Purchas his pilgrimes. part 3 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.

The Contents of the Chapters and Paragraphs in the third Booke of the first part of Purchas his PILGRIMS.

• CHAP. I. A Treatise of Russia and the adioyning Re∣gions, written by Doctor Giles Fletcher, Lord Ambassadour from the late Queene, Euer-glorious Elizabeth, to Theodore then Em∣perour of Russia, A. D. 1588. pag. 413.
• CHAP. II. A briefe discouerie of the Northerne discoue∣ries of Seas, Coasts, and Countries, deliuered in or∣der as they were hopefully begun, and haue euer since happily beene continued by the singular indu∣strie and charge of the Worshipfull Societie of Muscouia Merchants of London, with the ten seuerall Voyages of Captaine Thomas Edge the Authour. pag. 462.
  • §. 1. Greenland first discouered by Sir Hugh Willoughby: the Voyages of Frobisher, Pet, and Iackman, Dauis, the Dutch; First Morse and Whale-killing, with further discoueries. ibid.
  • §. 2. Dutch, Spanish, Danish disturbance; also by Hull men, and by a new Patent, with the succeeding successe and further discoueries till this present. pag. 466.
  • §. 3. The description of the seuerall sorts of Whales▪ with the manner of killing them: Where∣to is added the description of Greenland. p. 470.
    • The description of Greenland. pag. 472.
• CHAP. III. The first Nauigation of William Barents, a∣lias Bernards, into the North Seas; Written by Gerart de Veer. pag. 473.
• CHAP. IIII. A briefe declaration of Barents his second Na∣uigation, made in Anno 1595. behind Norway, Muscouia, and Tartaria, written by Gerart de Veer. pag. 478.
• Chap. V. The third voyage Northward to the Kingdoms of Cathaia, and China, in Anno 1596. Written by Gerart de Veer. pag. 482.
  • §. 1. What happened to them at Sea, before they came to build their House. ibid.
  • §. 2. Their cold, comfortlesse, darke and dread∣full winter: the Sunnes absence, Moones light, Sunnes vnexpected returne with miraculous speed. Of Beares, Foxes, and many many wonders. p. 492.
  • §. 3. Their preparation to goe from thence: they depart in a Boat and Scute both open, and come to Cola, 1143. miles. Their many dangers by Beares, Ice, Famine, Scorbute, in the way. pag. 505.
    • This was written by William Barentson in a loose Paper, which was lent mee by the Reuerend Peter Plantius in Amsterdam, March the seuen and twentieth, 1609. pag. 518.
• CHAP. VI. A Treatise of Iuer Boty a Gronlander, translated out of the North language into High Dutch. H. ibid.
  • The Course from Island to Groneland. p. 520.
• CHAP. VII. A description of the Countries of Siberia, Sa∣moieda, and Tingoesia. Together with the Iour∣neyes leading vnto the same Countries toward the East and North-east, as they are daily frequented by the Moscouites. pag. 522.
  • §. 1. Discouerie of Siberia, and the subiect∣ing of the same to the Russes. ibid.
  • §. 2. A briefe description of the Wayes and Ri∣uers, leading out of Moscouia toward the East and North-east into Siberia, Samoiedia, and Tingoe∣sia, as they are daily frequented by the Russes: with further discoueries towards Tartaria and China. pag. 525.
  • §. 3. A Note of the trauels of the Russes o∣uer Land, and by water from Mezen, neere the Bay of Saint Nicholas to Pechora, to Obi, to Yenisse, and to the Riuer Geta, euen vnto the Frontiers of Cataia; brought into England by Master Iohn Mericke, the English Agent for Moscouie, and translated out of the Russe by Richard Finch. H. pag. 530.
• CHAP. VIII. A voyage made to Pechora 1611. Written by William Gourdon of Hull, appointed chiefe Pi∣lot, for discouerie to Ob, &c. H. ibid.
• CHAP. IX. A Letter of Richard Finch to the Right Wor∣shipfull Sir Thomas Smith, Gouernour; and to the rest of the Worshipfull Companie of English Merchants, trading into Russia: touching the for∣mer voyage, and other obseruations. H. pag. 534.
  • The names of the places that the Russes sayle by, from Pechorskoie Zauorot, to Mongozey: with the manner of their trauell, and distance be∣tweene each place, or time of Sayling, Halling, and Rowing vnto the same. pag. 539.
• CHAP. X. The Voyage of Master Iosias Logan to Pecho∣ra, and his wintering there, with Master William

