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Pring 13 ~ Sassafras Harvest

Things go quickly awry when Pring’s men exhaust the local supply of sassafras…

Posted byMarek3 December, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, encounter & exploration, harvest, herbs, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoastTags:PringLeave a comment on Pring 13 ~ Sassafras Harvest

Pring 12 ~ As The Land is Full

Wherein we can perhaps glimpse the little gold “crownes” in Pring’s eyes as he ogles the natives’ pelts …

Posted byMarek17 November, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, animals, bear, berries, deer, dogs, encounter & exploration, fish, forestry, fox, herbs, hunting, Journal of Martin Pring, medicine, porcupine, seacoastLeave a comment on Pring 12 ~ As The Land is Full

Pring 11 ~ Sassafras Forest

Pring notes some of the many potential applications of the New England forests …

Posted byMarek16 November, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, berries, encounter & exploration, forestry, herbs, Journal of Martin Pring, medicine, seacoast1 Comment on Pring 11 ~ Sassafras Forest

Pring 02 ~ Sassafras Bay

Pring’s crew find what they’re looking for on the New England seacoast …

Posted byMarek25 October, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, construction, encounter & exploration, herbs, Journal of Martin Pring, Piscataqua, seacoastTags:forest, fort, indians, martin pring, sailing, sassafrasLeave a comment on Pring 02 ~ Sassafras Bay

Pring 01 ~ Quest for Sassafras

Martin Pring details his visit to the New Hampshire seacoast in 1603.

Posted byMarek24 October, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, animals, encounter & exploration, forestry, herbs, Journal of Martin Pring, Piscataqua, seacoastTags:1603, exploration, martin pring, queen elizabeth, sailing, sassafras, seacoast, voyage3 Comments on Pring 01 ~ Quest for Sassafras

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