TO THE FAVOURABLE READER 



the first made by Sir Frauncis Drake will be the lesse : 

 wherein I must confesse to have taken more then ordin- 

 arie paines, meaning to have inserted it in this worke : 

 but being of late (contrary to my expectation) seriously 

 delt withall, not to anticipate or prevent another mans 

 paines and charge in drawing all the services of that 

 worthie Knight into one volume, I have yeelded unto 

 those my freindes which pressed me in the matter, refer- 

 ring the further knowledge of his proceedinges, to those 

 intended discourses. 



Now for the other part of my promise, I must crave 

 thy further patience frendly reader, and some longer 

 suspence from the worke it selfe, in acquainting thee with 

 those vertuous gentlemen, and others which partly for 

 their private affection to my selfe, but chiefely for their 

 devotion to the furtherance of this my travaile, have 

 yelded me their severall good assistances : for I accompt 

 him unworthy of future favours, that is not thankefull for 

 former benefites. In respect of a generall incouragement 

 in this laborious travaile, it were grosse ingratitude in mee 

 to forget, and wilfull maliciousnes not to confesse that 

 man, whose onely name doth carrie with it sufficient 

 estimation and love, and that is Master Edward Dier, of 

 whom I will speake thus much in few wordes, that both 

 my selfe and my intentions herein by his frendly meanes 

 have bene made knowne to those, who in sundrie par- 

 ticulars have much steeded me. More specially in my 

 first part. Master Richard Staper Marchant of London, 

 hath furnished me with divers thinges touching the trade 

 of Turkie, and other places in the East. Master William 

 Burro wgh, Clarke of her Majesties navie, and Master 

 Anthonie Jenkinson, both gentlemen of great experience, 

 and observations in the north Regions, have much 

 pleasured me in the second part. In the third and last 

 besides myne owne extreeme travaile in the histories of 

 the Spanyards, my cheefest light hath bene received from 

 Sir John Hawkins, Sir Walter Raleigh, and my kinseman 

 Master Richard Hakluyt of the middle Temple. 