• Pursglone, and Marmaduke Wilson. Anno 1611. H. pag. 541.
  • Extracts taken out of two Letters of Iosias Lo∣gan from Pechora, to Master Hakluyt Prebend of Westminster. pag. 546.
• CHAP. XI. A briefe relation of a Voyage to Pechora, and wintering there, began in the yeere 1611. Written by William Pursglone. H. pag. 547.
  • Other obseruations of the said William Purs∣glone. pag. 550.
  • The trauell from Pechora to Permia, Ougo∣ria, and to the Riuer Ob, and the Townes situated thereupon, ouer Land. pag. 551.
  • Commodities for Pechora, Siberia, Permia, Ougoria, and among the Tingussies. pag. 552.
  • Commodities for the Tingussies. ibid.
• CHAP. XII. Later obseruations of William Gourdon, in his wintering at Pustozera, in the yeeres 1614. and 1615. with a description of the Samoyeds life. H. pag. 553.
• CHAP. XIII. Diuers Voyages to Cherie Iland, in the yeeres 1604, 1605, 1606, 1608, 1609. Written by Io∣nas Poole. H. pag. 556.
• CHAP. XIIII. Diuers Voyages and Northerne discoueries of that worthy irrecouerable Discouerer Master Hen∣rie Hudson. His Discouerie toward the North Pole, set forth at the charge of certaine Worship∣full Merchants of London, in May 1607. Writ∣ten partly by Iohn Playse one of the Companie, and partly by H. Hudson. H. pag. 567.
• CHAP. XV. A second voyage or employment of Master Henrie Hudson, for finding a passage to the East Indies by the North-east: written by him∣selfe. H. pag. 574.
• CHAP. XVI. The third voyage of Master Henrie Hudson toward Noua Zembla, and at his returne, his passing from Farre Ilands, to New-found-Land, and along to fortie foure degrees and ten minutes, and thence to Cape Cod, and so to thirtie three degrees; and along the Coast to the Northward, to fortie two degrees and an halfe, and vp the Riuer neere to fortie three degrees. Written by Robert Iu••t of Lime-house. H. pag. 581.
• CHAP. XVII. An Abstract of the Iournall of Master Henrie Hudson, for the discouerie of the North-west pas∣sage, begun the 17. of Aprill, 1610. ended with his end, being treacherously exposed by some of the Companie. H. pag. 596.
  • A larger discourse of the same voyage, and the successe thereof, written by Abacuk Pric∣ket. pag. 597.
  • A Note found in the Deske of Thomas Wid∣house, Student in the Mathematikes, he being one of them who was put into the Shallop. pag. 609.
• CHAP. XVIII. The discoueries of M. M. Nicolo, and Anto∣nio Zeni, gathered out of their Letters by Fran∣cisco Marcolino: whereto is added Quirino his shipwracke. H. P. pag. 610.
  • The shipwracke of Master Piero Quirino, de∣scribed by Christophoro Fiorauanti, and Nico∣lo di Michiel, who were present there: here con∣tracted. H. P. pag. 611.
• CHAP. XIX. Ancient commerce betwixt England and Nor∣way, and other Northerne Regions. pag. 619.
• CHAP. XX. A briefe Memoriall of the great trauels by Sea and Land, of Master George Barkley, Mer∣chant of London, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, and their Ilands. pag. 625.
• CHAP. XXI. Collections out of Martin Broniouius de Bie∣zerfedea sent Ambassadour from Stephen King of Poland, to the Crim Tartar: Contayning a description of Tartaria, or Chersonesus Tauri∣ca, and the Regions subiect to the Perecop or Crim Tartars, with their Customes priuate and publike in peace and warre. pag. 632.
• CHAP. XXII. Dithmar Blefkens his Voyages, and History of Island and Groenland. pag. 643.
  • Of the Islanders Religion. pag. 645.
  • The Life and Manners of the Islanders. ibid.
  • Of the wonderfull standing Pooles, Lakes, and Foun∣taines in Island. pag. 647.
  • Of the wonderfull Mountaines in Island. pag. 648.
  • Of the Riches of the Islanders. pag. 649.
  • Of the Iudgement of the Islanders. pag. 650.
  • Of Groneland. pag. 651.
• CHAP. XXIII. Extracts of Arngrim Ionas, an Islander, his Chrymogaea or History of Island: published Anno Dom. 1609. H. P. pag. 654.
  • §. 1. Of Island, the Situation, Discouerie, Plan∣tation and Language. ibid.
  • §. 2. A discourse of the first Inhabitants of the Northerne World, supposed to be Giants expelled from Canaan. Of the Islanders Houses, Fewell, Vi∣ctuall. pag. 659.
  • §. 3. Of their Politic, and Religion in old times. pag. 664: