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
perceiving that on the other side of the River it was throughly inhabited which was the first peopled Land he had found from the place of his dwelling whereas continually hee had a desert Wildernesse upon his Starbord-side except some in places he saw a few Fishers Fowlers and Hunters which were all Finnes and on the Larbord the maine ocean Thus much for Octher whom it appeares was the second that doubled the North Cape that we have extant King Arthur being the first Although I know heere is something that will not bee beleeved yet I will proceed seeing that the more and further I doe goe on I finde some reason to have better confidence of the former and thus much c. Therefore as followeth out of the Comments of Arngrinus Fitz Ionus 1598. A Certaine Writer sayth hee hath put downe the distance betweene the mouth of Elbe and Baczend in the South part of Iseland to be 400. leagues from whence if you will accompt the difference of Longitude to the Meridian of Hambrough Iseland must have none of the Longitudes accompted of as 5. 7. 6. 20. 30. 28. 325. according to severall Authors for I am able to prove by 3. severall Voyages of Hamburgers that it is but 7. dayes sayle from Iseland to Hambrough besides all the Ilands which for the abundance of Sheepe are called Farrier as likewise the Desert shoares of Norway are distant from us but two dayes sayling wee have 4. dayes sayling into habitable Groenland and almost in the same quantity of time wee past over to the Province of Norway called Stâ—d lying betweene the Townes of Oridrosia or Trondon and Bargon as we find by antient Records of those Nations Iseland hath bin called by three names one after another for one Nuddocus a Norvegian borne who is thought to bee the first Discoverer thereof as he was sayling towards Farra Ilands through a violent Tempest did by chance arrive at the East shore of Iseland where beholding the Mountaines tops covered with Snow called this Iland Snowland After this one Gardarus being moved with Nuddocus reports went to seeke and when hee had found hee called it Garders Ile After these two one Flok went into this Land and named it after the Ice hee found there Iceland This land hath some yeares no Ice at all as in 1592. but the Sea is open for most yeares from Aprill to Ianuary and in May all is driven to the West and this Land hee inhabited about the yeare of our Lord 874. In the yeare 1591. there was a Ship of Germany lay laden with Copper 14. dayes in the harbour of Vopnaford in November she set sayle and departed this was some ship of the Balticke Sea or Hambrough which durst not goe through the Narrow seas for Spaine The Commentor Arngrinus sayth in the yeare of Christ 874. Iseland being indeed discovered before that time as is aboue mentioned was the first of all inhabited by certaine Norvegians their Chieftaine was one Ingulphus from whose name the East Cape of Iseland is called Ingulâ—e Hoffdie these Planters are reckoned vp by name in our Records saith he more then to the number of 400. together with those of their blood and kindred and great families besides neither onely is their number described but it is so plainely set downe what Coasts what Shoares and what In-land places each of them did occupie and inhabite and what names the inhabitants did giue vnto Straights Bayes Harbours Necklands Creekes Capes Rockes Crags Mountaines Hills Valleyes Hammockes Springs Flouds Rivers and to be short what names they gaue vnto their Granges and houses whereof many as this day are received and vsed Therefore the Norvages with their company peopled all the habitable places of Iseland The voyages of the Brethren Mr. Nicolo and Anthonie Zeni Venotians collected out of their owne Letters by Mr. Francisco Maritino NIcolas caused a ship to be made ready at his owne charge in Italy 1380. with intent to see England and Flanders but was by tempest cast vpon the I le of Freesland where he had beene cruelly entreated had it not beene for Zichmni Lord of certaine Ilands called Porland lying on the South of Freesland being rich and populous he was also Duke of Sorany lying ouer against Scotland This Prince being arrived vpon Freesland to make warre vpon the same vnderstanding the shipwracke came presently and hearing by the Latine tongue that he was of Italy he received him into protection with great ioy This Prince having the last yeare given the overthrow to the King of Norway in some of his Signiories was come to Friesland also to take the same from the said King whereof he was Lord and to that purpose vnderstanding that Mr. Nicolo had great judgement in Sea and Martiall affaires he gaue him commission to goe aboord his ships commanding the Captaine to honour him in all things and to vse his counsell his Nauie consisted of 30. saile whereof two rowed with Oares With these small Barkes and one ship they â—ailed to the Westward and won Ledovo and Ilofe and divers other small Ilands and turned into a Bay called Sudero in the Hauen of the Towne called Samstoll they tooke certaine small Barkes laden with fish Here they found Zichmni who came thither by land conquering all the Country they sailed to the W. by another Cape or Gulfe and conquered all the Ilands they found to the Signorie of Zichmnâ— These Seas for as much as they sailed were in manner nothing but shoales and Rockes so as it was thought amongst them that the fleete had perished if it had not beene for the skill and knowledge of Mr. Nicolo and his men who had beene brought vp in the practise of Nauigation all their liues At the counsell of Mr. Anthonie they goe on Land when they heard of the good successe of Zichmni in his warres and that all the Iland by Embassadors was yeilded vnto him At their meeting the Prince gaue Mr. Nicolo the honour of Knighthood graced him as the preseruer of his fleete and rewarded his men In Triumphant manner they goe towards Friesland the chiefe Citty thereof is scituate on the S. E. side within a Gulfe or Bay as there are many in that Iland in this Gulfe or Bay is such abundance of fish taken that many ships are laden to serue Flanders Brittaine England Scotland Norway and Denmarke Thus much is taken out of a Letter that Mr. Nicolo sent to his Brother Anthonie requesting that he would seeke some meanes to come to him MAster Anthonie furnisht a ship and after great danger with great joy arrived with his Brother where he remained 14. yeares 4. yeares with his Brother and 10. yeares alone where they so behaued themselues that Nicolo was made Captaine of Zâ—chmnies Nauie they set forth for the enterprise of Estland being betweene Friesland and Norway but by storme of wind they were driven vpon certaine shoales where a great part of their Fleete was cast away The King of Denmarke
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
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
