Purchas his Pilgrimage. or Relations of the World and the Religions Observed in all Ages and places discovered, from the creations unto this Present

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Author: Samuel Purchas (1575?-1616) Year: 1613 Publisher: William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone Place: London Description: [28]+752+[20] pages . ¶6, A8, B4, C-Vvv6 (-Vvv6). Quarto (11¼" x 7½") bound in period calf, rebacked with later calf. (Hill 1401; Sabin 66678) First Edition. Samuel Purchas was born in Thaxted, England probably in 1577. His father, George, was a prosperous cloth merchant, but little is known of his mother, Anne. Little is known of his childhood, and in 1594, he entered the University of Cambridge. He graduated in 1597 and was later ordained a deacon in the Church of England. In 1604, he became the vicar of the village of Eastwood. While extremely busy in his work taking care of the spiritual needs of the people of Eastwood. Purchas managed to indulge in his love of reading. His favorite topic was exploration. The thought of brave Englishmen battling the stormy seas (and jealous Spaniards) in wave-tossed ships thrilled the patriotic Reverend Purchas, and he turned to writing to help spread the word and encourage other stalwart English adventurers to try their hand at exploring. In 1613, he penned Purcas, his Pilgrimage or Relacons of the World and Religions both Heathenish and Christian Observed in all Ages and Places Devyded into Foure Bookes or Volumes Collected by Samuell Purcas, Mynister of Eastwood in Essex . The book recounted the sailings of various English expeditions and commented upon the religions observed by the natives in these far-off locale

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