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A46301	An account of two voyages to New-England wherein you have the setting out of a ship, with the charges, the prices of all necessaries for furnishing a planter and his family at his first coming, a description of the countrey, natives, and creatures, with their merchantil and physical use, the government of the countrey as it is now possessed by the English, &c., a large chronological table of the most remarkable passages, from the first dicovering of the continent of America, to the year 1673 / by John Josselyn, Gent.	Josselyn, John, fl. 1630-1675.	1674 (1674)	Wing J1091; ESTC R20234	110,699	292

the second at Water-town by Mr. Philips the third at Dorchester by Mr. Maverick and Mr. Wareham the sourth at Roxbury by Mr. Eli●● the fifth at Linn by Mr. Stephen Batcheler their first Teacher Dr. Wilson gave 1000 pound to New-England with which they stored themselves with great Guns Anno Domini 1632 John Winthorp chosen Governour Mr. Thomas Dudley Deputy Governour Sir Christopher Gardiner descended of the house of Gardiner B●shop of Winchester Knighted at Jerusalem of the S●pulcher arrived in New-England with a comely young woman his Concubine settled himself in the Bay of Massachusets was rigidly used by the Magistrates and by the Magistrates of New-Plimouth to which place he retired A terrible cold winter in New-England Anno Domini 1633 Mr. Edward Winslow chosen Governour of New-Plimouth The number of M●gistrates at New-Plimouth increase to seven An infectious feaver amongst the Inhabitants of New-Plimouth whereof many dyed Mr. John Winthorp chosen Governour of the Massachusets Colony Mr. Thomas Dudley Deputy Governour Mr. Thomas Hooker Mr. Hains and Mr. Cotton M●nisters arrived in new-New-England all in one ship and Mr. Stone and Mr. William Collier a liberal Benefactor to the Colony of New-Plimouth Mr. John Cotton chosen Te●cher of the first Church at Boston A Church at Cambridge gathered by Mr. Thomas Hooker their fi●st Pastor Great swarms of strange flyes up and down the Countrey which was a presage of the following mortality Anno Domini 1634 Mr. Thomas Prince chosen Governour of New-Plimouth Mr. Thomas Dudley chosen Governour of the Massachusets Colony and Mr. Roger Ludlow Deputy-Governour The Countrey now was really placed in a posture of War to be in readiness at all times In the Spring a great sickness among the Indians by the small pox The Pequets War with the Narragansets Mr. Skelton Pastor to the Church at Salem dyed Mr. John Norton and Mr. Thomas Shepherd arrive in New-England A Church gathered at Ipswich the first Pastor Mr. Nathaniel Ward A Church gathered at Newberry Capt. Stone turn'd Pirate at the Dutch plantation The cruel Massacre of Capt. Stone and Capt. Norton at Connecticut-River by the Pequet Indians Anno Domini 1635 Mr. John Haines chosen Governour of the Massachusets Colony Mr. Richard Bellingham Deputy Governour Mr. Zaohary Sims arrived in New-England and Mr. Richard Bellingham This year Eleven Ministers arrived in New England Mr. Norton Teacher at Ipswich Mr. Richard Mather Teacher at Dorchester Sir Henry Vain Junior arrived in New-England Mr. Richard Saltingstal Sir Richard Saltingstal's Son Mr. R●ger Harlackenden and Hugh Peters Hugh Peters chosen Pastor of Salem A Church at Hartford in the Colony of Connecticut now gathered Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of New-Plimouth Capt. William Gorges Sir Ferdinando Gorges Nephew sent over Governour of the province of Main then called new Sommersetshire Saturday the 15 of August an Hurrican or mighty storm of wind and rain which did much hurt in New-England Anno Domini 1636 Sir Henry Vane Junior Governour of the Massachusets Colony John Winthorp Esq Deputy Governour Mr. Roger Harlackenden leader of their military Forces Mr. Edward Winslow a Worcestershire man born chosen Governour of new-Plimouth Colony Connecticut