The Voyage of Sr Henrye Colt, Knight, to the Ilands of the Antillas, 1631
Scope and Contents
'The Voyage of Sr Henrye Colt, Knight, to the Ilands of the Antillas, in the shipp called the Alexander, whereof William Burch was Captayne and Robert Shapton Master, accompaned with divers Captaynes and gentlemen of note.' The last two leaves contain a letter to his son George, giving him instructions for performing the voyage, and concluding with sundry family matters. Dated, St Christopher's, 13 (altered to 8) August, 1631. Sir Henry Colt was knighted by James I, at Newmarket, 26 Feb 1604/5. Nichols's Progresses of K. James I., Vol. i. p. 496. For a notice of the Colt family, see Morant's Essex, II. 491, 492.
Dates
- Creation: 1631
Creator
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Extent
1 volume(s) (18 leaves)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
In the library by the mid 1750s.
Physical Description
Paper
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