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 16, 2024.

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  • IAcatra, 656.642. Aide sent to the King of Iacatra against the Dutch, 656
  • Iago the Mother City of Chili, where is a Gold Myne, 84
  • Iambe a place which yeeldeth store of great grained Pepper, 532
  • Iames of Maiorca, a man skilfull in Nauigation, 5. Iapara the Towne, & English house there, maliciously burned downe by the Dutch, 695
  • Iapan the situation, length, & bredth thereof, the disposition of the peo∣ple, their merchandise, &c. 129. It is a Country rich in Siluer and Gold Mynes, 66.129. The men make themselues bald, except vn∣der the hinder part of the head▪ 76 Their shippes the strange forme thereof, 67. The people are very superstitious, and haue amongst them many Iesuits & Franciscan Friers, 129. The king & his Court, 131. The Iapons are not suffered to land in any Port in India with weapons, being accounted a people so desperate that they are feared in all places where they come, 137. The Habit, Rites & customes of the Iaponiās, 366.367. The king of Iapons kindnesse to the Eng∣lish, 367.396.400. English broad clothes sold by the Dutch in Ia∣pan, 369. The manner of excuting offendors in Iapan, ibid. Feasting and drinking of healths in Iapan, 368. English presents giuen to the Emperour of Iapan, 370. An intention of the Spaniards to dis∣couer the Northward of Iapan, 370. The Sonne of Tiquasa∣ma, the true heire of Iapan, how defeated of his right, 371. Wea∣pons, Souldiers, Diet, Temples, Highwayes, of the Iaponians, 372 The English entertained by the Emperour of Iapan, the Castle & Court of the Emperour, 373. Pri∣uiledges granted to the English at Iapan, 375.376. The Iaponian Charter, 375. English Factory setled in Iapan, 379. A note of re∣questable commodities vendible in Iapan, together with their prices, 394. A memoriall of such Mer∣chandize as are to be bought in Ia∣pan, & the prices as they are there worth, 395 The relation of captain Coxe concerning Iaponian Af∣faires 395.396. & seq. The Em∣peror of Iapans letter to the king of Holland, 406
  • Iasques an English Voyage thither, 607. Iaua Maior, an Iland, go∣uerned by 5. Kings, they are much delighted in coloured clothes, as red and greene; the manners of the people, 57. There is Iaua Maor &

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  • ... Minor; the Morisco, or Arabian tongue is common amongst them, 68. Their commodities, their king, ibid. Their weapons, 136. The des∣cription of Iaua Maior, with the manners & fashions of the people, both Iauans & Chynesses, which doe there inhabit, 164.165. & seq. Their religion, weapons, ap∣parell, bribing, thee••••shnesse, &c. 166. Their treachery against the English at Bantam, 167
  • Iauan vprores, 388
  • Ice neere the Phillipinas in Sep∣tember, 75. Ice a finger thicke in one night in Zenan, 255
  • Idalcan Prince of Goa his valor, 32
  • Ider Aga his letter, & entertainment of the English at Moha, 342
  • Idolatry & Idolaters, 7.28.84.166 367.373.377.599 423.437 438
  • Idols destroyed, 40▪ Virgins dedica∣ted to an Idol, 374. Indian Idol, 423
  • Idolatrous worship of an Image at Calecut, 28. A face worshipped by the Indians, 437. A strange Idol, & the fables thereof, 438
  • Iguanos a kin of serpents with foure feet and a long sharpe taile, are very good meate, 64
  • Ieast of a Chyneis Wife stolne from her Husband, 176
  • Iera pote an Indian drinke, very pleasant and sweet in taste, 227
  • Iesuits haue the managing of Portu∣gall traffick in Iapon, & are in re∣putation as Demigods; neither ad∣mit other order of Religion, 76. Their entertainment in the East India, 486. Iesuites called Tea∣tines, of which name a merry Iest passed in an Embleme or Picture, 83. Their calumniation of our English Nation, 115.127.131.502.503. Sundry practices of theirs, ibid. & 209.210.211.215 502. Iesuits bloudy plots, 209.208 A Colledge of Iesuites in Miaco the chiefe City of Iapan▪ 377. Ie∣suiticall humanitie, diuinity and preaching, 421. An Englishman poysoned by the Iesuites in India, 483
  • Iewels of the great Mogoll, 217.222.223
  • Iland of Saint Helena, the situation thereof, the great store of diuers excellent fruits in it, abundance of Partridges, Pheasants, Turkies, Goats, Swine, 69.70.124.205.319.445.465. Iland of S. An∣dreu hath great store of fowle & wood, 64. Iland of S. Iago, large, faire, rich, & fruitfull, inhabited partly by Portugals, & part by Mores, 48.64.