Colony planted Mr. John Oldham murthered in his Barque by the Indians of Block-Island A Church gathered at Hingham Mr. Peter Hubbord arrived now in new-New-England Teacher at Hingham Mr. Flint Mr. Carter Mr. Walton Ministers arrived now in New-England Mr. Fenwich Mr. Partrick Mr. Nathaniel Rogers and Mr. Samuel White arrived now in New-England A General Court held at Boston against Mrs. Hutchinson the American Jezabel August the 30. where the opinions and errors of Mrs. Hutchinson and her Associats 80 errors were condemned A Counsel held at New-town about the same business October the second and at Boston again Anno Domini 1637 Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of New-Plimouth Colony Mr. John Wenthorp chosen Governour of Massachusets Colony Mr. Thomas Dudley chosen Deputy Governour New-haven Colony began now Mr. Eaton chosen Governour John Davenport Pastor Mr. Hopkins arrived now in New-England A second Church gathered at Dedham Mr. John Allen Pastor The Pequets wars in which war the E●glish slew and took prisoners about 700 Indians amongst which 13 of their Sachems to the great terror of the Natives they sent the male children of the Pequets to the Bermudus This year the Antinomian and Familistical errors were broached in the Countrey especially at Boston A Synod called which condemned these errors A General Court held at New-town against Mrs. Hutchinson and the rest Mrs. Hutchinson and others banished by the Magistrates of the Massachusets Colony A hideous monster born at Boston of one Mrs. Mary Dyer Sir Henry Vane and the Lord Lee returned for England The Minifters that went for New-England chiefly in the ten first years ninety four of which returned for England twenty seven dyed in the Countrey thirty six yet alive in the Countrey thirty one The number of ships that transported passengers to New-England in these times was 298 supposed men women and children as near as can be ghessed 21200. The Spaniards took the Island of Providence one of the Sum●●●●●●ds from the English Mr. Thomas Prince chosen Governour of new Plimouth Colony Mr. John Winthorp chosen Governour of the Massachusets C●●●ny Mr. Thomas ●●●lley D●pu●y Governour A Church now gathe●ed at Waymouth Mr. Gonnor Pastor Mr Newman succeeded Mr. Thomas Thatcher Three English men put to death at Plimouth for robbing and murthering an Indian near Providence June the second a great and terrible earthquake throughout the Countrey Samuel Gorton of Warwick shire a pestilent seducer and blasphemous Atheist the Author of the Sects of Gortinians banish'd Plimouth plantation whipt and banished from Road-Island banisht the Massachusets Colony Now they set up a Printing press at Boston in the Massachusets This year came over Mr. William Thompson Mr. Edmund Brown Mr. David Frisk Mr. John Harvard the founder of Harvard Colledge at Cambridge in the Massachusets Colony deceased gave 700 pound to the erecting of it Anno Domini 1639 Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new-Plimouth Colony Mr. John Winthorp chosen Governour of the Massachusets Colony Mr. Thomas Dudley Deputy Governour Mr. Higginson Teacher at Salem Church Skelton pastor and an exhorting Elder This was the first Church gathered in the Massachusets Colony and it increased to 43 Churches in joynt Communion with one another and in these Churches were about 7750 souls Mr. Herbert Pelham now arrived in New-England A Church gathered at Hampton Mr. Daulton pastor and Mr. Batcheler Teacher Another Church gathered at Salisbury October the Eleventh and Twelfth the Spanish Navy was set upon by the Hollander in the Downs they were in all 60 sail the Spaniards were beaten A very sharp winter in New-England Anno Domini 1640 Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new-Plimouth Colony Mr. Thomas Dudley chosen Governour of the Massachusets Colony and Mr. Richard Bellingham Deputy Governour Civil Wars began in England Mr.

Huet Minister arrived in New-England Mr. Peck and Mr. Saxton A Church gathered at Braintree Mr. Wheelright pastor Mr. Henry Dunster arrived in New-England Anno Domini 1641 Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new-Plimouth Colony Mr. Richard Belingham chosen Governour of the Massachusets Colony Mr. John Endicot Deputy A Church gathered at Glocester in the Massachusets Colony A sharp winter in New-England the harbours and salt bayes frozen over so as passable for Men Horses Oxen and Carts five weeks Anno Domini 1642 Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new-Plimouth Colony Mr. John Winthorp chosen Governour of the Massachusets Colony John Endicot Esq Deputy Governour This Spring Cowes and Cattle fell from 22 pound a Cow to six seven and eight pound a Cow of a sudden A Church now gathered at Weeburn in the Massachusets Colony Thirteen able Ministers now at this time in new-Plimouth Jurisdiction Harvard-Colledge founded with a publick Library Ministers bred in New-England and excepting about 10 in Harvard-Colledge one hundred thirty two of which dyed in the Countrey Ten now living eighty one removed to England sorty one June Warwick Parliament Admiral Anno Domini 1643 Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of the new-Plimouth Colony Mr. John Winthorp chosen Governour of the Massachusets Colony Mr. John Endicot Deputy Governour May 19. the first Combination of the four united Colonies viz. Plimouth Massachusets Connecticut and new-haven Anno Domini 1644 Mr. Edward Winslow chosen Governour of new Plimouth Colony John Endicot Esq chosen Governour of the Massachusets Colony John Winthorp Esq Deputy Governour A Church gathered at Haveril Mr. Roger Harlackendin dyed about this time A Church gathered at Reading in new-New-England A Church gathered at Wenham both in the Massachusets Colony The Town of Eastham erected 〈◊〉 some in Plimouth Anno Domini 1645 Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new-Plimouth Colony Mr. Thomas Dudley chosen Governour of the Massachusets Colony and Mr. John Winthorp Deputy Governour Mr. John Endicot major General A Church gathered at Springfield Anno Domini 1646 Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new-Plimouth Colony Mr. John Winthorp chosen Governour of the Massachusets Mr. Thomas Dudley Deputy and Mr. John Endicot major General Two Suns appeared towards the latter end of the year This year they drew up a body of Laws for the well ordering of their Common-wealth as they termed it printed in 1648. Three men of War arrived in new-Plimouth harbour under the Command of Capt. Thomas Cromwell richly laden a mutiny amongst the Sea-men whereby one man was killed The second Synod at Cambridge touching the duty and power of magistrates in matters of Religion Secondly the nature and power of Sy●●● M● John Eliot first preached to the Indians in their Native language the principal Instruments of converting the Indians Mr. John Eliot Senior Mr. John Eliot Junior Mr. Thomas Mayhew Mr. Pierson Mr. Brown Mr. James and Mr. Cotton Anno Domini 1647 Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new-Plimouth Colony Mr. John Wintho●p chosen Governour of the Massachusets Colony Mr. Thomas Dudley Deputy Governour and Mr. John Endicot Major General Now Mr. Thomas Hooker past●r of the Church at Hertford dyed The Tartars over-run China Anno Domini 1648 Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new Plimouth Colony John Winthorp chosen Govenour of the M●ssachusets colony Mr. Thomas Dudley Deputy Governour Mr. John Endicot major General A Church gathered at Andover A Church gathered at M●lden Mr. Sarjant pastor A second Church gathered at Boston A third Synod at Cambridge publishing the p●a●form of Discipline Jan. 30. King Charles the first murdered Charles the Second began his Raign Their Laws in the Massachusets colony printed Anno Domini 1649 John Winthorp Esq Governour of the Massachusets colony March the 26 deceased Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new Plimouth Mr. John Endicot chosen Governour of the Massachusets colony Mr. Thomas Dudley Deputy Governour Mr. Gibbons major General An innumerable Company of Caterpillars in some parts of New-England destroyed the fruits of the Earth August the 25 Mr. Thomas Shepherd Pastor of Cambridge Church dyed Mr. Phillips also dyed this year Anno Domini 1650 Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new-Plimouth colony Mr. Thomas Dudley chosen Governour of the Massachusets colony Mr. John