The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation: Made by Sea Or Overland to the Remote & Farthest Distant Quarters of the Earth at Any Time Within the Compasse of These 1600 Years, Volume 8J.M. Dent, 1907 |
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Page 71
... reason of contrary winds not able to continue our course to runne Westwards , we were inforced to alter the same to the Southward againe , find- ing that course also to be very hard and dangerous for us , by reason of infinite shoalds ...
... reason of contrary winds not able to continue our course to runne Westwards , we were inforced to alter the same to the Southward againe , find- ing that course also to be very hard and dangerous for us , by reason of infinite shoalds ...
Page 203
... reason of the high mountaines , the mani- fold rivers , and the unholesomenesse of the countrey . this place doe inhabite the Negros that runne from their masters , and upon these mountaines was Oxnam the English Captaine and his men ...
... reason of the high mountaines , the mani- fold rivers , and the unholesomenesse of the countrey . this place doe inhabite the Negros that runne from their masters , and upon these mountaines was Oxnam the English Captaine and his men ...
Page 303
... reason furious , the pinnesse being in the winde of us , strake suddenly ahull , so that we thought shee had received some grievous sea , or sprung a leake , or that her sayles failed her , because she came not with us : but we durst ...
... reason furious , the pinnesse being in the winde of us , strake suddenly ahull , so that we thought shee had received some grievous sea , or sprung a leake , or that her sayles failed her , because she came not with us : but we durst ...
Contents
The second voyage of M William Hawkins to Brasil 1532 | 14 |
The voyage of M Stephan Hare in the Minion of London | 22 |
A Voyage of two Englishmen to the river of Plate in the com | 44 |
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aboord admirall againe Amyas Preston anker Arica barke boate brought called Candish Canoas Cape Cape Blanco Cape Froward Captaine and Master caravel Chili clocke coast of Brasil comming countrey course day wee dayes degr degrees divers East Edward English Englishmen entred fadoms water farre fathoms fleete fresh water Generall golde governour harborough hath Iago Indians inhabited island Isle Item John King land latitude leagues letter lieth Luke Ward moneth morning Muscovy Company neere Negros North Northeast Northward Northwest peece Peru pinnesse Port Desire Port famine Portugall Portugals Ralph Fitch returne river of Plate Santos sayd sayle sent set saile shewed ship shippe shoare shore shot Sir Francis Drake souldiers South sea Spaine Spaniards standeth storme Streights of Magellan thence Thomas Thomas Cavendish towne tunnes unto victuals viii voyage warre wee departed wee found West wherein whereof whereupon winde yeere yland