262 A. D. 1610. 



under great expenfes and many difappointments ; and although tboic 

 firft adventurers were far from being gainers, yet the nation has fince 

 reaped a noble harveft from their endeavours. In the tenth year of this 

 king's reign, he granted them all the iflands on the coafi: of South Vir- 

 ginia. 



i6ir — The Dutch Eaft-Tndia company's ambaffadors to the empe- 

 ror of Japan are faid to have now obtained very advantageous terms 

 of commerce, maugre all the oppofition of the Spanifh and Portuguefe 

 agents there. 



Henry prince of Wales now fent out his fervant Sir Thomas Button 

 to attempt a difcovery of a north-weft paflage to China. He entered 

 the bay, which bears his name to this day, on the fouth fide of Hud- 

 fon's bay, where he wintered at a place called Port-Nelfon, fo named by 

 him from the captain ot his fliip, whom he buried there. He difcover- 

 ed a great continent to the fouth and weft of that bay, to which he gave 

 the names of New North Wales, and New South Wales, and ere^^ed a 

 crofs, on which he fixed the arms of England. 



In the tenth voyage of the Englifli Eaft-India company, our people 

 had an opportunity of obferving the vaft commerce of the Portuguefe 

 at Surat, where there were no fewer than 240 fail of their merchant 

 fliips in one fleet, bound for Cambaya : neverthelefs, our two fliips foon 

 after fought and defeated four of their great galleons, and 26 frigates 

 from Goa, fent in purfuit of them ; which caufed great joy to the In- 

 dians at Surat, by whom the Portuguefe were much hated, who were 

 foon to lofe the bulk of this mighty commerce. 



About this time Philip III king of Spain, through the inftigation of 

 his bigotted clergy, drove out of his dominions the moft induftrious and 

 valuable part of his fubjects. After the former flaughters and expul- 

 fions of the Moors and Jews, there were ftill about 1,200,000* of both 

 thofe races of people remaining in Spain, under the charad:er of }iew 

 Chrijlians. Philip II could never be prevailed upon to proceed to ex- 

 tremities againft thefe unhappy people, though it had often been propof- 

 ed to him ; but his fon Philip III, being a weak prince, and confequent- 

 ly much led by the clergy, was drawn into this cruelty. The Moors 

 and Jews were faid to have folicited the protection of France, of Eng- 

 land, of the Dutch, of the king of Morocco, and of the grand fignior, being 

 apprehenlive that their inveterate foes the clergy would fooner or later 

 bring about their deftrudion. Rumours had alio been, fpread at this 

 time of their intending on a Good Friday to butcher all the old Chrif- 

 tians. Upon fuch furmifes and pretences KingPhilip feized all their eftates, 

 and expelled them from his kingdom in the moft cruel manner. Priefts 



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Moft of the Spanidi authors reckon the mim- mimber fonie ■extenuation of the atrocity and fre.'i- 

 0!i!y 6cG0. Perhaps they thiuk a fmallcr zy of this fignal triumph of fuperftition. M. 



