fift day we were in 65. degrees still encombred with much Ice which hung vpon the Coast of Groneland The ninth day wee were off Frobishers Streights with the winde Northerly and plyed vnto the South-westwards vntill the fifteenth day The fifteenth day we were in sight of the land in latitude 59. degrees 27. minutes which was called by Captayne Iohn Dauis Desolation and found the errour of the former laying downe of that Land and then running to the North-westward vntill the twentieth day wee found the ship in 60. degrees 42. minutes and saw much Ice and many Riplings or Ouer-fals and a strong streame setting from East South-east to West North-west The one and twentie two and twentie and three and twentie dayes with the winde variable we plyed to the North-westward in sight of much Ice into the height of 62. degrees 29. minutes The foure and twentie and fiue and twentie dayes sayling to the West-ward about mid-night wee saw Land North which was suddenly lost againe So wee ranne still to the West-ward in 62. degrees 17. minutes The fift of Iuly wee plyed vp vpon the Souther side troubled with much Ice in seeking the shoare vntill the fift day of Iuly and we obserued that day in 59. degrees 16. minutes Then we plyed off the shoare againe vntill the eight day and then found the height of the Pole in 60. degrees no minutes Here we saw the Land from the North-west by West halfe Northerly vnto the South-west by West couered with snow a Champaigne Land and called it Desire prouoketh We still plyed vp to the Westward as the Land and Ice would suffer vntill the eleuenth day when fearing a storme we anchored by three Rockie Ilands in vncertayne depth betweene two and nine fathomes and found it an Harbour vnsufficient by reason of sunken Rockes one of which was next morning two fathomes aboue water Wee called them the Iles of Gods Mercies The water floweth here better then foure fathomes The Floud commeth from the North flowing eight the change day The latitude in this place is 62. degrees 9. minutes Then plying to the South-westward the sixteenth day wee were in the latitude of 58. degrees 50. minutes but found our selues imbayed with Land and had much Ice and we plyed to the North-westward vntill the nineteenth day and then wee found by obseruation the height of the Pole in 61. degrees 24. minutes and saw the Land which I named Hold with Hope Hence I plyed to the North-westward still vntill the one and twentieth day with the wind variable Heere I found the Sea more growne then any wee had since wee left England The three and twentieth day by obseruation the height of the Pole was 61. degrees 33. minutes The fiue and twentieth day we saw the Land and named it Magna Britannia The sixe and twentieth day wee obserued and found the latitude in 62. degrees 44. minutes The eight and twentieth day we were in the height of 63. degrees 10. minutes and plyed Southerly of the West The one and thirtieth day plying to the Westward at noone wee found our selues in 62. degrees 24. minutes The first of August we had fight of the Northerne shoare from the North by East to the West by South off vs the North part twelue leagues and the Wester part twentie leagues from vs and we had no ground there at one hundred and eightie fathomes And I thinke I saw Land on the Sunne side but could not make it perfectly bearing East North-east Here I found the latitude 62. degrees 50. minutes The second day we had sight of a faire Head-land on the Norther shoare six leagues off which I called Salisburies Fore-land we ranne from them West South-west fourteene leagues In the mid-way of which wee were suddenly come into a great and whurling Sea whether caused by meeting of two streames or an Ouer-fall I know not Thence sayling West and by South seuen leagues farther we were in the mouth of a Streight and sounded and had no ground at one hundred fathomes the Streight being there not aboue two leagues broad in the passage in this Wester part which from the Easter part of Fretum Danis is distant two hundred and fiftie leagues there abouts The third day we put through the narrow passage after our men had beene on Land which had well obserued there That the Floud did come from the North flowing by the shoare fiue fathomes The head of this entrance on the South side I named Cape Worsenholme and the head on the North-wester shoare I called Cape Digs After wee had sailed with an Easterly winde West and by South ten leagues the Land fell away to the Southward and the other Iles and Land left vs to the Westward Then I obserued and found the ship at noone in 61. degrees 20. minutes and a Sea to the Westward A larger Discourse of the same Voyage and the successe thereof written by ABACVK PRICKET WE began our Voyage for the North-west passage the seuenteenth of Aprill 1610. Thwart of Shepey our Master sent Master Colbert backe to the Owners with his Letter The next day we weighed from hence and stood for Harwich and came thither the eight and twentieth of Aprill From Harwich we set sayle the first of May along the Coast to the North till we came to the Iles of Orkney from thence to the Iles of Faro and from thence to Island on which we fell in a fogge hearing the Rut of the Sea ashoare but saw not the Land whereupon our Master came to an Anchor Heere we were embayed in the South-east part of the Land Wee weighed and stood along the Coast on the West side towards the North but one day being calme we fell a fishing and caught good store of fish as Cod and Ling and Butte with some other sorts that we knew not The next day we had a good gale of wind at South-west and raysed the Iles of Westmonie where the King of Denmarke hath a Fortresse by which we passed to rayse the Snow Hill foot a Mountayne so called on the North-west part of the Land But in our course we saw that famous Hill Mount Hecla which cast out much fire a signe of foule weather to come in short time Wee leaue Island a sterne of vs and met a Mayne of Ice which did hang on the North part of Island and stretched downe to the West which when our Master saw he stood backe for Island to find an Harbour which we did on the North-west part called Derefer where wee killed good store of Fowle From hence wee put to Sea againe but neither wind nor weather seruing our Master stood backe for this Harbour againe but could not reach it but fell with another to the South of that called by our Englishmen Lousie Bay where on the shoare we found an hot Bath and heere all our Englishmen bathed themselues the water was so
per suas literas intimaâ—it vobis mandamus quatenus si cundem Regem vel ipsius Nauigium per mare coâ—tiguum terrae nostra tranâ—irâ— contingat vel in Terram nostram vel in feâ—da nostra alicubi applicarâ— ipsum suos benignè honorificè recipiatis permittentes eosdem in terra nostra a victualia 〈◊〉 sibi pâ—r forum legitimum de sibi necessarijs prouidere Actum apud Sanctum Germanum in Laia A. D. 1248. When the King of Norway had read this for hee is a discreet and modest and well learned man hee reioyced much and was gratefull to the bearer respecting him with Royall and bountifull gifts Thus writeth Matthew Paris of himselfe and his employment The cause of his going into Norway he further relateth that King Cnuto or Canutus hauing founded a famous Monastery of Saint Bennet of Holm in Norway of which title and order hee had founded another in England it happened that the said Abbie with the appurtenances was almost ruined by an impious Abbat who forsaking his Order and stealing away priuily the Seale of the Chapiter either sold or by forged writings fraudulently engaged almost all the possessions thereof wherein hee had the Sacrist the keeper of the Seale his copartner both in this fugitiue apostacie and treacherie Heereupon the Archbishop of Nidrosia in whose Diocesse the said Abbie was situate seised the same and the appurtenances into his hands alledging that the Monkes had only the habite but were altogether ignorant of Monastike order and Saint Bennets rule some of them also theeues and fugitiues The Monkes appealed to the Pope which caused the Archbishop to suspend his proceedings and the Prior recouering somewhat and gathering together a summe of money went to the Roman Court where the Abbat had beene a little before and intangled by writings the said house in fiue hundred markes which caused the Prior to returne frustrate and full of griefe But in his way hearing that the said Abbat was dead in the Abby of Saint Alban in Selio in Norway he and the Couent made choice of an Abbat and this Prior with another Monke and three hundred markes in mony together with the Kings letter being sent to Matthew Paris to take paines for their freedome it was procured happily that the temporalties of the said house were freed from the Caursines the Popes Vsurers then residing at London within one yeeres space But their Spiritualities were much maimed they by bribes purchasing delayes lest the Archbishop should take possession of the Iland which wholly belonged to the Abby and of it also expelling the Monkes Now the Cardinall Bishop of Sabine then comming Legate into Norway the Monkes sought to him for succour and hee counselled them to go and petition the Pope to prouide them of an Instructor and Reformer and he would write in their behalfe The Abbat therefore and Prior went with Letters from the King and Legate to the Pope who gaue them leaue to chuse any man of whatsoeuer Region or Monasterie to be their Instructer They answered the next day that all the World had not Monkes of that Order liuing in more composed order then England nor England any comparable by report to Saint Albans of which House they desired Matthew to be their Reformer of whose wisdome and faithfulnes they had had experience a man also almost familiar and friendly to their King and able by his meanes to order the rebellious and vnruly Hereupon the Pope gaue them this Briefe to the Abbat of Saint Albans Innocentius c. Dilecto Filio Abbati Sancti Albani in Anglia Ordinis S. Benedicti c. Cum sicut ex parte dilecti filij Abbatis Monasterij de Holâ—s Ordinis S. Benedicti Nistorsiensis Diocesis fuit propositum coram nobis idem Monasterium propter Pradecessorum suorum negligentiam sit in his quae ad Monasticum Ordinem pertinent deformatum nec inueniator in illis partibus aliquis qui statuta obseruantias eiusdem Ordinis bene sciat Nos ad supplicationem eiusdem Abbatis discretionem tuam rogamus attentius hortamur per Apostolica tibi scripta mandantes quatenus dilectum filium Fratrem Mattheum Monachum tuum qui dicitur probeta vitae ac religionis expertae ad idem Monasterium vt dictum Abbatem Monachos suos in regularibus disciplinis statutis quae ad eundem ordinem pertinent informet instruat transmittere pro diuina Apostolicae sedis ac nostra reuerentia non postponas Datum Lugduni c. Hereto the Abbat obeying and Matthew to his Abbat the businesse luckily succeeded and Monkerie both in that of Holâ—s and other Norwegian Monasteries was reformed I might here shew the great stirres which in the first Ages after the Conquest the Norwegians haue caused in Ireland Wales Man Anglesey the Hebrides and Orcades as also of Harald whom the Conquerour slue his two sonnes and daughter fleeing to Sueno King of Denmarke who gaue the daughter in Marriage to Ieruslaus or Waldemarus King of Russia and of Nicolas de Lynna a Franciscan Frier and Mathematician of Oxford before mentioned of whom Iacobus Cuoyen saith in his Iournall that he learned of a Priest who had descended of those which King Arthur had left to people the Ilands of Norway Anno 1364. that in the yeere 1360. the said Frier had comne into those Ilands and proceeding further by Art Magicke had described those Aâ—â—ike parts as the Map presents with foure Whirl-pooles or In-draughts Yea as Master Dee addeth at the Northerne Ilands the Record whereof at his returne he gaue to the King of England the Booke being called Inuentio fortunata or fortunae contayning a description from fiftie foure degrees to the Pole I might also adde out of Thâ—mas of Walsingham the Trauels of Henrie Earle of Darbie afterwards Henrie the Fourth King of England into Prussia and Lettow or Lithuania where by his helpe especially was taken Vilna the chiefe Citie Skâ—rgalle the King of Lettow hauing fled thither for refuge his Colours being first aduanced on the walls foure thousand slaine of which the King of Polands Brother and three thousand captiued Also I might adde the Voyage of Thomas of Woodstocke Duke of Glocester sonne to King Edward the Third along the Coasts of Denmarke Norway and Scotland Other Letters likewise of King Edward the Second to Haquin or Hacon King of Norway in behalfe of English Merchants there arrested with Entercourses betwixt the English and the Dutch Knights in Liefland But hauing only briefe mentions of these and them or the most of them recorded by Master Hakluyts industrie before I doe here but Index-wise referre the Reader thither I rather choose to giue new things and rare and such may seeme these Notes which Anno 1605. I writ from the mouth of Master George Barkeley HONDIVS his Map of the Arctike Pole or Northerne World POLUS ARCTICUS cum vicinis regionibus CHAP.
