The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation, made by Sea or ouer-land,

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to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the Earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600 yeres, diuided into three seuerall Volumes, according to the positions of the Regions, whereunto they were directed. The first Volume containeth the worthy Discoueries, c. of the English toward the North and Northeast by Sea together with many notable monuments and testimonies of the ancient forren trades, and of the warrelike and other shipping of this Realme of England in former ages. Whereunto is annexed a briefe Commentary of the true state of Island, and of the Northern Seas and lands situate that way. as also the memorable defeat of the Spanish huge Armada, anno 1588. The second Volume comprehendeth the principal Navigations to the South and South-east parts of the world Imprinted at London : by George Bishop, Ralph Newberie and Robert Barker, 1599. [WITH] The third and last volvme of the voyages of the English nation, and in some few places, where they haue not been, of strangers, performed within and before the time of these hundred yeeres, to all parts of the Newfound world of America, or the West Indies, from 73 degrees of Northerly to 57 of Southerly latitude Together with the two voyages of Sir Francis Drake and M. Thomas Candish round about the circumference of the whole earth, and diuers other voyages intended and set forth for that course Imprinted at London : by George Bishop, Ralph Newberie and Robert Barker, 1600. Three volumes bound in two (the standard a

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