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hakluyt of the south transept of bristol cathedral & nbsp ; depicted -- charles eamer kempe , '' c. '' 1905 . in stained glass in the west window 23 november 1616 london , england p. erondelle ; robert parke ; john pory hereford , herefordshire ; or london , england exploration ; geography ; travel 220px 1553 1580 -- 1609 richardhakluyt-diversvoyages-1582-signature . jpg richardhakluyt-bristolcathedral-stainedglasswindow . jpg richard hakluyt
 richard hakluyt author , editor and translator
richard hakluyt

richard hakluyt -lrb- , , or ; 1553 -- 23 november 1616 -rrb- was an english writer .
he is known for promoting the settlement of north america by the english through his works , notably `` divers voyages touching the discoverie of america '' -lrb- 1582 -rrb- and `` the principal navigations , voiages , traffiques and discoueries of the english nation '' -lrb- 1589 -- 1600 -rrb- .
hakluyt was educated at westminster school and christ church , oxford .
between 1583 and 1588 he was chaplain and secretary to sir edward stafford , english ambassador at the french court .
an ordained priest , hakluyt held important positions at bristol cathedral and westminster abbey and was personal chaplain to robert cecil , 1st earl of salisbury , principal secretary of state to elizabeth i and james i .
he was the chief promoter of a petition to james i for letters patent to colonize virginia , which were granted to the london company and plymouth company -lrb- referred to collectively as the virginia company -rrb- in 1606 .
the hakluyt society publishes scholarly editions of primary records of voyages and travels .