of late of the ancient Nobilitie that haue held diuers Prouinces by right of Inheritance with an absolute Authoritie and Iurisdiction ouer them to order and determine all matters within their owne Precinct without all Appeale or controllment of the Emperour But this was all annulled and wrung cleane from them by Iuan Vasilowich Father to this Emperour THeir highest Court of publike consultation for matter of State is called the Zabore that is the Publike Assembly The states and degrees of persons that are present at their Parliaments are these in order 1. The Emperour himselfe 2. Some of his Nobilitie about the number of twenty being all of his Councell 3. Certayne of the Clergie-men c. about the same number As for Burghers or other to represent the Comminaltie they haue no place there the people beeing of no better account with them then as seruants or bond-slaues that are to obey not to make Lawes nor to know any thing of publike matters before they are concluded The Court of Parliament called Zabore is held in this manner The Emperour causeth to to be summoned such of his Nobilitie as himselfe thinketh meete being as was said all of his Councell together with the Patriarch who calleth his Clergie to wit the two Metropolites the two Archbishops with such Bishops Abbots and Friers as are of best account and reputation among them When they are all assembled at the Emperours Court the day is intimated when the Session shall beginne Which commonly is vpon some Friday for the Religion of that day When the day is come the Clergie-men assemble before at the time and place appointed which is called the Stollie And when the Emperour commeth attended by his Nobilitie they arise all and meete him in an out-roome following their Patriarch who blesseth the Emperour with his two fore-fingers laying them on his fore-head and the sides of his face and then kisseth him on the right side of his brest So they passe on into their Parliament House where they sit in this order The Emperour is enthronized on the one side of the Chamber In the next place not farre from him at a small square Table that giueth roome to twelue persons or thereabouts sitteth the Patriarch with the Metropolites and Bishops and certayne of the principall Nobilitie of the Emperours Councell together with two Diacks or Secretaries called Dunmoy dyakey that enact that which passeth The rest place themselues on benches round about the Roome euery man in his ranke after his degree Then is there propounded by one of the Secretaries who representeth the Speaker the cause of their Assembly and the principall matters that they are to consider of For to propound Bils what euery man thinketh good for the publike benefit as the manner is in England the Russe Parliament alloweth no such custome nor liberty to subjects The points being opened the Patriarch with his Clergie-men haue the Prerogatiue to be first asked their vote or opinion what they thinke of the points propounded by the Secretarie Whereto they answere in order according to their degrees but all in one forme without any Discourse as hauing learned their Lesson before that serueth their turnes at all Parliaments alike whatsoeuer is propounded Commonly it is to this effect That the Emperour and his Councell are of great wisdome and experience touching the Policies and publike Affaires of the Realme and farre better able to iudge what is profitable for the Common-wealth then they are which attend vpon the seruice of God only and matters of Religion And therefore it may please them to proceed That instead of their aduise they will ayde them with their Prayers as their duties and vocations doe require c. To this or like effect hauing made their Answeres euery man in his course vp standeth some Abbot or Frier more bold then the rest yet appointed before-hand as a matter of forme and desireth the Emperour it would please his Majestie to command to be deliuered vnto them what his Majesties own iudgement and determinate pleasure is as touching those matters propounded by his Deâ—ake Whereto is replyed by the said Secretarie in the Emperours name That his Highnesse with those of his Noble Councell vpon good and sound aduice haue found the matters proposed to be very good and necessary for the Common-wealth of his Realme Notwithstanding forasmuch as they are Religious men and know what is right his Maiestie requireth their godly Opinions yea and their Censures too for the approuing or correcting of the said Propositions And therfore desireth them again to speak their minds freely And if they shall like to giue their consents that then the matters may passe to a full conclusion Hereunto when the Clergie-men haue giuen their consents which they vse to doe without any great pausing they take their leaues with blessing of the Emperour who bringeth the Patriarch on his way so faire as the next Roome and so returneth to his Seat till all be made ready for his returne homeward The Acts that thus are passed by the Zabore or Parliament the Deiakeis or Secretaries draw into a forme of Proclamation which they send abroad into euery Prouince and head Towne of the Realme to be published there by the Dukes and Diakeis or Secretaries of those places The Session of Parliament being fully ended the Emperour inuiteth the Clergiemen to a solemne Dinner And so they depart euery man to his home THe degrees of persons or Estates of Russia besides the Souereigne State or Emperour himselfe are these in their order 1. The Nobâ—lity which is of foure sorts Whereof the chiefe for Birth Authority and Reuenue are called the Vdelney Knazey that is The exempt or priuiledged Dukes These held sometime a seuerall Iurisdiction and absolute Authoritie within their Precincts much like vnto the States or Nobles of Germany But afterwards reseruing their Rights vpon compoâ—ition they yeelded themselues to this House of Beala when it beganne to waxe mightie and to enlarge it selfe by ouer-matching their Neighbours Onely they were bound to serue the Emperour in his Warres with a certayne number of Horse But the late Emperour Iuan Vasilowich Father to this Prince being a man of high spirit and subâ—ill in his kind meaning to reduce his Gouernment into a more strict forme began by degrees to clip off their greatnesse and to bring it downe to a lesser proportion till in the end he made them not onely his Vassals but his Kâ—lophey that is his very Villaines or Bond-slaues For so they terme and write themselues in any publike Instrument or priuate Petition which they make to the Emperour So that now they hold their Authorities Lands Liues and all at the Emperours pleasure as the rest do The meanes and practice whereby hee wrought this to effect against those and other of the Nobility so well as I could note out of the report of his doings were these and such like First he cast priuate emulations
the Master in vnlading of his Ship brought her so light that vnfortunatly hee ouer-set her hauing goods in her worth seuen hundred pounds This ill chance happening vnto the two London Ships the Captayne of them agreed with Thomas Marmaduke Master of the Hull Ship to take in the goods which was saued at the rate of fiue pounds the Tunâ—e which was a great rate notwithstanding they had beene a meanes to get him goods worth fiue hundred pounds for the Hull Ship and vpon the one and twentieth of August 1611. they departed from Greenland in the Hope-well being ninetie nine men in all and arriued at Hull the sixth of September where the sayd Edge tooke out the Companies goods and Shipped them for London by order from the Companie This yeere Edge in coasting in the Shallops discouered all the Harbours on the West side of Greenland §. II. Dutch Spanish Danish disturbance also by Hull men and by a new Patent with the succeeding Successe and further Discoueries till this present IN the yeere 1612. the Companie set forth two Ships viz. The Whale burthen one hundred and sixtie Tunnes and the Sea-horse burthen one hundred and eightie tunnes vnder the Command of Iohn Russell and Thomas Edge for discouering and killing of the Whale They discouered that yeere nothing worth writing of by reason of some falling out betwixt Russell and Edge yet they killed that yeere seuenteene Whales and some Sea-horses of which they made one hundred and eightie Tunnes of Oyle with much difficultie as not being experimented in the businesse This yeere the Hollanders to keepe their wont in following of the English steps came to Greenland with one Ship being brought thither by an English man and not out of any knowledge of their owne Discoueries but by the direction of one Allen Sallowes a man imployed by the Muscouia Companie in the Northerne Seas for the space of twentie yeeres before who leauing his Countrey for Debt was entertayned by the Hollanders and imployed by them to bring them to Greenland for their Pylot At which time being met withall by the Companies Ships they were commanded to depart and forbidden to haunt or frequent those parts any more by mee Thomas Edge There was also a Spanish Ship brought thither by one Nicholas Woodcocke this yeere a man formerly imployed by the sayd Companie which Spanish Ship made a full Voyage in Green-harbour But Woodcocke at his returne into England being complained of by the Companie was Imprisoned in the Gatehouse and Tower sixteene Moneths for carrying the Spanish Ship thither In the yeere 1613. the Companie set out for Greenland seuen sayle of Ships vnder the Command of Beniamin Ioseph and Thomas Edge the Ships departed from Grauesâ—nd the sâ—x and twentieth of Aprill and arriued in Greenland the fourteenth of May. This yeere the English had the Kings Patent vnder the broad Seale of England to forbid all Strangers and others but the Muscouia Companie to vse the Coast of Greenland The English met with fifteene sayle of great Ships two of them were Dutch Ships the rest were French Spanish and of the Archdukes besides foure English Interlopâ—rs The Companies Ships forced them all from the Coast of Greenland not suffering any of them to make a Voyage they tooke from the two Dutch Ships certayne goods buâ— in gâ—ing to take it they neglected their owne voyage which was damnified thereby to the value of three or foure thousand pounds For their Ships came home dead Fraight two or three hundred Tunnes by that meanes This yeere was Hope Iland and other Ilands discouered to the Eastward by the Companie In the yeere following which was 1614. the