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Richard Hakluyt Discourse of Western Planting 1584 |
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Richard Hakluyt Discourse of Western Planting (1584)
A particuler discourse concerninge the greate necessitie and manifolde
comodyties that are like to growe to this Realme of Englande by the Westerne
discoveries lately attempted, Written In the yere 1584 by Richarde Hackluyt
of Oxforde at the requeste and direction of the righte worshipfull Mr.
Walter Raghly [Raieigh] nowe Knight, before the comynge home of his Twoo
Barkes: and is devlded into xxi chapiters, the Titles whereof followe in the
nexte leafe.
That this westerne discoverie will be greately for the inlargement of the
gospell of Christe whereunto the Princes of the refourmed relligion are
chefely bounde amongest whome her Majestie is principall.
That all other englishe Trades are growen beggerly or daungerous, especially
in all the kinge of Spaine his Domynions, where our men are dryven to flinge
their Bibles and prayer Bokes into the sea, and to forsweare and renownce
their relligion and conscience and consequently theyr obedience to her
Majestie.
That this westerne voyadge will yelde unto us all the commodities of Europe,
Affrica, and Asia, as far as wee were wonte to travell, and supply the
wantes of all our decayed trades.
That this enterprise will be for the manifolde imploymente of nombers of
idle men, and for bredinge of many sufficient, and for utterance of the
greate quantitie of the commodities of our Realme.
That this voyage will be a great bridle to the Indies of the kinge of Spaine
and a means that wee may arreste at our pleasure for the space of teime
weekes or three monethes every yere, one or twoo hundred saile of his
subjectes shippes at the fysshinge in Newfounde Iande.
That the rischesse that the Indian Threasure wrought in time of Charles the
late Emperor father to the Spanishe kinge, is to be had in consideracion of
the Q. moste excellent Majestie, leaste the contynuall commynge of the like
threasure from thence to his sonne, worke the unrecoverable annoye of this
Realme, whereof already wee have had very dangerous experience.
What speciall meanes may bringe kinge Phillippe from his high Throne, and
make him equal to the Princes his neighbours, wherewithall is shewed his
weakenes in the west Indies.
That the limites of the kinge of Spaines domynions in the west Indies be
nothinge so large as is generally imagined and surmised, neither those
partes which he holdeth be of any such forces as is falsely geven oute by
the popishe Clergye and others his suitors, to terrffie the Princes of the
Relligion and to abuse and blinde them.
The Names of the riche Townes lienge alonge the sea coaste on the northe
side from the equinoctiall of the mayne lande of America under the kinge of
Spaine.
A Brefe declaracion of the chefe Ilands in the Bay of Mexico beinge under
the kinge of Spaine, with their havens and fortes, and what commodities they
yeide.
That the Spaniardes have executed most outragious and more then Turkishe
cruelties in all the west Indies, whereby they are every where there, become
moste odious unto them, whoe woulde joyne with us or any other moste
willingly to shake of their moste intollerable yoke, and have begonne to doo
it already in dyvers places where they were Lordes heretofore.
That the passage in this voyadge is easie and shorte, that it cutteth not
nere the trade of any other mightie Princes, nor nere their Contries, that
it is to be perfourmed at all tymes of the yere, and nedeth but one kinde of
winde, that Ireland beinge full of goodd havens on the southe and west
sides, is the nerest parte of Europe to it, which by this trade shall be in
more securitie, and the sooner drawen to more Civilitie.
That hereby the Revenewes and customes of her Majestie bothe outwardes and
inwardes shall mightely be inlarged by the toll, excises, and other dueties
which without oppression may be raised.
That this action will be greately for the increase, mayneteynaunce and
safetie of our Navye, and especially of greate shippinge which is the
strengthe of our Realme, and for the supportation of all those occupacions
that depende upon the same.
That spedie plantinge in divers fitt places is moste necessarie upon these
luckye westerne discoveries for feare of the daunger of being prevented by
other nations which have the like intentions, with the order thereof and
other reasons therewithall alleaged.
Meanes to kepe this enterprise from overthrowe and the enterprisers from
shame and dishonor.
That by these Colonies the Northwest passage to Cathaio and China may easely
quickly and perfectly be searched oute aswell by river and overlande, as by
sea, for proofe whereof here are quoted and alleaged divers rare Testymonies
oute of the three volumes of voyadges gathered by Ramusius and other grave
authors.
That the Queene of Englande title to all the west Indies, or at the leaste
to as moche as is from Florida to the Circle articke, is more lawfull and
righte then the Spaniardes or any other Christian Princes.
An aunswer to the Bull of the Donacion of all the west Indies graunted to
the kinges of Spaine by Pope Alexander the VI whoe was himselfe a Spaniarde
borne.
A brefe collection of certaine reasons to induce her Majestie and the state
to take in hande the westerne voyadge and the plantinge there.
A note of some thinges to be prepared for the voyadge which is sett downe
rather to drawe the takers of the voyadge in hande to the presente
consideracion then for any other reason for that divers thinges require
preparation longe before the voyadge, without which the voyadge is maymed.
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