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Page 136
I find three reasons which might form impediments to our reaching the Solomon
Islands in the positions where we were . The first is the belief that they had less
longitude than was really the case , for they would not seem so far to the people ...
I find three reasons which might form impediments to our reaching the Solomon
Islands in the positions where we were . The first is the belief that they had less
longitude than was really the case , for they would not seem so far to the people ...
Page 190
If it seems necessary , they can be made to understand the harm we can do them
with our arquebuses , swords , and other arms , but not to do it , refraining at the
last . For two reasons the natives may give false information respecting the land ...
If it seems necessary , they can be made to understand the harm we can do them
with our arquebuses , swords , and other arms , but not to do it , refraining at the
last . For two reasons the natives may give false information respecting the land ...
Page 532
And we do not seem to bethink ourselves that , in neglecting and crushing so
great an enterprise , our most culpable and persevering remissness brings upon
us this grievous and abiding calamity , which we shall realise with greater
certainty ...
And we do not seem to bethink ourselves that , in neglecting and crushing so
great an enterprise , our most culpable and persevering remissness brings upon
us this grievous and abiding calamity , which we shall realise with greater
certainty ...
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Contents
NOTE ON THE CARTOGRAPHY OF THE SOUTHERN CON | xxxvii |
Narrative of the Second Voyage of the Adelantado | 1 |
Narrative of the Voyage of the Adelantado Alvarez | 147 |
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Adelantado Admiral Almiranta anchored appeared arms arrived asked beach better boat brought called Camp canoes Capitana Captain carried cause Chief Pilot coast continued course cross Cruz desire discovered discovery distance Fernandez de Quiros fired four fruits further gave give given hand houses inhabited island Juan killed kinds King land latitude launch leagues leave look Lord Majesty Maps Master Memorial natives necessary night ordered owing passed peace Pedro Fernandez persons Peru plantains port present Quiros reached reason received remained replied rest river rocks round royal sail Santa seek seemed seen sent served ship shore showed side sight signs soldiers southern Spain taken things told took Torres trees Viceroy voyage wind wish wood
Bibliographic information
| Title | Works, Volumes 14-15 |
| Author | Hakluyt Society |
| Publisher | Kraus Reprint, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2009 |
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