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A09213	A true reporte, of the late discoueries, and possession, taken in the right of the Crowne of Englande, of the new-found landes: by that valiaunt and worthye gentleman, Sir Humfrey Gilbert Knight Wherein is also breefely sette downe, her highnesse lawfull tytle therevnto, and the great and manifolde commodities, that is likely to grow thereby, to the whole realme in generall, and to the aduenturers in particular. Together with the easines and shortnes of the voyage. Seene and allowed.	[Peckham, George], Sir.	1583 (1583)	STC 19523; ESTC S110356	38,496	74

of the perticuler discoueries and conquestes of the East and west Indies wherein I was the more bolde to vrge the patience of the Reader to the ende it might most manifestly and at large appeare to all such as are not acquainted with the Histories howe the King of Portingall whose Country for popularity and number of people is scarce comparable to some three shires of Englande And the King of Spayne likewise whose naturall Countrey dooth not greatly abounde with people Both which Princes by meanes of theyr discoueries within lesse then 90. yeeres past haue as it appeareth both mightely and meruailouslie enlarged theyr territories dominions through theyr owne industrie by the assistance of the omnipotēt whose ayde we shall not neede to doubt seeing the cause quarrell which we take in hand tendeth to his honour and glory by the enlargement of the Christian fayth To conclude since by christian duety we stand bounde cheefely to further all such acts as doo tende to the encreasing the true flocke of Christ by reducing into the right way those loste sheepe which are yet astray And that wee shall therein followe the example of our right vertuous predicessors of renowmed memory and leaue vnto our posteritie a deuice memoriall of so godly an enterprise Let vs I say for the considerations alledged enter into iudgement with our selues whether this action may belong to vs or no. The rather for that this voyage through the mighty assistaunce of the omnipotent God shal take our desired effect whereof there is no iust cause of doubt Then shall her Maiesties dominions be enlarged her highnes auncient titles iustly confyrmed all odious ydlenes from this our Realme vtterly banished Diuers decayed Townes repay red and many poore and needy persons relieued and estates of such as nowe liue in want shal be embettered The ignorant barbarous Idolaters taught to knowe Christ. The innocent defended from their bloodie tyrannicall neighbours The diabolicall custome of sacrifycing humaine Creatures abolished All which no man doubteth are thinges gratefull in the sight of our Sauiour and tending to the honour and glory of the Trinitie Be of good cheere therefore for he that can not erre hath sayd That before the ende of the world his word shall bee preached to all nations Which good worke I trust is reserued for our Nation to accomplish in these partes Wherefore my deere Countrimen be not dismayed for the power of God is nothing diminished nor the loue that he hath to the preaching and planting of the Gospell any whirt abated Shall we then doubt he will be lesse ready most mightily and miraculously to assist our Nation in this quarrel which is cheefely and principally vndertaken for the enlargement of the christian fayth abroade and the banishment of ydlenes at home then he was to Columnus Vasques Numes Hernand● Cortese and Fraunces Pyzare in the west and Vasques de Game Peter Aluares Alonso de Alburqueque in the East Let vs therefore with cheerefull mindes and couragious hearts giue the attempt and leaue the sequell to almightye God for if he be on our part what forceth it who be against vs. Thus leauing the correction reformation vnto the gentle Reader whatsoeuer is in this Treatise too much or too little or otherwise vnperfect I take leaue and so ende FINIS ❧ The Contentes of the Articles of Assuraunce betweene the Principall assignes of Sir Humfrey Gilbert Knight and the foure sortes of aduenturers vvith them in the veyage for the Westerne Discoueries Assocyates which be such as aduēture C. l Assystants which be such as aduēture L. l Aduenturers in the first degree which be such as aduēture XX. v. l Aduenturers in the second degree which be such as aduēture Xii l x. s EVery person which hath aduentured in money or commodities with Sir Humfrey Gilbert Knight The ratification of former Aduenturers or with any principall assigne from him shal haue and enioy all such Lands Liberties Freedomes Priueleges and commodities as to any of them hath beene graunted or couenaunted by the said Sir Humfrey or by any principall assigne in writing to bee shewed vnder his or theyr handes and seales So as he hath or shall deliuer in all his aduenture before the last day of December next And euery person which hath aduentured himselfe in the last voyage Rewards to such as haue aduentured in person in the last voyage Associates continued in the same vntil such time as the admirall of the sayd voyage was lost and will aduenture himselfe in this next voyage shall in recompence haue his rate doubled EVerie person that shall aduenture in this next voyage in money or commodityes the some of one hundreth poundes and receyued by the treasurer agent or