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A09429	A true discourse of the late voyages of discouerie, for the finding of a passage to Cathaya, by the Northvveast, vnder the conduct of Martin Frobisher Generall deuided into three bookes. In the first wherof is shewed, his first voyage ... Also, there are annexed certayne reasons, to proue all partes of the worlde habitable, with a generall mappe adioyned. In the second, is set out his second voyage ... In the thirde, is declared the strange fortunes which hapned in the third voyage ... VVith a particular card therevnto adioyned of Meta Incognita ...	Best, George, d. 1584.	1578 (1578)	STC 1972; ESTC S104566	113,756	182

S r Martin Frobisher Knight The noble flames that glowd in his stout brest Could ne're be quencht nor by that ●●● opprest Of Northerne Seas His praise let him not ●rant Whose worth deserves a print of Adamant That he may still guide ships whose fame let grow So long as sea shall haue an Ebbe and flow A. H. A TRVE DISCOVRSE of the late voyages of discouerie for the finding of a passage to Cathaya by the Northvveast vnder the conduct of Martin Frobisher Generall Deuided into three Bookes In the first wherof is shewed his first voyage Wherein also by the vvay is sette out a Geographicall description of the Worlde and what partes thereof haue bin discouered by the Nauigations of the Englishmen Also there are annexed certayne reasons to proue all partes of the Worlde habitable with a generall Mappe adioyned In the second is set out his second voyage vvith the aduentures and accidents thereof In the thirde is declared the strange fortunes which hapned in the third voyage with a seuerall description of the Countrey and the people there inhabiting VVith a particular Card therevnto adioyned of Meta Incognita so farre forth as the secretes of the voyage may permit AT LONDON Imprinted by Henry Bynnyman seruant to the right Honourable Sir CHRISTOPHER HATTON Vizchamberlaine Anno Domini 1578. What commodities and instructions may be ●eaped by diligent reading this Discourse 1 FIrst by example may be gathered how a Discouerer of new Countries is to procéede in his first attempt of any Discouerie 2 Item how he shoulde be prouided of shipping victuals munition and choice of men 3 Howe to procéede and deale with straunge people be the● neuer so barbarous cruell and fierce eyther by lenitie or otherwise 4 Howe trade of Marchandize maye be made withoute money 5 How a Pilot may deale being enuironed wyth mountaines of Ise in the frosen Sea. 6 How lengths of dayes chaunge of seasons Sommers and Winters do differ in sundry regions 7 How dangerous it is to attempt new Discoueries either for the length of the voyage or the ignoraunce of the language the want of Interpretors newe and vnaccustomed Elementes and ayres straunge and vnsauery meats daunger of théeues and robbers fiercenesse of wilde beasts and fishes hugenesse of wooddes daungerousnesse of Seas dreade of tempestes feare of hidden rockes stéepenesse of mountaines darkenesse of sodaine falling fogges continuall paines taking withoute anye reste and infinite others 8 How pleasaunt and profitable it is to attempt newe Discoueries either for the sundry sights shapes of strāge beastes and fishes the wonderful workes of nature the different manners and fashions of diu●rse nations the sundy● sortes of gouernemente the sight of straunge trées fruite foules and beastes the infinite treasure of Pearle Gold and Siluer the newes of new found landes the sundrie positions of the Sphere and many others 9 How valiaunt Captaines vse to deale vpon extremitie and otherwise 10 How trustie souldiers dutifully vse to serue 11 Also here may be seene a good exāple to be obserued of any priuate person in taking notes and making obseruations of al such things as are requisite for a Discouerer of new Countries 12 Lastly the Reader here maye sée a good paterne of a well gouerned seruice sundrye instructions of matters of Cosmographie Geographie and Nauigation as in reading more at large may be séene ¶ TO THE RIGHT HOnorable my singular good Mayster Sir Christopher Hattō Knight Capitaine of the Queenes Maiesties Garde Vizchamberlaine to hir Highnesse and one of hir Maiesties moste honourable priuie Counsayle RIGHT honorable when I first entended the voyage of Discouerie wyth Mr. Frobisher for the finding of the passage to Cataya beyng a matter in oure age aboue all other notable I applyed my selfe wholy to the sciēce of Cosmographie sec●ets of Nauigation to the ende I mighte enable my s●lf● the better for the seruice of my Countrie not onely to vnderstande what I read and hearde others speake but also to execute in effect and practise with my owne hands the dutie and office appertayning to a Marriner and so thereby be better able to make a true reporte of all occurrents in the same voyage And for that now the common reporte therof is so vaine and vncertaine bycause some men rather contendyng what they are able to say than considering what in truth they should and ought to say whereby by sundrie mens fantasies sundry vntruths are spred abroad to the gret slaunder of this so honest and honorable an action I haue thought good to lay open to your honourable iudgement the plain truth and ful discourse of the whole seruice which I haue taken vpon me though altogither vnable to write and to dedicate vnto your Honor especi●lly for these speciall causes following Firste the world doth witnesse and I my selfe by good proofe haue tasted foūd being a mā by your Honorable goodnesse and good coūtenance specially supported and euen as it were the handy worke of youre owne hands how honorable a regard you beare to Vertue howe readye to countenaunce the meanest man that truely serueth his Countrie howe willing to giue vnto suche both grace and opinion with hir Maiestie howe ready to procure rewarde there for those that shall iustlye merite the same And therewithall considering the sounde iudgement you haue to discern as wel in this as in al other causes of waight And knowing wel what place you hold with hir highnesse who for the faithfull seruice you dayly doe hir as well in Courte as common Weale whyche nowe by the true tuchstone of time and long experience shee hath founde and therefore confirmeth a faste and sure opinion in you wyth the chiefest I haue specially thoughte it necessarye besides my dutie whiche aboue all the worlde my alleageaunce reserued I owe you moste for these respects to make relation of this seruice vnto your Honoure aboue others And for that this action both for the worthinesse of the attempt for the good and quiet gouernment for the greate and maruellous daungers for the straunge and vnknowne accidents of the vnknowne corners of the worlde aboue all others may appeare moste notable and famous I haue bene the rather desirous to take some paine therein and what I haue aship-boorde rudely and vnorderly framed or obserued to commend to youre Honourable construction the same being willing rather to hazarde mine own shame by shewing my selfe an insufficient writer whiche perchaunce maye s●eme somewhat besides my profession than that so honest and worthy attemptes of our owne nation wi●h the example of so well a gouerned seruice should ly hidden from your Honours sight And for that I wil be iniurious to no man whiche in this action hath borne place and well discharged the same and that those men with the maner of their dayly proceedings there by name maye be knowne vnto you I haue in their place remembred them in order as becommeth and haue not onely named each principall but euerye priuate