Contents

pp v-x

ILLUSTRATIONS

pp xi-xiv

THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE Principall Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation

pp xv-xvi

The voyage of two ships, whereof the one was called The Dominus vobiscum, set out the 20 of May 1527, for the discovery of the North parts

pp 1-2

The voyage of M. Hore, and divers other gentlemen to Newfoundland, and Cape Briton, in the yere 1536

pp 3-7

An act against the exaction of money or any other thing by any officer for licence to traffique into New foundland and Iseland, made Anno 2. Edwardi sexti

pp 7-9

A letter written to M. Richard Hakluyt of the Midle Temple, contayning a report of the true state and commodities of Newfoundland

pp 9-16

The letters patents granted by her Majestie to sir Humfrey Gilbert knight, for inhabiting some part of America 1578

pp 17-23

A learned and stately Poeme written in Latine Hexamiters by Stephanus Parmenius Budeius, concerning the voyage of sir Humfrey Gilbert to Newfound-land, for the planting of an English colonie there, containing also a briefe remembrance of certaine of our principal English captaines by sea

pp 23-33

The voyage of Sir Humfrey Gilbert to Newfoundland, An. 1583

pp 34-43

Orders agreed upon by the Captaines and Masters, to bee observed by the fleete of sir Humfrey Gilbert

pp 43-55

A briefe relation of Newfound-land, and the commodities thereof

pp 55-64

Reckonings of the Master and Masters mate of the Admirall of sir Humfrey Gilbert in their course from cape Race to cape Briton, and to the Isle of Sablon

pp 64-65

The maner how the sayd Admirall was lost

pp 65-77

A letter of the learned Hungarian Stephanus Parmenius Budeius to master Richard Hakluyt the collectour of these voyages

pp 78-84

A relation of Richard Clarke of Weymouth master of the ship called The Delight, which went as Admirall of sir Humfrey Gilberts fleete for the discoverie of Norumbega 1583: written in excuse of the casting away the sayd ship and the men, imputed to his oversight

pp 85-88

A discourse of the necessitie and commoditie of planting English colonies upon the North partes of America

pp 89-131

A letter of the right honourable sir Francis Walsingham to master Richard Hakluyt then of Christchurch in Oxford, incouraging him in the studie of Cosmography, and furthering of new discoveries 1582

pp 131-131

A letter of the right honourable sir Francis Walsingham to master Thomas Aldworth marchant, and at that time Mayor of the citie of Bristol, concerning their adventure in the Westerne discoverie 1582

pp 132-132

A letter written from master Aldworth marchant and mayor of the citie of Bristol, to the right honourable sir Francis Walsingham, concerning a voyage intended for the discoverie of the coast of America lying to the Southwest of cape Briton 1583

pp 133-134

A briefe and summarie discourse upon a voyage intended to the hithermost parts of America

pp 134-147

Articles set downe by the committies appointed on the behalfe of the company of the Moscovian marchants, to conferre with master Carlile upon his intended discovery of the hithermost partes of America

pp 147-150

The first discovery of the isle of Ramea, made by for Monsieur de la court pre Ravillon & grand pre, with the ship called The Bonaventure, to kill and make trane-oile of the beasts called The Morses, with great teeth, Anno 1591

pp 150-154

A letter sent to the right honourable sir William Cecil Lord Burghley, Lord high Treasurer of England &c. from master Thomas James of Bristol, concerning the discoverie of the Isle of Ramea 1591

pp 155-155

A briefe note of the Morse, and of the use thereof

pp 156-157

The voyage of the ship called The Marigolde of M. Hill of Redriffe, unto Cape Briton and beyond, to the latitude of 44 degrees and a halfe, Anno 1593

pp 157-161

The voyage of M. George Drake of Apsham, to the isle of Ramea, in the yeere 1593

pp 161-162

The voyage of The Grace of Bristoll, up into the gulfe of S. Laurence to the Northwest of Newfoundland, as far as the isle of Assumption or Natiscotec, Anno 1594

pp 162-165

The voyage of M. Charles Leigh, and divers others, to Cape Briton and the isle of Ramea, 1597

pp 166-180