item: #1 of 11
          id: A01426
      author: Galvão, António, d. 1557.
       title: The discoueries of the world from their first originall vnto the yeere of our Lord 1555. Briefly written in the Portugall tongue by Antonie Galuano, gouernour of Ternate, the chiefe island of the Malucos: corrected, quoted, and now published in English by Richard Hakluyt, sometimes student of Christ church in Oxford
        date: 1601.0
       words: 46593
      flesch: 81
     summary: He arriued in China : And because he could not come on land without an ambassage , there was one Thomas Perez which had order for it : and he went from the citie of Canton , where they came to an anker : They went by land fower hundred leagues , and came vnto the citie of * Pekin , where the king was for this prouince and countrey is the biggest that is in the worlde . WHile I had a desire to gather together some olde and some new discoueries , which haue béene made by sea and by land , with their iust times and situations ; they séemed to be two things of so great difficultie , that being cōfused in the authors of them , I determined once to desist frō any such purpose .
    keywords: againe; backe; béene; cap; cape; captaine; china; citie; coast; cortes; countrey; day; decad; degrées; diego; discouered; doe; don; francis; gen; gold; gomara; good; haue; hauing; hist; india; iohn; island; isle; king; latitude; leagues; lib; maluco; men; mexico; moneth; north; people; place; portugall; riuer; sea; ships; south; spaine; spanyards; standing; themselues; things; thrée; time; towne; vnto; vpon; water; way; whereof; yéere
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        item: #2 of 11
          id: A02826
      author: Hawkins, Richard, Sir, 1562?-1622.
       title: The observations of Sir Richard Havvkins Knight, in his voiage into the South Sea. Anno Domini 1593
        date: 1622.0
       words: 78595
      flesch: 68
     summary: WHilst the shippes were together , the maine-mast of the Daintie●ell ●ell by the bourd , and the people being occupied in ransacking and seeking for spoile and Pillage , neglected the principall ; whereof ensued , that within a short space the Dain●ie grew so deepe with water , which increased for want of prevention , that all who were in her , desired to forsake her , and weaved and cryed for succour to bee saved ; being out of hope of her recoverie . with a storme of wind and weather , riding at her Moorings in the river of Rochester , nothing but her bare Ma●ts over head , shee was turned topse-turvie , her Kele vppermost : And the cost and losse shee wrought , I haue too good cause to remember ; in her last Voyage , in which shee was lost , when shee gaue England and Spaine iust cause to remember her .
    keywords: aboue; admirall; bay; bee; betwixt; cape; captaine; cause; coast; comming; company; course; day; dayes; doe; east; end; england; english; experience; fire; fleete; folio; force; foure; generall; giue; god; goe; good; hath; haue; head; himselfe; ibid; ilands; indians; land; leagues; long; lyeth; man; manner; master; men; neere; night; north; parts; people; place; port; river; sayle; sea; sect; seene; set; shee; shippe; ships; shore; south; spaine; spaniards; spanish; straites; themselues; time; vnder; vnto; voyage; vpon; vse; wards; water; way; wee; west; winde; ● ●
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        item: #3 of 11
          id: A16507
      author: Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 8-1640.
       title: The mapp and description of Nevv-England together with a discourse of plantation, and collonies: also, a relation of the nature of the climate, and how it agrees with our owne country England. How neere it lyes to New-found-land, Virginia, Noua Francia, Canada, and other parts of the West-Indies. Written by Sr. William Alexander, Knight.
        date: 1630.0
       words: 17316
      flesch: 6
     summary: How neere it lyes to New-found-land, Virginia, Noua Francia, Canada, and other parts of the West-Indies. How neere it lyes to New-found-land, Virginia, Noua Francia, Canada, and other parts of the West-Indies.
    keywords: bee; doe; doth; england; france; good; great; ground; hath; haue; hauing; hee; land; man; neuer; new; owne; parts; people; place; plantation; purpose; themselues; things; time; vpon; way
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        item: #4 of 11
          id: A16711
      author: Brereton, John, 1572-ca. 1619.
