Category: Biographies

The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captain John Smith into Europe, Asia, Africa, and America From Ann. Dom. 1593 to 1629

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4. Part 4

{MN} To her unkind Brother, this kind Lady writ so much for his good usage, that he half expected, as much as she intended; for she told him, he should there but sojourn to lear...

6. Part 6

{MN} But besides those great Kingdoms of _Congo, Angola,_ and _Azichi,_ in those unfrequented Parts are the Kingdoms of _Lango, Matania, Battua, Sofola, Mozambeche, Quivola,_ th...

5. Part 5

{MN-1} All the hope he had ever to be delivered from this Thraldom, was Only the love of _Tragabigzanda,_ who surely was ignorant of his bad usage; for although he had often deb...

8. Part 8

{MN-1} It lieth seventeen degrees Northward of the Line, about an hundred and twenty Leagues from the _Cape de tres Puntas,_ the nearest main Land in _America,_ it is about eigh...

2. Part 2

A General rumour of a general Peace, now spred it self over all the face of those tormented Countries: but the _Turk_ intended no such matter, but levied Soldiers from all Parts...

7. Part 7

When I went first to the North part of _Virginia,_ where the Westerly Colony had been planted, it had dissolved it self within a Year, and there was not one _Christian_ in all t...

3. Part 3

Universis, & singulis, cujuscunq; loci, status, gradut, ordinis, ac conditighis ad quos hos praesens scriptum pervenerit,_ Gulielmus Segar, Eques auratus alias dictus Garterus P...

1. Part 1

{Transcriber's Note: Archaic typography which displays the letter "s" in a form that resembles the letter "f" has been transposed to the modern "s." British, archaic and inconsi...

9. Part 9

{MN} To conclude, The Misery of a Pirate, (altho' many are sufficient Seamen as any) yet in regard of his superfluity, you shall find it such, that any wise Man would rather liv...