Hakluytus posthumus, or Purchas his Pilgrimes :

contayning a history of the world in sea voyages and lande travells by Englishmen and others /
by Samuel Purchas.
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Main Creator: Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: Glasgow : J. MacLehose and Sons, 1905-07.
Series:Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; Extra series,.
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Notes:Reprint of the 1625 edition, with folded facsimiles of title-pages; illustrations, maps, etc., reproduced in facsimile.

Physical description: 20 v. : ill., folded maps, ports., folded facsims. ; 23 cm.

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Table of Contents:
vol. I. Solomon's Ophirian voyage etc. Man's life pilgrimage : perigrinations of Christ and the attendants. Patriarchs and Jews. Fabulous antiquities. Ancient histories (Assyrians, Egyptians, etc.). Ancient philosophers. Phœnician voyages. Iambulus. Great Alexander's life etc. Musæus, Thebæus, etc. mentioned by St. Ambrose. Brief consideration of Europe. Enquiries of languages / by Edw. Brerewood ; Master Brerewood's enquiries of the religions professed in the world. Relations of divers travellers touching the diversities of Christian rites etc. Collections out of Peter Stroza. Briefe survey of eclesiasticall politie, Jesuites Colledges, etc. Discourse of the diversitie of letters, etc.
vol. I, bk. II. Improvement of navigation in later times (Magneticall and astronomicall instruments. Prince Henry. John II. of Portugal. Columbus. Pope's Bull touching the New World. Portugal's discontent etc. wtih the Spaniard. Gama. Albuquerque). Fernandus Magalianes. Sir Francis Drake. Voyage of Thomas Candish / by Francis Pretty ; Oliver Noort (Sebald De Wert). George Spilbergen. William Cornelison Schouten. Bk. III. First English voyages to E. Indies (Sighelmus, Mandevile etc. Benjamin Wood. John Mildenhall. John Davis. William Adams). Priviledge of fifteene yeeres granted by Her Majestie to certaine adventurers. James Lancaster. Discourse of Java / by Edmund Scot ; Voyage of Sir Henrie Middleton to East Indies / by Thomas Clayborne ; Journall of the third voyage to the East India / by William Keeling
vol. III, bk. III (cont.). Captaine W. Hawkins' relations of the occurrents in India, in the countie of the Great Mogoll. Voyage of D. Middleton to Molucca's. Fourth voyage to the East Indies under A. Sharpey and R. Rowles. Fifth voyage of D. Middleton to Java, and Banda. Sixth voyage set forth by the East Indian Companie under Sir H. Middleton. Nicholas Dounton's Journall. Seventh voyage into East India under Capt. A. Hippon / by Nathaniel Marten ; P.W. Floris' Journall. Journal of voyage to East India under S. Castleton / by John Tatton. bk. IV. Eighth voyage under Capt. John Saris to the Red Sea, Java, etc. Observations of Capt. J. Saris during his abode at Bantam from Oct. 1605 to 1609. Relations of Richard Cockes, concerning Japan. Divers letters on Japonian affairs
vol. IV, bk. IV (cont.). Journall of Wm. Finch, Sierra Leona, India, etc. Ninth voyage of the Indian Companie to the East Indies, under Edmund Marlowe / by John Davy ; A Ruter, or ... direction for readie sayling into East-India / by Thomas Best ; Observations on the same voyage / by Master Copland, R. Boner, N. Withington ; Eleventh voyage to East India ... in ... 