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A71305 Purchas his pilgrimes. part 3 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part. Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626. 1625 (1625) STC 20509_pt3; ESTC S111862 2,393,864 1,207

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of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o purchas_n his_o pilgrim_n chap._n i._n a_o voyage_n set_v forth_o by_o the_o right_n worshipful_a sir_n thomas_n smith_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o muscovie_a company_n to_o cherry_n island_n and_o for_o a_o further_a discovery_n to_o be_v make_v towards_o the_o north-pole_n for_o the_o likelihood_n of_o a_o trade_n or_o a_o passage_n that_o way_n in_o a_o ship_n call_v the_o amity_n of_o burden_n seventie_o ton_n in_o the_o which_o i_o jonas_n poole_n be_v master_n hauhave_v fourteen_o man_n and_o one_o boy_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1610._o h._n pag._n 699._o a_o brief_a note_n what_o beast_n fowl_n and_o fish_n be_v see_v in_o this_o land_n pag._n 707._o chap._n ii_o a_o commission_n for_o jonas_n poole_n our_o servant_n appoint_a master_n of_o a_o small_a bark_n call_v the_o elizabeth_n of_o fifty_o ton_n burden_n for_o discovery_n to_o the_o northward_o of_o greeneland_n give_v the_o last_o day_n of_o may_n 1610._o h._n p._n ibid._n chap._n iii_o a_o brief_a declaration_n of_o this_o my_o voyage_n of_o discovery_n to_o greeneland_n and_o towards_o the_o west_n of_o it_o as_o follow_v be_v set_v forth_o by_o the_o right_n worshipful_a sir_n thomas_n smith_n governor_n of_o the_o right_n worshipful_a company_n of_o new_a trade_n etc._n etc._n write_v by_o jonas_n poole_n h._n pag._n 711._o chap._n four_o a_o relation_n write_v by_o jonas_n pool_n of_o a_o voyage_n to_o greeneland_n in_o the_o year_n 1612._o with_o two_o ship_n the_o one_o call_v the_o whale_n the_o other_o the_o sea-horse_n set_v out_o by_o the_o right_n worshipful_a the_o muscovie_a merchant_n h._n pag._n 713._o chap._n v._o a_o journal_n of_o the_o voyage_n make_v to_o greeneland_n with_o six_o english_a ship_n and_o a_o pinnace_n in_o the_o year_n 1613._o write_v by_o master_n william_n baffin_n h.p._n pag._n 716._o chap._n vi_o a_o voyage_n of_o discovery_n to_o greeneland_n etc._n etc._n an._n 161●_n write_v by_o ro._n fotherbye_n h.p._n pag._n 720._o chap._n vii_o a_o true_a report_n of_o a_o voyage_n anno_fw-la 1615._o for_o discovery_n of_o sea_n land_n and_o land_n to_o the_o northwards_o as_o it_o be_v perform_v by_o robert_n fotherbie_n in_o a_o pinnace_n of_o twenty_o ton_n call_v the_o richerd_v of_o london_n h.p._n pag._n 728._o a_o letter_n of_o robert_n fotherbie_n to_o captain_n edge_n write_v in_o crosse-rode_a july_n 15._o 1615._o pag._n 731._o chap._n viii_o diverse_a other_o voyage_n to_o greenland_n with_o letter_n of_o those_o which_o be_v there_o employ_v communicate_v to_o i_o by_o master_n william_n heley_n in_o the_o year_n 1617._o 1618._o 1619._o 1620._o 1621._o 1623._o pag._n 732._o a_o letter_n of_o master_n robert_n salmon_n to_o master_n sherwin_n in_o sir_n thomas_n smith_n bay_n the_o 24._o of_o june_n 1618._o pag_n 733._o a_o letter_n of_o master_n th._n sherwin_n bell-sound_n this_o ●9_n of_o june_n 1618._o abide_v a_o letter_n of_o james_n beversham_n to_o master_n heley_n from_o faire-haven_n the_o 12._o of_o july_n 1618._o ibid._n a_o