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FATHER WHITE'S NARRATIVE. 69
been in the possession of their families for generations, but they sought for
more extensive possessions in the New World. There they hoped to plant
their name and their posterity forever.
The time first intended for the embarkation was as early as the month of
September, 1633 ; but it was delayed for two months. It has been suggested
that the delay was for the purpose of arriving at the place of their destination at a more favorable season of the year, at the opening of the spring,
rather than in the autumn or winter. It is certain that they made no haste
to leave the mild climate of the tropics, for which they immediately steered
on leaving England.
We have a narrative of the voyage from the pen of Eather White, in his
official report to his religious superiors at Eome ; and from which we append
a full extract, as one of the most precious and interesting records of the early
days of the Maryland colony.1
This volume, with the Relation of Maryland, contains a brief account of
the first settlement, in the points upon which they touch and agree almost
-entirely with Father White's narrative, which is as follows:
NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE TO MARYLAND.
Written towa/rds the end of April, 1634, to tJie Very Rev.. Fatlier, General Mutius Vitellesetis.
On the Twenty Second of the month of November, in the year 1633, being St.
'Cecilia's day, we set sail from Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, with a gentle east wind blowing. And, after committing the principal parts of the ship to the protection of God
'especially, and of His most Holy Mother, and St. Ignatius, and all the guardian angels
.of Maryland, we sailed on a little way between the two shores, and the wind failing us,
we stopped opposite Yarmouth Castle, which is near the southern end of the same
Island (Isle of Wight). Here we were received with a cheerful salute of artillery. Yet
we were not without apprehension; for the sailors were murmuring among themselves,
saying that they were expecting a messenger with letters from London, and from this it
.seemed as if they were even contriving to delay us. But God brought their plans to
â– confusion. For that very night, a favorable but strong wind, arose; and a French
cutter, which had put into the same harbor with us, being forced to set sail, came near
running into our pinnace. The latter, therefore, to avoid being run clown, having cut
away and lost an anchor, set sail without delay; and since it was dangerous to drift
about in that place, made haste to get farther out to sea. And so that we might not lose
sight of our pinnace, we determined to follow. Thus the designs of the sailors, who
were plotting against us, were frustrated. This happened on the 23d of November,
1 About the year 1832, the Rev. William February, 1874. There are also two curious
McSherry, S. J., of Baltimore, discovered in and rare little volumes, each entitled A Relation
the archives of the "Domus Professa" of the of Maryland, one of which was published in
Jesuits' society in Rome, the original MSS. of 1634, and the other in 1635. The former was
" Relatio Itineris in Marylandiam ; Declaratio edited by Colonel Brantz Mayer, of Baltimore,
Colonim Domini Baronis de Baltimoro ; Ex- and republished in 1865 as No. 1 of Shea's
cerpta ex Diversis Litteris Missionariorum. Ab Early Southern Tracts. The latter was edited
Anno 1635 ad Annum W38," which was ably by Francis L. Hawks, D.D., LL.D., and repub-
edited by the Rev. E. A. Dalrymple, and pub- lished with Map of the Com/try in the same
lished by the Maryland Historical Society in year by Joseph Sabin, of New York.
| Title | History of Maryland - 1 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000094 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | FATHER WHITE'S NARRATIVE. 69 been in the possession of their families for generations, but they sought for more extensive possessions in the New World. There they hoped to plant their name and their posterity forever. The time first intended for the embarkation was as early as the month of September, 1633 ; but it was delayed for two months. It has been suggested that the delay was for the purpose of arriving at the place of their destination at a more favorable season of the year, at the opening of the spring, rather than in the autumn or winter. It is certain that they made no haste to leave the mild climate of the tropics, for which they immediately steered on leaving England. We have a narrative of the voyage from the pen of Eather White, in his official report to his religious superiors at Eome ; and from which we append a full extract, as one of the most precious and interesting records of the early days of the Maryland colony.1 This volume, with the Relation of Maryland, contains a brief account of the first settlement, in the points upon which they touch and agree almost -entirely with Father White's narrative, which is as follows: NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE TO MARYLAND. Written towa/rds the end of April, 1634, to tJie Very Rev.. Fatlier, General Mutius Vitellesetis. On the Twenty Second of the month of November, in the year 1633, being St. 'Cecilia's day, we set sail from Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, with a gentle east wind blowing. And, after committing the principal parts of the ship to the protection of God 'especially, and of His most Holy Mother, and St. Ignatius, and all the guardian angels .of Maryland, we sailed on a little way between the two shores, and the wind failing us, we stopped opposite Yarmouth Castle, which is near the southern end of the same Island (Isle of Wight). Here we were received with a cheerful salute of artillery. Yet we were not without apprehension; for the sailors were murmuring among themselves, saying that they were expecting a messenger with letters from London, and from this it .seemed as if they were even contriving to delay us. But God brought their plans to â– confusion. For that very night, a favorable but strong wind, arose; and a French cutter, which had put into the same harbor with us, being forced to set sail, came near running into our pinnace. The latter, therefore, to avoid being run clown, having cut away and lost an anchor, set sail without delay; and since it was dangerous to drift about in that place, made haste to get farther out to sea. And so that we might not lose sight of our pinnace, we determined to follow. Thus the designs of the sailors, who were plotting against us, were frustrated. This happened on the 23d of November, 1 About the year 1832, the Rev. William February, 1874. There are also two curious McSherry, S. J., of Baltimore, discovered in and rare little volumes, each entitled A Relation the archives of the "Domus Professa" of the of Maryland, one of which was published in Jesuits' society in Rome, the original MSS. of 1634, and the other in 1635. The former was " Relatio Itineris in Marylandiam ; Declaratio edited by Colonel Brantz Mayer, of Baltimore, Colonim Domini Baronis de Baltimoro ; Ex- and republished in 1865 as No. 1 of Shea's cerpta ex Diversis Litteris Missionariorum. Ab Early Southern Tracts. The latter was edited Anno 1635 ad Annum W38," which was ably by Francis L. Hawks, D.D., LL.D., and repub- edited by the Rev. E. A. Dalrymple, and pub- lished with Map of the Com/try in the same lished by the Maryland Historical Society in year by Joseph Sabin, of New York. |
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