his Tile must have heen Iceland or "Thule." His testimony to the

activity of the ]3ristol traders is interesting. Ou July 15, 148(I, Thomas ],1oyd sailed from the port of Bristol, with "ships of 80 tons .hurden" belonging to Johu Say. His object was to dis- cover the mysterious island of ]3ras3'lle or O'Brazil, which was reported to lie out in the Atlantic--to the west of Ireland. His voyage lasted nine months, hut it was fruitless? But all these early voyages want a vatcs sacer. The last indication of early travel with which our record fitly closes, coines from the other extreme of Europe, where Strozzi was in 14s5 appointed English consul at Pisa for the [editerrauean, and where a treat 3, of reciprocity was concluded with Florence. -

Harrisse, ' Discovery of 'orth America,'

A l)ew ex'ents which rightly belong to the latter part of this period ar% for the sake of convenience, dealt with in ('hal. XVI.