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The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 07 England's Naval Exploits Against Spain by Hakluyt, Richard, 1552-1616



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III. A briefe note concerning an ancient trade of the English marchants to the Canarie Ilands, &c.

IV. A Description of...the Ilands of Canaria,...composed by Thomas Nicols, &c.

V. The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente Maners, Customs, and Lawes, of the Peoples enhabiting...Affricke and Asia (1555)

(_a_) To the Righte Honourable the Erle of Arundel, &c.
(_b_) The Preface of the Authour
_The First Parte._
_Chapitre_ 1. The true opinion of the deuine, concernyng the
beginnyng of man
2 The false opinion of the Philosophre concernyng the beginnyng of
man
3 The deuision and limites of the Earthe
4 Of Ethiope, and the auncient maners of that nation
5 Of Aegipte, and the auncient maners of that people
6 Of the Poeni and thother peoples of Aphrique
_The Seconde Parte_
_Chapitre_ 1 Of Asie and the peoples most famous therein
2 Of Panchaia, and the maners of the Panqueis
3 Of Assiria and Babilonia, and the maners of those peoples
4 Iewry, and of the life, maners, and Lawes of the Iewes
5 Of Media, and the maners of the Medes
6 Of Parthia, and the maner of the Parthians
7 Of Persia, and the maners and ordinaunces of the Persians
8 Of Ynde, and the vncouth trades and maners of life of the people
therein
9 Of Scithia, and their sterne maners
10 Of Tartarie, and the maners and power of the Tartarians
11 Of Turcquie, and of the maners, lawes, and ordenaunces of the
Turcques
12 Of the Christians, of their firste commyng vp, their ceremonies and
ordenaunces

VI. The Conquest of the Grand Canaries, &c.

VII. The Summary or briefe declaration of the Admirals departing towardes the West Indies

VIII. The Worldes Hydrographical Discription,...published by J. Dauis of Sandrudg by Dartmouth...anno 1595, May 27

_Sub-section_ 1 To the Righte Honorable Lordes of Her Maiesties Most
Honorable Priuie Counsayle
2 The World's Hydrographical Obiections against al northerly
Discoueries
3 To proue a passage by the norwest, etc.
4 By experience of Trauellers to proue this passage
5 To proue the premisses by the attemptes of our owne countrymen,
besides others
6 By late experience to proue that America is an Iland, etc.
7 That the Ayre in colde regions is tollerable
8 That vnder the Pole is the place of greatest dignitie
9 What benefites would growe vnto Englande by this passage being
discouered

VOL. VII.

I. A voyage to the Azores with the Serpent and Mary Sparke, belonging to Sir W. Raleigh, written by John Evesham

II. A briefe Relation of the notable service performed by Sir Francis Drake vpon the Spanish Fleete prepared in the Road of Cadiz...in the yeere 1587

III. A True discourse written...by Colonel Antonie Winkfield emploied in the voiage to Spaine and Portugall, 1589

IV. The Escape of the Primrose from...Bilbao in Biscay

V. The Spanish King's Commission for the generall arrest of the English

VI. The voiage of George, Earl of Cumberland to the Azores, written by Edward Wright

VII. The valiant fight performed by 10 merchants ships of London against 12 gallies in the Straights of Gibraltar the 24. of April 1590

VIII. The valiant Fight performed in the Straight of Gibraltar between the Centurion of London against five Spanish Gallies in April 1591

IX. A report of the trueth of the Fight about the Iles of Acores...betwixt the Revenge...and an Armada of the King of Spaine; penned by the honourable Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight

X. A particular note of the Indian Fleet, expected to have come into Spaine this present yeere of 1591