ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1578. 



the yeere next following, as much as shall suffice a towne 

 as bigge as Calice, and that shortly after shall be able 

 to yeeld you great store of strong durable good sider to 

 drinke, and these trees shall be able to encrease you 

 within lesse then seven yeeres as many trees presently 

 to beare, as may suffice the people of divers parishes, 

 which at the first setling may stand you in great stead, 

 if the soile have not the commoditie of fruites of good- 

 nesse already. And because you ought greedily to hunt 

 after things that yeeld present reliefe, without trouble of 

 carriage thither, therefore I make mention of these thus 

 specially, to the end you may have it specially in minde. 



A true discourse of the three Voyages of discoverie, 

 for the finding of a passage to Cathaya, by the 

 Northwest, under the conduct of Martin Fro- 

 bisher Generall : Before which, as a necessary 

 Preface is prefixed a twofolde discourse, con- 

 teining certaine reasons to prove all partes of the 

 World habitable. Penned by Master George 

 Best, a Gentleman employed in the same 

 voyages. 



What commodities and instructions may be reaped by 

 diligent reading this Discourse. 



1 TT^Irst, by example may be gathered, how a Dis- 

 -T coverer of new Countries is to proceede in his 

 first attempt of any Discoverie. 



2 Item, how he should be provided of shipping, 

 victuals, munition, and choice of men. 



3 How to proceede and deale with strange people, 

 be they never so barbarous, cruell and fierce, either by 

 lenitie or otherwise. 



4 How trade of Merchandize may be made without 

 money. 



5 How a Pilot may deale, being invironed with moun- 

 taines of yce in the frozen Sea. 



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