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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

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 EnglishmeÌ„ Ma. Iohn Hawkins Sir Fraunces Drake Ma. WilliaÌ„ 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 Gouâ—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 instrumeÌ„t 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 custoÌ„e 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

remaine vnto me all the daies of my life You ought to haue in remembraunce that eyther you haue heard of your Fathers or else our diuines haue instructed you that we are not naturallie of this CouÌ„trie which Oration was made about the yeere 1520. nor yet our Kingdome is durable because our Forefathers came from a farre countrie and their King and Captaine who brought them hither returned againe to his natural countrie saying that he would send such as should rule and gouerne vs if by chaunce he himselfe returned not c. These be the verie words of Mutuzuma set downe in the Sâ—anish Chronicles Looke the conquest of West Indiâ—s â—ol 2 31. the which being throughlie considered because they haue relation to some straunge noble person who long before had possessed those Countries doo all sufficientlie argue the vndoubted title of her Maiestie For as much as no other Nation can truelie by any Chronicles they can finde make prescription of time for themselues before the time of this Prince Madocke Besides all this for further proofe of her highnes title sithence the arriuall of this noble Britton into those partes that is to say in the time of the Queenes Maiesties Grandfather of worthy memorie King Henry the seuenth Letters pattents were by his Maiestie graunted to Iohn Gabota an Italian to Lewes Sebastian and Sansius his three sonnes to discouer remoate Barbarous and Heathen Countries which discouery was afterwards executed to the vse of the crown of England in the sayd Kings time by Sebastian and Sansius his sonnes Ma. Oliueâ— Dalbony Ma. Edward Reow. Ma. R. H. Ma. I. A. who were borne heere in Englande In true testimony whereof there is a fayre Hauen in Newfounde Land knowne and called vntill this day by the name of Sansius Hauen which prooueth that they firste discouered vpon that Coast from the heyght of 63. vnto the Cape of Florida as appeareth in the Decades And this may stande for another title to her Maiestie but any of the foresayde titles is as much or more then any other Christian Prince can pretende to the Indies before suche time as they had actuall possession thereof obteyned by the discouery of Christopher Columnus and the conquest of Vasques Numes de Balboa Hernando Cortese Francisco Pysare and others And therefore I thinke it needeles to write any more touching the lawfulnes of her Maiesties title The fourth Chapiter sheweth howe that the trade traficke and planting in those Countries is likely to prooue very profitable to the whole Realme in generall NOW to shew howe the same is most likely to prooue very profitable and beneficiall generallie to the whole Realme It is verye certaine that the greatest Iewell of this Realme and the cheefest strength and force of the same for defence or offence in martiall matter and manner is the multitude of Shippes Maisters and Marriners ready to assist the moste stately royall Nauie of her Maiestie which by reason of this voyage shall haue both increase and maintenaunce And it is well knowne that in sundry places of this Realme Shippes haue beene built and sette foorth of late dayes for the trade of fishing onely Cox the Mâ—ster Yet not withstanding the fishe which is taken and brought into England by the English Nauie of Fishermen will not suffice for the expence of this realme foure moneths if there were none els brought of straungers And the cheefest cause why our EnglishmeÌ„ doo not goe so farre westerly as the especiall fishing places doo lie both for plenty and greatnes of fish is for that they haue no succour and known safe harbour in those partes But if our nation were once planted there or neere thereaboutes whereas they now fish but for two monethes in the yeere they myght theÌ„ fish so long as pleased theÌ„selues or rather at theyr comming find such plenty of Fish readie taken salted dryed as might be sufficient to fraught them home without long delay God graunting that salt may be found there whereof Dauid Ingram who trauelled in those Countries as aforesayde saith that there is great plentie and withall the Climate dooth giue greate hope that though there were none naturallye growing yet it might aswell be made there by arte as it is both in Rochell and Bayon or els where VVhich beeing brought to passe shall encrease the number