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.

¶ The trauailes of one Richard surnamed Canonicus.

RIchardus Canonicus ad Trinitatis fanum Londini Regularis, ab ipsa pueri∣tia, bonarum artium literas impensè amauit, excoluit, ac didicit. Qui ex r••ni••••o labore atque exercitatione longa, talis tandem euasit orator, & Poeta, quales ea aetas tarissimos mitriebat. Ob id Richardo Anglorum time Regi charus, longam cum eo peregrinationem in Palestinam ac Sy∣tiam, dum expugnaret Turcas, suscepit. Vnde in Angliam tum demum re∣uersus, omnia qu•••• p••••••sens vidit in v••bibus, agris, ac mil••••um castris, fideli narratione, tam car∣mine quàm prosae descripsit. Neque interim omisit eiusdem Regis mores, & formam, per om∣nia corporis lineamenta de signare, ••••diditque praeclaro suo operi hoc aptissimum pro titulo nomem, ••••ifce••, Itinerarium Regis Richardi. Claruit anno redemptionis nostrae 1200. sub ••o∣anno Anglorum Reg••.

The same in English.

RIchard surnamed Canonicus an obseruant Frier of Trinitie Church in London, was in great loue with the studies of good Artes, and tooke paines in them and learned them. And at last by his continuall endeuour and long exercise therein, hee grewe to bee such an Oratour and Poet, as fewe were in that age liuing, by reason whereof hee grew in fauour with Richard then King of England, and vndertooke that long voyage with him into Palestina and Syria a∣gaynst the Turkes. From whence being returned againe into England, hee faithfully descri∣bed both in Uerse and Prose all such things as hee had seene in the Cities, fieldes and tentes of the souldiours, where hee was present, and omitted not to note the behauiour, forme, and proportion of body in the foresayd king, giuing to his notable worke this most apt name for the title•• The Iournall of King Richard. He flourished in the yeere of our Redemption 1200. vn∣der Iohn king of England.