VOLUME I
Glasgow
James MacLehose and Sons
Publishers to the University
New York: The Macmillan Company
MCMVII
THE TABLE
| Page | |
| Publishers' Note, | xvii |
| The Epistle Dedicatorie to the Duchesse of Richmond and Lenox, | xxii |
| A Preface of foure Poynts, | xxv |
| Panegyrick Verses, | xxvii |
The Contents of the generall History, divided into six Books:
THE FIRST BOOKE.
| A.D. 1170 1488 1492 | The first voyage to the new World, by Madock Prince of Wales. The next by Hanno Prince of Carthage, and how it was offred K. Hen.7. by Chr. Cullumbus, that undertooke it for the Spanyards. 1492. | 1 |
1497 1576 1583 1584 | How John Cabot was imployed by King Hen. the 7. and found the Continent before Cullumbus. Also Sir Martin Frobisher, and Sir Humphrey Gilbert ranged towards the North. And how Captaine Amidas was sent to discover the coast of Florida by Sir Walter Raleigh and his associates. And the Country Wingandacoa was called Virginia by Queene Elizabeth. | 2 |
1585 | Sir Richard Greenvill sent thither with 108. he left for a plantation. The discovery of the Rivers Chawonok and Moratoc. The trechery of their King, who with eight more were slaine, and they all returned to England againe the same yeare with Sir Francis Drake. | 10 |
The Observations of Master Heriot. Of their commodities, victuall, fruits, beasts, fishes, and foules. Their Religion, and beliefe of God, of the Creation of the world, and man; the immortalitie of the soule; the subtiltie of their Priests; the peoples simplicitie, and desire of salvation; and other Accidents. | 19 | |
1586 | Sir Rich. Greenvill sent to supply them. Not finding them, left fiftie. Their successe. | 26 |
1587 | Master White sent to relieve them, found they were all slaine, yet left 115. more, and departed. | 26 |
1589 | Returning the second time, he could not heare of them; his Observations and Accidents. | 30 |
1602 | A discovery by Captaine Gosnoll of Elizabeths Isles; his Observations, Relations, and returne. | 33 |
The voyage of Captaine Pring to the same Coast. | 37 | |
1603 | The discovery of Captaine Waymouth; his Observations, Relations, and returne. | 38 |
1605 | A Map of the old Virginia, with the figures of the Salvages. | 40 |
THE SECOND BOOKE.
Of Virginia now planted, discovered by Captaine Smith.