Curiosities of the Royal Library at Dresden

of the world, the events that befell the English in the Indies, their dealings with the Great Samorin, in the Persian and Indian Gulfs, with the Portuguese and Dutch. The first book originates for the most part from Samuel Purchas, yet the investigations of Edward Brerewood concerning languages and religions are also contained therein. In the second book stand the travels of Prince Henry of Portugal, of Columbus, of Gama, of Albuquerque, of Ferdinand Magellan, described by Antonio Pigafetta, of Francis Drake published by Hakluyt, of Thomas Cavendish written by Francis Pretty, of Oliver van Noort, Sebald de Weert, George Spilbergen, Apollonius Schotte, and Willem Cornelisz Schouten of Hoorn. In the third book are contained the travels of Sighelmus, Mandeville, Stevens, Fitch, Benjamin Wood, John Mildenhall, John Davis, William Adams, James Lancaster, Edmund Scot, Henry Middleton written by Thomas Clayborne, William Keeling, William Hawkins, David Middleton, Alexander Sharpey, Thomas Jones, William Nicols, Henry Moris, Samuel Bradshaw, Humphrey Biddulph, Joseph Salbanke written by Thomas Smith, Nicol Daunton, Ant. Hippon

written by Daniel Martens, Peter Williamson Floris, Samuel Castelton written by John Tatton. In the fourth book stand the travels and writings of John Saris, Richard Cocks, William Finch, Edmund Marlowe, John Davis, Thomas Best, Patrick Copland, Robert Boner, Nicol. Withington, Ralph Wilson, Walter Payton, Nicol. Daunton, Thomas Elkington, Edward Dodsworth, Richard Steele, John Crowter, John Milward, Thomas Roe, Thomas Coryat, and L. Whitaker. In the fifth book appear Roger Hawes, Alexander Childe, Thomas Spurway, John Hatch, Edward Heynes, Martin Pring, Thomas Dale, William Hore, Nathaniel Courthop, Robert Hayes, Humphrey Fitz-Herbert, Henry Middleton, Richard Swan, Robert Smith, Giles Hobb, and T. Mun.

The second volume begins with the sixth book, and deals in particular with Africa, the description of which has been drawn from Jo. Leo's books. Ro. C. has written of the remarkable things and wars in Barbary, of Algiers Nicolaus Nicolai, Robert Mansell, John Rawlins, and of Africa in his travels George Sandys. The seventh book contains the travels and discoveries of the sea coasts, and countries in