Companie set out for Greenland thirteene great Ships and two Pinnasses vnder the Command of Beniamin Ioseph and Thomas Edge all which Ships were well appointed with all manner of Artillerie for defence and other necessaries for the making of their Voyage and for Discouerie This yeere the Hollanders set out for Greenland eighteene great Ships whereof foure of them were of the States men of Warre Ships with thirtie pieces of Ordnance a piece This yeere the Dutch stayed and fished for the Whale perforce they were farre stronger then the English which was a cause that the English Ships came home halfe laden and the Dutch with a poore Voyage This yeere the Companie Discouered vnto the Northwards of Greenland as farre as 80. Degrees odde Minuts in the Ship Thomazen as by her daily Iournall doth appeare at large in which Ship was imployed Thomas Sherwin and William Baffin being the second Voyage they were imployed into those parts And some Ilands to the Eastwards of Greenland were Discouered by foure Ships imployed in that seruice as by their Iournall more at large appeareth In the yeere 1615. the Companie set out for Greenland two sayle of great Ships and two Pinnasses vnder the Command of Beniamin Ioseph and Thomas Edge who following their Instructions arriued vpon the Coast of Greenland the sixth of Iune which they found to bee much pestered with Ice and being foggie weather they runne into the Ice so farre that they were fast in it fourteene dayes before they could cleare themselues of it This yeere also the Hollanders set out fourteene sayle of ships whereof three of them were States Men of warre of great force they killed Whales in Horn-sound Bel-sound and Faire-hauen and stayed vpon the coast of Greenland perforce as they did the former yeere whereby the English came home halfe laden This yeere also the King of Denmarke sent vnto Greenland three of his ships Men of warre to demand a toll of the English but they had none payd them for they fell with the Fore-land in 79. degrees where Captaine Edge was and he denyed payment of any toll alledging that the Countrey of Greenland belonged to the King of England These were the first Danish ships that euer came to Greenland who had for their Pilot one Iames Vaden an Englishman to bring them thither In the yeere 1616. the Company set out for Greenland eight Sayle of great ships and two Pinnasses vnder the command of Thomas Edge who following his course arriued in Greenland about the fourth of Iune hauing formerly appointed all his ships for their seuerall Harbours for their making of their Voyage vpon the Whale and hauing in euery Harbour a sufficient number of expert men and all prouisions fitting for such a Voyage This yeere it pleased God to blesse them by their labours that they full laded all their ships with Oyle and left an ouer-plâ—s in the Countrey which their ships could not take in They imployed this yeere a small Pinnasse vnto the East-ward which discouered the East-ward part of Greenland Namely the Iland called now Edges Iland and other Ilands lying to the North-wards as farre as seuentie eight degrees this Pinnasse was some twentie tunnes and had twelue men in
heathie grounds in the North parts of England which we call Heath or Ling. This groweth when the snow melteth and when the ground beginneth to be vncouered And on this doe the Deere feed in the Summer time and become very fat therewithall in a moneths space but how they liue in the Winter time it is not easily to be imagined For seeing at the end of May wee find the ground all couered with snow it is very like that in the time of Winter there is no part bare where any thing can grow especially during the time that the Sunne is altogether depressed vnder the horizon which in the latitude of 77. degrees continueth from the eighteenth of October till the fourth of Februarie This Countrey by all probabilities hath neuer been inhabited by any people notwithstanding I thinke men might liue there carrying thither good store of prouision of victuals and other things necessary against the cold which perhaps will be vehement in the Winter time by the former reasons namely because the Sunne remayneth so long vnder the Horizon Neuerthelesse there will not be any continuance of darknesse because the Sunne in his greatest declination will be but 10. degrees vnder the Horizon at this time of his being in the South of the Meridian in the former latitude of 77. degrees which is once in foure and twentie houres and therefore the time of their Noone will bee much lighter then our Night here in England when the dayes are at the longest for then is the Sunne 15. degrees vnder the Horizon at midnight and yet the greatest darknesse is but like twi-light And although it bee a generall saying and a common receiued opinion that the further North the greater cold yet experience teacheth that it is not alwaies true For at Mâ—sco and thereabouts in the Winter time there is extreme frosts and cold weather insomuch that oftentimes men are brought home dead being starued with cold and many haue their noses and eares caused to fall off through the extremity of the piercing aire yet at Edenborrow which is more Northerly by one degree and an halfe and in all places neere vnto it the aire is temperate and the cold tolerable the snow neuer lying any long time on the ground after it is fallen Notwithstanding wee haue snow remayning all the yeere long in diuers places of England but the reason of this is because the aire is euer warmest neere vnto the Sea shoare as Edenborrow standeth and contrariwise the cold is most vehement in places which are farthest remote from the Sea as Mosco is situated All the Creatures that appeare vnto vs vpon the Land are Deere Beares and Foxes and sundrie sorts of wilde Fowle as Cuthbert Duckes Willockes Stints Sea-pigeons Sea-parrets Gulls Noddies c. The Author addes a discourse of sending condemned men to inhabite there with diuers proiects for their seruice there for the further discouerie how best to bee effected for such things as are most necessary for this employment of Whale-killing c. but because experience hath giuen best instructions already and destructions must otherwise be preuented I haue forborne to detayne the Reader in those otherwise iudicious speculations A Whale is ordinarly about 60 foote longe When the whale comes aboue water the shallop rowes towards him and being within reach of him the harpoiner darts his harpingiron at him out of both his hands and being fast they lance him to death The whale is cut up as hee lyes floating crosse the stearne of a shipp the blubber is cut from the flesh by peeces 3 or 4 foote long and being rased is rowed on shore towards the coppers They place 2. or 3. coppers on a râ—â— and the chopping boat on the one side and the cooling boate on the other side to receiue the oyle of the coppers the chopt blubber being boyled is taken 〈◊〉 out of the coppers and put in wiker baskets or barowes throwgh which the oyle is dreaned and runÌ„es into the cooler which is fall of water out of which it is convaied by troughs into buts or hogsheads The manner of killing the Seamorces The manner of killâ—â—â— beres The Seamorce is in quantity as bigg as an oxe When the whale is killed hee is in this maner towed to the shipps by twoe or three shallops made fast one to another The peeces of blubber are towed to the shore side by a shallop and drawne on shore by a crane or caried by twoe menn on a barrowe to the twoe cutters which cutts them the breadt h of a trencher and very thinÌ„e by twoe boys are caried w th handhooks to the choppers Thus they make cleane and scrape the whale fins A tent and Coopers at worke REader I present thee here three admirable Voyages of Discouery made by the Dutch no whit enuying their due prayse but honouring their worthy Acts and Arts. They haue formerly beene published in Dutch and translated by W. Philip. I haue heere abbreuiated them as my vse is with others to auoid prolixitie The Dutch themselues write that after the English Russian Trade one Oliuer Bunell moued with hope of gaine went from Enckhuysen to Pechora where he lost all by shipwracke hauing discouered Costinsarca in Noua Zemla These Nauigations of the English and that of Bunell and the hopes of China and Cathay caused the States Generall to send forth two shippes vnder the command of Hugo Linschoten to the Streights of Wey-gates and two others vnder William Bernards by the perswasion of P. Plancius to goe right Northwards from Noua Zemla Linschot went fiftie miles beyond the Streights the Northerly winds and late season forcing him backe Bernards Iournall here followeth of that and his two later Voyages the two later written by one employed therein CHAP. III. The first Nauigation of WILLIAM BARENTS alias BERNARDS into the North Seas Written by Gâ—RAT de VEER IT is a most certayne and an assured Assertion that nothing doth more benefit and further the Common-wealth specially these Countryes then the art and knowledge of Nauigation in regard that such Countreyes and Nations as are strong and mightie at Sea haue the meanes and ready way to draw fetch and bring vnto them for their mayntenance all the principallest commodities and fruits of the Earth In these Nauigations we must not be dismayed if some mislike or if we cannot perfect a Discouery in the first second or third Voyage Alexander Magnus after he had wonne all Grecia and from thence entred into little and great Asia and comming to the farthest parts of India there found some difficultie to passe said If wee had not gone forward and persisted in our intent which other men esteemed and held to be impossible we had stil remayned and stayed in the entry of Cicilia where as now we haue ouer-runne and past through all those large and spacious Countreyes for nothing is found and effected all at one time neyther is any thing that is put in practice presently