Endicot Deputy Governour Mr. Gibbons major General A great mortality amongst children this year in New-England Anno Domini 1651 Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new-Plimouth colony Mr. John Endicot chosen Governour of the Massachusets co●●ny Mr. Thomas Dudley Deputy Governour Mr. Gibbons major General The City Bilbo totally cover'd with waters for 15 days 16 foot above the tops of the high●st houses the loss was very much to the whole Kingdom there being their stock of dryed fish and dryed Goat the general dyet of Spair Bar●●d●s surr●ndred to the Parliament its longitude 322 latitude 13 degrees 17 or 18 miles in compass Hugh Peters and Mr. Wells and John Baker returned into England Anno Domini 1652 Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new-Plimouth colony Mr. J●hn Endicot chosen Governour of the M●ssachusets colony Mr. Thomas Dudley Deputy Governour Mr. Gibbons major G●neral John Cotton Teacher of B●ston Church dyed a Comet was seen at the time of his sickness hanging over New-England which ●●●nt out soon after his death The Spirits that took Children in England said to be set a work first by the Parliament and Hugh Peters as chief Agent Actor or Procurer Anno Domini 1653 Oliver Cromwell U●urped the Title of Protector December the Sixteenth Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new-Plimouth colony Mr. Thomas Dudley chosen Governour of the Massachusets colony Mr. John Endicot Deputy Governour Mr. Gibbons major General Mr. Thomas Dudley Governour of the Massachusets colony dyed aged about 77 years at his house at R●xebury July 31. A great fire at Boston in New-England Anno Domini 1654 Mr. William Bradfo●d chosen Governour of new-Plimouth colony Mr. Bellingham Governour Endicot Deputy Major General Gibbons dyed this year Anno Domini 1655 Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new-Plimouth colony Mr. John Endicot Governour of the Massachusets Bellingham Deputy Jamaica taken by the English Anno Domini 1656 General Mountague taketh Spanish prizes Mr. William Bradford chosen Governour of new-Plimouth colony Mr. John Endicot Governour of the M●ssachusets Mr. Francis Willowby Deputy Anno Domini 1657 Mr. Thomas Prince chosen Governour of new-Plimouth colony M● William Bradford now dyed Mr. John Endicot Governour Bellingham Deputy Mr. Theophilus Eaton Governour of New-haven colony dyed Fifth monarchy-men rebell The Quakers arrive at new-Plimouth Anno Domini 1658 Oliver Cromwell dyed September the third Richard Cromwell set up Mr. Thomas Prince chosen Governour of new-Plimouth colony Mr. John Endicot chosen Governour of the Massachusets Bellingham Deputy A great Earth-quake in New-England Mr. Ralph Partrick minister at Ruxbury now deceased John Philips of Marshfield slain by thunder and lightning Anno Domini 1659 Mr. Thomas Prince chosen

new-New-England and now we are 100 and 75 leagues off Cape-Sable the sandy Cape for so Sable in French signifieth off of which lyeth the Isle of Sable which is beyond New-found-land where they take the Amphibious Creature the Walrus Mors or Sea-Horse The Two and twentieth another passenger dyed of a Consumption Now we passed by the Southern part of New-found-land within sight of it the Southern part of New-found-land is said to be not above 600 leagues from England The Six and twentieth day Capt. Thomas Cammock went aboard of a Barke of 300 Tuns laden with Island Wine and but 7 men in her and never a Gun bound for Richmonds Island set out by Mr. Trelaney of Plimouth exceeding hot weather now The Eight and twentieth one of Mr. Edward Ting's the undertakers men now dyed of the Phthisick The Nine and twentieth day sounded at night and found 120 fathome water the head of the Ship struck against a rock At 4 of the clock we descryed two sail bound for New-found-land and so for the Streights they told us of a general Earth-quake in New-England of the Birth of a Monster at Boston in the Massachusets-Bay a mortality and now we are two leagues off Cape Aun The Thirtieth day proved stormie and having lost the sight of Land we saw none untill the morning doubtfully discovering the Coast fearing the Lee-shore all night we bore out to Sea July the first day we founded at 8 of the clock at night and found 93 fathome water descried land The Third day we Anchored in the Bay of Massachusets before Boston Mr. Tinges other man now dyed of the small pox The Tenth day I went a shore upon Noddles Island to Mr. Samuel Maverick for my passage the only hospitable man in all