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The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. by Richard Hakluyt
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all other skilles appertaining to the arte of nauigation, as also for the
confirmation he hath of the same by many yeres experience both by sea and
land, and being persuaded of a new and nerer passage to Cataya then by Capo
de buona Sperança, which the Portugals yerely vse: he began first with
himselfe to deuise, and then with his friends to conferre, and layed a
plaine plat vnto them that that voyage was not onely possible by the
Northwest, but also he could proue easie to be performed. And farther, he
determined and resolued with himselfe to go make full proofe thereof, and
to accomplish or bring true certificate of the truth, or els neuer to
returne againe, knowing this to be the only thing of the world that was
left yet vndone, whereby a notable minde might be made famous and
fortunate. But although his will were great to performe this notable
voyage, whereof he had concerned in his minde a great hope by sundry sure
reasons and secret intelligence, which here for sundry causes I leaue
vntouched, yet he wanted altogether meanes and ability to set forward, and
performe the same. Long time he conferred with his priuate friends of these
secrets; and made also many offers for the performing of the same in effect
vnto sundry merchants of our countrey aboue 15 yeres before he attempted
the same, as by good witnesse shall well appeare (albeit some euill willers
which challenge to themselues the fruits of other mens labours haue greatly
iniured him in the reports of the same, saying that they haue bene the
first authours of that action, and that they haue learned him the way,
which themselues as yet haue neuer gone) but perceiuing that hardly he was
hearkened vnto of the merchants, which neuer regard, vertue without sure,
certaine, and present gaines, he repaired to the Court (from whence, as
from the fountaine of our Common wealth, all good causes haue their chiefe
increase and maintenance) and there layed open to many great estates and
learned men the plot and summe of his deuice. And amongst many honourable
minds which fauoured his honest and commendable enterprise, he was
specially bound and beholding to the right honourable Ambrose Dudley earle
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