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 fourth Booke of the Second part of Purchas his PILGRIMS.

• CHAP. I. A Voyage set forth by the Right Worshipfull Sir Thomas Smith, and the rest of the Musco∣uie Company, to Cherry Iland: and for a further Discouerie to bee made towards the North-Pole, for the likelihood of a Trade or a passage that way, in a Ship called the Amitie, of burthen seuentie tunnes; in the which I Ionas Poole was Master, hau∣hauing foureteene Men and one Boy: Anno Dom. 1610. H. pag. 699.
  • A briefe note what Beasts, Fowles, and Fishes were seene in this land. pag. 707.
• CHAP. II. A Commission for Ionas Poole our Seruant, ap∣pointed Master of a small Barke called the Elizabeth, of fiftie tunnes burthen, for Discouery to the North∣ward of Greeneland, giuen the last day of May, 1610. H. P. ibid.
• CHAP. III. A briefe Declaration of this my Voyage of Disco∣uery to Greeneland, and towards the West of it, as followeth: being set forth by the right Worshipfull Sir Thomas Smith, Gouernour of the right Worship∣full Company of new Trades, &c. written by Ionas Poole. H. pag. 711.
• CHAP. IIII. A Relation written by Ionas Poole of a Voy∣age to Greeneland, in the yeere 1612. with two Shippes, the one called the Whale, the other the Sea∣horse, set out by the right Worshipfull the Muscouie Merchants. H. pag. 713.
• CHAP. V. A Iournall of the Voyage made to Greeneland with sixe English Shippes and a Pinnasse, in the yeere 1613. written by Master William Baffin. H.P. pag. 716.
• CHAP. VI. A Voyage of Discouery to Greeneland, &c. An. 161••. written by Ro. Fotherbye. H.P. pag. 720.
• CHAP. VII. A true report of a Voyage, Anno 1615. for Disco∣uerie of Seas, Lands, and Ilands, to the Northwards; as it was performed by Robert Fotherbie, in a Pin∣nasse of twenty tunnes called the Richerd of Lon∣don. H.P. pag. 728.
  • A Letter of Robert Fotherby to Captain Edge, written in Crosse-rode, Iuly 15. 1615. pag. 731.
• CHAP. VIII. Diuers other Voyages to Greenland, with Letters of those which were there employed, communicated to me by Master William Heley, in the yeere 1617. 1618. 1619. 1620. 1621. 1623. pag. 732.
  • A Letter of Master Robert Salmon to Master Sherwin. In Sir Thomas Smiths Bay, the 24. of Iune 1618. pag, 733.
  • A Letter of Master Th. Sherwin: Bell-sound this ••9. of Iune, 1618. ••bid.
  • A Letter of Iames Beuersham to Master He∣ley. From Faire-hauen, the 12. of Iuly, 1618. ibid.
  • A Letter of Iohn Chambers to W. Heley, Bel-sound, Iune 16. 1619. pag. 734.
  • A Letter of I. Catcher to Master Heley from Faire-hauen. Laus Deo, this seuenteenth of Iune, 1620. pag. 735.
  • A Letter of Robert Salmon from Sir Thomas Smiths Bay, Iuly 6. 1621. ibid.
  • Laus Deo in Faire-Hauen, the foure and twen∣tieth of Iune, 1623. pag. 736.
  • Master Catchers Letter: the nine and twenti∣eth of Iune 1623. pag. 737.
  • Captaine William Goodlards Letter •• Bel-sound this eight of Iuly, 1623. ibid.
• CHAP. IX. The late changes and manifold alterations in Rus∣sia since Iuan Vasilowich to this present, gathered out of many Letters and Obseruations of Eng∣lish Embassadours and other Trauellers in those parts. pag. 738.
  • §. 1. Of the reigne of Iuan, Pheodore his sonne; and of Boris. ibid.
    • The most solemne and magnificent coronation of Pheodor Iuanowich, Emperour of Russia, &c. the tenth of Iune, in the yeere 1••84. seene and obserued by Master Ierom Horsey Gentleman, and seruant to her Maiestie. pag. 740.
  • §. 2. Occurrents of principall Note which hap∣pened in Russia, in the time while the Honorable Sir Thomas Smith remained there Embassadour from his Maiestie. pag. 748.
  • §. 3. One pretending himselfe to be Demetrius, with the Popes and Poles helpes attaineth the Rus∣sian Empire: his Arts, Acts, Mariage, fauour to the English, and miserable end. pag. 755.
    • The Copie of a Letter sent from the Emperor De∣metry Euanowich, otherwise called Grishco O∣treapyoue. pag. 758.
    • The Copie of the translation of a Commission that was sent from the Mosko, from the Emperour De∣metry Euanowich, alias Gryshca Otreapyoue by a Courtier named Gauaryla Samoylowich Sal∣manoue, who was sent downe to the Castle of Arch∣angell, to Sir Thomas Smith, then Lord Embas∣sadour.