North. In the morning we weighed at seuen of the clocke with the ebbe and got downe below the Mountaynes which was seuen leagues Then it fell calme and the floud was come and wee anchored at twelue of the clocke The people of the Mountaynes came aboord vs wondring at our ship and weapons We bought some small skinnes of them for Trifles This after-noone one Canoe kept hanging vnder our sterne with one man in it which we could not keepe from thence who got vp by our Rudder to the Cabin window and stole out my Pillow and two Shirts and two Bandeleeres Our Masters Mate shot at him and strooke him on the brest and killed him Whereupon all the rest fled away some in their Canoes and so leapt out of them into the water We manned our Boat and got our things againe Then one of them that swamme got hold of our Boat thinking to ouerthrow it But our Cooke tooke a Sword and cut off one of his hands and he was drowned By this time the ebbe was come and we weighed and got downe two leagues by that time it was darke So we anchored in foure fathomes water and rode well The second faire weather At breake of day wee weighed the wind being at North-west and got downe seuen leagues then the floud was come strong so we anchored Then came one of the Sauages that swamme away from vs at our going vp the Riuer with many other thinking to betray vs. But wee perceiued their intent and suffered none of them to enter our ship Whereupon two Canoes full of men with their Bowes and Arrowes shot at vs after our sterne in recompence whereof we discharged sixe Muskets and killed two or three of them Then aboue an hundred of them came to a point of Land to shoot at vs. There I shot a Falcon at them and killed two of them whereupon the rest fled into the Woods Yet they manned off another Canoe with nine or ten men which came to meet vs. So I shot at it also a Falcon and shot it through and killed one of them Then our men with their Muskets killed three or foure more of them So they went their way within a while after wee got downe two leagues beyond that place and anchored in a Bay cleere from all danger of them on the other side of the Riuer where we saw a very good piece of ground and hard by it there was a Cliffe that looked of the colour of a white greene as though it were either Copper or Siluer Myne and I thinke it to be one of them by the Trees that grow vpon it For they be all burned and the other places are greene as grasse it is on that side of the Riuer that is called Manna-hata There we saw no people to trouble vs and rode quietly all night but had much wind and raine The third was very stormie the wind at East North-east In the morning in a gust of wind and raine our Anchor came home and we droue on ground but it was Ozie Then as we were about to haue out an Anchor the wind came to the North North-west and droue vs off againe Then we shot an Anchor and let it fall in foure fathomes water and weighed the other Wee had much wind and raine with thicke weather so we roade still all night The fourth was faire weather and the wind at North North-west wee weighed and came out of the Riuer into which we had runne so farre Within a while after wee came out also of The great mouth of the great Riuer that runneth vp to the North-west borrowing vpon the Norther side of the same thinking to haue deepe water for wee had sounded a great way with our Boat at our first going in and found seuen six and fiue fathomes So we came out that way but we were deceiued for we had but eight foot an halfe water and so to three fiue three and two fathomes and an halfe And then three foure fiue sixe seuen eight nine and ten fathomes And by twelue of the clocke we were cleere of all the Inlet Then we tooke in our Boat and set our mayne-sayle and sprit-sayle and our top-sayles and steered away East South-east and South-east by East off into the mayne sea and the Land on the Souther-side of the Bay or Inlet did beare at noone West and by South foure leagues from vs. The fift was faire weather and the wind variable betweene the North and the East Wee held on our course South-east by East At noone I obserued and found our height to bee 39. degrees 30. minutes Our Compasse varied sixe degrees to the West We continued our course toward England without seeing any Land by the way all the rest of this moneth of October And on the seuenth day of Nouember stilo nono being Saturday by the Grace of God we safely arriued in the Range of Dartmouth in Deuonshire in the yeere 1609. CHAP. XVII An Abstract of the Iournall of Master HENRY HVDSON for the Discouerie of the North-west Passage begunne the seuenteenth of Aprill 1610. ended with his end being treacherously exposed by some of the Companie THe seuenteenth of Aprill 1610. we brake ground and went downe from Saint Katharines Poole and fell downe to Blacke-wall and so plyed downe with the ships to Lee which was the two and twentieth day The two and twentieth I caused Master Coleburne to bee put into a Pinke bound for London with my Letter to the Aduenturers importing the reason wherefore I so put him out of the ship and so plyed forth The second of May the wind Southerly at Eeuen we were thwart of Flamborough Head The fift we were at the Iles of Orkney and here I set the North end of the Needle and the North of the Flie all one The sixt wee were in the latitude of 59. degrees 22. minutes and there perceiued that the North end of Scotland Orney and Shotland are not so Northerly as is commonly set downe The eight day wee saw Farre Ilands in the latitude of 62. degrees 24. minutes The eleuenth day we fell with the Easter part of Island and then plying along the Souther part of the Land we came to Westmony being the fifteenth day and still plyed about the mayne Iland vntill the last of May with contrary winds and we got some Fowles of diuers sorts The first day of Iune we put to Sea out of an Harbour in the Westermost part of Island and so plyed to the Westward in the latitude of 66. degrees 34. minutes and the second day plyed and found our selues in 65. degrees 57. minutes with little wind Easterly The third day wee found our selues in 65. degrees 30. minutes with winde at North-east a little before this we sayled neere some Ice The fourth day we saw Groneland ouer the Ice perfectly and this night the Sunne went downe due North and rose North North-east So plying the
faire weather the winde Northward This day and the last night I obserued the latitude of the place where we roade and found it by both to bee in the latitude of 78. degrees 7. minutes the skie at both obseruations being very cleere where I finde that there is no sensible error betweene a South obseruation and a North the skie being cleare But if the skie be hasie there will be some difference as of eight or ten minutes being obserued on shoare by some large Quadrant or other Instrument for the purpose also a South South-west Moone by the common Compasse maketh a full Sea in this place The ninth of Iuly faire weather the winde at North. This day wee stood to the Southward along the Iland but toward night it fell calme and then the winde came to the West The tenth day faire weather but thicke and close the winde South South-west All this day we stood for Bell-Sound Our Generall went on shoare this afternoone and killed foure Deere and brought a young Morse aliue with him aboord The eleauenth day faire weather but calme This afternoone wee perceiued fiue shippes in a Bay in Bel-sound The winde was so calme that we were faine to towe in our shippes and about a North North-wâ—st sunne we came to an anchor by them with our three ships viz. the Tigre Admirall the Mathew Vice-Admirall and the Richard and Barnard hauing made all things readie for to fight These fiue shippes which rid here the one was a great shippe of Biscay of seuen hundred Tunnes and the two Hollanders which we found the sixt of Iune in Pooppy-bay and one small Pinke of Amsterdam and another small shippe of Rochell This great shippe of Biscay which we expected would haue fought with vs sent their Captaine aboord of vs before we came to an anchor and submitted themselues vnto the Generall The two ships of Amsterdam whose Masters names were these viz. Cornelius Calias William Vermogon Admirall and Iohn Iacob Vice-Admirall these two would gladly haue stood out with vs if the Biscaine would haue assisted them The twelfth day faire weather This day the ship of Iohn Iacobo was vnladen of such goods as shee had in her as Oyle Blubber and Mories skinnes The thirteenth day I was sent in a shallop to Greene Harborough The foureteenth day thicke close weather the winde Northward but toward noone it began to cleare vp and then it blew more winde About a West sunne we came to a small Iland or rather a Rock where Morses vse to come where we found seauen which we killed and knocked out their teeth and let them lye In this place are many of these rockes where are great multitudes of foule and they are called Lizets Ilands The Land all along is so full of Rockes that it is vnpossible for any shippe to come neere the Maine but in the Sands which are very deepe and good to come in All this euening and night wee rowed betweene this Iland and Ice-sound The fifteenth day about nine or tenne a clocke we came to the shippes in Greene-barborough where we found that they had killed eighteene Whales in all Foure of these ships were Frenchmen which had killed eight Whales for the Companie according to the agreement which the Generall had made with them which was that they should kill eight for vs and after what they could kill should be for themselues Our English men had killed three in this place and the Baskes in the Desire also three The Desire had taken in an hundred tunnes of Oyle when wee came there and she was to be laden so soone as she could The seauenteenth day also faire weather the winde Northward This day toward a West Sunne the Master of the French shippe came from Sea-horse Bay who went thither to speake with our Generall because Master Mason and Master Cooper had stayed his Shallops from going to Sea in regard they would not obserue the orders which the Generall had appointed them which were that those Whales which our Englishmen did chase they should not follow nor our men should not follow the Whales they chased For the order of the Biscaines is that who so doth strike the first Harping Iron into him it is his Whale if his Iron hold This euening I say he returned from Sea-horse Bay hauing lost his labour for the Generall and Master Edge were in Bell-sound We vnderstood by him that they had killed some eight and thirtie Whales in all and that there was one hundred and sixtie tunnes of Oyle ready made The fiue and twentieth day in the morning the Desire weighed Anchor to go to the Generall and the Master of the French ship also this morning went from thence to speake with the Generall because of a Whale which was in strife betweene his Biscaines and ours when for pilfering and for some peremptorie speeches two of the Rochellers were ducked at our Yard arme