sir humphrey gilberts voyage to newfoundland
excerpt from the book..Sir Humphrey Gilbert, the founder of the first English colony in NorthAmerica, was born about 1539, the son of a Devonshire gentleman,whose widow afterward married the father of Sir Walter Raleigh. He waseducated at Eton and Oxford, served under Sir Philip Sidney's father inIreland, and fought for the Netherlands against Spain. After his returnhe composed a pamphlet urging the search for a northwest passage toCathay, which led to Frobisher's license for his explorations to thatend.
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