letter_n of_o john_n chamber_n to_o w._n heley_n bel-sound_n june_n 16._o 1619._o pag._n 734._o a_o letter_n of_o i._o catcher_n to_o master_n heley_n from_o faire-haven_n laus_fw-la deo_fw-la this_o seventeen_o of_o june_n 1620._o pag._n 735._o a_o letter_n of_o robert_n salmon_n from_o sir_n thomas_n smith_n bay_n july_n 6._o 1621._o ibid._n laus_fw-la deo_fw-la in_o faire-haven_n the_o four_o and_o twenty_o of_o june_n 1623._o pag._n 736._o master_n catcher_n letter_n the_o nine_o and_o twenty_o of_o june_n 1623._o pag._n 737._o captain_n william_n goodlards_n letter_n ●_o bel-sound_n this_o eight_o of_o july_n 1623._o ibid._n chap._n ix_o the_o late_a change_n and_o manifold_a alteration_n in_o russia_n since_o juan_n vasilowich_n to_o this_o present_a gather_v out_o of_o many_o letter_n and_o observation_n of_o english_a ambassador_n and_o other_o traveller_n in_o those_o part_n pag._n 738._o §_o 1._o of_o the_o reign_n of_o juan_n pheodore_n his_o son_n and_o of_o boris_n ibid._n the_o most_o solemn_a and_o magnificent_a coronation_n of_o pheodor_n juanowich_n emperor_n of_o russia_n etc._n etc._n the_o ten_o of_o june_n in_o the_o year_n 1●84_n see_v and_o observe_v by_o master_n jerom_n horsey_n gentleman_n and_o servant_n to_o her_o majesty_n pag._n 740._o §_o 2._o occurrent_n of_o principal_a note_n which_o happen_v in_o russia_n in_o the_o time_n while_o the_o honourable_a sir_n thomas_n smith_n remain_v there_o ambassador_n from_o his_o majesty_n pag._n 748._o §_o 3._o one_o pretend_v himself_o to_o be_v demetrius_n with_o the_o pope_n and_o pole_n help_n attain_v the_o russian_a empire_n his_o art_n act_n marriage_n favour_n to_o the_o english_a and_o miserable_a end_n pag._n 755._o the_o copy_n of_o a_o letter_n send_v from_o the_o emperor_n demetry_n euanowich_n otherwise_o call_v grishco_n otreapyove_n pag._n 758._o the_o copy_n of_o the_o translation_n of_o a_o commission_n that_o be_v send_v from_o the_o mosko_n from_o the_o emperor_n demetry_n euanowich_n alias_o gryshca_n otreapyove_v by_o a_o courtier_n name_v gavaryla_n samoylowich_n salmanove_n who_o be_v send_v down_o to_o the_o castle_n of_o archangel_n to_o sir_n thomas_n smith_n than_o lord_n ambassador_n pag._n 759._o the_o copy_n of_o the_o translation_n of_o a_o new_a privilege_n that_o be_v give_v to_o the_o company_n by_o the_o emperor_n demetry_n euanowich_n otherwise_o call_v gryshca_n otreapyove_n the_o which_o privilege_n be_v send_v into_o england_n over-land_n by_o oliver_n lysset_a merchant_n and_o servant_n to_o the_o foresay_a company_n ibid._n the_o copy_n of_o the_o translation_n of_o a_o contract_n make_v by_o the_o emperor_n demetry_n euanowich_n otherwise_o call_v gryscha_n otreapyove_v and_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o palatine_a sendamersko_n chief_a general_n of_o poland_n pag._n 761._o §_o 4._o the_o copy_n of_o the_o translation_n of_o a_o letter_n send_v from_o the_o new_a emperor_n vassily_n euanowich_n shoskey_n to_o the_o king_n majesty_n by_o master_n john_n mericke_n pag._n 765._o captain_n margaret_n letter_n to_o master_n mericke_n from_o hamborough_n jan._n 29._o 1612._o pag._n 780._o §_o 5._o of_o the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o russia_n after_o swiskeys_n deportation_n their_o election_n of_o the_o king_n of_o poland_n son_n their_o interregnum_fw-la and_o popular_a estate_n and_o choose_v at_o