Sir Francis Drake revived. : Who is or may be a pattern to stirre up all heroicke and active spirits of these times, to benefit their countrey and eternize their names by like noble attempts. Being a summary and true relation of foure severall voyages made by the said Sir Francis Drake to the West-Indies. Viz. His dangerons [sic] adventuring for gold and silver with the gaining thereof. And the surprizing of Nombre de dios by himselfe and two and fifty men. His encompassing the world. His voyage made with Chistopher Carleill, Martin Frobusher, Francis Knollis, and others. Their taking the townes of Saint Jago, Sancto Domingo, Carthagena and Saint Augustine. His last voyage (in which he dyed) being accompanied with Sir John Hawkins, Sir Thomas Baskerfield, Sir Nicholas Clifford, with others. His manner of buriall. / Collected out of the notes of the said Sir Francis Drake, Mastet [sic] Philip Nichols, Master Francis Fletcher, preachers, and notes of divers other gentlemen (who went on the said voyages) carefully compared together.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fletcher, Francis, active 16th century

R. D.

Bourne, Nicholas, d. 1657, bookseller.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596--4540.

Drake, Francis.

Voyages around the world--82347.

Voyages around the world.

Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800.

Voyages and travels.

America--Discovery and exploration--67421.

America.

Black people--West Indies--68549.

Black people.

West Indies Expedition, 1595-1596--95590.

West Indies Expedition, 1595-1596.

West Indies--Discovery and exploration.

West Indies.

West Indies--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Discoveries in geography--70992.

Discoveries in geography.

Explorers--Great Britain.

Explorers.

African American History.

Local Subjects:

African American History.

Physical Description:

[8], 87, [1]; [4],108; 60 p. : port. ; 20 cm. (4to)

Place of Publication:

Printed at London : For Nicholas Bourne, dwelling at the south entrance of the Royall Exchange., 1653.

Contents:

Sir Francis Drake revived

The world encompassed by Sir Francis Drake / collected out of the notes of Master Francis Fletcher

A summarie and true discourse of Sir Francis Drakes West-Indian voyage

A full relation of another voyage into the West Indies made by Sir Francis Drake.

Notes:

"To the Reader" is signed on p. [8] (1st count): R.D.; it incorporates part of Francis Drake's dedication to Charles I and practically all of his address "To the Covrteovs Reader" first published in Nichols's "Sir Francis Drake Reuiued," London, 1626.

Signatures: A-M⁴ ²A-O⁴ ³A-³G⁴ ³H² (²A1 blank).

Leaf A1 of part 2 is blank.

Title within border; the words "His dangerons adventuring ... manner of buriall." are enclosed in brackets on title page.

Sir Francis Drake's portrait appears as a frontispiece and is included in pagination (p. [2],, 1st sequence) with Latin verse beginning "Drake perorati novit ..".

In four parts, each with separate dated title page; parts 1-3 have separate pagination and register, but were not issued separately; part 4 is continous with part 3. Part 1, "Sir Francis Drake revived" by Philip Nichols, was originally published in 1626 (STC 18544); part 2, "The vvorld encompassed by Sir Francis Drake", was originally published in 1628 (STC 7161); part 3, "A summarie and true discourse of Sir Francis Drakes West-Indian voyage" by Walter Bigges, was originally published in 1589 (STC 3056). Part 4, "A full relation of another voyage into the West Indies, made by Sir Francis Drake", was never published separately.

"The world encompassed by Sir Francis Drake (part 2) does not include the "Dedicatorie epistle intended to Q. Elizabeth" by Sir Francis Drake, and dedication and preface by Sir Francis Drake, baronet, nephew of the navigator, found in first edition, 1628; the role of Sir Francis Drake (the nephew) as compiler has been disputed. Cf. Wagner, Henry R. Sir Francis Drake's voyage around the world. San Francisco, 1926, p. 286.

The second, third and fourth accounts have individual title pages bearing imprint: London : N. Bourne, 1652.

All four parts identified as D2122 on Early English books microfilm 181:14; part 2 identified as F1329 on Early English books microfilm 1229:17; parts 3 and 4 identified as B2887 on Early English books microfilm 122:1.

Not listed in Library Company. Afro Americana.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Historical Society copy with armorial bookplate: Hastings; copy wanting blank leaf A1 of part 2.

Cited in:

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) D84

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) W3586

Wing B2887

ESTC R001410

Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 3257

Contains:

Nichols, Philip. Sir Francis Drake revived.

Drake, Francis, Sir, -1637. World encompassed by Sir Francis Drake.

Bigges, Walter, -1586. Summarie and true discourse of Sir Francis Drakes West Indian voyage.

Full relation of another voyage into the West Indies, made by Sir Francis Drake.

OCLC:

174113566