1611-13 / Ralph Wilson. Journall of the twelfth voyage to East India, under Christopher Newport / Walter Payton. Journal of Nicholas Downton. Relations of Elkington and Dodsworth. Journall of the journey of R. Steel, and John Crowther, from Azmere to Spahan, 1615-1616. Memorials of voyage [to the East Indies] 1614-1616 / by John Milward ; Second voyage of Walter Payton into the East Indies, 1614. Journall of Sir Thomas Roe, Embassadour to the Great Mogol. Letter of Thomas Coryat. bk. V. Memorialls taken out of the Journall of Roger Hawes, touching the proceedings of the factorie at Cranganor. Notes taken out of the Journall of A. Childe, from England to Surat. Letter of Thomas Spurway, touching the wrongs done at Banda to the English. Relations and remembrances taken out of a large journall of a voyage, set forth by the East Indian Societie / by John Hatch ; Voyage from Surat to Moha, extracted out of Master E. Heynes' Journall. Notes of two voyages of Master Martin Pring into the East Indies under Nicholas Downton
vol. V, bk. V (cont.). Second voyage of Captaine Martin Pring into the East Indies. William Hores discourse of his voyage in the Dragon and expedition, from Surat to Achen, etc. Journal of Nathaniel Courthop, his voyage from Bantam to the Ilands of Banda. Continuation / by Robert Hayes, contayning the death of Captaine Courthrop ; Letter written to the East India Compagnie in England, from their factors. The Hollanders declaration of the affaires of the East Indies, printed 1622, and an answere. Pithy description of the chiefe ilands of Banda and Moluccas / by Captaine Humphrey Fitz-Herbert ; Three severall surrenders of certaine of the Banda Ilands ; with a voyage of Sir Henrie Middleton. The Dutch navigations to the East Indies. Extracts of a journall of a voyage to Surat and to Jasques / written by Richard Swan ; a discourse of trade from England unto the East Indies / by T. Mun. bk. VI. Observations of Africa, taken out of John Leo his nine bookes / transl. by Master Pory
vol. VI, bk. VI. (cont.). Observations of Africa, taken out of John Leo his nine books, (concluded). Collection of things most remarkable in the Historie of Barbarie / written by Ro. C. ; The African possessions of the King of Spaine, and the Turke. Description of the citie of Alger / written by Nicholas Nicholay ; A large voyage in a journall of all occurrents, hapning in the fleet of ships sent out by the King as well against the Pirats of Algiers, as others ... under the command of Sir Robert Mansel Knight / written by one employed in that voyage, here contracted ; Relation of the Jacob, a ship of Bristoll, 1621, taken by the Turkish Pirats of Argier. The wonderfull recovery of the Exchange of Bristow, from the Turkish pirats of Argier / published by John Rawlins, here abbreviated ; Relations of Africa, taken out of George Sandys his larger discourse 1610, Lib. 2. bk. VII. True relation of Master Richard Jobsons voyage, for the discovery of Gambra. Description of the golden kingdome of Guinea, transl. out of Dutch, and contracted, H. P. The strange adventures of Andrew Battell, sent by the Portugals prisoner to Angola. Report of the Kingdome of Congo / gathered by Philippo Pigafetta out of the discourses of Edward Lopes, transl. out of Italian into English / by Abraham Hartwell, and here abbreviated ; The voyage of Sir Francis Alvarez, unto the court of Prete Janni, the great Christian Emperour of Ethiopia
vol. VII, bk. VII. (cont.). Voyage of Sir Francis Alvarez (continued). Copie of the letter which Prete Janni writ to Don Diego Lopez de Sequiera. Letters of David, the Emperour of Æthiopia, unto Emanuel, King of Portugall, written in 1521. Rutter of Don John of Castro, of the voyage which the Portugals made from India to Zoez. Relation of the embassage which the Patriarch Don John Bermudez brought from the Emperour of Ethiopia, to Don John, King of Portugall. Late changes of state and religion in Ethiopia. bk. VIII. Historie of the first expedition to Jerusalem / by Godfrey of Bullen, Robert of Normandie, and others, written by