The Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher Book contents
- Frontmatter
- INTRODUCTION
- SIR MARTIN FROBISHER, KNT
- STATE PAPERS PREVIOUS TO THE FIRST VOYAGE
- WHAT COMMODITIES AND INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE REAPED BY DILIGENT READING THIS DISCOURSE
- TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, MY SINGULAR GOOD MAYSTER, SIR CHRISTOPHER HATTON, KNIGHT, CAPTAINE OF THE QUEENES MAJESTIES GARDE, VIZCHAMBERLAINE TO HIR HIGHNESSE, AND ONE OF HIR MAJESTIES MOST HONOURABLE PRIVIE COUNSALE
- THE PRINTER TO THE READER
- THE FYRST BOOKE OF THE FIRST VOYAGE OF MARTIN FROBISHER, ESQUIER, CAPTAYNE GENERALL FOR THE DISCOVERIE OF THE PASSAGE TO CATAYA AND THE EAST INDIA, BY THE NORTHWEAST, FIRST ATTEMPTED IN ANNO DOM. 1576, THE 15. OF MAY
- STATE PAPERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE FIRST VOYAGE
- ACCOUNT OF THE SECOND VOYAGE, WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO MARTYNE FURBISHER
- A TRUE REPORTE OF SUCH THINGS AS HAPNED IN THE SECOND VOYAGE OF CAPTAYNE FROBYSHER, PRETENDED FOR THE DISCOVERIE OF A NEW PASSAGE TO CATAYA, CHINA, AND THE EAST INDIA, BY THE NORTH WEST. ANNO DO. 1577
- STATE PAPERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE SECOND VOYAGE
- STATE PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE TRIAL OF THE ORE SUBSEQUENT TO THE SECOND VOYAGE
- STATE PAPERS CONCERNING THE TRIALL OF THE EWR PREVIOUS TO THE THIRD VOYAGE
- STATE PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE OUTFIT FOR THE THIRD VOYAGE
- THE THIRDE VOYAGE OF CAPTAINE FROBISHER, PRETENDED FOR THE DISCOVERIE OF CATAYA, BY META INCOGNITA. ANNO DO. 1578
- ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE THIRD VOYAGE, BY EDWARD SELLMAN
- STATE PAPERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE THIRD VOYAGE
- A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF RELICS OF FROBISHER'S EXPEDITIONS TO THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN THE YEARS 1576-7-8
- INDEX
- Plate section
A TRUE REPORTE OF SUCH THINGS AS HAPNED IN THE SECOND VOYAGE OF CAPTAYNE FROBYSHER, PRETENDED FOR THE DISCOVERIE OF A NEW PASSAGE TO CATAYA, CHINA, AND THE EAST INDIA, BY THE NORTH WEST. ANNO DO. 1577
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- Frontmatter
- INTRODUCTION
- SIR MARTIN FROBISHER, KNT
- STATE PAPERS PREVIOUS TO THE FIRST VOYAGE
- WHAT COMMODITIES AND INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE REAPED BY DILIGENT READING THIS DISCOURSE
- TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, MY SINGULAR GOOD MAYSTER, SIR CHRISTOPHER HATTON, KNIGHT, CAPTAINE OF THE QUEENES MAJESTIES GARDE, VIZCHAMBERLAINE TO HIR HIGHNESSE, AND ONE OF HIR MAJESTIES MOST HONOURABLE PRIVIE COUNSALE
- THE PRINTER TO THE READER
- THE FYRST BOOKE OF THE FIRST VOYAGE OF MARTIN FROBISHER, ESQUIER, CAPTAYNE GENERALL FOR THE DISCOVERIE OF THE PASSAGE TO CATAYA AND THE EAST INDIA, BY THE NORTHWEAST, FIRST ATTEMPTED IN ANNO DOM. 1576, THE 15. OF MAY
- STATE PAPERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE FIRST VOYAGE
- ACCOUNT OF THE SECOND VOYAGE, WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO MARTYNE FURBISHER
- A TRUE REPORTE OF SUCH THINGS AS HAPNED IN THE SECOND VOYAGE OF CAPTAYNE FROBYSHER, PRETENDED FOR THE DISCOVERIE OF A NEW PASSAGE TO CATAYA, CHINA, AND THE EAST INDIA, BY THE NORTH WEST. ANNO DO. 1577
- STATE PAPERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE SECOND VOYAGE
- STATE PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE TRIAL OF THE ORE SUBSEQUENT TO THE SECOND VOYAGE
- STATE PAPERS CONCERNING THE TRIALL OF THE EWR PREVIOUS TO THE THIRD VOYAGE
- STATE PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE OUTFIT FOR THE THIRD VOYAGE
- THE THIRDE VOYAGE OF CAPTAINE FROBISHER, PRETENDED FOR THE DISCOVERIE OF CATAYA, BY META INCOGNITA. ANNO DO. 1578
- ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE THIRD VOYAGE, BY EDWARD SELLMAN
- STATE PAPERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE THIRD VOYAGE
- A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF RELICS OF FROBISHER'S EXPEDITIONS TO THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN THE YEARS 1576-7-8
- INDEX
- Plate section
Summary
Beyng furnished with one tall shippe of hir Majesties, named ye Ayde, of two hundreth tunne, and two other small barkes, the one named the Gabriell, the other the Michael, about thirtie tunne a peece, being fitlie appointed with men, munition, victuals, and all things necessary for the voyage, the sayde Captayne Frobysher, with the rest of his companie, came aboorde his shippes riding at Blackwall, intending (with God's help) to take ye first winde and tyde serving him, the five and twentith day of May, in the yeare of oure Lorde God, a thousande five hundred seventie and seaven.
The names of such gentlemen as attempted this discoverie, and the number of souldyouies and mariners in each shippe as followeth.
Boord the Ayde being Admirall, were ye number of one c men of all sorts, whereof xxx or more were gentlemen and souldyers, the rest sufficiente and tall saylors.
Aboorde the Gabriell being Vice-admirall, were in all 18 persons, whereof sixe were souldyers, the rest mariners.
Aboorde the Michaell were sixteene persons, whereof five were souldyers, the rest mariners.
Aboorde the Ayde was: General of the whole company for hir Majesty, Martin Frobisher; his Lieutenant, George Best; his Aunciente, Richar.
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- The Three Voyages of Martin FrobisherIn Search of a Passage to Cathaia and India by the North-West, A.D. 1576–8, pp. 121 - 158Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1867