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Author: Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.
Title: Purchas his pilgrimes. part 4 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.
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Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.
London: Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Rose, 1625.
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TO THE MOST REVEREND FATHER IN GOD, GEORGE, Lord Archb. of Canterburie His Grace, Primate of all ENGLAND and Metropolitan, One of HIS MAIESTIES most HONO∣RABLE PRIVIE COVNCELL, His very good Lord.
ENGLISH VOYAGES, TO THE EAST, WEST, AND SOVTH PARTS OF AMERICA: MANY SEA AND LAND FIGHTS, INVASIONS AND VICTORIES AGAINST THE SPANIARDS IN those parts, and the Spanish Ilands, and coast Townes on this side; plantations in GVIANA, and many strange aduentures of Englishmen amongst the AMERICANS.
CHAP. 1.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
§. I.
§. II.
§. III.
A resolution, which you may trust to.
§. IIII.
§. V.
CHAP. IIII.
A briefe Historie of Sir FRANCIS DRAKES Voyages.
A briefe recitall or nomination of Souldiers, other English∣mens Voyages related at large in the printed Works of Master HAKLVYT.
CHAP. V.
To the Reader.
CHAP. VI.
CHAP. VII.
§. I.
§. II.
§. III.
§. IIII.
The Giants of Port Desire, and inhabitants of Port Famine: also Angola, Congo, and Massangana, and Angica, Countries of Africa.
§. V.
CHAP. VIII.
CHAP. IX.
CHAP. X.
CHAP. XI.
The description of the Ile of Trinidad.
The description of Guiana, and of the great Riuer Orenoco.
CHAP. XII.
Captaine Charles Leighs Letter to Sir Olaue Leigh his Brother.
CHAP. XIII.
CHAP. XIIII.
CHAP. XV.
CHAP. XVI.
The names of the Riuers falling into the Sea from Amazones, to Dessequebe, and of the seuerall Nations inhabiting those Riuers.
CHAP. XVII.
Townes in the Riuer of Marwin.
Townes from the foot of Marwin on the Northside along the Sea.
Directions to the Towne of Cooropan from Marrawin.
Directions from the head of Selinama to Cooropan, which is but seuen dayes iourney.
Riuers from Brabisse to the Amazones.
CHAP. XVIII.
VOYAGES TO AND ABOVT THE SOVTHERNE AMERICA, WITH MANY MARINE OBSERVATIONS AND DISCOVR∣SES OF THOSE SEAS AND LANDS, BY ENGLISHMEN AND OTHERS.
CHAP. I.
§. I.
§. II.
§. III.
§. IIII.
Of Land-Snakes and Serpents.
Of the Fowles that are in the Land, and are thereon sustained.
§. V.
Of the Herbes that yeeld fruit, and are eaten.
§. VI.
Birds that doe feed, and are found in the salt water.
Fresh water Snakes (and Creatures of the water.)
Of the Beasts, Trees and Herbes, that came from Portugall, and doe grow and breed in Brasill.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
§. I.
§. II.
§. III.
CHAP. IIII.
§. I.
§. II.
§. III.
CHAP. V.
§. I.
§. II.
§. III.
§. IIII.
§. V.
CHAP. VI.
CHAP. VII.
CHAP. VIII.
CHAP. IX.
CHAP. X.
part
The Copie of a Petition presented to the King of Spaine, by Captaine PETER FERDINAND de Quir, touching the Discouerie of the fourth part of the World, called Terra Australis incognita: and of the great riches and fertilite of the same: Printed with li∣cense in Siuill, An. 1610.
A note of Australia del Espiritu Santo. Written by Master HAKLVYT.
CHAP. XI.
CHAP. XII.
CHAP. XIII.
CHAP. XIIII.
CHAP. XV.
CHAP. XVL.
CHAP. XVII.
VOYAGES TO AND LAND-TRAVELS IN FLORIDA, VIRGINIA, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE NORTHERNE AMERICA. FRENCH Plantings, Spanish Supplantings; English VIR∣GINIAN Colonies, and to the Ilands Azores.
CHAP. I.
§. I.
§. II.
§. III.
§. IIII.
To the Reader.
CHAP. II.
§. I.
§. II.
§. III.
CHAP. III.
§. I.
§. II.
§. III.
A Letter written from Valladolid by LVDOVICVS TRIBALDVS TO∣LETVS to Master RICHARD HAKLVYT, translated out of Latine, touching IVAN de ONATE his Discoueries in new Mexico, fiue hundred leagues to the North from the old Mexico.
TO THE READER.
CHAP. IIII.
Of the Ile of Hispaniola.
Of the two Iles Saint Iohn, and Iamayca.
Of the Ile of Cuba.
Of Terra Firma, or the firme land.
Of the Prouince of Nicaragua.
Of New Spaine.
Of the Prouince and Realme of Guatimala.
Of new Spaine, and Panuco, and Xalisco.
Of the Realme of Yucatan.
Of the Prouince of Saint Martha.
Of the Prouince of Carthagene.
Of the Coast of Pearles, and of Paria, and of the Ile of the Trinitie.
Of the Riuer Yuia pari.
Of the Realme of Venesuela.
Of the Prouinces of the firme land, or quarter that is called Florida.
Of the Riuer of La Plata, that is to say, Of Siluer.
Of the mighty Realmes, and large Prouinces of Peru.
Of the new Realme of Granado.
Part of a Letter written by one which saw things mentioned.
The summe of the disputation betweene Fryer BARTHOLOMEVVde las CASAS or CASAVS, and Doctor SEPVLVEDA.
CHAP. V.
CHAP. VI.
CHAP. VII.
The Voyage of Monsieur de MONTS into New France,
CHAP. VIII.
