Westwards and sees the land of America in 62 deg 30 min. makes it to be Warwickes foreland it was high-high-land and covered with snow with other small Ilands there was great store of Ice upon the forelands Eastside but the sea was altogether cleare the land lay N by E. about 6 leagues in length 29 He was beaten to the Southwards by N. E. winds and finds Warwicks foreland to be an Iland hee discovers Lumleys Inlet a great Current setteth to the West the greatest hope of a passage this way the weather was fogge and snow he had a great whirling of a Current in latitude 61 deg 12 leagues from the Coast of America The 1 of Julie was fogge and snow the ayre very cold hee traverst to and againe in many overfals but by his course hee could not discerne which way the Current set but most like to the West he travers'd therein 16 or 17 dayes and could find no ground in 120 fathome 2 He discernes a maine banke of Ice in 60 deg faire weather he lancht his boate and loaded her twice therewith to dissolve to fresh-water hee sets into many overfals alongst this coast of America which coast here he conceives to be broken land 3 The S W. he stands in with the coast of America and meets with Ice 10 leagues off the water blacke and thick as puddle 8 He had beate it to the Northward and descries the land of America in 60 deg 53 min. being very high it bore S W. covered with snow he was 5 leagues off but could not come neare it for Ice 9 A storme began at N E. he cleares himselfe of the land and Ice by standing to Southwards the storme continued so that he stood to the Southwards in forecourse 17 From the 9 to the 17 he was in traverse and heere he heard a fearefull noyse of Ice he had thicke weather his roapes and sailes all frozen 18 The wind N E. extreame cold and frost the ayre very cleere his roapes were froze and it froze so extreamely that it was a maine barre to his proceedings and destruction to his men 19 He stood to Eastward with wind N E. and the same night his men conspired to beare up the helme and keep him in Cabbin they shew the reason for so doing in writing by good chance he understands thereof and prevents them The Reasons That although it were granted that we might winter betweene 60 and 70 degrees of latitude with safety of lives and vessels yet it will be May next before we can dismure them to lanch out into the Sea and therefore if the Merchants should have purpose to proceed on the discovery of the N. W. parts of America the next yeare you may be in the foresaid latitude from England by the first of May and so be furnished better with men and victuals to passe and proceed in the foresaid action Seeing then that you cannot assure us of a safe harbour to the Northward wee purpose to beare up the helme for England yet with this limitation that if in your wisedome you shall thinke good to make any discovery it seemeth there were some with him understood more then himselfe either in 60 or 57 degrees with this Northwest winde wee will yeeld our lives with your selfe to encounter any danger thus much wee thought needfull to signifie as a matter builded upon reason and not proceeding upon feare or cowardice Then being in latitude 68 and 55 min. there was no meanes to perswade them but they would beare up the helme whereupon he came out of his Cabbin to enquire who was the cause they answered one and all hoysing up sayles and directing the course South by West 22 Hee sent for the chiefest of the Mutineeres and punished them severely this day hee came by an Iland of Ice both ships launcht their boates to fetch some to make fresh-water this Iland crackt two or three times as though it had beene thunder-clappes and it brake in sunder to the great danger of his boates the one being halfe laden with Ice 25 It blew hard the course West by South with fogge and was in latitude 61 degrees and 40 minutes and findes an Inlet in this latitude 27 The South-south-East wind blew very hard with fog and raine his course West 30 The wind came in a shower to West North-west and blew hard and because the yeare was farre spent and many men sicke in both Ships he thought good to returne with great hope of this Inlet to be a passage of more probability then Davis his Straights because he found it not pestred with Ice and a straight of 40 leagues broad he saith he sayled 100 leagues West by South into the Inlet he saith also he found the variation to be 35 degrees Westward and the needle to decline or rather incline Observe 83 Degrees and a halfe the 5 of Julie he was cleere off the Inlet the 6 South-east wind and fogge the 7 8 and 9th hee passed by many great Ilands of Ice discovered an Iland upon the coast of America latitude 55 degrees 30 minutes 14 He stood off and on this coast from the 5 untill the 14 had some foule weather and made some Ilands he stands into an Inlet in 56 degrees and had good hope of a passage for divers probable reasons I finde nothing more of note but that upon the Coast of America betwixt 55 degrees 30 and 50 minutes he observed two variations the one of 17 deg 15 min. the other 18 degr 12 min. the coast was voyd of Ice unlesse some great Ilands drive from the North and that the ship had like to have perished for want of spare decks one whirlewind he saw upon this Coast take up the Sea into the Ayre extreamely that hee was entred 30 leagues within one Inlet latitude 56 degrees where if the wind had come Northerly South or East but one day he had perished 4 He had sight of the Iland of Silly the next day hee came into Dartmouth The generall Observation He set forth the 2 of May and returned homewards the 30 of Iuly his greatest latitude wee can be certaine of was 63 deg 53 min. and passing the Grand Meridian betwixt Orkney and Desolation hee had no variation his greatest was 35 degrees Westward hee neither discovered nor named any thing more then Davis nor had any sight of Groenland nor was not so farre North nor can I conceive hee hath added any thing more to this designe yet these two Davis and he did I conceive light Hudson into his Straights nor did he try in so long time being to and againe upon the Coast of America for Davis his fishing having such abundance of the largest and best fed Cod-fish that he saw his ships were never separated which shewed that they were not greatly distrest Master Iames Hall of Kingston upon Hull Pilot Major of three Ships set forth by the King of
shoare from the N E by â— to the W. by S. the N. 12 leagues off the W. part 20 leagues he had no ground at 180 fathomes and he thought hee see land bearing E N E. on the Suns side but could not make it perfectly here he found the latitude 62 deg 50. min. 2 This day he had sight of a Faire headland 6 leagues off which he called Salisburies Foreland he ran from thence W S W. 14 leagues in the midst of which he came in to a great whirling Sea whither caused by the meeting of a streames or overfals he knew not thence sayling W by S. 7 leagves farther he was in the mouth of a straight and had no ground at 100 fathomes the straight not being above 2 leagues broad in the passage in this Westerne part which from the Eastern part of Fretum Davis is distant 250 leagues 3 This day he put thorough this passage which was narrow after his men had been on land that did observe the flood-tide did come from N. flowing by the shore 5 fathoms After he had sailed West by South 10 leagues the land fell to the Southwards and the Iles to the West left him he observed and found himselfe in 61 d. 20 m. and a Sea from the Westwards He names the Cape on the Star-board C. Digges being an Iland that on the Larbord stands upon the maine named by him Cape Worstenholme here is all I finde extant of his owne writing although he lived untill Iuly following before he was exposed A large discourse of the said Voyage and the successe thereof written by Abacuk Pricket Who lived to come home They came to the Iles of Orkney and from thence to Farre one day being calme they fell to fishing and kild good store of God and Ling from thence they raise the Iles of Westmony in one of which the King of Denmarke hath a fortresse by which they passed to raise the Snow-hill-foote a mountaine so called on the N W. part of the land and in that course they see the famous Mount Hecla which cast out much fire a signe of foule weather to come they leave Island on sterne and met a maine of Ice lying upon the Northpart thereof which when they see they stood backe for a Harbour in Island called Derefer where he kild good store of Fowle from thence they put to Sea againe but the wind not serving he puts back againe into another harbour called Lowsie Bay heare they found a Bath so hot as would scald a Fowle He put forth for Groenland and thought he saw land but iâ— prooved a fog banke He raised Groenland but great store of Ice hung upon the land this land is Mountainous with hils like Suger loaves covered with Snow He coasted along betwixt W and N W. untill he saw Dissolation which is a great Iland on the N W. part of Groenland here he saw great store of Whales some came about and under the ship but did no harme From hence he directed his course N W. and would have hailed more Northerly if the winde would have suffered him in this course he see the first mountainous Ice about the last of June he raised the land N. off him he tooke the same to be that Iland which Capt. Davis set in his Chart on the W. side of this straight he would have gone to N. thereof but the winde would not suffer him so he fell on the Southside into a great ripling or overfall of a current into this current he went and made his way Northward off W. untill he met with Ice which hung on this Iland wherefore he cast about to the South and cleared himselfe and then stood to the W amongst some store of sloting Ice and upon the Ice store of Seales he still made way N W. and meetes sometimes with Ice and then againe cleare thus proceeding betwixt Ice and Ice he sees a great Iland of Ice overtumble which was a good warning to him not to come neere them the next day he had a great storme and was driven to put in amongst the Ice and there to lye some of his men fell sicke he will not say for feare though he see no other signe of griefe The storme ceasing he put from the Ice standing W S W and N W. and as the cleare Sea and Ice would suffer him seeing the sea thus continued he would seeke to the S. but the more he strove the worse he was for he was fast inclosed and began to dispaire as he after told this Writer hee thought he should never have got out of this Ice but there haue perished Wherfore he shewed him his Card that he was 100. leag further than ever any English man was and referred to their choyse to proceed further or no whereupon some wisht them at home others any where so from amongst the Ice but in this distraction there passed words which was thought upon long time after There was one told the Master that if he had a 100 pound he would give 90 therof to be at home but the Carpenter made answere and said if he had 100. he would not give 10 upon any such condition but would hold it as good money as ever he had any and by Gods leave to bring it as well home well to worke they goe and with labour get the ship cleare the sea being also cleere a league or 2 off the course now is N N W. in the end he raised high land at S. W. covered with snow and names it Desire provokes he heard the noyse of a great overfall of a tide that came out of the Land and now he could well discerne that formerly he had beene imbayed and that Time made his acquaintance so well knowne to the Ice that when wet fogge or foule weather came he should make fast to the broad peece of Ice and run and sport and fill sweete fresh water upon the same after he had brought this land to beare S off him he had a current or tyde to open the Ice being carried first one way and then another but in bayes they lay as in a pond without mooving in the Bay wherein he was thus troubled he see of those Icie mountaines on ground here was 120 and 140 fathomes of water and here he sees a Beare upon the Ice his men gave chase to him but lost him by the tydes carrying away the Ice the Beare was gone out of their reach He continued his course towards the North-West and raised land to the North and Ice where there was a Beare which came from Ice to Ice untill she came neere them and then she runne away hee stood along on the South side of this land meeting with Ice which seeing he stood into the shore and found a harbour in the West end of this Iland he went over one Rock of two fathomes and a halfe and at low water it was so much bare he names it
and Iland in 30 fathomes the tyde went E. 2 knots the land lay E and West but I could not fully say it was an Iland for it lay like a Ridge or to Simily it like to the Retyres in the mouth of the River of Saine in Normandie I do hold that all those peeces of ice here are ingendered about those low Capes and Bayes as Mansils also is where easie tides goe they are soone frose over the Snow falling there on thickneth them so that by degrees they increases the Pettiedancere brought nor sent us any storme this night ended in raine and it was easie wind from the E N E. Wee made from the Ice this morning to stand to the land Da 21 we see last night it was ebbe tyde and set to the E. and I plide alongst it to find a fit place for the boate to land in it was iust at low water for they were glad to stay the setting of their glasse untill the tyde began to flowe And after that time clock 10. they staied untill it began to fall viz. 4 houres and so I accounted on shipboard riding upon 6 fath nere shoare the water so transparent as you might easily see the bottome the ice comming upon us we weyed Anchor the wind came gently from the N. we stood it upon the tyde to and againe along the land loofing and wareing from ice which came driving with the flood At their comming on board their accompt was this that the tyde did flowe but 4. howres and that it heightned but 6. foote and this was 2 dayes after the Coniunction of the Sunne and Moone so that the flood began at ½ past 10. and ended at ½ past 2. by this a South and by W. Moon makes a full Sea and the tydes motion ends with the flowing assuredly this was Carie Swans nest for both from East and West ends it stretcheth to the North our men chast Swans on shoare but got none they say there is earth strange Mosse Quag-myres and water plashes at clocke 4. I tocke leave and stood along from 6. fathomes into 30 loosing sight thereof and from thence I stood to the Westward◠with North-West wind close haled leaving both th◠Cape and the Ice behinde mee for the Sea Mors to sleepe upon there being good store thereabout Moneths July From the Cape or Swannes Nest this noone-tyde I was Da 22 16 leagues and one mile no ground at 70 fathomes for I was loth to stay the ship at any time me thought sayling had been uncouth but at 4 this morning I had 90 fathomes owzy ground thicke weather the wind easie and shifting betwixt N and N W. my way was to Southward of West This Meridian I was in 61 deg 37 min. at 8 the last day I Da 23 tooke the ship about and made way untill this day 12 11 leagues 2 miles N W. ½ W. it hath beene a faire cleare day easie winds the ayre warme and no Ice since I came into this Sea I did but thinke I saw land at N E. by E. This smooth Sea hath a small set from the West with lippering rising and falling as other Shallow Seas use to have the deepe last night was 115 fathomes I made way to this day 12 N W. by W. ½ W. 13 leagues This close morning hid the Sunne untill noone we being Da 24 in 120 fathomes the afternoone was cleare and gently breathed from W N W. I have not tryed for fish in this Sea as I did in Fretum Hudson where I got none I thanke God here we have not the like leisure here are some Seales but few Fowles the latitude of noone was 62 deg 20 min. here appeares to be more Riplins of Tyde the variation by Azimuth and Almicanter was 26 deg 31. min. at most the Sunne went cleare to bed and at midnight we had 60 fathomes deepe This morning Amplitude was 5 deg the Refraction is Da 25 great here and the Horizons thicke which begets uncertainties besides the Needle yet is very slow in comming to his respective point I now hope for warmer weather and clearer Sea than heretofore at noone I had 55 fathomes in latitude to 62 deg 36 min. since last day I made way N by E. 18 leagues faire weather the Sunne went downe cleare Ioy to our Antipodes the Henban flashing all night was a Da 26 hot day in as England in the morning I had 58 fathomes and white Corall the latitude 63 deg 20 min. the way since last day was N. 4 deg East 18 leagues since clocke 4 wee lay Larbord Tack N. W. it was a few drops of raine this Evening yet the Sunne set cleare and wee had deepe 65 fathomes at midnight and then was in the Ayre many Pettie-dancers The last night was so hot as it dryed up 15 fathomes water Moneths Iuly Da 27 for this morning we had but 50 the wind was betweene W and N N W. here was great store of Rockeweed and Tangle In the Ripline of a Tide I caused the boat to be lanched in 31 fathomes the Tyde came from N. by W. ½ a mile in an houre All this day the fog banks hath deceived mee but now I am sure I see land both the maine and Ilands of which there are many lying about 2 leagues into the Sea all ragged and broken rocks within this land bore from N. E. by E. to W. by S. here are great store of fish leaping and fairer weather cannot be I have sent the boat to land and to my comfort three things I could espie by the shore that it was flood Tyde and that it came from the Southward and that it doth flow and fall very much water before we came neere the Iland wee came over a banke of 8 fathomes and neerer the Iland we fell into 15. there seeming upon the land to be Poles erected and buildings of stone and other hillocks like Haycocks The boat went on land at clocke 6. and stayed 3 glasses or one houre and ½ in which time it flowed neere sixe foot it was flood before they went for while they were rowing to shore I did observe it had flowed at least 3 foot by certain rocks that were dry at our first approach they say that it had about 9 foot to flow at clocke 8. the tide returned and set to S. W. ward which sheweth that it runs halfe tide or else the Main beyond it is an Iland about which the tyde may have an uncontrary course as in some of the Sounds of the Iland of Selly at Englands W. end this Iland doth lie in 64 d. 10. m. of latitude and I took this place to be the N. E. side of Sir Thomas Buttons ut ultra I could see to the N. E. ward of this at least 10 leagues but no land at E. or S. E. it being as cleare an evening as could be imagined the land to be seene was from the N N. E. to the
the Iles of Gods mercy the Master sent this Author over to discover this Iland to the North and North-West he met with a covery of Partridges and kild onely the old one it was barren land having nothing thereon but water plashes and torne Rockes as though it had beene subiect to earthquakes to the North of this Iland there is a great bay or Sea they know not what it may prove there was a great Iland of Ice on ground which with the spring tide was set on float and carried to the N W. but came not backe within sight here they found some drift wood on shoare From thence he stood to S W. to double the land to the W. off him through many peeces of Ice at length he found a cleare Sea and raised land to the N W. whereupon he stood more to S. then before and fell amongst Ice which he would have doubled to the N. but could not then he stood to the S W. amongst the Ice and strove to get to the land but could not for the Ice from out of this bay he stood to the North and was soone cleare of the Ice then he stood to S. W. and W. where he was inclosed with land and Ice having land on the one side from the S. to the N W. and on the other side he see land from E. to W. but the land that lay to the N. and lay E. and W. was but an Iland he went so farre as he could and made fast to the Ice the tyde brought upon him but the ebbe did open and made way and 7 or 8 houres he was cleare and with the great Ilands of Ice was carried to the N W. He stands to the W. along the S. shoare and raised 3 Capes or headlands one above another the middlemost is an Iland with a Bay which he thinkes will prove a good harbour he names them Prince Henries Forland when he had laid these he raised another which was the extreame part of the land looking towards the N. upon it are two hils but one above the rest like an humlocke he names it King Iames his Cape to the N. of this lyes certaine Ilands he names it Queen Annes Forland he still followed the N. shoare beyond the Kings Forland there is a Bay wherein lyeth some broken land and close to the maine but he passed by on the night From thence he stood to the N. and W. to double this land againe and fell with land that stretched from the maine like a shoare from S to N. and from N to W. and downe to S again here a storme takes him and he stands to N. and raises land then he stood to S. againe for he was loathat any time to see the N. shoare the storme continuing and he comming to the S. he found himselfe shot to the W. a great way which he mervailed at considering his leaward way to S. W. ward off this land there is a hill he named Mount Charles to the N. and beyond this is an Iland that to the East hath a fore head land and beyond it to the W. other broken land where he thinks may be found a good harbour he names this Cape Salisbury He then left those lands to the North-East and fell into a ripline or overfall of a current which he thought to be shoald water but had no ground he put on still in sight of the South-land and raised land 2 leag from the maine he tooke it to be the North maine but it proved an Iland having a very faire Head-land to the West which he named Cape Digges on the other side to the East was another Cape or head-land which he called Cape Worstenholme betwixt which two he sailed South He sends the Boate on shore to Digges his Iland and in her going she was overtaken by a storme of Raine Thunder and Lightning they came to the N East-side being high-land but with much adoe going to the highest part they find some plaine ground and Deere 4 or 5. And after 16 in one Heard but could not come nigh them with Musket shot Thus going from place to place they see to the West a Hill higher then all the rest it was steepe and they could not get vp to it but on the South-west side and on that side was a great water pond from whence on the South runneth a streame of water as much as would drive a Mill falling into the Sea and in this place bred great store of Fowle and the best grasse grew there they had seene since their comming from England they found Sorrell and Scurvey-grasse in great aboundance they found likewise Hills made like to hay-cockes within which were great store of Fowle hanged by the neckes they tooke many of them and downe a valley carried them to their Boate. In this time the Master had brought in the Ship betweene the two lands shot off some peeces to call the boat on board for it was a fogge they perswaded him to stay heere for refreshing but he would not but sailed downe to the S. the land beares E from him and the same Maine that he had all the time followed he looseth the sight thereof because it fell away to the East and after he had sailed 25 or 30. leag he came to shallow water broken ground and Rockes which he passed to the S. and in a storme of winde the water still shoalding he came to anchor in 15 fathomes After this he wayed and stood S E. for so the Land laid and came to have land on both sides then he anchored and sent the Boate on land the Land on the W. was a very narrow point and to the S. there was a large Sea He stood to the South betweene these two Lands in this place not above two leagues and in the sight of the East-shore in the end he lost sight thereof and came into the bottome of a bay into 6. or 7. fathom water then he stands vp againe to the N. by the West-shore vntill he came to an Iland in 53 deg where he tooke in water and ballast From thence he passed to the N. but some 2 or 3 dayes after there fell some reasoning concerning their comming into this Bay and going out the Master takes occasion to reviue old matters and displaces his Mate Robert Ivet and also his Boate-swaine for words spoken in the great Bay of Ice he places Robert Bylot his Mate and William Wilson Boate-swaine and then stands vp to the N vntill he raised land and then downe to the S. then vp againe to the N. and then downe to the S. and on Michaelmas day he came in and went out from certaine Ilands which he sets downe for Michalmas Bay from thence he stood to the N. and came into shole water the weather thicke and foule He anchored in 6 or 7 fadomes and lay there 8 dayes before which time he could
protract this Voyage to try whether this ut ultra proved a Bay or no must begin here and proceed to Carys Swans nest From this noone untill midnight he stood N. E. by N. 18. leagues with much winde and goowne Sea From midninght being in 15. fathoms the weather hazy the winde S. W. he stood off N. E. by North 12. leagues till noone seeing the weather like to be bad and at 3. in the morning he found his depth not answerable to his expectation for he had but 25. fathom and at â— past 3. 21. fathom hee stood S. E. till 4. that morning and had 30. fathom 27. About 6. this morning hee gave order to take in his Skiffe the weather clearing he saw land N. and by E. about 5. leagues off and was as the other land that hee last sawe something higher and having edged in with the land from this morning 6. untill noone the land was N. E. and by E. from him From noone untill 6. in the evening he steered E. one point without the land 4. leagues at 6. he anchored 32. fathom It was then slake water for at 8. came a strong set from N. by E. at 11 the winde S. S. W. and blew much hee weighed and stood away N. E. with his Fore and Mision Sayles 28 At midnight he put out all sayles and stood N. E. away 4. leagues untill morning 4 having depth then 73. fathom he edged in N. and N. and by E. upon that tyre hee found the night before and runne from this morning 4. untill noone 6. leagues N somewhat Easterly This noone with bould winde S. he loost up for the shore to get an oppertunity if possibly to send his Boat on land to have found which had beene the flood and which the ebbe but when he came within 2. leagues of shore hee found the Bay all broken ground and the Sea full of breaches a good way off the shore and some within one mile under his Lee. The weather growing suddenly very thick he came to an anchor at one a clock in the afternoone and sent the Boat on Land but they had not beene from him halfe a Glasse but it grew so thick that he caused Muskets to bee shot to call the Boat back againe at the end of 5. Glasses they returned saying that having rode halfe an houre at anchor they could discerne no tyde no more could he in the Ship In this place it is a Bay full of small Iles neere the shore under the high land and as he rode bore on him N. N. E. Easterly and S. W. at clock 4. the winde began to blow very much hee wayed and stands E. N. E. of with a S. S. W. winde untill 6. that night the winde encreasing to a great storme he takes in his maine and top sayles and stands away E. N. E. with a foresayle at 8. a clock he had 63. fathom and so standing one houre longer it began to shoald contrary to expectation he came into 50. fathom for that to fore running Eastward hee alwaies depened his water which now shoalding he edged of E. till midnight they had but 44. fathom which perceiving he found that he was imbayed therefore to prevent further danger he strook sayle and lay to Halle 29. From midnight untill 3. this morning he lay on Hull having the water so shoald and at 3. the weather clearing a little with the increase of the daylight hee saw land from the E. by S. to the N. N. E. Easterly which perceiving hee set his Sayles and flats about his Ship head and stood W. of till noone 4. Leagues Thus at noone it falling calme and hazie he anckors with his ledge Anckor hee feared all the coast along to bee rockie ground and being thus at anckor at 23. Fadome he had at 2. a Clock a little cleare and saw the Land not pastt 2. Leagues from him from the N. to the W. S. W. which together with the Land which he saw in the morning from S. to the E. by S. N. E. Easterly gave him assurance that he was imbayed for that he could not be of that Easterne Land above 7. Leagues Being thus at a Non plus himselfe by observation the day before by his reckoning since to be as far Northerly fully as 65. d. It troubled him something and especially to see the Easterne Land to treul away Southerly well the wind comming about to N. N. E. hee came out of this hee called a Bay and saith hee was enforced therein by extremity of a S. W. wind and yet hee saith that by his not far standing from the West side this Bay cannot be above 16. or 17. Leagues over from Land to Land and in his running hee found the depth of it to be not above 4. and 5. and 30. Leagues But as a wise Gentleman and one well understood in the Rules of Navigation who having exactly surveyd these journall writs in the Margent I cannot find that it proved a Bay nor is it one by any thing herein written and for other things knowne is none About 5. in the afternoone the wind encreased to a great storme he tooke in his Sayles and went away with a free and sprit sayle having 46. Fadome and betweene 7. and 8. hee came after to 62. Fadome and in a cleere hee saw the Land E. and by S. 3. Leagues off From the time that he set sayle this afternoone untill 8. at night he ranne 7. Leagues S. S. W. the wind at N. N. E. At Clock 10. hee stood S. E. hoping to have found the Land to wind away and running but â…“ of an houre he came to smooth water upon a suddaine and had but 26. Fadome And the weather being yet hazie hee saw the Land faire by him bearing E. S. E. very high Land then he edg'd of untill midnight S. S. E. Easterly having come since 8. a Clock 5. Leagues From Midnight Land still in Verioe he edg'd off W. N. W. and at 2. in the morning hee came into 65. Fadome then hee edg'd of W. and S. W. and S. S. W. untill 4. in the morning when the storme was so violent that he was driven to steere away before it with his fore course at 5. this morning by the extremity of the Sea he sunk his long Boate. All this morning he steered untill S. S. S. W. 5. Laagues along the shoare and every stache hee saw the Land not above 3. Leagues from him from 8. untill Noone hee steered S. 5. Leagues then the storme began to lesson and he put out more Sayle And this Easterne Land hee saw to beare S. S. E. Easterly from him and lyeth as neere as he could Iudge S. Westerly and Westerly From Noone untill Midnight hee stood away S. S. E. 13. Leagues and from Midnight untill this noone S. S. E. 6 Leagues and 4. Leagues S. S. W. 31. This day at Noone it was cleere and by his observation
this was in 62. d. 57. m. Latitude the wind comming to the East S. E. and E. by S. be stands to the N. wards desirous to keepe that Land still in sight or at least to get the shoalding thereof at Clock 2. the wind encreased to the taking in of both top Sayles about 6. it turned about to E. N. E. and to N. E. by E. he tacks about to the Southwards having run N. wards 4 Leagues N. by E. about 8. it blew to both Bonnets off and hee stood with two courses making way untill Midnight S. and by E. 2. Leagues and other 2. Leagues untill 4. S. and by E. 10. This morning he lay to Hull the weather extreame and hazie and so thick that he could not see a pistalshot from him in this time hee drew 2. Leagues S. S. E. and this is to be noted that he had 3. stormes in 4. dayes and for 17. or 18. dayes last past he had not had past 6. hoâ—â—es cleere at any time nor beene 20. houres without a stiffe blowne cold and English storme After 3. this aftenoone it sell flat calme hee sets both his Sayles and stood to the N. untill Evening 6. the wind about N. E. at 6. seeing the wind would not permit him to seize in that N shoare he stood to the Southward the weather thick and exceeding uncomfortable his way was I. League N. N. W. S. W. by W. 2. Leagues and one League S. S. E. 2. From Midnight a League S. S. E. the weather thick and foggie the Wind Easterly From this day noone untill Midnight E. by S. 4. Leagues and 2. Leagues N. and by E. the wind hanging still to the Northwards and hazie weather his depth betweene 70. and 75. Fadome hee coveted still to hold sight of the N. shoare but it pleased not God it should be so Therefore with patience he stood away as neere as he could but â—y his standing Northwards his water still shoalded so as 〈…〉 the Lâ—â—d still winded to the Eastward 3. From Middight untill Noone 7. Leagues N. E. from thence 4. Leagues E. by S. till Midnight 4. From Midnight untill 5. this morning N. and by E. â— Leagues from thence he stood E. S. E. foggie weather with some cleeres From noone untill 10. at night 6. leagues E. N. E. his depth shoalding from 65. to 40. sathom the weather thick and bad he stood 2. leagues West by North. At 2. this morning hee stands 2. leagues N. E. and untill noone 7. leagues S S. W. and past 4. this morning he sees land about 2. leagues off beating from E. to S. He writeth that the sight of it grieved him much so that now he made himselfe assured of that which he did but doubt before which was that they joyne to the Easterne part of the Bay from whence he came but I doe otherwise beleeve All the afternoone he stood a long the shore edging into 7. fathom and crosse a Race which set N. E. and S. W. and continued about halfe a Glasse At 4. a clock the N. W. point of the land did beare from him N. W. by N. about a mile of then steering within lesse then one mile of this cape-Cape-land for so it was and a faire one of a low one as ever hee saw you shall have 9. and 10. fathom and shall open a very safe Bay the Easterne land whereof will beare from you E. by N. 4. leagues off In this Bay he handed all his sayles thinking to have ridde and watered but his anchor being downe and his Boat almost out one of his Masters Mates said he descried land from the top Mast head S. and by E. the newes whereof made him wonder for that they all knew this was the land they had seene the last yeere which they too kt to be an Iland He sent up Captaine Ingram who assured him it was land whereupon he hoysed up his anchor and set sayle and stood S. and by E. and S. and came into 30. fathom so missing this land hee anchored night at hand in 30 fathom At 2 this morning he weighed to better his deepe and to goe neere the land he thought he had seene in 2. Glasses hee lessed his deepe 3. fathom so steering S. S. E. he came to 46. and 56. fathom in 2. Glasses About 5. in the morning the wind came about to the N. by E. he stands E. close upon a wind and came to 125. at noone without sight of land whereby hee was assured that it was the imagined last yeeres Iland From yesterday noone untill this noone 14. leagues S. E. by E. and 6. leagues E N. E. the weather somewhat cleare but not fit to make observation after noone the Gale hards on he strooke his lofty sayles the Sea somewhat growne the day cleerest and fairest of 16. or 17. dayes before From noone this day until midnight E. N. E. 8. leag this night 11. the weather grew bad and hee saith the Sea beat of his Beaks head at which time he took in sayles and came to Hull From midnight before untill this day noone hee drive on Hull 3. leagues S. S. E the weather foggie raine and wind but somewhat lesse At 2. in the morning the storme being broke up and Sea downe he set sayles and had driven since noone before S. S. E. 4 leagues the winde betwixt N. N. E. and N. E. At 8. this morning he had 50. fathom the thick was cleered and he see land to beare on him East From 2. this morning the time of his setting of sayle hee made N. E. by N. Northerly 7. leagues the morning was foggie but the day proved faire At noone they had a good observation and all that did observe agreed in one and to be in 61. d. 38. m. Latitude hee made way to the shore E. by N. Northerly 2. leagues and came to an anchor at clock 2. in 17. fathom the land bearing from N. E. by N. to E. S. E. After 3. this afternoone the winde comming to the E. N. E. he set sayle and stood to the Northward and about 5. this evening coasting along the shore the Northland seemed like small Ilands and broken lands the sight whereof made him desirous to put in amongst them but the winde would not permit at clock 5. the weather thickned and the land bore from N. E. Easterly to S. E. from him 4. leagues This land was a very low and a smooth land from hence he stood off to the Westward till midnight his depth from 14. to 95. fathom his course W. N. W. Northerly 7. leagues At Midnight having the same depth the wind was at noone N. northerly he stood about to eastward 10. Leagues E. N. E. Somewhat before noone this day it cleered and in 12. Fadome hee saw the Land 2. Miles off and upon the same hee saw 5. white Beares so standing of the coller of his main stay broke which caused him to