       title: A briefe and true relation of the discouerie of the north part of Virginia being a most pleasant, fruitfull and commodious soile: made this present yeere 1602, by Captaine Bartholomew Gosnold, Captaine Bartholowmew [sic] Gilbert, and diuers other gentlemen their associats, by the permission of the honourable knight, Sir Walter Ralegh, &c. Written by M. Iohn Brereton one of the voyage. Whereunto is annexed a treatise, of M. Edward Hayes, conteining important inducements for the planting in those parts, and finding a passage that way to the South sea, and China.
        date: 1602.0
       words: 16315
      flesch: 71
     summary: These lands were neuer yet actually possessed by any Christian prince or people , yet often intended to be by the French nation , which long sithence had inhabited there , if domesticall warres had not withheld them : notwithstanding the same are the rightfull inheritance of her Maiestie , being first discouered by our nation in the time of King Henrie the seuenth , vnder the conduct of Iohn Cabot and his sonnes : by which title of first discouery , the kings of Portugall and Spaine doe holde and enioy their ample and rich kingdomes in their Indies East and West ; and also lately planted in part by the Colonies sent thither by the honourable knight , Sir Walter Ralegh . Tortoises both of land and sea kinde ; they are very good meats and their egges also : Certaine briefe testimonies touching sundry rich mines of Gold , Siluer , and Copper , in part found and in part constantly heard of , in North Florida , and the Inland of the Maine of Virginia , and other countreys there vnto on the North part neere adioining , gathered out of the works , all ( one excepted ) extant in print , of such as were personall trauellers in those countries IN the second relation of Iaques Cartier the 12 chapter he reporteth that he vnderstood by Donnacona the king of the countrey , and others , that to the Southwest of Canada there are people clad with cloth , as the French were , very honest , and many inhabited townes , and that they haue great store of Gold and red Copper , &c.
    keywords: commodities; copper; countrey; diuers; england; english; fish; good; haue; island; maine; men; people; places; sea; ships; soile; sorts; south; store; time; trade; trées; virginia; vnto; voyage; vpon; vse; whereof
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        item: #5 of 11
          id: A31221
      author: Castell, William, d. 1645.
       title: A short discoverie of the coasts and continent of America, from the equinoctiall northward, and the adjacent isles by William Castell ... ; whereunto is prefixed the authors petition to this present Parliament for the propagation of the Gospell in America, attested by many eminent English and Scottish divines ... ; together with Sir Benjamin Rudyers speech in Parliament, 21 Jan. concerning America.
        date: 1644.0
       words: 39656
      flesch: 49
     summary: Scilicet Americam , sibi soli poscit habendam Rex Cantabrorum ( quod non si●it iste libellus , Multorum effigies , & fida medulla laborum . ) Nec minu● infensos Papam , Papaeque Pa●entem , Hic liber inveniet ; Papam retegendo suorum Impuros coitus , fraudes , perjuri● , clades Indorum immeritas , saeve , & sine fine p●ractas .
    keywords: adjoyning; america; betweene; cape; chiefe; city; coast; continent; country; degree; east; england; english; farre; gold; good; great; guiana; hath; islands; king; land; latitude; leagues; lesse; lyeth; men; miles; natives; neare; new; north; north sea; note; nova; parts; places; plantations; port; province; reason; river; saint; sea; silver; sir; south; south sea; spaniard; spanish; store; time; towne; treasure; way; west; whereof; ● ●
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        item: #6 of 11
          id: A33345
      author: Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.
       title: A true and faithful account of the four chiefest plantations of the English in America to wit, of Virginia, New-England, Bermudus, Barbados : with the temperature of the air, the nature of the soil, the rivers, mountains, beasts, fowls, birds, fishes, trees, plants, fruits, &c. : as also, of the natives of Virginia, and New-England, their religion, customs, fishing, hunting, &c. / collected by Samuel Clarke ...