Robert, whom some call the Englishman, a monke ... transl. and abbreviated ; Acts of the pilgrimes in their expedition to Jerusalem ... extracted out of Fulcherius Carnotensis. Supplement of the Holy Land storie, gleaned out of the Historie of William, Archbishop of Tyrus. Continuation of the Jerusalem and other additions, gathered out of Matthew Paris. Pilgrimage to Jerusalem, written in very old English rime.vol. VIII, bk. VIII. (cont.). The churches peregrination by this H. Land way, and warre into mysticall Babylon. Monuments of antiquitie, taken out of ancient records. Relation of antiquitie, taken out of ancient records. Relation of a journey begun, 1610 / written by George Sandys ; Part of a letter of W. Biddulph. Journey of Edward Barton, her Majesties Ambassador with the Grand Signior ... in Constantinople / written by Sir Thomas Glover. The travels and adventures of Captaine John Smith in divers parts of the world, begun about 1596. Death of Sultan Osman, and the setting up of Mustafa, his uncle. Mount Sinai, Oreb, and the adjoyning parts of Arabia, described out of the foure Journals of Breidenbach, Baumgarten, Bellonius, and Christopher Furer of Haimendorf. bk. IX. Briefe compendium of the historie of Sir Anthonie Sherleys travels into Persia. Sir Anthonie Sherley his voyage over the Caspain sea and thorow Russia, taken out of W. Parry his discourse of the whole voyage of Sir Anthonie, pub. 1601. Voyages of John Newberie, one, into the Holy Land, the other to Balsara, Ormus, Persia. Observations of John Cartwright in his voyage from Aleppo Hispaan. Peregrination of Benjamin, the sonne of Jonas, a Jew, written in Hebrew, transl. into Latin / by B. Arias Montanus
vol. IX, bk. IX. (cont.). Relation of a voyage to the easterne India / by E. Terry [1616] ; Travels of Lewis Barthema or Vertoman into Egypt, Syria, Arabia, Persia, and India [1503,] published in English / by R. Eden ; Collections of Asia, especially of Arabia, transl. into Latin / by Gabriel Sionita and Johannes Hesronita ; Collections of divers Mahumetan authors. Don Duart de Meneses the Vice-roy, his tractate of the Portugall Indies. Letter from Don Garcia Silva Figueroa, Ambassadour from Philip the third King of Spaine, touching matters of Persia. Collections out of the voyage and historie of Friar Joano dos Sanctos his Æthiopia Orientalis. Larger observations of Master R. Jobson, touching the river Gambra. Letter contayning the escape and victorie of Nicholas Roberts. The Grand Signiors Seraglio / by R. Withers ; Voyages performed / by J. Sanderson, 1584-1602 , with description of Constantinople. Voyage of Henrie Timberley from Cairo to Jerusalem, 1601. Letters. Voyage fo F. Pyrard de Laval to the East Indies [1601-1611] ; transl. out of French
vol. X, bk. X. Briefe collections of voyages, chiefly of Spaniards and Portugals, taken out of Antonie Galvanos Book of the Discoveries of the World. Summe of letter of Nicholas Trigautius a Jesuite, touching his voyage to India, etc. Letter touching Japon / written by Master Arthur Hatch ; Extracts of Master Cæsar Frederike his eighteene yeeres Indian Observations. Gasparo Balbi his voyage to Pegu, gathered out of his owne Italian Relation. Voyage of Master Ralph Fitch, to Ormus, and so to Goa, etc., begun 1583, ended 1591. Indian Observations gathered out of the Letters of Nicholas Pimenta, Visiter of the Jesuites in India, and of many others of that Societie. John Huighen van Linschoten his voyage to Goa, and observations of the East Indies, abbreviated. Relation of Ormuz, and of the late taking thereof by the English and Persians. Briefe memoriall of the travels of Sir Robert Sherley. Epitaphs on the tombe of Jacob Almansor the Saracenicall Emperour / written by Mahomet