they have no Cattell and that the Countrey is not populous Forthwith from Iseland begins the Hâ—perborâ—on Sea which beates upon Groenland and the Countrey of the Pigmies which at this day is called Nova Zembla and there the frozen Sea hath a Bay which is called the white Sea or Mare album and there are certaine passages whereby they saile into the Soythian Sea if they can for Ice And the Governour had a ship of the King of Denmarkes furnished withall necessaries but when he heard by the Monke of the short cut into the Kingdome of China by the Tartarâ—aâ— Sea which had often been attempted by others held it but in vaine The last of March 1564. he commanded that ship to sayle to those places and me also together with them enjoyning me diligently to marke well the scituation of the places and whatsoever we met with worthy of sight or report we were in the ship 3 score and 4 men as well Danes as Iselanders and the 20 day of Aprill we arrived in a certaine Promontorie of Groenland and when we found no harbour to the which we may safely commit our selves letting downe the lead we found the depth of the Sea and it was such as we could not anchor there and the abundance of Ice was so great that it was not possible to saile near the rocks 24 of us armed with great labour and danger went on shore in our Skiffe among whom I was to try whether I could find a harbour or no and what kind of men Groenland had in the meane time the ship floated in the Sea and Ice in a great Calme halfe our Company abode on the shore to keepe the Skiffe another part and I with them ranne abroad to discover they that were left on shore to keepe the Skiffe going hither and thither found a little man dead with a long beard with a little boat and a crooked hooke of the bone of a fish and a leather Cord foure fish-bladders were bound unto the boat as is supposed that it should not be drowned whereof 3 were sunke fallen flat this boat because it was very unlike ours the Governour sent to the King of Denmarke Wee wandred in the meane season in a land unknowne unto us which was covered with snow and Ice we found neither footing of men or any inhabitants nor fit place but the Sea was closed and fensed on every side with craggy Rocks yet we met with a great white Beare which neither feared us nor could be driven away with our cries but came full upon us as to his certaine prey and when he came neare unto us being twice shot through with a gun he stood bolt upright with his fore-feete like as a man standeth untill he was shot through the 3. time and so fell downe dead his skinne was sent to the King of Denmark wee agreed amongst our selves before we went on shore if we found a fit harbour or else had need of their helpe that we should plucke up our Stander which we carried out with us for that purpose and that if they would call us backe should signifie the same with their Ordnance a tempest arising in the meane while the Master of the Ship gives us a signe to returne and calls us backe unto the Ship all of us after with great labour in 3. dayes returned unto the Ship with the Beares skin we sailed therefore to the other side of the Iland to the North to the Country of the Pigmies or Nova Zembla that by the mouth of the white Sea wee might come to the Scythian or Tartarian Sea from thence they say there is a passage to the Kingdome of China and Cathay but being hindred by the Ice wee could not passe the mouth of that Sea wherefore without doing any thing we returned into Iseland the 16 of June The Voyage of Master Iohn Knight imployed into Groynland as Captaine the yeare before by the King of Denmark but now out of England to search the N. W. passage 1606. 18 HEe was set forth at the cost and charge of the Muscovia Company and the East India Merchants He set sayle from Gravesend the 18 of Aprill and arrived in Orkney the 26. hee stayed there 14 dayes with contrarâ— windes and in the meane time hee entertaines 2. men of the Country to goe along with him on the Voyage 12 He set forth from St. Margarets Sound in Orkney and steered away W. by S. 16 This day at noone holding still his course Westward off S. the Latit was 58 d. 19 m. his magneticall declination 8 deg also this mornings Sun being 10 d. above the Horizon was distant from E Northward 22 degrees 17 This day he was in 58 d. 10 m. this morning the Sun did rise 50 d. to the N. off East 12 He was in Latit 57 d. 50 m. continuing his course still Southwards off W. from the last day much wind at N N â— and fog and he had a current setting to the North. 22 He saw many Sea guls and Rock weede 23 He iudged his way to be made S W by W. but it proved W by S. or rather W 20 leag by reason of a current there he sees an Owle 28 He had Lat. 57 d. 57 m. the variation 14 d. 30 m. Westward this day he had black water streames leaches and fals of currents it seemed to the N. and some to the West 29 Latit 58 degrees he was in a tyde-gate which hee judged to set N and S. or that it was the Eddie of the currents which he saw the other day he sees white Fowles chirping like Sparrowes and also many dead Cowes adrift I think rather Crowes His Latit was 58 d. 3. m. the variation 24 d. to the N Westwards this night he observed the Sun to set 21 d. W. from N. 1 He was in Latit 57 d. 35 m. and saw many black fowles like Willockes flying in flocks together 4 He was in Latit 54 d. 40 min. 5 He was in 56 d. and had the variation by the Scale 20 d. by his other Instruments 24 d. W. the Sun was 22 d. â— â— high and to the North off W. 30 d. by the Instruments and 26 d. by the skale 11 At noone he had Latit 58. at night the Sun set 14 d. W from N. at morning it riseth 50. d. to the E. off North. 13 He had sight of land like Ilands in Latit 57 d. 25 min. and had some quantity of Ice driving to the South On Friday he makes fast to the Ice but the wind calming he rowes betwixt Ice and Ice towards the land but in a fog he makes fast againe to the Ice when it cleered he loosed againe and Rowes in and is exceedingly pestered with Ice suffering a mighty storme with thick and foggie weather which so bruised his Shippe betwixt the Ilands of Ice that he was in danger to be crushed to pieces though imployed all