other person authorised to bee kept in a Store-house prouided for that purpose shal beare the name of an associate he his heires and fower of his seruaunts seruing him seuen yeeres to haue free libertie to trade and trafique in the said Countries And shall haue a iust portion accordyng to the quantity of his aduenture of al commodities gotten retourned into England by any the Vessels which shall be set forth by the sayde principall assigne before the twenteth of March next in Anno 1583. He shall haue to him and his heyres for euer sixteene thousand acres of Land there to bee peopled and manured at his pleasure holding the same in socage tenner by Fealtie onely with aucthoritie to keepe Court Leete and Court Barron vppon the same at his pleasure with as great roialties in as large ample maner as any Associate there or other Subiect in this Realme now enioyeth any landes in England Hee to bee chosen for one of the cheefest persons for making of Lawes there And shall be free frō all arrestes tortures and execution by Marshall Lawe Yeelding and paying yeerely tenne shillinges for euerye thousand acres after the same shall bee possessed and occupyed one whole yeere and to the Queenes maiestie the fift part of Golde and Syluer Ower which shall bee cleerely gotten one other fift part of Golde Syluer Ower Pearle and Precious stones to Sir Humfrey Gylbert and his heires and to the principall assigne the like fift part also one fift part of Christall to the said principal assigne to be found and clearely gotten vpon the same sixteene thousand acres There shal be leuied within three yeeres after the sayd Land shal be inhabited for euery acre manured on halfepeny yeerely for the building of Fortes Townes Churches Shippes maintenaunce of learning and Soldiers and releeuing of maimed persons c. to bee bestowed and imploied at the discretion of the principall Assigne and his heyres the Lieftenaunt and Associate there for the time beeing EVery parson aduenturing as aforesaid the some of fifty poundes Assistants shall beare the name of an Assistant he and his heires males and three of his seruaunts seruing him seuen yeeres to haue free liberty to trade as in the first

they would willinglie haue stayed and wintred there But hauing the winde fayre good they proceeded on theyr course towards the fyrme of Ameryca which by reason of continuall Fogges at that time of the yeere especially they coulde neuer see till Cox Maister of the Golden Hinde did discerne Lande presently lost sight thereof againe at what time they were all vpon a breache in a great and outragious storme hauing vnder 3. fadome water But God deliuered the Frigat and the Golden Hinde from this great daunger And the Delight in the presence of them all was lost to theyr vnspeakable greefe with all theyr cheefe victuall munition and other necessary prouisions and other thinges of value not fitt heere to be named VVherevppon by reason also that VVinter was come vpon them and fowle wether increased with Fogges and Mysts that so couered the Land as without daunger of perishing they coulde not approche it Sir Humfrey Gilbert and Maister Hays were compelled much against theyr wills to retyre homewardes And beeing 300. Leagues on theyr way were afterwarde by tempestious weather seperated the one from the other the 9. of September last since which time Maister Hay with his Barke is safelie arriued but of Sir Humfrey as yet we heare no certaine newes Vppon this reporte together with my former intent to write some briefe discourse in the commendation of this so noble and woorthy an enterprise I did call to my remembraunce Plutnrch the Historie of Themystocles the Grecian who beeing a right noble and valiant Captaine signified vnto hys Countrimen the cittizens of Athens that hee had inuented a deuise for theyr common wealth very profitable but it was of such importaunce and secrecie that it ought not to be reuealed before priuate conference had with some perticuler prudent person of their choise The Athenians knowing Aristides the Philosopher to be a man indued with singuler wisedome and vertue made choyse of him to haue conference with Themystocles and therevppon to yeelde his opinion to the Cittizens concerning the sayd deuice which was that they might set on fire the Nauie of theyr enemies with great facilitie as hee had layde the plotte Aristides made relation to the Cittizens that the stratageme deuised by Themystocles was a profitable practise for the common wealth but it was dishonest The Athenians without further demaunde what the same was dyd by common consent reiecte and condemne it preferring honest and vpright dealing before profite By occasion of this historie I drewe my selfe into a more deeper consideration of thys late vndertaken voyage whether it were as well pleasing to almightie God as profitable to men as lawfull as it seemed honourable As well gratefull to the Sauages as gainfull to the Christians And vpon mature deliberation I founde the action to bee honest and profitable and therefore allowable by the opinion of Aristides if he were nowe aliue which beeing by me heerein sufficiently prooued as by Gods grace I purpose to doo I doubt not but that all good mindes wyll endeuour themselues to be assistauntes to this so commendable an enterprise by the