beare up with the S. most part of the Land he saw to the intent to lend his Boate on Land for water and to try from whence the flood came at 1. in the afternoon he anchored in a Bay in 4. Fadome smooth groud but rockie for he could see it under him He sent his man well mand and armed who found water instantly they found not farre from them 2. old houses broken and fallen downe to the ground wherein were the skulls and bones of deadmen Images and toyes such as they found by digging with their hands under the ruines of the decayed houses with some dozen of small Mors teeth His opinion is that this were the ruines of some who by mischance had miscarried there by wrack of their Boate or being inforced to water there made their best provision they could to endure it but the extremity being so strong for them and the place neither affording meanes for them to repaire their Canooes the ruines whereof he found some for fuell for fire to comfort them in Winter hee gesses this killed them for had they beene any other then such as were thus enforced by such extremity they would not have left such things behind them as they found for there nature is wheresoever they come to have few things of worth or value behind them much lesse doth hee thinke they have left their Images which hee perveiveth they account their gods And there was Mors teeth for which and the treyne thereof they make all their Sommers travells and labours Thus his Boate having brought him water he ried all that day with wind of Land and observed that the flood came from N. and the ebbe from S. making a full stay that day betweene 3. and 4. a Clocke Having watered he weighed and steered untill 4. this morning N. W. by W. 7. Leagues the wind N. N. E. It grew thick with fogg at 4. in the Evening hee tackt about to the Eastward till 83. Leagues N. E. by E. the thick cause him to take to the W. ward and till Midnight he made way N. W. and by W. 3. Leagues From midnight untill morning 6. he stood in E. N. ½ northerly 4. Leagues he tackt about untill 10. a Clock 3. Leagues N. W. and by N. At which time hee came to an Anchor in 85. Fadome and found the tyde of Flood to come from the N. Land ebbe from the S. and ruld within 6. or 7. Leagues of shore it bearing N. E. and by E. This Evening 8. he stood with N. and by E. winde N. W. and by 44. Leagues untill midnight at noone before hee had an observation 62. d. 19. m. this day hee saw great store of geese fly to the Southwards which hee tooke to bee a token that the Winter did aproach the weather was very faire and cleere From midnight untill 7. this morning his way W. 5. Leagues N. W. and by W. the wind as before the weather faire and cleere and most likly to prove so to continue of any he had so seene since he came for his wintering From 7. this morning untill 2. in the afternoone hee stood to the E. ward and made way 4. Leagues N. E. and by E. From 2. the wind wearing he stood to the E. ward and made way untill midnight 7. Leagues N. W. From midnight untill morning hee held the same course 4. Leagues N. W. northerly it grew calme and he was within 5. Leagues of a faire Head land hee came to Anchor in 65. Fadome the Land bare from the N. N. W. to the W. S. W. both Lands hee deemed to bee distant 10. Leagues it being calme with windward Tyde hee wayed Anchor hoping to get to the Northward of this faire Head land and that the height of that Land would bring him into deeper water After he was loos'd he was sagged into the Bay from 62. to 50. fathome a small gale comming on hee stood off into 60. fathome when it fell calme he anchored againe this day was faire and cleere he obserued in 62. d. 38. m. This Cape was a very faire Head land and the northerne part is much higher then the westerne but it is all the other Land is of this straight except 15. leagues on this side his wintering place which was woody else on this side it is all barred and rockie but a bad shoare to saile along This forenoone calme but faire and cleere weather and the onely Somers day hee had since his comming from his wintering being at Anchor bewixt the Cape and the W. point he saw the Land to make with two Bayes the further point of the southerne Bay being from the northerne Land of that Bay W. and by S. southerly and the North point E. and by N. northerly And the other Bay from this point to the Cape it selfe lieth E. northerly and S. westerly at noone he observed in 62. d. 42. m. At 4. the afternoone he set sayle and with small winde at 5. he stood with the Cape the weather being cleere and faire hee sent to the Cape to turne the Tyde being thwart of the Cape the point is low with an underland and some 2. Cables length from shore ia a low flat little Iland the land you shall open to the Northward lieth N. W. Westerly hee boat or bore he edged of and anchored within one mile of the land having opened the land to the westward of the Cape he anchored 15. fathom and rid there all night to try the tyde for that his Boat had brought word that it was ebbe tyde and that it set to the Northward which did agree with the tyde he found on the Eastland where hee watered but from the time he now anchored being between 10. and 11. at night and 3. the next morning he set sayle hee could not finde any certainty but what followed This morning was calme but the night before was full of strange Harbours as they call them which is a streame in the Element like the flame that commeth forth the mouth of a a hot oven which upon this Coast how faire soever the weather bee when you see them yet it is an infallible signe of a storme to follow within 24. houres after as it proved by this and divers times before At 3. this morning without certenty of the Tyde a small gale S. he wayed and advised with Captaine Gibbins and Captaine Ingram and with the rest what course was best to bee taken they resolved this Land falling away N. W. and by W. westerly and having 113. Fadome within a Mile of the shore to stand away N. N. W. alougst the shore resolving not to leave this Land untill he were fully satisfied standing thus untill 8. at night being some 7. Leagues of the Cape he saw an Iland of the westermost Land that bore from him W. N. W. 7. or 8 Leagues off hee had then 100. Fathome and stood N. N. W. as before At
noone the weather was close and began to blow hee was then 15. Leagues N. N. W. from the Cape he doth not write whether true course or no but in all the former Hopes Advance unto this Cape I have writ by him according to the true course and had 95. Fadome which made him assure himselfe that the Land winded a way more northerly and thereupon at noone hee stood away N. E. and by N. hoping that course would have bettered his depth but on the contrary for in 2. glasses he shoalded to 60. Fathoms then he hayled away E. S. E. assuring what experience had often shown him that as the water shoalded so the Land winded At 3. in the afternoone the weather thick the wind increasing and hee in 60. Fathome knowing there was no better depth to the N. ward hee stood E. S. E. till 8. at night having 50. Fathome the weather bad and night at hand hee stood about and kept it up with short sayle all that night betweene S. W. and by W. and W. S. W. From midnight till 7. this morning as from 8. last night till midnight thus standing brought him into 80. fathom he cast about to the Eastward with much winde at S. S. W. hazy and thick weather he heeled it up in courses and Bonnets till clock 2. they being starke calmed as it is a speciall note every Blower ends with a starke calme in those parts being then in 65. fathom E. he anchored and rid untill 4. in the evening when a smal gale rising at S. S. W. he waighed and stood S. E. guiding himselfe by his depth for the winde would not give him leave to better his hopes 17. From midnight to 8. this morning as the night before after that time there is small worth the Luke to write upon thaverse and his greatest depth 140. fathom untill the next day in the afternoone and then he had sight of the same Cape he sent his Boat unto the 14. day before It bore from him N. N. W. by compasse about 7. leagues so he steered S. S. W. untill midnight having runne since he set sayle at 2. in the afternoone 10. leagues S. E. and by E. Concluding he writeth that he came to 43. fathom which shoalding was upon the North part of the Iland he watered upon and that this Iland and the said Cape where his Boat was at the 14. day lyeth S. S. E. ½ Easterly and N. N. W. ½ Northerly about 10. leagues betweene both This morning day light he see the land bearing from S. W. by S. at which time he had 65. fathom 19. From 2. this morning untill noone he made away E. â—8 by N. 10. leagues At 7. he saw land on head at least 12. leagues of him he judged it to bee the high land of the Maine within Sir Dudley Diggs his Iland and yet to beare of him as it did it was strange unto him but he saith that Captaine Gibbons confidence was such as that hee must not let passe unspoken of for albeit that hee is so neere in blood as that modestie will not allow of his speaking too much of his merit yet hee will boldly say thus much of his sufficiency as hee assures himselfe he shall make it appeare at his returne if God please to let him live so long as that he is not short of any man that ever yet he carried to Sea All that he can say of him further is that for his Countries good and for the advancement of this businesse we have in hand he could wish his body were answerable to his other abilities which were it not himselfe but many and bis Country most would bee the better for it But that God that made us all of dust will not faile to raise up some good spirits he hopes for the further prosecution of this businesse as that by their honest endeavours and religious Resolutions they will effect that which as yet is not ripe for his Sickle but that God which best knowes what the truth of his endeavours have beene in this businesse he hopes will not faile to give a blessing to some that shall follow and for his part he desires to be blest no otherwise than as he hath sincerely laboured in it and therefore he must conclude and ever beleeve according to the word that Paul plants Apollo waters and God gives the increase So that untill his good will and pleasure is all that we doe cannot in this ought else prevaile At noone the weather faire and cleare he had a good observation by which Captaine Gibbons was well assured but himselfe and some others discenting from him in the bearing of the land from them were deceived in the set of the tyde which in his going out last yeere mightily carried him to the Northward as now as much to the Southward which then nor till now was not found by any of them all He steered open of the Land N. N. E. with tyde 5. leagues untill evening 4. and at 2. he had 307. fathom At 6. in the evening small winde C. Wolstenholme bore S. E. 7. leagues of the Westerne point of the westerne Iland S. E. by S. ½ S. 5. leagnes off he kept it up that he might get about the Westermost point of Nottinghams Iland it lying 8. leagues from Diggs his Iland there thinking to trie the tyde and from thence he purposed to goe to the N. maine betweene Salisbury and Nottinghams Ile to try the distance betweene them it being all he could doe for this yeere About 8. this morning the weather thick and he not above 4. leagues from Ile Nottingham in 64. fathom he anchored and as he remembreth to his comfort being ebbe hee found it a very strong one from S. S. E. to S. E. and by S. At noone slack it was a fresh gale at S. W. hee waighed to get about to the Westward of the Iland about 2 it blew hard and was thick weather with raine and thunder and within a mile of the shore It fell starke calme upon a sudden then he was iu a great ripling in 20. fathom water the Sea all breaches round about him like a Raffe which deserying he stood off with little winde along the Iland and found his drift more in lesse then in one Glasse Then hee could run a head before with both top-sayles on trip and a stiffe gale in 2. houres hee came to anchor to be fully satisfied of the tyde But when the tyde came it came with such force strength out of the N. W. and by N. as hee had much adoe to ride at and could not have ridde it had not he steered the ship all the tyde time the â—ight hee writes did comfort him for what was to be done hereafter for by the course of this tyde and hâ—s owne knowledge of the land being to the Westward of that place 200. leagues is 86. on the Sea and might very
26. Leagues distant from Mill I le North West by West true course being first amongst the Ice hee perceived a great Tyde to set to and fro and had 120. Fathome ozie ground at 80. Fathomes the wind comming to the North and setting him somwhat Southward had 110. Fathomes thus seeing great aboundance of Ice in this place and the more he got to the North Westward the shoalder it was the Ice being foule and durty as not bred far from shades hee determined to stand to the Estward to be better informed of the Tyde 6. The morning standing to the Eastward hee brooke a planck and two timbers in his ships bow which after hee had mended he proceeded to the East along the North shore which Land stretcheth along from Resolution within the streights and is the West side thereof 7. This day he saw the Land it being but low and the Sea shoald in respect of other places having 10. or 12. Fathome about a League from shore and some 30. or 35 Fathomes 5. or 6. Leagues from shore having very good channell ground some 18. or 20. Leagues off as small stones and shells but the farther of the more ozie Also here runneth a very great Tyde to the Northward with this evening hee found to be the Tyde of ebbe For comming neere the shore about Clock 7. hee went on Land with his Boate and found it so he stayed on Land about an houre and an halfe in which time the water fell about 3. foote and a halfe and a South South East Moone maketh a full Sea They saw no signe of people to have beene here this yeare but other yeares before they could well see by divers places where their Tents had stood and perhaps their time of fishing was not yet come there being such great abundance of Ice as yet 8. This day the wind was West 9. This day was almost calme and he reckoned to be neere the shore 10. This day hee entermined to stand to I le Notingham to trye the Tyde there the wind South West so as hee turned it up untill night the wind came to North North West 150. Fathome deepe so as hee stood away to the West ward and left the stateth of Notinghams Ile having a great swelling Sea out of the West with the wind that had blowne which put him in some hopes 11. This morning hee saw Land West from him and had no ground at 130 standing along by the Land which then lay North West and by West the next morning hee was thwart of a Bay then standing over to a faire Cape or Head land hee saw in the afternoone it was almost calme being about a League from Land hee sent his Boate to try the Tyde and they stayed about 3. houres going at 5 and returning at 8. and brought word that it was falliâ—g water and that whilst they were on shore it had ebbe two foote also they affirmed that the flood came from the N. in this place whâ—ch he perceived by the Ship shee setting a pace to the N. although it was no wind also they might see by the Rocks that the water was â—aâ—â— this made him doubtfull of a passage that way Master Bylot named this Cape Comfort for the reasons before and not a league from Land is 140. Fathome water here a S E. Moone makes a full Sea the Latitude is 65 and 86. d. 10. W. from London But this suddaine comfort was soone quailed as hee saith for the next day having doubted the Cape and proceeded not above 10. or 13. Leagues but hee saw the Land Trent from the Cape to the Westward untill it bare from him N. E. and by E. and very thick pestered with Ice And the further he proceeded N. ward he found shoalder water and more Ice and small show of any Tyde at 6. he had 130. Fathom soft ozie and at noone had 150. Fad This was the furthest of this voyage being in Latitude 65. 25. and Longitude from London 86. 10. for seeing the Land so farre to the E. of him 9. or 10. Leagues off and the Ice hee was fully perswaded this was but a Bay and so turned the ship homeward without any further search 14. The wind at S. E. that he could make but small way back againe the next morning it was foule weather and hee Anchored in a small Iulet neere Cape Comfort on the N. when here he found a S. and by E. Moone to make a full Sea but could not discerne from whence the flood came for it was bad weather at Sea 16. The afternoon the wind came N. W. stiffe gale and hazie he wayed and stood along the shore by the 16. at noon he went with a great quantity of Ice lying within the point of Land amongst this Ice hee saw a great number of Sea Moâ—s not seing any in all the streights but in this place and those very fearefull not suffering any Ship or Boate to come neere them by Clock 8. he was come to this S. shore point which he called Sea horses Pointe where he came to Anchor in open Sea the better to try the Tyde where he and all his company apparantly found that in this place the Tyde came from S. E. and the Ebbe from N. W. he wayed after hee had found this and stood over with a stiffe gale of wind which continued all day and at night it was very foule weather and sowre stormes By Clock 2. he was come to Anchor on the N W side of Notinghams Iland where 2. or 3. small Iles lye off from the greater which makes very good sounds and harbour about this I le he had store of Ice but nothing as in other places he staid here untill the 27. day with much foule weather many storms often fogg and uncertaine winds many times he wayed Anchor to goe to that side of the I and where the Ship rod when Cap. Button was in her finding in other places of this â—le the Tyde of flood came from the S. E. ward and the time of high water upon the change of day to bee at 10. and halfe an houre past and not after as they supposed before in 10. dayes he stayed about this I le he fitted his Ships with ballast and other necessaries 26. This day being indifferent faire weather hee pâ—ssâ—d betweene Salisbury and Notinghams Iles at the S. point thereof where lie many small lone Iles without the which to have Anchored had beene a fit place to have found out the true set of the Tyde but the Mr. being desirous to have come to the same place where he had rod before stood along by this I le to the W. ward and came to an Anchor in the Eddie of this broken grounds where the Ship rod at no cetainety of the Tyde 27. This morning was soule weather with much raine and wind that the Reager Anchor would not hold at 8. Fathomes scope but was driven into deeper water
little wind hee stood to the N. ward the winde having been contrary the most part of the moneth bu it was strange to see the Ice so much consumed in so little space for now hee could come to the 3. Ilands formerly named and stand off to the Westward almost 20. Leagues without let of Ice untill hee came to 74. 30. m. Latitude then hee put amongst scattered Ice plying all this moneth every day gazing some what nothing worthy of Note hoping that hee might see many of those fishes with long hornes which they cal Sea Vnicornes the weather variable few dayes without snow and freezing but Midsommer day his sayles tackling were frozen that they could not and them yet the cold is not so extreame but that it may bee well endured hee being still within sight of Land Hee came into an open Sea in 75. 40. Latitude which newly received his hope of a passage and because the wind was contrary he stood 20. Leagues of the shore and then he stood in againe and anchored to try the Tyde but found small comfort shortly after the wind came to South East and blew very hard with thicke and foggy weather he set â—ayle and runne along the shoare the second day and the next day hee came by a fayre Cape hee named Sir Dudley Diggs his Cape in Latitude 76. 35. It hath a small Island close adjoyning to it the wind still increasing he past by a goodly sound 12 leagues distant from the former Cape having a small Island in the middle making 2 currents under this Island he Anchored 2 houres the Ship drove although he had two Anchors on ground Whereupon he was forced to weigh and stand forth he called this sound Wolftenholmes Sound It hath many Inlets or smaller sounds and is a fit place for killing of Whales This morning a storme began at West that blew away his fore-course continuing so that he was not able to beare any sayle but lay to Hull and when it cleared up he found himselfe imbayed in a great Sound then he set sayle and stood over to the S. W. side and Anchored in a Bay where he lost both Cable and Anchor the winde blowing so extreamely from the hill tops that he could get no place to Anchor in but was forced to stand too and againe in the sound the bottome being all freze over in the afternoone it was lesse wind and hee set forth In this sound was great number of Whales hee called it Whale-sound in latitude 77. 30. this day was faire weather and he kept along by the land untill he came unto a great banke of yce which was backt with land which hee seeing determined to stand backe againe some 8. leagues to an Island he called Hauclites I le It lyeth betweene two great sounds the one Whale-sound and the other Sir Tho. Smiths sound this last runneth to the N. of 78. and is admirable in one respect because in it is the greatest of variation of the Compasse of any part of the knowne World For by divers good observations hee found it to bee above 5. points or 56. varied to the N. ward this Sound seemeth to bee good for killing of Whales it being the greatest and largest in all the Bay the cause why he minded to stand to this Island was to seeke for Whale-Finnes this night he Anchored with foule weather that his Boate could not land the next day the Wind more outward 9. the Sea growne so that he wayed spending two dayes before he could get a good place to Anchor in This day it cleared up and he spyed a company of Islands lying 12 or 13 leagues off from shoare he minded to go to them but the Wind tooke him short and hee being loath to spenâ— more time tooke the opportunity thereof and left the search of those slles which he called Caryes Isles Then he stood to the W. ward with open Sea a stiffe gale of wind untill this day when it fell calme and foggy he being neere the entrance of a faire Sound which hee called Alderman Iones his sound This afternoone it being cleare and faire weather he sent his Boate on land the ship being under sayle but the wind beginning to blow they returned saying they saw many Sea Mors by the shoare amongst the yce but no signe of people so farre as they were nor any good place to Anchoâ— in then having the wind E. N. E. hee run along the shore it beginning now to trent to the South and shewing it selfe to bee a Baye This day he was open of another great Sound he called Sir Iames Lancasters Sound here his hope of passage began to lessen every day more then other for from this sound to the Southward he had a ledge of Ice betweene the shoare and him but the Sea was cleere to the S. of it hee kept close to this Ice vntill this day and then hee was in 71. deg 16. min. and plainely perceiued the land to 70. deg 30. min. then hauing much lâ—t about him hee stood to the E. ward supposing to haue beene soone cleere and to haue kept on that side the Ice vntill he had come into 70. deg and then to haue stood in againe but iâ— prooued quite contrary to his expectation for hee was forced to runne aboue 60. leagues through Ice and many times fast that hee could goe no way although so hee kept his course duâ— E. and when hee had gotten into the open Sea hee kept so neere the Ice that many times hee had much to doe to get cleere yet could not get neere the land vntill hee came to 68. when hee see the shoare but could not come to it by 7. or 8 leagues for the great aboundance of Ice and this was on the 24. day of Iuly then hee spent 3. dayes to see if hee could anchor to trie the Tide but the Ice led him into 65. 40. min. latwhere hee left the west shore because that then hee was in the Indraâ—â— of Cimberland Inlet hee knew no certainties noâ— hope of passage could bee there Now seeing that hee had made an end of his discouery and the yeere being too farre spent to goe for the bottome of the Bay to search for drift Finnes hee determined to goe for the Coast of Groenland to see for refreshing for his men Mr. Hubart and two more hauing kept their Cabbins 8. dayes besides his Cooke which dyed the day before and diuers of his company so weake that they could not labour so the winde fauouring hee came to anchor in 65. deg 45. min. in a place called Cawkin Soâ—nd The next day vpon an Island wee found great store of Scurnie-grasse with Sâ—rrill and Orpen the Scurnie-grasse hee boyled in Beere by meanes whereof with Gods blessing his men were in perfect health in 8. dayes and so continued vntill his Ariuall in England Heere hee rode 3. dayes before any of the people came to
25 25 25 fathomes at the distance of 7 leagues from my last nights Anchoring place I met another Iland three or foure more within it all lying almost without sight of the Maine I stood within them to seven fathomes and tooke about to make a perfect discovery of the Maine which done I Veered away the wind still about North North West I went to Seaward off the said Iland at whose Northeast end there lay a reefe which with the ebbe that fell over it made a great Ripling or Race so as I could discerne thereby when I might edge up againe here in this Overfall was a Sea Mors I tooke this to be the Checkes latitude 61 degrees 10 minutes I went over in nine fathomes and then standing Southwest came presently into twentie I hoped now for a sight of Hubberts comfortable Hope the land lay along Southwest and Northeast it hath blowen all this day to Course and Bonnet at night I Anchored at twenty fathomes two or three leagues from shore the land is low but within are many water ponds and small growne wood I stood along all those supposed Checkes from my last Da 3 nights Roade into 3. fathomes upon the shoare the land lowe but now and then a Sandie knowle or downe would appeare Moneths August much like the coast of Holland and â—landers wee made way S W. and by W. 10 leag and divers times see dry shelves betweene us and the shoare The Latit w is 60 d. 22 m. this afternoone was small wind from S W. and I sent the boat to the land being about 3 miles off my selfe with ship anchored in 7 fathomes I gave a token that if the water should shoale sodainely they in the boate should shoote off a Musket which before they came to shoare they did here were many Musketoes The Master was in the boate and had but 2 fathomes when they shot all the water within us was shoald so that then we were glad to wade forth although the tyde was flood it flowing 14 inches in two glasses but in further examining I found no good account onely this doth sustice that as I range along the coast I do goe from the tide and that it keepeth course with the Moone and that the further I speed from Sir Thomas Roes welcome it still floweth lesse water and the tides current is the easier here on land the Mr. found the reliques of a birch Cannowe the footings and hornes of Deere both small and great and of fowle an Arrowe headed with a nayle the head beaten broad and put into a shaft of 18 inches long he thought it flowed about 7 foote the floode began about clocke 8. I am sure it was slacke tyde at ship then and I will be slacke to write any more hereof for I cannot season the reckoning taken on shoare After the boates comming on board I stood off 3 glasses to anchor in 13 fathome water Hubbert makes me hope for now I draw nere here the tyde did set S W. and by W. the ebbe E and by South From the last day to this I made way S S W. 5 leag and am Da 4 now in 59 d. 53 m. of Latit standing along betweene 10 and 20 fath S S W. at night 10. I came to a land lying about 2 leag from the Mayne but so dry at low water that you may goe to the firme land betwixt the one and the other this lyeth from my last nights roade 10 leag S and by W. At the dayes appearance I went to this Iland it is all stones Da 5 as the other the Sea hath bin smooth of long time the Sunne rose cleare and at the 4 glasse after lowe water it did flowe 21 inches this was when the half tyde came to take his first set and came with a shuft I did account that it would Moneths August not flow lesse then 18 foote but after this shuft it flowed lesse and lesse untill full Sea that tyde the 3 first glasses did not flow above 2 foote Vpon this Iland were many corpes laid in the same manner as at Sir Thomas Roes Welcome the Salv. inhabitants had lately bin there left the skaddles of their fire they had also sunk a well ston'd it about for there was fresh water therein there was here some store of the ruined fragments of Cannowes and other firre wood with which we laded the boat on board there was also carved toyes in their graves I did Anchor at clocke 8 now these nights begin to be long left I might slip by some Inlet unseene this day was very â—ot and a small gale from S S W. we had all this time very hot dayes euer since we came from Carie Swans nest if that the cold N W. wind had not delayed them this Meridian I was in 59 d. 05 m. I stood off into 20 fath and went in againe to 15. the broken Iland in sight since noone untill this midnight I made way S. 3 leag and then I discerned the land to meete upon my weather bough and a head so I caused to tack about and lay N W. by N. in wind W by S. 5 glasses a leag it seemed to be higher land then I had lately seen from 15 fath deepe yesterday I came S. as before upon 18 and 20 fathoms I stood thus to the Northwards untill day light and then I see my land I was upon yesterday morning and the land within it which I see yesternight stretching into Hubberts Hope I stood about to the Southwards and the day light being come Da 6 on I could see the bottome of Vainely Hâ—apt Hubbert for so I â—â—ld it and the South land meeting E and W. the length of it at least 15 leagues I anchored the boate in 20 fathomes the Tyde came N. W. and this is that supposed Tide that set E and W. which was no more but the same Tyde I brought along with mee from Sir Tho. Roes Welcome comming all along the coast S W by S. falling into this Vaine Hope is enforced to alter his course by opposition of the S side of this large Bay and there to set E and W. as the land doth lye 1 mile 2 7. in one houre The Iland I was upon yesterday was doubtlesse the Checks named by Sir Thomas Button for what reason I know not except for that here his hope was crost he tooke it as a checke This land bore from me to the S E. by E. and was gentlie decending down to the Sea side the greenest best like I have Moneths August seene since I came out of the river of Thames and as it were inclosed with thick rowes of Trees betweene one meadowe and another distinct as it were Barne Elmes nere London and at sight hereof I did thinke of them and if there be any keeping of tame Deere or other beasts or tillage in all that countrey I should think it to be there for certainely there