        date: 1670.0
       words: 63613
      flesch: 79
     summary: A true and faithful account of the four chiefest plantations of the English in America to wit, of Virginia, New-England, Bermudus, Barbados : with the temperature of the air, the nature of the soil, the rivers, mountains, beasts, fowls, birds, fishes, trees, plants, fruits, &c. : as also, of the natives of Virginia, and New-England, their religion, customs, fishing, hunting, &c. / collected by Samuel Clarke ... Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682. 1670 Approx. Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 864:24) A true and faithful account of the four chiefest plantations of the English in America to wit, of Virginia, New-England, Bermudus, Barbados : with the temperature of the air, the nature of the soil, the rivers, mountains, beasts, fowls, birds, fishes, trees, plants, fruits, &c. : as also, of the natives of Virginia, and New-England, their religion, customs, fishing, hunting, &c. / collected by Samuel Clarke ... Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682. 85
    keywords: bay; beasts; birds; black; body; colour; come; corn; country; cut; day; drink; end; england; english; fire; fish; flesh; foot; fruit; good; green; ground; grow; hair; half; hath; head; houses; idem; island; leaves; like; man; meat; men; miles; new; night; pil; place; plenty; red; river; sea; set; skins; small; sorts; stone; sugar; sun; time; town; trees; unto; use; virginia; water; whereof; white; women; wood; work; year; yellow
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        item: #7 of 11
          id: A42314
      author: Gardyner, George.
       title: A description of the new world, or, America, islands and continent and by what people those regions are now inhabited, and what places are there desolate and without inhabitants, and the bays, rivers, capes, forts, cities and their latitudes, the seas by George Gardyner ...
        date: 1651.0
       words: 26284
      flesch: 75
     summary: For which this R●gion is not so naturall as New England or New Holland , for the cr● within a year or two will dege●rate . It is a rich ●nd flourishing place , and in a wholesome Climate : the other Cities of Spaniards are Inland , but ●hese rehearsed are the most emi●ent .
    keywords: america; cape; chap; city; coast; countrey; degrees; east; english; gold; good; great; half; hath; indians; island; leagues; lyeth; nation; neer; new; north; places; port; province; river; saint; sea; silver; south; south sea; spaniards; spanish; town; trade; west; ● ●
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        item: #8 of 11
          id: A50154
      author: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
       title: A poem dedicated to the memory of the Reverend and excellent Mr. Urian Oakes, the late pastor to Christ's flock and præsident of Harvard Colledge in Cambridge ...
        date: 1682.0
       words: 4752
      flesch: 85
     summary: All said , Our Oakes the Double Power has Of Boanerges , and of Barnabas : Hee is a Christian Nestor ! A poem dedicated to the memory of the Reverend and excellent Mr. Urian Oakes, the late pastor to Christ's flock and præsident of Harvard Colledge in Cambridge ... Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728. 1682 Approx.
    keywords: bee; cambridge; death; england; good; hee; lett; life; new; oakes; tcp; text; wee
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        item: #9 of 11
          id: A83626
      author: England and Wales. Parliament.
       title: Die Sabbathi 23 Ianuarii 1646 Whereas the severall plantations in Virginia, Bermudas, Barbados and other places of America have been much beneficiall to this kingdome by the increase of navigation ...