the one on the one side and the other on the other This day I also obserued the latitude of this place and found it to be 77. degrees 40. minutes Also the variation of the Compasse is 13. degrees 11. minutes West This variation was obserued the third of August in the morning the height of the sunne aboue the Horizon was 17. degrees 24. minutes and the declination was 14. degrees 41. minutes North in the latitude of 77. degrees 40. minutes and his Magnetical azimuth was 63. from South to East The ninth day wee had sight of Master Bonners Ship wherein was Master Marmaduke who had beene to the Northward as farre as Faire-hauen and now as he said he was bound to the southward to discouer beyond Point Looke-out hauing his direction from Master Edge as he said Our Generall told him that hee had hindered the Voyage more by his absence then his discouerie would profit and that it were best that he went backe with him to the Fore-land and that he would giue no licence to goe now for Discouerie because the yeare was farre spent but bad him according to his Commission so to proceede The twelfth day I obserued and found the latitude of this place by an exact obseruation to be in 79. degrees 14. minutes They in the Pooppy-Bay had seene a ship of England off Black-point and had spoken with her who told them that they were come from Kildeene The foureteenth day faire weather the Winde at North North-east This day about tenne a clocke in the forenoone we waied anchor to goe homeward being sixe ships in company viz. the Tigre Admirall the Gamaliel Vice-Admirall the Iohn and Frances the Annula the ship of Burdeaux which the Generall agreed with to fish in Greene-harborough and the Biscay ship which fished in Sir Thomas Smiths Bay The fifteenth day very faire weather all the forenoone almost calme in the afternoone an easie gale at North-east This day about twelue a clocke at noone wee were against Faire Foreland
South-west and sometimes West South-west till I had runne one hundred and thirtie leagues and was by account in latitude 72. degrees 30. minutes where hauing the wind contrarie to proceed further Westward I stood Eastward till I had runne thirtie leagues in which course I should haue seene this Land if credit might be giuen to Hudsons Iournall but I saw not any And hauing a hard gale of winde still Northerly I conceiued no course so good to be taken at this time as to sâ—eed homewards and so stood to the Southwards directing my course for England this beeing the eight and twentieth of August After which time the wind continued Northerly till the sixt day of September and then wee were on the coast of Scotland in latitude 57. degrees and on the eight day of September had sight of the land of England on the coast of Yorkeshire Thus by the great mercy of God haue we escaped many dangers and after a cold Summer haue some taste of a warme Autumne All glorie therefore be to God the Father the Sonne and the Holy Ghost Amen By this briefe Relation and by the plat wherein I haue traced the ships way vpon each seuerall trauerse it may plainly appeare how farre the state of this Sea is discouered betwixt 80. and 71. degrees of latitude making difference of longitude 26. degrees from the Meridian of Hackluyts Headland Now if any demand my opinion concerning hope of a passage to bee found in those Seas I answer that it is true that I both hoped and much desired to haue passed further then I did but was hindred with Ice wherein although I haue not attayned my desire yet forasmuch as it appeares not yet to the contrarie but that there is a spacious Sea betwixt Groinland and King Iames his New-land although much pestered with Ice I will not seeme to disswade this worshipfull Companie from the yeerly aduenturing of 150. or 200. pounds at the most till some further discouerie be made of the said Seas and Lands adjacent for which purpose no other Vessell would I aduise vnto then this Pinnasse with ten men which I hold to bee most conuenient for that action although heretofore I conceiued otherwise but now I speake after good experience hauing sayled in her out and in aboue two thousand leagues RO. FOTHERBY A Letter of ROBERT FOTHERBY to Captaine EDGE written in Crosse-rode Iuly 15. 1615. MAster Edge By the mercy of God I came into Crosse-road on Thursday last being driuen from Sea neere shoare by extreme tempest At the beginning of the storme I was vnwittingly eâ—bayed with Ice aboue fortie leagues from land in latitude 78. degrees and 30. minutes but thankes be to God I got cleare of it yet not without much trouble and great danger Hauing plyed vnder two coarses to and againe so long till my Pinnasse was made leake with bearing I tryed it vnder a mayne coarse and stem'd South-east and South-east and by South notwithstanding I was hurried to the Northward and fell right with the Foreland which by reason of the misty storme we could not set till we were within a league of it then I stood ouer the Bay and came to an anchor here where I must be forced to stay till our sailes be mended and a new mayne coarse be made if not a fore coarse also Then I purpose to goe to Sea againe and to proceed in coasting the Ice to the Westward if it hinder me to proceed Northward I haue already coasted it from Hackluyts Headland to the latitude aforesaid and intend to beginne againe so neare as I can at the place where I was put off with the storme I came from Faire Hauen the fourth of Iuly and then had there beene killed twelue Whales besides one found dead and another brought in by Fra. Birkes which he found at Sea before he came into Faire Hauen When I came in hither here were three Ships and a Pinnasse of the King of Denmarks they rid in deepe water about a league and a halfe from the Road but weighed from thence and the Admirall came to an anchor close by me and sent to intreat me to come aboord of him I went aboord and was courteously entertayned by the Generall who questioned me of the Country and asked me by what right the English Merchants did resort and fish in this place I told him by the King of Englands right who had granted a Patent to the Muscouie Company of Merchants whereby he authorizeth them and forbiddeth all others to frequent these places Then he entreated me to goe with him to Sir Tho. Smiths Bay to the two Englâ—sh ships there I told him it would be losse of time to me because I had some businesse here to doe and then to goe forth presently to Sea againe to prosecute my Discouery He said that he would haue me goe with him to be witnesse what passed betwixt him and you for he had matters of importance to acquaint you withall which concerned our King and theirs and therefore intreated me to giue direction presently to weigh and set saile for I must needs goe with him I replyed againe that it would be a great losse vnto me of time and I knew not how to answer it but he told me peremptorily that I must goe with him So seeing no remedie I bad the Master be readie then he presently weighed and kept me aboord him but afterwards meeting with the two Captaines that came from you he returned and anchored againe in Crosse-road I receiued very courteous entertaynment of the Admirall Vice-admirall and of Captaine Killingham but Captaine Killingham being aboord of me went away as he seemed discontented because I would not giue him a young Morse I haue aboord which I denyed to doe because I writ to my Master from Faire Hauen that such a thing I haue and will bring aliue into England if I may When he went off aboord of me he said he would shoot downe my flag And soone after there came a shot which flue ouer vs out of the Admirall and I expected another but soone after there came a man aboord of me out of the Admirall to see if any of your men that came in the Shallop would goe with them into the Bay and he swore vnto me that the shot was made to call their Boat aboord because they were ready to weigh As farre as I can perceiue their purpose is to see what Grant the King of England hath made vnto the Companie for they seeme to pretend that the right of this Land belongs to the King of Denmarke and neither to English nor Hollanders Thus with my heartie commendations to your selfe and Master Bredcake together with my praiers for your prosperous voyage I commit you to God CHAP. VIII Diuers other Voyages to Greenland with Letters of those which were there employed communicated to mee by Master WILLIAM HELEY An. 1616. Edges Iland was discouered and a prosperous voyage was made all the
the Hauen of Saint Iohn the third day of August written in haste 1527. By your seruant Iohn Rut to his vttermost of his power I haue by me also Albert de Prato's originall Letter in Latin stile almost as harsh as the former English and bearing the same date and was indorsed Reuerend in Christo Patri Domino Domino Cardinali Domino Legat◠Angliae and began Reuerendissime in Christo Pater salutem Reuerendissime Pater plaeceat Reuerendissima peternitati vestra scire Deo fauente post quam exiuimus à Plemut quae fuit x. Iunij c. the substance is the same with the former and therefore omitted Datum apud le Baya Saint Iohan in Terris Nouis die x. Augusti 1527. Reuer Patr. vest humilis seruus Albertus de Prato the name written in the lowest corner of the sheet The voyage of Captaine GEORGE WEYMOVTH intended for the discouerie of the North-west Passage toward China with two flye Boates. ON Sunday the second day of May 1602. in the afternoone I weighed anchor and set saile from Redcliffe with two Fly-boates the one called the Discouery of seuentie Tunnes and the other called the God speed of sixtie Tunnes to discouer the North-west passage hauing in my ships fiue and thirtie men and boyes throughly victualled and abundantly furnished with all necessaries for a yeere and an halfe by the right Worshipfull Merchants of the Moscouie and Turkie Companies who for the better successe of the voyage prouided mee of a great trauailer and learned Minister one Master Iohn Cartwright The Master vnder mee in the Discouerie was one William Cobreth a skilfull man in his profession and in the God speed one Iohn Drewe and Mate in the said ship one Iohn Lane The first of Iune we descried Buquhamnes in the Latitude of 57. degrees The second day we saw the Point of Buquhamnes North-west from vs being a very smooth land and the land by it to the Southward riseth with many Homocks There lyeth a ledge of Rockes hard by the Nesse in a sandie Bay faire by the shore When we came neer the land