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In 1625 his plantation had seventeen servants including two boys, and Daniel Poole, "a french man" with his wife and "a yong child of theires." Poole was defined as a "hired" man. Besides his own people, another twenty-two lived "in the Treasurors Plant." In this number were two women and several Italians. His was, perhaps, one of the best equipped plantations in Virginia.
Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy at the Whitefryers as ever I heard: how say you Captain? Suc. I, and the Musicks like theires: come, Sirra, whoes your Poett? Crac. Some mad wag, I warrant him: is this a new song? Mus. Tis the first edition, sir: none else but we had ever coppie of it. Suc. But you wilbe intreated to let a gent have it? Mus.
And for this is the first contree that is discordant in feythe and in beleeve, and variethe from our feythe, on this half the see, therefore I have sett it here, that zee may knowe the dyversitee that is betwene our feythe and theires. For many men han gret lykynge to here speke of straunge thinges of dyverse contreyes.
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