ter　we　have　on　record。　　It　reeks　with　unction。　　Why　Rolfe　did　not　speak　to　Dale；　whom　he　saw　every　day；　instead　of　inflicting　upon　him　this　painful　document；　in　which　the　flutterings　of　a　too　susceptible　widower's　heart　are　hidden　under　a　great　resolve　of　self…sacrifice；　is　not　plain。
  The　letter　protests　in　a　tedious　preamble　that　the　writer　is　moved　entirely　by　the　Spirit　of　God；　and　continues：
  〃Let　therefore　this　my　well　advised　protestation；　which　here　I　make　between　God　and　my　own　conscience；　be　a　sufficient　witness；　at　the　dreadful　day　of　judgment　（when　the　secrets　of　all　men's　hearts　shall　be　opened）　to　condemne　me　herein；　if　my　chiefest　interest　and　purpose　be　not　to　strive　with　all　my　power　of　body　and　mind；　in　the　undertaking　of　so　weighty　a　matter；　no　way　led　（so　far　forth　as　man's　weakness　may　permit）　with　the　unbridled　desire　of　carnall　affection；　but　for　the　good　of　this　plantation；　for　the　honour　of　our　countrie；　for　the　glory　of　God；　for　my　owne　salvation；　and　for　the　converting　to　the　true　knowledge　of　God　and　Jesus　Christ；　an　unbelieving　creature；　namely　Pokahuntas。　　To　whom　my　heartie　and　best　thoughts　are；　and　have　a　long　time　bin　so　entangled；　and　inthralled　in　so　intricate　a　laborinth；　that　I　was　even　awearied　to　unwinde　myself　thereout。〃
  Master　Rolfe　goes　on　to　describe　the　mighty　war　in　his　meditations　on　this　subject；　in　which　he　had　set　before　his　eyes　the　frailty　of　mankind　and　his　proneness　to　evil　and　wicked　thoughts。　　He　is　aware　of　God's　displeasure　against　the　sons　of　Levi　and　Israel　for　marrying　strange　wives；　and　this　has　caused　him　to　look　about　warily　and　with　good　circumspection　〃into　the　grounds　and　principall　agitations　which　should　thus　provoke　me　to　be　in　love　with　one；　whose　education　hath　bin　rude；　her　manners　barbarous；　her　generation　accursed；　and　so　discrepant　in　all　nurtriture　from　myselfe；　that　oftentimes　with　feare　and　trembling；　I　have　ended　my　private　controversie　with　this：　surely　these　are　wicked　instigations；　fetched　by　him　who　seeketh　and　delighteth　in　man's　distruction；　and　so　with　fervent　prayers　to　be　ever　preserved　from　such　diabolical　assaults　（as　I　looke　those　to　be）　I　have　taken　some　rest。〃
  The　good　man　was　desperately　in　love　and　wanted　to　marry　the　Indian；　and　consequently　he　got　no　peace；　and　still　being　tormented　with　her　image；　whether　she　was　absent　or　present；　he　set　out　to　produce　an　ingenious　reason　（to　show　the　world）　for　marrying　her。　　He　continues：
  〃Thus　when　I　thought　I　had　obtained　my　peace　and　quietnesse；　beholde　another；　but　more　gracious　tentation　hath　made　breaches　into　my　holiest　and　strongest　meditations；　with　which　I　have　been　put　to　a　new　triall；　in　a　straighter　manner　than　the　former；　for　besides　the　weary　passions　and　sufferings　which　I　have　dailey；　hourely；　yea　and　in　my　sleepe　indured；　even　awaking　me　to　astonishment；　taxing　me　with　remissnesse；　and　carelessnesse；　refusing　and　neglecting　to　perform　the　duteie　of　a　good　Christian；　pulling　me　by　the　eare；　and　crying：　Why　dost　thou　not　indeavor　to　make　her　a　Christian？　　And　these　have　happened　to　my　greater　wonder；　even　when　she　hath　been　furthest　seperated　from　me；　which　in　common　reason　（were　it　not　an　undoubted　work　of　God）　might　breede　forgetfulnesse　of　a　far　more　worthie　creature。〃
