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Ireland (Irish Republic) (search for this): narrative 660
fro in foure moneths after the first discoverie thereof. 2 Secondly, that one wind sufficeth to make the passage, whereas most of your other voyages of like length, are subject to 3. or 4. winds. 3 Thirdly, that it is to be perfourmed at all times of the yeere. 4 Fourthly, that the passage is upon the high sea, wherby you are not bound to the knowledge of dangers, on any other coast, more then of that Countrey, and of ours here at home. 5 Fiftly, that those parts of England and Ireland , which lie aptest for the proceeding outward or homeward upon this voyage, are very well stored of goodly harbours. 6 Sixtly, that it is to bee accounted of no danger at all as touching the power of any forreine prince or state, when it is compared with any the best of all other voyages before recited. 7 And to the godly minded, it hath this comfortable commoditie, that in this trade their Factours, bee they their servants or children, shall have no instruction or confessions of Ido
Assumption (Illinois, United States) (search for this): narrative 660
stance of a little discourse, which doeth concerne these matters very directly. In the yeere 1534. James Carthier, of S. Malo made his first discoverie of those partes of America , which lie to the Westwardes, and as it were on the backeside of Newfoundland . In which voyage his principall intention was to seeke out the passage, which hee presumed might have beene found out into the East Indian Sea, otherwise called the passage to Cathaya, but this yere he went no higher then the Island of the Assumption in the great bay of S. Laurence, and so returned backe into France. The next yeere following hee went with greater provision into the Grand bay againe, where he keping the Northerly shoare, ran up the great River that comes downe from Canada and other places, untill at last with his small pinnesses, (having left his great shipping by the way) he arrived at Hochelaga towne, being three hundreth leagues within the entrance of the Grand bay. In which travaile he had spent so much
Canada (Canada) (search for this): narrative 660
dland . In which voyage his principall intention was to seeke out the passage, which hee presumed might have beene found out into the East Indian Sea, otherwise called the passage to Cathaya, but this yere he went no higher then the Island of the Assumption in the great bay of S. Laurence, and so returned backe into France. The next yeere following hee went with greater provision into the Grand bay againe, where he keping the Northerly shoare, ran up the great River that comes downe from Canada and other places, untill at last with his small pinnesses, (having left his great shipping by the way) he arrived at Hochelaga towne, being three hundreth leagues within the entrance of the Grand bay. In which travaile he had spent so much of the yeere, that it was nowe the moneth of October, and therefore thought it convenient, for the better enforming himselfe at large in this discoverie, to winter it out in those partes, which he did at a place called by himselfe Holy Crosse. This winte
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): narrative 660
med at all times of the yeere. 4 Fourthly, that the passage is upon the high sea, wherby you are not bound to the knowledge of dangers, on any other coast, more then of that Countrey, and of ours here at home. 5 Fiftly, that those parts of England and Ireland , which lie aptest for the proceeding outward or homeward upon this voyage, are very well stored of goodly harbours. 6 Sixtly, that it is to bee accounted of no danger at all as touching the power of any forreine prince or state, the like again, as hath happened in the discovery of the Moscovian trade: It may suffice to consider, that this is not an action which concerneth onely the Marchants particularly, but a great deale more the generall sort of people throughout all England : And that when such relation shall be returned, as that it may bee found a matter worthy the following, the whole generalitie will not refuse to contribute towards the furtherance thereof, rather then it should sinke for want of any reasonable s
Montreal (Canada) (search for this): narrative 660
nto the East Indian Sea, otherwise called the passage to Cathaya, but this yere he went no higher then the Island of the Assumption in the great bay of S. Laurence, and so returned backe into France. The next yeere following hee went with greater provision into the Grand bay againe, where he keping the Northerly shoare, ran up the great River that comes downe from Canada and other places, untill at last with his small pinnesses, (having left his great shipping by the way) he arrived at Hochelaga towne, being three hundreth leagues within the entrance of the Grand bay. In which travaile he had spent so much of the yeere, that it was nowe the moneth of October, and therefore thought it convenient, for the better enforming himselfe at large in this discoverie, to winter it out in those partes, which he did at a place called by himselfe Holy Crosse. This winter fell out to bee a very long and hard winter, as many times the like happeneth with us in these partes, and the savage people,