hath been dangerous From a boord wee see a Stag trotting from Port Nelson Da 18 along the sand we mand our boat presently but before they got to shore he tooke up over a Valley into the woods where they mist him I caused the Crosse which we found to be newly raised and this inscription of lead nailed thereon Moneths August I suppose this Crosse was first erected by Sir Thomas Button 1613. it was againe raised by Luke Foxe Capt. of the Charles in the right and possession of my dâ—ead Soveraigne Charles the first King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the Faith the 15 of August 1631. This land is called New Wales The wind being E S E. I could not yet come to Sea wherefore Da 19 I sent the Capenter upon the S side to fell the likeliest of 5 trees the Master had made choyse off to serve us for a Mayne yard and not one of them but was rotten within the wind doth begin to come about the Mrs. mate and I fetcht one boate lading of firewood this afternoone the Whales have now left to come in but my cheifest going on land was to see where the highest tyde this spring had left his marke and found it to have slowen 14 foote but the tydes at height of this spring were inforcd in with E S East and E N East windes or else they would not have slowed above 1. 2 foote This night 10. were many Pettiedancers I hope faire weather to come yet have wee had such as I pray our neighbours in England have no worse and then they cannot have better harvest weather to have in their crop and though this may be thought nothing pertinent to the History of a Sea Iournall yet having been disswaded from this voyadge in respect of the ice I may thus much write for the incouragement of others that may happen to navigate this way God giving good successe to this enterprise that a Sea voyage of discovery to a place unknowne and farre remote and in the like clime cannot be taken in hand with more health ease and pleasure I am sure it hath beene warme ever since we came from the yce The wind came about I sent the Pinnace on land to ballast Da 20 and to bring one broad stone to make a fire upon in her which I had formerly marked for that purpose at Port Nelson they found a board broken in two the one halfe quite gone whereon had beene the Kings Armes and inscription of the time of Sir Thomas Button his owne name when and why he tooke Harbour with other expressions This peice of board I brought away for I was undersaile when the Pinnace came on board so as I could not goe on Moneths August shore againe otherwise I would have endevoured to have renued the same as the act of my noble predecessors This ebbe I came to Seawards but for feare of shoale-water I Anchored in 4 fathome having little wind to chase the ship and a strong ebbe feare call'd what I had observed at my in comming into my remembrance so as I durst hazzard no farther whiles flood came and now I must adde one word or two to what is before concerning this dangerous river which I would be loath to seek in thick weather of either side the S. is best but is flat a great way off and Rockie ground the best of the deepe is â…” Channell to S. there is 12 fathomes in the entrance in one place wee chafed our Cables sore against the stones of which you might see 4 or 5 drie in the river at once the last quarter ebbe come swiftest in Spring-tydes it flowed 3 foot before the tyde set up the tyde returned to the Sea at a full Sea on shore The Sun and Moone did both set cleare this night In this River wee got no reliefe but one Duck heere a N. W. Moone maketh a full Sea I wayed againe about halfe flood and stood to Sea from 6. fathomes to 10. and Anchored in high water in 9 fathomes cleare ground making ready to ply or sayle the next flood for now I am to discover to the East betweene this and Master Hudson his West Bay of which I must onely making a journall their being nothing else of note In the morning I tooke the Cocke-boat into the ship with Da 21 the flood I stood to the S. E. and went into the Pinnace at the ship sterne to see her fitted to sayle wee came to 7 and 5 fathomes the land full of woods but lowe and stretched here E. and by N. from the Rivers mouth here is good smooth and even ground if any occasion were hereafter to use it the land is faire to be seene at 10 fathomes deepe upon the hatches the wind easie from S. S. W. and we stood 2 or 3 leagues in 7. fathoms we were at noon in 57 d. 10 m. all this night I could well discerne the land as I stood under sayle standing S. E. the land met us this hot Meridian but I was not in observation Da 22 after dinner with easie wind I tooke the Pinnace to sayle to shore but it fell to be calme and wee Romed all the way and therein found a white Beare which we kild coÌ„ming toshore it was â—lat and many great stones lay at the low water mark we were no sooner landed but we spied a blacke cloud at N. by W. when presently we see the ship had handed both top-sayles Moneths August so as I was constrained to leave this uninhabited shore and stand to the ship without erecting any thing thereon which we recovered but our coats were wet through first and yet the ship was come to us within 5 fathomes upon the Maine we stood along with land in sight where there appeared to be a Cape the land trenting more S. from our bowe we stood off and on all night from 7 to 20 fathomes I packt away along the land as neere as can be thought to Da 23 lie S. E. by E. the morning was faire yet the Sunne was vaied this calme afternoone we see 3 Beares in the Sea 5 miles from land the Mr kild them in the Pinnace this day we tryed the tyde 4 times and it set alwayes from the E. wards we are now so far from his primum mobile as I thinke it not worthy the looking after yet account must be taken this night the Sunne set cleare as could be and it was easie wind I have seene all the land hither from Port Nelson as I did before I came there but I cannot see any high land nor find any deepe water I would gladly see that comfort and then I would say that the M. were in the increase howsoever I thanke God it doth make the nights grow the lighter the ship is Anchored the watch is set a marke set on the lead-line sleep like a theefe doth slily steale upon me at 12 this night the tide did slacke I
haue no great honour thereby although I haue giuen it a name and therefore doe leaue it to those that are disposed to intitle themselues therein Last night I made loose and stood along in small sailes vntill Da 30 this day 10 moosling my ship with the fore-saile I then stood fot Captaine Iames who was a great way on sterne at his comming vp hee sent his shallop on board of mee who at much perswasion of my Master although much against my will I tooke them in they rowing mee on board to bee better confirmed I did begin to reiterate the last Euenings discourse they had aboard of mee to the end I might vnderstand the difference of seuerall reports for euery man will report the best of his owne Actions but the conclusion was that they came ouer and fell in land with this bay in 59 deg I was well entertained and feasted by Captaine Iames with varietie of such cheere as his Sea prouisions could aford with some Partridges wee dined betwixt decks for the great cabin was not bigg enough to receiue our selues and followers during which time the ship butt in 2 Courses and maine bonnet threw in so much water as wee could not haue wanted sause if wee had had roast Mutton Whereat I began to ponder whether it were better for his company to bee impounded amongst Ice where they might be kept from putrifaction by the piercing ayre or in open Sea to be kept sweete by being thus daily pickled howeuer they were to be pittied the ship taking her liquor as kindly as our selues for her nose was no sooner out of the pitcher but her nebe like the Ducks was in 't againe The Gentleman could discourse of Arte as obseruations calculations and the like and shewed me many Instruments so that I did perceiue him to bee a practitioner in the Mathematicks but when I found that hee Moneths August was no Sea-man I did blame those very much who had councelled him to make choyce of that shippe for a voyage of such importance for to indure two winters in as hee must haue done if hee had any such intent before hee could come about by Bonu Sperance home our discourse had beene to small purpose if wee had not pried into the errours of our predecessors and being demanded I did not thinke much for his keeping out his flagg for my ambition was more Aetheriall and my thoughts not so ayerie so to set my sight towards the skie but when I either call'd to God or made Celestiall obseruation to this was replide that hee was going to the Emperour of Iapon with letters from his Maiestie and that if it were a ship of his Maiesties of 40 Peeces of Ordnance hee could not strike his flag keepe it vp then quoth I but you are out of the way to Iapon for this is not it hee would haue perswaded mee to take harbour to winter in telling mee that Sir Thomas Button tooke harbour the 14 of this instant Quoth I hee is no precedent for mee I must paralell my pouerty with poore Hudsons who tooke no harbour before the first of Nouember and that then I durst not take harbour vntill the midst of the same besides I was not come to do so much as another man but more then any as I had already done and i I did forbeare him in this or any other thing it was because I was on board of him and had made some former obseruation of which I acquainted my Master with that thereby wee might the better brooke what might bee offered as boasting of our selues or the like for it was enough for vs that wee had so great odds in the discouery hee said I was to winter I told him hee had the coppy of my Commission as also of all my letters that I was limmited but so as hauing sought all this bay from 64.2 quar to 60 leag E S E. from Port Nelson both my selfe men hauing visibly beheld all the land along and that I must see the N W. from Nottingham as both hee and I were instructed and I would performe after I had ioyned Hudsons W. bay with this land now thwart of mee to which words my Master before him preferred mee his hand to bee willing to the same which I gladly excepted although within three dayes after he â—aponed wee parted not vntill the next mornings dawning and this 17 houres was the worst spent of any time of my discouery My men told me his men gaue them some Tobacco a Moneths August thing good for nothing Whilest wee were on board of Captaine Iames wee stood Da 30 off into the Sea the Mary in two courses and one bonnet and the Charles but in maine course and Bonnet yet went faster then the Mary I came on board with the Mary early this morning wee Da 31 made fast our pinnes and set saile I called to take my leaue as I came by him for I could ouer-hale him as the winding of a Clew but his men told me that he was in his Cabbin I gaue him 10 Musquets one Falconet and presently I haled in to the land for wee were 8 leagues off by account and in 36 fathoms deepe it was morning 6. when wee parted at 10. I had the land faire by I stood S W. in for that I knew I could see so farr to the W. ward as I was when wee both stood off I bore as much saile vntill I had the land bould as the Ship and masts was able to stand vnder and all the time I had the Maria in sight I did obserue that shee went away S. or S. S. E. I made way 10. leagues that day and ankored at Clocke 8. in 8. fathoms Thwart of a Riuer low land and wooded it was faire weather and easie wind all night This day morning I stood E. South-ward as the land did Da 1 beare it being somtimes higher somtimes lower one knoale bearing S. W. was higher then all the rest here seemeth to bee riuers and bayes our deepe this day hath beene betweene 7. and 11. fathomes I ankored at night 8. in 7. fathomes hauing come from shoare two houres in shoale-water stonie ground the wind continuing N W. doth driue a great Sea before it into this bay the Meridian latitude was 55 deg 14. min. I did account 95. leagues from Port Nelson and if this strong ground doe not deceiue mee it flowed 12. foote the flood ranne but 4. houres here a good way to the E. seemeth to bee the opening of some great riuer or the land doth wind S. wards here is in sight two ledges of great stones that lie almost as farre off as wee ride about 6. miles of the mayne bearing S. E. this night was faire weather and cleere Moone-light This morning earlie was the ankor vpon the bow and I Da 2 stood into 3. fathomes of the shoare still trenting to the E. heere was thicke Riuer-water and small drift wood
Peregrine for so I call the last head-Head-land having the Knowle thereon I had from 70. to 100. 120. 80. and to 30. fathomes this equally arbitrated day and 〈…〉 with wet hazle I stood in two Top-sayles over my Courses N. E. by E. 24. leagues This day morning I met with Land I tooke to be S. W Da 14 side of Sea-horse Point and this 120. fathomes was open upon the Bay betwixt point Peregrine and this Land where for anything yet knowne there may be a through-let this land is of an indifferent height descending by degrees to the Set this night was thicke wet fogge here was yee put into this Bay as might be suspected by the S. E. Winds which had blowne so long before untill now I stood neare to see if any thing of note were upon the Land but comming neare Yee we Tacked to Sea againe This morning was sleight fogge and raine but after prayers the Sunne shone and thawed our men and made them more limber I was in 63. deg 41. the Horizon was thicke but I think I was not farre amisse at ½ past 12. it fell calme the weather beganne to thicke I Anchored in 55. fathomes the Tyde came from the W. Moneths September For so lay the Land and I have boulted it upon a Bowlin with more or lesse Wind ever since the 6. day I rid at Anchor this night and at past 1â— the ebbe Tyde did not leave his course but onely stacke from 7. to that houre the Wind at N. blew of the Land and the Ship came not to Wind-road I had duly marked the Lead-line and tryed divers times how the Tyde did flow and at sâ—aâ—ke water I found it to have slowed 20. foot and this was 24. houres before the conjunction and as I doe remember Mr. Baffia saith that on the other side of this Poynt it doth flow a S. and by E. Moone this night I did sit up on purpose to be satisfied herein Henceforth I doe write true course variation and wreke allowed the Compasse hath neare 26. deg heare this night clocke one I was under Sayle and Runne 4. Leagues E. N. E. when I met with yee but small as chaffe and at the dawning of day I did by this yee assure my selfe that I was the length of Sea-horse Point to the E. For that this North wind had blowne the mash't yee from above the North side of the Poynt and so it proved this yee was both small and small of it and thinne we Runne through it without stay or abatement of Sayle I stood away from hence close hal'd E. N. E. 25. leagues 2. Da 15 miles then being towards night I had sight of Mills Isle so named by Bilot because of the Ice grinding against him like the grinding of a Mill and also of Salisburie bearing S. E. and Mill I le from N. E. to N. N. E. this day and night were hazie the lands had much snow on them our Sailes with wet fogge and frost were stiffe as Vellome standing this Milners Isle along in the night came off either small mash't Ice or else the shadow of the Moone deceived me to trie whether I durst not but cast about to the West againe along the Isle thinking here in this milde Channell to try the Tyde that all obstacles being removed the difference betweene Baffine and Sir Thomas Button might now be reconciled before I put to the N. W. from Nottingham in practice as I was instructed all night I stood to and againe and found a good flood Tyde set to N. W. the Mr. was up this night but was not able to continue This morning I plyde it up to the West end of the Island Da 16 and when the Tyde was done I put into a through-let I named Hurins Through-let for that hee upon the fore-yard conducted in the Ship in the entrance of this Harbour lyeth a Rocke in the middle which is covered at ½ Tyde we borrowed Moneths September close upon the W. side in 10 fathomes and Anchored in 13 the sound about 3 flight shot over the Tyde did flow about 4 fathomes the flood doth set through it to the N. it lyeth NE. in a S. S. E. Moone maketh full Sea This Iland lieth along E. ½ S. Nottinghams Ile lieth from Da 16 this S. ½ E. Salisbury S. S. ½ E. the North Mayne N. ½ W. all in sight at once and yet it was none of the cleerest dayes there is 6. goings out and in to this sound 5. to the N. and but one to the South I went on land this morning to hasten our men to fill water Da 17 in a Coue where there is good landing for Sea Mors of which wee see here good plentie and going on land one amongst the rest with her young being in our way strucke her yong diuers times to make it diue downe which when shee see it would not shee encountered our boate and with her teeth strucke at her Iohn Coatesworth strucke her through the necke with a Lance that all the water about the boate was bloodie the young and damme went downe and once againe mounted but after wee see them not I haue heard the Mors killers say that their skinnes are so tough as no Lance will enter it doth yeeld so and therefore to kill them they must bee before them to pricke them vpon the nose that shee by casting vp her head may stretch her skinne tought at her breast wherein the launce will enter with more facilitie but this proued otherwise After wee had watered and come aboard the flood bending with easie winde N. N. W. wee could not ouer-haile to get forth the same way wee came in but turned it to the N. westward with tide and came out at the W. most sound where in the N. Channell I found it to come more then 3. houres Tide after full Sea on shoare and that very sharpely the next nights flood I plied vp to the N. mayne This morning flood I plied vp by the N. mayne and stopt Da 18 the ebbe in 60. fathomes neere shoare the winde N. N. W. with sometimes showers of small snow and hard frost so as all our tackling and shippe bowes where the water came were all â—ce-sickles but it was easie winde and smoth Sea here I was 5. miles to N. of a faire head land so made by the land trenting E. and N. from the same I named it King Charles his Promontorie with another Cape to the N. the land being there N. and Moneths September S. 4. deg W. which I named Cape Maria in a most bounden and dutifull remembrance of my King and Queene because if this proue a passage these are the most remarkeable and of greatest note and most eminencie drinking their health with the young Princes I had no obseruation since the 14 but doe account the Kings Promontorie to lie in 64. deg 46. min. the Queenes about 8. leagues distant N. from thence there lieth to
the N. W. of the Kings Cape 3. Islands passeable round about standing like an Equilaterall triangle which I named Trinitie Isles in the remembrance of the house of Deepeford Strand A 4th Da 18 and out-most I named Isle Cooke thinking of my good friend and countenancer Mr. Walter Cooke an assistant in that Corporation This little recreation wee had at this Celebration hath much comforted our men that were aboue and something cheered those that were downe as the Master the Boate-swaine his mate the Gunner Carpenter Exposer Russell yet they seeme to bee the worse since this certaine triall of the tide to come from S. E. with his constant flowing and ebbing doth make them conceiue that this hard labour is in vaine Yet they say nothing to mee but that the N. W. tide was mistaken for the Masters of the Trinity House were very carefull that I should bee well man'd so that I had not aboue 5. but were capable of an accompt and therefore the easier to bee gouerned and more helpefull to the designe thus wee ended the euening in feasting and reposed vntill clocke 12. in the night and then wee weighed ankor againe Mr. Hurine and my selfe hoping by this faire meanes to jndure our sufferings thereby to see the hopes of the supposed passage this way This ebbe wee held it vp vnder-â—aile and ankored not This day wee plide about the Queenes Cape the S. side Da 19 thereof is all Rocks small Islands shelues and ouer-falls from 45. fathoms into 20. the land to the N. of the Queenes Cape doth lie N. E. this Cape doth lie in aboue 65. deg 13. min. of latitude it hath beene showers of snow all day I ankored at Clocke 5. in 30. sathomes blew oaze the ebbe was come on and therfore wee came to a sharpe bitter before our ship staid this Tide run from the N. E. as the land wended 3. â— â— miles an houre The night Tide I plide vp N. E. 6. leagues and stopt in 23. fathomes clammy oaze 4. leagues from land at first comming Moneths September of the flood tide it came W. and in 3. glasses it set round about by the S. to the N. still running without any stop heere doth appeare to bee Islands and through lets that doth after the Tides course when hee beginneth not to take his Currant vntill the ½ flood bee past and then hee retaineth his constant course It is now and then snowing I rid now in latitude about 65. 50. min. the day came on and Da 20 I see the land lie along N. E. by E. with 2. Islands neere the one a league off the other bearing S. E. and S. E. by E. coâ—se weather some snowie the low water slacke was this day at Clocke 11. I made way from 11. that I weighed anchor to 5. 12. leagues N. E. by N. when I raised a point or head-head-land of good height decfending to the Sea or W. wards the Throughlet or Bay on the Starbord as I did coast the E. side I could not see the bottome not of 7. or 8. leagues deepe I had 43. fathomes oazie ground from this Cape the land doth trent to the S. ward of E. the further I came to the N. wards I haue still darker nights the Moone is waineing and it's could weather Comming neere vnto this Cape I see many ouer-falls and races in the Tides face being deeper with more breacke then heretofore so as I caused an ankor to bee made ready hauing then 20. fathomes but before I came to the first ouer-fall I had but 7. 8. 10. differing as fast as the lead went down I anchored in 8. the Cape bore S. S. W. 2. leagues off at the full Sea slacke I could see betwixt vs and the Cape all broken grounds and the ebbe came on so swiftlie as it was bent before wee could get vp our anchor thinking to fall from those ouer-falls and wee were iust at the S. end of those broken grounds the land stretcht away S. E. from hence it runs about ½ Tides for the broken grounds were drie within vs before the Tides returne To conclude I doe account this Cape to lie some mi. within the Artick Cirkle it stretcheth E. wards as before which in hazie weather as in the night is easie to discerne in those parts for the land lying hid in snow doth cause a white reflexe in the Ayre all night as though it were dawning or twi-light before and after sun-set this Cape I named my Lord Westons Portland Hauing weighed ankor I stood off N. by E. and N. N. E. 10. leagues thinking to stand with the W. side that thereby Moneths September if I had found the land to stretch to the E. and S. ward as this did the flood going accordingly would haue giuen good satisfaction to his Majestie but I was not able the reasons you shall find after the sequill of this journall amongst the reasons for my home comming this yeere and ankored some-while before the ebbe had done running in 28 fathomes I commanded the watch to trie the streame of the Flood-tide by the log when it was bent â—n the fourth glasse of the watch my selfe comming foorth of my cabbin and looking ouer-board see the Tide did not goe aboue 2. knots the watch answered that it did not runne so fast as at first commâ—ng on then it went 3. ½ but was now abated I was no sooner laid downe in my cabbin but that I heard the Cabâ—e run forth and wee had all much adoe to bring the shippe to a bitter before it was out end for end Now you shall vnderstand that the ankor had Cadged a great while when comming to take a sudaine hold broke the two Lashers of our stoppers and hal'd the Cable about the bitts the tide taking the ship away E. 4. knots ½ shee hauing driuen an honre or more before In the morning the land beare S. by W. from vs so that wee though wee had run through it the last nights ebbe when it prooued the former as Lord Westous Portland for in that bearing i seemed like an Isleland the deepenesse of the Bay to the S. E. tooke away the sight of any other land for making account that the ebbe set W. standing as before 10 leagues from the Cape it should haue beene so but finding it otherwayes as wee stood with ebbe S. W. wee were drawne into the Bay on the S. side of the Cape where we espied the land to stretch as it did the day before with the same for me which I drew then I knew that for certaine it was the same Portland wee stood Da 12 along S. S. W. this ebbe and got not so much with both ebbs and wind by 2. leagues as wee lost the flood betwixt them But â—ot the Sea-mans better vnderstanding of this I conceiue it may bee made appeare by a familliar example nearer our owne doores and especially by both example and demonstration here
as followeth may better satisfie then the historie it selfe can jâ—lusâ—erate The Example ADmit a ship to be nere the shore to the N. W. of the point of Portland in Dorset-shiere with easie S. S. W. gale standing W. close hal'd the Flood-tide being comming in from about the Berry into the Bay of Lyme falling S. E. into the Race shall take the said ship vpon the Lee-bowe and in despight carrie her into the Race at the S. point of Portland it setting E. where then shee shall stemme the same whose greater force she not being able to ouer-haile shall tacke her about the said Point and then setting E. N. E. and N. E. vpon her wether bow shall carry her into the grasse now with same wind same tide and same winding shee shall bringe the same land W. S. W. or S. W. vpon her this same happened to me at this new head-land which being in the night did not a little stumble mee to find out vntill my remembrance questioned with my experience to find the cause which otherwise we must haue thought that wee raised a new land for which similie as other jnducements to the furtherance of this enterance I haue named the same fore-land my Lord Westons Portland Heere followeth the Demonstration The tydes do abate to morrow being quarter day the last Moneths September night was some lightning This day wee see the Sun but to no use I drive along the coast with an easie breath from N. some snow fell Standing along this coast betwixt the Queenes Cape and Da 22 L. Westens Portland I named another headland Cape Dorchester remembring Captaine Davis writeing of Secretarie Walsingham who saith that at his death this Voyage was left freindlesse though I am sure this Noble Successour revived it againe with his best furtherance and my incouragement I came to this Cape at 6 this morning I had along the land 20 fathomes there are store of Sea Mors in this Sea the land doth lye full of Snow it freezeth the very Ship side and steepe tubbes the Capes as L. Westens Portland and Cape Dorchester are distant about 20 leagues the land stretching to the S E. to the North of L. Westens Portland I named Foxe his farthest the deep Bay or Inlet to the S. betwixt the same and Cape Dorchester I named the North side Poynt Barte that on the South browe Carleton This Meridian I was in 65 d. 30 min. Cape Dorchester bore S E. by E. 4 leagues I have come backe againe from L. Westens Portland 26 leag S E by S. which is about 1 deg 5 min. and I was to the W. of it 12 min. added maketh 1 deg 17 min. to 65 deg 30 min. maketh 66 d. 47 min my furthest N. this day the wind was all over at clocke 4. it came to the North and having stopt the flood tyde going 2 knots ½ I wayed and came along S S W. and S W. by S. as the land did cost and fell into 40. 60. 78 fathomes and then it being night I did recount I was past the overfals to S the Queenes Forland then I directed the course to be S. This morning Aurora blusht as though shee had ushered Da 23 her Master from some unchast lodging and the ayre so silent as though all those handmaides had promised secrecy the Eastermost of Mill I le bore S E. by E. the North Mayne from the Kings Promontory stretching E. away Prince Charles his Forland so named by Bilot bearing E N E. and at the East-â—ide of the said Forland goeth in a very fayre sound I named â—t the Prince his Cradle an Iland on the West I named his Nurses of this Cape 1 league I had 120 fathomes the Prince his Forland doth lye 5 leagues S E. from the Kings Promontory yesterday the Carpenter laid downe haveing not Moneths September beene well for diverse dayes before it was little wind with great store of Henbans and Pettidancers a common incident to these parts in cleare nights This fayre day wee came along the North Mayne E S E Da 24 with N W. wind 10 leag distant from the Princes Cape E South-East lyeth a fayre Cape I named Cape Dorcet and 3 leagues to the East of that is another I named Cape Cooke in due respect to Sir Iohn Cooke Secretary of State with a deepe Bay betwixt them as it were halfe incircleing an Iland remote from the Mayne I named it Ile Nicholas the former names given as Cape Linsey Cape Portland Cape Dorcet Cape Dorchester Cape Cooke I gave in duetifull remembrance of those Lords Commissioners for the Admiraltie whose furtherance and countenances in my dispatch for his Maiesties Pinâ—ace the Charles I had towards the accomplishment of this designe I le Nicholas I named it in remembrance of Master Edward Nicholus Secretary to the said Lords whom I have often troubled I named those Capes as the occasion in my discoverie offered it selfe The land to the East from Ile Nicholas along the North Mayne lyeth in sight North East by East and the same Mayne from Cape Dorcet by Cape Cooke lyeth East by North about the former distance at the end thereof there is no land to be seene to the N. I directed the course from Ile Nicholas E S E. This evening clocke 8 I was distant as before from the I le 8 leagues and Salisbury was from mee West by South one halfe Southerly 12 leagues I lancht away from hence true Course as all is set downe East South East This noone I had steered this course 4 watches 25 leag Da 25 to bring mee betweene the Salvage Iles and Prince Charles his Cape upon the South Mayne at this time the body of the â—ortheâ—most I le bore from mee N N E. one halfe N about 6 leagues the night was close but faire weather this night and last day wee came by many small Ilands of Ice all the small chattered which this strait laid so full of being desolved and gone for we see none since we came from Sea Horse Poynt this day was some Snowe God continue Moneths September this W N. W wind for wee have many that already have made a Scurvie Voyage of it the Mr. is up againe running as before 5 leagues at clocke 4 Cape Charles bore S W. by S 1 â— S. about 12 leagues off These Ilands called Salvage Iles lye N. W. from one greater Iland I cannot say it to be the North Mayne because it doth bend to the Northwards both from the W. and E and therefore the W. end I take to be that named the Queenes Cape at the E. end doe lye 2 Ilands the one bigger the other lesse I named the one Sackfield the other Crowe after Sir Sackfield Crowe late Treasurer to his Majesties Navie from the W. to the E. of this land or Iland is many showes of Sounds or Bayes ragged and high the land being barren to sight From the last noone to this I made
have imagined because they see the Sea by increase and decrease to ebbe and flow Sebastian Cabota himselfe calls those Lands Bacculaos because that in those Seas thereabout he found so great multitude of certaine bigge Fish much like vnto Tanis which the Inhabitants call Bacculaos and that they sometime stayed his ship He found the people also of these Regions covered with Beasts skins he saith also he saw great plenty of Copper and this is all of Note out of this Author Francis Lopez de Gomara out of his Generall Historie of the West-Indies HE which brought most certaine newes of the Countrey of Bacculaos saith Gomara was Sebastian Cabot a Venetian which rigged 2. ships at the Cost of Henry the 7. King of England having great desire to Traffique for the Spices as the Portugales did he carried with him 300. men and tooke the way towards Iseland from beyond the Cape of Labrador vntill he found himselfe in 58. Deg. and better he made relation that in the Moneth of July it was so cold and the Ice so great that he durst not passe any further the dayes were very long in manner without night he returned and refreshed at Bacculaos and after sailed along the Coast Southward vnto 38. Degrees and from thence he shaped his Course to returne into England An abstract of the Courses Distances Latitudes Longitudes Variations Depths and other Observations as also the severall proceedings Discoveries Accidents and remarkable things of the Captaines Masters Pilots and others formerly imployed for the search of the Northwest Passage to the East India The History of Sir Martin Frobrisheâ—s voyage 1567. WAs 15. yeares in noting and bringing up the Adventure before hee did attempt the same which was brought to passe by the helpe of the right honourable Ambrose Dudley Earle of Warwick the Expedition was prosecuted in two small Barques of 25. tonnes the piece viz. The Gabriel and the Michael and one Pinnace of 10. Tonnes He departed from Blackwall Iune 15. went by the North the 15. of Iuly he had sight of a ragged land he tooke to be Freezeland durst not approach the same for Ice and Fogge and thereabouts he lost the sight of his small Pinnace by storme which he thought the Sea had devoured wherein were onely foure Men. The Michael misliking the matter slipt back for England with report that the Captaine was lost at Sea The worthy Captaine notwithstanding he had sprung his Mainmast in the storme proceeded on W. Northwards and the 20. he had sight of a high land he named Queene Elizabeths Forlarnd and sailing more Northerly along the Coast descried another Forland with a Gut Bay or passage Westward He met great store of Ice along the Coast was crost with winds that he could not thwart those streights in few dayes he discernes the Ice to be well consumed either ingulfed therein by Indrafts or else set so Southwards by Currents He enters the 21. sayles Westwards 50. leagues with land on both sides imagines the one the maine Continent of Asia the other on larboard the firme land of America he named the Straight Frobrishers straight After he had sailed 60. leagues up he went on land found signes where fire had beene made and Deere so mankinde as he was faine to defend himselfe against them The people resort to him in their Canoes of Leather had like to have stolne his Boate from him before he was aware they came on Shipboard brought him Salmon Flesh and Fish they appeared to be nimble of their joynts and strong they fall to trade for Fish Seale coates of Seale skinnes and Beares skinnes for bels looking-glasses and other toyes they intercept his boate with 5. men nere till this day heard of The Captaine by the ringing of a bell intices one of the Salvages to him as though he would give it him he lets the bell fall into the Sea as the Salvage should have tooke it he takes him by the hand and pulls him with his boate into the Ship Whereupon in despight the Salvage bit his tongue in twaine yet he lived till he came into England and then dyed of cold he had taken at Sea with this prize he returnes for England arriveth in Harwich the 2. of October He commandeth his Company at their landing in the foresaid Countrey to bring away something with them of the first they could lay their hand upon in token of possession in the right of Queene Elizabeth Whereupon some brought Stone some flowers some grasse one brought a peece of stone much like to Sea coale in colour but by weight seemed to be Mettall or Mynerall but as yet not esteemed of but from the place from whence it came Of this bright Stone he gives a piece as of something brought from that farre Country to one of his Adventurers wives who throwing the same into the fyre to burne and after it was quenched with vineger it glistered with a bright Marquesset of Gold whereupon the matter being called into some question it was tryed by certaine Goldsmithes in London who upon essay made gave out that it held Gold and that very richly for the quantity and the said Goldsmithes promised great matters if any quantity thereof could be had which hopes produced a second Voyage This Voyage they gave names to Sounds Ilands Bayes Capes Streights c as Elizabeth Forland Cape Labradore Gabriels Iland Priors Sound Thomas Williams Iland Bourchers Iland Frobrishers Streights And describes the Country people to be like the Tartars With long blacke hayre broad Faces flat Noses tawnie coloured wearing Garments of Seales skinnes He arrived in Harwich the 2. of October Navigation of Christopher Hall Master with Frobrisher the first Voyage SEcretary Woollye was sent from her Maiestie to give charge to the Company of the ship to obey their Captaine and be diligent in all things he observes at Gravesend and found the. Latitude 51. deg 23. min. Variation 11. deg â— â— Inne 24. he had sight of Faires Ile The 25. he had sight of the Swinborne in Shotland the S. most Cape beares N. N. W. Fairely at the same time W. S. W. sailing from these bearings with Swinborne he had depth 60. 50. 40. Fathams Fairely bearing W. N. W. 6. leagues offryn he had depth 59. and 46. fatham and went into Tromius Sound in Shotland to stop a leake 14. Leagues West South-wards from Faire I le he had variation W. 11. deg 9. min. Iuly 11. He had sight of Friesland sharpe pinacled High-Land Land and covered with snow bearing W. N. W. the Captaine attempted to get on Land but could not for great store of Ice And had no ground at 120. Fatham sailing from thence 20. leag S. W. observing the Sunne in the Meridian 52. deg Iudges the variation W. 2. points and a halfe The 28. was foggie but at the breaking vp thereof he had sight of Land supposed Labrado found great store of Ice about the Land
