A true discourse of the late voyages of discouerie, for the finding of a passage to Cathaya, by the Northvveast, vnder the conduct of Martin Frobisher Generall deuided into three bookes. In the first wherof is shewed, his first voyage ... Also, there are annexed certayne reasons, to proue all partes of the worlde habitable, with a generall mappe adioyned. In the second, is set out his second voyage ... In the thirde, is declared the strange fortunes which hapned in the third voyage ... VVith a particular card therevnto adioyned of Meta Incognita ...

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A true discourse of the late voyages of discouerie, for the finding of a passage to Cathaya, by the Northvveast, vnder the conduct of Martin Frobisher Generall deuided into three bookes. In the first wherof is shewed, his first voyage ... Also, there are annexed certayne reasons, to proue all partes of the worlde habitable, with a generall mappe adioyned. In the second, is set out his second voyage ... In the thirde, is declared the strange fortunes which hapned in the third voyage ... VVith a particular card therevnto adioyned of Meta Incognita ...

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Best, George, d. 1584.

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At London :: Imprinted by Henry Bynnyman, seruant to the right Honourable Sir Christopher Hatton Vizchamberlaine,

Anno Domini. 1578 [Decembris. 10]

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Contents

• frontispiece
• title page
• What commodities and instructions may be eaped by diligent reading this Discourse.
• illustration
• ¶TO THE RIGHT HO∣norable, my singular good May∣ster, Sir Christopher Hattō, Knight, Capitaine of the Queenes Maiesties Garde, Vizchamberlaine to hir Highnesse, and one of hir Maiesties moste honourable priuie Counsayle.
• THE PRINTER to the Reader.
• ¶ The fyrst Booke of the first voyage of Martin Frobisher Esquier, Captayne Generall for the dis∣couerie of the passage to Cataya and the East India, by the Northweast, first attempted in Anno Dom. 1576. the .15. of May.
  • The chiefe bounders of the prin∣cipall parts of the vvorld.
  • Experiences and reasons of the Sphere, to proue al partes of the world habitable, and hereby to conute the position of the fiue Zones.
  • Of the temperature of colde Regions all the Sommer long, and also hovve in Winter the same is habitable, especi∣ally to the inhabitants thereof.
• ¶ A true Reporte of such things as hapned in the second voy∣age of Captayne Frobysher, pretended for the Discouerie of a new passage to Cataya, China, and the East India, by the North∣west. Anno. Do. 1577.
• ¶ The thirde voyage of Captayne Frobisher, pretended for the discouerie of Cataya, by Meta Incognito. Anno Do. 1578.
  • ¶ Articles and orders to be obserued for the Fleete, set dovvne by Captayne Frobisher Generall, and deliuered in wri∣ting to euery Captayne, as well for keeping company, as for the course, the 31. of May.
  • Oure departure fom England.
  • Orders set down by M. Frobisher Esquire, Captaine Generall for the voy∣age to Cataya, to be obserued of the companie, during the tim of thir abode in Meta Incognit. Pblshed the second day of August. Anno .1578.
  • part
  • ¶ Articles sette downe by Martin Frobisher Esquier, Captayne Generall of the whole Fleete, appoynted for the Northweast discoueries of Cataya, publi∣shed and made knowen to the Fleete, for the better obseruing certayne orders and course in their returne homevvarde.
  • The Fleetes returning homevvard.
  • A generall and briefe Description of the Countrey, and condition of the people, which are found in Meta Incognita.
• colophon