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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 briefe extract concerning the discoverie of Newfoundland
, taken out of the booke of M. Robert Thorne , to
doctor Leigh
, &c. (search)
A briefe extract concerning the discoverie of Newfoundland
, taken out of the booke of M. Robert Thorne, to
doctor Leigh
, &c.
I REASON, that as some sickenesses are hereditarie, so this
inclination or desire of this discovery I inherited from
my father, which with another marchant of Bristol
named
Hugh Eliot, were the discoverers of the Newfound-lands;
of the which there is no doubt (as nowe plainely appeareth)
if the Mariners would then have bene ruled, and followed
their Pilots minde, but the lands of the West Indies, from
whence all the golde commeth, had bene ours; for all
is one coast as by the Card appeareth, and is aforesaid.
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 . Besides
the manifold and tyrannicall oppressions of the Inquisition inflicted on our nation upon most light and
frivolous occasions. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A briefe note concerning a voyage of one Thomas Tison
an English man, made before the yeere 1526 . to the
West Indies , & of his abode there in maner of a secret
factor for some English marchants, which under hand
had trade thither in those dayes : taken out of an olde
ligier-booke of M. Nicolas Thorne the elder, a worshipfull marchant of Bristol
. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The voyage of Master Andrew Barker of Bristol , with
two ships, the one called the Ragged staffe, the other
the Beare, to the coast of Terra firma, and the Bay of
Honduras in the West Indies , in the yeere 1576 .
Wherein the reasons are premised which mooved him
to set forth this voyage against the Spaniards : collected out of certaine notes and examinations touching
this enterprise by M. Richard Hakluyt . (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The voyage made to the bay of Mexico
by M. William
King Captaine , M. Moore , M. How , and M. Boreman
Owners , with the Salomon of 200 tunnes, and the Jane
Bonaventure of 40 tunnes of Sir Henry Palmer , from
Ratcliffe the 26 of January 1592 . (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, narrative 891 (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A briefe relation of a voyage of The Delight a ship of
Bristoll one of the consorts of M. John Chidley esquire
and M. Paul Wheele , made unto the Straight of
Magellan : with divers accidents that happened unto
the company, during their 6. weekes abode there:
Begun in the yeere 1589 . Written by W. Magoths . (search)