that wch I craued, you haue deserved till another time.
It is noticeable that among the books owned by Elder Brewster at his death was a copy of Whitaker's Good Newes from Virginia, published in 1613.
His Good Newes is an earnest plea for the support of the colony for religious reasons.
Whitaker's Good Newes from Virginia is no doubt intended by the entry in the inventory of Brewster's goods, "Newes from Virginia.
In Whitaker's Good Newes of Virginia, 1613, there is no praise of Sir Thomas Dale.
It seemyth that with your absence forgetfulness is joynid consydering that at your departure you promised me to send me newesfrom you.
In the English we read 'at your departure you promised to send me newes from you.
I will saye no more vnto you, but that I pray God send me good newes of your voyage.
But it greevith me, that it shuld lett me from wryting unto you ofnewes of myself --long the same-- so much I have to write.
For which good newes the chiefe of the company bestow their beneuolence vpon them.
Thus still doubting where we were, the bote went on land againe, and brought newes that wee were short 80 miles of the place, whereas we thought wee had beene ouershot by east fiftie miles.
Would I could finde a fine Frog; he would tell me Newes from all parts o'th world, then would I make A Carecke of a Cockle shell, and sayle By east and North East to the King of Pigmes, For he tels fortunes rarely.
We have newes of Sir Jeremy Smith's being very well with his fleete at Cales.
He tells me that my Lord Sandwich do proceed on his journey with the greatest kindnesse that can be imagined from the King and Chancellor, which was joyfull newes to me.
Ill newes this night that the plague is encreased this week, and in many places else about the towne, and at Chatham and elsewhere.
Anthonio you are welcome, And I haue better newes in store for you Then you expect: vnseale this letter soone, There you shall finde three of your Argosies Are richly come to harbour sodainlie.
In Februarie next insuing, one night after midnight the like woonder was séene, and shortlie after newes came that the king was taken in Almaigne.
The newes of the taking of king Richard was anon bruted and blowne ouer all Germanie, wherevpon the emperour Henrie the sixt, the sonne of Frederike the first, [Sidenote: 1193.
The said abbats attended him to the emperours court, and remained there with him till the emperour and he were accorded, in manner as after shall be shewed: and then after Easter they returned with the newes into England.
The newes of whose imprisonment was anon bruted through the realme, wherewith the Nobles fretted, and the commons curssed: finallie all men detested such tyrannie in the chancellour.
Newes is come to-day of our Sounde fleete being come, but I do not know what Sir W.
Downing, to whom I brought the happy newes of my having contracted, as we did this day with Sir W.
I will say no more unto you, but that I pray God send me goode newes of your voyage.
As to me, howbeit I heir no farthernewes from yow.
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