valiant and woorthy Gentlemen our Countrimen alreadie attempted and vndertaken Nowe whereas I doo vnderstande that Sir Humfrey Gilbert Apparation in hand for a newe supply his adherents associates and freendes doo meane with a conuenient supplie with as much speede as may bee to maintaine pursue and followe this intended voyage already in part performed and by the assistaunce of almightie God to plant themselues and theyr people in the continent of the hether part of America betweene the degrees of 30. and 60. of septentrionall latitude Within which degrees by computation Astronomicall and Cosmographicall are doubtles to be founde Englishmē Ma. Iohn Hawkins Sir Fraunces Drake Ma. Williā Winter Ma Iohn Chester Ma. Martin Furbisher Anthony Parkchurst William Batts Iohn Lowell Dauid Ingram Strangers French Sir Iohn Ribaulte Iaques Cartier Andrew Theuet Mounser Gou●den Mounser Popellynere Iohn Verasanus Italian Christopher Columnus all thinges that be necessarie profitable or delectable for mans life The climate mylde and temperate neither too hotte not too colde so that vnder the cope of heauen there is not any where to be founde a more conuenient place to plant and inhabite in which manie notable Gentlemen bothe of our owne nation and straungers who haue beene traueilers can testifie and that those Countries are at this day inhabited with Sauages who haue no knowledg of God Is it not therfore I say to be lamented that these poore Pagans so long liuing in ignoraunce and Idolatry and in sorte thirsting after christianitie as may appeare by the relation of such as haue trauailed in those partes that our heartes are so hardned that fewe or none can be found which wil put to theyr helping hands and applie themselues to the relieuing of the miserable and wretched estate of these sillie soules Whose Countrey dooth as it were with arme aduaunced aboue the climats both of Spayne and Fraunce stretche out it selfe towardes England onelie In manner praying our ayde and helpe as it is not onelie set foorth in Mercators generall Mappe but it is also founde to bee true by the discouery of our nation and other straungers who haue often times trauailed vpon the same Coastes Christopher Columnus of famous memorie the firste instrumēt to manifest the great glorie mercy of almightie God in planting the Christian Faith in those so long vnknown regions God doth not alwaies begin his greatest workes by the greatest persons hauing in purpose to acquaint as he did that renowmed Prince the Queenes Maiesties Grandfather King Henry the seuenth with his intended voiage for the VVesterne Discoueries was not onely derided and mocked generally euen heere in Englande but afterward became a laughing stocke to the Spaniardes themselues who at thys day of all other people are moste bounden to laude and prayse God who first sturred vppe the man to that enterprise And while he was attending there to acquaint the King of Castile that then was with his intended purpose by howe many wayes and meanes was hee derided His custōe was to bow himselfe very lowe in making of curtesie Some scorned the pildnes of his garments some tooke occasion to iest at his simple and silly lookes others asked if this were he that lowts so lowe which did take vppon him to bring men into a Country that aboundeth wyth Gold Pearle Precious stones If hee were any such man sayd they he woulde carrie another manner of countenaunce with him and looke somewhat loftier Thus some iudged him by his garments and others by his looke and countenaunce but none entered into the consideration of the inward man In the ende what successe his voyage had who list to reade the Decades The Historie of the VVest Indies the conquest of Hernando Cortese about Mexico Hernando Cortese and those of Francisco Pizare in Peru about Casamalcha and Cusco may knowe more perticulerly

and with so little danger And in this iourney for want of Iron they did shoe theyr Horsses some with Gold and some with siluer This is to be seene in the generall Historye of the west Indies whereas the dooings of Pizare and the conquest of the Peru is more at large set foorth To this may I adde the great discoueries conquestes which the Princes of Portingall haue made rounde about the West the South and the East partes of Africa and also at Calicute and in the East Indies and in America at Brasilia and elswhere in sundry Islandes in fortefying peopling and planting all along the sayd Coastes Islandes euer as they discouered which beeing rightly wayed and considered dooth minister iust cause of incouragement to our country men not to account it so harde and difficult athing for the subiectes of this noble Realme of Englande to discouer people plant and possesse the like goodly lands and rich Countries not farre from vs but neere adioyning and offering it selfe vnto vs as is aforesayde which haue neuer yet heeretofore beene in the actuall possession of any other Christian Prince then the Princes of this realm All which as I thinke shoulde not a little animate and encourage vs to looke out and to aduenture abroade vnderstanding what large Countries and Islandes the Portingals with theyr small number haue within these fewe yeeres discouered peopled and planted some part wherof I haue thought it not amisse breefely in perticuler to