The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation. [vols. 1-3] made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600. yeres: deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries, &c. of the English ... The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations ... to the south and south-east parts of the world ... By Richard Hakluyt preacher, and sometime student of Christ-Church in Oxford.

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THE VOYAGES AND NAVIGATIONS OF the English nation to Virginia, and the seuerall discoueries therof chiefly at the charges of the honourable Sir Walter Ralegh knight, from 33 to 40 degrees of latitude: together with the successe of the English colo∣nies there planted; as likewise a description of the Countrey, wih the Inhabitants, and the manifold commodities. Whereunto are annexed the Patents, letters, dicourses, &c. to this part belonging.

The second part of such commodities as Virginia is knowen to yeeld for victuall and sustenance of mans life, vsually fed vpon by the naturall inhabitants; as also by vs, during the time of our abode: and first of such as are sowed and husbanded.

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Of a kinde of fruit or berry in forme of Acornes.

THere is a kinde of berry or acorne, of which there are fiue sorts that grow on seuerall kinde• of trees: the one is called Sagatemene•, the second Osamener, the third Pummuckoner. These kinde of acornes they vse to drie vpon hurdles made of reeds, with fire vnderneath, almost after the maner as we dry Malt in England. When they are to be vsed, they first water them vn∣till they be soft, and then being sod, they make a good victuall, either to eat so simply, or els bring also punned to make loaues or lumps of bread. These be also the three kinds, of which I sayd be∣fore the inhabitants vsed to make sweet oile.

Another sort is called Sapummener, which being boiled or parched, doth eat and •aste like vnto Chestnuts. They somet••e also make bread of this sort.

The fift sort is called Mangummenauk, and is the acorne of their kinde of Oake, the which be∣ing dried after the maner of the first sorts, and afterward watered, they boile them, and their ser∣uants, or sometime the chiefe themselues, either for variety or for want of bread• do eat them with their fish or flesh

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