▁James ▁would ▁show ▁mer cy ▁to ▁the ▁Pow hat an ▁people ▁for ▁the ▁mass acre ▁of ▁the ▁Ro ano ke ▁colon ists , ▁but ▁demand ▁reven ge ▁upon ▁the ▁pri ests . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁London ▁Company ▁did ▁not ▁publish ▁The ▁Histor ie ▁of ▁Tra va ile , ▁which ▁fell ▁into ▁obsc urity ▁until ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁indic ation ▁that ▁any ▁actions ▁were ▁taken ▁against ▁W ah un sen aca wh ▁or ▁his ▁pri ests ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁mass acre . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁P urch as ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Pow hat an ▁attacked ▁Jam est own ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 2 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁dram atic ▁shift ▁in ▁English ▁comment ary ▁on ▁Native ▁Americans , ▁as ▁writers ▁increasing ly ▁question ed ▁their ▁human ity . ▁ ▁The ▁London ▁Company ▁spons ored ▁propag anda ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁mass acre ▁had ▁just ified ▁gen oc idal ▁ret ali ation , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ass ure ▁potential ▁back ers ▁that ▁their ▁invest ment ▁in ▁the ▁col ony ▁would ▁be ▁safe . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁context , ▁Samuel ▁P urch as ▁wrote ▁Virginia ' s ▁Ver ger ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 5 , ▁as ser ting ▁England ' s ▁right ▁to ▁possess ▁and ▁explo it ▁its ▁North ▁American ▁claim . ▁ ▁He ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁n atives , ▁as ▁a ▁race , ▁had ▁for fe ited ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁through ▁blood sh ed , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