but he had no ground at 100. Fath. a Cables length off shore And a great Current sets S. W. and N. E. 1. League â— â— in the houre The tide sets to the shore and thenone great peece of Ice breaking made a noyse as if the Cliffe had fallen into the Sea 10. The floud sets S. W. along the Land And it flowes so 11. Latitude here 63. â— â— This day they enter the Streights and set saile for Gabriels Iland then distant 10. Leagues 13. They enter within a Sound in a Sandy Bay the Land beares E. S. E. depth 8. Fatham a S. E. Moone full Sea they name this Sound Priors sound distant from Grabriels 10. leag 16. Calme and faire in 2. houres the Ice was froze about the Ship a quarter of an inch thicke The 19. the Captaine and he went on shore vpon an Iland with 8. men and from the top thereof they had sight of 7. Boates which came rowing from the East side to the Iland then they returned on shipboard and sent their Boate with 5. men to see which way they tooke and so with a white Cloth or waffe brought one of their Boates with their men in her along the shore rowing after the Boate vntill they see the ship and then they rowed on shore and he followed and gave every one of them a threed Point and brought one of them aboard where he did Eate and Drinke and then carried him ashore againe wherevpon the rest being 19. Persons came on boord but he could not vnderstand their Language they be like Tartars with long blacke haire broad faced flat nosed and tawny Coloured wearing Seale skinnes and so doe the women nothing differing but the women in the Face hath blue stroakes downe the Cheekes and about the eyes their Boates are made of Seale skinnes with a wooden keele within them much like vnto a Spanish shalop save onely they be flat bottomed and sharpe ended 20. They went on Land vpon the East side of the Iland with 4. men more in the Boate where they see their houses the people came to them calling and rowing one of them came into their Boate they carried him on board gave him a Bell a knife the Captaine commanded 5. men to set him on shore in an Iland not amongst their Company but they not regarding went to them who surprised their Boat and themselves never as yet heard of 21. The next day they shot off a Falken-gun and sounded a trumpet to heare from their men but were not answered this morning the Snow was on Foote thicke vpon the haâ—tches 22. They went to the place where their men were lost and had sight of 14. Boates and some came neare them but they could heare nothing of their men 26. Returnes homeward at 8. a clocke in the night was thwart of Gabriels Ile and had Cape Labradore as he supposed W. 10. Leagues off 1. Had sight of Friesland 8. leag off from this day to the 6. they run along Iseland 25. Sight of Orkney 1. Anchor at Yarmouth Sir Martin Frobrisher his 2. Voyage 1577. DEparted from Blackwall the 26. of May with 3. ships to wit the Aide of the Queenes burthen 180. Tonnes the Michaell and the Gabriell accompanied with 140. Gentlemen Soldiers and Saylers victualed for halfe a yeare He went by the North the 7. of June arrived at Orkney in the Iles of Scotland 8. He departs from thence sailes betwixt W. and N. W. vntill the 4. of July 26. dayes saile from thence they meete with much Drift-wood as they suppose from New found Land And driven over with the Current which they say sets from the W. to the East The 4. of Iuly they had sight of Friesland 10. or 12. leagues off and great store of Ice 30. or 40. Fatham aboue water they supposed on ground though they could scarce sound the bottome for depth The Generall attempteth to goe on Land but cannot they coast it 4. dayes sees no signe of habitation Yet by Birds which in Fogs had lost the land came to the Ships they suppose the Country to be more habitable within then outward shoare maketh shew or signification The 8. they depart from thence 16. He comes to the making of the Land named the yeare before by him the Queenes Forland being as they judge it an Iland lying neere the supposed continent of America Another Iland lying upon the Asian side called Halls Iland betwixt which two Ilands goeth in Frobrishers straights or the unknowne passage into the Sea of Sur. He doth suppose that the Ice of this Coast is carried by some contrary E. or W. tyde or current upon the Coast of Freezland causing that Country to be farre more intemperate than other countries farre more North. At their first entrance they found the Straight mured with Ice the Captaine with his Pinnace past twice through before he durst hazzard in the great Ships They goe on land the people seemed to be joyfull thereof they embrace and the Captaine laid hands on them but they escape through nimblenesse and defends themselves with their bowes and Arrowes he tooke one all the rest escaped They put their Ships into the Straights all full of Ice they made 14. bourds in one watch to refraine the Ice the lightnesse of the night did them much comfort and helpe for sight and this hazard they made for safegard of their Captaine and Master who were on land 17. Being the day following the Capt. came on board with report of great riches hid in the bowels of that Continent Within 3. or 4. dayes after they had been in the Streights the W. and N. W. winds dispierst the Ice The 19. they enter without impediment The 20. they found a good harbour and names it Iackmans Sound anchoring the Ships there The Generall marches up into the land takes possession in the Queenes name and imployes his men about the businesse they came thither for Whilest they continued in this harbour they kept watch continually with boates and roapes ready to hale and towe away the Ice which otherwise might have driven thwart the Ships with Ebbe and flood The Generall findes not commodity answerable to his Expectation in the supposed America leaves the Ships coasts on to the supposed Asia the stones on land and Sand in Sea sparkle like Gold on both sides if all be Gold that glysters upon the West shore they found a dead Fish floating it proved by the horne to be a Sea Vnicorne the Spiders put therein dyed The Generall in further search findes Gold oare as he supposed with a good harbour and returnes to the Ships by the way he espies a Tent covered with Seale skins the people was fled he leaves glasses bels and knives therein onely tooke one Dog and nothing else leaves a letter with pen inke and paper for his men to write which was tooke from him the last
such ship or ships shall every watch shoote off a good peece look out well for smoake and fire which those that get in first shall make every night vntill all the fleete become together 13. That vpon the sight of an Ensigne in the Mast of the Admirall a peece being shot off the halfe fleete shall repaire to the Admirall to vnderstand such conference as the Generall is to have with them 14. If any chance to meete with any Enemie that 4. ships shall attend vpon the Admirall viz. The Francis of Foy the Moone the Barke Dynnis and the Gabriell and 4 upon my Lievtenant Generall in the Judeth viz. The Hopewell the Arâ—enall the Beare and the Salamander the other 4. vpon the Vice-admiral the Anne Francis the Thomas of Ipswich the Emanuell and the Michaell 15. If there happen any disordered person in the flight that he be taken and kept in safe custody vntill he may conveniently be brought aboard the Admtrall there to receive such punishment as his or their offence shall deserve He departed from Harwich the 31. of May 1578. with 15. Shippes having given that Instructions for ordering of his fleete as well for civill government as direction He goes by the West the 6. of Iune he had sight of Cape Cleere sayling towards the N. W parts from Ireland A great Current from S. W. carried them 1. point to the N. E. of their course which current seemed to him to continue its course towards Norway The 20. of Iune the Generall discries land and being Frezeland names it West England he goes on shore and findes a good harbour for Shippes the people â—led they Iudge it part of Meta incognita or Groneland their boats and apparell are all alike with those of Meta incognita they found in their Tents a box of small Nayles red herrings and divers carved things so as they iudge them to be civill people and Artificers or else to have trade with those that are 23 They depart from thence and names a certaine cliffe for some resemblance Charing crosse they meete with much yee many Whales and fogges The Salamander a ship of his Flight strucke upon a Whale with full stem being under courses and Bonnets he makes an uglie noyse and two dayes after they found a dead Whale supposes it the same The 2. they had sight of the Queenes Forland they beare in all day had much Ice at night they were entred the Sreight all overcome with Ice not froze there but driven by the windes violence The writer conceives the Mary glaciale to be a conjecture And that no salt Sea can be froze ore with Ice and in these place where it doth ebbe and flow above 10. Fathames And the Ice he met at Sea 1000. Miles from land all which congealed upon fresh water he concludes they were froze in bayes and rivers and not in the Sea This Ice doth shut together with winde and open at the shifting or change thereof as in other places so as it is passable The Barke Dennis struck vpon a Rocke The ship sunke the men were saved by their boates therein were much of the house drowned which the men appointed to winter should have lived in Meta incognita Amidst the Ice a storme takes them at S. E. some takes in sailes and hulls that had roome others make fast to the Ice others send off Ice with poales oares junkes oken boards and the like so as all were put to it Yet for all this their ship sides and waeles were sore torne and bruised The next day the winde changed W. N. W. the Ice dispierced they goe to Sea and meetes 4. more of their Company who had all kept the Sea during the S. E. storme they resolue to keepe the Sea vntill the Sunne dissolue or the wind dispierce the Ice out of the straight 7. They cast about inward againe had sight Of what Land it should be there was difference of opinions Through the thicke mists and by snow newly fallen the habit of the Land was altered Thinking they had bin to the N. E. of Frobrishers straights Then comming from Land by a Current comming from thence along the Coast they were carried to S. W. off the Queens Forland more miles then they thought possible Here they make a peece of Land for Mount Warwicke yet wonders how they should be so farre shot within the straight without their knowledge how be it they confessed they found a swifter course of flood then hitherto they had observed And here their Ships were whirled about in a moment lying a Hull as though they had beene in a Whirlepoole the waters making no lesse noyse to be heard a farre off then the waterfall of London bridge Here they could have no observation the Generall sends to the Shippes to know their chiefest opinions Christopher Hall chiefe Pylate saide he had never seene that coast before nor could not make it for any part of Frobrishers streights although the land did lye and trent alike The 10. the weather continued thicke and darke and the fleete disperced they were doubtfull whether to set to Sea or to follow a doubtfull course in a Sea Bay or Streight they knew not or stand a long an unknowne coast where they could not discerne dangers for darke mists and thick weather Whereupon some betooke themselves to Sea as thinking that the safest Course others followed the Generall within that doubtfull and unknowne Streights above 60. leagues having alwaies a faire Continent upon the Starboard and a continuance of an open Sea before them so as if it had not beene for the gathering of his fleete againe as also their lading of Ore he both would and could have gone into the Mare del Sur for the further they sailed the lesse Ice and 50. leagues within this Streight was none at all This streight hath also a great Indraft for by the foresaid current the floting wracke of the barke Dyoniss lost at the Queenes Forland was brought thither along the Coast and by the Indraft drawne in there it being many miles distant They doe also affirme out of some of their best marriners observation that in this streight the â—lood-tyde doth runne 9. houres and ebbe 3. which may well come to passe by force of the current comming from the E. and butting upon that coast may enforce the tyde into all indrafts and rivers with longer flowings untill the force of the ebbe receiving his strength from the West Sea doe resist it the Sea will not according to the saying Naturam expellas furcaâ— licit usqui recurrit Also they observed vpon this Coast that lying a Hull 25. leagues off Land the wind blowing trade they were brought to within two leagues thereof contrary to expectation This part of the Country they hold to be more populous and fruitfull then any discovered before And better stored with grasse fowle and wild Beasts And heere they see greater
Boates then before and of the contents of 20. persons And they thinke that being 60. leag vp the soresaid straight they saw Land on Larboard To returne backe againe the same way out of this streight along the supposed backeside of the Continent of America at the Queenes Forland he espies a Gut to goe through in Frobrishers straights sends the Gabriell through who meetes againe in the streight so the Queenes Forland proved an Iland They anchor in the streight at a Land they named Hattons Head-land where they met 7. of their ships and staies for the rest The 26. they had a cruell storme of winde and snow which disperced their Fleete and were most cruelly weather-beaten The 2. of August all the Fleete arrived except 4. and harbours neeâ—e Mount Oxford The 6. day they got vp as high as Leicester point Then they hold a Consultation for inhabiting but doth not 1. ship they had lost then as they thought but she came home without doing any thing Therest searches for Mynes and findes one cals it Bests blessing after his owne name that found it but in bringing their ship thereto she grounded vpon a Rocke halfe dryed So as they were forced to vnderprop her with their mayne yard and thereby escaped the danger which they might otherwise have fallen into Now the Fleete being all laden and ready they furnish vp a little house with Bells Babies Pictures of men and women Glasses Whissles Pipes with an oven with baked bread left it to the Natives And vpon the last of August the whole Fleete was ready to depart but a cruell storme tooke them some at Sea some at anchor in Sounds The Busse was faine to seeke a new way to Sea through a Sound she rid in vpon the backside of Beare sound and got to Sea to the N. of Frobrishers Straights but the Generall came home in the Gabriell and could not get aboard his owne ship the Aide The Busse comming home found an Iland in 57d and a halfe sailed a long 3. dayes and saith it is a fruitfull Champion country and wooddy The Busse fell on the South of Freezeland the 8. of September they steered from thence S. E. and by S. untill the 12. when they discryed land 5. leagues off The S. W. part bore S. E. by E. the Northermost N N E. or N E. the Master accounted the S. E. point of Freezland was then from him N. W. by N. 50. leag he accounts this Iland to be 25. leagues long S. E. and N. W. the S. side is in 57. â— â— they had sight of it 28. houres they opened 2. harbours therein the Master did account himselfe 50 leagues S. E. by S. from Freezeland when he first discovered this land there dyed about 40. persons upon this voyage It is to be observed in these Voyages That these are but Histories and that they did not know whether they saw Asia and America or no as I am sure they did not nor know in what land they were yet for certaine they were at Meta Incognita otherwise Groneland I thinke they meant to have kept this golden Country to themselves for the courses distance latitude longitude variation and other marine observations herein is none only one Latitude of 63. 8. min. the entrance of Frobrishers Straights and Freezeland they have placed in 61. deg with this new Iland the Busse is in 37d. and a halfe Northerne Latitude There is Beares Hares Foxes and innumerable of Sea-Fowle where of his men kild in one day 15. hundred he found of Ginnie beanes in their tents of colour Red the Inhabitants are good markemen with their darts for the most part they will strike a Ducke in the eye but altogether in the head The first Voyage of Captaine Iohn Dâ—vis of Sandruge in Devonshire 1585. to the North-West HEe departed from Darmouth the 7. day of Iune with 2. Barques viz. the Sunshine of 50. tonnes 23. persons and the Mooneshine of 35. tonnes 17. persons he put into Falmouth the 8. and remained there untill the 13. he went by the West 14. He puts into Siâ—â—ey and had contrary windes untill the 28 in his course N. Westward he see many Whales and Porposes they kild a Darly-head or porkfish which eate as sweete as any Mutton The 19. they fall into a great whirling or brisling of a tyde setting to Northwards and they heard a mighty roaring of the Sea as if it had beene the breach of some Shore the weather was fogge and mist they lanch a boare to sound but findes no ground at 300. fathomes and found the roaring to be the Sea and Ice beating together The 20. they descryed land the most deformed that ever was seene it seemed like the forme of Suger loafes over-toâ—ping the Clouds and covered over with snow the shore belaid with Ice a league off he names this Land Desolation The 21. they perceived themselves imbaid very deepe and great store of Ice to the N. N. E. W and S. W. they cleared themselves by running S. S. W. along the shoare The Captaine attempts to land but could not for Ice they try for fish but could get none the water was black and thick like to a standing poole here were many Seales They see woods on land like to those on New found land they had great store of float-wood upon the Coast they tooke up one Tree 60. foote long and 14. hands about they bend their course to South with intent to double the Land The 23. they coast the land which did lye E. N. E and W S. W. The 24. they coast the Land lying E. and W. not able to come neere shore for Ice the weather something thicke and colde the allowance of victuall was encreased so as 5. men had every morning â— â— pound of bread and one can of beere to breakefast the weather like Aprill in England but when the winde blew from land or Ice it was colde but when it came of the Sea it was very hot They depart from this land sailes N. Westward above 4. dayes 29. they descry land in 64. 15. bearing N. E. the ayâ—e and sea cleare and temperate he stands with land espies many faire sounds and harbours and many Inlets into the land he Iudges this land to be a number of Ilands he anchors goes on land findes where the inhabitants had beene he findes also a Shooe pieces of Leather sowed with seames and peeces of furre and wooll like to Beaver The Country people come to him he causes his Musitians to play wherein they tooke great delight and fals a dauncing at night he comes a board they all depart The 30. in the morning came 30. Canoes by the Ship cals them to land and they both make protestation by clapping on their brests and pointing to the Sunne they become familiar they will sell their cloaths from their backs with the buskins hose and gloves made of Seale skins and bird skins the
leather well dressed and artificially sowed They had one paire of Buskins full of wooll like Beaver they are very tractable voide of subtilty and easie to be brought to civility he thinkes they worship the Sunne During their stay here they found a reasonable quantity of wood as Furre Spruce and Iunupir which had floated thither They saw aboundance of Seales in Shoales as it had all beene fish the cliffes was such as Sir Martin Frobrisher brought from Meta Incognita There was divers slowers Slud or Muscovia-glasse they found an hearbe growing upon the Rockes whose fruite was sweete full of red luyce the ripe ones were like Currans they iudge the people to have store of Furres they make shew after they see he would have skins and furrs that they would goe into the Country and fetch such things as they had but the winde comming faire he came away The first of August they proceeded N. N. W. for the discoverie The 6. he descried land in 66. 40. min. voyde of Ice he anchors in a bay neare a faire Mount the Cliffes thereof as orient as Gold He names it Mount Raleigh the road Totnes-road the Sound encompassing the road Exeâ—ers Sound the N. Forland Dyers Cape the S. For-land or cheekes of the Sound Cape Walsingham He espies 4. white Beares and kills one first and two afterwards The next day they kill a Beare the sore-paw was 14. inches over this Coast was Mountainous without wood or any thing growing thereon the aire was very temperare The 8. he sets saile from Mount Raleigh and Coasts along S. S. W. The 9. his men complained their allowance was too small it was augmented to 5. men 4. l. of bread a day 12. quarts of beere 6. New-land fishes and on the flesh day one gill of Pease more but Butter and Cheese was restrained from them The 11. he comes to the South-most Cape of this Land he named it the Cape of Gods mercy the weather foggie he Coasts the N. side and at the fogges vp-breaking he was entered into a faire passage in some places 20. leag broad tolerable weather voyde of Ice the Sea of the nature colour and quality of the maine Ocean Heare he hath great hope of a passage sailes 60. leag N. N. W. discovers certaine Ilands in the midst but passage on both sides he devides both the ships the one sailes on the N. side the other on the S. where they stayed 5. daies with S. E. winde fogge and foule weather 14. They goe on Land find signes of people and tame doggs with collers about their neckes a bone in their Pizels and are vsed to traile sleddes which they found like ours one made of Furre spruce and oken boards the other of Whale-bone They had hung vpon the top of these sleds the heads of 3. Beasts they had killed They found other trifles nothing worth but onely to show that the people had lately been there but they find this place all Ilands with great Sounds passing betwixt them And here they found whales comming from the Westerne Sea and to the East-ward they had not seene one As they were rowing into a Sound lying S. W. soddenly there came a violent Counter-checke of a tide from S. W. against the flood which they came with but sounding they could have no ground heere at 300. fathoms It flowed uppe and downe 6. or 7. fathoms and they could not perceive from whence it was maintayned If care had beene taken at their entrance into this Streight they might easily have resolved themselves The 21. they coast the S. shore they see many Sounds The 23. they enter into a faire Sound at the S. entrance of this Streight in 25. fathom greene Ose The 26. they depart from the sight of the N. land of this entrance directing their course homewards The 10 he had sight of Desolation 13 Hee departs from sight thereof the 27 he had sight of England and the 30 he came into Dartmouth The Observation He set forth from England Iune 28 his furthest was 66 d. 40. N. latitude he sayles then N W. into a passage 60. leag upon the America side as was then supposed and found no hinderance yet he returnes homewards the 21. of August Hee was the first wee know of that ever was on the West-side of Groenland or sayled so farre West in that paralell He discovered upon Groenland-side from Desolation to 64. 15 min. and on the West-side from 66. 40. to the South-side of his new Entrance and returned home safely Captaine Iohn Davis his second Voyage 1587. HE departed from Dartmouth with 4. ships viz. The Mermayd 100. Tonnes the Sunshine 60. tonnes the Moone-shine 35. tonnes the North-starre 10. tonnes The 15. discovers land in 60. deg and in longitude from the Meridian of London 47. mightily pestered with Ice and snow from land the Ice lay in some places 10. 20. 50. leagues hee was constrained to beare backe into 57. deg to acquit the Ice The 29. he meets land in 64. and in longitude from London Meridian 58. 30. for divers reasons he beares into this known harbor and to set up his Pinnace he findes many goodly harbors with high land little troubled with snow and sea altogether voyd of Ice he sends his Boats to search before the ships for shoale-water to anchor in The Countrey people come to them with cries and shouts but after they espied some of the Company whom they knew before they came to their boates and hung vpon them with great joy The Captaine with divers others goeth on Land The people come to him with dauncing and leaping and made signes they knew all those that had beene there the yeare before At this present there were 18. of them to whom he gaue to every one a knife they offered him skinnes but he shewed them that he bestowed them in curtesie and so dismist them with signes that they should returne in 4. houres The people repaire to him the next day and brought with them the skinnes of Seales Stagges white Hares Seale-fish Salmon-peale small Codde dry Caplin with other fish and Birds He sent to search their habitation with command that no hurt should be offered they find Tents framed vpon wood covered with Seale skinnes they find therein dry Caplin bags of Traine oyle and Seale skins in tan-tubbs He mans his Boate attended with 50. Cannoes intending to view the Country the people very carefully helpe him up and downe the steepe Rockes In leaping our men outstript them in wrastling they cast our best wrastler that had both skill and strength In a certaine Iland they found a grave wherin men lay buried covered over with Seale skins and a Crosse laid over them they be people of good stature broad-faced every time they come they make new truce by pointing to the Sunne and crying Eleoâ—t striking vpon their brest He takes them to be Idolaters and witches They
are simple in all their conversation but very theevish in stealing of Iron of which they make great account They in the end began to shew their Nature in cutting of Cables their Boate from their sternâ— and their Cloathes where they laid to aire They also stole their Oares a Calliver a Boare speare a sword wherevpon they brake the Peace by shooting off a Musket and a Faulcon at which noise they all departed with great feare They returned againe within 10. houres to intreat peace which was immediately granted they brought Seale skinnes and Salmon-peale but seeing Iron they could not forbeare to steale they eate their meate raw drinke salt water and eate grasse and yee with delight Their weapons are for the most darts but some have Bowes and Arrowes and Slinges with their Nettes made of whale-fynne with which they doe artificially catch fish with They have warre with some other Nation or Inland people for many of them are wounded He had amongst them Copper Ore blacke Copper and red Copper thinking to search the habitation of this Country in his Piâ—â—ace he entred a large River and went on Land to discover but the high Mountaines hindred his prospect He gathers Muscles for his supper and tooke harbour for that night vnder the Rockes where he see a mighty whiâ—le wind taking vp the water in great 〈…〉 for the â—pace of 〈…〉 houres without any intermission To conclude he found this not to be firme Land but mighty Rivers and Sounds and Throughlets betweene vast and desert Ilands with passage betweene Sea and Sea he returnes to his ship In his absence the people had stolne an Anchor and with sliâ—gs had thrown stones into the ship of half a pound weight he seemed to the Inhabitants to take no notice of the injurie done him hee tills them on land gives them bracelets and other toyes and intices 7. or 8. on board some of them goes into the maine top After Sunset they begin againe to assault them with stones in slings into the Mooneshine and with one stone strucke the Boatswaine that he overthrew him The 11. they came to make a new truce the Ringleader of the mischiefe was one the truce made they take one prisoner who pointed to his fellowes to bring the things that were stolne and he should be enlarged unto them The wind within an houre came faire they brought the fellow away One of his consorts came and followed talking to him at length they tooke leave making great lamentation The prisoner spake 4. or 5. words to the other clapping his hands vpon his face the other doing the like they depart This prisoner in few dayes grew a pleasant Companion trimmed vp his darts and fishing tooles made Okum and would lay his hand vpon a Roape to haile his meate was first dry Caplin they had taken there in their Tents when it was done he eate poore John The 14. of this Moneth one man dyed the rest were in good Health The 17. in the Latit of 63. â— min. he fell with a huge Iland of Ice in one entire Masse So big as they could not draw the limits with Bay and Capes and like huge Cliffes as he tooke it to be Land at first And in this place he had stickle and strong Currents No other but what the Ice made being forced through the water by the windes and drawing so much water as they bee eyther on ground or neere Also as his motion doth trouble and alter the waters true course which causeth the Tides to edy being neere it as Ilands in the Sea standing in the Flood or Ebbes way will doe the like He Coasts to S. off this Ice vntill the 30. of Iuly and saith ti was such a Barre to his proceedings as all his hopes were banished The 24. all his Ropes were frozen By a grosse fogge his men begin to grow sicke and feeble and told him he ought in Conscience to regard the safetie of his owne life and preservation of others and not through his over-boldnesse to leave their Widdowes and Fatherlesse children to give him bitter curses leave these excuses and come home Davis come home besides the great Ship was too great and unweldy to discover withall besides her charge was 100. pound a moneth So with divers other excuses he sends her homewards and with the Moone-shine made shift to steere E S E. from the Ice to seeke the next Land The first of August he sees land in 66 33. Longitude from London 70. deg here he graues the Moonelight that had beene forth but 3. moneths in a very good roade he findes this land to be all Ilands with Sea on E on W on N. but a Muskâ—ta stung him grievously the people here sends him a Seale driving with the tide which they had boyd up with bladders The people trade with him for skins as the others did and are in all things a like but in pronunciation of language more plaine and not hollow in the throate Their Salvage kept him close and made signes to them to get him a Companion Here he left the Mermaid at Anchor the 12 day and sailes W above 50 leagues sees land in 66 19 this land is 70 leagues from the other he anchors by an Iland of Ice from clock 9 to 3 in the morning The 15. he departs this land to the South sailes untill the 18 and then he sees land N W a faire Promontory in 65 and no land to Southward heere he had great hope of a Passage He sayles still southwards and sees Land S W and by S. the 17. by observation he was in 64 20 m. he had sailed by Chaâ—t and precise account 15 leagues S by W yet upon observation he found it S W. so as he saith it was by a Westerne Current August 19. it fell snow and foule weather they lie at hâ—ll all Night within 5. leagues of land The 20. the weather breakes up they beare in with land and got into a harbour close for all weathers they goe on land and can discerâ—e it to be all Ilands they come away in the afternoone with a N. E. winde faire weather shapes their course to the South whereby they may discover the passage They coast the land untill the 28. finding it still to continue to the S. from 67. to 57. he sees marvailous store of Sea fowle as Guls and others he tries for fish in one glasse kills an 100 Codde although he was but badly provided he doubting the weather steps into harbor in 56. d. sailes 10. leag up a River 2 leagues broad very faire Woods on both sides stayes here untill the first of Sept. had 2. great stormes he went 6. miles on land The woods were Furre Pyne-apple Elder Ewe Withe and Birch hâ— sees a black Beare and here were store of land river fowle as Goose Ducks Black-birdes Iayes Thrush and of Partridge and Feasant he kils great store with Bowe
and arrowes At the harbours mouth were greatstore of Cod-fish The first of September he set saile and with faire weather coasts along to the Southward the 3. day being calme lets fall a Cadger to prove for fish In which place there was such aboundance as the hooke was no sooner over-board but it was taken it was the largest and best fed fish that ever he see and some of his men which were Fishermen said they never saw a bigger Skull of fish in their lives The 4. he anchors in a good roade among Ilands the Country low-land pleasant and full of woods To the N. of this place 8. leag finding a mighty great Sea between 2. lands to the W. the S land to his judgement is nothing but Iles he greatly desired to have gone into this Sea but winde or something was against him he anchored in 4. fadome fine sand In this place is fish and fowle mighty store he had left on land some fish to drie he sent 5. men on land for them The Countrey people lay lurking in the wood and on a sudden aâ—saulted them they slew 2. and greatly wounded other 2. one escaped by swimming with an arrow shot through his arme Great store of fish and fowle they made a hook of a crooked Spike before the baite was changd they tooke more then 40. great Cods the fish swimming so abundantly thicke about the hooke as is incredible to be reported This Davis in his Hydrographicall doth describe The 10. he shapes his course for homeward he arrived in England the beginning of October The Observation He departed from England the 7. of May 15. of June he sell with Land in 66d. 70. d. Longitude from London he was troubled with Ice he findes that there is Copper Ore the people may be brought to trade but are theevish and treacherous he stayed in harbours 24. dayes went no further to the Northwards then 66d. 17. m. in Long from London 70d. he returns the beginning of August and upon the coast of America in 55d. finds great store of great â—od-fish having not done so much as he did in his first voyage he arrived very safely in England the beginning of October You shall understand that the Sun-shine and the North-starre were to seeke the Passage betwixt Iseland and Groenland by the appointment of Captaine Iohn Davis of which their Voyage the relation is writ by Henry Morgan servant to Master William Saunderson Merchant of London a worthy and principall Adventurer in the Voyages of Davis as followeth FromCaptaine Davis THey departed in the Latitude of 60. deg the 7. of June and sailed into 66 and tooke harbour in Iseland the 12 and staies there untill the 3 of July then he comes forth and being a little troubled with Ice shapes his course for Groynland the 7 he sees it and ranges along untill the moneths end The 3 of August he comes to Gilberts Sound in 64 deg 14 min. Davis his Randevow and it seemeth was so appoynted to meete Davis and his fleete who departed from thence the 11. of July The people came and traded with them and in the end sought to betray them they plaid at foot-ball and our men cast them They depart from thence 5 or 6 leag Southwards the same people come to them againe they see Foxes and Dogs runne upon the Ilands as they observe them to be they found the hornes of Stags and footing but see none The 30 of August they depart for England the winde takes them contrary so as they take another harbour there come of the people and bring them Seale skinnes The Master would have changed one of the boates he had formerly bought which they would have taken from them by violence they fall to combat with our men and throwing their darts struck one of our men another of our men shot one of them into the brest with an arrow the fight continued our men tooke one of them into our boate his boate and all our men kild three of them two of them were shot with arrowes and the other hurt with a sword he with his boate taken was shot with an arrow our men cast him over-board and his consort tooke him up and conveyed him away they departed and would not come to us as before The 31 of August we departed from Gilbert sound the 3 of September they lost sight of the North Starre the 30 they enter our Channell They brought home 500 Seale skinnes 140 halfe skinnes what bone it was they brought home they know not Captaine Davis his 3. Voyage North-West 1587. FRom Dartmouth with 3 Shippes the Elizabeth the Sunne-shine and a Clincker called the Hellen of London The 12 of Iune there fell difference betwixt the Master of the Sunneshine and the Marriners for that the Seamen would goe on the Voyage a fishing the Master would not untill he had the company of the Elizabeth but the matter was reconciled and all were content to goe to the place of Randevow The 14. of Iune they descry land high and mountainous but did imagine themselves to be 16 or 17 leagues off The 16 they anchored in harbour the people came according to their olde order with crying Eliout and shewed them Seale skinnes The 17 they make way to set up their Pinnace they brought from London The 18. hee passed about the Iland hee found blacke Pumice-stones and salt kerned upon the Rockes white and glistering this day he tooke one of the people a strong fellow The 20 the Salvages came to the Iland where the Pinnace was set up and made ready to be lancht and tore the two upper stroaks away from her for love of the Iron I doubt in revenge of their prisoners and for harme done the last yeare but being thus much made unserviceable it was agreed the Elizabeth should have her to fish Now as they were ready to depart newes was brought the Captaine that the ships that they were to venter their lives in I thinke for the discovery had at one time 300. stroakes yet they agree to commit themselves to Gods mercy in her rather than returne with disgrace So they stand North-wards along the Land which they call the land of their Merchants because the people come and traffique with them but here they were in doubt of their Ship I take it the Elizabeth and Sunneshine are gone a fishing home himselfe went N. ward into 67. 40. where they had great store of Whales and fowle which they call Cortenous two Canoes came to them at Sea they cry Elâ—out and gives Birds for bracelets one had a dart with a peece of Vnicorne horne the Salvage made stay thereof vntill he saw a knife and then he truckt they went along with them 3. houres The 25 came 30. Canoes 10. leagues off Land and brought Salmon-peeles Birds and Caplyn they give them Pinnes Needles Bracelets Nailes Knives Bells looking-Glasses and other triâ—â—es For a Knife a Naile or a Bracelet they
