Encovragements, for such as shall have intention to bee vnder-takers in the new plantation of Cape Briton, now New Galloway in America

This rare seventeenth‑century tract opens with a sweeping appeal to “gentle readers” to join the new plantation of Cape Briton—renamed New Galloway—in the New World. Drawing on Biblical creation myths, the author portrays colonisation as a timeless, divinely‑approved duty, urging nobles, knights and aspiring adventurers to follow the footsteps of celebrated explorers such as Columbus, Drake and Raleigh. The rhetorical flourish of the period is evident as he lists the great monarchs, heroes and distant lands that have already paved the way for new settlements.

Beyond its grand rhetoric, the work offers a glimpse of the practical motivations behind early English expansion: royal patents, promises of land and the hope of extending both wealth and security. Listeners will experience the ornate, archaic language that once rallied investors and settlers, hearing a persuasive voice that captures the optimism and ambition of an age eager to plant fresh roots across a distant continent.