A foundational text of English exploration and discovery, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation is an unparalleled collection of firsthand accounts from the Age of Discovery. Edited by Richard Hakluyt, this monumental work offers a firsthand look at the experiences of the explorers, merchants, and missionaries who transformed the world in the 16th and 17th centuries. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Excerpt from The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation, Vol. 8: Made by Sea or Over-Land to the Remote and Farthest Distant Quarters of the Earth at Any Time Within the Compasse of These 1600 Yeeres An Epistle Dedicatorie to sir Walter Ralegh, prefixed by master Richard Hakluyt before the history of Florida. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques Discoveries of the English Nation, Vol. 2: Made by Sea or Over-Land to the Remote and Farther Distant Quarters of the Earth at Any Time Within the Compasse of the These 1600 Years A Catalogue of the Voyages of this second volume made to the North and Northeast quarters; with the Ambassages, Treatises, Priviledges, Letters, and other observations, depending upon the Voyages of this second Volume;0 A Catalogue of the great Masters of Prussia; The Oration or speach of the Ambassadours sent from Conradus de Zolner, Master generall of the land of Prussia, unto Richard the second, king of England; An agreement made by the Ambassadours of England and Prussia, confirmed by king Richard the second; The letters of Conradus de Jungingen, Master generall of Prussia, unto Rich, the second; A briefe relation of William Esturmy and John Kington, concerning their Ambassages into Prussia and to the Hans-townes; Certaine Articles of complaint exhibited by the Livonians; Other complaints exhibited by the Cities of the Hans; Compositions and Ordinances concluded betweene the Ambassadours of Prussia, and the Chanceller and Treasurer of England, Anno 1403 About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.