will sell their Coates or any thing they have They brought not above 20. skinnes but made signes that if they would goe ashore they should have more Chichesanege skinnes I thinke The 30. he was in 72. deg 12 min. at midnight the Compasse set the variation 28. deg West-ward he Coasted this Land which he called London Coast From the 21. to the 30. the Sea all open to the West and North-ward the Land on Starboard E. from him the wind shifted to the North. Then he left that shore and named the N. most part he did discover Hope Sanderson and shaping his Course West runne 40. leag and better without sight of any Land The 2. he meetes with a mighty banke of Ice West from him He would faine have quit it by the North-wards but the wind would not which if he had he would have runne W. vntill he had seene Land and have beene resolved The 6. being faire weather he puts the Barke amongst the Ice but could not prevaile the 7 8 9 10. He coasts the Ice the 11 was fogge and calme The 13 he determining to goe againe to the shore And harbor for 5 or 6 dayes Hoping in that time the extreame heate of the Sunne and beating of the Sea would have made way with the Ice but when he was nigh Land he durst not anchor for depth of water The Salvages came oft and truct for skinnes Darts they had for old and new knives and they would gladly have had him to the Land but he beareâ— away The 15. he finds himselfe driven 6. points west beyond his Course He layes the fault either in the Ship or Current The 16. he falls with the banke of Ice againe The 17. he had sight of Mount Raleigh at 12 at Night he was thwart of his old hole againe He sailes 60. leagues N W. vp the streights The 23 he anchors in the bottome of the Gulfe and calles the Iles Cumberland Iles. Whilst he was at anchor a Whale passed vp by him here the Compasse set at 30. d. variation This day also he departs shaping his course S E. and seeketh to recover the Sea The 25 be was becalmed in the bottome of the Gulfe the aire extreame hot Bruton the Master goes a Land to course Dogges they find many graves and Trane spilt the Salvage dogges was so fat they could scarce goe The 26 was a pretty storme at S E. 27 28 29. faire weather He had coasted the South-side shore of Cumberlands sound And was got cleare out into 62 deg betwixt which and 63. deg 00. he espies an opening And names it Lumleys Ilet And tells of great falls and Gulfes of water The 31 he see a Head-land he names Warwicks Forland The 1. he falls with the South-west Cape of the Gulfe and names it Chidleys Cape in 61 deg 10. min. From the first to the 12 He trents along the South-land sees 5 Deere on the top of an Iland he calls Darcyes Iland they take to another Iland his Boate was too little to carry his men and chase the Deere though it were in the water one of them was as big as a pretty Cowe and very fat their feete as broad as Oxe feete The 13. in 54 d. Latitude Heere he struck vpon a Rocke he stops his leake And Coasts along into 52 deg not finding his fishing ships as was appointed for them to stay and fish in Latit betweene 54 and 55 deg vntill the fine of this moneth but in 16 dayes they were fisht and gone home himselfe arrives at Dartmouth the 15 of September The Copie of Davis his Letter to Mr. Saunderson GOod Mr. Saunderson with Gods great mercy I have made my safe returne in health with all my company And have sailed 60. leag further then my determination at my departure I have beene in 73. deg finding the Sea all open and 40 leag betweene Land and Land The passage most probable the Bâ—cecution casie as at my comming you shall fully know The Marine Observation THat he Coasted the West side of Groynland farther then before from 65 deg odde min. to 72 deg odde minutes naming it London-Coast and on the West side was as farre vp his former streights as before onely he then forgot to name the Earle of Cumberlands Iles which now he hath done And besides he hath in his returne home seene and named Lumleys Inlet and passed by Fretum Hudson vnknowne Yet he hath named Cape Warwicke Which is the East part of Resolution Chidleys Cape the South bounds thereof now called Buttons Iles But vntruely these two things are both although in his Letter writ to Mr. Saunderson at his arrivall the 2. Voyage he doth assure the Passage to be in one of the 4. places vpon perill of his Life But I thinke he durst not venture it He went forth the 7. of May and returnes homewards the 23 of July His greatest Variation West was 30. deg And the 15 of Iuly he was driven 5 points W. of beyond his Course by what accident he knoweth not For to vse his owne words speaking of Warwickes Head-land This Cape as it was the most S. limit of the Gulfe wee passed over the 30 of this Moneth So was it the N. promontorie or first beginning of a very great Inlet whose South limit at this present wee see not Which Inlet or Gulfe this afternoone and in the Night wee passed over to our great admiration for the waters fall These abstracts are more at large to be seene in the first and 3 Volumes of Mr. Hâ—ckluits Voyages The Voyage of Captaine George Waymouth with two Fly-boâ—tes one of 70 th' other of 60. Tonnes 35 men victuaâ—led for 18 monethes set forth by the Muscovia and Tâ—â—kie Companies HE set forth the second of May 1602. hee went by the North made the Start or one of the Westmost Iles of Orkney it being low land bearing West in latitude 59 deg 30 min. he shapes a course betwixt N and West untill hee brings the Start North sayles away W and by N. in 59 deg 40 min. then steeres away W S W. in 57 deg 55 min. and there had no variation at all he hailed away Westward and had some fogge much raine but warme as in England 16 This day at noone he was 57 deg 35 min. and had not seene the Sunne or Moone in 76 houres before and now had variation 11 deg 18 He saw a great Iland of Ice in the afternoon he got sight also of the Southmost part of Groenland hee coasts this Ice to the North comming sometime into black water and presently the Sea would be cleare againe he could not game ground in 120 Fathoms neither could hee discerne any Current at which he reckons Cape Desâ—lation N N E 24 leagues off him 22 He was in 60 deg 37 min. latitude 27 The weather warme as in England he had great store of sea-Guls 28 He directs his course
Denmark for the discovery of Groenland 1605. his first Voyage Abstracted FRom Denmarke he set forth the 2 of May and saith hee found the Compasse varie Eastward at the Naes of Norway 7 deg 10 min. He saith that one league to the Northward of Faire â—slâ— he found the race of a Tyde setting so strongly Northwestward as if it had bin in the race of Portland Faire Isle bearing E S E. foure leagues off Swiâ—borne head N. E. by N. eight leagues off The I le of Foule N E. the Compasse was varied to the Eastward of true North 60 deg 10. minutes and he thinketh that the Iland Busse discovered by the Busse of Bridgewater in Frobrishers last Voyage is not truly placed in the Marine Charts At his falling with Groenland hee named a headland Cape Christianus after the King of Denmarke in latitude 59 deg 50 minutes and he found it due for that none other before him hath named it S W. by W. five leagues from thence hee had 12 deg 15 min. variation Westwards standing from thence to Seawards he sayled three houres in blacke water as thicke as puddle He found Cape Christianus and Desolation to lie W. by N. 50 leagues distance and a Current S S W. set him violently into the Ice he also findes the Current upon the side of America to set to the North but contrary on the Groenland coast to the South He findes a harbour upon the Coast of Groenland and sailes 6 leagues up a great Inlet or river before he could find 16 fathomes to anchor in the land on both sides was steepie and mountainous He goes on land and findes houses or rather Tents covered with Seale-skinnes the people came to him crying Eliout holding up their hands their boates were covered all over with Seale skinnes about their Tents was great abundance of the flesh of Seales to drie with Caplin and of Pilchards innumerable of which with other fishes their rivers are full their dogs were very fat they found in their Tents Foxe and Seale skins very well drest also certaine coates of Seale and Fowle skins with the feather-side inwards they also found a certain vessell boyling upon a lampe the vessell made after the maÌ„ner of a little pan the bottome of stone the sides of Whales Gils therein was Seales flesh boyling in Seale oyle and in another a dogges head boyled by those Tents lay two great boates with which he supposed they transported themselves from one place to another this not being the place of their continuall habits the boats were open with 8 or 10 thoughts and 20 foote in length at least for a saiâ—e they have the guts of some beast well drest and neatly sowed together After this the people came to them in their boates and bartered Seale skins and their Coats even for olde nailes or for a knife they will sell coate and boate Vnicorne horne or Mors teeth Whale finne with which they head their darts and weapons the Latitude of this Harbours mouth is 66. deg 30 min. an E and W. Moone makes a full Sea it floweth 3. fathomes and an halfe up and downe he had made about a barrell and â— â— of oyle and leaving it on land all night the Salvages let it forth The Salvages came the next day and bartered and going on land upon a sodaine without violence done them which shewes their wicked condition they assailed them with stones out of slings in most violent manner at the shooting of a Falcon-gun they all fled The next day againe they repaire to the number of sixty making new truce by crying Eliout but perceiving they had bags full of stones by them at the report of a Pistoll they all departed and after that they came to the same Cliffe againe and violently assaults them that no man could stand upon the hatches so as hee was glad to shield himselfe by loosing his Bonnets and lacing them about his ship and at the firing of a Musket they would ducke downe behind a Rocke the report gone they would afresh assault them He departs from hence and came to an anchor in an excellent haven on the S. side of a high hill which he named Mount Coningham this Sound for the goodnesse thereof he named Denmarke-haven 20 He loosed from this harbor the Salvages came againe to the number of 73. beating and making a hideous noise they enter into barter and throw Shels and toyes into his Boate he causing his boy to fetch them they shoote him through both buttockes with a Dart there were at this time mustered upon the Ilands to the number of 300 people Now followeth Mr. Iames Hall his Topographicall Description of the Land as hee discovered the same THe land of Groenland is a very high ragged and mountainous Countrey having many good Rivers Harbours and Bayes into 5. of which hee sayled 10 or 12 English leagues being very navigable with abundance of Fish of sundry sorts the Land in all places where I came seemed to bee fertile according to the Climate wherein it lyeth for betweene the Mountaines was most pleasant Plaines and Vallies insomuch as if he had not seene the same hee would not have beleeved that such a fertile land in shew could have bin in those Northerne Regions there is also great store of Fowle as Ravens Crowes Partridges Pheasants Seamewes Gulls with other sorts of Beasts he hath not seene any except blacke Foxes of which there are very many Hee doth suppose there are also many Deere for about their tents they found many Harts-hornes with the bones of other beasts also within the land he saw the footing and dung of divers other beasts he found the footing of one beast to be 8 inches over in the rivers were Fishes as Seales Whales and Salmon with divers other sorts of fishes the coast is a very good and faire land for 3 leag off he found 15 fathomes and as he approached the same 13 12 10 fathomes very faire sandy ground The people are a kind of Samoid or wandering nation removing from one place unto another they are people of a reasonable stature browne of colour very like the people of the East and W. India they are active and warlike vsing their darts and slings very nimbly they eate their meate raw or little parboild with blood oyle or water they apparell themselves in skinnes of such beasts as they kill but especially with Seales and fowles which they can dresse very soft and smooth in Summer turning the haire and feather side outwards in Winter inwards their weapons are slings bowes darts headed with bone or yron he supposeth them to be Idolatrous worshipping the Sun he met all the coast along much drift wood but from whence it came he knew not he coasted this Coast along from 66 deg to 69 deg and found many good sounds and harbours and returning towards his Shippe which he found in a harbour
by espying certaine Worlockes which the Captaine had caused to be set as Beacons for to give him knowledge of their being In this his absence from the Admirall the Saluages had done them much violence the Captaine had taken three of of them whom he kindly intreated others of them he slew this evening he takes in his provision of fresh water He sets on land one young man to be left in the Countrey to his cruell fortune and this was done by expresse command of the State-holder of Denmarke before his comming sorth they also in the Pinnace set another on land both being malefactors giving of them small necessaries It may be those people lived a long time after and may bee yet living if the Salvages have not devâ—ured them he sets sailes and comes to Sea where he found much drift Ice with a high Sea which he thought to be a current setting through Fretâ—â—â— Davis to the Southward as by experience he proved for by observation this day at noone he was in Latitude 62 deg 40. m. whereas the day before he was in Latitude 66 deg 10 min. having made by account a S by W. way about 10 leagues this current he did find to set along the Coast of Groenland South by East 15 This day he was in Latitude 57 degrees the 16 day close weather he meetes with a mighty skull of Whales amongst drift Ice and meetes also a great current setting West North-west over for America This is the current found by Frobrisher comming from the East and butting upon the East-side of Groenland and doth strike along the Land to Cape Christianus otherwise called Cape Farewell 1 Hee met with a skull of Herrings so that he knew himselfe not farre from Orkney he was in Latitude 58 deg 40 m. and sounding had 42 fathomes very sandy ground with some blacke dents when shortly after and the same day in the evening he sounded againe and had but 20 fathomes dented ground he was neere the shore before he saw it for it was thicke weather 10 He came to Elsenore Rode in Denmarke The second Voyage of Master Iames Hall from Denmarke to the further discovery of Groenland with five Shippes observed 1606. â—7 HEe set forth from Copemanhaven and went betwixt Orkney and Shotland the 7 of Iuâ—e which day one of the Groenlanders dyed it seemed it was one of them he had brought from thence the yeare before 14 He accounteth himselfe to be 19 deg 45 min. from the Meridian of the Naes of Norway 14 He steereth away W. the wind S E. and thick weather he imagineth himselfe in 58 deg 10 min. Latit at which time by reason of a Northerly Current contrary to his expectation he had made a West way Southerly 22 leagues and then as he supposeth the Compasse varied West-ward one point 1 He sees land being 8 leag off with a great banke of Ice lying off the S W. end thereof he supposeth it to bee Busse Iland and that it lyeth more to the West-ward then it is placed in the Marine charts Steering away W by N. he was in a great Current setting S S. W. the which he did suppose did set betwixt Jseland and Busse I le over with America from hence he steeres away W N W. 6 He found himselfe to be in 58 deg 50 min. whereby contrary to his expectation he did plainly see the South-erne current to be the cause this Evening he found the Compasse to be varied 12 deg 5 min. West-ward this Night their Pinnace and Vice-admirall come foule of one another 8 He was in 59 deg 30 min. and findes still the Current and variation to carry him to the South-ward of West 10 He sees the Coast of America in Latit 60 deg 16 min. about 9 leagues off and findes the needle varied 23 deg W. the hill tops were covered with snow the shore to the N. full of Ice he had a Current set West into the shore and indangers him Had not a gale fresh at S West brought him off 18 Vntill this day he passed many Mountaines of Ice at Noone was in 63 deg 45 min. Latit 19 Being amongst much Ice and plying to get cleare saith he seeth the Land of America in 64 Latit it lay S and N. very high and ragged covered with Snow He findes still a strong Current to the West from the Latit 51. his Compasse was placed ¾ of a point to East-ward of N and was carried almost 4 points to West-wards beyond his judgment he found this Current to set W N W. the Compasse varied 23 degrees From the 20 vntill the 25. he passeth and traverseth over from the West side for Groyneland and had sight of Queene Annes Cape 10. leagues off 27. He seeth the Capes he named the last yeare as Cape Annt Cape Sophy the Foords also as Rumells foord Christianus foord and puts into Coninghams foord where he saith the Silver was The Salvages come on board and barter with them for Iron with Seale skinnes and Whale-fynne he searcht vp the Foord and findes it to be but a Bay with many greene and pleasant Ilands the people to the number of 25. followes them with their Boates some of his men on Land travailes vp the Mountaines and sees raine Deere 6 There fell some small difference amongst them about choosing of an anchoring place the water being deepe and they removing from their first Road-sted further vp the River where it floweth S E. and N W. in Latitude 66 deg 25. minutes 9 The Captaine went vp the River with his Boate where they came to see their winter Houses which were builded with Whales bones the baulkes thereof were of Whales ribbes and covered with Earth they had certaine vaults or roomes vnderground 4 square two yards deepe in the Earth The towne consisteth of about 40. houses they found the buriall of their dead the Corps wrapped in Seale-skinnes and stones laid in the manner of a Coffin over them This day they take 5 of the inhabitants to bring into Denmarke to be informed of their Country which they call Secaâ—â—nga and say that within the Land they have a great King who is carried vpon mens shoulders 10 They come forth of Rumels foord and in great danger got to Sea being inforced betweene certaine Ilands which lye off Cape Sophie 4 leagues into the Sea the last yeare he named them Knights Ilands being got there he came into 66. deg 50. min. Laâ—it W N W. from Cape Sophy 15 leag off 18 He goes within sight of shore being all high land like Ilands and great store of Ice betwixt him and the same 28 He coasted to and againe amongst Ice vntill this day having had a storme and meetes one of his Fleete which had beene separated from him he fell with two bankes of Ice and is 8 leag off Desolation by account but could not
Westmost they found nothing on land but Cockle grasse he saith he found that before they came to this place that he was kept in the Ship against Henry Greenes minde because he did not favour their proceeding better then he did for he drave him to take upon him to search for such things as himselfe had stolne and accused him of a matter no lesse then treason amongst themselves for that he had deceived the company of 30 bread cakes now they began to talk that England was no safe place for them and Henry Greene swore that the ship should not come in any place but keepe the Sea still untill he had the Kings hand and seale to show for his safety they had many devises but Henry Greene was their Captaine and so they called him from those Ilands he stood to the N. having the Easterne land in sight and raised these Ilands the Master had called Romnâ—ys Ilands between which Ilands and the shallow ground to the E. off them the Mr. stood downe into the first great bay this was going outward in the Masters time they kept the East side â—â—iâ—lâ—in sight and comming thwaâ—t of low land strooke once upon a Rock that lay under water but without any harme that they saw they continue their course and raise Lanâ— on head which stretâ—hed to the North there they said pâ—â—iâ—â—lâ— that Robert Bilot by his Northernâ— course had lâ—â—â— thâ—â—â—â—â—s to the South and that in time they must sâ—â—ke thâ—t way for reliefe having but small store left Buâ— Bilot would still follow the land to the North saying that â—â—â—â—â—pâ—d in good time to finde what would relieve us that way as soone as to the South This Writer faith that hee told them that this Land was the Maiâ—â— of Wostenholme Cape and that the shallow Rockey ground was the same that the Master ran down by when he went intâ— the great Bay Robert Iveâ— and all said it was not possible unlesse the Master had brought the Ship over land and willed them to looke into the Masters Card how well their course and it did agree they stood to the East and left the Maine land to the North by many small Ilands into a narrow gut betweene two Lands and anchored they went on the West side and found a great Horne and cockle grasse on the East side this Grasse was great reliefe to them for without it they could not have recovered the Capes for want of Victuall When they weighed Anchor theâ— doubled the Cape to the North which is high land even to the Capes which is North and South some 25. or 30. leagues then they stand to the North they saw of those Fowles which breed at the Capes and killed some at which time with great joy they raised the Capes and bearing for them came to the Ilands that lay in the mouth of the Streights but bearing in they ran upon a Rock and stood fast for 8. or 9. houres it was ebbe when they grounded but the next flood floated them off againe It was faire weather the ebbe came from the East and the flood from the West being afloate they stood to the Eastward and anchored This day he sent the Boat on land to kill Fowle they in the Ship had warning to stand as neere as they could but the winde being contrary they could not fetch the place where the Fowle breed but they found great store of Gulls upon the Cliffes but hard to come by but with their peeces they killed 30. and towards night returned on shipboard then they brought their Ship neerer the Mouth of the Streights and anchored in 18. Fathoin upon a Riffe or Shelfe but when they had wayed and stood to the place where the Fowle breed they were faine to stand to and againe in the Streights mouth under Sayle because they could not finde ground to Anchor in the water was so deepe The Boat went to Diggs Cape and made directly for the place where the Fowle breed where they see 7. Boats came about the Easterne point towards them but when the Salvages saw their Boat they draw their lesser Boats into their bigger and when they had done they came rowing to their Boat and made signes to the rest our men made ready for all essayes the Saluages came to them and they grew familiar one with another so as ours tooke one of theirs into their Boate and they tooke one of ours into theirs then they carried our Men to a Cove where their Tents stood to the Westward of the place where the Fowle breed so they carryed our Man into their Tents where he remained untill our men returned theirs In our Boat went their man to the place where the Fowle breed and wee being desirous to know how the Salvages killed their Fowle hee shewed them the manner how which was thus They tooke a long Pole with a snare at the end which they put about the Fowles neck and so pluck them downe When our men knew that we had a better way and so shewed the Salvages the use of our Peeces which at one shot would kill 7. or 8. To bee short they returned to the Cove to receive our man and to deliver heirs When they came they made great joy with dancing leaping and striking of their breasts they offered divers things to our Men but they onely tooke some Mores teeth which they gave them for a knife and two glasse Buttons so receiving our Man they came abroad rejoycing at this chance as if they had met with the most simple people of the World And Henry Greene more then the rest was so confident that by no meanes we should take care to stand upon our guarde God blinded him so that where he thought to receive great matters from this people he received more then hee looked for and that suddenly by being made an example for all men that make no conscience of doing evill and that wee take heed how wee trust the Salvage people how simple soever they seeme to be They made haste to be on shore and because the Ship rid farre off they weighed and stood as neere the place where the Fowle breed as they could and because he this Writer was lame he was to goe into Boat to carry such things as he had in the Cabbine of every thing some what And so with more hast then good speed and not without swearing away he went as Henry Greene William Wilson John Thomas Michael Pierce Andrew Motter and himselfe When they came neere the shore the people were on the hills dancing and leaping to the Cove we came where they had drawn up their Boats Wee brought our Boat to the East side of the Cove close to the Rocks on land they goe and make fast the Boat to a great stone on the shore the people came and every one had something in his hand to barter but Henry Greene swore that they should have nothing untill he had Veâ—ison
tides into them which Hedlands being found al I do assure my selfe that the tyde wil be found to come from the Westward Herein I have shewed my opinion so farre my Iudgement will afford untill further reasons induceth me to the contrary Per me Iosias Hubart From the Durses in Ireland being in 52. Lat. to Cape Farewell in Groenland Lat. 58 56. the course is W. N. W. W. terly and the distance is 460. Leagues The Southermost part of the Iland of Resolution is in Lat. 60. d. 34. m. From Cape Farewell to the Iland of Rosolution the course is W. and by N. and the distance is 208. Leagues Sir Dudley Diggs his Iland is in Lat. 62. D. 40. M. and is in distance from the I le of Resolution upon a W. and by N ⅓ Northerlyrose 180. Leagues The cheekeslye in 61. D. 17. M. Lat. from Sir Dudley Diggs his Iland thereto the course is W. and by S. and the distance is 190. Leagues Our wintering being in the Lat. of 56 d. 58. m. From the cheekes to our wintering place the course is S. and by W. ½ Westerly and the distance is 87. Leagues The 27. of November I made an observation of the Moone and the planet Mars and for that I stand in doubt for the houre to be axactly found out by any Diall Clock or other Instrument to hang a plannet to find when the foremost Guard was right under the Pole starre at which instant I found ♂ and ☽ to be one degree and 41. minutes asunder by which working I suppose or deeme it to bee as followeth this our wintring place 111. degrees and 15. of longitude from our Meridian of the Citie of London Per me Iosias Hubart In the name of God Amen Of the courses from the Misson head in Ireland being bound towards the Northwest passage Captain Thomas Button Gentleman being our Generall in the good ship called the Resolution John Ingram Captaine and Master of the Pinace called the Discoverie 1612. Inprimis from the Misson head in Ireland to Cape Discord in Groanland the course is N. W. by N. Northerly and the distance is 360. Leagues From the Missonhead to Cape Discord in Groynlaend the course is N. W. 67. W. Northerly by the compasse the Lat. 59. d. 20. ◠and the distance is 380. Leagues From the Missonhead to Cape Desolation is the course lyeth W. N. W. the distance 490. Leagues From the foreside of Cape Discord to Cape Farwel the course lyeth S. W. Southerly by compasse distance 58. Leagues From Cape Farwell to the Westerne part of this Head Land by Cape Desolation the course is W. N. W. halfe Northerly 100 Leagues distant and from this Head Landto Desolation is 10 Leagues distant in all from Farwell to Desolation the distance is 100. Leagues N. N. E. by compasse betweene Cape Farwell and the foresaid Head Land there set a very great current to the Westward From Cape Desolation to the I le of Resolution the course lyeth W. N. W. Westerly altitude 62. d. 30. m. and the distance 120. Leagues From Resolution to Salisbury I le W. by N. Altitude 63. d. 15. and from the Iland to Wostenholmes Cape the course lyeth W. S. W. Southerly 140. Leagues 12. Leagues And from this Cape to Diggs his Iland 3. Leagues From Resolution to Westenholmes Cape the course lyeth W. by N. Westerly and the distance is 153. Leagues From Resolution to Diggs his Ilands the course is W. by N. Northerly and the distance 156. Leagues Altitude 63. d. From Sir Dudley Diggs his Ilands to Nothinghams Iland N. by the compasse and the distance is 7. or 8. Leagues From Sir Dudley Diggs Iland to Swanns Iland W. by S. 40 Leagues From Diggs his Iland to Hopes Checkt the course is W. S. W. a little Welterly and the distance is 200. Leagues The Altitude is 60. d. 40. m. From Hopes Checkt to the Broken land when our Admirall received a great storme the course lyeth S. W. 49. Leagues Altitude 59. 49. Leagues From this broken Land to the head Northerland the course lyeth W. the distance is 8. Leagues The Headland is the entring into this Bay called New Wales From this Head land unto the Roade of the harbour the course lyeth South 42. Leagues and from Hopes checkt to this Roade the course lyeth N. E. and by N. 86. Leagues Hitherto the Lord of his mercy hath blessed preserved and kept us from all dangers whatsoever which wee beseech him to blesse us of his mercy and to send us well forth againe Amen Per me Edward Glanvile What I received from Sir Thomas Roe was an Abstract copy taken out of Sir Thomas Buttons owne Iournall being at his returne to this Hope 's Checkt and not before As from the beginning of his Voyage or his wintring I have nothing but by report and thus he proceeded from thence 15. This day being there he plyed up with contrary winds and fogg having diversity of depth altogether standing Eastwards of sometimes to 30. Faddome and more and standing in to 7. or 6 m. thus travercing and anckoring untill the 23. day finding the Tyde to come from N. E. by N. which is an especiall argument that the land doth lye so and not any thing else of note 23 Having thus plyed up to the N. E. wards untill this day and standing into the shore hee anckored for to try the tyde thinking to send his Boate on Land to see what Land it should be it bare on him from the N. E. by N. to the N. W. by N. and the depth 42. Fadome not above 4. ½ League from the Land this was the highest land hee had seene since hee came from Sir Dudley Diggs his Iland the last yeare this Land he named Hopes Advance 24. This morning proved thick easie winde and it fell to lighten and thunder so as hee held it not fit to adventure the Boat from the Ship 25. He stood of from midnight until this day 10. leagues N. E. by N. to anchor but he saith the winde was N. E. by N. the ground was more even in standing off and on then before he stood off 4. leagues more into 87. Fathom This evening at the Sunnes setting he took him with two severall Instruments and found him to goe downe 33. d. to the W. off North by one and by the other 30. d. they tooke the middest betwixt both 26 After midnight he stood in againe N. N. W. 5. leagues the wind came to the S. W. the weather faire and cleare and the best he had since he came from his wintering place about 9. this morning he sees land it bore on him from the N. E. by North to the N. W. by North about 8. or 9. leagues off at noone hee steered to the Easterne point to get hold thereof and had a good observation in 62. d. 42. m. and his depth 74. fathoms who will
