Abenaki couple

Martin Pring (1580-1646) was an English explorer from Bristol, England. In 1603, under patronage of the mayor, alderman and merchants of Bristol, Pring sailed to discover the northern parts of the territory known as Virginia in America. His flagship, the Speedwell, of 60 tons and 30 men (a vessel of the same name and size was one of the ships boarded by the Pilgrims 17 years later for their 1620 trip to America), was escorted by a bark, the Explorer, of 26 tons and 13 men. He would write of his adventure. Image File history File links Abenaki couple File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... // Events The Westminster Confession of Faith Ongoing events Wars of the Three Kingdoms, including the English Civil War (1642-1649) Births February 4 - Hans Erasmus Aßmann, Freiherr von Abschatz, German statesman and poet (d. ... This article is about the English city of Bristol. ... King James I of England/VII of Scotland, the first monarch to rule the Kingdoms of England and Scotland at the same time Events March - Samuel de Champlain, French explorer, sails to Canada March 24 - Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James I of... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to present) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York, New York Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal republic... A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ... The Speedwell was a 60 ton ship, the smaller of the two ships (along with Mayflower) intended to carry the Pilgrim Fathers to America. ...

The two boats first made landfall at the entrance of Penobscot Bay in what is now the state of Maine. Heading west, they visited the mouths of the Saco River, Kennebunk River and York River, all of which Pring found "to pierce not far into the land." In June, they arrived at the Piscataqua River, a tidal estuary called by Pring the westernmost and best river. Pring would explore 10-12 miles into the interior by means of the Piscataqua, the center of which now forms part of the border between Maine and New Hampshire. He and his crew are the first known Europeans to do so. Penobscot Bay originates from the delta of Maines Penobscot River. ... Official language(s) None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 39th 86,542 km² 305 km 515 km 13. ... Categories: US geography stubs | Maine rivers ... Categories: US geography stubs | Maine rivers ... The Piscataqua River seen from downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire The Piscataqua River, in the northeastern United States, is a 12 mi (19 km) long tidal estuary formed by the confluence of the Salmon Falls and Cocheco rivers. ... An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea and within which sea water mixes with fresh water. ... This article is about the continent. ...

Anchoring the Speedwell at the lower harbor, Pring boarded the smaller Explorer and, aided by oarsmen, ascended the Piscataqua. They sounded its depth, which they found impressive, and explored its banks. Pring admired the area's "goodly groves and woods." They encountered none of the native Abenaki, although they found evidence of campfires. At that time of year, the inhabitants would probably have been upriver at the Piscataqua's tributaries, where fish and game were plentiful around the falls. Abenaki couple The Abenaki (also Wabanaki), meaning people of the dawn, are a tribe of Native Americans/First Nations belonging to the Algonquian peoples of northeasternNorth America. ... A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ...

Sassafras

The Explorer sailed into Great Bay, where the crew sought the sassafras (or "ague tree"), then considered an elixir of life with great medicinal value. Finding none, they returned to meet the Speedwell, together continuing down the coast. Species Sassafras albidum Sassafras tzumu Sassafras is a genus of two species of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae, native to eastern North America and eastern Asia. ... Ague is an archaic term for fever. ...

The expedition then spent two months ashore at the mouth of the Pamet River on Cape Cod in what is now Truro, Massachusetts. There the explorers erected a small stockade below Cornhill, which would be noted by the Pilgrims on their subsequent journey to the new world. Subsisting on a variety of fish and game, Captain Pring's men harvested sassafras trees for export to England. The ships left for England near the end of July. Cape Cod and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastline Cape Cod and Cape Cod Bay from space, April 1997. ... Cornhill is one of the principal streets of the City of London, the historic nucleus of modern London. ... Pilgrims Going to Church by George Henry Boughton (1867) The Pilgrims were a group of English religious separatists who sailed from Europe to North America in the early 17th century, in search of a home where they could freely practice their style of religion. ...

Pring lived to be 46 years old, embarking on future expeditions to Guiana, the East Indies, and again to the coast of Maine.

References

• Charles W. Brewster, Rambles About Portsmouth (1873)
• Martin Pring, The Voyage of Martin Pring, 1603 (1906)
• Richard F. Whalen, Truro: The Story of a Cape Cod Town (2002)