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    • The Copie of the Translation of a new Priuiledge that was giuen to the Company, by the Emperour Demetry Euanowich, otherwise called Gryshca Otreapyoue, the which Priuiledge was sent into England ouer-land by Olyuer Lysset Merchant, and seruant to the foresaid Company. ibid.
    • The Copie of the translation of a Contract, made by the Emperour Demetry Euanowich, otherwise called Gryscha Otreapyoue, and the daughter of the Palatine Sendamersko, chiefe Generall of Po∣land. pag. 761.
  • §. 4. The Copie of the Translation of a Letter sent from the new Emperour Vassily Euanowich Shoskey to the Kings Maiesty by Master Iohn Me∣ricke. pag. 765.
    • Captaine Margarets Letter to Master Mericke from Hamborough, Ian. 29. 1612. pag. 780.
  • §. 5. Of the miserable estate of Russia after Swiskeys deportation, their election of the King of Polands Sonne, their Interregnum and popu∣lar estate, and choosing at last of the present Em∣perour, with some remarkeable accidents in his time. H.P. pag. 782.
    • Pacta inter Primarium Ducem Exercituum Regni Poloniae, & inter Heroes Moscouiae. pag. 783.
• CHAP. X. A briefe Copie of the points of the Contracts be∣tweene the Emperours, Maiestie and the Kings Ma∣iestie of Sweden: in Stolboua the seuen and twen∣tieth of February, 1616. pag. 792.
• CHAP. XI. A Relation of two Russe Cossacks trauailes, out of Siberia to Catay, and other Countries ad∣ioyning thereunto. Also a Copie of the last Patent from the Muscouite. A Copie of a Letter written to the Emperour from his Gouernours out of Sibe∣ria. pag. 797.
  • The Copie of the Altine Chars, or golden Kings Letter to the Emperour of Russia. ibid.
  • A Description of the Empires of Catay and La∣bin, and other Dominions as well inhabited, as pla∣ces of Pasture called Vlusses and Hords, and of the great Riuer Ob, and other Riuers and Land pas∣sages. pag. 799.
• CHAP. XII. Notes concerning the discouery of the Riuer of Ob, taken out of a Roll, written in the Russian tongue, which was attempted by the meanes of An∣tonie Marsh, a chiefe Factor for the Moscouie Company of England, 1584▪ with other notes of the North-east. H. pag. 804.
  • The report of Master Francis Cherry a Mos∣couie Merchant, and Master Thomas Lyndes touching a warme Sea to the South-east of the Riuer Ob, and a Note of Francis Gaulle. H.P. p. 806.
• CHAP. XIII. Discoueries made by Englishmen to the North-west: Voyages of Sir Sebastian Cabot, Master Thorne, and other Ancients: and Master Wey∣mouth. H.P. ibid.
  • The Voyage of Captaine George Weymouth, intended for the discouery of the North-west Passag toward China, with two flye Boates. pag. 809.
• CHAP. XIV. Iames Hall his Voyage forth of Denmarke for the discouery of Greenland, in the yeere 1605. ab∣breuiated. H. pag. 814.
• CHAP. XV. The second Voyage of Master Iames Hall, forth of Denmarke into Greeneland, in the yeere 1606. contracted. H. pag. 821.
• CHAP. XVI. The Voyage of Master Iohn Knight (which had beene at Greeneland once before 1605. Captaine of a Pinnasse of the King of Denmarke) for the Discouery of the North-west passage, begunne the eighteenth of Aprill, 1606. H. pag. 827.
• CHAP. XVII. The fourth Voyage of Iames Hall to Groane∣land, wherein he was set forth by English Aduen∣turers, Anno 1612. and slaine by a Greenelander. Written by William Baffin. H. pag. 831.
• CHAP. XVIII. A true Relation of such things as happened in the fourth Voyage for the Discouerie of the North-west Passage, performed in the yeere 1615. written by William Baffin. H. P. pag. 836.
• CHAP. XIX. A briefe and true Relation of Iournall, con∣taining such accidents as happened in the fift Voy∣age, for the discouery of a passage in the North-west, set forth at the charges of the right Worshipfull Sir Thomas Smith Knight, Sir Dudly Digges Knight, Master Iohn Mostenholme Esquire, Ma∣ster Alderman Iones, with others, in the goodship called the Discouery of London; Robert Bi∣leth Master, and my selfe Pilot, performed in the yeere of our Lord 1616. pag. 844.
• CHAP. XX. A briefe Discourse of the probability of a pas∣sage to the Westerne or South Sea, illustrated with testimonies: and a briefe Treatise and Map by Ma∣ster Brigges. H.P. pag. 848.