well say one degree more on land to the Northward hee then saw good reason for it At 8. this night the weather being a little cleere with ebbe he wayed and plied to windward to get about the N. W. end of the Iland and being about the West point the ebbe being dâ—ne he saw another point open upon him that bore N. the winde at N. W. in 33. fathoms the weather thick and bad he anchored where in lesse than one houre the tyde of flood came most strong as before from N. W. and by N. whereby he concluded having brought the Northerne point N. from him thaâ— it was the true Channell tyde for had it beene otherwise it would have come as the land lay which was N. but now being open of the land and finding it to come from the N. W. and by N. he faith in his judgement that course and N. N. W. must direct whomsoever shall seeke this passage hereafter And the rather to continue himselfe in this opinion he now to late found that those that were this way first himselfe the last yeere were all of them deceived of the set of the tyde within Sir Dudley Diggs his Iland for there they found it come more Westerly which was caused by many broken Ilands that lye to the Westward of it which he never sawe untill his returne homewards And upon this tyde if I can judge saith he we cannot be deceived for this caveat he doth give to whomsoever shall succeed him in this discovery That whensoever he loseth his strong tyde or finds ground in 200. fathoms let himselfe he is out of his direct course for finding of this Voyage So this his experience upon his unhappy counter-course taught him that whensoever it is to be found it must bee in deepe water and in a strong tyde and in this course that he took he hopes it will not be imputed an errour of his for what he did in the directing of it for it was to follow the letter of his instructions For albeit he was precisely tyed to stand with Hudsons Westerland in 58. d. yet he never came much to Leeward of 61. d. till he was encountered with land 200. leagues Westward from Sir Dudley Diggs his Iland How much in effect I received in a Manuscript from Sir Thomas Roe besides divers others towards the furtherance of my Voyage But further from Abacuk Pricket who saith they came not through the maine Channell of Fretum Hudson nor thorow Lumleys Inlet but that he came through into the Mare Hyperborum betwixt those Ilands first discovered and named Chidleys Cape by Captaine Davis and the North part of America called by the Spaniards who never saw the same Cape Labradorr but it is meet by the N. E. point of America where there was contention amongst them some maintaining against others that them Ilands were the Resolution which Josias Hubbart withstood untill he stood himselfe into the danger of displeasure but at length it proved a new streight and a very straight indâ—ed to come through which resolved all doubts but hereupon all their plots and Iournalls This part which came unto my hands I have writ thinking there may be some that will protract the same he met no Ice in his home comming untill he came into Fretum Hudson and but little there Iournals more taken from them and therefore who doth desire any further satisfaction from this Voyage must seeke it from Sir Thomas Button onely Pricket saith that they were at home in 16. dayes Concerning the Voyage of Captaine Gibbons with a Ship called the Discovery vitled for 12. Monethes in the yeare 1614. LIttle is to be writ to any purpose for that hee was put by the mouth of Fretum Hudson 28 with the Ice driven into a Bay called by his Company Gibbons his hole in Latitude about 57. upon the N. E. part oâ— Stinenia where hee laid 10. weekes fast amongst the Ice iâ— danger to have beene spoyled or never to have got away so as the time being lost hee was inforced to returne The Voyage of Robert Bilot yet forth by Sir Dadley Diggs Mr. Iohn Wolstenholm Alde man Iones 16. 15. in the discovery of 55. tunnes burthen Written by William Baffine THis Robert Bylot had beene in this ship all tâ—â— 3. voyages before viz. Hudson as you finde by Pricket Sir Thomas Button and Gibbons and therefore was a man well experienct that way his company consisted of 16. men and 2. boyes he anchored in Lee read the 18. Aprill 6 Vpon this day he had sight of Groenland on the East side of Cape Farewell that night he had a great storme but hee kept southerly to get cleare of the Ice that lay on shore Hee kept his course untill the 17. day seeing many great Ilands of Ice some doth affirme that there is not above one 7. part of the Ice above water saith Baffine hee observed one peece to be 140. Fathome above water this day hee came to the firme Land of Ice as hee supposed being in 61. 16. the Latitude of the S. part the I le Resolution then hee asked opinion concerning putting in amongst the Ice saying the Sea was on the N. side of the South channell and much Ice hee must passe and if he could get but 2. or 3. Leagues within the Ice it would open every Tyde and so hee should get something on his way having all the channell to the S. on him and with this resolution he put in W. E. N. E. wind this first entrance Baffine liked not well finding scarce a place to put the Ships-head into being 30. Leagues from any Land towards evening they were fast amongst the Ice 22. Sometimes ere day the Ice would something open and so made what way hee could to the N. W. in for the shore untill this day the wind all South yet hee could see plainely so that he seekt to the Southward doe what he could This day the wind came up at N. N. W. and hee determined to stand forth againe for if the wind had come'd at N. E. it had beeene impossible for him to have fetcht any part of the channell againe for he thought he drave fast to the southward with South wind yet he had not seene the Land 23. Hee was also determined to spend 20. or 24 dayes in Fretum Davis to see what hopes would bee that wayes supposing there would be little good done in Hudsons straights for the time limited hee plyed to get to Sea-ward and at Clock 8. in the night hee was cleared from the Ice hee then changed his opinion and stood to the N. all hee could as the Ice would give him leave câ—mming 30. Leagues to N. E. by N. in Latitude 61. d. 50. m. at Clocke 6. the wind came N. N. E. 26. This day was faire and coole but the after noone was close and hazie hee tooke in his sayles and held untill
morning 4. all this day he past by many beds of Ice having great quantity to the N. of him and having run about 21. Leagues upon a true W. course 27. This 27. was close foggie weather with much snow freezing his shroude and tackling but at Clock 4. it cleared and he saw Land it being the I le Resolution bearing W. about 13. or 14. Leagues off he stands to to fro as Ice would suffer him when night came with W. wind he made fast to a peece of Ice 28. Faire weather all this day hee being fast to a peece of Ice with W. wind and hee could well perceive that hee â—et faster into the straights with the flood then the ebbe could take him back againe 29. This day the weather was faire and wind variable hee sets sayle and tacks to and fro along the Iland the nâ—xt morning 2. the wind came to S. S E. but he was so postured with Ice that with faire wind he could doe little good the wind continued a stiffe gaile all day and night for it was not darke and so was set within the point of the Iland so as now hee was within the straights This day was faire weather the wind N. W. hee saw Buttons Iles beare S. by compasse but S. S. E. with variation allowed which was 24. degrees some snow in the morning but very faire the afternoone the wind at W. N. W. hee perceiving the Ice to open close to the shore made way to get into anchor and by Clock 7. he was in good harbour on the W. side of Resolution where an E. S. E. Moone makes a full Sea or halke an hower past 7. On the change day the water doth rise and fall neere 4. Fathome the compasse doth vary 24. d. 6. m. and his Longitude from London 66. d. 35. m. the breadth of the S. channell is 16. Leagues and the breadth of the N. or Lumleys Julet is 8. Miles wide in the narrowest place He found here no signe of inhabitants but the tracte of Beares and Foxes Rocks and stony ground hardly any thing growing thereon it is indifferent high Land to the N. having one hill or summoke to the N. E. but to the South it falleth away very low This morning the wind came to the E. S. E. with much snow and foule weather at noone he wayed anchor and stood about by the Iland side as well as the Ice would give him leave to get to the N. shore with much variable wind and weather but stood fast in continuance amongst Ice untill the 8. day the wind fell contrary and being somewhat neere a point of a Land or rather a company of Ilands which hee called Savage Ilands having a great Sound or Indrust betweene the N. shore and them at Clock 6. hee came to Anchor neere one of them being the E. most save one but whiles he was forling this saile hee heard and saw a great company of Dogs howling and barking that it seeming very strange after he had mored his Ship hee sent his boare neare shore to see if they could discerne any people who returned said there were Tents and Canons and Doggs but for people they saw none this writer being fitted after Prayers and supper went on Land to their Tents with 7. others where finding no people they marched up to the top of a hill being about a flight shot where they saw a great Canon which had about 14. men therein being on the N. W. part of the Iland and about a Musket shot from them so called to them in Groenlandish speech making signes of friendship they did the like to them but being fearefull and he not trusting them also made signes of a knife and other trifles which he left upon the top of a hill and returned to these Tents againe where he found to the number of 30. or 40. Whale finnes with a few Seale skins which hee tooke with him leaving for them knifes beades and counters hee found a little Bay where were the Images of men and one the Image of a woman with a child at her back which he brought with him Amongst these Tents being 5. in number all covered with Seales skins were running 35. or 40. Dogs the most of them muzled there were of a Mungrills Mastiffe being of a brinded black colour looking almost like Wolves those Dogs they use in stead of Horses or as the Laplanders doe their Deere to draw their Steedes which are shot or lyned with bones of great fishes to keepe them from wearing their Dogs have collers and furniture very fitting Their apparell Boates and Tents with other necessaries are much like to those of Greneland but not so neate and artificiall they seeme to bee more rude and uncivill travelling up and downe as their fishing is in season for in most places where they were on Land they see where people had beene but where their habitation or winter aboad is they know not nor cannot conjecture This Iland lyeth in 62. degrees 32. minutes and in longitude West from London 72. degrees or neere there about being 60. Leagues from the entrance of the straights the compasse doth vary 27. degrees 30. minutes and South East Moone 4. degrees East maketh full Sea it floweth almost as much water as at Resolution the Tyde commeth from the Eastwards This day morning 6. he set sayle with North winde which continued not but was variable till noone it came to North West hee having sayled along the shore some 7½ leagues North North West the Ice lying so thick in the Offing that he could not well get out of it He perceived a good Harbor betweene two small Ilands and the maine and went in wherre he moord and stayd untill the twelfe day in the evening In this place a South East Moone make a full Sea Latitude 62. degrees 40. m. the tyde doth come from South East every point hath his set and eddy in this place hee could perceive of no people Lying still in the Ice the weather close and hazy as it had beene for 6. dayes being neere a great company of Ilands the winde West North West he stood in amongst them and at evening morne to one of them in a small Cove the better to defend her from the Ice here hee stood all the 17. day the 18. being almost calme he set sayle the better to get forth Here was a great company of Ilands each whereof hath his severall sets and eddyes which drive the Ice to and againe with such violence that hee was in greater danger here then if he had beene further off the Latitude of this I le he lay at was 63. d. 26. m. longitude neere 72. d. 15. m. from London Variation 27. d. 46. m. ½ past 9. the change day maketh full Sea this evening and morning he had a false gale at South East and he stood along by the land it being all
small broken Ilands to a point about 12. leagues distance from the I le he set from it being all broken land so calls it broken point This day 12. he was about 4. miles from the foresaid point fast amongst Ice and he saith he might well have called this Fairenes or Faire Point for from this day to the 30. the weather was so faire and almost altogether so calme that in few places else where fairer weather could not be and untill the 27. hee was so fast inclosed amongst the Ice that one could not dip water by the Ship sides Vpon the 29. day he see the Sunne and Moone both at one time as indeed in faire weather is usuall in those parts Being faire and calme the Sea almost as steady as on shore with his Instruments for Variation hee went to worke to take the time of the Moones comming to the Meridian and had a Quadrant of 6. foote Semidiamiter ready to take Sols Almicanter having taken the Variation of his Needle as properly as he could which was 28. d. 10. m. The Sunnes Almicanter at the instant when the Moone was upon the Meridian was 26. d. 40. m. the Sunnes declination 23. d 6. m. by which 3. things given he found the houre to be 5. a clock 4. m. 54 secon â…“ 4 4 or 67. d. 13. m. 16. s of the Equinoctiall after noone and according to Scarls Ephemerides the Moone came to the Meridian at London at 4. a clock 54. m. 30 s and after Origanus the Moone came to the Meridian at 4. a clock 52. m. 5. s at Wittenberg the same day now having this knowne it is no hard matter to know the Longitude of this place sought for according to the Moones meane motion which is 12. d. a day it is in time 48 m. and to this account if shee bee on the Meridian at 12. of clocke this day tomorrow it will be 48. m. past 12. so hee having the time found by observation at this place viz. 5. houres 4. m. 52. s â…“ 4 4. but in this he needeth not come 50. precise and at London at 4. houres 54. m. 30. s which substracted from the former leaveth 10. m. 22 s â…“ 4 4. Now the Moones motion that 24. houres was 22 d. 38. m. which converted into time is 50. m. 25. s 20. th then the protion standeth thus if 50. m. 25. s 20. th give 360. d. what shall 10. m. 22. s â…“ 4 4. give the propotionals welbes 74. d. South which is West of London because the Moone came later by 10. m. 22. s and by the working of Origanus his Ephemerides the distance is 91. d. 35. m. West of West but whether be the truer hee leaves it to others to judge for if those workings bee not carefully looked unto there may be great errour committed as in the observation and in the Moones comming to the Meridian to the place for which the Ephemerider was Calulated for and it may be in the Ephemerides themselves in all which the best and most judicious may erre The 6. of Aprill another outward bound at Sea by the Moones comming in a right line with two fixed Starres the one was the Lions heart a Starre of the first magnitude the other in the Lions Rumps of second magnitude as followeth The Circumference or outward eye of the Moones being in a right or straight line with those two Starres before named at the instance he tooke the Altitude of the South ballance 2. d. 38. m. because he would save the time but in this it is good to waite a fit time as to gave her in a right line with 2. Starres not farre distant and those not to be much difference in longitude because the Moone will soone alter the auyle or potion and such a time would bee taken when the wood is in the 19. of the Ecliptique above the Horizon for then there is no parallel of Longitude but onely in Latitude but who is painefull in these businesses shall soone see what is needfull and what is not his observations were as followeth Lions Heart  degr min. secon Right Ascention 46. 28. 30. Declination 13. 20. 45. Longitude 24. 27. 45. Latitude 00. 26. 30. Almicanter 33. 40. 00. Lions Rumpe Right Ascention 63. 23. 00. Declination 22. 38. 00. Longitude 05. 53. 45. Latitude 14. 20. 00. the Moons Paralax Paralax 00. 47. 46. Latitude 03. 20. 00. Almicanter 37. 00. 00. Latitude of the 56. 43. 00. This note hee saith is set downe for any that can and are disposed to spend their time therein themselves having spent some and would have spent more if leasure had served but finding it not to his minde he hath set downe the particular worke as he received it from me Rudstone 28 Lying here enclosed now among the Ice with faire and calme weather as before is said untill the 27. day at evening he set sayle the winde South East an easie gale all the 28. and 29. he made way through the Ice but the 29. it was more open thâ—n before in 10. dayes at noone Salisbury sie bare West from him This day was close foggie weather with much raine the winde S. S. E. at noone he was 3. leagues from the land but had much Ice by the shore He stood to the N. and the next morning hee was faine by another small Iland or rather a company of Ilands which he afterwards called Mill Iland by reason of grinding the Ice as he had proofe the Lat. is 64. driving here to and fro untill clock 7. the Ice began to open and separate hee had not past along the I le by the East side thereof but the Ice came driving with the flood-tyde from S. E. with such swiftnes that it overwent his Ship having all sayles abroad with a reasonable gale of winde and put him out of the streame into the eddy of the I le This Iland or Iles lying in the middle of the Channell having many sounds running through them with many points or Head-lands encountering the face of the Tyde causeth such a rebound of the Ice and water which ran one way and the Ship another the Ship having met with Ice with the first or the flood put him neere the shore that hee was in the partition betweene the Ice which the edge caused to runne one way and the streame another where shee endured great distresse Thus hee continued untill towards high water which about one a Clock then with no small trouble hee got into the Channell and stood to the North West ward after hee had past some distance from this I le hee found the Sea more open then it was since he put into the straights and sayled all the next day with a South wind thorow an indifferent cleare Sea at Clock 8. in the morning hee was come againe into much Ice and this Ice was thicker and bigger then any he had before where he began to be enclos'd
and enforced to set saile the wind at E. and came about to N. E. with fowle weather he stood away towards Sea Horse Point he was perswaded that there might be a passage betweene that Land and the Land they called Swan Iland so this afternoone hee saw both Sea Horse Point and I le Notingham the distance betwixt both is not above 15. or 16. Leagues they lye one from another S. E and N. W. 28. In the morning he saw Sea Horse Point and the Land to stretch away W. S. W. so far as he saw and with Ice wherefore he tackt about and stood away S. E. and by S. 29. This day 11. he came to anchor at Diggs his Iland having yery foule weather at this place where he rod it lyeth open to the W. having 2. of the greatest Iles to breake off the fore of the flood Tyde for after the water was risen an houre and a halfe by the shore then would the Ships ride truly on the tide of flood all the Tyde after now the time of high water on the change is at ½ past 10. or thereabouts This day was faire weather he wayed stood close by Diggs his Iland where presently he perswaded the Salvages to bee close upon the Rocks but when they saw he had espied them divers of them came running down to the water side calling to him to come to anchor which he would have done if hee could but in this place the water was so deep an it is hard to find a place to ride in which seeing he lay to and againe with the ship whilst some of his men with the Boat killed about 70. Fowles for in this place is the greatest store of those fowles which we call Willicks that in few places else is not to be seen for if need were he might have killed many thousand almost incredible to those that have not seene it here he had sufficient proofe of other tyde but when his Boate returned he set sayle homewards The Observation He set forth the 18. of April he saw the land of Groynland the 6. of May he made Resolution the 27. whereon the N. side he found a good Harbor where it flowes an E. S. E. moone and neere 4. fatho he found people at Salvage Isles he was much troubled but especially at Mill Isle he made Cape Comfort and found a tyde but knew not from whence it come The land to the N. treads about him to N. E. by E. the water the farther Northward was but more shallow dirty he returnes homewards the 10. of Iuly his greatest deep at 180. fathoms In his returne at Sea-horse Point he and al his people saw that plainly the tyde came from S. E. as also at Isle Nottingham he broke in a planck and timber of his ship amongst Ice he might have killed thousands of Fowle at Diggs his Island his greatest Variation was 27. d. 46. m. his greatest Lat. was 65. d. 25. m. he saw many Sea Mors at Cape Comfort his Longitude from London was 86. d. 10. m. This day he was forced to anchor 30. leagues within Resolution upon the N. shore the next day he weighed and the 5. day he passed by Resolution but see it not He had sight of Cape Cleere in Ireland He came into Plimouth all his men alive but 3. sick which presently recovered The next yeere being againe imployed in discovery amongst other Instruments he received this For your course you must make all possible hast to Cape Desolation from thence your William Baffyn as Pilot keep along the Coast of Greenland and Fretum Davis untill you come towards the height of 80. if the land will give you leave then for feare of imbaying by keeping off to Northerly a course shape your course W. and Southerly so far as you shall thinke it convenient untill you come to the Lat. of 60. then direct your course to fall with the land of Yed 30. about that height leaving your further sayling Southward to your owne discretion according to the time of the yeere and the winds will give you leave although your desire be if the Voyage be so prosperous that you may have the yeere before you that you goe so far Southerly as that you may touch the N. part of Iapon from whence as from Yedzo if you can see to passe it without danger wee would have you to bring home one of the men of the Country and so God blessing you with all expedition to make you returne home againe Master Baffyne his Letter to the right Worshipfull Sir Iohn Wolitenholme one of the chiefe Adventurers for the discovery of a passage to the North west VVOrthy Sir there needs no filling a Iournall or short Discourse with Preamble circumstance or complement and therefore I will onely tell I am proud of my remembrance when I expresse your worth to my capacity and galâ— of any good fortune when I can avoyde the imputation of ingratitude by acknowledgeing your many favours and seeing it is not unknowne to your Worship in what estate the businesse concerning the North West hath beene heretofore and how the onely hope was in searching Fretum Davis which if your selfe had not beene the more forward the Action had wel-nigh beene left of Now it remaineth for your Worship to know what hath beene performed this yeare wherefore I intreat you to admit of my custome and pardon me if I take the plaine high-way in relating the particulars without using any refined Phrases or eloquent speeches Therefore briefly thus and as it were in the Fore-front I entred to shew the whole proceeding of the Voyage in a word as namely there is no Passage nor hope of Passage in the North of Davis Straight Wee having coasted all or neere all the Circumference thereof and finde it to be no other then a great Bay as the Voyage doth truely show therefore I cannot but much admire the worke of the Almighty when I consider how vaine the best and chiefest hopes of men are in things uncertaine and to speake of no other matter than the hopefull passage to the North West How many of the best sort of men have set their whole endeavours to proove a passage that way not onely in their Conference but also in writing and publishing the Worke Yea what great summes of money having beene spent about the Action as your Worship hath costly experience of Nâ—ither would the Vaine-glorious Spaniard have scattered abroad so many false Mappes and Iournals if they had not beene confident of a passage this way that if it had pleased GOD a passage had beene found they might have eclipsed the worthy prayse of the Adventurers and true Discoverers And for mine owne part I would hardly have beleeved the contrary untill my eyes became witnesses of that I desired not to have found still taking occasion of hope on very likelihood till such time as wee had coasted almost all the Circumference of
3 leag and being faire weather the water shoalding to 30 fath he anchored againe still finding a pretty soaking current setting most an end N W. and S E. This morning clock 8 he anchored againe having but new weighed because of the Fog This morning clocke 4 he weighed and stood away W N W. with S E. wind true course 5 leag and was in 63 d. 50 m. having a swelling Sea out of the Westerboard the water waxed deepe from 30 to 50 fath and the ground was hard channell ground from 12 to 4. he sailed N W. by N. 6 leagues but found no ground and supposed he saw the W. land bore N N W. from him From 4 untill 8 he stood away N. and by E. 5 leag at 8 he sets tacks aboard and stood N E by S. in a deep gut this day he had 45 fath at clocke 4. at 5 he had 8 fath and at 8 he had 65 the land bearing N N W. and N W. This day at the dawning the land bore N W. and he stood along it N E. true course he had sounding 25 and 30 fath and anchored at clocke 8 and weighed againe presently the land bore E. and had sounding all day the further N. ward the deeper water this writer saith he iudged it to be Salibury I le he sailed N E the forenoone some 7 leag in the afternoone N N E. for so the land did lye towards the bottome of the Bay the latit was 64 d. 30 m. variat 23 d. 10 m. the part of this land bore from him N N E. fine low plaine land The 8 in the morning he was perswaded it was a bay but that he will not say he was this day calming and did thinke that there was no tide here but sending his boate on shoare found 20 foot ebbing and flowing and sport enough for them all for in â— houres space he saw in conscience as good as 300 Deare as fat as butter but caught none for his intent was to travell as good as 2 miles hoping to have seene the Sea on the other side but could not 9 This day clock 8. to 12. he run 6 leag W N W. from 12 he steered away as the land would give him leave W S W. and W a fine shoalding coast and dainety sounding shelly ground from 10 to 16 fathomes heere he had a little current set W N W. this as he iudged is all broken land latit 63 deg 40 min. variat 23 d. 30 m. 10 The wind was at S E and by E. the farther to the Westward the shoalder water they iudge themselves to be shot so farre to the W. ward as Sea Horse Poynt because of the coast trenching to Southerly his boate rid with her Grapnet and found a pretty streame 11 This day he was in 63 d. 40 min. latit the land bearing from him S W. and trenching along to the S. being in this lat they thought themselves farre shot to the Westwards within Sea Horse poynt and so returned backe againe for the Bay where they were in almost 65 deg to the N. wards but he altered his mind and stood for Diggs his Iland to try the tyde N E by N. Northerly from thence where he turned out of the Bay of Sea Horse 24 leag 12 This day the wind was E. and by S thick weather 13 From the last day to this day noone he was becalm'd in thicke weather 14 From the last day noone till this he made way 9 leag E S E. and 2 leag N W. 14 He tryed the tyde and found as strong a streame at this time as you have here in the Thames it set S E. and N W. he followed it to see whether it would carry him at clocke 8 at night he anchored and wayed againe at 8 next morning and to 12. he run 4 leag N W by N. from 12 to night 10 leag and he had souâ—â—â—â—g 60 and 70 fath but anchored in 30. 16 This morning 4. he wayed and stood to the N. ward but thought he was stopt by land and therefore bore up the helme for England not oâ— that he was out of hope of a passage for that he will never say 17 From the last day untill this S. W. 8 leag he tackt to the N. ward this morning he was in sounding 70 60 59 fath 18 From the last noone to this he drove N E. 6 leag both these last dayes were thick weather 19 To this day noone 20 knots S E. and 10 knots S W. 20 To this day noone 20 leag S E. the wind W. and foggy 21 To this day noone he run 20 leag S E. thicke weather and he was in 61 d. 15 m. latit and sounding he had 86 fath 22 To this day noone 15 leag E by S. at noone it was cleare weather and he was in 6â— d. 40 m. latit and he saw land to the N. off him and had sounding from 45 40 36 fath 23 This day he was in latit 62 d. 00 m. in the morning the land bore S. off him and they judge it to be the N. shore or Cape he had sounding 9 and 19 fath and had run from last day 22 leag E by N. and 6 leag S he had sounding along the land 17 or 18 fath fine beach land and stiffe a gale at N W. 24 From the last day to this 23 leag S E. and 9 leag E by S. and this morning he fell with land which he tooke to be the Kings Forland it bore S E. 9 leag off and latit 61 d. 30 m. this day the Pinnace stole from them as they thinke upon puroose 25 From this day at noone N N W. 8 leag and N E by N. 9 leag sounding was 40 and 45 fath 26 This day at noone they saw the same breach that they parted from and was by observation in latit 62 deg 10 min. variat 26 deg the wind was at S E. and they thought themselves on the W. side of Mansfield Ile 2 leagues off and had deepe 16 or 18 fath 27 From last noone to this he run 27 leag true course N by E. and were in latit of 60 d. the wind at E S E. this night at clock 10 the fogge came the next morning it cleered but he had no ground at 100 fath he tackt about to the S. ward till next morning and then to the N. ward but at noone could have no observation 28 This morning 8 he tackt to the S for he saw a firme land of Ice from last day to this N E. 12 leag and 7 leag S E because of the Ice at clocke 10 he had 80 fath 29 From last day to this 10 leag S E. and 3 leagues N E and sounding had no ground 30 From last day to this was fog they got but little to the E. ward and sounding had no ground and latit 62 d. 40 min. 31 From the last to this 10
upon the North part of America wherein he found Deere the other is Cumberlands to whom he dedicated other Ilands in his furthest West in a passage he entred 60 leagues but he came backe Notwithstanding those Nobles others were at great charge in his setting forth as may be observed by the naming of Lands as Mount Raleigh Hope Sanderson Cape Chidly now but not rightly called Buttons Ile Moneths June for to use his owne words speaking by Warwicks Forland this Cape as it was the Gulfe wee passed over the 30. of this moneth so was it the North Promontorie or first beginning of a very great Inlet whose South lymit at this present wee see not which Inlet or Gulfe in the night wee passed to our great admiration for the waters fall and he saith that having past the mouth of this Gulfe he fell with the Southermost Cape thereof which he named Chid lies Cape Having made this Cape which to doe I stood over as neere as I could for ice but was at least 6 leagues off it appeared high and 4 distinct Ilands in number I iudge there is more being now assured that God had sent me into the passage I stoode over to the North with Cape Warwick the middle Channell was cleare of ice and therein I had a good observation of 61 degrees 10 min. cleare weather and a constant gale otherwise I durst not have stoode to the Southwards remembring Gibbons it blew in both topsailes but towards night the wind lessened and I could perceive the ice betwixt me and the Cape to drive to Seaward of which neere the shoare was great store The flood comming on I caused both Topsayles to bee cast over and wee threed it betweene Ice and Ice with a well bent flood inwards so as that we had got above the Ile that tyde if this faire day had not ended in fogge A motion was made before this to looke for harbour but that I denied for those reasons given that I did not know what danger might fall me if I had put into the shore where lay much yce as we could see and what yce or sunke Rocks might be in the way I was as ignorant of besides not knowing whether the wind would serve to bring me in a safe roade and how the Tyde might set to turne or sayle in as occasion might fall out but the worst was and that was most I feared the wind might Souther and then there being such store of yce in the passage would inforce all the harbours full and so might cut my cable and put me on shore upon the Rockes it flowing much water there as Bassin reports with these reasons wee were all perswaded to ply it up amongst the Ice in Sea roome rather then to indanger our selves in Moneths Iune harbour or neere the shoare where for certaine the broken Rockes the grounded Ice the small Ilands by restraining the Tides must make them Reverse with Counter-sets and Eddies as may be observed by London bridge the bases of whose Arches being set in the Tides course doth so restraine his motion that the following streames by heightning the waters causeth such a Current as it were to ingulfe by the fall thereof as you see the water men cannot keepe their boates even on the Counter tyde wheeling on her of the one side the eddie coursing her upon the other not joyning their separations but goeing as it were distracted above Cole-harbour before they come to themselves againe to passe Westward and all this hazard is to no purpose for wee are safer at Sea besides wee are not sure of any refreshing and if wee were wee have no neede being but newly come from home and if the wind come to South and so Eastwards to North-East wee being in the Sea may proceede night or day but in harbour wee cannot and therefore to take harbour were vanity unlesse to loyter spend away and consume time the thought whereof is ridiculous the Fogge and night came both together and having the last 24 houres quitted aboundance of Ice to Seaward which might serve as a Baracadoe if the Wind should come from thence and keepe us safe amongst it as after blessed be God it proved wee made fast to a peece of Ice filld fresh water thereupon and went all to our beds save the watch this fogge night was calme This misty morning made the Sunne clime 10 degrees in Da 23 height before he could peepe through the same which afterwards prooved a very faire calme hot day making both Ice and Pitch runne but the ship was inclosed amongst the Ice driving with ebbe and flood about 2. leagues from the South end of Resolution I had no ground at 180 fathomes some of my men said they saw smoake on land and after it prooved true for Captaine James was in harbour there all that same time my Master went with boate and kild 9 willicks whereof he kindly bestowed upon every Messe one they make strong and good pottage I pressing hard for getting cleere that I might proceed was Moneths June demanded why I made such haste answered that as every Mountaine consisted of severall peeces so did my Voyage upon Fathomes which must be measured here with speed though afterward I might take leisure which added one to another might in time compasse all the Mountaines of the world and that it fared with me as with the Mackarell-men at London who must hasten to Market before the fish stinke This evening the Sun set cleare the Ayre breathed gently from the East and we lay quietly all night amongst the Ice This morning the wind began to gather strength from the Da 24 E S E. the flood came on and the Ice began to separate I caused one peece to be made fast unto the ship with 2. Grapnels to the intent to towe it at the ships sterne mooring the ship so thereunto that she might make way N W. for the North shore for that it hath been alwayes said that the North side was cleerest from Ice thus made fast although the wind forst on the ship yet her way was so easie as she could take no harme if she had touched upon the same because this trayle or drag stayed her way but the wind blowing on the ship broke one Grapnet off by the Arme of the flooke and bended the other so as we were loose from thence but meeting great store of driving Ice I caused to make fast againe for safety where we were presently inclosed for many miles This morning the ship broke loose from that peece I was Da 25 made fast unto the ship and tackling being more in the winds power then the Ice it being lower caused her to drive faster I caused the Spritsaile to be loosed to binde the ships Stem to the Ice which gave alwayes way with the flood which set Westward So the East wind forcing it backe made it cloze with the ebbe returning Eastwards which put mee in good hope that
