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 YearesJ.M. Dent, 1907 - 468 pages |
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... meane that part of Asia which is neerest , and of the rest hithermost towards us : For I find that the oldest travels as well of the ancient Britains , as of the English , were ordinarie to Judea which is in Asia , termed by them the ...
... meane that part of Asia which is neerest , and of the rest hithermost towards us : For I find that the oldest travels as well of the ancient Britains , as of the English , were ordinarie to Judea which is in Asia , termed by them the ...
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... meane I season bethinking my selfe of some munificent and bountifull Patrone , I called to mind your honorable Lordship , who both in regard of my particular obligation , and also in respect of the subject and matter , might justly ...
... meane I season bethinking my selfe of some munificent and bountifull Patrone , I called to mind your honorable Lordship , who both in regard of my particular obligation , and also in respect of the subject and matter , might justly ...
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... meane ( among others ) that glorious , triumphant , and thrise - happy victory atchieved against that huge and ... meanes of Epistle Dedicatorie 15.
... meane ( among others ) that glorious , triumphant , and thrise - happy victory atchieved against that huge and ... meanes of Epistle Dedicatorie 15.
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... meane , by the helpe of Geographie and Chronologie ( which I may call the Sunne and the Moone , the right eye and the left of all history ) referred ech particular relation to the due time and place : I do this second time ( friendly ...
... meane , by the helpe of Geographie and Chronologie ( which I may call the Sunne and the Moone , the right eye and the left of all history ) referred ech particular relation to the due time and place : I do this second time ( friendly ...
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... meane the most ancient and best Philosophers , Historiographers and Geographers ) to shewe them light ; and the load- starre of experience ( to wit those great exploits and voyages layed up in store and recorded ) whereby to shape their ...
... meane the most ancient and best Philosophers , Historiographers and Geographers ) to shewe them light ; and the load- starre of experience ( to wit those great exploits and voyages layed up in store and recorded ) whereby to shape their ...
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aboord aforesaid alwayes ambassadours anker authoritie Boghar called Cape Cape Verde caried Caspian sea castle cause citie coast Colmogro comming common communaltie countrey dayes divers dominions doth Duke East Emperour fadome farre favour forren Godred governour grace granted hath heires himselfe honour Howbeit Hugh Willoughbie Islands Isle Item John king Edward king Henry king of England king of Norway kingdome Knight knowen leagues letters likewise litle lord of Ireland lord the king Lordship Majestie maner marchandises Mariners Master generall mighty moneth Mosco Navigation neere noble North Olavus passe Portingal Ports present prince principall Realme reigne Richard Richard Hakluyt river Russes Russia sailed sayd selfe sent shal shalbe shewed shippes ships shoare sonne soveraigne Lord subjects summe sunne Tartars thence thereof things towne traffike traffique travaile unto verstes Vologda voyage wares warres wherein William William Esturmy winde worthy yeere yere
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Page 175 - THE great Galees of Venice and Florence Be well laden with things of complacence, All spicery and of grossers ware: With sweete wines all maner of chaffare, Apes, and Japes, and marmusets tayled, Nifles and trifles that little have avayled : And things with which they fetely blere our eye: With things not
Page 220 - Ordinances, instructions, and advertisements of and for the direction of the intended voyage for Cathay, compiled, made, and delivered by the right worshipfull M. Sebastian Cabota Esquier, governour of the mysterie and companie of the Marchants adventurers for the
Page 273 - Novogorode. NEXT unto Mosco, the Citie of Novogorode is reputed the chiefest of Russia: for although it be in Majestie inferior to it, yet in greatnesse it goeth beyond it. It is the chiefest and greatest Marte Towne of all Moscovie : and albeit the Emperours seate is not there, but at Mosco, yet the commodiousnesse of the river,
Page 255 - last concluded that three shippes should bee prepared and furnished out, for the search and discoverie of the Northerne part of the world, to open a way and passage to our men for travaile to newe and unknowen kingdomes.
Page 226 - victuals sufficient prosperously. 27 Item the names of the people of every Island, are to be taken in writing, with the commodities, and incommodities of the same, their natures, qualities, and dispositions, the site of the same, and what things they are most desirous of, & what commodities they wil most willingly depart with, & what
Page 333 - The same day at a Southwest sunne, there was a monstrous Whale aboord of us, so neere to our side that we might have thrust a sworde or any other weapon in him, which we durst not doe for feare hee should have overthrowen our shippe: and then I called my company together, and all of us shouted,