name bothe the Townes Countries and Islandes so neere as I coulde vppon the suddaine call them to remembraunce for the rest I doo referre this Reader to the Histories where more at large the same is to be seene Fyrste they did winne and conquere from the Princes of Barbary the Island of Geysera towne of Arzilla not past 140 myle distaunt from their Metrapolitane and cheefe Cittie of Fesse and after that they wunne also from the sayde Princes the Townes of Tangier Seuta Mazigam Azamore and Azaffie all alongst the Sea Coastes And in the yeere of our Lorde 1455. Alouis de Cademost● a gentleman Venetian was he that first discouered for theyr vse Cape Verd with the Islandes adioyning of which hee then peopled and planted those of Bonanista and Santiago discouering also the Riuer Senega otherwise called Niger and Cape Rouge and Sere Leone and in a fewe yeeres after they did discouer the Coast of Ginea and there peopled built the Castell of Myne then discouered they further to the countreys of Melegettes Benyn and Manicongo with the Islandes of Principe Anobon Saint Mathew and S. Thomas vnder the Equynoctial lyne which they peopled and built in the sayd Island of S. Thomas the Hauen Towne or Port of Pauosan After that about the yeere of our Lorde 1494. one Bartholomew Dias was sent foorth who was the first man that discouered and dobled that great and large Cape called Bon Esperance and passing the Curraunts that runne vppon the sayd coast on the Southest parte of Affrica betweene the sayde maine Land and the Island of S. Lawrence otherwise called of the auncients Madagascar he discouered to the harbor named the Riuer of Infants After that since the yeere of our Lorde God 1497. and before the full accomplishment of the yeere of Christ 1510 through the trauails and discoueries of Vasques de Game Peeter Aluares Thomas Lopes Andrew Corsale Iohn de Empolie Peeter Sinter Sancho Detoar Ceffala is accounted to be the place where the Noble and wise King Salomon did fetch his golde and that noble and woorthy Gentleman Alonso de Alburqueque they did discouer people and plant at Ceffala beeing vpon the East side of Affrica in 20. degrees of latitude of the South pole and direct West from the Islande of S. Lawrence at which Port of Ceffala diuers doo afirme that King Salomon did fetch his golde As also vpon the sayd East side of Affrica they did afterwarde discouer people and plant at M●nzanbique Quil●● Monbaz● and Melinde 2. degrees of sotherly latitude and so vppe to the streight of Bubell Mandell at the entring of the Redde sea all vppon the East coast of Affrica from whence they put off at the Cape of Garda Funi and past the great gulfe of Arabia or Indian Sea East to Sinus Persicus and the Island of Ormus and so passing the large and great Riuet Indus where he hath his fall into the mayne Occean in 23. degrees di vnder the tropick of Cancer of Septentrionall latitude they made theyr course againe directly towards the South and began to discouer people and plant vpon the west side of the hether India at Goa Mangallor Canan●r Calecute and Chochyn and the Island of Zeylam And heere I thinke good to remember to you that after theyr planting vpon this coaste their forces grewe so great that they were able to compell all the Mores the subiectes of the mighty Emperor of the Turks to pay tribute vnto them euer as they passed the Gulfe of Arabia from the porte of Mecca in Arabia filice where Mahomet lyeth buried or any of the other portes of the sayd Land euer as they passed to and from the Hauens of Cochyn Calecute and Cananor and by theyr martiall manner of discipline practised in those partes the great and mightye Prince the Sophie Emperor of the Persians professed enemie to the Turck came to the knowledge and vse of the Caliuer shotte and to enterlace and ioine footemen with his Horsemen sithence which time the Persians haue growen to that strength and force that they haue giuen many mighty and great ouerthrowes to the Turke to the great quiet of all Christendome And from the Island of Zeylam aforesayde they also discouered more East in passing the Gulfe of Bengala and so passed the notable and famous Riuer of Ganges where he hath his fall into the maine Occean vnder the tropicke of Cancer and to the Cape of Malaca and vnto the great large Islands of Sumatro These are the furthest parts of the world from Englande At these Islands hath Sir Fraunces Drake beene wher the fame of the Qu. most excellent Maiestie was renowmed Iaua maior Iaua minor Mindano Palobane Celebes Gilolo Tydore Mathin Borneio Machian Terranette and all other the Islandes of Molucques and Spiceries and so East alongst the coasts of Cataia to the Ports of China Zayton and Quinsay and to the Islandes of Zipango and Iapan situate in the East in 37. degrees of septentrionall latitude and in 195. of longitude Their noble and woorthy discoueries heere also is not to be forgotten that in the yeere of our Lorde 1501. that famous and woorthy gentleman Americus Vespusue did discouer people and plant to theyr vse the Holdes and fortes which they haue in Brasillia of whom hee beeing but a priuate Gentleman the whole Country or firme Land of the VVest Indies is commonly called and knowne by the name of America I do greatlie doubt least I seeme ouertedious in the recitall