Seamors teeth Vnicornes horne or Whale Finne Plants Herbes or any thing Spungy fleet out of the Sea if you finde Scurvie grasse Orpin or Sorrill bring them all on board to me Seventhly If you will goe above the full Sea marke looke for scoting of wilde Beasts by that or their dung you may imagine what they are if Deere doe not chase them into the land for feare of being betrayed for the people in those parts are all treacherous how faire soever they intreat you remember also that the losse of you or the boate is the utter overthrow of the whole Voyage Eightly If you finde of their Tents and they fled doe no harme to any of their buildings but bring with you the most things of marke leaving in the same place a peece of Iron Moneths Iuly bigger or lesser as you estimate the same to be of worth unto us and so neare as you can chuse a beach or sandy Bay to land in for there you shall espie most likelihood of Inhabitants Ninthly leave one Carbine one Lance and one short Sword to defend the boat with whose tow keepers you shall give charge that if either they shall espie any token from the ship as striking the maine Topsaile Mison and Spritsaile Gunshot or Firesmoke or be assaulted by any the Inhabitants that then they shall discharge the said Carbine To the first intent that you repaire with speed on board to the second for their rescue and your own saftie when you come cleerein the tydes way try it as before in the 4 article the rest is referred to your own discretion so I pray God for your safe returne This morning at clocke 6. the wind came faire the weather Da 4 like to be thicke and raine I beckoned them to come on board but they saw me not at their departing the dawning being cleare the Ayre calme and it was within an houre of Sun-rising the Sea smooth the ship nearer the shoare then at any time before since we came into the passage and the whole day towards I would not loose this opportunity to send to land the boat after 5 houres they returned and gave account that it was flood-tide about clocke 5. and that they thinke it flowed halfe an houre the land lay N N W. in this time with the ship we drive by an Iland of Ice a ground in 50 fathome they found where people had been of old their Tent walls were of stones laid one upon another square built found one knife haft three severall sorts of herbes but my Chirurgion knew not what they were one peece of drift wood they found the dung and footing of Deere lately made and if they may be beleeved they affirme that in ¼ of an houre it did flow above 4 foot water and that it had above 5 fathomes upright to flow to the full Sea marke which they could easily perceive by the beach they being forced to rowe and saile 4 miles before they could come to a place to land at this E S E. wind blew on with stiffe gale and durt at noone it fell thicke raine and continued untill 4 next day morning in which time wee made way neare 30 leagues in cleare Sea and then had like to have beene imbayed which Ices lyeth thick off Prince Henries Foreland the South land bearing round from W N W. ½ Westerly to 108 degrees Southwards to cleere which wee were Moneths July glad to put tackes a board and turne it â—orth to the Northwards whereit was cleare of Ice This morning the Sun was vailed with drisling raine I stood Da 5 over for the N. shoare the Master would have perswaded me to stand over for the S. saying the Capes on the S. which wee had seene were Savage Ilands so named by Bylot this being after wee had an observation of 62 deg 40 min. we had some circumstance about it but he went away well satisfied and it proved as I tolde him for at night wee had Savage Ilands N but noe land Northward in sight This evening the Sunne set with a weather gall opposite and Zephyrus blewe on a pretty gale at the same instant the lead was wet in 150. fathomes the line having 20. fath straie to the E. and I thought the Tyde set W. the most of this day I stood away N W. but was glad sometime to alter course to the N. for Ice for the S. land lay all full this day hath bin very hot Before this S. wind came Da 6 I did thinke the wind had blowne either right up or right downe the passage viz. E. or W. as for the most part it doth the W. is cleare faire and hot Sun-shine but the aire is cold when it Veereth about as once in 3. dayes and by the S. it is either thick raine soft sleet or warme fog the wind E. or thereabout these done he changeth to the W. againe bringing the weather faire as before I did thinke that this day the Tide set forth this morning we saw Cape Charles 12 leag off S S East The Sunne did rise cleare at clocke 8 came on a Fogge and Da 7 continued unto one wee had store of ice to the S. off us then it cleared and we were come to the Westward amongst much ice and had sight of a high Iland bearing W. about 6 or 7. leag off wee saw also the high land of the N. maine 12 leag off The Sun set valed and we had no ground at 150 fath it fell to raine and I tooke in both topsailes and stood to and againe among the Ice This morning was cold with some snow and the W. wind Da 8 blew hard we made the ship fast to a great peece of yce which she plowed through the rest by force of the Gale although we had made her as snug as we could at Noone we were in 63 deg 31 min. now the wind calmed and I made loose and stood to the N. and at Sun setting I had sight of the N. Maine Moneths Iuly againe the Sun ser cleare this evening This mornings Sun raise cleare and I stood to the N close Da 10 to an Iland nere the Maire which Iland at my returne I named Ile Nicholas from which with a S W. wind I stood over to the Southward and stood with the Iland I saw the 7th day before I hoped it would prove Salisbury this day ended wee made fast againe for all this North Channell was thick with ice upon which we silled 2 hoggsheads with fresh water I loosed againe and with a small gale came within 4 miles of Salisburies Iland for it can be no other it is high land but not clifled I caused to make fast againe for that nere the land and the middle Channell was all full of ice and no ground at 120 fath and untill 6. the tide set Westward and then it returned what tide it was I could not discerne although I came so nere the land
there was store of Deere in that Iland I tooke it to be 6 or 7 miles long but they thought it to be parted in two it is all shelves and ridges betwixt the shore and it making as it were a Bay betweene the North land which is high and the South for all the land to South of this is all low land except 3 or 4 places neere unto the West part of Hudsons West Bay where Captaine Iames wintered they say in comming on board hard by the Iland they did espie 40 Whales some say lesse but it seemeth there were many lying there to sleepe so as they tooke them for Rocks they say there is a Cove or Harbour made by small Ilands that a ship may ride in safety for all weathers and have two â—athomes at low water it is on the Eastside the Masters mate told me he wisht the ship therein because there was a bolt in the Stemme which stucke out since the Cut-water was twined off and that it was dangerous to hurt a Cable if wee should Anchor I said wee might Anchor 100 times and yet have kept the Cable cleare from the bolt by letting fall an Anchor of the weather bowe but to conclude Moneths July the time was so farre spent to neglect the opportunity of Discovering to put into harbour for such a trifle When I had stood W. S. W. away from this Iland twelve Da 30 leagues I hal'd in againe W. by N. as I see the Ridges and broken lands stretch and keeping the West Maine alwayes in sight many Ridges did appeare which to goe to Seaward off I stood S W. and by W. for here is dangerous sayling in the clearest weather yet I must not part from sight of the Maine for making my discovery exactly our Deepes from Brooke Cobham have beene 37. 40. 35. 30. fathomes Thanks be given to God it is and hath been long time faire weather and now faire windes from land which makes the better discovering we have still of those Henbans or Pettie-dancers but no storme I Anchored a thwart a little Iland twelve leagues from Brooke Cobham the Master with the boat went on land where it was low water about ½ an houre before 8. at night within this Iland he sees other Ilands and Ledges at low water so as he thought he could have gone on foote to the Maine from hence wee see other Ilands bearing W. S. W. at this Iland the Salvages had been and there was great store of Sea Pigeons thereon he brought alive a dunne Foxe on board and had encountred two Seamors whereof hee launc'd one but for want of helpe they both got away they brought on board good store of Scurvie-grasse which I caused to be pounded and the juyce to be prest forth and put into a Hogshead of strong Beare with command that every one that would should have a pint to his mornings draught but none would taste it untill it was past time and themselves almost past meanes The Master told me he had named this Iland Dunne Foxe Iland after his owne name and the Foxes colour which I liked well The Tyde came from Northeast and it flowed about twelve foote water now I began to know that I went from the Tyde for sayling from this Tyde I lost the passage but I must still follow instruction and hope I wayed at the Masters comming aboord clocke 9. in the Evening standing away with those Ilands the day light had shewed me the Direction was West South West as they Moneths July bore the deepe 7 8 10 15 12. fathomes I altered the course more Southerly for deeper water and going South-West had 12 15 12 10. and so to 25 fathome from 9. to 4 a Clocke I stood still away with flood South West ebbe West untill 8 a clocke in 35 30 20. all to Starreboard was Ridges and broken lands even close to the Maine this night was something darke the Sunne declines fast Southward and wee sayling as fast the same way must needes darken the nights a pace especially those that are thicke and clouded as this was All this morning watch from foure to eight it rained but Da 31 was faire weather all day after untill towards night it was halfe an houres fogge betweene three and foure in the afternoone after that came North windes raine and wet fogge all night the steering was foure leagues West South West the deepes from 30 26 to 6 fathomes With this wind from land I bore in amongst the Ilands fearing to loose the Maine at any time standing in betwixt West and West North West as the wind veered or haled my depth was sixeteene fathomes but amongst those Ilands wee came in sundry Over-falls of sixe fathomes and had brought them to beare severally from me North-East by North North by West West South West South West by West at night clocke tenne I came to Anchor in seven fathomes it fell three foote water after that Anchoring the weather was wette fogge the flood put in foureteene foote water it did not fall any water from clocke eleven untill foureteene Glasses were out the flood was so small being inclosed with Ilands as it did not make the ship port yet blowing but to Course and Bonnet it kept the Tide in seven houres I durst not hazzard any further within these Ilands untill I sent the boate to make tryall who sounded from seven fathomes to tenne foot I named those Ilands Brigges his Mathematickes This morning the Master and I in the Maine top might Da 1 see two Ridges dry which last evening wee came hard by I doe thinke that in Winter the windy stormes puts in some flowings of water incredible to be beleeved in respect of other places for it may be perceived that the water hath Moneths August been upon the land and Ilands higher by five or sixe fathome then the usuall Spring-Tydes as also our men did perceive the same at Carie Swannes Nest Being satisfied for what concerned this place I weyed and stood to Sea in sixe fathomes the least water fearing to deale any more within the Ilands when I was cleare I went to the old course againe S. W. by S. but the land flying me I hal'd in West and had water from 14 to 6 fathome uneven ground the land met me againe stretching more to S. and had many humlocks therein I stood toward it W. and W. S. W. so neere as I durst for shoale water at which time I dare presume it was seven miles from me and yet I had but 6 7 or 10 fathome I runne off along time before I came into 20 fathome and in this wearing off I came by two dry ridges that had been farre without me I Anchored at night in 25 fathomes 10 leagues S. S. W. from the land and Ilands which I roade amongst last night the Tyde came S. S. W. This faire morning I waited at clocke 6. and stood along Da 2 West Southwest having
must by those burials be great store of people for it is not to be thought that they will bring or carry their dead farre to buriall and it cannot be thought also but that we were seene by them although they were not seene by any of us for we stayed not but in the night all day wee made as much way as sailes would drive forward so as if they would have come to us wee were gone before they could make ready and although they might see us whether they durst come or no I know not having as I suppose never seene ship in their lives before as Hudson who sought after them in his Bay though far distant from hence they set theirwoods on fire hard by him and yet would not come to him although he was but in his Shallop But to proceed I stood along the land and had deep from 20 to 3 fath this morning was gray overcast the Sun rose thinly valed but visible there was a Rainebow in the firmament and some drops of raine fell standing along whiles this land trented E and W. we see the entrance of a large river but all full of scaupes shelves and shoale water which comming forth changeth the Sea to be more white at the S. entrance of this River was a Cliffe like unto Balsea cliffe nere Harwich and on the S. again another great Bay whose bottome was easie to be seen I was nere the entrance thereof and found it was all full of shoales and ridges at this was Capt. James on ground as I found by his speeches afterward the S. part of this Bay lyeth E and W. and at the E. end thereof lyeth an Iland S and N. about 3 miles long I stood from the mouth of this River and Bay to go to the N. of the said Iland and came into 7. 6. 5 fath easie wind the ebbe came 2 miles an houre along the E side of the Iland I stood along in 3 fath the ground to be seen under water at night the flood tyde came we were got above the S head of the Iland went along in 7 fath well harrowed â—d even ground At clocke 10. we anchored and could not perceive by out lead that tyde did flowe and fall above 12 foote the tyde set Moneths August S. and by N. and here we see white Whales this afternoone was one of the hottest that ever I have felt at noone I was in 58 deg 46 minutes This beautifull day was promised at Sun rising it hath blown Da 7 to course and bonnet all day the wind going downe with Sol and in the night up againe we have run along the land all day with W N W. wind Sometimes loosing too sometimes wareing off as the water did deepe or shoale from 7 fath into 2 ½ upon the shoare the land lyes S. we think we saw some peeces of ice in the ofâ—ine we runne this day 16 leagues untill clocke 8. when we anchored the land faire in sight but lowe with aboundance of wood growing theron at this anchoring we can make no certainty of the tydes but that it still commeth N. running easilier and flowing lesse water This faire day we blesse God for and have plide it up for Da 8 Port Nelson the wind Veering to S S E. Latit 57 d. 48 m. the shoalding wee plide in was betweene 7 and 2 ½ and we could see many shelves and high stones lye upon the N. side of the Rivers mouth appearing as it were trees on land 3 times bigger then they be and that is through the vapours which the Sun exhaleth haveing plide all day in shoale water at night we anchored in 6 fathomes In the mouth of Port Nelson at first comming of the tyde it came with a Shuft or Boare at clocke 10. for one houre and floured upon the Ships Bowe and it flowed 9 foote water the tyde runne not above 5 houres and 2 knots was the speede it made yet I could perceive the under tyde to Roome an houre before the ship came up the land faire to see both on S and N. side here were many white Whales the running of the tyde was caused by the out-set of the River upon the Coast-tyde there was a ledge dry at lowe water hard by me when I anchored This day we consulted and consented to goe into Port Da 9 Nelson for these reasons following 1 Considering what hazzard wee had vndergone for want of our Pinnace she being made ready for setting vp yet for the losse of time we were content to hazard it having â—iâ— so faire weather as I was loath but to make good vse thereof 2 The wind was contrary to go Southwards and like to be bad weather Moneths July 3 The Pinnace could not be set up in the Ship as I desired 4 I hoped to have some intelligence by the Salvages and to search the head of the River of which I did know nothing from Sir Tho. Button 5 I was in great hope to get a Maine yard amongst so many trees as also some refreshing fresh water and fire wood and to rummidge the Ship and to see her on ground and to make her cleane or to repaire what else she wanted as Ballast or else what Thinking now it was good to provide for winter for what is formerly done is so exact as no discovery was more painefully followed nor with greater hazard and lesse helpe but God alone besides the knowledge of this harbour might more embolden my men in staying the longer forth to follow the Search Now betweene Port Nelson and Hudsons W. Bay all yet for a great distance not lookd upon by any Christian wee were to discover which having done the perfect knowledge of this River might cause us to repaire hither for refuge when the winter took us from our other labours if in the meane time wee should not discover a better or passage This Raynie morning with S. wind I stood in lowe sailes Da 9 with bonnets along the S. side which I take to be the plainer and evener ground of the two And bearing in upon 3 fath â— â— I espied an overfall on head it was stood tyde and I caused to beare up it blâ—w much wind and more then at any time since I came into this Sea in the channels edge of this overfall I fel into 10 fath being now come within the lippes hereof the wind shrinking I anchored at about ½ flood for that if it had beene a channell well knowne unto me yet I could not have handled my sayles to have turned in wee thought wee saw tokens on land of Inhabitants at 3 houres flood in the night with much adoe I wayed anchor and making 2 or 3 boards I up got a leag farther before day for I was loath to loose any time but with fearefull sounding as 5 fathomes at most and it would shoalden 2 fathome at once and as I found afterwards that channell was full of high Rockes
call'd to lift the anchor from the ground bring the ship Da 24 to saile the other dayes N. N. W. wind doth make the Seas swelling still continue now the wind S. E. by S. I must stop the ebbes and ply the floods the distance were too tedious and to small purpose to insert here Prayers being ended I called to heave up anchor at clock 8 Da 25 we anchored again this day we made good way to the E S E. and in one Ripling had 40 fathomes land faire in sight upon the hatches but this great comfort was not a furlong long for the water shoaled to the old rate againe presently this night was calme with much raine I had up my anchor clocke 5 and stood along to the East Da 26 sometimes E. S. E sometimes S. E. as the land lay or met mee at noone it came fog â— anchored for 1 houre it clearing up again after dinner I see the land trent to the S. wards wherefore I tooke the Pinnace and went within 2 miles of a point that lay upon our Bowe as we were at anchor nere which point all the land was belaid with round Rocks and all along the shore were ledges of the same and halfe a mile without us Moneths August towards the ship I stood off to give the ship warning thereof who had espied the same before I came to them so I stood into the shore which lay S. along the ship came along in sixe fathomes and I had 4 hard within the ridges This day a N. N. W. wind hath conveid away abundance of wilde Geese by us they breed here towards the N. in those wildernesses there are infinite numbers and when their yong be fledge they flye S. wards to winter in a warmer countrey I hoped by their taking flight the wind would have continued This low land thus trenting makes me doubt it will bring Da 26 us still with this shallow water to joyne with Hudson and then leave us and fall away S. and there also must I leave it I could not perceive that it did slow above five foot water yesterday and the flood set S. E. the waters side is so flat and Rocky that we cannot land with the Pinnace we can discerne the going in of many small Rivers and there out-sets by the change of waters whose colour is more dunne then the Sea it selfe Was thicke close weather at night 7 it wet the night Da 27 proved close the wind changed from N. W. to S. E. the land lay S. E. and we had a great plumpe of wood on shore like an Iland I stood twice into 4 fathomes of land and once into 3 and a halfe but could not see the trees on hatches the land stretching the tydes running and flowing the expected high land and all hopefull things are now at an end this night casting up my Cards I did account I was from Port Neâ—oâ— true course E. S. E. 60 leagues and that I must be in 55 degr 50 min. latitude This coldest day I felt since I came from Nottinghams Ile Da 28 was but the Harbinger of Winter I Anchored in 7 fathoms and 3 leagues oâ—line I had but 4 fathomes I stood off into 25 fathomes and in againe into 11 and Anchored it brew to top-sailes halfe Mast high the land low full of trees the night was thicke with reasonable wind at East I road still all night for I could get nothing by plying against Da 29 wind the wind now doth Souther about clock 7. we espied a saile standing right with us it was Captaine James of Bristâ—ll hee came close in at our sterne and wee saluted each other he standing in towards the shoare which was in sight but standing Moneths August off againe hee could not fetch vs for it was ebbe the streame and wind setting him to lee-ward whereupon hee stood into Sea and out of sight which greeued mee much searing I should not see him againe nor know what discouerie he had made but he tackt about inward againe and the wind Estering at night hee fetch 't me and sent his Shallop on board inuiting mee to dinner the next day with my Master and his mate There came on board of mee his Lieutenant his Coxen and three more I gaue order to my Officers to take downe the 4. rowers betweene the Decks and to entertaine them at seuerall messes and to enquire of them with what land they fell first after their comming from our owne Coasts what lands they had beene at or in what harbours when they entered Fretum Hudson how long they had beene amongst the Ice and at seuerall times what Islands they had seene or Capes formerly discouered what was there most Northerliest latitude they had beene in and what day they see first this side or bottome and in what latitude they came ouer this bay in I enquired also the like of his Lieutenant whom I entertained in my Cabin so that before they went away I heard that they first met with Ice at Cape Farwell and that they entered Fretum Hudson the 20. day of Iune they had beene distrest in harbour and had like to haue lost their shippe the fire smoake my men see on land the 23. day of Iune was theirs they had seene the Iles Nottingham and Salisbury and was on land on Sir Robert Mansfells Isle hauing beforebeene sore pestured with Ice The greatest latitude North was 64. deg and that in this bay of Sir Thomas Buttons they had beene troubled with Ice talking thereof as though they tooke pleasure to runne against it nay they said they had runne into the Ice as far as the maine mast and that they came ouer in 59 deg of this their Northmost latitude of their suffering at Resolution their grounding in this Bay the harme of their men throwne at Capsten and what else I desired to haue I had and that they had him on shoare here but two dayes before and kill'd two Partridges they said also that there was no offering to goe home if they found no passeage for that the Ice could not bee disolued this yeere but they must stay vntill the next yeere to haue light nights to shift themselues amongst them and this I did for that I did not know how wee might be separated beefore I talked with Cap. Moneths August Da 29 Iames himselfe and I gaue order to acquaint them with what also they demanded of vs telling them that I had beene in Port Nelson and that I had seene and came along this coast neuer without sight of land from the latitude of 64 deg 2. quar and that in Port Nelson I had beene on the S. side and on the land also before they came and had named it new Yorkeshiere but being a barren waste Wildernesse of Birds and wild beasts of prey and chiefely for that it is out of the roade of trading and the passage where none hereafter will desire to come I conceine that I can
such as vsually driue out of Riuers without whose monthes lie alwayes Moneths August shelues barres or ridges I did now account I was about 105. leagues E S E. on this side Port Nelson This day being thwart the land I sawe yesterday when I supposed it the W. point of some River or else the winding of the land to S. wards and could see no land to the E. of the same I made motion at dinner for the N. W. to the Master and his mate declaring that now all this vndiscovered land betwixt M. Hudsons Sr. Thomas Buttons was now perfectly finished by vs for that the land now trenting from this Cap S. ward must assuredly bee the cheeke of Mr. Hudson his West-bay as may appeare by those Maps brought whome by Bylot after he was exposed and now the further search of a passage this way was hopelesse and their needed no more search in all the side of this Bay From 64. deg 30 m. circularly to 55. deg 10 m. and seeing that we could not attempt the N. W. from Notinghams Ile as I was instructed for the heavie quantitys of Ice which had choaked all the 3. channels at our entering in the midle of Iuly now I did hope were disolved or els never and it was best to make tryall thereof whilest this good wind lasted and withall charged them with their promise made at my parting from Notinghams which was to haue seene a tryall before their going home at what danger soever though then there was no attempting if no passage proves else-weere and to this same purpose did wish mee to write what I would and they would set their hands thervnto which for some concealed reason I did manifest shewing them also that we had long time to spend for Mr. Hudson did not harbour vntill the first of November and for S. Thomas Button hee Da 2 was constrained and that I was not to obserue any precedent of that nature for I was not come to see what my predecessors had done but to doe more either finde the Passage or bring home a good account which I could not doo if I did not speed my Commissionith what hast I could and for harbouring there was none vntill the midest of November Now how I shall spend all this time and bee able to giue that account his Majestie doth expect I know not if I do not goe to the N W. For besides it I am not instructed to search which being put into practice if it proue not to be had there but that the land doth stretch to the E. as Baffine reports in 65. Moneths September deg 25 m. then they account will be satisfied and we may retourne in short time for this is not aboue sixe dayes worke if God please this S. winde shall stand and we may come downe betwixt Sr. Dudlies Diggs I le and Cape Wolstenholme into the bottome of Mr. Hudsons E. Bay and there winter Which if we doe we must stay vntill August as experience had shewne vs. Which was neere a whole 11. months and therefore now would be the best but to write truth the Mr. would giue no consent but to keepe all safe by seeking for harbour but his mates answere was Captaine if there bee any thing more to be done let vs fall to it whilest the wind is good so grace being said I came foroth and weering out the maine sheate commaunded him at helme to goe away N. E. by E. when comming more open Hudsons Bay the winde at S. blowing but to both top-sailes on taunt there came so high a Sea from S. E. as if it had come from land 200. leagues distance it came so naturally â—oamming and therefore I doe belieue that the E. side of those Bayes lyeth farther E. wards towards the River of Cannada and the Longitude thereof is more Easterly then is placed in the Marine Maps standing hence as before we fell into 20. and 30. fathomes making way 7. or 8. leagues the watch this day was faire weather in the night was much lightning I named the Cape I last parted from Wolstenholmes vltimum vale for that I do beleeue Sr. Iohn Wolstehholme will not lay out any more monies in search of this Bay And yet thus much if he had beene wanting heerein I am of opinion that the most of those discoveries had never beene attempted for my owne part I can say for so I find that he hath been for 8. Voyages the principall adventurer in stocke and Treasrror supplying the slacke adventure when the stocke came slowly in and I dare affirme concerning this Voyage of mine that he was at least 400. l. out at my home comming although I did retourne in 6. compleate monethes saving 12. monthes vituall and pay and besides I am confident that hee cannot bee lesse out then 1100 l. about this discovery Yet I am perswaded that vpon good grounds of which I doe knowe him to bee very able to judge that no subject in this kingdome parrallelling his degree would sooner advance to the furtherance of this or any other designe of such worth which hee thinkes may redownd to his Majesties honour and Moneths September his countries good This morninges W. winde brought in a Sea so high and grimme as though it had in fury overthrowne all lands and shoales enterposing the passage betwixt vs and Iapon it swelled so Mountanous high from the N. W. as who of sea-men had seene the same would haue said that there could bee noe land from whence the same came not of 6. or 700. leagues and my selfe also if experience had not shewne me the contrary I was in latitude 57. deg 28. m. and from my setting from Vltimum Vale 48 leagues the winde came from N. N. W. and stript mee into a lease of cources or 3. lowest sailes almost as much wind as at any time since I came from home and more behalfe then I found since I entered Fretum Hudsons or 300. leagues beyond towards night I layed to the West in maine course for feare I might hazard my selfe in the night amongst hose Ilands which M. Hudson for good reason calls by the name of Lancasters Iles all this night I had deepe 47. 44. 40. 54. 50 fathomes This day morning I tackt to N. wards at noone was in 52. fathomes lati 57. de 55. m. both top-sayles cast over the lowsayles Da 4 or courses now goeth on Bonnets I made way in Try 6. lea S. W. 12. 2. m. N. E. this night came the wind S. E. a pretty gale it was over-cast with darknes wee came by a small Iland at clocke one the highest I haue seene since I came from Brooke Cobham the deepe 70. fathome I named the I le Sleepe I made way from last noone to this 30. leagues N. and this morning was some slight I was constrained to breake vp the Pinnas now growne Da 5 leake although I did soare doubt the want of her what ever might befall
