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A
MEMOIR
or
SEBASTIAN CABOT;
WITH
A REVIEW
OF
THE HISTORY OF MARITIME DISCOVERY.
ILLUSTRATED BY DOCUMENTS FROM THE ROLLS,
NOW FIRST PUBLISHED.
Bid Ale Bichar C
Philadelphia:
PUBLISHED BY CAREY AND LEA.
1831.
REPRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
1915.
Printed by James Kay, Jun. & Co. No. 4, Minor Street.
Reprinted by
J. B. Lippincott Company
525910910
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS.
BOOK I.
CHAP. I.
The highest Northern Latitude reached by Cabot-Authorities collected by
Hakluyt-Attempt to explain their supposed discrepance
First Work of Hakluyt-Maps and Discourses left by Sebastian Cabot at his
death ready for Publication
1
7
20
26
37
Richard Eden's "Decades of the New World"-Cabot's own statement as to
the Place of his Birth
CHAP. IX.
Patents of 5th March, 1496, and 3rd February, 1498-The latter now first
published from the Rolls-Total misconception heretofore as to its Terms
CHAP. X.
Name of the English Ship which first reached the Continent of America-
How far Cabot proceeded to the Southward along the Coast-Subsequent
Voyage of 1498
290030
61
70
78
Voyage to Maracaibo, in 1499
CHAP. XL.
CHAP. XII.
Correspondence between Ferdinand of Spain and Lord Willoughby de
Broke-Cabot enters the service of Spain 13th September, 1512-Revi-
sion of Maps and Charts in 1515-Appointed a Member of the Council of
the Indies-Projected Expedition to the North under his Command to
Sail in March, 1516-Death of Ferdinand in January, 1516—Intrigues-
Cabot returns to England
CHAP. XIII.
Cabot's Voyage of 1517 from England in search of the North-West Passage
CHAP. XIV.
Hakluyt's error with regard to the Voyage of 1517
CHAP. XV.
Voyage of 1517, the one referred to by Cabot in his Letter to Ramusio
CHAP. XVI.
Cabot appointed, in 1518, Pilot-Major of Spain-Summoned to attend the
Congress at Badajos in 1524-Projected Expedition under his Command
to the Moluccas
96
102
108
115
118
CHAP. XVII.
Jealousy of the contemplated Expedition on the part of Portugal-Mission
of Diego Garcia, a Portuguese
123
Interference with the arrangements for the Voyage-Mendez appointed
second in Command contrary to the wishes of Cabot-De Rojas-The
Sealed Orders-Prejudices of the Spanish Historians-Expedition sails
CHAP. XIX.
Complaints in the Squadron-Pretended Causes of Dissatisfaction-Mutiny
-Quelled by the Energy of Cabot-Happy Results-His conduct justi-
fied to the Emperor-Ridiculous charges suggested by Diego Garcia
CHAP. XX.
Cabot enters the La Plata―Necessity for caution-His Predecessor as Pilot-
Major killed in attempting to explore that River-Carries the Island of
St. Gabriel-His progress to St Salvador where a Fort is erected-Its
position-Loss in taking possession
Cabot proceeds up the Parana-Erects another Fort, called Santus Spiritus,
and afterwards Fort Cabot-Its Position-Continues to ascend-Curiosity
of the Natives as to the Expedition-Passes the Mouth of the Parana-
Enters the Paraguay-Sanguinary Battle thirty-four leagues up that River
-Three Hundred of the Natives killed, with a loss to Cabot of Twenty-
five of his Party-Maintains his Position-Garcia enters the River—In-