Contents
(Part II Continued)
| [Virginia richly valued,] by the description of the maine land of Florida, her next neighbour: out of the foure yeeres continuall trauell and discouerie, for aboue one thousand miles east and west, of Don Ferdinando de Soto and sixe hundred able men in his companie.—(Continued.) | [5] |
| [An extract of a letter of captaine Francis Vasques de Coronado], written to a Secretary of the right noble Don Antonio de Mendoça, viceroy of Nueua Espanna. Dated in Culiacan, the 8. of March 1539. | [60] |
| [A Letter written by the most honourable Lord Don Antonio] de Mendoça, Vice-roy of Nueua Espanna, to the Emperours Maiestie. | [63] |
| [A relation of the reuerend father Frier Marco de Niça], touching his discouery of the kingdome of Ceuola or Cibola, situate about 30. degrees of latitude, to the North of Nueua Espanna. | [67] |
| [El viaie qve hizo Antonio de Espeio] en el anno de ochenta y tres: el qual con sus companneros descubrieron vna tierra en que hallaron quinze prouincias todas llenas de pueblos, y de casas de quatro y cinco altos, a quien pusieron por nombre el Nueuo Mexico, por parecerse en muchas cosas al viejo. Esta à la parte del norte, y se cree que por ella, y por poblado, se puede venir hasta llegar a la tierra que llaman del labrador. | [84] |
| [A briefe relation of two notable voyages], the first made by frier Augustin Ruyz a Franciscan, in the yeere 1581: the second by Antonio de Espejo in the yere 1583: who together with his company discouered a land wherein they found fifteene prouinces all full of townes, conteining houses of foure and fiue stories high, which they named New Mexico; for that in many respects it resembleth the prouince of olde Mexico. This land is situate to the North of Nueua Espanna, and stretcheth from 24 to 34 degrees and better: by the which and by other inhabited lands it is thought that men may trauell euen to Terra de Labrador. Taken out of the history of China written by Frier Iuan Gonzales de Mendoça, and printed in Madrid 1586. | [100] |
| [A letter of Bartholomew Cano] from Mexico the 30. of May 1590. to Francis Hernandes of Siuil, concerning the speedy building of two strong Forts in S. Iohn de Vllua, and in Vera Cruz, as also touching a notable new and rich discouery of Cibola or New Mexico 400. leagues Northwest of Mexico. | [115] |
| [The relation of Francis Vasquez de Coronado], Captaine general of the people which were sent in the name of the Emperours maiestie to the Countrey of Cibola newly discouered, which he sent to Don Antonio de Mendoça Viceroy of Mexico, of such things as happened in his voyage from 22. of Aprill in the yeere 1540. which departed from Culiacan forward, and of such things as hee found in the Countrey which he passed. | [117] |
| [The foresayd Francis Lopez de Gomara] in his generall historie of the West Indies, Chap. 215. writeth in maner following of certaine great and strange beasts neuer seene nor heard of in our knowen world of Asia, Europe, and Africa: which somewhat resembling our oxen, hauing high bunches on their backes like those on the backes of Camels, are therefore called by him Vacas corcobados, that is to say, Crooke-backed oxen, being very deformed and terrible in shewe, and fierce by nature: which notwithstanding for foode, apparell, and other necessarie vses, are most seruiceable and beneficiall to the inhabitants of those countreys. He reporteth also in the same chapter of certaine strange sheepe as bigge as horses, and of dogs which vse to carie burthens of 50. pound weight vpon their backes. | [136] |
| [The voyage of Robert Tomson Marchant], into Noua Hispania in the yeere 1555. with diuers obseruations concerning the state of the Countrey: And certaine accidents touching himselfe. | [138] |
| [A voyage made by M. Roger Bodenham] to S. Iohn de Vllua in the bay of Mexico, in the yeere 1564. | [155] |
| [A notable discourse of M. Iohn Chilton], touching the people, maners, mines, cities, riches, forces, and other memorable things of New Spaine, and other prouinces in the West Indies, seene and noted by himselfe in the time of his trauels, continued in those parts, the space of seuenteene or eighteene yeeres. | [156] |
| [A relation of the commodities of Noua Hispania], and the maners of the inhabitants, written by Henry Hawkes merchant, which liued fiue yeeres in the sayd countrey, and drew the same at the request of M. Richard Hakluyt Esquire of Eton in the county of Hereford, 1572. | [170] |
| [A discourse written by one Miles Philips] Englishman, one of the company put on shoare Northward of Panuco, in the West Indies, by M. Iohn Hawkins 1568. conteining many special things of that countrey and of the Spanish gouernment, but specially of their cruelties vsed to our Englishmen and amongst the rest to himselfe for the space of 15 or 16 yeres together, vntil by good and happy means he was deliuered from their bloody hands, and returned into his owne Countrey. An. 1582. | [187] |
| [The trauailes of Iob Hortop], which Sir Iohn Hawkins set on land within the bay of Mexico, after his departure from the Hauen of S. Iohn de Vllua in Nueua Espanna, the 8. of October 1568. | [226] |
| [A relation of the Hauen of Tecuanapa], a most conuenient place for building of ships, situate vpon the South sea not farre from Nicaragua, which was sent vnto the viceroy of Mexico or to the king of Spaine: wherein are described the riuers of Ometepec, Tlacamama, and Tlacolula falling into the said Hauen, with the townes, people, and mountaines adioyning to the said riuers, and other things fit for the building and victualling of ships. | [244] |
| A briefe relation of two sundry voyages made by the worshipful [M. William Haukins of Plimmouth], father to Sir Iohn Haukins knight, late Treasurer of her Majesties Nauie, in the yeere 1530 and 1532. | [250] |
