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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Title: 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.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By George Bishop, Ralph Newberie, and Robert Barker,; Anno 1599[-1600]
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Subject terms: Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800.; Discoveries (in geography), English -- Early works to 1800.
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A Passeport of the Earle of Leicester for Thomas Forster gen∣tleman trauailing to Constantinople.

RObertus Comes Leicestriae, baro de Denbigh, ordinum Garterij & Sancti Mi∣chaelis eques auratus, Serenissimae Regine Angliae a Secretioribus consilijs, & magister equorum, dux & capitaneus generalis exercitus eiusdem Regiae maiestatis in Belgio, & gubernator generalis Hollandiae, Zelandiae, & pro∣uinciarum vnitarum & associatarum, omnibus and quos praesentes literae pet∣uenerint, salutem. Cùm lator praesentium Thomas Forster nobilis Anglus necessarijs de causis hinc Constantinopolim profecturus si••, & inde ad nos quanta potest cele∣ritate reuersurus: petimus ab omnibus & singulis Regibus, principibus, nobilibus, magistra∣tibus, & alijs, mandent & permittant dicto Thomae cum duobus famulis liberum transirum per corum ditiones & territoria sine detentione aut impedimento iniusto, & prouideri sibi de ne∣cessarijs iustum precium reddenti, ac aliter conuenienter & humaniter tractari, vt occasiones eius eundi & redeundi requirent: Sicut nos Maiestates, Serenitates, Celsitudines, & domina∣tiones vestrae paratos inuenietis, vt vestratibus in similibus casibus gratum similiter faciamus.

Datum in castris nostris Duisburgi, decimo die Septembris, anno 1586. stylo veteri.