not have one houre to get vp his anchor the winde then ceasing the Master would have vp the anchor against the mind of all that knew what belonged therevnto but when he had his anchor on peake the Ship tooke one sea and threw them all from Capstone and diuers were hurt he left his anchor and saved most of his Cable for the Carpenter had laid his axe ready to cut the Cable if occasion should so fall out From hence he stands to S W. through a cleare Sea of divers soundings and came to a Sea of two coulours one blacke the other white and 16 or 17 fadom water betweene which he went 5 or 6 leag the night comming on he goes in his maine and fore-saile and came into 5 or 6 fathomes he saw no land for it was darke so that he stood to the East and had deeper water and then stood to the S. and S. W. and came to the West◠most bay of all in this bay wintred Captaine Iames of Bristow in this bay neerest to the N. shore he anchored and sent on Land his boate he found the land flat and his men saw the footing of a man a ducke in the snowy Rockes and found good store of wood heere he saw a ledge of Rockes lying S. and N. to the South-ward off him and flowed over at full sea and a strong tide set in there he weyed anchor at midnight and thought to stand forth as he came in but it fortuned that hee runne upon these Rockes and sate there for 12 houres but by Gods mercy he got off againe unhurt though not unafrighted He then stood up to the East and raised 3 hils lying North and South he went to the furthermost and left it to the North he came into a Bay and anchored and sent the Carpenter and this writer to looke for a place to winter it being the last of October the nights long and cold the earth all covered with Snow themselves wearied having spent 3 moneths in a labyrinth in this Bay they went downe to the East to the bottome there but returned not with that they went for the next day he went to the South and S West where he found a place unto which hee brought his ship and hailed her on ground and on the 10 day she was froze in now hee lookes to the lengthning of his provision He was victualled for 6 moneths with good provision and might have had more from home if he would now hee must pinch for that he knew of no supply untill he came the next yeere to Cape Digs where the Fowle breed for there was all his hopes wherefore hee propounded reward to him that either killed beast fish or fowle his Gunner dyed about the middle of this moneth he blameth the Masters uncharitable dealing with this man but note what followed The Master kept in his house at London a young man named Henry Greene borne in Kent of worthy Parents but by his life and conversation he had lost the love of all his friends spent all that he had but by the means of one Master Venson his mother parted with 4 l. to buy him cloathes which money he was not trusted with the disposing of himselfe this Henry Greene was not knowne to the Adventurers nor had any wages but came onely on board at Graves-end and at Harwich would have gone into the field with one Wilkinson of our Company at Island he fell out with the Chirurgion in Dutch and he beat him on shore in English which set all the Company in a rage so that they had much adoe to get the Chirurgion on board againe this Author told the Master of it but he bade him let the matter alone for said he the Chirurgion hath a tongue that would wrong the best friend he had but Robert Iuet the Masters Mate would needs put his fingers in the Embers and told the Carpenter a long tale when he was drunke that the Master had brought in Greene to cracke his credit that should displease him which when the Master heard of being forty leagues from Island he would have gone backe to Island to have sent Juet his Mate home in a Fisherman but being otherwise perswaded all was well and Greene stood upright and was very inward with the Master and was a serviceable man every way for manhood but for Religion he would say he was white Paper whereon he might write what he would now the Gunner was dead and then as order is in such cases if the Company stand in neede of any thing belonged to the man that is deceassed then is it brought to the maine Mast and there sold to them that will give the most for it this Gunner had a gray cloth Gowne which Greene prayed the Master to befriend him so much as to let him have it paying for it as another would give the Master said he should and therefore answered some who sought for it that Greene should have it and none else Now out of time and season the Master called the Carpenter to goe in hand with a house on shore which at the beginning hee would not heare of when it might have beene done the Carpenter told him that the Snow and Frost was such as hee neither could nor would goe in hand with such worke which when he heard he feretted him out of his cabbine and struck him calling him by many foule words and threatned to hang him the Carpenter tolde him that he knew what belonged to his place better then he did and that he was no house Carpenter yet the house was made with much labour to no end the next day after the Master and the Carpenter fell out the Carpenter tooke his Peece and Henry Greene with him for it was ordered that none should goe out alone but one with a Peece another with a Pike this did move the Master so much more against Greene that Robert Bylot his mate must have the Gowne and had it delivered unto him which Henry Greene seeing he charged the Mr. with his promise but the Mr. did so raile on Greene with so many words of disgrace telling him that all his friends durst not trust him with 20 shillings therfore why should he and as for wages he was to have none nor should if he did not please him yet the Mr. had promised him as good wages as any man in the ship and to have him one of the Princes Guard at his home cōming but you shall see how the Divell so wrought out of this that Greene did the Master what mischiefe he could in seeking to discredit him and to thrust him and other honest men out of the ship to speake of all the troubles and of this cold Winter would be too tedious Now he sheweth how mercifully God dealt with them in this time for in the space of three moneths he had such store of one kinde of Fowle which were
Company at that poore allowance they were at and that there they lay the Master not caring to go one way or other and that they had not eaten any thing this three dayes and therefore were resolute either to mend oâ— end and what they had begun they would go through therewith or die when he heard this he told them he marvelled to heare so much from them considering that they were married men and had wives and children and that for their sakes they should commit so foule a thing in the sight of God and man as that would be for why should they banish themselves from their native countrey Henry Greene bad him hold his peace for he knew the worst of it which was to be hanged when he came at home and therefore of the two he would rather be hanged at home then starved abroad and for the good will they bore him they would have him to stay in the ship he gave them thankes and told them that hee came into the ship not to forsake her nor yet to hurt himselfe and others by any such deed Henry Greene told him then that hee must take his fortune in the Shallop if there bee no remedy quoth he the will of God he done Away goes Greene in a rage swearing to cut his throat that went about to disturbe them and left Wilson by him with whom he had some conference but to no good for hee was perswaded to goe on with the action whilst it was hot lest their parties should faile them and the mischiefe they intended to others should fall upon their owne shoulders Greene comes againe and demaunded