the Countrey giving entrtainment to all Comers gratis Now before I proceed any further it will not be Impertinent to give the intending planter some Instructions for the furnishing of himself with things necessary and for undertaking the Transport of his Family or any others To which end observe that a Ship of 150 Tuns with 2 Decks and a half and 26 men with 12 pieces of Ordnance the charge will amount per moneth with the Mariners to 120 pound per moneth It is better to let the Owners undertake for the Victualling of the Mariners and their pay for Wages and the Transporter only to take care of the passengers The common proportion of Victuals for the Sea to a Mess being 4 men is as followeth Two piece of Beef of 3 pound and ¼ per piece Four pound of Bread One pound 1 ● of Pease Four Gallons of Bear with Mustard and Vinegar for three flesh dayes in the week For four fish dayes to each mess per day Two pieces of Codd or Habberdine making three pieces of a fish One quarter of a pound of Butter Four pound of Bread Three quarters of a pound of Cheese Bear as before Oatmeal per day for 50 men Gallon 1. and so proportionable for more or fewer Thus you see the Ships provision is Beef or Porke Fish Butter Cheese Pease Pottage Water-gruel Bisket and six shilling Bear For private fresh provision you may carry with you in case you or any of yours should be sick at Sea Conserves of Roses Clove-gilliflowers Wormwood Green-Ginger Burnt-Wine English Spirits Prunes to stew Raisons of the Sun Currence Sugar Nutmeg Mace Cinnam●n Pepper and Ginger White Bisket or Spanish rusk Eggs Rice juice of Lemmons well put up to cure or prevent the Scurvy Small Skillets Pipkins Porrengers and small Frying pans To prevent or take away Sea sickness Conserve of Wormwood is very proper but these following Troches I prefer before it First make paste of Sugar and Gum-Dragagant mixed together then mix therewith a reasonable quantitie of the powder of Cinnam●n and Ginger and if you please a little Musk also and make it up into Roules of several fashions which you may gild of this when you are troubled in your Stomach take and eat a quantity according to discretion Apparel for one man and after the rate for more   l. s. d. One Hatt 0 3 0 One Monmouth Cap 0 1 10 Three falling bands 0 1 3 Three Shirts 0 7 6 One Wastcoat 0 2 6 One suit of Frize 0 19 0 One suit of Cloth 0 15 0 One suit of Canvas 0 7 6 Three pair of Irish Stockins 0 5 0 Four pair of Shoos 0 8 0 One pair of Canvas Sheets 0 8 0 Seven ells of course Canvas to make a bed at Sea for two men to be filled with straw 0 5 0 One course Rug at Sea for two men 0 6 0 Sum Total 4 0 0 Victuals for a whole year to be carried out of England for one man and so for more after the rate   l. s. d. Eight bushels of Meal 2 0 0 Two bushels of Pease at three shillings a bushel 0 6 0 Two bushels of Oatmeal at four and six pence the bushel 0 9 0 One Gallon of Aqua vitae 0 2 6 One Gallon of Oyl 0 3 6 Two Gallons of Vinegar 2 0 0 Note Of Sugar and Spice 8 pound make the stone 13 stone and an half i. e. 100 pound maketh the hundred but your best way is to buy your Sugar there for it is cheapest but for Spice you must carry it over with you   l. s. d. A Hogshead of English Beef will cost 5 0 0 A Hogshead of Irish Beef will cost 2 10 0 A Barrel of Oatmeal 0 13 0 A Hogshead of Aqua-vitae will cost 4 0 0 A Hogshead of Vinegar 1 0 0 A bushel of Mustard-seed 0 6 0 A Kental of fish Cod or Habberdine is 112 pound will cost if it be merchantable fish Two or three and thirty Rials a Kental if it be refuse you may have it for 10 or 11 shillings a Kental Wooden Ware   l. s. d. A pair of Bellowes 0 2 0 A Skoope 0 0 9 A pair of Wheels for a Cart if you buy them in the Countrey they will cost 3 or 4 pound 0 14 0 Wheelbarrow you may have there ' in England they cost 0 6 0 A great pail in England will cost 0 0 10 A Boat called a Canow will cost in the Countrey with a pair of Paddles if it be a good one 3 0 0 A short Oake ladder in England will cost but 0 0 10 A Plough 0 3 9 An Axletree 0 0 8 A Cart 0 10 0 For a casting shovel 0 0 10 For a shovel 0 0 6 For a Sack 0 2 4 For a Lanthorn 0 1 3 For Tobacco pipes short heads and great bouls 14 pence and 16 pence the grose   l. s. d. For clipping an hundred sheep in England 0 4 6 For winding the Wool 0 0 8 For washing them 0 2 0 For one Garnish of Peuter 2 0 0 Prizes of Iron Ware Arms for one man but if half of your men have Armour it is sufficient so that all have pieces and swords One Armour compleat light 0