  • Ilands great store discouered, 6.37 38.39.42.43.45.48.54.68.94·103.136.193.646
  • Ilands of Banda, Amboyna, and Moluccas discouered, 33
  • Ilands discouered where are precious stones, 34. Ilands replenished with Pengwins and Seales, 34
  • Ilands called vnfortunate, 36
  • Ilands of exceeding height, 36
  • Ilands called Insulae latronum, or Ilands of Theeues, 37. Foure I∣lands named Cualo, Huinan∣gan, Hibussan, & Abarien disco∣uered, 38. Ilands of Zeilon, Zu∣but, Mesana, & Calaghan, disco∣uered fiue Ilands more, Zeilon, Bohol, Canghu, Barbai, & Ca∣tighan, 39. Eight Ilands more discouered, Ceana, Canida, Ca∣bao, Camuca, Cabalu, Chia, Li∣pan, Nuzza, 43. Twenty other I∣lands discouered, 45
  • Ilands like four sharp Mountains, 45
  • Ilands 8. degrees to the Northward of the Line, 54
  • Iland without ground, 95. A long woody Iland, 317. A bigge Iland in one degree, forty minutes, 329
  • Ilands of fishers, 380. Sea ful of Ilāds an betwixt Banco & Burneo, 646
  • Ile of Fogo, or the burning Iland, in the North side whereof is a consu∣ming fire, 48
  • ...Iles Dos Rys Magos, 365
  • ...Illha da Nobon, 130
  • ...Illha de Tristza, 194
  • ...Illhas Primeias, 335
  • Images very strange, 66
  • India rich in Coine, the reason, 223. The chiefe Commodities for In∣dia, 290
  • Indian Merchandize, 347
  • Indian Voyages by the Portugals, 26.28.30.32. By Englishmen, 109.110. & seq. 147.185.206. & seq. 314.328.334. By the Dutch, 706.707. & seq.
  • Indian Ilands first discouered, 11
  • Indian Iogue, a begging Frier of the Bramene Religion, 31
  • Indians conuerted to Christianity, 60
  • Indians of strange forme, their man∣ners, and attire, 26.96.118. Their rude custom in buying, 270. The base dealing of certaine In∣dians with our English, 290. The Indian Coast discerned by swim∣ming of Snakes, 310. The prin∣cipall places of Trade in the In∣dies, 322. The maner and meanes by which Indian wares haue been and now are brought into Eu∣rope, 734
  • Indico where plentifull, 121.236 259. What Indico is, & the ma∣king therof, 236.430. The growth and variety of the herbe, 429. The Country and Citie of Biana hath the finest Indico, 520
  • Indus, 530.573. The famous Riuer Indus in ordinary Maps falsly placed, 582
  • Inhumanitie most barbarou, 290
  • Instruments often deceiue the skil∣fullest Nauigators, 189
  • ...Inundations 326
  • ...Ioanna Iland, 630
  • Iohn Mildenhall Englishman his Trauels into the Indies, and in the Countries of Persia, and of the Great Mogor or Mogull, 114
  • Iohn Dauies Englishman Captain, his Voyage to the Esterne India, Pilot in a Duch ship▪ 116. His second Voyage with Sir Edward Michelborne into the East In∣dies, in the Tygre a shippe of two hundred and forty tuns, 132
  • Iohn de Austria or Fimula, bow King of Candie, 71
  • Iohn the first King of Portugall, married an English woman, daughter of Iohn of Gaunt, 4
  • ...Iohns Iland, 401
  • Ior the description thereof, 430. The Hollanders Factory destroyed in Ior. 464. Ratispont King of Ior described, 716
  • Iortan an Iland which yeeldeth store of Mace, the King thereof 77. The chiefe Priest thereof, a man of 120. yeeres, hee hath many Wiues to keepe him warme, 78
  • Ireland challenged for the Popes gift▪ 21
  • Iron strange louers thereof, 94
  • Iinglas how made▪ 731
  • 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hath best deserued in Disco∣ueries, 3
  • Iuan de Noua Iland, 335. Land vnexpected neere Iuan de Noua, 336
  • Iuanny one of the foure Iles of Co∣morie, 536
  • Iubll, two Ilands so called; viz. Iu∣ball Succor, and Iuball Aree, 292. They are inuironed with di∣uers other smaller Ilands, to the Southwards, ibid.
  • Iunkes or Boats of fortie tuns made of Cocos sowed, nstead of Pinnes caucked, lackled and wholly fited, victualled, and fraughted with that vniuersall Tree, 537
  • Iuson Iland, 104
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