Italy (Italy) (search for this): narrative 660
yeere, cost little lesse then two thousand pounds. As for the trades into all the partes of Italie , it may easily be considered by every one of judgement, that the same stand in the like termes reys of Spaine and Portugall, as also all others which shall bee bound to any the partes of all Italie or of Turkie either. And further whosoever hee bee that is but meanely affected in Religion, aswhom hee desireth to have well brought up, are in these trades of Spaine and Portugall, and all Italie , forced to denie their owne profession, and made to acquaint themselves with that which the Pargreat abundance. Olives being once planted, will yeelde the like Oyle as Spaine, Province and Italie . The Countrey people being made to know, that for Waxe and honie, we will give them such trifli from thence no lesse quantitie and diversitie of merchandize then is now had out of Dutchland, Italie , France or Spaine. And as the bordering neighbours are commonly the aptest to fall out with us,
United States (United States) (search for this): narrative 660
A briefe and summary discourse upon the intended voyage to the hithermost parts of America : written by Captaine Carlile in April, 1583. for the better inducement to satisfie such Merchants of the Mose, being directed to the latitude of fortie degrees or thereaboutes, of that hithermost part of America , shal find it hath as many points of good moment belonging unto it, as may almost be wished for as was at the first, and as yet is consumed in that of Moscovia and other. But when this of America shall have bene haunted and practised thirtie yeeres to an ende, as the other hath bene, I doubto transport our marchandize into the East Indian Sea, through any of these Northerly partes of America , it shall be soonest and most assuredly perfourmed by these who shall inhabite and first grow i. In the yeere 1534. James Carthier, of S. Malo made his first discoverie of those partes of America , which lie to the Westwardes, and as it were on the backeside of Newfoundland . In which voyage
Newfoundland (Canada) (search for this): narrative 660
hath beene yet spoken of touching the trade which is the onely subject wherewith I doe meane to intermeddle at this time, because my addresse hereby is chiefly to men of such like facultie: you may understande by that which followeth, the circumstance of a little discourse, which doeth concerne these matters very directly. In the yeere 1534. James Carthier, of S. Malo made his first discoverie of those partes of America , which lie to the Westwardes, and as it were on the backeside of Newfoundland . In which voyage his principall intention was to seeke out the passage, which hee presumed might have beene found out into the East Indian Sea, otherwise called the passage to Cathaya, but this yere he went no higher then the Island of the Assumption in the great bay of S. Laurence, and so returned backe into France. The next yeere following hee went with greater provision into the Grand bay againe, where he keping the Northerly shoare, ran up the great River that comes downe from Can
Europe (search for this): narrative 660
and esteemed our own countrey nation which have the government, meaning by those who shall be there planted, who can looke for any other then the dealing of most loving and most assured friends? There are further to be considered these two poynts of good importance, concerning the matter of trade. The one is, that by the good prospering of this action, there must of necessitie fall out a very liberall utterance of our English Clothes into a maine Country, described to bee bigger then all Europe , the larger part whereof bending to the Northward, shall have wonderfull great use of our sayde English Clothes, after they shall come once to knowe the commodite thereof. The like will bee also of many other things, over many to bee reckoned, which are made here by our Artificers and labouring people, and of necessitie must bee provided from hence. The other is, if there be any possible meanes to finde a sea passage or other fresh water course, which may serve in some reasonable and c
Jersey (search for this): narrative 660
many trifling things, which were of great value with them, they are as (I sayde) within these two or three yeeres content againe to admit a traffique, which two yeeres since was begunne with a small barke of thirtie tunnes, whose returne was found so profitable, as the next yeere following, being the last yeere, by those Marchants, who meant to have kept the trade secret unto themselves, from any others of their owne Countrey men, there was hired a shippe of fourescore tunnes out of the Isle of Jersey, but not any one Mariner of that place, saving a ship boy. This shippe made her returne in such sorte, as that this yeere they have multiplyed three shippes, to wit, one of nine score tunnes, another of an hundreth tunnes, and a third of foure score tunnes: which report is given by very substantiall and honest men of Plimmouth, who sawe the sayd shippes in readinesse to depart on their voyage, and were aboord of some of them. Here is at this instant in the towne a man of Gernsey, L
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