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THE PRINCIPALL
NAVIGATIONS-Conlinued.
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The famous expedition of sir Francis Drake to the West Indies,
wherein were taken the cities of saint lago, saint Domingo,
Cartagena, with the Fort and towne of saint Augustin in
Florida, in the yeers 1585, and 1586,
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A resolution of the principal! land·captaines, which accompanied
sir Francis Drake in his memorable voyage to the West
Indies, 1585; what course thcy thought most expedienl to
be taken. Given at Cartagena the 27 of February 1585,
.
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A relation of the surveylng, new building, finishing, making,
and mending of certeine ports, harbours, forts, and cities
in the West lndies: written by Baptista Antonio the kiog
of Spaines surveyour. in those parts 1587, .
109
The voyage of Wi!Íiam Michelson and William Mace of Rat·
cliffe, master of a ship called The Dog, made to the bay of
Mexico, anno 1589, .
127
Twelve Spanoish letters written from divers places of the islands
and of the maine land, aswell of Nueva Espanna, as of
Tierra firma and Perú, intercepted by the ships of tbe Wor·
shipfull M. John Wats, disclosing many secrets touching
the aforesayd countreys, and tbe state of the Soutb sea,
and the trade to the Philippinas,
128
The voyage and valiant fight of The Content, a ship of the
right honourable sir George Carey knight,
L.
Hunsdon,
L. Chamberlaine, Captaine of the honourable band of her
Majesties Pensioners, and Governour of the i le of Wight,
&c.
1591,
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The voyage of M. Christopher Newport with a fl eete of 3. ships
and a Pinnesse to lhe Isles of Dominica, Saint Juan de
puerto rico, Hispaniola, and to the Bay of the Honduras,
begun in January 1591,
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The voyage of M. William King Captaine (M. Moore, M.
.How,
&
M. Boreman being owners) in the Salomon of
200.
tunnes, and the Jane Bonaventure of 40. tunnes, set
foorth from Ratcliffe 1592,
154
The voyage of Henry May one of M. James Lancaster his
company, in his navigation to che East Indies, 1591,
&
1592: who in his returne with M. Lancaster by the yles of
Trinidad, Mona,
&
Hispaniola, was about Cape Tiburon
taken into a French ship under the conduct of Capitan de
la Barbotiere, which ship was cast away upon the yles of
Bermuda: where ali the company that escaped drowning
remained for certain moneths, built themselves a barke,
sailed to Newfoundland, and so home 1593,
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The voyage of sir Roben Duddeley to the yle of Trinidad and
the coast of Paria: with his returne homeward by the,.,yles