New-England from the first year of their setling there to purpose to this present year of our Lord 1673. with many other things by the way inserted and worth the observing I present unto your view in this ensuing Table Anno Mundi 3720 Britain known to the Graecians as appeared by Polybius the Greek Historian 265 years before the Birth of our Saviour after him Athenaeus a Greek Author of good account 170 before Christ relateth that Hiero sent for a mast for a great Ship that he had built to Britain Anno Mundi 3740 Hanno the Carthaginian flourished who sent to discover the great Island Atlantis i. e. America Anno Mundi 3873 Britain unknown to the Romans was first discovered to them by Julius Caesar 54 years before the Birth of Christ who took it to be part of the Continent of France and got nothing but the sight of that part called afterwards England which is the South of Britain Anno Domini 86 Britain discovered to be an Island and conquered by Julius Agricola 136. years after Julius Caesars entrance into it Anno Domini 99 The Emperour Trajan flourished and stretched the Confines of the Roman Enpire unto the remotest Dominions of the East-Indies who never before that time had heard of a Roman Anno Domini 745 Boniface Bishop of Mens a City in Germany was accused before Pope Zachary in the time of Ethelred King of the East-Angles for Heresie c. in that he averred there were Antipodes St. Augustine and Lactantius opinion was that there were none Anno Domini 827 Egbert the Saxon Monarch changed the name of the people in England and called them English-men Anno Domini 844 The Turks or Scythians came from thence in the time of Ethelwolf King of the West-Saxons If the Ottoman-line should fail the Chrim Tartar is to succeed being both of one Family Anno Domini 959 Edgar Sirnamed the Peaceable the 30 Monarch of the English caused the Wolves to be destroyed by imposing a Tribute upon the Princes of Wales and Fage Prince of North-Wales paid him yearly 300 Wolves which continued three years space in the fourth year there was not a Wolf to be found and so the Tribute ceased Anno Domini 1160 In the Emperours Frederick Barbarossa's time certain West-Indians came into Germany Anno Domini 1170 Madoc the Son of Owen Gwineth Prince of North-Wales his voyage to the West-Indies he planted a Colony in the Western part of the Countrey in our Henry the Seconds Raign Anno Domini 1300 Flavio of Malphi in Naples invented the Compass in our Edward the firsts time Anno Domini 1330 The Canaries discovered by an English Ship Anno Domini 1337 In Edward the third's time a Comet appeared continuing 30 days Anno Domini 1344 Machan an English-man accidentally discovered Madera-Island Anno Domini 1350 Estotiland discovered by fishermen of Freez-land in Edward the third's Raign Anno Domini 1360 The Franciscan-Fryer Nicholas de Linne who is said to discover the Pole by his black Art went thither in the Raign of Edward the Third Anno Domini 1372 Sir John Mandivel the Great Traveller dyed at Leige a City in the Netherland Provinces in Edward the Third's Raign Anno Domini 1380 Nicholas and Antonio Zeni two Noble Gentlemen of Venice were driven by Tempest upon the Island of Estotiland or Gronland in our Edward the Third's Raign Anno Domini 1417 The Canaries Conquered by Betan-Court a Frenchman Anno Domini 1420 The Island of Madera discovered in our Henry the Fifth's time Anno Domini 1428 The Island Puerto Santo or Holy-port distant from Madera 40 miles discovered by Portingal Mariners on All-hallowes-day and therefore called Holy-port it is in compass 150 miles in Henry the Sixth's Raign Anno Domini 1440 The Island of Cape de verd discovered Anno Domini 1452 The Marine parts of Guinea discovered by the Portingals in Henry the Sixth's Raign Anno Domini 1478 Ferdinando first Monarch of all Spain Anno Domini 1485 Henry the Seventh began to Raign Anno Domini 1486 The Kingdom of Angola and Congo with the Islands of St. George St. James and St. Helens discovered Anno Domini 1488 Christopher Columbus a Genouese offered the discovery of the West-Indies to Henry the Seventh Anno Domini 1492 Christopher Columbus sent to discover the West-Indies by Ferdinando King of Arragon and Isabella Queen of Castile who descended from Edward the Third King of England The Caribby-Islands the Antilles or Cani●al or Camerean-Islands now discovered by Christopher Columbus and took possession of Florida and Hispaniola for the King of Spain Anno Domini 1493 Alexander the Sixt Pope of Rome a Spa●iard took upon him to