of our ships and Marriners were it but in respect of fishing onelie but much more in regarde of the sundry Marchaundises and commodities which are there founde and had in greate aboundance Moreouer it is wel known that all Sauages as wel those that dwell in the South as those that dwell in the North so soone as they shall begin but a little to taste of ciuillitie will take meruailous delight in any garment be it neuer so simple As a shirt a blewe yellow redde or greene Cotten cassocke a Cappe or such like and will take incredible paynes for such a trifle For I my selfe haue heard this reporte made sundrye times by diuers of our Countreymen who haue dwelt in the sotherly partes of the VVest Indies some 12. yeeres together and some of lesse time That the people in those partes Clothiers Wolmen Carders Spinners Weauers Fullers Sheremen Diers are easily reduced to ciuilitie bothe in manners and garments VVhich beeing so what vente for our English clothes will thereby ensue and howe great benefit to all such persons Artificers whose names are coated in the margent I doo leaue to the iudgment of such as are discrete And questionles heereby it will also come to passe Drapers Clothiers Cappers Hatters c. And many decayed townes repayred that all such Townes and Villages as bothe haue beene and nowe are vtterlye decayed and ruinated the poore people thereof beeing not sette a worke by reason of the transportation of rawe VVooll of late dayes more excessiuely then in tymes past shall by this meanes be restored to theyr pristinate wealth and estate all which doo likewise tende to the enlargement of our Nauie and mayntenaunce of our nauigation To what ende neede I endeuour my selfe by arguments to prooue that by this voyage our nauie and nauigation shall be enlarged when as there needeth none other reason then the manifest and late example of the neere Neighbours to this Realme the Kings of Spayne and Portingall who since the first discouery of the Indias haue not onelye mightily enlarged theyr dominions greatly enritched themselues and theyr subiectes but haue also by iust account trebbled the number of theyr Shippes Maysters and Marriners a matter of no small moment importaunce Besides this The ydle persons of this Realm shall by occasion of this iourney be wel employed and sette on worke it will prooue a generall benefite vnto our Country that through this occasion not onely a greate number of men which doo nowe liue ydlely at home and are burdenous chargeable vnprofitable to this Realme shall heereby be sette on worke but also children

same To whom we owe the titles that to Vertues Nimpes are due So good a Knight whom English men in vertue should persue No doubt but God will blesse th'atempt succeed him roundly then And in this Voyage follow fast you that bee English men VVith such supplie from time to time as what is well begonne Bee not for want of men and aide through slackfulnes vndoone So shall you harbour in your hartes the seedes of magnanimitie A vertue where with all the Romaines did enlarge their Empery Be you prepared for euery foe and be couragious then For that you slippe through negligence will fall to other men Enuie hath eyes to see afarre your new attempt will whet A number more to seeke therefore if you your selues forget Send foorth with speede get footing there and make prouision T is ill for vs to linger thus and talke thereof so longe Iohn Achelley â§ The firste Chapiter wherein the Argument of the ` Booke is Contayned IT was my fortune good Reader not many dayes past to meete with a right honest and discrete Gentleman who accompanied that valiaÌ„t worthy Knight Sir Humfry Gilbert Maister Edward Hay in this last iourney for the Westerne discoueries And is owner and Captaine of the onelie Vessell which is as yet returned from thence By him I did vnderstande that Sir Humfrey departed the coaste of Englande the eleuenth of Iune last past with fiue sayle of Shippes from Caushenbay neere Plimmouth wherof one of the best forfooke his companie the thirtenth day of the same moneth and returned into England The other foure through the assistaunce of almightye GOD did arriue at Saint Iohns Hauen Sir Humfrey Gilbert did arriue at S. Iohnâ— hauen in Newfounde Land the 3. of August Anno. Do. 1583. in Newfounde Lande the thyrd of August last Vpon whose arriuall all the Maisters and cheefe Mariners of the English Flete which were in the sayd Hauen before endeuouring to fraughte themselues with Fysh repayred vnto Sir Humfrey whom he made acquainted with the effect of his coÌ„mission which being doone he promised to intreate them and their goods well and honourably as dyd become her maiesties Lieftennaunt They did all welcome him in the best