Algazeli ; Master Thomas Coryates Travels to, and observations in Constantinople, and other places. Relations of the travels of W. Lithgow Scot in Candie, Greece, etc. Later Intelligence out of Turkie, touching the resignation of Mustapha, and the advancing of Amurath. Briefe extracts of a Journall of Arnold Brown his Indian Voyage. The Dutch late proceedings at Amboyna in cruell torturing and executing of divers Enligsh men / published lately by the English-East-Indian Societie. True description of the Bay Todos los Santos in Brasil, adn taking the towne Salvador / by the Admirall master Jacob Wilkins, 1624. (8vo)
vol. XI, pt. II. Bk I. Journall of Friar William de Rubruquis, unto the East parts of the world, 1253. Tartarian and northerne relations / written in Latin by Friar Roger Bacon [1265] ; ... Relations touching the Tartars [1240-41] taken out of the Historie of R. Wendover, and Mat. Paris : with certaine epistles of the same subject. The first brooke of Marcus Paulus Venetus, his voyages. The Historie of Ayton, specially touching the Tartars [1307]. Travels and memorials of Sir John Mandeville [1332-66]. The voyage of Nicolo di Conti, a Venetian, to the Indies [1444]. Extracts of Alhacen his Arabike Historie of Tamerlan / done into French by Jean du Bec [transl. into English] ; ... Treatise of China, and the adjoyning regions / by Gaspar da Cruz ; Relation of Galeotto Perera, that lay a prisoner in China. bk. II. Beginning of English discoveries towards the north, and the north-east / by Sir Hugh Willoughby, R. Chancellor, and others ; of the Muscovie trade, as also voyages by Russia, over the Caspian sea, and thorow divers regions of Tartaria, [1553-1557]
vol. XII, bk. II. Cont. Voyage of Anthony Jenkinson from Mosco in Russia, to Boghar in Bactria, 1558. Sixt voyage into Persia and Media, gathered out of letters / written by Christopher Borough ; Letter of Henrie Lane, contayning a briefe discourse of that which passed in the North-east discoverie. Observations of China, Tartaria, and other Easterne parts of the world, taken out of Fernam Mendez Pinto his Peregrination. Spanish plantation of the Philippinas, and what entercourse hath thence hapned betwixe them and the Chinois : First discoverie of the Philippinas / by Friar Juan Gonzales de Mendoza ; First plantation of the Philippinas / by Michael Lopez de Legaspi. Two letters taken out of Bartolome Leonardo de Argensola his Treatise, 1609. Report of a Mahometan Merchant, which had been in Cambalu : and the travell of Benedictus Goes, a Portugall Jesuite, from Lahor to China. Generall collection of the Jesuites entrance into Japon and China : Francis Xavier, Melchior Nunnes, Valignanus, Ruggerius and Pasius. Letter of Father Diego de Pantoia, written in Paquin, China, 1602. Discourse of China, taken out of Ricius and Trigautius, and a Map of China added. Continuation of the Jesuites Acts in China till Ricius his death and some yeers after. Treatise of Russia / by Giles Fletcher, Ambassadour to Theodore Emperour of Russia, A.D. 1588
vol. XIII, bk. III. Briefe discoverie of the northerne discoveries of seas, coasts, and countries ... with the ten severall voyages of Capt. T. Edge [1553-1622]. First navigation of W. Barents into the North seas [1594]. Second navigation in 1595. Third voyage northward in 1596 / written by Gerart de Veer ; Treatise of Iver boty; transl. out of the Norse language. Description of the countries of Siberia, Samoieda, and Tingoesia. Voyage made to Pechora, 1611 / written by W. Gourdon. Letter of R. Finch, touching the former voyage. Voyage of J. Logan to Pechora, 1611. Briefe relation of voyage to Pechora, 1611-1613 / written by W. Pursglove ; Later observations of W. Gourdon at Pustozera, in 