Excerpt from Lives and Exploits of the Most Distinguished Voyagers, Adventurers and Discoverers, in Europe, Asia, Africa, America, the South Seas, and Polar Regions: Among Which Are Those of Cooke, Cavendish, Clapperton, Mackenzie, Park, Parry, Ross, Franklin, Lander, Denham, Dampier, Sir Francis Drake, Della Valle, Niebuhr, Sir John Chardin, &C Thislsuccess in this expedition, joined to his honor able conduct towards the owners and towards his men, gained him a high reputation, and the application of his newly acquired riches, still greater. For, fitting out three stout frigates at his own expense, he sailed to Ireland, and serving as a volunteer, under Walter, Earl of Essex, performed some prodigies Of valour. After the death Of this noble patron, he returned to England, where Sir Christopher Hatton, a mighty favourite'with the queen, introduced him to her majesty, and procured him countenance and protection at court. Thus bask ing in the beams of royal favour, his views expanded to nobler aims than he had yet attempted and he project ed that expedition to the Great South Sea, which will render his name immortal. This expedition we are about to relate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.