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Author: Foxe, Luke, 1586-1635.
Title: 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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Print source: 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.
Foxe, Luke, 1586-1635.
London: Printed by B. Alsop and Tho. Favvcet, dwelling in Grubstreet [for M. Sparke], 1635.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01108.0001.001
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TO THE KINGS MOST SACRED AND EXCELLENT MAIESTIE.
The Preface to the Reader.
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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 of Brittaine; written by Galfridus Monamutensis, newly Printed at Hedleberg, 1587.
Lib. 9. Cap. 10.
Lib. 9. Cap. 12.
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 of Malga King of England, Lib. 11. cap. 7.
The Voyage of Octher to the Northeast parts beyond Norway, reported by himselfe vnto Alfred the famous King of England, about the yeare. 890.
Therefore as followeth, out of the Comments of Arn∣grinus, Fitz Ionus. 1598.
The voyages of the Brethren Mr. Nicolo and An∣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 Brother Anthonie, requesting that he would seeke some meanes to come to him.
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Out of Robert Fabians Chronicle.
Out of the same Chronicle.
An Extract taken out of the Mappe of Sebastian Cabota, cut by Clement Adams.
Another Testimony of the Voyage of Sebastian Caboc, taken out of the third Decade of Peter Martyr of Angleria.
Francis Lopez de Gomara, out of his Generall Historie of the West-Indies.
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 the East India.
The History of Sir Martin Frobrishe•s voyage, 1567.
Navigation of Christopher Hall Master, with Fro∣brisher the first Ʋoyage.
Sir Martin Frobrisher his 2. Voyage. 1577.
Sir Martin Frobrisher his Letter to the English Captaines, taken the last yeare in Meta Incognita.
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Things Remarkeable in this second Voyage.
The 3. Voyage of Sir Martin Frobrisher, this Voyage the Queene gave him a Chaine of Gold.
The first Voyage of Captaine Iohn D•vis of Sandruge in Devonshire 1585. to the North-West.
The Observation.
Captaine Iohn Davis, his second Voyage. 1587.
The Observation.
FromCaptaine Davis.
Captaine Davis his 3. Voyage, North-West, 1587.
The Copie of Davis his Letter to Mr. Saunderson.
The Marine Observation.
The Voyage of Captaine George Waymouth, with two Fly-botes, one of 70, th'other of 60. Tonnes; 35 men, victualed for 18 monethes; set forth by the Mus∣covia and T••kie Companies.
The Reasons.
Observe.
The generall Observation.
Master Iames Hall of Kingston upon Hull, Pilot Major of three Ships, set forth by the King of Denmark for the disco∣very of Groenland. 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 from Denmarke to the further discovery of Groenland with five Shippes, (observed 1606.)
The 4th and last Voyage of Master Iames Hall from Kingstone vpon Hull, with 2 Ships, viz. the Pa∣tience, and the Hearts-Ease, written by William Baffin.
They depart homewards, Master Andrew Barker, of Hull 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 of Dethmar Plef-kins a Minister, sent into Iseland from Hamburgh, 1563.
The Voyage of Master Iohn Knight imployed into Groyn∣land as Captaine, the yeare before by the King of Denmark but now out of England 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 of Aprill, 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, the Resolu∣tion, the Admirall, the Discovery 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.
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The Headland is the entring into this Bay called New Wales.
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Concerning the Voyage of Captaine Gibbons, with a Ship called the Discovery, vitled for 12. Monethes, in the yeare 1614.
The Voyage of Robert Bilot yet forth by Sir. Dadley Diggs, Mr. Iohn Wolstenholm, Alde man Iones 16. 15. in the dis∣covery of 55. tunnes burthen, Written by William Baffine.
The Observation.
Master Baffyne his Letter to the right Worshipfull Sir Iohn 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, Sir Dudley Diggs Knight, Mr. Iohn Wolstenholme Esquier, and Mr. Alderman Ioanes, with others in the Discovery, 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, touching Freton Anjoy, through the North-west Passage of Meta 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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MY PREPARATIONS to the Voyage.
NORTH-VVEST FOX.
The Uoyage of Captaine LVKE FOX, in his Maiesties Pinnace the Charles, Burthen 70. Tonnes, 20. Men, and 2. Boyes, Victuals for 18. Moneths; young Sir Iohn Wolstenholme being Treasurer.
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A Discourse for the same.
These are the Instructions.
The Example.
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The daily courses and distances homewards were followeth, the wind as in the Margent.
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The benefit ensuing by my comming home this yeare.
That there is a Passage, hath beene proffered to be proued very Learnedly by Sr 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.
To the Worpfull, the Masters, VVar∣dens, and Assistants of the Trinity-Houses, but especially to these of Dedford-Strand, and Kingstone upon Hull, with their whole CORPORATIONS.
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