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.

To the Reader.

I Am not ignorant (gentle Reader) how hard a matter it is for any one man to write that, which should please and satisfie all persons, we being com∣monly of so diuers opinions and contrary iudgements: againe Tully affirm∣eth it to be a very difficult thing, to finde out any matter which in his owne kinde may be in all respects perfect. Wherefore I trust by your owne iudge∣ment I ought of reason to be the sooner pardoned (my translation being precisely tied to mine authours meaning) if any thing heerein besides be thought to be wan∣ting: I haue learned by the way how comberous a thing it is to turne the selfesame matter out of the Italian language into our countrey speech. But who so doeth what he possi••ly can is bound to no more. And I now at the request of others (who put me in minde, that I was not onely borne vnto my selfe) haue accomplished that in the ende, which I promised and was

required. With what paine and diligence, I referre me to them which are skilfull in the Itali∣an tongue, or may the better iudge, if it please them to trie the same, casting aside this exam∣pler. I speake it not arrogantly, I take God to witnesse: but mens painefull trauels ought not lightly to be condemned: nor surely at any time are woont to be of the learned, or discreet. By whose gentle acceptation if these my present doings be now supported, I will perswade my selfe that I haue reaped sufficient fruit of my trauell. Vnto whome with all my heart I wish prosperous successe in all their affaires.

Ann. Dom. 1572. W. M.

In Turchas precatio.

SVmme Deus, succurre tuis, miseresce tuorum, Et subeat gentis te noua cura tuae. Quem das tantorum fi••em, Rex magne, laborum? In nos vibrabit tela quoúsque Sathan? Antè Rhodum, mox inde Chium, nunc denique Cyprian, Turcharum cepit sanguinolenta manus. Mustafa foedifragus partes grassatur in omnes, Et Veneta Cypriam strage cruentat humum. Nec finem imponit sceleri, mollitùe furorem, Nec nisi potato sanguine pastus abit. Qualis, quae nunquam nisi plena tuménsque cruore Sanguisuga obsessam mittit hirudo cutem. Torturam sequitur tortura, cruorque cruorem, Et caedem admissam caedis alîus amor. Saeuit inops animi, nec vel se temperat ipse, Vel manus indomitum nostra domare potest. At tu, magne Pater, tumidum disperde Tyrannum, Nec sine mactare semper ouile tuum. Exulet hoc monstrum, ne sanguine terra redundet. Excutiántque nouum Cypria regna iugum. Et quòd Christicolae foedus pepigere Monarchae, Id faustum nobis omnibus esse velis. Tupugna illorum pugnas, & bella secundes, Captiuósque tibi subde per arma Scythas. Sic tua per totum fundetur gloria mundum, Vnus sic Christus fiet, & vna fides.

Gulielmus Malim.