divide the world ●y his Bull betwixt the Portingal and the ●paniard bearing date the fourth of May ●iving to the one the East and to the other ●he West Indies St. Jean Porto Rico discovered by Christopher Columbus Cuba and Jamaica discovered by him this was his second voyage Anno Domini 1495 Sebastian Cabota the first that attempted to discover the North-west passage at the charge of Henry the Seventh Anno Domini 1497 Christopher Columbus his third voyage to the West Indies and now he discovered the Countreys of Paria and Cumana with the Islands of Cubagua and Margarita John Cabota and his Son Sebastian Cabota sent by Henry the Seventh to discover the West-Indies which they performed from the Cape of Florida to the 67 degree and a half of Northerly latitude being said by some to be the first that discovered Florida Virginia and New-found-land Vasques de Gama his voyage to Africa Anno Domini 1500 Christopher Columbus his fourth and last voyage to the West-Indies Jasper Corteriaglis a Portugal his voyage to discover the North-West passage he discovered Greenland or Terra Corteriaglis or Terra di Laborodoro Anno Domini 1501 Amerious Vesputius a Florentine imployed by the King of Castile and Portingal to discover the West-Indies named from him Seven year after Columbus America Anno Domini 1506 Christopher Columbus dyed Anno Domini 1508 Henry the Seventh dyed August the Two and twentieth Henry the Eighth King of England Anno Domini 1514 Sebastian Cabota the Son of John made further discovery of all the North-east coasts from Cape Florida to New-found-land and Terra Laborador Anno Domini 1516 The voyage of Sir Thomas Pert Vice-Admiral of England and Sebastian Cabota the Eighth of Henry the Eighth to Brasil St. Domingo and St. Juan de puerto rico Anno Domini 1520 Ferdinando Magellano a noble Portingal set forth to sail about the world but was 1521 unfortunately slain Anno Domini 1522 The Bermuduz-Isle 400 in number being 500 miles distant from Virginia a●d 3300 miles from the City of London in the latitude 32 degrees and 30 minutes discovered now accidentally by John Bermuduz a Spaniard Anno Domini 1523 Stephen Gomez his voyage to discover the North-west passage some will have it in Twenty five Anno Domini 1527 New-found-land discovered

by one Andrew Thorn the Southern part but 600 leagues from England John de Ponce for the Spaniard took possession of Florida Anno Domini 1528 Nevis or Mevis planted now according to some writers Anno Domini 1534 Califormia questioned ●●●ther Island or Continent first discovered be the Spaniard Nova Francia lying between the 40 and 50 degree of the Artic-poles Altitude discovered by Jaques Carthier in his first voyage the first Colony planted in Canada Anno Domini 1536 The Puritan-Church policy began now in Geneva Anno Domini 1542 Monsieur du Barvals voyage to Nova Francia sent to inhabite those parts Anno Domini 1548 Henry the Eighth dyed Edward the Sixth King of England began to Raign Sebastian Cabota made grand Pilot of England by Edward the Sixth Anno Domini 1550 The sweating sickness in England Anno Domini 1553 Edward the Sixth dyed Mary Queen of England began to Raign Sir Hugh Willoughby and all his men in two Ships in his first attempt to discover the North-east passage were in October frozen to death in the Haven called Arzima in Lapland Anno Domini 1558 Queen Mary dyed Elizabeth Queen of England began to Raign November the Seventeenth Anno Domini 1560 Salvaterra a Spaniard his voyage to the North-west passage Anno Domini 1562 Sir John Hawkin's first voyage to the West-Indies The first expedition of the French into Florida undertaken by John Ribald Anno Domini 1565 Tobacco first brought into England by Sir John Hawkins but it was first brought into use by Sir Walter Rawleigh many years after Anno Domini 1566 The Puritans began to appear in England Anno Domini 1569 Anthony Jenkinson the first of the English that sailed through the Caspian-Sea Anno Domini 1572 Private Presbyteries now first erected in England Sir Francis Drake's first voyage to the West-Indies Anno Domini 1573 The Hollanders seek for aid from Queen Elizabeth Anno Domini 1576 Sir Martin Frobisher the first in Queen Elizabeths days that sought for the Northwest passage or the streight or passage to China and meta incognita in three several voyages others will have it in 1577. Anno Domini 1577 November the 17 Sir Francis Drake began his voyage about the world with five Ships and 164 men setting sail from Plimouth putting off Cape de verde The