A Voyage to Virginia in 1609: Two Narratives: Strachey's "True Reportory" and Jourdain's Discovery of the Bermudas

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A Voyage to Virginia in 1609 Two .'J(grratives This new edition of the first book to appear under the imprint ofthe University ofVirginia Press is published in celebration of the Press's 50th anniversary. i3 Jecond Edition i3 WITH A FOREWORD BY Alden T. Vaughan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I A Voyage I I to Virginia ; ft in 1609 I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Two .:J.&rratives STRACHEY'S "T R " rue eportory & JOURDAIN'S Discovery ofthe Bermudas EDITED BY Louis B. Wright UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESS CHARLOTTESVILLE AND LONDON University ofVirginia Press© 1964 and foreword to the second edition © 20q by the Rector and Visitors ofthe University ofVirginia All rights reserved Printed in the United States ofAmerica on acid-free paper First edition publishedI964 Second edition published20IJ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA A voyage to Virginia in 1609 : two narratives, Strachey's "True reportory" and Jourdain's Discovery ofthe Bermudas / edited by Louis B. Wright; with a foreword by Alden T. Vaughan.-Second edition. pages cm Other title: True reportory Other title: Discovery ofthe Bermudas Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-8139-3466-2 (cloth: alk. paper)-IsBN 978-0-8139-3469-3 (e-book) 1. Bermuda Islands-History-I7th century. 2. Sea Venture (Ship). 3. Shipwrecks -Bermuda Islands. 4. Bermuda Islands-Discovery and exploration-BritishEarly works to 1800. 5. Virginia-History-Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. I. Wright, Louis B. (Louis Booker), 1899-1984, editor. II. Strachey, William, I572?1621 . A true reportory. III. Jourdain, Silvester, d. 1650. A discovery ofthe Bermudas . IV. Title: True reportory. V. Title: Discovery ofthe Bermudas. FI631.w8 2013 972·99~C23 2013004568 Cover illustration: Ship in Tempest, Stefano Della Bella, 1644. (Courtesy National Gallery ofArt, Washington; gift ofMrs. Sara L. Lepman) ...