  He　accurately　describes　the　symptoms　and　appears　to　understand　the　remedy；　but　he　is　after　a　large…sized　motive：
  〃Besides；　I　say　the　holy　Spirit　of　God　hath　often　demanded　of　me；　why　I　was　created？　　If　not　for　transitory　pleasures　and　worldly　vanities；　but　to　labour　in　the　Lord's　vineyard；　there　to　sow　and　plant；　to　nourish　and　increase　the　fruites　thereof；　daily　adding　with　the　good　husband　in　the　gospell；　somewhat　to　the　tallent；　that　in　the　ends　the　fruites　may　be　reaped；　to　the　comfort　of　the　labourer　in　this　life；　and　his　salvation　in　the　world　to　come。。。。　Likewise；　adding　hereunto　her　great　appearance　of　love　to　me；　her　desire　to　be　taught　and　instructed　in　the　knowledge　of　God；　her　capablenesse　of　understanding；　her　aptness　and　willingness　to　receive　anie　good　impression；　and　also　the　spirituall；　besides　her　owne　incitements　stirring　me　up　hereunto。；'
  The　〃incitements〃　gave　him　courage；　so　that　he　exclaims：　〃Shall　I　be　of　so　untoward　a　disposition；　as　to　refuse　to　lead　the　blind　into　the　right　way？　　Shall　I　be　so　unnatural；　as　not　to　give　bread　to　the　hungrie；　or　uncharitable；　as　not　to　cover　the　naked？〃
  It　wasn't　to　be　thought　of；　such　wickedness；　and　so　Master　Rolfe　screwed　up　his　courage　to　marry　the　glorious　Princess；　from　whom　thousands　of　people　were　afterwards　so　anxious　to　be　descended。　　But　he　made　the　sacrifice　for　the　glory　of　the　country；　the　benefit　of　the　plantation；　and　the　conversion　of　the　unregenerate；　and　other　and　lower　motive　he　vigorously　repels：　〃Now；　if　the　vulgar　sort；　who　square　all　men's　actions　by　the　base　rule　of　their　own　filthinesse；　shall　tax　or　taunt　mee　in　this　my　godly　labour：　let　them　know　it　is　not　hungry　appetite；　to　gorge　myselfe　with　incontinency；　sure　（if　I　would　and　were　so　sensually　inclined）　I　might　satisfy　such　desire；　though　not　wiihout　a　seared　conscience；　yet　with　Christians　more　pleasing　to　the　eie；　and　less　fearefull　in　the　offense　unlawfully　committed。　　Nor　am　I　in　so　desperate　an　estate；　that　I　regard　not　what　becometh　of　me；　nor　am　I　out　of　hope　but　one　day　to　see　my　country；　nor　so　void　of　friends；　nor　mean　in　birth；　but　there　to　obtain　a　mach　to　my　great　con'tent。。。。　　But　shall　it　please　God　thus　to　dispose　of　me　（which　I　earnestly　desire　to　fulfill　my　ends　before　set　down）　I　will　heartily　accept　of　it　as　a　godly　taxe　appointed　me；　and　I　will　never　cease　（God　assisting　me）　untill　I　have　accomplished；　and　brought　to　perfection　so　holy　a　worke；　in　which　I　will　daily　pray　God　to　bless　me；　to　mine　and　her　eternal　happiness。〃
  It　is　to　be　hoped　that　if　sanctimonious　John　wrote　any　love…letters　to　Amonata　they　had　less　cant　in　them　than　this。　　But　it　was　pleasing　to　Sir　Thomas　Dale；　who　was　a　man　to　appreciate　the　high　motives　of　Mr。　Rolfe。　　In　a　letter　which　he　despatched　from　Jamestown；　June　18；　1614；　to　a　reverend　friend　in　London；　he　describes　the　expedition　when　Pocahontas　was　carried　up　the　river；　and　adds　the　information　that　when　she　went　on　shore；　〃she　would　not　talk　to　any　of　them；　scarcely　to　them　of　the　best　sort；　and　to　them　only；　that　if　her　father　had　loved　her；　he　would　not　value　her　less　than　old　swords；　pieces；　or　axes；　wherefore　she　would　still　dwell　with　the　Englishmen　who　loved　her。〃