CHAP. IX.
Master BARTHOLOMEVV GOSNOLDS Letter to his Father, touching his first Voyage to Virginia, 1602.
CHAP. XI.
CHAP. XI.
part
A briefe Note of such commodities as we saw in the Countrie, notwithstan∣ding our small time of stay.
A briefe Note of the sending another Barque this present yeere 1602.
CHAP. XII.
A Relation of the Voyage made to Virginia, in the Elizabeth of London, a Barke of fiftie tunnes by Captaine BARTHOLOMEW GILBERT, in the yeere 1603.
CHAP. XIII.
A briefe Note of what profits we found the Countrie yeeld: in the small time of our stay there.
Words which I learned of the Sauages, in their Language.
CHAP. XIIII.
Of certaine notable and memorable accidents that happened during my continuance in Tercera: in which are related many English fleetes, Sea-fights and Prizes.
ENGLISH PLANTATI∣ONS, DISCOVERIES, ACTS, AND OCCVRRENTS, IN VIRGINIA AND SVMMER ILANDS SINCE THE YEERE 1606. TILL 1624.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
Of such things which are naturall in Virginia, and how they vse them.
Of their Planted fruits in Virginia, and how they vse them.
Of the naturall Inhabitants of Virginia, and their customes.
Of their Religion.
Of the manner of the Virginians Gouernment.
CHAP. IIII.
The proceedings and accidents, with the second supply.
CHAP. V.
CHAP. VI.
§. I.
§. II.
§. III.
§. IIII.
CHAP. VII.
CHAP. VIII.
CHAP. IX.
CHAP. X.
CHAP. XI.
To the R. and my most esteemed friend, M. D. M. at his house at F. Ch. in London.
To my very deere and louing Cosen M. G. Minister of the B. F. in London.
Part of a Tractate written at Henrico in Virginia, by Master ALEX. WHITAKER, Minister to the Colony there, which then gouerned by Sir T. DALE, 1613.
CHAP. XII.
CHAP. XIII.
A Note of the Shipping, Men, and Prouisions sent to Virginia, by the Treasurer and Company, in the yeere 1619.
To his Worshipfull Friend M. SAMVEL PVRCHAS, Preacher of the Word, at the Church a little within Ludgate, London.
part
CHAP. XIIII.
A Sea Fight.
CHAP. XV.
§. I.
And for the benefit of the Plantations these things following haue beene here done this yeere.
Other Occurents of Note.
Gifts.
§. II.
His Maiesties gracious Letter to the Earle of South-hampton, Treasurer, and to the Counsell and Company of Virginia here: commanding the present setting vp of Silke workes, and planting of Vines in Virginia.
The Treasurour, Counsell and Company of Virginia, to the Gouernour and Counsell of State in Virginia residing.
§. III.
§. IIII.
CHAP. XVI.
A Copie of the Articles which Master R. MORE, Gouernour Deputie of the SommerIlands, propounded to the Company that were there with him to be subscribed vnto, which both he and they subscribed the second of August, in his house, Anno 1612. which about the same time he sent into England, to the Worshipfull Company of the Aduenturors.
CHAP. XVII.
CHAP. XVIII.
CHAP. XIX.
CHAP. XX.
ENGLISH DISCOVE∣RIES AND PLANTATI∣ONS IN NEW ENGLAND AND NEW-FOVND-LAND; WITH THE PATENT AND VOYAGES TO NEW-SCOTLAND: Relations also of the Fleets set forth by Queene Elizabeth against the Spaniards.
part 1
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
The benefit of fishing, as Master Dee reporteth in his Brittish Monarchie.
The Copie of a Letter sent by this Ship.
An Abstract of Letters sent from the Colony in New England, Iuly sixteene, 1622.
CHAP. IIII.
CHAP. V.
CHAP. VI.
The description of the Countrey of Mawooshen, discouered by the English, in the yeere 1602. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. and 9.
To the Reader.
CHAP. VII.
Master IOHN GVY his Letter to Master SLANY Treasurer, and to the Counsell of the New-found-land Plantation.
To Master IOHN SLANY Treasurer, and others of the Councell, and Company of the New-found-land Plantation, the twenty nine of Iuly 1612.
CHAP. VIII.
A Relation of the New-found-land.
CHAP. IX.
Extracts of a Letter from Captaine EDWARD WINNE, Gouernour of the Colony at Ferryland; within the Prouince of Aualon, in Newfound-Land, vnto the Right Honourable Sir GEORGE CAL∣VERT Knight, his Maisties Principall Secretary; Iuly 28. 1622.
Another Letter to Master Secretary CALVERT, from Captaine WINNE, of the seuenteenth of August, 1622.
A Copie of a Letter from N. H. a Gentleman liuing at Ferryland in Newfound-Land, to a worthy Friend W. P. of the 18. of August, 1622.
THE SECOND PART OF THE TENTH BOOKE.
CHAP. X.
CHAP. XI.
Squadron of the Galeons of Portugall.
Don ALONSO PERES DE GVSMAN, the good Duke of Medina, Sidonia, Countie of Nebla, Marquesse of Casheshe in Africa, Lord of the Citie Saint Lucar, Captaine Generall of the Occian Sea, of the Coast of Andaluzia, and of this Armie of his Maiestie, and Knight of the honorable Order of the golden Fleece.
CHAP. XII.
CHAP. XIII.
CHAP. XIIII.
§. I.
§. II.
The Conclusion of the Worke, with some later Aduertisements tou∣ching His Maiesties Care for VIRGINIA.
AN ALPHABETICALL TABLE OF THE PRINCIPALL things contained in the fiue Bookes of the fourth Part of Purchas his Pilgrimes.