General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Arranged in Systematic Order, Vol. 6: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of ... From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time - Robert Kerr, Paperback

• Release Date   3/5/2018
• ISBN-13   9781333022341 | 978-1-333-02234-1
• ISBN   1333022344 | 1-333-02234-4
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   Robert Kerr
• Excerpt from General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Arranged in Systematic Order, Vol. 6: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, From the Earliest Ages to the Present TimeVII. To John Cabot, or Giovani Cabota, a Venetian citizen, then resident in England, and his three sons, Lewis, Sebas tian, and Sancius, and their heirs and deputies, to sail to all parts countries and seas. Of the east west and north, at their own cost and charges, with five ships 5 mat-ck out dis cover and find whatsoever islands, countries, regions, or pro vinces belonging to the heathen and infidels, were hitherto unknown to Christians, and tosuhdue, occupy, and possess all such towns, cities, castles, and islands as they might be able, setting up the royal banners and en s in the same, and to command over themes vessels and utensnts of the crown of E land, to which was reserved thernle, title, and jurisdiction 0 the same. In this grant Cebu ond his was. Ivith their heirs. And deputies, were bond to bring all the fruits, profits, sins, and commodities a ind in their voyages to the port of istoi. and, having (i acted from the pro~ ceeds all manner of necessary costs and charges by them ex pended, to pay to the king in Wares or money the fifth part of the free gain 80 made, in lieu of all custom or other dues of importation on' the same. By these letters patent, dated at Westminster on the 5th of March in the eleventh ear of Henry VII. All the other subjects of England are p 'bited from visiting or of the villages, towns.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.