beginning of February he saw no Land till the fifth of April being past the line 30 degrees of latitude and in the 36 degree entered the River Plates whence he fell with the streight of Magellan the 21 of August which with three of his Ships he passed having cast off the other two as impediments to him and the Marigold tossed from her General after passage was no more seen The other commanded by Capt. Winter shaken off also by Tempest returned thorow the Streights and recovered England only the Pellican whereof himself was Admiral held on her course to Chile Coquimbo Cinnama Palma Lima upon the west of America where he passed the line 1579 the first day of March and so forth until he came to the latitude 47. Thinking by those North Seas to have found passage to England but fogs frosts and cold winds forced him to turn his course South-west from thence and came to Anchor 38 degrees from the line where the King of that Countrey presented him his Net-work Crown of many coloured feathers and therewith resigned his Scepter of Government unto his Dominion which Countrey Sir Francis Drake took possession of in the Queens name and named it Nova Albion which is thought to be part of the Island of Califormia Sir Martin Frobisher's second voyage Anno Domini 1578 Sir Humphrey Gilbert a Devonshire Knight attempted to discover Virginia but without success Sir Martin Frobisher's third voyage to Meta incognita Freezeland now called West-England 25 leagues in length in the latitude of 57. Sir Francis Drake now passed the Streights of Magellan in the Ship called the Pellican Anno Domini 1579 Sir Francis Drake discovered Nova Albion in the South-Sea Others will have Sir Martin Frobisher's first voyage to discover the North-west passage to be this year Anno Domini 1580 From Nova Albion he fell with Ternate one of the Isles of Molucco being courteously entertained of the King and from thence he came unto the Isles of Calebes to Java Major to Cape buona speranza and fell with the coasts of Guinea where crossing again the line he came to the height of the Az●res and thence to England upon the third of November 1580. after three years lacking twelve days and was Knighted and his Ship laid up at Deptford as a monument of his fame Anno Domini 1581 The Provinces of Holland again seek for aid to the Queen of England Anno Domini 1582 Sir Humphrey Gilbert took possession of New found-land or Terra Nova in the harbour of St. John for and in the name of Queen Elizabeth it lyeth over against the gulf of St. Lawrence and is between 46 and 53 degrees of the North-poles Altitude Anno Domini 1583 Sir Walter Rawleigh in Ireland Sir Humphrey Gilbert attempted a plantation in some remote parts in New-England He perished in his return from New-found-land Anno Domini 1584 The woful year of subscription so called by the Brethren or Disciplinarians Sir Walter Rawleigh obtained of Queen Elizabeth a Patent for the discovery and peopling of unknown Countries not actually possessed by any Christian Prince Dated March 25. in the six and twentieth of her Raign April the 27 following he set forth two Barkes under the Command of Mr. Philip Amedas and Mr. Arthur Barlow who arrived on that part of America which that Virgin Queen named Virginia and thereof in her Majesties name took possession July the Thirteenth Anno Domini 1585 Cautionary Towns and Forts in the low-Countreys delivered unto Queen Elizabeths hands Sir Richard Greenvile was sent by Sir Walter Rawleigh April the Ninth with a Fleet of 7 sail to Virginia and was stiled the General of Virginia He landed in the Island of St. John de porto Rico May the Twelfth and there fortified themselves and built a Pinnasse c. In Virginia they left 100 men under the Government of Mr. Ralph Lane and others Sir Francis Drake's voyage to the West-Indies wherein were ●●ken the Cities of St. Jago St. Domingo Cartagena and the Town of St. Augustine in Florida Now say some Tobacco was first brought into England by Mr. Ralph Lane out of Virginia Others will have Tobacco to be first brought into England from Peru by Sir Francis Drake's Mariners Capt. John Davies first voyage to discover the North-west passage encouraged by Sir Francis Walsingham principal Secretary Anno Domini 1586 Mr. Thomas Candish of Trimely in the County of Suffolk Esq began his voyage in the ship called the Desire and two ships more to the South-Sea through the Streights of Magellan and from thence round about the circumserence of the whole earth burnt and ransack'd in the entrance of