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John Smith writ this with his owne hand.
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General Historie of 1624 he adopts, for the account of his career in Virginia, the narratives in the Oxford tract of 1612, which he had supervised. We have seen how he interpolated the wonderful story of his rescue by the Indian child. Some of his other insertions of her name, to bring all the narrative up to that level, are curious. The following passages from the
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Oxford Tract contain in italics the words inserted when they were transferred to the
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General Historie
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So revived their dead spirits (especially the love of Pocahuntas) as all anxious fears were abandoned.
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Part always they brought him as presents from their king, or Pocahuntas.
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But presently Pocahuntas came, wishing him to kill her if any hurt were intended, and the beholders, which were women and children, satisfied the Captain there was no such matter.
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He did assure himself some mischief was intended. Pocahontas hid him for a time, and sent them who pursued him the clean contrary way to seek him; but by her means and extraordinary bribes and much trouble in three days' travel, at length he found us in the middest of these turmoyles.
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is not in the first narration in the Oxford Tract, but is inserted in the narrative in the
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General Historie.
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But our barge being left by the ebb, caused us to staie till the midnight tide carried us safe aboord, having spent that half night with such mirth as though we never had suspected or intended anything, we left the Dutchmen to build, Brinton to kill foule for Powhatan (as by his messengers he importunately desired), and left directions with our men to give Powhatan all the content they could, that we might enjoy his company on our return from Pamaunke.
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Oxford Tract.