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The legend of Captain Jones. Relating his adventure to sea: his first landing, and strange combat with a mighty bear. His furious battel with his six and thirty men, against the army of eleven kings, with their overthrow and deaths. His relieving of Kemper Castle. His strange and admirable sea-fight with six huge gallies of Spain, and nine thousand souldiers. His taking prisoner, and hard usage. Lastly, his setting at liberty by the Kings command, and return for England
London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Prince's Armes in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1659
Physical Description: [24], 71, [1] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Call number: D659 L793L
Accession number: 04307
Notes: A satire, in verse, on Captain John Smith, giving references to Florida and America. "The legend of Captaine Jones", p. 1-18, 2nd count, preceded by numerous pages of verse. Of note are: "Ionos epithrenomen", p. [5-6], 1st count, the text of which is in Greek and the title of which is transliterated from the Greek; "After Captaine Jones his great conquest in the Indies, these verses were ingraven on a pillar of gold, in the famous city of Chiapa", p. [9], 1st count, which is a combination of Spanish and Maya languages; and "By the assistance of Mr. Gage his rules to learn that Indian tongue call'd Poconchi, thus faithfully and verbatim translated into English", p. [10], 1st count, which is signed E.L.L.
Digital facsimile copy of book available.
Languages: Maya
Genre: Specimen
Region: Spanish America