we met with a fisher Boat and I agreed with one of the fisher men to carry me betweene the Isles of Orkney because I was not acquainted with the coast The fourth day at ten of the clocke wee descried the Isles of Orkney Some of those Southerne Ilands are prettie high land but the Northerne Iland which is called the Start is very low land There is no danger giuing the shore a good birth vnlesse it be by the Norther point of the Start there doth a ledge of Rockes lye a mile from the shoare At noone I found my selfe to be in the latitude of 59. degrees and 30. minutes the point of the Start bearing West and at one of the clocke in the afternoone we saw a faire I le which bare North-east and by North from vs and at eight of the clocke at night wee were North of the Start Then I directed my course West and by North. The fifth day about ten of the clocke in the morning we ranne some tenne leagues and then we saw two small Ilands some two leagues off and at eight and nine of the clocke we saw foure or fiue Boats of Fisher-men and spake with one of them and they were Scottish-men The sixt in the morning fell much raine and lasted till nine of the clocke and at ten of the clocke it cleared vp and became very faire weather and very temperate and warme and our course was West The seauenth the winde was at East and by North faire weather and our course West The eight at noone I obserued the Sunne and found vs to be in 59. degrees and fortie seuen minutes and we ran West South-west The twelfth day we held our course West the winde at East North-east with fogge in the morning at noone I obserued the Sunne and found my selfe in 57. degrees and 55. minutes the variation here was nothing at all The thirteenth at noone our course was West and by North the winde at North-east with fogge some three or foure houres and then cleare againe the ayre very warme as in England in the moneth of May. The foureteenth was faire weather and the winde at East North-east and our course West and by North. The fifteenth much raine all the forenoone our course West the winde at East and by North. The sixteenth the winde was at North North-east with much raine winde and fogge In the forenoone being very cold and at noone I obserued the Sun and found vs to be in 57. degrees and 35. minutes we found the variation to be eleuen degrees Westward and by that meane I found my selfe to be one degree more to the Southward then we should haue bin by our course for we could not see the Sunne in 96. houres before this day at noone and at our last obseruation before this which was the twelfth day we could not finde any variation at all Then we stood close by a winde to the Westward the winde being at North North-east The seauenteenth wee ranne North and by West the winde at North North-east faire weather This day we saw many gray Gulles and some Pigions The eighteenth at noone I obserued the Sunne and found our selues to be in the latitude of 59. degrees and 51. minutes And then we first descried a great Iland of Ice which lay North from vs as farre as we could ken it from the head of our maine topmast and about two of the clocke in the afternoone we saw the South part of Groneland North from vs some ten leagues As we coasted this Ice to the Northward we found it to be a maine banke of Ice for we saw the other end of it to beare West North-west from vs the winde being at South South-west little winde Then we ranne West South-west to cleere vs of the Ice The nineteenth the winde was at East South-east with some small raine The twentieth our course was West North-west the winde being at North and by East little winde This day sometimes we came into blacke water as thicke as puddle and in sailing a little space the water would be cleare againe Seeing this change of water so often to be thick and cleare againe so suddenly we imagined it had beene shallow water then we founded and could fetch no ground in one hundred and twenty fathomes and the Sea was so smooth that we could discerne no current at all At this time I reckoned the Cape of desolation to beare North North-east twentie foure leagues from vs. The one and twentieth the winde was variable The two and twentieth we were in the latitude of 60. degrees and 37. minutes the winde being at West wee ranne North and by West The seauen and twentieth the winde was at West South-west then our course was North-west and by North the weather faire and warme as in England in
neerer the Land so that wee iudged our selues three leagues off Here we sounded againe and had but eightie fathoms The variation of the Compasse we found to be 22. degrees and 10. minutes Westward At fiue of the clocke there sprung vp a fine gale of winde at East South-east and being so neere night wee stood to the Southward thinking the next day to seeke some harbour But it pleased God the next day being the twelfth to send vs a storme of foule weather the winde being at East and by South with fogge so that we could by no meanes get the shoare Thus wee were forced to beate vp and downe at Sea vntill it should please God to send vs better weather The foureteenth I thought good to stand to the Westward to search an Inlet in the latitude of 56. degrees I haue good hope of a passage that way by many great and probable reasons The fifteenth the winde continued at the South with exceeding faire weather and our course was West We were this day at noone in the latitude of 55. degrees and 31. 〈…〉 I found the variation to be 17. degrees and 1â— minutes to the Westward And about seuen of the clocke at night we descried the Land againe being tenne leagues to the Eastward of this Inlet This Land did beare from vs South-west some eight leagues off and about nine of the clocke the same night the winde came to the West which blew right against vs for our entring into this Inlet The sixteenth the winde was at West North-west and was very faire weather and our course South-west about nine of the clocke in the forenoone we came by a great Iland of Ice and by this Iland we found some peeces of Ice broken off from the said Iland And being in great want of fresh water wee hoysed out our Boates of both Shippes and loaded them twice with Ice which made vs very good fresh water This day at noone wee found our selues to be in the latitude of 55. degrees and twentie minutes when we had taken in our Ice and Boates the weather being very faire and cleare and the winde at West North-west we bent our course for the Land and about three of the clocke in the afternoone we were within three leagues of the shoare It is a very pleasant low Land but all Ilands and goodly sounds going betweene them toward the South-west This Land doth stand in the latitude of 55. degrees and I found the variation to be to the West â—8 degrees and 12. minutes This coast is voide of Ice vnlesse it be some great Ilands of Ice that come from the North and so by windes may be â—riuen vpon this chast Also we did finde the ayre in this place to be very temperite Truely there is in three seuerall places great hope of a passage betweene the latitude of 62. and 54. degrees if the fogge doe not hinder it which is all the feare I haue At sixe of the clocke wee being becalmed by the shoare there appeared vnto vs a great ledge of roâ—kes betweene vs and the shoare as though the Sea did flye ouer it with a great height As we all beheld it within one houre vpon a sudden it vanished cleanâ— away which seemed very strange vnto vs all And to the Eastward of vs some two leagues we saw a great Rocke lying some three leagues off the Land we then supposing it to be shoald water by this broken ground sounded but could get no ground in one hundred and sixtie fathoms About seuen of the clocke there sprung vp a gale of windâ— by the South South-east which was a very good winde to coast this Land But the seuenteenth in the morning the winde being at the South it began to blow so extreamely that we durst not stay by the shoare for it was like to be a great storme then our course was East North-east to get vs Sea roome This storme still increasing our slye-boates did receiue in much water for they wanted a Sparre-decke which wee found very dangerous for the Sea About twelue of the clocke at noone this day there rose vp a great showre in the West and presently the winde came out of this quarter with a whirle and taking vp the Sea into the ayre and blew so extreamely that we were forced alwayes to runne before the Sea howsoeuer the winde did blow And within twelue houres after this storme beganne the Sea was so much growen that we thought our flye Boates would not haue beene able to haue endured it The eighteenth the winde was at North-west and the storme increased more extreame and lasted vntill eight of the clocke in the morning of the nineteenth day so furious that to my remembrance I neuer felt a greater yet when we were in our greatest extremities the Lord deliuered vs his vnworthy seruants And if the winde with so great a storme had bin either Northerly or Southerly or Easterly but one day we had all perished against the Rocks or the Ice for wee were entred thirty leagues within a Head-land of an Inlet in the latitude of 56. degrees But it pleased God to send vs the winde so faire as we could desire both to cleare our selues of the Land and Ice Which opportunitie caused vs for this time to take our leaues of the coast of America and to shape our course for England The fourth in the morning wee descried the Iland of Silly North-east and by East some foure leagues off vs. Then wee directed our course East and by North and at tenne of the clocke in the forenoone wee descried the Lands end and next day were forced to put into Dartmouth CHAP. XIV IAMES HALL his Voyage forth of Denmarke for the discouery of Greeneland in the yeare 1605. abbreuiated IN the name of God Amen we set sayle from Copeman-hauen in Denmarke the second day of May in the yeare of our redemption 1605. with two Shippes and a Pinnace The Admirall called the Frâ—st a shippe of the burthen of thirty or fortie lasts wherein was Captaine and chiefe commander of the whole Fleet Captaine Iohn Cunningham a Scottish Gentleman seruant vnto the Kings Maiestie of Denmarke my selfe being principall Pilot. The Lyon Viceadmirall being about the foresaid burthen wherein was Captaine one Godscâ—â—â— Lindenose a Danish Gentleman and Steereman of the same one Peter Kilsâ—n of Copeman-hauen The Pinnace a Barke of the burthen of twelue Lasts or thereabouts wherein was Steereman or commander one Iohn Knight my Countrie-man So setting sayle from Copeman-hauen with a faire gale of winde Easterly wee came vnto Elsonure where we anchored to take in our water The third day we tooke in our water at which time the Captaines my selfe with the Lieutenants and the other Steeremen did thinke it conuenient to set downe certaine Articles for the better keeping of company one with another to which Articles or couenants wee were all seuerally sworne setting thereunto our
