Purchas his pilgrimes. part 1 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.

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Purchas his pilgrimes. part 1 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.
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Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.
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London :: Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Rose,
1625.
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Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800.
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"Purchas his pilgrimes. part 1 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A68617.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 1, 2024.

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  • A Atalla, a Papall Easterne Patri∣arke, 151
  • Abassines their ha∣bitation, Religi∣on, Rites and op∣inions, 137.138.147.148.149.
  • Abdesu an Easterne Patriarke, 151.
  • Aegypt, Christianitie there some∣time exceedingly flourished, 112. What Christians there now, 113.135
  • Aeneas his Nauigation, 71
  • Aethiopian Church their rites and opinions, 138. Their faith decla∣red at large by Tecla Maria an Aethiopian, 147.148. & seq.
  • Africa hath the richest Mines in the World, 28. Her religion, 112.113 & seq.
  • African tongue, 101. Almost all Africke Mahumetan or Gen∣tiles, 112.116.118.. Iewes there, 119. The torride parts of Afrike resembled to a Librds skin, 113
  • Alans, and the old Aleman Alpha∣bet, 182
  • Alcantara Order in Spaine, 170
  • Alexander the Great, 57.75.88. His life, Acts, Peregrinations and Conquests, 81.82. & seq. His sicknesse, temperance, Persian ex∣pedition, battles with Darius, 83 His marriage, and crueltie, 84 His ambition frustrate, danger, escape, view of the Ocean, 85. His marriage, feasts, guard, mour∣ning, rage, death, 86
  • Alexanders Port, 87
  • Alexandria builded by Alexan∣der, 83
  • Algum trees mentioned, 2. Chroni∣cles, 38
  • Almug trees, 38
  • Alphabets diners kinds old and new, 181.182.183.184. & seq.
  • Alpes why so termed, 140
  • Aluarez taxed for his report of the Nubians their dependance on the Pope, 137
  • Amazonian tale, 84
  • America thinly and newly inhabited, 30. Whither new-peopled, and when the word thee first prea∣ched, 58. The multiplying of peo∣ple and cattle there, 60. What Christians among them, and their poore Christianitie, 115. Foure large Regions thereof, as large as Europe possessed by the Spaniards, 115. The whole Coun∣trey stored with Beares, Lions, Tigres, Wolues, Foxes, &c. 120
  • Ammons Oracle; 83
  • Anabaptists deny their Baptisme, 7 They wickedly remooue the Land∣marke, 16
  • Anacharsis the Philosopher his tra∣uels, 75
  • Anachoreticall, or Hermeticall Monkes, 160
  • Andrew the Apostle where he prea∣ched and died, 53
  • Antiochia, the place where the Name of Christians was first heard in the World, 129. The Pa∣triarch thereof, ibid.
  • Ants casting vp heaps full of golden sands, 32
  • Ants as great as a mans span, 89
  • Anzichi an Idolatrous and man-eating nation, 113
  • ...Apes, 39-436
  • Apochrypha Bookes fasly attribu∣ted to the Apostles & others, 56
  • Apollonius Tyanaeus his Pilgri∣mage, 76
  • Apostles their mission and prehemi∣nence, 50. Their preaching through all the World, 51. Their tongues & miracles, 53. Their preaching in the old knowne World, 57
  • Apostolicall Acts & Conquests, 61
  • Aquitaine speech, 106
  • Arabian Gulf, 40
  • Arabicke Language which, & where spoken, 110
  • Arabia the nest that bred and foste∣red Mahumetisme, 116
  • Archbishops of the Romane Pro∣uince, 168
  • Archbishops of Spaine and their re∣uenues, 170
  • Argyre, stored with gold & siluer, 33
  • ...

Page [unnumbered]

  • Argonauts, their Voyage 69. Their Arts, 70
  • ...Argus, 70
  • Aristippus by flattery a Trencher-worme to Dyonisius the tyrant, 75
  • Aristotle, his birth, life, trauels, &c. 75
  • Amenians their religion, opinions, and rites, 139. Their Lyturgie or publike seruice, 143. Their Pa∣triarkes, numbers, Preachers, or Masters, 150
  • Armozia, now Ormus a fertile Re∣gion, 88
  • Arsareth a supposed Region, 123
  • Arsaratha a Citie mentioned by the ancient, 123
  • Art, but the supply of Natures de∣fects, 10
  • Asceticall Monks, 160
  • Asia, the seuerall Religions therein: many Mahumetans & Pagans, 113. In what parts thereof, Christianitie hath taken roote, 114. neere one halfe thereof cor∣rupted by Mahumetans, 116.117 Another halfe by Idolaters, 118. What Iewes found amongst them, 119
  • Augustinians haue 555. Monaste∣ries in Italy, in Europe 4000. 174
  • Auinion in France the Popes Coun∣trey, 171
  • Authours excuse for his Europaean promise, 94
  • Author of the World, Man, Pere∣grinations, all things, 49
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