what he said Wilson answered and said he is in his old song still patient then he spake to Greene to stay 3 dayes in which time hee would so deale with the Mr. as all should bee well but being denied he dealt with him but for 2 dayes nay for 12 houres there is no way then say they but out of hand then he told them that if they would stay while Munday he would joine with them to share all the victuals in the ship and would justifie it when he came at home but this would not serve wherefore he told them it was some worse matter they had in hand then they made shew of and that it was blood and revenge he sought or else he would not undertake such a deed at such a time of night Greene with that tooke his Bible which lay before him and sware that he would doe no harme and what he did it was for the good of the Voyage and for nothing else and that all the rest should doe the like the like did Wilson sweare Greene went his way and presently comes Ivett who because hee was an ancient man he hoped to have found some reason in him but he was worse then Greene for hee swore plainely that he would justifie this deed at home-comming after him came Iohn Thomas and Michael Pierce as birds of one feather but because they died as hereafter shall be shewed he let them passe then came Motter and Bennet of whom he demaunded if they were well advised what they had taken in hand they answered they were and therefore came to take their oath Now saith this writer because he was much condemned for this oath as one that plotted with them and that by an oath he should binde them together to performe what they had begun he thought good to set downe to the view of all men to see how well their oath and deeds agreed and thus it was You shall be true to God your Prince and Countrey you shall doe nothing but to the glory of God and to the good of the action in hand and harme to no man This was the oath without adding or diminishing he looked for moe of those companions althoughthose were too many but there came no more while it was darke and they in readinesse to put this deed of darkenesse into execution he called to him Greene and Wilson and prayed them not to goe in hand with it in the darke but to stay untill morning for now he hoped every man would goe to his rest but wickednesse sleepeth not for Henry Greene keepeth the Master Company all night and gave this writer bread which his Cabbin mate gave him and others were as watchfull as hee then he asked Henry Greene whom he would put out with the Master he said the Carpenter Iohn King and the sick men he said they should not doe well to part with the Carpenter what need soever they should have why the Carpenter was in no more regard amongst them then another for that he and John King were condemned for wrong done in the victuals but the chiefest cause was because the Master loved him and made him his mate upon this his returne from his wintring place thereby displacing Robert Bylot who they did grudge because hee could neither write nor reade for therefore said they the Master and his ignorant mate will carry the ship whether the Master pleaseth the Master having forbidden any man to keepe account or reckoning having taken from all men whatsoever served for that purpose well he obtained of Henry Greene and Wilson that the Carpenter should stay by which meanes after that they had satisfied themselves the Master and the rest might bee taken into the ship againe or hee hoped that some one or other would give some notice to the Carpenter Iohn King or the Master for so it might have come to passe and have beene by some of them prevented that were the most forward Now it cannot be amisse to shew how they were lodged and to begin in the cookes Roome there lay Bennet and the Cooper lame without the Cookes roome on the starboard side lay Thomas Woodhouse sicke next to him lay Sydrach Fenner lame then lay Wilson the boatswaine and then Arnold Lodlo next to him in the Gunners roome lay Robert Iuet and John Thomas on the Larboard side lay Michaell But and Adiran Moore which was never well since they lost their anckor next to him lay Michaell Peirce and Andrew Motter next to them without the Gunner roome lay Iohn King and with him Robert Bilot next to them himselfe and next to him Francis Clements In the midship betwixt the Capstone and the Pompes Henry Greene and Nicholas Simmes this night John King was late up and they thought he had beene with the Mr. but he was with the Carpenter who lay in the poope and comming from him was met by his cabbine mate as it were by chance so they went to cabbine together it was not long ere it was day then came Bennet for water for the kettle he went into the hold when he was in they shut the hatch on him but who kept it downe he knoweth not but upon the decke came Bennet In the meane time went Henry Greeene and another to the Carpenter and held him talke untill the Master came out of his
Cabbin which hee soone did then came John Thomas and Bennet before him while Wilson bindes his armes behind him he asked what they meant they told him that he should know when hee was in the Shallop now Iuet while this was doing came to John King into the hold who was provided for him for hee had got a sword of his owne and kept him at a Bay and might have killed him but others came to helpe him and so he came up to the Master the Master called to the Carpenter and tolde him that he was bound but he heard no answer made now Arnold Lodlo and Michell But railed at them and told them there knavery would show it selfe then was the Shallop hailed up to the ship side and the poore sicke and lame men were called up to get them into the Shallop the Master called to this writer who came out of his cabbine as well as he could to the hatch way to speake with him where on his knees he besought them for the love of God to remember themselves and to do as they would be done unto they bad him keep himselfe well and get him into his cabbine not suffering the Master to speak to him but when he came into his cabbin againe at the horn window which gave light into his cabbine the Mr. told him that Juet would overthrow them all nay said he it is that villaine Greene and spake it not softly Now was the Carpenter at liberty and asked them if they would be hanged when they came at home and as for himselfe he said he would not stay in the Ship unlesse they would force him they bid him go then for they would not stay him I will said he so I may have my chest and all that is in it they said he should and presently put it into the Shallop then came he to take his leave of this writer who perswaded him to stay which if he would he might so worke that all might be well but he answered that he did not thinke but that they would be glad to take them in againe for he was so perswaded by the Master that there was not one in all the ship that could tell how to carry her home but saith he if we must part which we will not willingly