frozen and passed ouer wiâ—h Sleds 518.20 Sea-kytes relieuing of Portugals 256.20 Seas blacke blue and greene 570 Sea-sicknesse whence caused 926 60. c. Sea somewhere barren and somewhere fertile as the Land 988 â—40 Sea-horses endanger a Mans life 703.20 Their Hâ—des tanned in England 709 Sea the nâ—arenesse of it to the Torride Zone tempers the heate 921.1 Sea-monsterâ— in Island 649.60 650. Seuerall descriptions of them ibid. Sea of Sand by China 404.40 Sea of Sand 362.40 Sea of Pontus called the great Sea 1.50 The length of it ibid. Two Prouinces of Synopolis and Cassaria in it ibid. Sea the neerenesse to it dissolues Snow and temperâ— the winter 724 30. Frozen in what Latitude 473 5â— Sea-water good against poyson 985 40 Sea-horse or Morse described 476 30 40. Their care of their young and courage to reuenge her selfe Their teeth as good as Iuory ibid 512.60 Sea-coale in Greenland 705.60 Seale-fishes the chiefe sustenance benefit of Groneland 817.40 50. Fishermen clad in Seale-skinnes to 〈◊〉 the Fishes 818.1 Seales in China the fashion 383 40. Not imprinted in Waxe but with Inke ibid. Cut in seuerall matters ibid. Seales of China Magistrates 3â—5 1 Kept as warily as our Lord Keepers ibid. Seale fish how hunted for 416.60 Their naturall policy to breake the Ice 417.1 Seale the Muscouites is the George 221.40 Pendant to their Patents ibid. Seasons of the returne of the Spanish Fleets from the Indies 859 20 30 Seates of women knowne from the mens 395.1 Sebastian de Guetaria his Voyage 282 Sebastian Cabota Gouernour for Discoueries 249.20 Sebastian Cabot his Mappe at White-hall his attempt to discouer 807. His course at Sea in English ships the occasion why King Henry the Seuenth neglected the second Discouery Hee is set forth againe by the King of Spaine discouers the Riuer of Plate Made Grand Pilot of England his Pension 808 Seâ—astâ— the City in Armenia the lesse 51.10 Sebastoâ— or Sebaste the Royall Citie in Armenia the lâ—sse 69.30 Secanunga the true name of Groneland 825.10 Secretaries of Townes in Russia 425.50 Their Authority 426.30 Segin a City of Cathay and a Nestorian Bishopricke 24.1 Segouia the New in the West Indies its Iurisdiction Villages Parts c. 881.1 Selfe-vpholder a Tytle of the Russian Emperours 755.40 Seleâ—ciâ— the City nâ—w Mosul 110 50 Selizure a Castle 236.40 Sentence of Iustice giuen by the King of China the 〈◊〉 as large 193. 194. c. Sentence the vsuall one in China iâ— whipping 372.50 Septuagesima Sunday iâ— like Easter to the Armenians 31.10 Sepulchres of the China Kings visited 393.10 Sepulchres of the Chinois 393 50 Seres the people of Cataya the greater whence came the Seriâ—um or Silke 23.40 Sergeants at Armes in China 300 60 Sericum or Silke whence deriued 23.40 Serpents delicate meate where 976 50 Serpents deuouring whole Stagges 410.40 A tale of one of them ibid. Serpents nourished in the Mexican Kings Court 1129.1 Fed with mans flesh ibid. Serpents why the Mexicans feare them 〈◊〉 1043.10 Seruants cheape in China and why 367.20 Seruants in Russia killed and not answered for 435 Seruice in the Mother tongue 217 40. 229.10 Seruice in the Mother tongue 217 40. Before day light in Russia 218.10 Seueria a Russian Prouince 756 60 Seuerity too much of it breeds neglect of authority 186.20 Sexes vndistinguished by Apparell 646.10 Seyserach strange Birds that giue Intelligence of the Enemies approach 126.60 Seynam Iland 212.20 Shalcan Tartars by the Caspian Sea 442. Neere to Astracan Media 442.50 Shallownes a sure token of Land neere 291.10 Shambles of mans flesh where 890 50 Shar the Kingdome of the Iron King 800.10 Rich in Diamonds where ibid. Sharke fishes deuoure Iron hornes anything smell from sea to land and goe on land for their prey Their quicknes 930.50 60. How troubled with the Raâ—bos Sharke fishes described how taken they are good meate 987.40 50 Shauing of heads close vsed by the Russians 459.30 Shâ—epe of India their profitablenes 968.10 〈…〉 vsed for carriages vsages of them thâ—ir conditions ibid. 969 Sheepe in the Indies vsed for beasts of carriage 990.10.957.1 Sheepe of Gold and Siluer in Peru 1055.1 Sheepe sacrificed in Peru 1045 Sheepe as bigge as Asses 71.10 Sheepmasters that haue 100000. sheepe in the West Indies and yet poore 962.30 Sheepe weighing 80. pounds 237 20 Sheepe with most mightie hornes 74.20 Sheromogula the Countrey where 798.40 Shifts of the Indians to passe Riuers 888.60 934 40 50 Shin-beating for debt 434.30 Ships a thousand in one Riuer 295 40 Shipping of China see pag. 173. 174. c. Shipping on the fresh water as many in China as in all the World besides 381.50 Shipping of India described 102.1 10 20 Ships sewed with Osiers 628.40 Ship a glorious one 349.30 354 10 Ships strangely made in Ormuz 71 50 Ships with one sayle 97.20 Ships of Leather of Osiers 652 20 Shipsâ—alked â—alked with Mans grease by the Spaniards in the Indies 1â—22 1 Ships of the Spaniards accounted Gods of the Ayre with Temples on their backes by the Indians 1119.20 Ships people dwelling in them 364 10. As many as on the Land 381.50 Ships in Tartary with foure masts and nine Sayles apiece 68.20 Shiroan Citie in Catay 801.1 Described Shirokalga City in Catay 800.20 Shirtâ— the Chinois weare not 394 40 Shoes of Silke in China 367.1 Shoes of Silke embroydered 394.40 A Shoemaker a Christian plucke out his owne eye 70.40 Hath the faith of Mâ—racles ibid. Shoes of Rugge and Felt 503.60 Shooâ—â—ng the prize for it 201â—40 Shorne why Monkes are 448.60 Shotland Iles their Altitude 〈◊〉 Variation of the Compasse there 30.â—â—lfe â—â—lfe set downe in the Sea-card 596 Shoulder bones of Sheepe diâ—iâ—ed by 238.10 Found true ibid. Shâ—gano a Riuer 243.20 Sâ—am the Kingdome called Sornau 254.10 Siam the King called the Sornau of 1. Odiaâ— 280 Sianâ—u three yeares besieged by the Tartars 96.60 Taken 97.1 Siberia iâ— the Samoieds Countrey 524.50 See Samoieds conquered by the Russe 439.20 743.1 Sibierskie Samoeds on the Ob 805.1 Sickeâ—en â—en in Tartary charmed and a strange tale of that 44 20 Sicke 〈◊〉 strangled vpon custome and eaten 10â— 60 Sidon destroyed by the Tartars 117 50 Siequia the China Sect the opinions 397.50 〈◊〉 likelihood with the Romish Rites ibid. Disgraced 39â— 1 Their Colledges ibid. Sigismund the third King of Poland breakes his league with Russia an assists an Impostor to get the Crowne 766.767 But denies it ibid. Assists another Demetrius 770. His claime title to Sweden 770.50 Enters Russia with a huge Army ibid. Reiects Demetrius 779. Takes 〈◊〉 Moseo and Sinolensko 780 Silke the abundance of it in China 380.20 They haue store and good yet cannot dresse it well 366.40 Silke much growes in the West Indies 873.874 Silke-wormes their ordering in China 411.20 What winde is good or bad for them in the Indies 926.40 Reuiued by hanging vnder Childrens armes 442.50 Siluer where 255.20 30. 256 40
of Pinega Sharkai Gooba which is the great Bay of Hayuburi They land the third time A great Riuer Flote-wood A sore tyde vpon the shoare Cape Swetinos William Gourdan goeth on shoare Two Russe Crosses A deepe Bay Westward of Cape Swetinos They goe on Land againe An house of Wood. They goe on Land the sixth time Aâ—undance of Muskitos Crosses found and cerâ—ayne Russes at the mouth of Pechora The depth of the Bâ—â—re of the Riuer of Pechora They passe ouer the Barre and ride in six fathoms wâ—ter They â—oe vp the Riuer of Pechora ouer The Dâ—y Sea Dâ—lgoi is seuen leagues vp from the Barre The Boluan or East head land of the Riuer Pechora The channell trendeth South-west An Iland neere the mouth of the Riuer They find one of the chiefest entrances of the Riuer They come to a Ferme house of a principall man of the Towne The Towne is called Pustozera Pechora runneth through Siberia and farther Two Coches or Lodias bound for Mougunzea He buyeth two Falcons The stocke of goods left in Pustozera 24. Lodias bound for Mugunzea which is to the Eastward of Ob. They safely passe the Barre of Pechora Colgoienâ— Iland 69. degrees 20. minutes Falcons 70 degrees 40. minutes 72. degrees 34 minutes 74. degrees 30. minutes 74. degrees 57. minutes They arriue at Cherie Iland 30. Lodias 50. Cayucks or fishing Boats haunâ—ing the Riuer Pechora They arriue in the Port of Pechoraâ—he â—he ninth of Iuly Two Crosses standing on the sand Pinega Ship endangered by Ice Our men arriue at Towne of Pechora People afraid of the English White Partridges and Foxes Commodities The Fleet of Mongosey of 26. Lodias Or Mongal From Pechora to Colmogro is a moneths trauel by Riuer Small Pewter Dishes a great commoditie August 1. Huge Ice Omeli Fishing They land on the I le of Colgoiene Geese Two Hawkes taken Cherie Iland Thomas Edge See sup c. 2. Morses fearefull August 26. Pechora Oustiug A Poud is 37. pound or the third part of a hundred weight An Alteen is fiue of their Pence a Groat of ours A great fishing of Salmons beginning the first of August Trauelling Deere Fish in stead of Bread Oust Zilma Perm Elephants teeth whence and which way Dolgoie Iland in the Soosoie Mora The Boluanou Matpheyoue Ostroue Youhorskoie Share The Meedanetskoie Zauorot where Hainburie is The two Ilands called Zelentsee or the Greene Ilands Dolgoie Ostroue or the Long Iland Karskoie Gooba Meastnoy Ostroue or Meastnoy Iland A Riuer Mootnoya Reca or the Thicke or troubled Riuer Two Lakes The Nâ—uoloke or Ouer-hall Zelenoy Osera or The Greene Lake Zelenoya Reca or The Greene Riuer falleth into Ob. The Riuer Ob. The Zauorot in the Riuer of Ob. Tawze Reca Taes Tawze Gorodoc or Castle Mongosey The Samoyede on the Mayne ouer against Vaygats trauell in the Winter to Mongosey We may learn of these Samoyeds the trade of Mongosey at Mezen more perfectly Mezen a Town of great traffick for Furres Mezen Peozareca Peaskanoy Nauoloc Oust-selma Pustozera The Boluanou Pechora The former part of the Voyage is omitted to auoide tedious repetition Toxar Pustozera Iuly Cola in Lappia Arkania Molgomsey Pole baptized Russe Frost in August Slobodca Mart. Iugoria