The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation, made by sea or ouerland, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600 yeres diuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed : The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries, &c. of the English touuard the north and northeast by sea, ... together with many notable monuments and testimonies of the ancient forren trades, and of the warrelike and other shipping of this realme of England in former ages : whereunto is annexed a briefe commentary of the true state of Island, and of the northren seas and lands situate that way