An Elizabethan in 1582 : the diary of Richard Madox, fellow of All Souls /
Madox, Richard, 1546-1583,
An Elizabethan in 1582 : the diary of Richard Madox, fellow of All Souls / Diary of Richard Madox, fellow of All Souls [edited] by Elizabeth Story Donno. - 1 online resource (xvi, 365 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, facsimiles, maps - Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd ser., no. 147 . - Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd ser., no. 147. .
One map on folded leaf. Errata slip inserted.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Chronicling, in the main, the initial (albeit abortive) attempt to establish a spice trade in the Moluccas, the Diary of Richard Madox, Fellow of All Souls, covers a single calendar year. Since five months of that year were to pass before the flotilla of four ships rounded the Lizard, the Diary also records its author's winding up of his affairs at Oxford, his stay in London following upon the problems and false starts incident to departure, and the slow passage from Blackwall to Southampton aboard the Edward Bonaventure with the many visits to and from persons interested in the enterprise. The last seven months record the tensions and rivalries that developed in the command, the long sojourn at Sierra Leone, and an account of the subsequent passage to São Vicente, Brazil, where they were to encounter three Spanish ships and, in the words of Madox's fellow chaplain, have 'one verye hot breakfaste fyghtinge.' As a circumstantial document, the Diary provides diverse information, ranging from details of the Oxford and London scenes and the organizational aspects of the trading venture to the customs of the natives of Sierra Leone, including the earliest English record of an African language, together with drawings of the flora and fauna. As a personal document it includes mordant comments on many individuals, particularly those participants in the venture who wished to turn to piracy. From mid-September on when Richard Madox became persona non grata to his 'captaine-General, ' they are concealed by cipher and pseudonyms but they are made intelligible through the clues he supplies--marginalia, cross-referencing, and an index to incriminating passages. Inhibited from keeping the official record of the voyage as members of the Privy Council had appointed him to do, Madox seems to have used this portion of his diary as a substitute for it. Appendices include both his official record, though it is extant only up to 21 July, and the complementary diary of his fellow chaplain John Walker. Taken in conjunction with materials already printed, these several texts complete the documenting of the first attempt on the part of the English to establish a spice trade, an attempt that antedated the chartering of the East India Company by nearly 20 years"--Jacket
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2010.
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9781409433460 (electronic bk.) 1409433463 (electronic bk.) 9780904180046 (electronic bk.) 0904180042 (electronic bk.)
Madox, Richard, 1546-1583 --Diaries.
Madox, Richard--Voyages.
Madox, Richard, 1546-1583.
1485-1603
Military chaplains--England--Diaries.
Spice trade--Early works to 1800.
Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800.
Aumôniers militaires--Angleterre--Journaux intimes.
Épices--Commerce--Ouvrages avant 1800.
Voyages--Ouvrages avant 1800.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
TRAVEL--Cruises.
Travel.
Spice trade.
Military chaplains.
Manners and customs.
Voyages and travels.
Great Britain--History, Naval--Tudors, 1485-1603.
Sierra Leone--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
Brazil--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603--Biography.
England--Social life and customs--Early works to 1800.
Grande-Bretagne--Histoire navale--1485-1603.
Brésil--Descriptions et voyages--Ouvrages avant 1800.
Grande-Bretagne--Histoire--1558-1603 (Élisabeth Ire)--Biographies.
Angleterre--Mœurs et coutumes--Ouvrages avant 1800.
Sierra Leone.
Brazil.
England.
Great Britain.
England Early works to 1800 Social life and customs Great Britain Biography History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Madox, Richard Diaries Voyages and travels Early works to 1800
Electronic books.
Diary
Electronic books.
diaries.
Naval history.
History.
Biographies.
Diaries.
Early works.
Diaries.
Journaux intimes.
CT788.M212 / A33 DA358.M3 / A3M
910/.45 B
An Elizabethan in 1582 : the diary of Richard Madox, fellow of All Souls / Diary of Richard Madox, fellow of All Souls [edited] by Elizabeth Story Donno. - 1 online resource (xvi, 365 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, facsimiles, maps - Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd ser., no. 147 . - Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd ser., no. 147. .
One map on folded leaf. Errata slip inserted.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Use copy
"Chronicling, in the main, the initial (albeit abortive) attempt to establish a spice trade in the Moluccas, the Diary of Richard Madox, Fellow of All Souls, covers a single calendar year. Since five months of that year were to pass before the flotilla of four ships rounded the Lizard, the Diary also records its author's winding up of his affairs at Oxford, his stay in London following upon the problems and false starts incident to departure, and the slow passage from Blackwall to Southampton aboard the Edward Bonaventure with the many visits to and from persons interested in the enterprise. The last seven months record the tensions and rivalries that developed in the command, the long sojourn at Sierra Leone, and an account of the subsequent passage to São Vicente, Brazil, where they were to encounter three Spanish ships and, in the words of Madox's fellow chaplain, have 'one verye hot breakfaste fyghtinge.' As a circumstantial document, the Diary provides diverse information, ranging from details of the Oxford and London scenes and the organizational aspects of the trading venture to the customs of the natives of Sierra Leone, including the earliest English record of an African language, together with drawings of the flora and fauna. As a personal document it includes mordant comments on many individuals, particularly those participants in the venture who wished to turn to piracy. From mid-September on when Richard Madox became persona non grata to his 'captaine-General, ' they are concealed by cipher and pseudonyms but they are made intelligible through the clues he supplies--marginalia, cross-referencing, and an index to incriminating passages. Inhibited from keeping the official record of the voyage as members of the Privy Council had appointed him to do, Madox seems to have used this portion of his diary as a substitute for it. Appendices include both his official record, though it is extant only up to 21 July, and the complementary diary of his fellow chaplain John Walker. Taken in conjunction with materials already printed, these several texts complete the documenting of the first attempt on the part of the English to establish a spice trade, an attempt that antedated the chartering of the East India Company by nearly 20 years"--Jacket
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9781409433460 (electronic bk.) 1409433463 (electronic bk.) 9780904180046 (electronic bk.) 0904180042 (electronic bk.)
Madox, Richard, 1546-1583 --Diaries.
Madox, Richard--Voyages.
Madox, Richard, 1546-1583.
1485-1603
Military chaplains--England--Diaries.
Spice trade--Early works to 1800.
Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800.
Aumôniers militaires--Angleterre--Journaux intimes.
Épices--Commerce--Ouvrages avant 1800.
Voyages--Ouvrages avant 1800.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
TRAVEL--Cruises.
Travel.
Spice trade.
Military chaplains.
Manners and customs.
Voyages and travels.
Great Britain--History, Naval--Tudors, 1485-1603.
Sierra Leone--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
Brazil--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603--Biography.
England--Social life and customs--Early works to 1800.
Grande-Bretagne--Histoire navale--1485-1603.
Brésil--Descriptions et voyages--Ouvrages avant 1800.
Grande-Bretagne--Histoire--1558-1603 (Élisabeth Ire)--Biographies.
Angleterre--Mœurs et coutumes--Ouvrages avant 1800.
Sierra Leone.
Brazil.
England.
Great Britain.
England Early works to 1800 Social life and customs Great Britain Biography History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Madox, Richard Diaries Voyages and travels Early works to 1800
Electronic books.
Diary
Electronic books.
diaries.
Naval history.
History.
Biographies.
Diaries.
Early works.
Diaries.
Journaux intimes.
CT788.M212 / A33 DA358.M3 / A3M
910/.45 B