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Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A true discourse written (as is thought) by Colonel
Antonie Winkfield emploied in the voiage to Spaine and
Portugall , 1589 . sent to his particular friend, & by him
published for the better satisfaction of all such as
having bene seduced by particular report, have entred
into conceits tending to the discredite of the enterprise
and Actors of the same. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The English Voyages , Navigations , and Discoveries
(intended for the finding of a North-west passage) to
the North parts of America , to Meta incognita , and
the backeside of Gronland
, as farre as 72 degrees and
12 minuts: performed first by Sebastian Cabota , and
since by Sir Martin Frobisher , and M. John Davis ,
with the Patents, Discourses, and Advertisements
thereto belonging. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A discourse written by Sir Humphrey Gilbert Knight , to
prove a passage by the Northwest to Cathaia , and the
East Indies . (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, narrative 593 (search)
To prove by experience of sundry mens travels, the
opening of some part of this Northwest passage:
wherby good hope remaineth of the rest.
Chap. 3.
PAULUS VENETUS, who dwelt many yeres in Cataia,
affirmed that hee sayled 1500 miles upon the coastes
of Mangia, and Anian, towards the Northeast: alwayes
finding the Seas open before him, not onely as farre as
he went, but also as farre as he could discerne.
2 Also Franciscus Vasques de Coronado passing from
Mexico by Cevola, through the countrey of Quivira, to
Siera Nevada, found there a great sea, where were certaine ships laden with Merchandise, carrying on their
prowes the pictures of certaine birds called Alcatrarzi, part
whereof were made of golde, and part of silver, who
signified by signes, that they were thirty dayes coming
thither: which likewise proveth America
by experience to
be disjoyned from Cataia, on that part by a great Sea,
because they could not come from any part of America
,
as Natives thereof: for that, so far
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, narrative 649 (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The seventh Chapter sheweth that the planting there, is
not a matter of such charge or difficultie, as many
would make it seeme to be. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, Divers voyages made by Englishmen to the famous Citie
of Mexico , and to all or most part of the other principall
provinces, cities, townes and places throughout the
great and large kingdom of New Spaine , even as farre
as Nicaragua
and Panama, & thence to Peru
: together
with a description of the Spaniards forme of government there: and sundry pleasant relations of the maners
and customes of the natural inhabitants, and of the
manifold rich commodities & strange rarities found in
those partes of the continent: & other matters most
worthy the observation. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The voyage of Robert Tomson Marchant , into Nova
Hispania in the yeere 1555 . with divers observations
concerning the state of the Countrey : And certaine
accidents touching himselfe. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The principal voyages of the English Nation to the Isles
of Trinidad , Margarita , Dominica
, Deseada , Monserrate , Guadalupe
, Martinino , and all the rest of the
Antilles
; As likewise to S. Juan de Puerto Rico , to
Hispaniola , Jamaica
and Cuba
: and also to Tierra
Firma , and all along the coast and Islands therof, even
from Cumana
and the Caracos to the neckland of
Dariene , and over it to the Gulfe of S. Michael and the
Isle of Perles in the South sea : and further to Cabeca
Cativa , Nombre de dios, and Venta
de cruzes, to Puerto
Belo , Rio de Chagre , and the Isle of Escudo , along
the maine of Beragua , to the Cape and Gulfe of the
Honduras , to Truxillo , Puerto de Cavallos , and all other
the principall Townes, Islands and harbours of accompt
within the said Gulfe, and up Rio dolce falling into
this Gulfe, above 30. leagues : As also to the Isle of
Cocumel , and to Cape Cotoche , the towne of Campeche
,
and other places upon the land of lucatan; and lower
downe to S. Juan de Ullua , Vera Cruz , Rio de Panuco ,
Rio de Palmas , &c. within the Bay of Mexico : and
from thence to the Isles of the Tortugas , the port of
Havana
, the Cape of Florida , and the Gulfe of Bahama
homewards. With the taking, sacking, ransoming, or
burning of most of the principall Cities and townes upon
the coasts of Tierra firma, Nueva Espanna , and all
the foresaid Islands; since the most traiterous burning
of her Majesties ship the Jesus of Lubec and murthering
of her Subjects in the port of S. Juan de Ullua , and
the last generall arrest of her Highnesse people, with
their ships and goods throughout all the dominions of
the King of Spaine in the moneth of June 1585
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The voyage made by M. John Hawkins Esquire , and
afterward knight, Captaine of the Jesus of Lubek , one
of her Majesties shippes, and Generall of the Salomon ,
and other two barkes going in his companie, to the
coast of Guinea, and the Indies of Nova Hispania ,
begun in An. Dom . 1564 . (search)