doe for they would follow the ship prayed him if they came to the Cape before them that he would leave some token that he had beene there neare to the place where the Fowles breed and he would doe the like for us and so with teares we parted now were the sick men driven out of their cabbines into the Shallop but Iohn Thomas who was Francis Clements friend and Bennet was the Coopers so as there was words betweene them and Henry Greene saying that they should goe and the other swearing that they should not goe but such as were in the Shallop should returne when Henry Greene heard that he was compelled to give place and to put out Arnold Lodlâ— and Michael But which with much a doe they did In the meane time there was some that plyed there worke as though the ship had beene entred by force and they had free leave to pillage breaking up chests and riâ—eling all places one of them came to this writer and asked him what they should doe who answered that they should make an end of what they had begun for he see him doe nothing but sharke up and downe now all the poore men in the Shallop as Henry Hudson Master Iohn Hudson his sonne Arnold Lodle Sirack Fenner Phillip Staffe the Carpenter Thomas Woodhonse Adam Moâ—re Henry King and Mâ—cheâ—â— But the Carpenter got of them a peice and powder and shot and some pikes an Iron pot with some meale and other things they stoode out of the Ice the Shallop being fast to the sterne of the Ship and so when they were high out for he cannot say they were cleane out they cut the head-fest from the sterne of their ship and then out went topsailes and stood to the E. in cleare Sea having lost sight of the Shallop in the end they tooke in top sailes righted their helme and lay in foresaile untill they had ransacked and searched all places in the Ship in the hold they found one of the vessels of meale whole and another halfe spent for they had but two they found also 2 firkins of butter some 27 peeces of porke and halfe a Bushell of pease but in the Mrs. cabbine they found 200 of Bisket Cakes a peck of meale of Beare to the quantity of a Butt now when it was said that the Shallop was again come within sight they let fall the maine saile and out top sailes and fly as from an enemy Then he prayed them to remember themselves but Wilson nor the rest would heare of no such matter comming high the E. shore they cast about to the W. and came to an Iland where they anckred in 16 fathoms and tries on shoare with the net for fish but could not drive for rockes Michaell Peirce killed two fowle and heare they found good store of weed called cockle grasse of which they gathered as in their wintering place and came on board they lay there that night and the most of the next day in which time they see not the Shallop nor ever after now came Heâ— Greene and told him that it was the companies will that he should go up into the Mrs. cabbine and take charge thereof he told him that it was more fit for Rob. Iuet he said he should not come in it nor meddle with the Mrs. Card nor Iournals so up he came and Hen. Greene gave the key of the Mrs. chest and told him that he had layde the Mrs. best things together which he would use himselfe when time did serve the bread was also delivered this writer by tale The winde serving they stand N E. and this was Bylots course contrary to Ivet who would have gone N West they had the E. shoare in sight and in the night had a stiffe gale of wind and stood before it untill they met with Ice and stoode amongst the same untill they were fast it was so thicke on head and the winde brought it so fast on a sterne that they could not stirre backewards and so laid there 14 dayes in worse plight then ever before they had beene where was great store yet it lay not so broad upon the water as this for this sloating Ice continued miles and halfe miles in compasse having a deepe Sea and a tyde of flood setting S E. and N W. but Bilâ—t was confident to goe through to the N E. as he did At length being cleare of the Ice he continued his course in sight of the East shore untill he had raised 4 Ilands which lay North and South but past them 6 or 7 leag where the wind tooke them short they stood backe to them againe and came to anckor betweene 2 of the
Pricket to further question who in all his long declaration of this voyage hath not given Hudson any commendations no not in his good parts and yet hath taken paines enough otherwayes to make an ample expression and to call the roague Greene Henry Greene Well Pricket I am in great doubt of thy fidelity to Master Hudson The Voyage of Sir Thomas Button with two ships the Resolution the Admirall the Discovery Vice-admirall manured and victualled for 18. Moneths 1612. COncerning this voyage there cannot bee much expected from me seing that I have met with none of the Iournalls thereof It appeareth that they have beene concealed for what reasons I know not but it is sitting that such things should be made extant as may any way redound to the good of the Common-wealth and therefore I can but communicate what I have received from Abacuck Pricket and others by Relation who was in the same Voyage and from Sir Thout as Roe in the last part of a Iournall of this voyage He departed about the beginning of May and went by the West and entered the passage on the South of Resolution and sometime was fast amongst the Ice but at length he came to Diggs his Iland where hee staied 8. dayes and in that time set up a Pinnace he had brought from home with him in pieces and they set from thence to the Westward where hee discovered the Land he called Carys Swansnest From thence he proceeded to the Southward of the West falling with land in Latitude about 60. d. 40. with the named Hopes-check I thinke because that there his expectation was crossed and thereabout enduring a grievous storme was put to the Southward and constrained to looke for harbour the 13. of August to repaire some losses After which time came on the new Winter with much stormie weather as he was constrained to winter there in a small Rile or Creeke on the North side of a River in Lat. 57. d. 10. which River he named Port Nelson after the name of his Master whom he buried there putting his smal Ship in the foremost and Baracadoe both them with Piles of Firre and earth from storme of Snow Ice Raine Floods or what else might fall He wintered in his Ship and kept 3. sires all the Winter but lost many men and yet was supplied with great store of white Partridges and other Fowle of which I have heard it credibly reported that this company killed 1800. dozen in the Winter season The report of Captaine Hawbridge He entredinthe South Channell S'eing the South shore within Fretum Hudson neere Hopes advance twice or thrice and once trying the tide about Savvage Iles where it came from the South East flowed 3. fathoms At length he came in the South Channell betweene the I le Salisbury and the South maine sayling in between