last_o of_o the_o present_a emperor_n with_o some_o remarkable_a accident_n in_o his_o time_n h.p._n pag._n 782._o pacta_fw-la inter_fw-la primarium_fw-la ducem_fw-la exercituum_fw-la regni_fw-la poloniae_fw-la &_o inter_v hero_n moscoviae_fw-la pag._n 783._o chap._n x._o a_o brief_a copy_n of_o the_o point_n of_o the_o contract_n between_o the_o emperor_n majesty_n and_o the_o king_n majesty_n of_o sweden_n in_o stolbova_n the_o seven_o and_o twenty_o of_o february_n 1616._o pag._n 792._o chap._n xi_o a_o relation_n of_o two_o russee_n cossack_n travail_n out_o of_o siberia_n to_o catay_n and_o other_o country_n adjoin_v thereunto_o also_o a_o copy_n of_o the_o last_o patent_n from_o the_o muscovite_n a_o copy_n of_o a_o letter_n write_v to_o the_o emperor_n from_o his_o governor_n out_o of_o siberia_n pag._n 797._o the_o copy_n of_o the_o altine_n char_n or_o golden_a king_n letter_n to_o the_o emperor_n of_o russia_n ibid._n a_o description_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o catay_n and_o labin_n and_o other_o dominion_n as_o well_o inhabit_v as_o place_n of_o pasture_n call_v vlusses_n and_o horde_n and_o of_o the_o great_a river_n ob_fw-la and_o other_o river_n and_o land_n passage_n pag._n 799._o chap._n xii_o note_n concern_v the_o discovery_n of_o the_o river_n of_o ob_fw-la take_v out_o of_o a_o roll_n write_v in_o the_o russian_a tongue_n which_o be_v attempt_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o antony_n marsh_n a_o chief_a factor_n for_o the_o moscovie_a company_n of_o england_n 1584._o with_o other_o note_n of_o the_o north-east_n h._n pag._n 804._o the_o report_n of_o 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premonstratensis_n an._n do●_n 1305._o the_o credit_n of_o this_o history_n tamar_n can._n jong_o or_o jons_z see_v sup_v 19_o §._o 1._o three_o inferior_a king_n of_o the_o tartar_n chapar_fw-la hoctai_fw-fr carbanda_n chapar_fw-la hoctay_v of_o who_o come_v the_o zagatay_n tartar_n and_o tamerlane_n tamerlane_n that_o be_v the_o huns_n of_o who_o the_o hungarian_n have_v original_a carbanda_n the_o division_n of_o asia_n the_o derbent_a the_o city_n call_v the_o iron_n gate_n the_o bird_n call_v seyserach_n barca_n in_o the_o latin_a copy_n be_v call_v abcas_n the_o religion_n of_o the_o cataians_n or_o tartarian_n of_o those_o part_n impunity_n of_o manslaughter_n polygamy_n warfare_n eat_v of_o horseflesh_n their_o hospitality_n delight_n in_o lie_v ogerus_n a_o dane_n of_o who_o they_o write_v that_o he_o conquer_v india_n etc._n etc._n odericus_n in_o m._n hak._n publish_v epitaphium_fw-la epistola_fw-la pars_fw-la prima_fw-la continens_fw-la capita_fw-la 23._o cap._n 1._o commendatio_fw-la brevis_fw-la terrae_fw-la hierosolymitanae_n joannis_n mand●villi_n peregrinati●_n per_fw-la tres_fw-la &_o triginta_fw-la annos_fw-la continua●a_fw-la cap._n 2._o iter_fw-la ab_fw-la anglia_fw-it tam_fw-la per_fw-la terras_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la aquas_fw-la vique_fw-la in_o constantinopolim_n regis_fw-la hungariae_fw-la olim_fw-la potentia_fw-la mons_fw-la aetna_n aeolides_n insulae_n tempery_n siciliae_fw-la insulae_fw-la levea_n lombardica_n quid_fw-la sit_fw-la dieta_fw-la cap._n 3._o de_fw-fr urbe_fw-la constantinopoli_fw-it &_o reliquijs_fw-la ibidem_fw-la contentis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sanctae_fw-la sophiae_fw-la regina_fw-la helena_n