1614 and 1615. Divers voyages to Cherie Iland, in 1604-1609 / written by J. Poole ; Voyages of H. Hudson in 1607 / written partly by J. Playse and partly by J. Hudson. Second voyage [in 1608] / written by himselfe ; Third voyage [1609] / written by R. Juet ; Abstract of the journal of H. Hudson, 1610. Larger discourse of the same voyage, 1610 / written by Abacuk Pricket ; Discoveries [1380] of N. and A. Zeni, gathered out of their letters / by F. Marcolino, whereunto is added Quirino his shipwracke [1431] ; Ancient commerce betwixt England and Norway, and other northerne regions. Travels of G. Barkley, 1605. Collections out of M. Broniovius de Biezerfedea, Ambassador to the Crim Tartar. D. Blefken's history of Island and Groenland [1563-4]. Extracts of Arngrim Jonas, his Chrymogaea of history of Island, 1609.vol. XIV, bk. IV. Voyage ... to Cherry iland / by Jonas Poole, in 1610 ; Voyage to Greenland in 1611-1612 / by J. Poole ; Journall of the voyage to Greenlande in 1613 / written by W. Baffin ; Voyage to Greenelande in 1614 / by Ro. Fotherbye ; Report of voyage, 1615, to the northwards / by R. Fotherbie ; Voyages to Greenland / by W. Heley, in 1617-1623 ; Observations of Russia ; Coronation of P. Ivanowich, 1584 / observed by J. Horsey ; Ambassage of Sir T. Smith, 1604-5. Copie of the translation of a letter sent from the new emperor Vassily Evanowich Shoskey to the Kings Majestie / by J. Mericke ; ... Russian treaty with Sweden, 1616. Relation of two Russe Cossacks travailes, out of Siberia to Cathay. Discoveries made by Englishmen to the North west. Voyage of G. Weymouth for discovery of north-west passage to China, 1602. J. Hall his voyage for the discovery of Greenland, 1605. Second voyage in 1606. 4th voyage in J. Hall to Groaneland, 1612 / written by W. Baffin ; Relation of such things as happened in the fourth[-fifth] voyage for the discoverie of the North-west passage in 1615-16 / written by W. Baffin ; Briefe discourse of the probability of a passage to the South Sea and a briefe treatise and map / by Master Brigges. bk. V. Description of the West Indies / by Antonio de Herrera
vol. XV, bk. V. (cont.). Observations gathered out of the first, second, third, and fourth bookes of Josephus Acosta ... touching the natural historie of ... the West Indies. Extracts of Gonzalo Ferdinando de Oviedo his summarie and the generall historie of the Indies. Mexican antiquities gathered out of the writings of Josephus Acosta ... Historie of the Mexican nation, described in pictures ... Conquest of Mexico and New Spaine / by Hernando Cortes ; Larger relations of things most remarkeable observed by the Spaniards ...
vol. XVI, bk. VI. Brief relation of the voyages ; undertaken ... by George, Earle of Cumberland ... collected out of the relations and journals of actors therein [1586-98] ; Voyage to Saint John de Porto Rico / written by himselfe ; Relation of Porto Ricco voyage / written by Doctor Eglambie [Layfield] ; First voyages made to divers parts of America by Englishmen, Sir Sebastian Cabot, Sir Thomas Pert, etc., collected out of Master Camden, Master Hakluit, etc. Relation of Peter Carder, which went with Sir Francis [Drake] in his voyage about the world, 1577[-86]. T. Candish his discourse of his fatall voyage towards the South sea [1591]. Adventures of A. Knivet, 1591[-1601]. Description of the Ile of Trinidad / by F. Sparrey, 1595[-1602] ; Captaine C. Leigh his voyage to Guiana [1604]. Relation of the massacre of ... Englishmen in Santa Lucia / by J. Nicol [1605] ; Relation of J. Wilson returned from Wiapoco in Guiana, 1606. Relation of a voyage to Guiana / by R. Harcourt [1608]. bk. VII Treatise of Brazil ... Extracts out of the historie of John Lerius, who lived in Brasill, 1557-1558
