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Title: A Svmmarie and Trve Discovrse of Sir Frances Drakes VVest Indian Voyage
Wherein were taken, the townes of Saint Iago, Sancto
Domingo, Cartagena & Saint Augustine.

Author: Richard Field

Release Date: October 20, 2006 [EBook #19589]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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A SVMMARIE
AND TRVE DISCOVRSE
OF SIR FRANCES DRAKES
VVest Indian Voyage.

VVherein were taken, the Townes of
_Saint Iago, Sancto Domingo, Cartagena,
and Saint Augustine_.

With Geographicall Mappes exactly describing each of the
Tovvnes vvith their scituations, and the maner
of the Armies approching to the vvinning
of them: diligently made by

BAPTISTA BOAZIO.

[Illustration]

Printed at London by Roger Ward dvvelling vpon
Lambard Hill, neere olde Fish-streete.

1589.

[Illustration: decorative page header]

TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE
ROBERT D'EVREVX, EARLE
_OF ESSEX AND EVVE, VISCOVNT_
of Hereford and Bourchier, Lord Ferrers of
Chartley, Bourchier, and Louaine, Maister
of the Queenes Maiesties horse,
and knight of the most honorable
order of the Garter. T. C.
vvisheth increase of all
honour and happinesse.

_Right Honorable, hauing by chaunce recouered of late into my handes
(after I had once lost the same) a copie of the Discourse of our late
West Indian Voyage, which was begun by Captaine Bigges; who ended his
life in the said voyage after our departure from _Cartagena_, the same
being afterwardes finished (as I thinke) by his Lieutenant Maister