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Excerpt from A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels, Vol. 3 The learned Camden informs us, that Sir Francis Drake was the ion of a clergyman, who, in the time of queen Elizabeth, became vicar of Upnore, on the river Medway. But the industrious John Stowe fays, that he was the eldest of twelve brethren, all children of Edmund Drake, of Tavistock, in the county of Devon, mariner; and that he was born in the year 1540. The only way to reconcile these accounts, is to suppose that Edmund Drake, being a zealous Protestant, suffering much for his religion in the days of Henry VIII. and, having likewise a competent share of learning, was ordained deacon in the days of queen Elizabeth, and fettled at Upnore. 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 A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels, Vol. 1 of 7: Containing Whatever Is Worthy of Notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America; In Respect to the Situation and Extent of Empires, Kingdoms, and Provinces; Their Climates, Soil, Produce, &C To inhabitants of the Moon the Earth mul't appear the biggefl; body' in the Univerfe, ferving it in the capacity of a! Moon, thirteen times/as large-as that appears to us. The Earth mul't wax and wane te gularly to her; when the changes to us, the Earth will appear full to her; and when {he is in her firfl quarter to us, the Earth is in its third quarter to her. 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 A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels, Vol. 2: Containing Whatever Is Worthy of Notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America; In Respect to the Situation and Extent of Empires, Kingdoms, and Provinces; Their Climates, Soil, Produce, &C About the latter end of Auguft, 1643, Mr. N ieu hofi' was ordered on a trading voyage to the ifland of St. Thomas; for which purpofe he 'was furnilhed with a fhip, and a cargo of fullers earth, to be there exchanged for black ginger and fugar, the principal commodities of the place. 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 A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels, Vol. 7: Containing Whatever Is Worthy of Notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America 16. Short View of the Naval Tranfaétions of Britain beginning Wlth the reign of queen Elizabeth, and. Ending with the Peace of Verfailles in 176 3, 19 3. 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 A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels, Vol. 5: Containing Whatever Is Worthy of Notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America; In Respect to the Situation and Extent of Empires, Kingdoms, and Provinces; Their Climates, Soil, Produce, &C You will grant, after this' defcription of the horrors of an Italiano' Journey, that one ought to take no {1111111 pleafure in treading on clafiic ground, yet, believe me, I have not caricatured; every article of it is lite rally true. If we compare modern Rome, With regard to its prefent extent, and the number of inhabitants, with feveral other dues in the world, we Pfhall find many that furpafs it; but, when we add the power and influence it has maintained, during'fo many centuries, o'ver many powerful nations, Rome never had its equal in the world. 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.