The golden fleece
Subtitle: diuided into three parts, vnder which are discouered the errours of religion, the vices and decayes of the kingdome, and lastly the wayes to get wealth, and to restore trading so much complayned of : transported from Cambrioll Colchos, out of the southermost part of the iland, commonly called the Newfoundland
By: by Orpheus Iunior, for the generall and perpetuall good of Great Britaine.
Contributors: Mason, John, 1586-1635.; Stansby, William, fl. 1597-1638, printer.; Flesher, Miles, d. 1664, printer.; Williams, Francis, fl. 1626-1630, bookseller.; English Printing Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed [by W. Stansby and M. Flesher] for Francis Williams, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the globe, ouer against the Royall Exchange
Published: 1626
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
Subjects: Newfoundland and Labrador -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- Religion -- 17th century; Newfoundland and Labrador -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.; Maps
Notes: STC (2nd ed.) 24609
A pseudonymous allegory written by Vaughan, with references to Vaughan's colony in Newfoundland, and an early map of the island drawn by Captain John Mason.
Partly in verse.
Printers from STC.
Signatures: a-c⁴ A² B-T⁴ V⁴(-V4+V4) 2A-2N⁴ 2O²(-2O2+2O2) 3A-3M⁴; leaves V4 and 2O2 blank.
The map has legend: Insula olim vocata Noua Terra. The iland called of olde: Newfound Land. described by Captaine Iohn Mason an industrious gent: who spent seuen yeares in the countrey.