THE EPISTLE DEDICATORIE IN THE FIRST VOLUME 

 OF THE SECOND EDITION, 1598. 



To the right honorable my singular good Lord, the 

 Lord Charles Howard, Erie of Notingham, 

 Baron of Effingham, Knight of the noble 

 Order of the Garter, Lord high Admirall of 

 England, Ireland, and Wales, &c. one of her 

 Majesties most honourable privie Counsell. 



Ight Honourable and my very good Lord, 

 after I had long since published in Print 

 many Navigations and Discoveries of 

 Strangers in divers languages, as well 

 here at London, as in the citie of Paris, 

 duruig my five yeeres abode in France, 

 with the woorthie Knight Sir Edward 

 Stafford your brother in lawe, her Majesties most prudent 

 and carefull Ambassador ligier with the French King : 

 and had waded on still farther and farther in the sweet 

 studie of the historie of Cosmographie, I began at length 

 to conceive, that with diligent observation, some thing 

 might be gathered which might commend our nation 

 for their high courage and singular activitie in the Search 

 and Discoverie of the most unknowen quarters of the 

 world. Howbeit, seeing no man to step forth to under- 

 take the recording of so many memorable actions, but 

 every man to folow his private affaires : the ardent love 

 of my countrey devoured all difficulties, and as it were 

 with a sharpe goad provoked me and thrust me forward 

 into this most troublesome and painfull action. And 

 after great charges and infinite cares, after many watchings. 