me but she being a dragge at sterne and it was too could and wet to keepe men in her to haue kept her at sayle and as much hinderance to shake the shippe in the winde vntill shee were made dry besides my men were pittilully wet I cutte out the toughts and nayles and saved as much as I could and sent the rest to hazard though against my will for I did thinke if shee had stoode tyght she might haue afforded mee some helpe in the N. W. whither now I am going and if it proue a Bay or trent E. wards then God willing I will hazard to winter in Port Nelson to the intent I may the next yeare search vt vltra where the passage I hope doth lye For if Moneths September it bee not in that vndiscovered betwixt Sr. Thomas Buttons ankoring last vpon the W. side and Cary Swanns-Nest nor at this hoped N. W. then it is not to be looked for to the W. of Groynland and though as yet I haue not tryed the N. W. yet by what I heard from Bilct and Baffin in their life time which was that if there had bin hopes they would haue persisted But quoth Baffin there I will neuer goe to seeke it my selfe haue farre greater confidence that it should lye neerer Sr. Thomas Rowes Welcome being moved by the high flowing of the Tyde and the Whales for all the tydes that floweth that Bay commeth neere from thence The Master is not in health the Boateswaine hath not been Da 6 vpon the vper decke these 2. or 3. dayes all els are in health thankes be vnto God this morning the hoary frost hung in our Roapes This coole after-noone the winde veered N. N. E. it blew at most but to course and bonnet our ship begins to make water when shee comes to bee wrunge with lowe sayles Wee were much troubled with stockadge of Coales before we came into the passage and heere againe which Coales wee brought for fiering if need should stand the windes are variable heere this night was calme this easie gale S. E. brought vs since last day 13. leagues N. W. 2. parts N. Wee made way from last day 12. to this 12. 34. leagues by Da 7 the logge-board and at noone I was in 61. 15 m. the deepe was 90. fathomes all this day with E. S. E. winde I stoode N. E. by N. close hailed 13. leagues this night I see the land by my account about Carie Swanns-Nest from whence I departed the 21. of Iuly the morning was sleete the day after was faire and frost Now the Master and three men more are downe God better it I thinke if I had not come foorth vpon the Decke as I did we had runne a shoare vpon this low land I caused presently to tacke about and we stoode off a gaine into 70. fathomes wee had but 14. presently after wee were tackt Wee were in 62. deg 21. m. the land true North 6 myles Da 8 off I found it to be Cape Pembrooke 2 or 3. leagues distance N. E. from Carie Swans-Nest with this S. E. winde I was faine to plye it up for Sea-horse point hoping as before for change of Winds untill then wee must bite upon the Bowline this Moneths September land is stonie and a good bold shoare I stood off into 90. and in againe into 13. fathomes and sometimes lesse as I had sight there goeth but small Tydes for here are neither Riplings nor over-falls this mornings Amplitude was 21. deg the Land doth make Bayes and Capes lying one from another about N. E. it is still faire weather and wee have carried both Top-sayles out since the 4. both day and night By this we have plyde up another Cape the deepe of whose Da 9 Bay betwixt the same and Cape Pembroke maketh the E. side thereof lye neare S. and by E. I was in 7. fathom in the Bay after this Cleare Sunne-rising fell a short fogge the blowing away thereof blew in both our Top-sayles when I doubled this Cape the Land stretcht to the N. in dutifull remembrance I named it Cape Linsey at some boords wee gate but little as I could perceive by the Land and yet I cannot discerne any Tyde to come against us the Land lyeth now N. E. last night were many Petty-dancers we had in both Top-sayles and stood off and on betweene 20. and 80. fathomes the Sea came high and we purchast nothing This faire mornings cleare ayre blew hard I cannot conjecture Da 10 of the Tydes for if as Sir Thomas Button doth write that the Floud doth come from N. W. at Isle Nottingham I am sure there is another comes from S. E. at the same Isle Those two meeting should both set into the Bay of Hudson and Button and especially upon this W. side passing from Sea-horse Poynt by those Capes to Cary Swannes-Nest should strongly be forced here being backt by those Winds but I find no such thing for notwithstanding the Sea comming Compter from Hudsons Straights and about Manssils Ile from the E. Mayne yet I gain'd yea and in low sayles when much Winde compells in my Top-sayles which doth shew that of the two the Tyde doth set with me these cold mists thicks and drops doth make many men droope and those who formerly complained are not willing to come above-decke This mornings fresh breefe shakt both my Bonnets off and Da 11 stript us into over-lowest sayles for all this in 48. houres by the Land we had gained about 6. leagues by which it may be discerned what Tyde goeth here I stood off 19. leagues S. no ground at 80. I made way 20. leagues in againe N. N. E. every night here are Pettâ—-dancers and red fire flashes in the Ayre most fearefull to behold I Moneths September have plyed 8. watches in but 3. Courses by reason of much wind Da 12 betweene S. E. and by E. I had sight of a head-land with a knowell thereon descending to the Sea the Deepe 50. I take it to bee the same Sir Thomas Buttons Boate was at where the small Island lyeth there off all this day I was in three courses the Ship beate sore in this Counter Sea and no ground at 80. fathomes This night was all Raine as the day before in part was sleet at clocke 2. the Raine became Victor which before was food to the Wind that in his Calming came S. and then I directed the Course N. N. W. thinking to have fight of my last headland and from thence to have gone along to Sea-horse Point in sight of land as I might have done if the S. W. wind had continued this cleare Sunne shining Meridian I was in 62. deg but the Horizon was not cleare this sight of the warmâ— Sunne did marvellously cheare up our men yet the weather is now very Cold. From Noone I stood away N. E. by E. with flowne Sheat Da 13 the Wind veered againe to S. E. oâ—en of the Bay betwixt Point
way 32 leagues nere Da 26 the S E by East the land of this North side meeting us bore from the E by N. to the N N West and is the Mayne or Iland betwixt the Iles of Gods Mercy and Salvage Iles all upon the North side of Fretum Hudson and nere those bearings of land my Latitude was 62 degrees 40 minutes From the last Meridian unto this I made way 13 leagues Da 27 E by S. and had I le Sackveile N E. by E 2 â— E. 7 leagues off at this present I had sight of the land from Resolution and it bore from me from the N N E. to the E. about 9 or more leag This day and night was fayre weather the one by sight of the Sun the other by the Moone although the wind came against our wils to the S E. by S. with a frostie fog turning up to the North land it was cleare but at Sea it was thicke and thus plying up to the Eastward came within 4 leagues of this land which lay from East to N N E. and was the same wee drived along immured amongst the Ice at our entrance inwards wee got little by plying with contrary winds and yet I durst not put into a Sound for harbour of which wee might perceive some as also Roade-steeds made by Ilands lying nere the Mayne our weather side was froze as also all our ropes were a quarter of an inch thicke about The wind continued contrary and I stood off into the Da 28 Channell and on againe with frostie fogge and very cold but the wind blew not to above Course and Bonnet this day Moneths September I appointed 4 beefe dayes in the weeke With wind contrary I plyed it to the Eastwards the Aire was both thicke and cleare as I was neere or farre off the North Maine sometime it blew to both topsailes and sometime was eafie winde The evening 8. I stood to the S. ward being S. W. from the E. point of the N. land stretching toward Resolution 4 leagues I stood over untill this day clocke Da 30 one S. S. E. wreck and variation allowed 28 leag at what time we thought we had sight of the S. Maine about S. W. by S. 5. leagues off very high land This night was hazie and blew to Course and Bonnet comming betweene 2 Ilands of ice the Sea had beate much from off the weathermost which lay floting betwixt it and that to Leeward so as I loosed for one and bore up for another for the space of the 60 part of one houre and this was all the trouble the ice put me unto homeward bound This first day it blew lesse wind but all the morning was Da 1 Moneths October Snow the Lord for his mercy sake looke upon us for we are all in weake case dispairing more since this last frost and contrary winds that hath bin within these 5 dayes although the frost hath not beene uncouth to us then for the same weather we had for 3 weekes before and yet our allowance is enlarged to so much as we cannot eate with Sacke Aquavita Beere as well Oatemeale Meale Rice Pease and Beefe for salt fish our men can eate none nor doe I hold it fit they should These 2 dayes were spent in plying to the E. sometimes in Da 2 the sight of the N. land or Maine whereof lay 2 small Ilands Da 3 which we drive by as I drive inwards being then fast amongst the ice at 12 this day I tacked to the S. wards and at this instant the said land-bore from N W. by W. to the E. the Iland at the N. end by estimation was one league distant from the Maine that at the E. was 2 off This day hath been faire and cleere and it cleereth with bright Horizons at N. E. God send the wind from thence to take us out of those dilatory sufferings which we have more through lingring doubt of what wee shall feele then as yet we doe feele and expecting our freedome if wee were freed out of Fretum Hudson which upon a sodaine change wee may happely expect From last day noon unto this day 12 I stood upon a bowling Moneths October Da 4 making a S. E. way 31 leagues the wind Veering meâ—e Northerly I stood E. S. E. so neare as I could lie 20 leagues more and at midnight I had the Cape Chidly since called Buttons Ilands E. 4 leagues from me whereupon I stood to the North because I could not carry it about the Cape untill this day 5 in the morning and then tackt to the E. the Da 5 wind larging about to the Northward I doubled the Cape at clocke 12 weathering the same about 2 leagues having as at all headlands with Sea winds and cold weather a great Sea with an inset into Fretum Hudson against me that the shippe strucke in the Spritsaile yard and bowlspright under water I much fearing that the springing of our yards or Maâ—ts setled the topsailes so to ease them that I thought I did but double the Cape with much adoe it was high land consisting of diveâ—s ilands seeming as they were to bee sayled betwixt these were covered with Snow as also Resolution whose Cape Warwicke I see bearing N. and by W. at that instant after I had brought this Cape or Iles of Chidly W S. W. either the Tyde or Current did set me fast to the S. ward this day it froze so sore with the ships dipping in the Sea that our head and wet tackling were Canded over with Icesicles and many Snowie showres in earnest were sent from Boreas his frozen forge And for the haire of our faces to be of his hoary colour had been no noveltie to us these 4. weekes I stood from the Cape bearing S. E. ½ Southerly variation Da 6 and wreake allowed 51 leagues and 2 mile untill this noone time From thence untill this 12 E. by S. 54 leagues at what time Da 7 motion was made to come home in lesse sayle but answer was that I was not discharged as yet and therefore I would runne the ship out of victuall and pay for as yet I never durst carry sayle to see how fast I could drive Charles his Waine to the best advantage fearing that if I had sprung any of my Masts yards or tackling or wrong the ship it might have beene supposed I had done it upon purpose that then if I had stood need of excuse for feare or neglect I might have used that false colour blessed be the Almighty who never faileth those that depend on him truely this warmeth we find in the open Moneths October Ocean doth much revive us for truely if this extremity of the frost and snow had continued on with the Easterne winds we had within Fretum Hudson wee had beene constrained backe to have wintered in Hudsons Bay or else-where for the most of us were ready to fall downe with the rest that were downe already After I was
the South-East flood Tyde did slacke the same when it came but how it did flow and what water I cannot report for want of my journall it being now out off my hands but I did finde the same flood-tide to answere the report of Master Byâ—oâ—s journall writ by Baffin and I found some quantity of ice betweene Cape Pembroke and Sharkes Point undesolved at that time being the foureteenth of September Having made those observations I stood over with North-winds for Mill Iâ—land mentioned in my instâ—uctions but for no intent to coast the East-side for I had with that wind much adoe to fetch the same with bording and turning under the South side of it two Tides before I got into a Throughlet at the West end thereof whereinto I put and there found it to flow at least foure fathomes The Tide running halfe Tyde and comming from South-East as well upon the North and Southside as upon the South of Nottingham at my departure from thence whereupon I plied up with North-West windes every Tyde being forced to stoppe the Ebbe nor could I recover the West side with those winds untill I attained the Cape I have called Lord Westoâ—s Portland in the latitude about 66 d. 47 m. where I found the Tyde of flood to come still along as the coast did lie which was to coast from Northwest to North to Northeast and to East and to Southeast the deepest water not above 30 fathomes as I remember five leagues from land the Sea slight and smooth with these winds so as it is easie to conjecture thereof either ice or land was not farre off for wee found good store of undesolved ice at Sharke Poynt whereupon I stood 10 leagues from â—ence as I supposed for the Westside which I could not attaine and if I had continued this course for the West side with this winde I must have stopt the Ebbes and Baffin writing of 130 fathomes deepe there the just length of my small cable-shoat I must have bid the ship to have stoopt for the rest and to have done the same by my biggest I had not strength enough to have wayed the same from ground againe likewise I had no reason to follow the East finding it to Trent away South East from that Headland which for resemblance and â—â—mile to this of ours I named L. Westons Portland from whence I doe perswade my selfe the Ebbe doth take his halfe course through those Ilands of Cumberlands into â—retum ` Davis the â—lood cannot bee great which conjecture may say should come through that straight and meet ours at Portland being hindred by these foresaid Iles where Davis saith hee met a strange Tyde from the South-West may be the cause which by that straightnesse may retort the â—loods way But to the purpose the winds were North-west nor could I stay the change thereof for the most of my best men as Master Gunner Carpenter Boatswaine his Mate and one or two of the common men were downe the rest complaining of cold paines and no marvell they having beene over-toyled in the bottome of Sir Thomas Buttons Bay and that undiscovered betwixt him and Hudson with watching and warding day and night manning both Shippe Boate and Pinnace both in Anchoring and Sayling but especially at Leade when in all the time of my Sayling the said Bay there was never one from keeping the same The weather had beene for about 3 weekes before nothing but Snow Frost and sleet at best our selves ropes and sayles froaze the Sunne seldome to be seene or once in five dayes the nights 13 houres long the Moone wayning and in conclusion I was enforced either to seeke for Harbour or freeze to death in the Sea Whereupon I sent Master Vrine to aske the Masters opinion who brought unto me that he thought the Tydes setting from S. E. almost round about to E. would give good satisfaction for this N. W. search begun by a wrong report of the Tydes comming from thence to the Adventurers and that hee helde it fittest to returne Yea and the best also as I thought and homewards and for good cause as hereafter followeth First I referre it to the judgment of indifferent men whether having proceeded in these Discoveries further then any other my Predecessors in lesse time and at lesse charge have closed up all the expected hopes upon the W. side of Buttons Bay from 64½ circularly to 55 and on the Point from Swans Nest to Sharke Point not perfectly discovered but now by mee and carried a Tyde comming from South-East through Fretum Hudson all along that East side to 66 degrees 30 minutes or thereabouts things not knowne heretofore that I should hazzard the losse thereof to my Countrey If I should have perished in seeking an unknowen Harbour in long nights and cold weather with so many men sicke who could not have recovered in the wintering howsoever their helpes would have beene wanting in lying or Barracadoing the ship from ice for wheresoever I had wintered I must have hâ—led the ship high on shore and Barracadoe as also in making my provisions of fresh victuals and fuell The necessitie of this Sir Thomas Button is able to approve to his deare bought experiment Well if I had wintered it must have beene with intent to make search to the North of Sir Tho. Roes Welcome for in all the hopefull places else I was denyed and there and not far froÌ„ thence as about Vtultra it is for to give a wise GentlemaÌ„ his right who perusing Sir Tho. Buttons journall about that place quoteth in the Margent these words I doe not find it is proved a Bay this was suspected by him before I came to that knowledge thereof which I have now but to proceed how should I be able to doe this service when the winter would have consumed all the best of my comfortable stores as strong Beere strong waters sacke spice fruite Rice Wheat meale and of my Chirurgery and if no releife had beene otherwise got from land to have lengthened the most of the provision as Beefe Beere and Fish Yet had I had no more then would have brought home the Ship if my men had stood and if by their death or reliefe of birds or Deere I had store remaining yet I doubt the remayning stomacks would have beene too weake before the long winter there had left them to have endured salt meate in the Summer so as the more victuall the fewer hands for labour and there would be no sparing as I conceived by short allowance All these and many other sufferings endured is but all for the next yeares Search about which I have shewed I had no reason to stay to put so much to hazzard knowing what I had inquired from some both of Sir Thomas Button and Mr. Hudsons men of their sufferings and yet it was July before they could get well to sea to returne home And it doth appeare by Sir Thomas Buttons owne words that he would have proceeded the next
upon the West side of Bâ—â—â—ons Bay whereas there it flowed so much water as before and a W. S. W. Moone now coasting along this West side upon a S. W. by S. true course as the land did lie about 18 leagues to an Iland I named Brâ—â—ke Cobham there the best observation that I could make I found that it flowed a West by South Moone and but 10 foot the neepe Tyde but indeed I doe distrust this account as in my journall doth appeare Coasting from hence to Port Nelson 130 leagues I found it there to flow a N. W. Moone and in the neepe Tide but 9 foot water and the best Spring Tyde assisted by the wind brought in but 14 foot water and after from thence towards Hudsons West Bay it flowed lesse water vetâ—unne with course for the time of full Sea went with Sunâ—e so as it was easie to conjecture that I went from the Tyde which is especially to be incerted to make this Treatise to be better understood and how this tide doth waste it selfe Now it cannot be denyed but that this Tyde that is moved according to the course of Tydes with his constant ebbing and â—lowing so great a distance as about the West side of this Bay câ—â—cuting neere betwixt Hudsons Bay and Sir Thomas Roes Wâ—lcome the distance of it neere 253 leagues having many rubbes and checkes by the way amongst the ilands and shoals should be able to repaire and recall againe this huge quantity of waters every 12 houres if it were not fed and â—upplyed from some great and waste Ocean nor if there prove to be a passage as is most likely as hereafter shall follow it cannot be conceived but that it must be so spatious as cannot be visable betweene land and land and why may it not be that there is no straight but that the Sea lies open to the North as at C. Finmarke after that the land doth trent Westward as may be suspected by the want of ice that the land being farre remote to the North or West the South doth keepe it selfe from frigitating by its continuall chaâ—ing and adjectating as we see by the iles of farre shotland and Orkney standing in and neere the same parallel with our frozen Fretum Hudson where no Snow will lie for any time in Winter the cause may be by the Seas moving about them their circuits being so small as the Seas breathing through the Tydes and winds contiuuall chafing about them doth evaporate some part of his warmenesse into the Ayre whereby the frost is restrained from the exercise of his power for the Sea hath a kinde of temporature betwixt too hot and too colde in the hot and cold Zones it is much to bee hoped by this want of ice that as at the North Cape of â—inmarke although I doe assure mee that this passage lyeth South-wards off that parallell and about the Articke Circle that this Continent of the Septentrionall part of America may incline to the West Southward about this latitude as that of Europes doth to the East for by this flowing of water in 60 d. 10 m. neere 4 fathomes as at Resolution in the East it cannot be farre to the winding of the land Westwards The next is to inquire from whence this Tyde should come for that is the way to the passage for it cannot be said to come from the East through Fretum Hudson for there need no more to disprove that then what went before when that Tyde did end at Carie Swans Nest in flowing but 6 foote and 4 houres as it doth at the height of all Rivers being farre from the Sea Should it come from the North then it should as well Current that land on the East side of this Bay to Carie Swans Nest along that small distance of 40 leagues if such a thing be at all or no as upon the West side For 250 leagues of now knowne discovery setting from the North it should divide equall waters betwixt them which is found to the contrary and if such land doth lie 40 leagues along from Swannes Nest Westward then is there not aboue 30 more for the brenth of the passage froÌ„ through whence this ride doth come which I should thinke were to narrow to let in and out so much water in the time mentioned to bring any flood on this side now in handling for at Swannes Nest the flood set West and the Ebbe East and if this Tyde going West were met with more water from thence it must flow extraordinarily high at the Nest as in great Rivers in time of land-waters the Sea flood meeting puts up the waters to such heights as doth inforce all their bounds and rejected the Tydes course which I found to be constant for that I was there two floods one ebbe and a halfe How can it now be imagined but that the Tâ—de doth come from the West and so coasteth along the same side as wee may observe upon all Tydes from what sea soever they come looke upon what side they enter they Current the same and so doth this for that called Vtultra never proved Bay yet and who hath named the same might as well be deceived here as at other places by fogs bankes for if this part be protracted I cannot see that there is any discovery made at all on both sides betweene Hubarts vaine hope and Swanneâ— Nest worth the noting Therefore it must be confest that this Tyde doth come from the West so inclining to that shore and that it is a Tide hath been proved for I doe not thinke that there 's any that will pretend inundating impulsing or ingulfing and that it doth proceed from some great Ocean is without all contradiction for comming to this West side I found great store of fish playing at the crust of the water and of great fish which is a maine argument for there was Whales Sea-mors and Seales of which there are infinite which fish doe not hive in Winter but in deepe Oceans and that those Whales must come from the West is certaine for all the way from Cape Farewell in all that distance of neere 500 leagues we did not see one untill I came there which if there had beene any lying so long becalmed and amongst the ice having light nights we should have seene them for they are fish that affect to play and breath above the water The maine land was high within Sir Thomas Roes Welcome as in all the straights besides with deepe water to shore whereas discovering Southwards it fell to bee low land with shallow shore at 11 fathoms wee could but see it upon the hatches This is much contrary to the Oceans who are bounded with high mountainous climes steepe Promontories ragged Rockes and inamoled Ilands subsisting upon insearchable deepes salt and greene-coloured waters wherein live the great sishes Now let us compare this Tyde with some others neerer our owne home with which we are the most familiar as
opposite the reason is that the land to the N N W. is the furthest remote all open towards the Pole where these windes Eastwards off N. doe blow but from Greeneland and the N. Cape at furthest whose greatest distance being not above 370 leagues must want space to raise his swelling motion but contrary at the entrance into our Channell from W. you shall have a coÌ„tinuall set into Sleeve which showes the distances of land to be far to the W. and S. wards and the like must be granted to this set of Francis Gauls and also by that current that set la Tore to Tidore it must come out of a wide Sea from the N E. And for knowing when thou art through be assured thou shalt have as great a Sea from the del Zur as from the W. into our Sleeve and the strength of tide along the coast will leave thee then thou shalt not feare to direct thy course to Tartaria Cataia or Jaâ—on It may also be said that the Articke Circle is farre N. and that it will be frost Icy and cold and that there is but two moneths in the yeare to make this triall for in the rest it will not be nauigable I answere that the Articke circle is not so farre N. as the Cape of Finmarke neere in 73 d. where there is few or no Ice at any time and thereby it is Navigable at all times but that there is no trading in winter besides the Sunne having great declination South it is all night But what is this to the Sea that is cleare of Ice the like may this be for any yet knowne for after I went from Swannes Nest I see no yce to the N. nor doe I thinke there was any to the West for the winde blowing from the ayre was as warme as in England in the latter end of August and the land had no snow thereon although it be very high land and surely is inhabited for else how could there have beene so many corps inwalled at Sir Thomas Roes Welcome yet passing from hence S. ward into the bay it was colder and yet warme enough And for those Ice which are ingendred in this shallow sandy Bay is but as in other places in Europe nere the same Latit for those that have gone timely into the Balticke Sea hath found yce comming out of the Sound and it is no marvaile to see the same froze over which in those parts is as usuall as to have a noose to have the shipping froze all the whole winter therein and for waggons to goe in winter where Ships â—aile in Sommer for many miles for it is well knowne that those Sandy Easterne low countreys as Sprutia Denmarke Frisland and the Neather lands are in winter subiected to violent frost then why should not wee allow this low sandy countrey and Bay the like being about the same parallell and a Bay as the Balticke is also from thence which Latit where it freezeth so hard is from 52 to 57d but elevate the Pole to 73 d. there at that time of winter in the same continent there is no yce but that you may saile Sea free into the coast of Russia why shuld then this our Westerne passage be denyed of as good an opinion but that it may be Sea free as well as theirs to saile into the Mare del Zur to Cathaia being doubtlesse to the Southward of that parallell these a places of Europe and America thus answering one another both in quality and clime Goe to Iseland as the Fishers doe now in March the North part lying in the Articke circle and yet those Fishermen are not so troubled with Ice but that they can saile about it and for the yce they finde there they conceive to be ingendred in the Bayes Rivers and Inlets of Groneland and not about the Iland nor in the Sea It now appeares as I said before that this country doth but comply with those countries Eastward and the like may be expected by them that is found by the other nor can this channell be narrow that in 6 poynts of the compasse being but 4 howres ½ of time to wit from Sir Thomas Roes Iland to Port Nelson doth send a flood and ebbe it backe againe along the coast for 150 leag knowne in so short time and this to accord with the Moone To remonstrate this by example Admit I were sent out of Russia to discover a land that I have heard lyeth farre S W. which supose to be Atlantis or America now it must be thought that I know of noland to the W. of Europes continent and therefore when I am come about the C. of Finmarke I direct my course to the S. and W. wards as soone as the land will give me leave For I doe know that it doth trent so and that the coast of Norway is bonded with an Ocean now bending towards to the W. of S. not knowing of great Brittaine I direct my I course gainest as I conceive imagining that at shall meet with no land to the W. of Europe but thinking thus to proceede I finde the land to meet mee to the W. as I thought to have sailed to wit the coast of great Brittaine and there I finde a tide going along the land to the S. ward I follow this coast hopeing it may cast about to the W. and as I proceede so doth this tide keeping the height of his water still so by this ebbing and flowing course and Latit I doe assure it to my selfe that it cannot be any part of the maine continent of Europe nor adioyning thereunto and thus persuing to the S. in long distance I finde that this tyde doth still continue his height of water so by that I speede on with more comfort at length I come betwixt a maine lands and doubting some alteration or imbayment I keep still the W. side for thereby I must obtaine my intent if at all but now when I come to make triall of my tyde I find it hath left mee which to fore convayed me many leag along this unknowne coast and now my tide of flood commeth from the W ward and against me as I should â—ayle shall I not then assure my selfe that in pursuing against this tyde that it will bring me into a new Ocean by which I shall obtaine my desire which is the Atlanticke Sea yea and I shall find it so for as that tide which came along with me from the N. out of the Sea which I have failed from will direct me back againe into the same Sea so shall this new tide from the W. in following his ebbe bring me into his Ocean or the Atlantick which I desire Even so may this tide of mine in persuing his ebbe from the place where I found it first bring me into the Mare aâ—l Zur Againe a Comparison fained to be sailed into a Sea through our owne Kingdome from the East Sea to the West ADmit I come from Hambrough or
the same Setting forth and beginning my accompts from the W. most place of Orkney I made 2 observations for the variation of the compasse evenin Amplit the one was 8 d. the other 4 d. but I do give no certain credit therunto yet I do rather trust to that of 8 d. at which instant I did account I was 24 deg or thereabout Eastward of the great Meridian and neere the parralell of 60 deg continuing the course W. ward as wind would serve untill I came into the Latit of 58 deg 12 min. I was then 12 deg or thereabouts from the place of my departure and traversing with contrary windes betwixt the latit of 59 deg 12 min. and 60 deg 20 min. at 18 d. ½ distance from my setting forth I continued the course still Westward with so small difference betwixt my observation and protraction or traverse as I thought I might as well trust to the one as the other Continuing this course in the latit of 60 deg 19 m. W. from the first Meridian 6 deg I found by my observation that I was to S. ward 5 m of my protracted course and though then I did perceive that the Compasse was varied Westward yet how much for want of Amplitude or celestiall observation could not be knowne Now the wind comming freely on and taking Mr. Hals account That Cape Farewell in Groyneland which land first I did desire to fall with though I did not much regard lyeth 18 d. W. from the great or first Meridian as also Mr. Brigges is neare the same and in latit about 59 deg I directed the course W. and W. and by S. thinking thereby to fall in fight of the said Cape And although there is no certainty of agreement amongst some of my predecessours concerning the variation there some writing 11 d. others 14 d. confusedly yet I did hope that course would have brought mee at least to sight thereof report making it to be high and Mountainous land not withstanding Variation or current especially having so franke a gale of wind and but 12 d. of a small circle neere the 60 paralell the distance being but 120 leag at most and in that distance holding the same course I had 2 deg 14 min. to wracke upon and within one point at most of my paralell and neerer with a stiâ—â—e gale wet and hazie I durst not hale for engaging my selfe with an unknowne Cape which hath both Ilands and Ice lying there off where I might have beene endangered at the least incumbred Now when I had sailed 100 leag from the said latit I met with Ice and as before in Moneths June such weather I would not deale with land but stood away 30 leag more to the Westward Hauing an observation in 58 d. 10 min. and by my protract Da 14 or dead reckoning I was in latit 59 d. 27 min. contrary to expectation the same afternoone the variation taken by Azimuth and Almicanter was 8 d. 50 m. but being set more to S. ward then this allowance I did call to minde the current which Sir Martin Frobrisher found upon the coast of Greenland in the lat about 62. setting from N E. to S W. as the land doth there lye where they doe affirme that the flood tyde did run 9 houres and the ebbe but 3. I know no other cause for this but the large distance betwixt Nova Zembla on the E. and Groenland in which the Ocean may take opportunity to use his naturall agitation from E to W. being thereunto drawne by the restlesse motion and impulsion of the Heavens and here butting upon Groenland must of necessity the land lying somewhat neere his naturall inclination trend along there setting his current to the S W. or else as in a huge Bay make a Repercussive motion as in the Bay of Mexico by entring in at the S. side and wheeling about by the bottome must revert back againe along the North side by Cape Florida Now this 9 houres of the floud-tyde running may be by this restraint of the Seas naturall course in meeting with the land must needs enforce all the Sounds Bayes Rivers and through-lets with quantities of waters and in through-lets especially setting Westward and wanting Limitation shall continue his naturall course the longer being assisted by that motion untill the ebbe being strengthened by the height of waters or of course from the W. Sea shall returne againe according to his proper retraction And thus much further I am of opinion if Sir Martin Frobrisher had pursued his course West ward in his Straite he being 60. leag up the same he had doubtlesse sailed into Fretum Davis for he entred upon the East side and after him Davis on the W. have almost met nor will I be perswaded but that if there were a Dorgio as is mentioned by the Zeni that that 〈…〉 of land on the S. betwixt Frobrishers strait and Cape Farewell is the 〈…〉 But to come to my selfe and to end this digression although I hope what I have here incerted will not be held any way Moneths June impertinent Cape Farewell I holde for certaine doth attract the Magnet more suddainly comming from the East ward towards it then any any knowne Cape in the world as did appeare in all this Voyadge I did here reckon of 24 deg variation but sailed all by Meridian compasse and have wrote this Iournall there after therefore the allowance is to be accounted as the places doe differ in variation This snowie morning I stoode in againe at clocke 7. I sell Da 21 about 2 leagues more to the West off the same I le I first discovered yesterday the Bay lay still full of Ice this W N. West wind bloweth hard by puffes standing from hence South-W 2 leagues over Lumleys Inlet wee had great store of masht Ice and was faine to beare up for one and loose for another but the Sea was smooth after this for 2 leagues sailing it was cleare at night 10. wee see land and made it upon assurance to be Cape Warwick and this cleere was in the Lee thereof for standing still the same course over wee found more Ice in the South channell and more comming out of Fretum Hudson then I had before the wind blew here bleate and unquoth This day we had boarded it up in smooth water bearing a Da 22 good saile betweene Cape Chidlie and Cape Warwicke and were entred Fretum Hudson and now I desire a little of your patience The Iland Resolution so named by whom I know not but sure I am Davis was the first of us that see it naming the East end thereof Cape Warwicke and it seemeth for good reason for that honourable house hath and unto this day doth still cherrish those worthy Marine enterprises as doth appeare by Frobrishers 3 Voyages to their no small charge as also those two Honourable houses of Darcie now Lord Rivers by whom Davis named certaine Ilands