britanna_n imago_fw-la justiniani_fw-la aristotelis_fw-la tumba_fw-la &_o festum_fw-la cap._n 10._o de_fw-fr conductu_fw-la soldani_n &_o via_fw-la u●que_fw-la in_o sinai_n literae_fw-la soldani_n in_fw-la gratiam_fw-la mandevilli_n concessae_fw-la cap._n 11._o de_fw-fr monasterio_n sinai_n &_o reliquijs_fw-la bearae_fw-la catherina_n omittuntur_fw-la seqq_fw-la vid._n supr_n l._n 8._o c._n 13._o cap._n 14._o de_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la gloriosi_fw-la sepulchri_fw-la domini_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la jerusalem_fw-la templum_fw-la sepulchri_fw-la melech_n mandybron_n soldanus_n mandevillus_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la dubitat_fw-la vid._n sup_v l._n 3._o c._n 2._o tumba_fw-la godefridi_fw-la de_fw-la bollion_n cap._n 15._o de_fw-fr tribus_fw-la alijs_fw-la ecclesijs_fw-la &_o specialiter_fw-la de_fw-la templo_fw-la domini_fw-la literae_fw-la soldani_n traditae_fw-la mandivillo_n cap._n 16._o de_fw-fr pluribus_fw-la locis_fw-la sacris_fw-la iuxta_fw-la urbem_fw-la colloquium_fw-la soldani_n cum_fw-la mandevillo_n reprehensio_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la reprehensio_fw-la vulgi_fw-la iust●ssima_fw-la vestimentorum_fw-la varietas_fw-la reprehensa_fw-la secunda_fw-la pars_fw-la cap._n 26._o de_fw-fr aethiopia_n &_o diamantibus_fw-la &_o the_o infima_fw-la india_n india_n triplex_fw-la cap._n 28._o de_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la &_o corpore_fw-la sanctae_fw-la thomae_fw-la apostoli_fw-la regio_fw-la mabron_n vel_fw-la malaber_n calami●_n vel_fw-la calumè_fw-la idolum_fw-la in_o templo_fw-la sancti_fw-la apostoli_fw-la erectum_fw-la occidunt_fw-la se_fw-la in_o honorem_fw-la idoli_fw-la cap._n 29._o de_fw-fr java_fw-fr &_o quibu●dam_fw-la alijs_fw-la meridionalibus_fw-la insulis_fw-la mandevil●us_fw-la usus_fw-la ast●olabio_fw-it java_fw-la insula_fw-la grandis_fw-la multa_fw-la aromata_n in_o java_n java_n well_o tholomaffi_n tholomaffi_n well_o paten_n farina_n ex_fw-la arbore_fw-la arbore_fw-la taddie_n calanoch_n testitudines_fw-la grandissimae_fw-la australis_fw-la latitudo_fw-la 33._o grad_v 16._o minute_n haec_fw-la erat_fw-la eratosthenis_fw-la computatio_fw-la cap._n 32._o de_fw-fr bona_fw-la region_fw-la manchus_n fort_n mangi_n christiani_n sunt_fw-la huiusmodi_fw-la etiam_fw-la cane●_n in_o india_n occidental_n testae_fw-la petro_n martyr_n in_o decadibus_fw-la cansay_v vel_fw-la quinsay_n &_o eius_fw-la descriptio_fw-la e●dem_n narrat_fw-la odericus_n cap._n 33._o jamchan_n jamchan_n cuman_a civitas_fw-la meke_n ma●imae_fw-la nave_n quales_fw-la hodie_fw-la ostentat_fw-la china_n china_n sive_fw-la lanterin_n lanterin_n well_o caremoron_n cathay_n calay_n calay_n engarmago_fw-la vilitas_fw-la serici_fw-la well_o cambaleck_n caydo_o civitas_fw-la cap._n 34._o de_fw-fr palatio_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la grand_fw-fr can._n mandevillus_fw-la suis_fw-la pedibus_fw-la mensuravit_fw-la aulum_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la haitonus_fw-la meminit_fw-la long_o cap._n 35._o de_fw-fr quatuor_fw-la solennitatibus_fw-la quas_fw-la magnus_fw-la can_v celebrat_v in_o anno_fw-la vixit_fw-la in_o cambalu_n tribus_fw-la annis_fw-la sex_n cuman_fw-mi faemulorum_fw-la quinque_fw-la cuman_n equitum_fw-la decem_fw-la cuman_n pèditum_fw-la medici_n christiani_n 200._o in_o aula_fw-la