North-vvest Fox, or, Fox from the North-west passage Beginning vvith King Arthur, Malga, Octhur, the two Zeni's of Iseland, Estotiland, and Dorgia; following with briefe abstracts of the voyages of Cabot, Frobisher, Davis, Waymouth, Knight, Hudson, Button, Gibbons, Bylot, Baffin, Hawkridge ... Mr. Iames Hall's three voyages to Groynland, with a topographicall description of the countries, the salvages lives and treacheries, how our men have beene slayne by them there, with the commodities of all those parts ... demonstrated in a polar card, wherein are all the maines, seas, and ilands, herein mentioned. With the author his owne voyage, being the XVIth. with the opinions and collections of the most famous mathematicians, and cosmographers ... By Captaine Luke Foxe of Kingstone vpon Hull, capt. and pylot for the voyage, in his Majesties Pinnace the Charles. Printed by his Majesties command.
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- North-vvest Fox, or, Fox from the North-west passage Beginning vvith King Arthur, Malga, Octhur, the two Zeni's of Iseland, Estotiland, and Dorgia; following with briefe abstracts of the voyages of Cabot, Frobisher, Davis, Waymouth, Knight, Hudson, Button, Gibbons, Bylot, Baffin, Hawkridge ... Mr. Iames Hall's three voyages to Groynland, with a topographicall description of the countries, the salvages lives and treacheries, how our men have beene slayne by them there, with the commodities of all those parts ... demonstrated in a polar card, wherein are all the maines, seas, and ilands, herein mentioned. With the author his owne voyage, being the XVIth. with the opinions and collections of the most famous mathematicians, and cosmographers ... By Captaine Luke Foxe of Kingstone vpon Hull, capt. and pylot for the voyage, in his Majesties Pinnace the Charles. Printed by his Majesties command.
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- Foxe, Luke, 1586-1635.
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- 1635.
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Contents
- frontispiece
- title page
- TO THE KINGS MOST SACRED AND EXCELLENT MAIESTIE.
- The Preface to the Reader.
- illustration
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CERTAINE TESTIMO∣nies concerning King
Arthur and his Conquests of the North regions, ta∣ken by Mr .Hacklute out of the Histories of the Kings ofBrittaine; written byGalfridus Monamutensis, newly Printed atHedleberg, 1587.- Lib. 9. Cap. 10.
- Lib. 9. Cap. 12.
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A testimony of the Right and Appendances of the Crowne of the Kingdome of
Brittaine, taken out of Mr.Lambert, Fol. 137. pag. 2. -
Another testimony out of
Galfridus Monumetensis con∣cerning the Conquest ofMalga King ofEngland, Lib. 11. cap. 7. -
The Voyage of
Octher to the Northeast parts beyondNorway, reported by himselfe vntoAlfred the famous King ofEngland, about the yeare. 890. -
Therefore as followeth, out of the Comments of
Arn∣grinus, Fitz Ionus. 1598. -
The voyages of the Brethren Mr.
Nicolo andAn∣thonie Zeni Venotians, collected out of their owne Let∣ters by Mr.Francisco Maritino. -
Thus much is taken out of a Letter that Mr.
Nicolo sent to his BrotherAnthonie, requesting that he would seeke some meanes to come to him. - section
- section
- section
- section
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Out of
Robert Fabians Chronicle. - Out of the same Chronicle.
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An Extract taken out of the Mappe of
Sebastian Cabota, cut byClement Adams. -
Another Testimony of the Voyage of
Sebastian Caboc, taken out of the third Decade ofPeter Martyr ofAngleria. -
Francis Lopez de Gomara, out of his Generall Historie of theWest-Indies.
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An abstract of the Courses, Distances, Latitudes, Longitudes, Variations, Depths, and other Observations; as also, the severall procee∣dings, Discoveries, Accidents, and remarkable things of the Captaines, Masters, Pilots and others, formerly imployed for the search of the
Northwest Passage to theEast India. -
The History of Sir
Martin Frobrishe voyage, 1567.s -
Navigation of
Christopher Hall Master, withFro∣brisher the first Ʋoyage. -
Sir
Martin Frobrisher his 2. Voyage. 1577. -
Sir
Martin Frobrisher his Letter to theEnglish Captaines, taken the last yeare inMeta Incognita. - section
- Things Remarkeable in this second Voyage.
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The 3. Voyage of Sir
Martin Frobrisher, this Voyage the Queene gave him a Chaine of Gold. -
The first Voyage of Captaine
Iohn D ofvis Sandruge inDevonshire 1585. to the North-West. - The Observation.
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Captaine
Iohn Davis, his second Voyage. 1587. - The Observation.
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FromCaptaine
Davis. -
Captaine
Davis his 3. Voyage, North-West, 1587. -
The Copie of
Davis his Letter to Mr.Saunderson. - The Marine Observation.