Sunne returneth Generall Fast for three dayes very strict Russes fraud February Samoyeds quarrell Variation The report of a Russe a great Traueller of the way from Pechora to Ob. Medemskoy Zouorot Zyelensa two Ilands Breit-vinnose Socolia Lowdia A long Point From Medemskoy Zauorot to Ob is 16. dayes sayling An Iland Ob is full of Ilands broad and shoald The people of Pechora and the Russes are vnwilling that we should goe to Ob. The Riuer Yenisce Samoyeds Horses Ploughes The Riuer of the Tingusseys Tangut mentioned by Polo a large Kingdom Northward from Cathay or China The Riuer Pâ—sida Gunnes March Pâ—stozera in 68. degrees 30. or 35. minutes Aprill The report of a Permack Yenissey beyond it the land trendeth due East Pesida Riuer Catonga Riuer runneth out of Cathay Stones like Gold and Siluer in the mid-way betweene Pisida and Catonga May. The Riuer Ice breakes vp Foure dayes iourney betweene Pustozer and Oust-zilma Oust-zilma is in 66. degrees 30. minutes there grow faire Barley and Rie Iune 17. Soymas depart for Molgomsey Iuly Tom combustion Intelligence of the Countrey Course of Pechora Modeneskoy zauorot Meastnoy Ostroue Scola Lowdia Yowgarkoy shar Carskoy Gouba Mowtnoy a Riuer Sharrappa Shar Yowcozoua Naromzia Riuer Ob. Zylena Riuer Taz Zauorot Taz Riuer An Iland in the mouth of Taz The Towne Powre Riuer An Iland called Trowgan The Riuer Hâ—utike runneâ—h out of Cathay August They depart from Pustozera Gloubocke in 69 degrees 12. minutes Collocolcoua Mezyou Sharry Oliuer Brunell Indiga September Knocke Iohn Danieloue Stolbe Churua Nose Arkania Colmogro This piece of an Elephants Tooth was sent into England The Sea Naromzie In another Letter from Pechora August 16. Chrystall vpon the Vaygats Yowgorsky Shar Cara Reca Moetnaia Reca The Voloc or necke of Land Zelena Reca Obi Riuer Taes Riuer Yenissey Riuer Tinguissey a people A White Citie Great ringing of Bels. Horses People in Armour They are not farre from Cataia and China They were first receiued into a Permacks House August Nouember His Voyage ouer-land to Slobotca and Colmogro Mountaynes Cameni or Rockes He arriueth at Slobotca the 9. of December in 16. dayes Thomas Ligon He arriueth at Colmogro the 12. of Decemb. Snow bettereth their Trauell The fourth of Ianuarie Mosse food for the Deere The manner of trauelling with the Samoieds Their Tents Hard-soft lodging Poore Samoieds Dangerous Wolues Slobotca Trade with the Samoieds of Ougoria Eight or nine hundred Samoieds come to Pustozera The false suggestions of the Russes against vs. March Aprill 1612. May 20. the Ice brake vp Our men intreated to winter at Oust-zilma Oust-zilma Iune 3. Sixteene Soymas depart for Molgomsey Fishing for Bealugos vnder the Boluan Manner of killing them The Russes vpon the Ice vse to kill the Morse as they doe their Bealugo but their rope is longer and a barreâ—â— made fast at one end to buoy it Samoieds pouertie Bealugo made meate in Italie Iuly 13. A Boate sent by Riuer to Pustozera to fetch home Master Logan and his Company into Russia August The Gloubuc Promoi Coskoi September North-west windes cause high Tides on this Coast. Much Snow Candinos Danilo Stolb in Lapland Archangel Colmogro Medeniskoie Barre Vaygats Iland The Riuer Ob. The Riuer Tas Molgomsey a great Mart. Ougoria and Naromzai Store of Morsses They returne from Ougoria in Ianuarie Moetnaia Reca Zelenai Reca Ob Reca Tas Riuer An Iland in the mouth of Tas A Towne A necke of Land The Riuer Torowhan The Riuer Hawtick The Riuer of the Tingussies Two or three Riuers from Tingussie to the mouth of Yenisce The Riuer Pisida The Riuer Catowga Ships with two or three sailes Horses about the Riuer Catowga Bereseua Verchio-towria Tumen Tobolsca Surgout Tom. Many Nations come downe the
others Countries New Ambassadors in case of new successors Place of Ambassadors meeting Case of Shipwracke Neither party to aide the Pole e. Confirmation Names of the CoÌ„missioners Ambassadour from Catay and from the King of Altine See sup pag. 527. 552. None able to translate the China Characters Easterne Tartar Nations Russian Presents Tarchan of Labaia Sirgos Three Leopards c. for a Present His requests Relation of two Russe trauellers of their Voyage to Catay Tomo a new Castle beyond Ob. See sup pag. 527. Kirgis Mutalla Sheromugola Q. Manchika Wall of Catay The gate and guard See for better vnderstanding hereof Goes other Iesuites Relations in the second Booke * Such are the Tartars dwellings or fleetings rather with their beasts Their Iournal or daily iourneyes from place to place Huge Lake King Altine Vlusses or Tartarian Hords Yellow Mugals or Moal-Tartars Mugalla or Taâ—taria Orientalis from Bughar in Bactâ—ia to the Sea Their buildings Friers Idols Candles Candle burning withouâ— flame Rites of Religion Corne. Fruits People and attyre Distilled wine Cutuffs or Patriarkes Lobas or Friers Continencie shauing Three Kingdomes Ortus Talguth Shar Blacke Mugols or Cara Catay Shrokalga in Catay Walls of Catay Tower-becons Cara Catay But fiue gates in the wall Shirocalga Short Ordnance Yara Tayth Shirooan White Castle Catay greatest Citie of Catay If Catay be the same with China as before in Goes and the Iesuites is obserued many difficulties arise But this Russian Relation and that of Chaggi Memes seeme to agree to place some Catay North from China if this did not speake of the wall The Tartar names so differ from those of the Portugalls that it is hard to reconcile them And the Iesuitâ— make foure moneths trauell from the wall to Pequin which is here but a few daies except we say the Russes entred the wall at the North East part of it which the shortnesse of their iourney admits not Perhaps this chiefe Citie was but the chiefe of that Prouince where the Vice-roy resided and they were willing to make the most of their trauells Russiâ—a fide Yet the neerenesse of the Sea there also causeth scruple I suppose rather that these Russes entred China but a little way and receiued the Vice-royes Letter only there obserued with Ragall Rites and had much by Relation of that little which they tell How euer I haue here offered this to thy view at more leisure to vse thy more iudgement Merchants Kartalla Riuer Ob. This doth cleer the doubtfull passages pag. 760. Sealed with the Golden Seale How to finde out Ob from Pechora Ouson Riuer Vgorskdi and Sibierskie A shipwracke at the mouth of Ob. An Island neere the mouth of Ob. The way to discouer Ob by Sea Mattpheone or Matthewes land Aâ—ter our stile 1584. Caninos Medemske Carareca Carska Ob. Caninos Colgoieue Noua Zembla Naromske Mattuschan Yaâ— The Sands The two Seas that is the North and the East Sea The bignes of the Cliffe or Isle of Mattuschan Anthonie Marsh sent two of his men vpon the discouery of Ob by land with foure Russes Bodan Master Marsh his man brought to Mosco Russian iealousie of discouery A warme Sea beyond Ob. Mastâ—r Thomas Linde Third Volume of English voyages pag 446. See of these voâ—â—ges Hak. Tom. 1. Some thinke that the Mexican Kings Mutezuma the last professed that they were strangers were hence deriued D. â— Colon de vita patris Chrisâ—oph Col. 6.13 See Hak. tom 3. pag. 5. This Map some say was taken out of Sir Seb. Cabots Map by Clem. Adams 1549. Ramus Tom. 2. See Hak. Tom. 3. pag. 7 All the Coast to Florida discouered by the English from 67. deg 30. min. as he writ to Ramusio R. praefat Tom. 3. as likewise he was cause of the Russian and Greenland discoueries See sup l. 2. c. 1. W. Purchas Thorn and Eliot first finders of America Mosc and Turkie Companies Master Cartwright had bin in Persia and Turkie See the former Tome Buquhamnes Orkney The Start 59. degrees 30. minutes Faire I le Two small Ilands 57. degrees 55. min. no variation Variation eleuen degrees Westward No variation Guls and Pigions 59. deg 51. min. A great Iland of Ice Groneland A maine bank of Ice Black water as thick as puddle The Cape of desolation 60. deg 37. min. Store of Guls. America descried â—n 6â— degr and 30. min. Warwicks Foreland supposed to be an Iland The greatest hope of the North-west passage A current Westward in sixtie one degrees A current likely to set to the West A maine bank of Ice in 60. degrees The North coast of America seemeth to be broken land Blacke puddle water America againe discried in 63. deg 53. min. The loathsome noyse of Ice Sayles ropes and tackling frozen Thick fogge freezing as fast as it fell Mutinie 68. deg 53. min They returne froÌ„ the North. Mutiners punished A great Iland of Ice cracked like a thunder-clap and was ouerthrowne Great store of Sea Foule vpon the Ice An Inlet in 61. degrees 40. minutes The return out of the Inlet The variation 35. degrees Westward An Iland on the coast of America in 55. deg 30. min. The Godspeedâ— stroke vpon a piece of Ice Many Ilands The variation 22. degrees to West A Storme 55. deg 31. min. Variation 17. degr 15. min. They discrie the land again â—5 deg 20. min. A pleasant low land being all Ilands 55. degrees The variation 18. deg and â—2 min. Westwardâ— Temperate ayre Grâ—at hope of a passage 〈◊〉 three places 〈…〉 Rocks strangly vanishing A great Rocke A Whirlwinde taking vp the Sea They were entred 30. leagues into an Inlet in 56. degrees They returned for England This Book was also subscribed by W. Cobreth and Iohn Drew The lands end May 1605. Iohn Cunningham Iohn Knight of whom after Flecâ—rie Variation obserued A race of a tide Variation obserued Busse Iland wrong placed First sight of Groenland Cape Christian. The shoare full of Ice Cape Desolation Compasse varied Black water Sight of the Lion Iune 1605. Ilands of Ice Mightie incumbrance of Ice A mightie current setting North North-west A huge high Iland of Ice Noyse by the fall Our people determined to returne backe againe Former discoueries A mightie banke of Ice Another banke of Ice The Lions departing from vs. A mightie current Sight of Land Mount Cunningham Queene Annes Cape Queene Sophias Cape Christians Foord Our anchoring Our first landing in Groinland Our first sight of the people Boat of Seale skins Our entring into their Tents Eaters of Dogs Of the other sort of Boats There is one of these Boats in Sir T. Smiths Hall The manner of killing of their great fish or Seales Their comming to our ships Obseruation of the latitude Obseruation of the tides Our departing in the Pinnasse from the ship The Sauages begin to sling stones at vs. They sling stones againe Denmarks Hauen The people come againe The subtiltie of the Sauages My Boy shot with a Dart.