The Discovery of the Empire of Guiana. with Some Unpublished Documents Relative to That Country. Ed. with Notes and a Biographical Memoir by Sir R.H.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848. Excerpt: ... We learn from a letter which Lady Ralegh wrote after her husband's death to Lady Carew, that Sir Thomas Wilson ( the spy/' as he has been called by Ralegh's biographers) continued his persecution against the family, and seized his books, manuscripts and mathematical instruments1. We have therefore a clue to the fate of the numerous manuscripts which Ralegh is said to have left behind, and we think with Mr. Tytler, that, as Wilson was at the time Keeper of the State Paper Office, there is still a hope that Ralegh's manuscripts may be found amongst some of the unexplored treasures of the great national collections. were sold by auction in London in 1739, was a volume containing Several letters wrote by Sir Walter Rawleigh in relation to Guiana, subscribed by his own hand. It is not known what became of this volume, nor whether the letters were autographs or only transcripts. They were marked Lot 312. 1 This letter is printed entire in Tytler's 'Life of Sir Walter Ralegh, ' p. 464. I beseech your Ladyship, writes Lady Ralegh, that you will do me the favour to intreat Sir Thomas Wilson to surcease the pursuit of my husband's books and library; they being all the land and living which he left to his poor child; hoping that he would inherit him in these only, and that he would apply himself to learning to be fit for them; which request I hope I shall fulfil as far as in me lieth. Sir Thomas Wilson has already fetched away all his mathematical instruments, one of which cost. 100 when it was made; I was promised them all again, but I have not received one back. ERRATA. Page xv, for remainder read unexpired term.--55 (note), for Cairina moshata read Cairina moschata.--118 (note), line 10 from bottom, for mercantile house read India House. INDEX. The ...