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[223] place for their plantation,1 at the mouth or entry of the river on the west side,—for the river bendeth itself towards the nora — east, and by east,—being almost an island, of a good bigness, being in a province called by the Indians Sabino, so called of a sagamo, or chief commander, under the grand Bassaba.2 As they were ashore, three canoes full of Indians came to them, but would not come near, but rowed away up the river. They all went ashore where they had made choice of their plantation, and where they had a sermon delivered unto them by their preacher; and, after the sermon, the president's commission was read, with the laws to be observed and kept. George Popham, gent.,3 was nominated president. Captain Raleigh Gilbert, James Davies, Richard Lymer, preacher, Captain Richard Davies, Captain Harlow, the same who brought away the savages at this time showed in London, from the river of Canada, were all sworn assistants; and so they returned back again. Aug. 20. All went to shore again, and there began to intrench and make a fort, and to build a storehouse. . . . You may please to understand how, whilst this business was thus followed here, soon after their first arrival, that [they] had despatched away Captain Robert Davies, in the ‘Mary and John,’ to advertise of their safe arrival and forwardness of their plantation within this River of Sachadehoc, with letters to the lord chief
1 This place was at one time supposed to have been what is now called Parker's Island; but is now thought to have been Cape Small Point on the main land, near the site of the present Fort Popham.
2 Higher chief.
3 Gentleman.
Boston, 1877. Lee and Shephard.
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