C. Wostenholme and Sir Drdley Diggs his Ile to the West end thereof where he saith is a banke of Owes to anchor upon at 13. fathom C. Wostenholme is to be brought within the West point of the I le which will then beare East by South Here the Salvages did offer to assault his men bound going to kill Willicks of which there is such store as in short time hee could have laded his Boat with two Canons and to the number of 70. or 80. men came upon them untill with one Musket shot he slew one of their men and hurt more who much amazed with the report and excecution of a Musket retired yet at his comming from thence he sending his Pinnace boat on land to take in fresh water the Salvages were laid in ambush amongst the Rocks and slew him 5. men dead one escaped by swimming It is much to bee doubted that the Salvages did slay those men in revenge for 4. of their great Canons he tooke off the Land from this people whereof he restored but two backe againe And here it was where the villaines Greene and Juct were slaine after they had exposed Master Hudson This is Sir Dudley Diggs his Ile and there is Deare within the same Hee passed from hence to a Cape on the N. side of his Bayes entrance which he named Carys Swans nest and from thence to his Hope 's checkt was troubled with shift of winds and should water took harbour the 15. of August in Port Nelson he endured a sharpe Winter lost many men kild 3. Deare in the River as they were swimming for side to side There came also to them divers Beares and Wolfes and it was the 16. of February before the River was froze over having had divers warme thawing dayes before the Captain having beene sick the whole Winter began to mend the 24. of Ianuary The Ice began not to cleare out of the River until the 21. of Aprill after which they killed daily with their Net abundance of Fish as bigge as Mackrils Now during this wintering it appeareth that Sir Thomas having good time to advise and contemplate what was to be done the nextyeere drew some Demands in writing which he caused it seemed the most understanding men of his Company to answer Of which such answers as came to my hands I doe hereby freely impart for thy better understanding Laus Deo 1612. December the 22. The course and distance from place to place from Cape Cleare to this River in New Walles Imprimis from Cape Cleere to Cape Desolation strait course by common Compasse North W. by W. ½ 428. leagues The Latitude of 59. d. 40. m. From Desolation to the I le of Resolution course is N. W. by W. the Latitude 61. d. the distance 170. Leagues From Resolution to Sir Dudley Diggs his Ile Lat. 62. d. 40. m. N. W. the distance is 142. Leagues From Sir Dudley Diggs his Ile to the Cheeks the course is W. ½ Northerly the distance 193. Leagues From the Cheeks to new Wales Lat. 57. the course is S. by W. the distance 90. Leagues The courses are all by the common Compas Your Worships and ever or mine owne never till death William Hawkeridge My answere to the first demaund under your favour I think it not amisse to search this River if God give strength to our Men before our departure from it to have the knowledge how farre it doth extend and that we may meet with some Inhabitants which may further our expectations but I cannot thinke of any profit to be made by it My answer to the 2. Demaund is to search to the Northward about this Westerne land untill if it be possible that we may finde the Flood comming from the Westward and to bend our courses against that flood following the ebbe searching that way for the passage For this flood which we have had from the Eastward I cannot be perswaded but that they are the veynes of some head-land to the Northwards of the Cheeks and by the Inlets of Rivers which let the floods
for that purpose I made loose againe presently because the Masters mate was of opinion that it was cleare to the W. or at least that was the cleerest way for my parte I had no more purpose to have tryed betweene Salisbury and the N. Maine or Mill I le so named by Byâ—ot for Mill Ile being a great Iland lying in the middle of the N. Channell must needs straiten all the ice that fleets from the N W. yet for the good of the Voyage it was fit to try all conclusions but thus striving to the W. we were presently inclosed againe where we lay vntill the next morning all too nere the Iland if I could have got further off This night had a stiffe gale at West with one showre of raine the Sunne was obscured 2 howres before night and wee slept safe in our old Innes I cald at clocke 3. and by 6. with haleing saleing toweing Da 12 and pulling wee were got cleere and thought to have gone about the East end of the Iland but the flood faceing of the winde had choaked all the East end sotheir being one glade or cleere betweene the shoare and the Channell ice we plide it up therein for 2 or 3 miles but comming nere the W. end it was all choaked there so shutting betweene one and another for the N. Mayne I stood to see what better comfort but at halfe straite ouer I was forcd backe againe for ice and Fogge. Well wee stand againe for Salisburies Ile of which I was now assured and so named by my predecessour Hudson after the right honourable and not to be forgot Robert Cicell Earle of Salisbury then Lord high Treasurer Da 12 Moneths Iuly of England an honourable furtherer and Adventurer in this designe as well as in others as appeareth by Sir Walter Raleigh in his Guianian discoveries in my standing over I espied a glade wherein I hoped if I did returne I might recover the N. Maine wherefore I called to tackle about the ship The Master not seeing what was on the weather Bowe bid the helme man put on Lee the ship obeying her helme presently answered so as in her winding her way being not fully ended she checkt upon a peece or ice and twined off her cut water which was before the stemme thus constrained I bore up the helme and went along to the East end of the I le and makeing fast to a peece of Ice the Carpenter made good againe the hurt wee had received in the meane time our men went to supper the afternoone was more then seven houres old before this was done then I called againe to make loose for I thought that the ice was now with winde and ebbe well cleared from the East end of the Iland as it proved but many discontented and doubtfull speeches past but to no purpose for I must runne to discover this losse time when motion was made to make fast againe which I denyed for these reasons that wee could see the Sea to be reasonable free and cleere at the East end from the Iland and the South Channell would be to be dealt withall or if not the passage was forbidden untill the ice were dissolved and to fasten nere the land I would upon no condition listen unto for the winde comming to blow to land I must upon necessity bee put thereon the Shippe alwayes pulling the ice she was fast unto faster then the other could drive and for anckoring there was none if the land had not