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<dl><dd>Attributed to David Lloyd by Wing CD and the DNB</dd>
<dd>First printed London, 1631 under title: The legend of Captaine Jones</dd>
<dd>Another edition printed for E. Oakes for Francis, Haley, 1671 (Wing (2nd ed.) L2633)</dd>
<dd>A satire, in verse, on Captain John Smith, giving references to Florida and America</dd>
<dd>"The legend of Captain Jones", p. 1-18, 2nd count, preceded by numerous pages of verse. Of note are: "Ionos epithrenomen", p. [7-8], 1st count, the text of which is in Greek and the title of which is transliterated from the Greek; "After Captain Jones his great conquest in the Indies, these verses were ingraven on a pillar of gold, in the famous city of Chiapa", p. [9], 1st count, which is a combination of Spanish and Maya languages; and "By the assistance of Mr. Gage his rules to learn that Indian tongue call'd Poconchi, thus faithfully and verbatim translated into English", p. [10], 1st count, which is signed E.L.L</dd>
<dd>"The legend of Captain Jones: continued from his first part to his end: wherein is delivered his incredible adventures and achievements by sea and land. Particularly, his miraculous deliverance from a wrack at sea by the support of a dolphin. His severall desperate duels. His combate with Bahader Cham, a gyant of the race of Og. His loves. His deep imployments, and happy success in business of state. All which, and more, is but the tithe of his own relation, which he continued untill he grew speechless, and died", p. [21]-70, 2nd count, has separate dated title page with imprint: London: Printed by E.O. for Frances Haley, 1670</dd>
<dd>Later printed under title: The wonderful, surprizing and uncommon voyages and adventures of Captain Jones, to Patagonia</dd>
<dd>Signatures: A (A1 verso blank, A2 recto blank, A3 verso blank) B-F (D3, D4 versos blank) G</dd>
<dd>Errors in paging: p. 11 misnumbered 12</dd>
<dd>Woodcut head pieces; initials</dd>
<dd>Wing (2nd ed.)</dd>
<dd>JCB LIb. cat., pre-1675</dd>
<dd>Alden, J.E. European Americana</dd>
<dd>ESTC</dd>
<dd>John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: p. [3-4], 1st count, misbound before title page leaf; some leaves cropped closely at foot or at foredge of text block with some loss of text</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Smith, John, 1580-1631; Smith, John, 1580-1631; Sailors; Sailors; Maya language; Indian linguistics; Imprint 1671</div>
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Lloyd, David, 1597-1663</div>
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