sorte that they coulde and shewed him and his all such courtesies as that place coulde affoorde or yeelde Then he went to viewe the Countrey being wel accompanied with most of his Captaines Soldiers They found the same very temperate Among these there was founde the tract of a beast of â— inches and a halfe ouer but somewhat warmer then Englande at that season of the yeere replenished with Beastes great store of Fowle of diuers kindes And Fish of sundry soâ—tes both in the salte water and in the fresh in so greate plentie as might suffice to victuall an Armie and they are verie easilie taken VVhat sundrie other commodities for this Realme right necessarie the same dooth yeelde you shall vnderstande in this treatise heereafter in place more conuenient On munday being the fift of August the Generall caused his Tent to be set vpon the side of an hill in the viewe of all the Flete of Englishmen and Straungers which were in number betweene thirty and fortie sayle then being accompanied with all his Captaines Maisters Gentlemen other Soldiers he caused all the Maisters and principall Officers of the Shippes as well Englishmen as Spaniardes Portingals and of other nations to repayre vnto his Tent And then and there in the presence of them all he did cause hys commission vnder the great seale of England to bee openlie and solempnlie reade vnto them whereby were graunted vnto him his heyres assignes by the Queenes most excellent Maiestie manie great and large royalties liberties and priuiledges Sir Humfrey tooke possession of the Nâ—w found lâ—â—de in the right of the crowne of Englande The effect whereof being signified vnto the Straungers by an Interpretor he tooke possession of the sayd land in the right of the Crowne of England by digging of a Turfe and receiuing the same with an Hasell wande deliuered vnto him after the manner of the lawe and custome of England Then he signified vnto the coÌ„pany both strangers others that froÌ„ thence forth they were to liue in that Land as the Territories appertayning to the Crowne of England Three lawes established there by Sir Humfrey and to be gouerned by such Lawes as by good aduise shoulde bee set downe which in all poyntes so neere as might be shold be agreeable to the Lawes of England And for to put the same in execution presentlie he ordeined and established three Lawes Fyrst that Religion publiquely exercised should be such and none other then is vsed in the Church of England The seconde that if any person should bee lawfully conuicted of any practise against her Maiestie her crowne and dignity to be adiudged as traytors according to the Lawes of Englande The thyrd if any shoulde speake dishonourably of her Maiestie the partie so offending to loose his eares hys Shippe and goods to be confiscate to the vse of the Generall All men did verie willingly submit themselues to these Lawes Sundry persons be came Tennants to Sir Humfrey doo maintaine possession for him in diverâ— places there Then he caused the Queenes maiesties Armes to be engraued sett vppe and erected with great solempnity After this diuers English men made sute vnto Sir Humfrey to haue of him by inheritaunce they accustomed Stages standinges and drying places in sundry partes of that Land for theyr Fish as a thing that they doo make great accoÌ„pte off which he graunted vnto them in fee farme And by thys meanes he hath possession mayntained for him in many partes of that Country To be briefe he dyd lette sette giue and dispose of many thinges as absolute gouernour there by vertue of her maiesties letters pattents And after theyr Shippes were repayred whereof one hee was driuen to leaue behinde bothe for want of men sufficient to furnish her as also to carrie home such sicke persons as were not able to proceede any further He departed from thence the 20 of August with the other three namelie the Delight wherein was appointed Captaine in Maister VVilliam VVinters place that thence returned immediatlie for Englande Maister Morries Browne the Golden Hynde in which was Captaine and owner Maister Edwarde Hay and the little Frigat where the Generall himselfe did goe seeming to him most fitt to discouer and approche the Shoare The 21. day they came to Cape Rase towarde the South partes whereof lying a while becalmed they tooke Codd in largenes and quantitie exceeding the other parts of New-found Lande where any of them had beene And froÌ„ thence trending the Coast West towarde the Bay of Placencia The Generall sent certain men a Shoare to view the countrey which to them as they sayled along seemed pleasaunt VVhereof his men at theyr returne gaue great commendation likeing so well of the place as

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