| [An ancient voyage of M. Robert Reniger and M. Thomas Borey] to Brasil in the yeere of our Lord 1540. | [251] |
| [A voyage of one Pudsey] to Baya in Brasil anno 1542. | [252] |
| A letter written to M. Richard Staper by [Iohn Whithal from Santos in Brasil], the 26. of Iune 1578. | [252] |
| A copie of the letters of the [Aduenturers for Brasill] sent to Iohn Whithall dwelling in Santos, by the Minion of London, Anno 1580. the 24. of October in London. | [256] |
| [Certaine notes of the voyage to Brasil] with the Minion of London aforesaid, in the yere 1580. written by Thomas Grigs Purser of the said ship. | [258] |
| [A letter of Francis Suares] to his brother Diego Suares dwelling in Lisbon, written from the riuer of Ienero in Brasill in Iune 1596. concerning the exceeding rich trade newly begunne betweene that place and Peru, by the way of the Riuer of Plate, with small barks of 30. and 40. tunnes. | [263] |
| The well gouerned and prosperous voyage of [M. Iames Lancaster], begun with three ships and a galley-frigat from London in October 1594, and intended for Fernambuck, the porte-towne of Olinda in Brasil. In which voyage (besides the taking of nine and twenty ships and frigats) he surprized the sayd port-towne, being strongly fortified and manned; and held possession thereof thirty dayes together (notwithstanding many bolde assaults of the enemy both by land and water) and also prouidently defeated their dangerous and almost ineuitable fireworks. Heere he found the cargazon or freight of a rich East Indian carack; which together with great abundance of sugars, Brasil-wood, and cotton he brought from thence; lading therewith fifteene sailes of tall ships and barks. | [266] |
| A speciall letter written from [Feliciano Cieça de Carualsho the Gouernour of Paraiua] in the most Northerne part of Brasil, 1597, to Philip the second king of Spaine, answering his desire touching the conquest of Rio Grande, with the relation of the besieging of the castle of Cabodelo by the Frenchmen, and of the discouerie of a rich siluer mine and diuerse other important matters. | [283] |
| A special note concerning the currents of the sea betweene the Cape of Buena Esperança and the coast of Brasilia, giuen by , before Sebastian Cabote; which Pilot had frequented the coasts of Brasilia eighteene voyages. | [290] |
| A report of a Voyage of [two Englishmen in the company of Sebastian Cabota], intended for the Malucos by the Streights of Magellan, but perfourmed onely to the riuer of Plate in April 1527. Taken out of the information of M. Robert Thorne to Doctor Ley Ambassador for King Henry the eight, to Charles the Emperour, touching the discouery of the Malucos by the North. | [306] |
| An extract out of the discourse of one Lopez Vaz a Portugal, touching [the fight of M. Fenton with the Spanish ships], with a report of the proceeding of M. Iohn Drake after his departing from him to the riuer of Plate. | [307] |
| A ruttier which declareth the situation of [the coast of Brasil] from the Isle of Santa Catelina vnto the mouth of the riuer of Plata, and all along vp within the sayd riuer, and what armes and mouthes it hath to enter into it, as farre as it is nauigable with small barks. | [310] |
VOL. XIV. Part III.
| A relation of the discouery, which in the Name of God the Fleete of the right noble [Fernando Cortez Marques of the Vally], made with three ships; The one called Santa Agueda of 120. tunnes, the other the Trinitie of 35. tunnes, and the thirde S. Thomas of the burden of 20. tunnes. Of which Fleete was Captaine the right worshipfull knight Francis de Vlloa borne in the Citie of Merida. Taken out of the third volume of the voyages gathered by M. Iohn Baptista Ramusio. | [317] |
| The true and perfect description of a voyage performed and done by [Francisco de Gualle a Spanish Captaine and Pilot], for the Vice-roy of New Spaine, from the hauen of Acapulco in New Spaine, to the Islands of the Luçones or Philippinas, vnto the Hauen of Manilla, and from thence to the Hauen of Macao in China, and from Macao backe againe to Acapulco, accomplished in the yeere of our Lord, 1584. | [378] |
| The relation of the nauigation and discouery which [Captaine Fernando Alarchon] made by the order of the right honourable Lord Don Antonio de Mendoça, Viceroy of New Spaine, dated in Colima, an hauen of New Spaine. | [388] |
| An extract of a Spanish letter written from Pueblo de los Angeles in Nueua Espanna in October 1597, touching the discouerie of [the rich Isles of California], being distant eight dayes sayling from the maine. | [421] |
| The course which [Sir Francis Drake] held from the hauen of Guatulco in the South sea on the backe side of Nueua Espanna, to the North-west of California as far as fourtie three degrees: and his returne back along the said Coast to thirtie eight degrees: where finding a faire and goodly hauen, he landed, and staying there many weekes, and discouering many excellent things in the countrey and great shewe of rich minerall matter, and being offered the dominion of the countrey by the Lord of the same, hee tooke possession thereof in the behalfe of her Maiestie, and named it Noua Albion. | [421] |
| [Of the large, rich, and beautifull empire of Guiana], with a relation of the great and golden citie of Manoa (which the spaniards call El Dorado) and the prouinces of Emeria, Aromaia, Amapaia, and other countries, with their riuers adioyning. Performed in the yeere 1595 by Sir Walter Ralegh Knight, captaine of her Maiesties Guard, Lorde Warden of the Stanneries, and Her Highnesse Lieutenant Generall of the countie of Corne-Wall. | [428] |
NAUIGATIONS, VOYAGES, TRAFFIQUES, AND DISCOUERIES
OF THE
ENGLISH NATION IN AMERICA.