        date: None
       words: 1106
      flesch: 56
     summary: WHereas the severall Plantations in Virginia , Bermudas , Barbados , and other places of America have been much beneficiall to this Kingdome by the increase of Navigation , and the Customs arising from the commodities of the growth of those Plantations imported into this Kingdome have been , and are beneficiall , that all such as have traded there ( for their better encouragement ) have used to transport from hence thither Merchandizes , Goods , and necessaries for the better carrying on of the said Plantations , without paying any Custom for any Goods so exported from hence thither : The Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament , for the better advancement of the said Plantations , and encouragement of the Adventurers to the same , have Ordained , and be it Ordained by the said Lords and Commons , That all Merchandize , Goods , and necessaries , which shall be for the supportation , use , and expence of the said severall Plantations , shall , or may be exported thither from this Kingdome by any of the Subjects thereof , without paying or yeelding any Custom , Subsidie , Taxation , Imposition , or other duty for the same ; the duty of Excize excepted during the space of three yeares next ensuing , except unto the Plantation in new-found Lands ; provided , That from time to time , as any such Merchandize and Goods be endeavoured to be exported for the use aforesaid , security be first given to the Commissioners and Officers of the Customs where such Goods shall be laden , that the said Merchandizes and Goods so to be exported by vertue of this Ordinance shall be really transported to the said forraigne Plantations , and to no other places , and there to be imployed for the only use of the Plantations ; and that Certificate shall be returned from thence within one yeare after the lading thereof of the Ships arrivall , and discharge in the said forraigne Plantations . And for that there is great want of servants in the said Plantations , as well for the raising of commodities apt to be produced there , as for defence of themselves from being made a prey to the Natives , or forraigne enemies .
    keywords: goods; plantations; text
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        item: #10 of 11
          id: A85806
      author: Gardyner, George.
       title: A description of the new world. or, America islands and continent: and by what people those regions are now inhabited. And what places are there desolate and without inhabitants. And the bays, rivers, capes, forts, cities and their latitudes, the seas on their coasts: the trade, winds, the North-west passage, and the commerce of the English nation, as they were all in the year 1649. Faithfully described for information of such of his countrey as desire intelligence of these perticulars. By George Gardyner of Peckham, in the country of Surrey Esq.
        date: 1651.0
       words: 26037
      flesch: 75
     summary: The next is the City royall , distant from the Ascension eighty leagues north-east . The way of separating the silver from the drosse , is first to take the oare , and break it in Hammer-mils , and grind it to powder , then sift it through a Copper searse , and put it into a furnace , under which they maken fire by degrees , mixing with every fifty quarts of pouder five of salt , and stiring it , together with quick-silver , which they squeeze through a piece of holland upon the said pouder and salt , and when they finde the quick-silver , sufficiently incorporate with the silver , then they put it altogether in a Cauldron , in which there is water , and a wheel , that going round , turneth out the earth and drosse with the water , the quick-silver , and silver , as the more heavy substance remains behind , which they take from the Cauldron , and wash it after the manner of gold , till they finde it clean from all drosse , and filth , and then putting it into a cloth , they strain forcibly from it some quick-silver , the remainder being as a leafe of silver .
    keywords: america; cape; chap; city; coast; countrey; degrees; east; english; good; great; half; hath; indians; island; leagues; lyeth; nation; neer; new; north; port; province; river; saint; sea; silver; south; south sea; spaniards; town; trade; west
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        item: #11 of 11
          id: A90519
      author: Hamilton, William, gent.
       title: An historical & geographical description of the great country & river of the Amazones in America. Drawn out of divers authors, and reduced into a better forme; with a mapp of the river, and of its provinces, being that place which Sr Walter Rawleigh intended to conquer and plant, when he made his voyage to Guiana. / Written in French by the Count of Pagan, and dedicated to Cardinall Mazarine, in order to a conquest by the Cardinals motion to be undertaken. And now translated into English by William Hamilton, and humbly offered to his Majesty, as worthy his consideration.
        date: None
       words: 37302
      flesch: 60
     summary: 2008-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-10 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-11 John Pas Sampled and proofread 2008-11 John Pas Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion AN Historical & Geographical DESCRIPTION OF THE Great Country & River OF THE AMAZONES IN AMERICA . This River's course is almost alwayes under the equinoctiall Line ; and every where his nights and days are of alike length ; and the other Rivers , that pay their tribute to him , are all under the torride Zone .
    keywords: amazone; america; book; chap; chapter; course; degrees; east; end; gold; good; hath; latitude; leagues; length; lesse; like; line; longitude; majesty; maragnon; men; minutes; nations; north; place; portugalls; province; river; sea; self; south; spaniards; time; town; waters; way; whereof; world
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