http://history.berkeley.edu/faculty/Fass/h7/Powhatan.pdf

Powhatan’s Speech to Captain John Smith: 1609

Captain Smith, you may understand that I having seen the death of all my people thrice, and not any one living of these three generations by myself; I know the difference of Peace and War better than any in my Country. But now I am old and ere long must die, my brethren, namely Opitchapam, Opechancanough, and Kekataugh, my two sisters, and their two daughters, are distinctly each other’s successors. I wish their experience no less than mine, and your love to them no less than mine to you. But this brut from Nansemond, that you are come to destroy my country, so much frightens all my people, as they dare not visit you. What will it avail you to take by force (that which) you may quickly have by love, or to destroy them that provide you food? What can you get by war, when we can hide our provisions and fly to the woods, whereby you must famish by wronging us your friends. And why are you thus jealous of our lives seeing us unarmed, and both Jo, and are will still to feed you, with that you cannot get but by our labors. Thank you I am so simple, not to know it is better to eat good meat, lie well, and sleep quietly with my women and children, laugh and be marry with you, have copper, hatchets, or what I want being your friend: then be forced to flee from all, to lie cold in the woods, feed upon acorns, roots, and such trash, and be so hunted by you, that I can neither rest. eat, nor sleep: but my tired men must watch, and if a twig but break, everyone cries, there comes Captain Smith: then must I fly I know not whether and thus with miserable fear, end my miserable life, leaving my pleasures to such youths as you, which through your rash unadvisedness may quickly as miserably end, for want of that, you never know where to find. Let this therefore assure you of our loves, and every year our friendly trade shall furnish you with corn: and now also if you would come in friendly manner to see us, and not thus with your guns and swords as to invade your foes.