grand_fw-fr can._n vnus_fw-la cuman_a continet_fw-la decem_fw-la millia_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o cap._n 33._o moneta_n de_fw-fr corio_fw-la vel_fw-la papyro_fw-la quatuor_fw-la festa_fw-la circumcisio_fw-la quaedam_fw-la cap._n 36._o de_fw-fr ludis_fw-la &_o praestigijs_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la ●esto_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr svo_fw-la comitatu_fw-la semel_fw-la in_o die_fw-la comedunt_fw-la magi_n ensign_fw-la insignis_fw-la sententia_fw-la 1._o sam._n 11.2_o cap._n 37._o qua_fw-la de_fw-la causa_fw-la dicitur_fw-la grand_fw-fr can._n vera_fw-la ratio_fw-la huius_fw-la nominis_fw-la can._n guis_fw-la can._n velure_n belgiam_fw-la cur_n albi_fw-la equi_fw-la &_o novenarius_fw-la numerus_fw-la tartaris_fw-la sint_fw-la in_o pretio_fw-la grand_fw-fr can._n ochoto_fw-la can._n gui_fw-la can._n mango_n can._n cobila_fw-la can._n echiant_a can_n imperator_n tartarorum_n tempore_fw-la mandevilli_n serochan_n uxor_fw-la grand_fw-fr can._n yroga_fw-la deus_fw-la naturae_fw-la cap._n 38._o de_fw-fr territorio_fw-la cathay_n &_o moribus_fw-la tartarorum_n 12._o provinciae_fw-la chinae_fw-la cathay_n asia_n triplex_fw-la vestitus_fw-la tartarorum_n porcus_n &_o panis_fw-la rariss_n formae_fw-la domorum_fw-la tartari_fw-la hamaxovij_fw-la 1._o in_o plaust●is_fw-la viventes_fw-la novilunium_fw-la in_o precio_fw-la ceremoniae_fw-la tartarorum_n &_o peccara_n arma_fw-la tartarorum_n tartari_fw-la retr●_n sagittantes_fw-la tartari_fw-la habent_fw-la par●os_fw-la oculos_fw-la &_o raram_fw-la barbam_fw-la mos_fw-la sepulturae_fw-la cap._n 39_o de_fw-fr sepultura_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la grand_fw-fr can_n &_o creatione_fw-la successoris_fw-la cap._n 40._o de_fw-fr multis_fw-la regionibus_fw-la imperio_fw-la tartariae_fw-la subiectis_fw-la turquestan_n octopar_n corasine_n regnum_fw-la commanorum_fw-la bocura_n vel_fw-la bohare_fw-la samarkand_fw-mi seu_fw-la nessabon_n &_o spahan_n sarmasane_n tertia_fw-la pars._n cap._n 41._o de_fw-fr magnificentia_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la indiae_n &_o preciositate_fw-la palatij_fw-la s●u_fw-fr pentoxoria_n civitas_fw-la nyse_n fabula_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la gestis_fw-la ogeri_n ducis_fw-la d●niae_fw-la quales_fw-la de_fw-la orlando_fw-la guidone_v 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n vnde_fw-la presbyter_n joannes_n sit_fw-la dictus_fw-la 4000_o ●nsulae_fw-la this_o be_v take_v out_o of_o ramusios_n discourse_n of_o this_o voyage_n desart-devill_n baldac_n ormus_n calatia_n bisnagar_n pelagonga_fw-la nestorian_n disperse_v through_o india_n malabar_n cinnamon_n aua._n this_o bell_n or_o ball_n fashion_n be_v there_o still_o in_o u●e_v either_o this_o story_n be_v not_o true_a or_o this_o mangi_n be_v not_o china_n but_o polos_n mi●n_n or_o some_o other_o place_n cataio_n note_n zaiton_n pauconia_n perhaps_o paquin_n no_o compass_n which_o yet_o in_o the_o next_o age_n be_v there_o in_o use_n aen._n syl._n the_o 2._o asiae_n part_n c._n 10._o macinum_fw-la hereby_o appear_v his_o macin_n be_v about_o siam_n or_o pegu_n etc._n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o how_o many_o thing_n more_o incredible_a be_v now_o find_v true_a the_o history_n of_o tamerlan_n famous_a among_o 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