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The Project Gutenberg EBook of A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI, by Robert Kerr This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI Early English Voyages Of Discovery To America Author: Robert Kerr Release Date: August 19, 2004 [EBook #13225] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GENERAL HISTORY, VI. *** Produced by Robert Connal, Graeme Mackreth and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions. A GENERAL HISTORY AND COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS. ARRANGED IN SYSTEMATIC ORDER: FORMING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF NAVIGATION, DISCOVERY, AND COMMERCE, BY SEA AND LAND, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT TIME. BY ROBERT KERR, F.R.S. & P.A.S. EDIN. ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND CHARTS. VOL. VI. CONTENTS OF VOL. VI. PART II. BOOK II. CONTINUED. CHAP. XI. Early English voyages of discovery to America. Introduction. SECT. I. Discovery of Newfoundland by John and Sebastian Cabot in 1497, in the service of Henry VII. of England. II. Discourse by Galeacius Butrigarius, Papal Legate in Spain, respecting the Discoveries in America, by Sebastian Cabot. III. Notice concerning Sebastian Cabot by Ramusio, in the Preface to the third Volume of his Navigations. IV. Notice respecting the voyage of Sebastian Cabot to the north-west, from Peter Martyr ab Angleria. V. Testimony of Francisco Lopez de Gomara, concerning the discoveries of Sebastian Cabota. VI. Note respecting the discoveries of Sebastian Cabot; from the latter part of Fabians Chronicle. VII. Brief notice of the discovery of Newfoundland, by Mr Robert Thorne. CHAP. XI SECT. VIII. Grant by Edward VI. of a Pension and the Office of Grand Pilot of England to Sebastian Cabot. IX. Voyage of Sir Thomas Pert and Sebastian Cabot about the year 1516, to Brazil, St Domingo, and Porto Rico. X. Brief note of a voyage by Thomas Tison to the West Indies, before the year 1526. CHAP XII. The Voyages of Jacques Cartier from S
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