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 assistants of those alredie transported, as of many
persons, accidents, 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.
Thus 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.