beene steepe to for the Eddie Tides which every Rocke Bay or poynt made would have wheeled the Shippe about in the ice so as it had not beene possible to have kept my rudder from breakeing and amongst ice there was no loosing of any saile to have beaten it off shoare It seemeth these reasons had the force of perswasion for wee willingly past about the I le to the South as well where we found all over laid with ice so that wee must make fast having toyled thus all day untill night I thought it fit to Moneths July repose This morning clocke 4. I called to make loose wee Da 13 had much to doe to get cleere being all fast immured it was easie wind I could perceive by the bearing of the land that we had drove above 2 miles S. wards now wee thredneedles to the East hopeing at further distance from the I le to get cleare into the South channell at clocke 10 the West winde brought on thick Fogges so as we could not see one hole to peepe through the ice inclosed us and there we lay it blew hard untill clocke 7. then it both calmed and cleared I loosed and plying 2 leagues to the Southwards had the South Maine in sight from the South-East to the S West All this day untill night 7. we kept our colde lodging and Da 14 then looseing with an easie breath from N E. we minneâ—nd betwixt ice and ice S Westward untill we got cleare in which time came under the sheering of our head easie to have been strooke if our provisions had beene ready a Sea Vnicorne He was of length about 9 foot black ridged with a small fin theron his taile stoode crosse his ridge and indented between the pickends as it were on either side with 2 Scallop shels his side dapled purely with white and blacke his belly all milke white his shape from his gils to his taile was fully like a Makarell his head like a to Lobster wherout the fore-part grewe forth his twined horne above 6 foote long all blacke save the tip This evening I had sight of 20 more the Sun set cleare and this easie gale continued from the E N E. all night wee stood S W. having the straite cleare to the S. This delicate morning the ice seemed to trent from Salisburies Da 15 Ile into the middle channell I caused the sailes to be clewed up and lie untill Sols beautifull appearance and at that fit opportunity wet the lead in 60 fath The E end of Salisbury lying N by E. from me about 4 leag the W. end which is Salisburies plaine N W. about 4 leag of Nottingham at that instant peeping out from beyond it about 7 leag off I stood to the S. into â…“ of the channell shooting shuttles in the old loome and heare the lead fell downe 160 fath before ground made it stay it brought from thence such stones as lye upon the most of the ice here in this part of the passage especially brought from the Mayne cleaving to the Ice by winters frost Moneths July more broad then thicke at whose dissolving they fall to the bottome and the yeerely Ice since the generall Deluge bringing in such quantity cannot chuse but have covered all the upper part of the Seas bottome there all this ice is but chattered no great Ilands since we came by the I le of Gods Mercy so that here may be a plaine argument remonstrated that the Tide
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
Westwards and sees the land of America in 62 deg 30 min. makes it to be Warwickes foreland it was 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
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
see it by reason of fogge 31 He meetes Ice which he marvailes at being that the South-most part of Groynland described in the Marine Chart is in the Latit of 60 deg he being then in 59 deg 10 min. Desolation bearing W N W. halfe N 64 leag off and Cape Christianus the next knowne part of Groynland N W by W. Westerly 38 leag he holds an E S E. Course and sees Land the same day being very high lying along E S E. 16. leag the W. part seemed to fall away E by N. the land was very high and covered with snow he was not certaine whether it was the Maine or an Iland he named it Frost Iland I cannot conceive but that by his Latit it must be the same he had formerly named Cape Christianus 1 He comes homewards the 8 day and is in 58. d. 36 m. variation 2 d. 45 m. W. The 10. day he was in 59 deg 10. min. variation 1 deg 4 min. 18 He espies the Iland of Farrey Latit 62 d. 3 m. the streame sets vnder the Iles next hand E and W. He arrived at Copeman Haven his conclusion is that Bredarenses Foord is the most Northerly Coninghams Foord is next in 67. d. and odde m. the Foord where they see the Towne is 2 leag to S of Coninghams the towne stands 10 leag vp the Foord the Kings Foord is in 66 d. â— â— but he did not find the Siluer Myne Master Iames Hall was imployed in a third Voyage from Denmarke 1607. but after that he had made the Land the Danes mutined and in fine forced the ships backe againe for Iseland there being then nothing done towards the edifying of this worke it is needlesse to make any further search after the same The 4th and last Voyage of Master Iames Hall from Kingstone vpon Hull with 2 Ships viz. the Patience and the Hearts-Ease written by William Baffin HE saith that in the Morning perceiving the Sunne and Moone to shine very cleare he purposed to find out the Longitude and this day he spent in finding out the true Meridian Line vpon an Iland by hanging at the extreames thereof â— plummets in threed instead of an Index or sight 9 He observed the Moone iust vpon the Meridian at which very instant the Sunnes almicanter was 8 deg 53 min. N. the Poles elevation 65 deg 20 min. by which working according to the doctrine of Sphaericall triangles having 3 sides given to wit the Complement of the Poles elevation the Complement of the Almicanter and the complement of the Sunnes declination to find out the quantity of the Angle at the Poâ—e by which working he findes the time to be clocke 4 17 min. and 24 sec he findes likewise by the Ephemerides that the Moone came to the Meridian of London at 4 a clocke 25 m. 34 sec which 17 m. and 24 sec substracted leaveth 8 min. 10 sec of time for the difference of the Moones passing betwixt both the Meridians the Moones motion that day was 12 degrees seaven minutes which converted into Minutes of time were 48 minutes 29 sec this wrought by the rule of proportion is thus if 48 min. 29 sec the time that the Moone commeth sooner to the Meridian then she did the day before give 360 deg the Earths Circumference what shall 8 min. 10 sec to wit 60 deg 30. min. the difference betwixt the Meridian of London and Cockings Sound in Groenland This he affirmeth to be without any great error the rules truely observed and Ephemerides exact for that no instrument can be exact enough to find out the true Houre Minute and second the losse of one Minute being the losse of 7 deg in Longitude 22 Master Hall was slaine with a Dart throwne into his body by one of the Groenlanders before whose death and since the ninth day little was done worthy note