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A02495 The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation. [vols. 1-3] made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600. yeres: deuided 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 ... The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations ... to the south and south-east parts of the world ... By Richard Hakluyt preacher, and sometime student of Christ-Church in Oxford.; Principall navigations, voiages, and discoveries of the English nation. 1599 (1599) STC 12626A; ESTC S106753 3,713,189 2,072

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che_fw-it alhora_fw-it era_fw-la in_fw-it vagliadolid_n tosto_n adunque_fw-la che_fw-it noi_fw-it giungemmo_fw-la i_fw-it re_fw-mi chiamarono_fw-it don_n bartolomeo_n &_o mandaronlo_fw-la alla_fw-fr spagnuola_n contre_fw-fr navi_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o same_o in_o english_a christopher_n columbus_n the_o admiral_n be_v return_v from_o the_o discovery_n of_o cuba_n and_o jamayca_n find_v in_o hispaniola_n his_o brother_n bartholomew_n columbus_n who_o before_o have_v be_v send_v to_o entreat_v of_o a_o agreement_n with_o the_o king_n of_o england_n for_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o indies_n as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o this_o bartholomew_n therefore_o return_v unto_o castille_n with_o the_o capitulation_n grant_v by_o the_o king_n of_o england_n to_o his_o brother_n understand_v at_o paris_n by_o charles_n the_o king_n of_o france_n that_o the_o admiral_n his_o brother_n have_v already_o perform_v that_o discovery_n whereupon_o the_o french_a king_n go_v unto_o the_o say_a 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