Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present. : Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... The fourth edition, much enlarged with additions, and illustrated with mappes through the whole worke; and three whole treatises annexed, one of Russia and other northeasterne regions by Sr. Ierome Horsey; the second of the Gulfe of Bengala by Master William Methold; the third of the Saracenicall empire, translated out of Arabike by T. Erpenius. By Samuel Purchas, parson of St. Martins by Ludgate, London.

Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present. : Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... The fourth edition, much enlarged with additions, and illustrated with mappes through the whole worke; and three whole treatises annexed, one of Russia and other northeasterne regions by Sr. Ierome Horsey; the second of the Gulfe of Bengala by Master William Methold; the third of the Saracenicall empire, translated out of Arabike by T. Erpenius. By Samuel Purchas, parson of St. Martins by Ludgate, London.

Taŕikh al-Muslimin. English.

London : Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard, at the signe of the Rose, 1626.

[42], 242, 241-636, 635-1,047, [37] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : maps ; (fol.)

Signatures: pi⁶(-pi2-4+[par.]⁴) 2[par.]⁶ A⁸ B-4P⁶ 4Q⁸ 4R-4S⁶ 4T⁸ 4V-4Y⁴ 4Z⁶; [par.]2 missigned '[par.]3'.

The first leaf is blank.

"Tvvo relations, one of the northeasterne parts, extracted out of Sir Ierome Horsey Knight .. The other, of the southeasterne parts .. written by Mr. William Methold" and "The Saracenical historie" each have separate dated title pages; pagination and register are continuous.

"The Saracenical historie" is a translation by Purchas from Erpenius's translation of: Mak⁻in, Jirjis ibn al-ʻAm⁻id. Taŕikh al-Muslimin.

Includes index.

Another state of STC 20508 with the first quire reset; title begins "Purchas"; includes an added dedication to King Charles.

Often found as v. 5 of "Purchas his pilgrimes"; they are, however, entirely different works.

Identified as STC 20508 on UMI microfilm.

Curatorial file available for copy 1.

Signatures from DFo.

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2009-2010. Imagining China.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 20508.5
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111832

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 20508 copy 1

6/3/42. Wanting the blank. Manuscript notes in ded. to Abp. of Cant.; hole in 3K5 affecting text; leaf 2N6 mended, affecting text; 3S4 creased. Bound in half calf over marbled boards, with binder's title: "History of the world". Provenance: Folger purchase from George Gregory, bookseller, June 1942, cat. 367:36

STC 20508 copy 2

HH173/18. Imperfect: wanting the plate. Bound and shelved as 'Vol. 5' of the set: Purchas his pilgrimes ... London, 1625 (shelf-mark STC 20509 Copy 1). Made-up copy: leaves 2Z3-4 and 4Y1-4Z6 from another copy (Folger files). Leaf M2 mended; offset from map on E1v. In old speckled calf gilt, rebacked. Provenance: Harmsworth copy (see note on shelf-mark STC 20509 Copy 1 Vol. 1 for complete provenance)

STC 20508 copy 3

cs1496. Wanting the blank. Made-up copy: leaves B4, X6, Y2, 2A5, 2C5, 2X2, 3B1, and 3K5 from another copy (Folger files); indexes (gatherings 4V-4Z) bound in volume of "Tables" shelved with shelf-mark STC 20509 Copy 2. The first gathering is bound: (1) t.p., (2)-(3) "To the reader", (4) ded. to Prince Charles, (5)-(6) ded. to Abp. of Canterbury. Bound uniformly and shelved with the set: Purchas his pilgrimes ... London, 1624 (shelf-mark STC 20509 Copy 2). Provenance: Earl of Gosford copy; Baroness Burdett-Coutts copy; see note on shelf-mark STC 20509 Copy 2 Vol. 1 for complete provenance