vol. XVII, bk. VII. Travels of Hulderike Schnirdel from 1534 to 1554. Observations of Sir R. Hawkins, in voyage into the South Seas, 1593. Note / by J. Ellis in voyage through the Strait of Magellan, 1593 ; Relation of A. Ursino concerning the coast of Terra Firma and the secrets of Peru, 1581. Notes of the West Indies gathered out of Pedro Ordonnes de Cevallos, 1583. Relation of discoverie in the South sea / made by Pedro Fernandez Giros, Portugez, 1609, with his petitions to the King, one Englished, another in Spanish ; Historie of Lopez Vaz, touching American places, 1586. Extracts translated out of Jerom Benzos three bookes of the New World, 1614. Observations of things most remarkable collected out of the Commentaries Royall / written by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega, 1580 ; Notes of F. Pizarro his conquest of Peru, 1531-34. Conquest of Peru and Cusco ... ; by Francisco de Xeres, 1524-33 ; Relations of occurrents in the conquest of Peru after 1534 / by Pedro Sancho. bk. VIII. Relations of Alvaro Nunez concerning that which happened to the fleet in India, 1527-36, translated out of Ramusio. Ferdinando de Soto his voyage to Florida, 1539-40
vol. XVIII. F. de Soto his voyage to Florida, 1539-43 (cont.). Expeditions from Mexico by divers Spaniards : Relation of Nunno di Gusman, 1530, Voyage of marco de Nica, etc., into New Mexico, 1539-95, Extracts out of letters of martin Perez, 1591, Letter from Valladolid / by L.T. Toletus, 1605 ; ... Narration of the destruction of the Indies by the Spaniards / by Bartholomew de Las Casas, 1542 ; Voyage of S. Champlaine into Canada, in 1603. Voyage of M. de Monts into New France / written by Marke Lescarbot, 1604-9 ; Collections out of a French booke, called Additions to Nova Francia, 1607-11. Relation of Gosnols voyage to Virginia, 1602 / by Gabriel Archer ; Notes of the same voyage, taken out of a Tractate / by James Rosier ; Description of the Azores ... taken out of Linschoten. bk. IX. Observations out of a Discourse of the plantation of the southerne colonie in Virginia 1606 / by G. Percy ; Description of Virginia / by J. Smith, 1607 ; Proceedings of the English colonie in Virginia, out of the writings of T. Studley, etc., 1606-10
vol. XIX. Letter of G. Archer, 1609. Wrack of T. Gates upon the Bermudas, 1610 / by W. Strachy. Voyage of S. Argal from Virginia to Bermuda, 1610. Relation / by Lord de la Warre, to the Lords of Virginia, 1611 ; Letter of Sir S. Argoll, touching his voyage to Virginia, 1613. Notes of Virginian affaires in the government of Sir T. Dale and of Sir T. Gates, till 1614, taken out of R. Hamor. Letter of Sir T. Dale, 1614. Dermers letter from Virginia, touching his voyage fro the South sea, 1619.Relation of a sea-fight 1620. Virginian affaires, 1620-24. Relations of Summer ilands, out of R. Norwood, 1622. Extracts out of J. Smiths Historie of Bermudas, 1612-23. Intelligence from Virginia, 1624 / by Sir S. Argal ; Virginias Verger, discourse shewing the benefits which may grow to this kingdome from American-English plantations, 1625. bk. X. Relation of the discoverie of New England, 1607-1622. Voyage of H. Challons, 1606 / written by J. Stoneman ; Extracts of a booke of J. Smith, 1622, called New Englands trialls. Relation of a plantation setled at Plimoth, 1622. Good newes from New England / by E. Winslow, 1622-23. Patent for newfoundland, etc. R. Whitbournes voyages to Newfoundland, 1611-1618. Bull of Sixtus V. Spanish Armada, 1588. Discourse of the Portugall voyage, 1589 / by Antonie Wingfield
vol. XX. Voyage into Cadiz, 1596. Voyage to the Azores, under Robert, Earle of Essex, 1597. Relation of the said iland voyage. By Sir Arthur Gorges. Conclusion of the... [Description cut off]