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The Voyage of Captaine
George Waymouth, with two Fly-botes, one of 70, th'other of 60. Tonnes; 35 men, victua led for 18 monethes; set forth by the Mus∣covia andT Companies.kie - The Reasons.
- Observe.
- The generall Observation.
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Master
Iames Hall ofKingston uponHull, Pilot Major of three Ships, set forth by the King ofDenmark for the disco∣very ofGroenland. 1605. his first Ʋoyage Abstracted. -
Now followeth Mr.
Iames Hall his Topographicall Description of the Land, as hee discovered the same. -
The second Voyage of Master
Iames Hall fromDenmarke to the further discovery ofGroenland with five Shippes, (observed 1606.) -
The
4th and last Voyage of MasterIames Hall fromKingstone vponHull, with 2 Ships, viz. thePa∣tience, and theHearts-Ease, written byWilliam Baffin. -
They depart homewards, Master
Andrew Barker, ofHull in the Admirall,William Huntris Master in the Pinnace. -
Since that I have entred thus farre into
Groenland by the way of Capt.Davis and Mast.Iames Hall, heare the report ofDethmar Plef-kins a Minister, sent intoIseland fromHamburgh, 1563. -
The Voyage of Master
Iohn Knight imployed intoGroyn∣land as Captaine, the yeare before by the King ofDenmark but now out ofEngland to search the N. W. passage. 1606. -
Here Master
Iohn Knight ended, writing his Iournall with his life, another proceedes as followeth. -
An Abstract of the Voyage of Master
Henry Hudson, to the Northwest, begun the 17 ofAprill, 1610. and ended with his life, being treacherously exposed by some of his Company. -
A large discourse of the said Voyage, and the successe thereof, written by
Abacuk Pricket, Who lived to come home -
The Printer on the behalfe of
Pricket. -
A note sound in the Deske of
Thomas Woodhouse Student in the Mathematicks, and one of thse exposed with one Hudson in the Shallop. -
The Voyage of Sir
Thomas Button with two ships, theResolu∣tion, theAdmirall, theDiscovery Vice-admirall, manu∣red and victualled for 18. Moneths. 1612. -
The report of Captaine
Hawbridge. He entredinthe South Channell. - The course and distance from place to place, from Cape Cleare, to this River in New Walles.
- section
- section
- section
- section
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The Headland is the entring into this Bay called New
Wales. - section
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Concerning the Voyage of Captaine
Gibbons, with a Ship called theDiscovery, vitled for 12. Monethes, in the yeare 1614. -
The Voyage of
Robert Bilot yet forth by Sir.Dadley Diggs, Mr.Iohn Wolstenholm, Alde manIones 16. 15. in the dis∣covery of 55. tunnes burthen, Written byWilliam Baffine. - The Observation.
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Master
Baffyne his Letter to the right Worshipfull SirIohn Wolitenholme one of the chiefe Adventurers for the dis∣covery of a passage to the North west. -
The Journalls of his Voyage set, forth at the charge of the right worshipfull Sir
Thomas Smith Knight, SirDudley Diggs Knight, Mr.Iohn Wolstenholme Esquier, and Mr. AldermanIoanes, with others in theDiscovery, Robert Bylot Mr. himselfe Pilot. 1616. -
¶ A briefe Discourse of the Probabilitie of a Passage to the Westerne or South Sea, with Testimonies, by mee
Henry Briggs. -
¶ A Noate of
Michaell Locke, touchingFreton Anjoy, through the North-west Passage ofMeta Incognita. -
Concerning Capt.
William Hawkridge of whom I find nothing written by himselfe, but what hath come to my hands by manuscript or relation, as followeth here.
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The History of Sir
- errata
- MY PREPARATIONS to the Voyage.
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NORTH-VVEST FOX.
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The Uoyage of Captaine
LVKE FOX, in his Maiesties Pinnace theCharles, Burthen 70. Tonnes, 20. Men, and 2. Boyes, Victuals for 18. Moneths; young SirIohn Wolstenholme being Treasurer. - section
- A Discourse for the same.
- These are the Instructions.
- The Example.
- section
- The daily courses and distances homewards were followeth, the wind as in the Margent.
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- section
- section
- The benefit ensuing by my comming home this yeare.
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That there is a Passage, hath beene proffered to be proued very Learnedly by S
r Humphrey Gilbert Knight, foure severall wayes, as followeth. - The Probability.
- Againe a Comparison fained to be sailed into a Sea through our owne Kingdome from the East Sea to the West.
- This comparison standeth thus.
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The Uoyage of Captaine
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To the Wor
pfull , the Masters, VVar∣dens, and Assistants of theTrinity-Houses, but especially to these ofDedford-Strand, andKingstone uponHull, with their whole CORPORATIONS. - imprimatur
- Errata.