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A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia by Thomas Hariot
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and are nowe lost. with other thinges by causualtie before mentioned.

'Dyes of diuers kindes.'

There is Shoemake well knowen, and vsed in England for blacke; the seede
of an hearbe called Wasewowr; little small rootes called Chappacor; and
the barke of the tree called by the inhabitaunts Tangomockonomindge:
which Dies are for diuers sortes of red: their goodnesse for our English
clothes remayne yet to be proued. The inhabitants vse them onely for the
dying of hayre; and colouring of their faces, aud Mantles made of Deare
skinnes; and also for the dying of Rushes to make artificiall workes
withall in their Mattes and Baskettes; hauing no other thing besides
that they account of, apt to vse them for. If they will not proue
merchantable there is no doubt but the Planters there shall finde apte
vses for them, as also for other colours which wee knowe to be there.

'Oade.'

A thing of so great vent and vse amongst English Diers, which cannot bee
yeelded sufficiently in our owne countrey for spare of ground; may bee
planted in Virginia, there being ground enough. The grouth therof need
not to be doubted when as in the Ilandes of the Asores it groweth
plentifully, which is in thesame climate. So likewise of Madder.

'Suger canes.'

Whe carried thither Suger canes to plant which beeing not so well
preserued as was requisit, & besides the time of the yere being past for
their setting when we arriued, wee could not make that proofe of
them as wee desired. Notwithstading, seeing that they grow in the same
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