The voyage of William Michelson and William Mace of
Ratcliffe, master of a ship called The Dog, made to
the bay of Mexico, anno 1589.
Twelve Spanish letters written from divers places of the
islands and of the maine land, aswell of Nueva
Espanna, as of Tierra firma and Perú, intercepted by
the ships of the Worshipfull M. John Wats, disclosing
many secrets touching the aforesayd countreys, and
the state of the South sea, and the trade to the
Philippinas.
The voyage and valiant fight of The Content, a ship of
the right honourable sir George Carey knight, L.
Hunsdon, L. Chamberlaine, Captaine of the honour-
able band of her Majesties Pensioners, and Governour
of the isle of Wight, &c. 1591.
The voyage of M. Christopher Newport with a fleete of
3. ships and a Pinnesse to the Isles of Dominica,
Saint Juan de puerto rico, Hispaniola, and to the
Bay of the Honduras, begun in January 1591.
The voyage of M. William King Captaine (M. Moore,
M. How, & M. Boreman being owners) in the
Salomon of 200. tunnes, and the Jane Bonaventure
of 40. tunnes, set foorth from Ratcliffe 1592.
The voyage of Henry May one of M. James Lancaster his company, in his navigation to the East Indies, 1591, & 1592: who in his returne with M. Lancaster by the yles of Trinidad, Mona, & Hispaniola, was about Cape Tiburon taken into a French ship under the conduct of Capitan de la Barbotiere, which ship
A Catalogue of the Voyages-Continued.
was cast away upon the yles of Bermuda: where all the company that escaped drowning remained for certain moneths, built themselves a barke, sailed to Newfoundland, and so home 1593.
voyage of sir Robert Duddeley to the yle of Trinidad and the coast of Paria: with his returne homeward by the yles of Granata, Santa Cruz, Sant Juan de puerto rico, Mona, Zacheo, the sholdes called Abre ojos, and the yle of Bermuda, Anno 1594, & 1595.
The interpretation of certeine words of the language of Trinidad annexed to the voyage of sir Robert Duddeley.
The voyage of sir Amias Preston and Captaine George Sommers to the West Indies, begun in March 1595: wherein divers ylands, cities, townes, and forts were part taken and ransomed, and part burned.
The last voyage of sir Francis Drake & sir John Hawkins,
intended for some special services on the ylands and maine of the West Indies, Anno 1595. In which voyage both the foresaide knights died by sicknes. .
A libell of Spanish lies written by Don Bernaldino
delgadillo de Avellaneda, generall of the king of Spaines armada, concerning some part of the last voyage of sir Francis Drake: together with a con- futation thereof by M. Henry Savile, &c.
The voyage of sir Antony Sherley to S. Iago, Dominica, Margarita, along the coast of Tierra firma, to the yle of Jamaica, the bay of the Honduras, 30. leagues up Rio dolce, and homeward by Newfoundland, 1596. The voyage of M. William Parker of Plimmouth to Mar- garita, Jamaica, Truxillo, Puerto de cavallos, &c. with his surprize of Campeche, the chiefe towne of Iucatan. An. 1596, 1597. ·
A Catalogue of the Voyages-Continued.
An excellent ruttier for the islands of the West Indies, and for Tierra firma, and Nueva Espanna.
A principall ruttier conteining most particular directions to saile from Saint Lucar in Andaluzia, by the Canaries, the Antillas, and the other greater Isles Westward of them, to Saint Juan de Ullua in Nueva Espanna.
A declaration of the Capes and Islands aswell of Madera, the Canaries, and The west Indies, as of the Açores, and the Isles of Cabo Verde.
A declaration of the longitudes or Westerne and Easterne distances from Spaine to New Spaine in America, and from thence backe againe to Spaine.
The Epistle Dedicatorie of sir Walter Ralegh to the right honourable the L. Charles Howard knight of the Garter &c. and sir Robert Cecil, Councellour &c.
The Epistle of sir Walter Ralegh to the reader. The voyage of sir Walter Ralegh himselfe to the Isle of Trinidad, where he tooke the citie of Saint Josepho, and Don Antonio de Berreo the captaine thereof: from whence with a barge and certaine boates he passed up the bay of Guanipa, the river of Amana one of the mouths of the great Orenoque, the maine river of Orenoque it selfe, and other rivers, for the space of 400. miles: and in his returne homeward sacked & burnt the town of Cumaná 1595.
An advertisement to the Reader concerning certaine letters of the Spaniards intercepted at Sea.
Foure severall testimonies concerning the rich Empire of Guiana, called by the Spaniards, El Nuevo Dorado, collected out of certaine Spanish letters taken at sea by captaine George Popham anno 1594.
A Catalogue of the Voyages-Continued.
Foure personal reports of certaine Spaniards and of a Frenchman, concerning El Nuevo Dorado.
The Epistle of master Laurence Keymis to the reader. De Guiana carmen Epicum.
The second voyage to Guiana performed and written in the yeere 1596. by Laurence Keymis gentleman.
A table of the names of the rivers, nations, townes, and Caciques or captaines, which were discovered in the voyage of M. Laurence Keymis before mentioned.
A catalogue of the names of those worthy Spaniards that have sought to discover and conquer Guiana.
An advertisement of M. Laurence Keymis to the reader.
Sir Francis Drake, son of Edmund Drake, sailor and after- wards Vicar of Upchurch, was born at Crowndale, near Tavistock about 1545, but the exact date is uncertain. He was apprenticed when young to the master of a Channel coaster, and his master, dying childless, left the vessel to him. He seems to have followed this trade for a short time, but in 1565-6 went on some voyages to Guinea and the Spanish Main with Captain Lovell. In 1567 he commanded the 'Judith' of 50 tons in Sir John Hawkins' voyage to the West Indies, and barely escaped in the fight at San Juan de Ulloa. Immediately on his return to England, Drake was sent to London to 'inform Sir William Cecil of all the proceedings of the expedition.' In 1570 he went on a voyage to the West Indies with two ships, the 'Dragon' and the 'Swan,' and in 1571 with the 'Swan' alone, 'to gain such intel- ligences as might further him to get some amends for his loss' at San Juan de Ulloa. 'And having in those two voyages gotten such certain notice of the persons and places aimed at as he thought requisite' he resolved on a third voyage. He sailed from Plymouth on 24th May 1572 with two small ships, the 'Pasha' and 'Swan,' carrying seventy three men, and three 'dainty' pinnaces all in pieces and stowed aboard to be set up again as occasion served' with intent to land at Nombre de Dios.
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