BY
ROBERT KERR, F.R.S. & P.A.S. EDIN.
ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND CHARTS.
VOL. VI.
CONTENTS OF VOL. VI.
PART II. BOOK II. CONTINUED.
CHAP. XI. Early English voyages of discovery to America. Introduction.
SECT. I. Discovery of Newfoundland by John and Sebastian Cabot in 1497,
in the service of Henry VII. of England.
II. Discourse by Galeacius Butrigarius, Papal Legate in Spain,
respecting the Discoveries in America, by Sebastian Cabot.
III. Notice concerning Sebastian Cabot by Ramusio, in the Preface to the
third Volume of his Navigations.
IV. Notice respecting the voyage of Sebastian Cabot to the north-west,
from Peter Martyr ab Angleria.
V. Testimony of Francisco Lopez de Gomara, concerning the discoveries of
Sebastian Cabota.
VI. Note respecting the discoveries of Sebastian Cabot; from the latter
part of Fabians Chronicle.
VII. Brief notice of the discovery of Newfoundland, by Mr Robert
Thorne.
CHAP. XI SECT. VIII. Grant by Edward VI. of a Pension and the Office of
Grand Pilot of England to Sebastian Cabot.
IX. Voyage of Sir Thomas Pert and Sebastian Cabot about the year 1516,
to Brazil, St Domingo, and Porto Rico.
X. Brief note of a voyage by Thomas Tison to the West Indies, before the
year 1526.
CHAP XII. The Voyages of Jacques Cartier from St Maloes to Newfoundland
and Canada, in the years 1534 and 1535.
Introduction.
SECT. I. The first voyage of Jacques Cartier to Newfoundland and Canada,
in 1534.
II. The second voyage of Jacques Cartier, to Canada, Hochelega,
Saguenay, and other lands now called New France; with the Manners and
Customs of the Natives.
III. Wintering of Jacques Cartier in Canada in 1536, and return to
France in 1537.
BOOK III. Continuation of the Discoveries and Conquests of the
Portuguese in the East; together with some account of the early voyages
of other European Nations to India.
CHAP. I. Discoveries, Navigations, and Conquests of the Portuguese in
India, from 1505 to 1539, both inclusive, resumed from Book I. of this
Part.
SECT. I. Course of the Indian Trade before the Discovery of the Route by
the Cape of Good Hope, with some account of the settlement of the Arabs
on the East Coast of Africa.
CHAP. I.
SECT. II. Voyage of Don Francisco de Almeyda from Lisbon to India, in
quality of Viceroy, with an account of some of his transactions on the
Eastern coast of Africa and Malabar.
III. Some Account of the state of India at the beginning of the
sixteenth Century, and commencement of the Portuguese Conquests.
IV. Continuation of the Portuguese Transactions in India, during the
Viceroyalty of Almeyda.
V. Transactions of the Portuguese in India under the Government of Don
Alfonso de Albuquerque, from the end of 1509, to the year 1515.
VI. Portuguese Transactions in India, under several governors, from the
close of 1515, to the year 1526.
VII. Continuation of the Portuguese Transactions in India; from 1526 to
1538.
CHAP. II. Particular Relation of the Expedition of Solyman Pacha from
Suez to India against the Portuguese at Diu, written by a Venetian
Officer who was pressed into the Turkish Service on that occasion.
Introduction.
SECT. I. The Venetian Merchants and Mariners at Alexandria are pressed
into the Turkish service, and sent to Suez. Description of that place.
Two thousand men desert from the Gallies. Tor. Island of Soridan Port of
Kor.
II. Arrival at Jiddah, the Port of Mecca. The islands of Alfas, Kamaran,
and Tuiche. The Straits of Bab-al-Mandub.
III. Arrival at Aden, where the Sheikh and four others are hanged.
Sequel of the Voyage to Diu.
CHAP. II. SECT. IV. The Castle of Diu is besieged by the Moors. The
Turks plunder the City, and the Indian Generals withdraw in resentment.
The Pacha lands. A man 300 years old. Women burn themselves. The Fleet
removes.
V. A Bulwark Surrenders to the Turks, who make Galley-slaves of the
Portuguese Garrison; with several other incidents of the siege.
VI. Farther particulars of the siege, to the retreat of the Turks, and
the commencement of their Voyage back to Suez.
VII. Continuation of the Voyage back to Suez, from the Portuguese
factory at Aser, to Khamaran and Kubit Sharif.
VIII. Transactions of the Pacha at Zabid, and continuation of the Voyage
from Kubit Sarif.
IX. Continuation of the Voyage to Suez, along the Arabian Shore of the
Red Sea.
X. Conclusion of the Voyage to Suez, and return of the Venetians to
Cairo.
CHAP. III. The Voyage of Don Stefano de Gama from Goa to Suez, in 1540,
with the intention of Burning the Turkish Gallies at that port. Written
by Don Juan de Castro, then a Captain in the Fleet; afterwards
governor-general of Portuguese India.
Introduction.
SECT. I. Portuguese Transactions in India, from the Siege of Diu by the
Turks, to the Expedition of Don Stefano de Gama to Suez.
II. Journal of the Voyage from Goa to the Straits of Bab-el-Mandub.
III. Continuation of the Voyage, from the Straits of Bab-el-Mandub to
Massua.
CHAP. III. SECT. IV. Digression respecting the History, Customs, and
State of Abyssinia.
V. Continuation of the Journal of De Castro from Massua to Swakem.
VI. Continuation of the Voyage from Swakem to Comol.
VII. Continuation of the Voyage from the Harbour of Comol to Toro or Al
Tor.
VIII. Continuation of the Voyage from Toro or Al Tor to Suez.
IX. Return Voyage from Suez to Massua.
X. Return of the Expedition from Massua to India.
XI. Description of the Sea of Kolzum, otherwise called the Arabian Gulf,
or the Red Sea. Extracted from the Geography of Abulfeda.
POSTSCRIPT. - Transactions of the Portuguese in Abyssinia, under Don
Christopher de Gama.
CHAP. IV. Continuation of the Portuguese transactions in India, after
the return of Don Stefano de Gama from Suez in 1541, to the Reduction of
Portugal under the Dominion of Spain in 1581.
