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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The principall obseruations, discourses, instructions, letters, ruttiers, and intelligences belonging to the voyages immediatly going before.

THe names of the kings of Iaua, at the time of sir Francis Drakes being there.: pag. 742
Certaine words of the naturall language of Iaua, with the interpretation thereof.: pag. 742
The confession of Nunno de Silua, a Portugall pilot, taken by sir Francis Drake, which he made to the viceroy of Mexico, concerning the proceeding of sir Francis Drake, &c. 157••.: pag. 742
A letter written in the South sea by sir Francis Drake vnto his consort M. Iohn Winter.: 748
Instructi••ns giuen by the R.H. the lords of the councell, to M. Edward Fenton esquire, for the or∣der to be obserued in the voyage recommended vnto him for the East Indies and Cathay, April 9. 1582.: pag. 754
A discourse of the West ••ndies and the South sea, written by Lopez Vaz a Portugall, conteining diuers memorable ma••ters not to be found in any other writers, and continued vnto the yere 1587.: pag. 778
Certaine rare and speciall notes most properly belonging to the voyage of M. Thomas Candish about the world; concerning the latitudes, soundings, lying of lands, distances of places, the variation of the compasse, and other notable obseruations, diligently taken by M. Thomas Fuller of Ipswich.: pag. 825
A letter of M. Thomas Candish to the R. H. the olde Lord Hunsdon, L. Chamberlaine, one of her Maiesties most honourable priui•• councell, touching the successe of his voyage rounde about the worlde.: 837
Certaine notes or references taken out of a large map of China, brought home by M. Thomas Candish 1588.: 837
A petition made in the streight of Magellan by certeine of the company of the Delight of Bri∣stoll, vnto Robert Burnet the Master of the sayd ship, and one of the consorts of M. Chidley the 12 of February 1589.: pag. 840
The testimoniall of the company of the Desire, a ship of M. Can••ishes fleet in his last voyage, tou∣ching the loosing of their generall, which appeareth to haue bene vtterly against their meanings.: 845
The letters of the Queenes most e••cellent Maiestie sent in the yere 1596, to the emperour of Chi∣na, by M. Richard Allot and M. Thomas Bromefield, merchants of London, who were embarked in the fleet, whereof M. Beniamin Wood was generall.: pag. 852
Three seuerall testimonies concerning the mighty kingdome of Coray, tributary to the king of China, and bordering vpon his Northeast frontiers: and also touching the warres of Quabacondo∣no the monarch of Iapan against China, by the way of Coray.: pag. 854
A briefe note concerning an extreame Northerly prouince of Iapan, called Zuegara, situate 30 dayes iourney from M••acó, & also of a certeine nation of Tartars, called Iezi, inhabiting on the maine to the North of China.: pag. 861
Aduertisements touching the ships that goe from Siuil to the Indies of Spaine, together with some sea-orders of the Contractation house of Siuil.: pag. 862
The order of the Carena giuen to the ships that goe out of Spaine to the West Indies.: pag. 864.
The examination of the Masters and Pilots which saile in the fleet•• of Spaine to the West Indies, written in Spanish by Pedro Dias a Spanish Pilot.: pag. 864, and 866