THE PLANS OF THE LONDON COMPANY
Then it was that Nathaniel declared he also would go on the voyage
to Virginia, whether it pleased Captain Smith or no, and I, who
should have set my face against his running away from home, spoke
no word to oppose him, because it would please me to have him as
comrade.
After this I went more than once to the house where Captain Smith
lodged, and learned very much concerning what it was proposed to
do toward building a town in the new world.
Both Nathaniel and I had believed it was the king who counted to
send all these people overseas; but I learned from my new master
that a company of London merchants was in charge of the enterprise,
these merchants believing much profit might come to them in the
way of getting gold.
The whole business was to be under the control of Captain Bartholomew
Gosnold, who, it was said, had already made one voyage to the new
world, and had brought back word that it was a goodly place in which
to settle and to build up towns.
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