  〃Powhatan's　daughter　＇the　letter　continues＇　I　caused　to　be　carefully　instructed　in　Christian　Religion；　who　after　she　had　made　some　good　progress　therein；　renounced　publically　her　countrey　idolatry；　openly　confessed　her　Christian　faith；　was；　as　she　desired；　baptized；　and　is　since　married　to　an　English　Gentleman　of　good　understanding　（as　by　his　letter　unto　me；　containing　the　reasons　for　his　marriage　of　her　you　may　perceive）；　an　other　knot　to　bind　this　peace　the　stronger。　Her　father　and　friends　gave　approbation　to　it；　and　her　uncle　gave　her　to　him　in　the　church；　she　lives　civilly　and　lovingly　with　him；　and　I　trust　will　increase　in　goodness；　as　the　knowledge　of　God　increaseth　in　her。　　She　will　goe　into　England　with　me；　and　were　it　but　the　gayning　of　this　one　soule；　I　will　think　my　time；　toile；　and　present　stay　well　spent。〃
  Hamor　also　appends　to　his　narration　a　short　letter；　of　the　same　date　with　the　above；　from　the　minister　Alexander　Whittaker；　the　genuineness　of　which　is　questioned。　　In　speaking　of　the　good　deeds　of　Sir　Thomas　Dale　it　says：　〃But　that　which　is　best；　one　Pocahuntas　or　Matoa；　the　daughter　of　Powhatan；　is　married　to　an　honest　and　discreet　English　GentlemanMaster　Rolfe；　and　that　after　she　had　openly　renounced　her　countrey　Idolatry；　and　confessed　the　faith　of　Jesus　Christ；　and　was　baptized；　which　thing　Sir　Thomas　Dale　had　laboured　a　long　time　to　ground　her　in。〃　　If；　as　this　proclaims；　she　was　married　after　her　conversion；　then　Rolfe's　tender　conscience　must　have　given　him　another　twist　for　wedding　her；　when　the　reason　for　marrying　her　（her　conversion）　had　ceased　with　her　baptism。　　His　marriage；　according　to　this；　was　a　pure　work　of　supererogation。　　It　took　place　about　the　5th　of　April；　1614。　　It　is　not　known　who　performed　the　ceremony。
  How　Pocahontas　passed　her　time　in　Jamestown　during　the　period　of　her　detention；　we　are　not　told。　　Conjectures　are　made　that　she　was　an　inmate　of　the　house　of　Sir　Thomas　Dale；　or　of　that　of　the　Rev。　Mr。　Whittaker；　both　of　whom　labored　zealously　to　enlighten　her　mind　on　religious　subjects。　　She　must　also　have　been　learning　English　and　civilized　ways；　for　it　is　sure　that　she　spoke　our　language　very　well　when　she　went　to　London。　　Mr。　John　Rolfe　was　also　laboring　for　her　conversion；　and　we　may　suppose　that　with　all　these　ministrations；　mingled　with　her　love　of　Mr。　Rolfe；　which　that　ingenious　widower　had　discovered；　and　her　desire　to　convert　him　into　a　husband；　she　was　not　an　unwilling　captive。　　Whatever　may　have　been　her　barbarous　instincts；　we　have　the　testimony　of　Governor　Dale　that　she　lived　〃civilly　and　lovingly〃　with　her　husband。
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  STORY　OF　POCAHONTAS；　CONTINUED
  Sir　Thomas　Dale　was　on　the　whole　the　most　efficient　and　discreet　Governor　the　colony　had　had。　　One　element　of　his　s