but the supposed Myne sought for and in that search many brave Rivers and Harbours were found with the footing of some great Deere or Elke as bigge as an Oxe â—t may be supposed that the cause of this Blow was for the losse of the Brother or other the Friends of the Momicide which might be some of those five the Danes carried away the last yeare and but one before for that in all trading both before and after his Death they did never offer any violence vnto any of the Company but before would oftentimes be pointing and ayming as it were at him calling him Captaine one to another They search further for the Myne and find many places where the Danes had digged with stone of Orient couler but when it was refined it proved drosse having no mettall at all therein but was like to Muscovia sludde they also found a pleasant Vallie They find not the Myne as also the people forbeare to trade with them as before they made way againe out of this River to come to their Admirall in which way in many Ilands they find where many of their winter houses had bin some of their Tents were but lately carried away in which place they also found of their long Boates made of Wood and bound together with skinnes of Whale-fyn and covered with Seale skinnes being 33 foote long and 5 broad having in them 10 thoughts or Seates this day they depart Rumells Foord in 67 degrees Latitude and 24 degrees 16 minutes variation it being one of the fairest Rivers he see in that Country it lyeth in East and E by South and that Night hee came to the Admirall then in the Kings Foord 26 They consult about comming home for the Captain was slaine and the people refuse to trade with them as they were wont I thinke for feare for the same Voyage one Iames Pullie was also slaine by a Salvage for offering to take one of their people out of his Boate by violence They depart homewards Master Andrew Barker of Hull in the Admirall William Huntris Master in the Pinnace 18 HE is in 58 deg 50 min. he findes the variation to be 13 deg 22 min. contrary to observation of other men in this place and because this was the first Sea-Voyage of this young Arts-man I will trace his owne words the 18. the Sunnes declination saith he was 9 d. 58 min. for the Meridian of London but being almost 4 houres of time to the West-wards there is 1 â— to be abated from the rest for his declination was 9 deg 55 min. his altitude 24 deg 40. min. in Latitude 59 deg his distance from the South by the Compasse 81 deg Latitude 57 deg variation 11 deg 10 m. 6 Nothing of note but one storme vntill this day the latitude was 61 deg 18 min. the variation 6 deg East the deepe 68 Fathomes 8 He came to the I le of Orkney where anchoring the people came and gave them Hennes geese and sheepe for old cloathes or shooes 11 He came to Kingstone upon Hull
his industry to the uttermost of his power 19 He againe discovers the Iland of America bearing N. and by W. about 15 leag off the variation 25 d. W. Latit 56 d. 48 m. this coast sheweth like broken Ilands and the Tyde of flood commeth from the North. 24 He had a violent storme Northerly and such a suâ—â—e of the Sea came in that his roapes broke that were fast on shoare his Rudder was driven from his sterne by the force of the mighty Ilands of Ice so that he was forct to hale close into the bottome of a cove to save his Cloathes furniture and viâ—tuals but before he had done the Ship was halfe full of water and he tooke little rest for that night which may very well be beleeved 25 The ship on ground he goeth about to set the water out of her and to stop so many of her leakes as he could come by and some went to building the shallop he caused his boate to be lanched over the Ice and sent his mate Edward Gorill with 3 more to seeke for a better place where to bring his ship on ground if it were possible to mend her againe They returned without any certainty by reason of the aboundance of Ice which choaked every place yet they found wood growing on the shoare Here Master Iohn Knight ended writing his Iournall with his life another proceedes as followeth 26 ON Thursday in the morning he caused some of his men to goe on board to save what things they could himselfe Edw. Gorrill his mate and 3 more of his company tooke the boate having with them 4 pistols 3 muskets 5 swords and a halfe pikes for to goe over to a great Iland not above a mile from the ship to see for Harbour to mend his ship in they tooke with them an Aequinoctiall Diall a paper to draw the land when they were passed over the Mr. his Brother and Mate with one more went on shore leaving â— in the Boate from 10 of the clocke in the morning untill 11 at night who heard no newes of them after they departed from the top of the hill then did the Trumpeter being one of them left in the Boate sound two or 3 times and the other did discharge his Musket two or 3 times more and so they came away to the W. side with the Boate where the ship was who were watching for their comming but when they see these two come and no more they marvelled where the rest were and when they were on land the others inquired for the Master and the rest but they could tell no newes of them after their departure from the boate but that they did see them goe on to the top of the Iland which report did strike all the men into great feare to thinke in what extremity they were because they wanted their Master 3 of their men their ship sunk and they nothing to trust too but their shallop which was at that time but ½ furnished This night lying on shoare in their Tent which was betwixt 2 Rockes they kept very good watch for feare of any peoples suddaine assault or if the Master and his company had travailed so farre as they could not come home againe that night if they should shoote a musket they might heare them but they came not at all 27 They consulted that 7 of them should goe over with the boat to try if they could see or learne any newes of their Master or of their men supposing that they were either surprised by the Salvages of the Country or else devoured by the wild beasts so they tooke with them 7 muskets swords and Targets and such provision as they had in the ship and went downe to the Sea side but they could not get over for Ice at length they returned with much adoe to come to shoare and went to the ship to save such things as they could get out of her 28 Faire weather they make cleare the ship and helpe to save and mend all things she lay upon the Rocks therefore they make her as light as they could for beating and bruising of her Hull that night it rained very sore and about clock 1. in the boat-swain and Stewards watch it being almost out the Steward goes on board the ship to pumpe leaving the boateswaine at watch some muskets shot from their Tent now while he was pumping there came over the Rockes a great sort of the Countrey people to the place where the boateswaine was at watch who when they saw him they shot arrowes at him running to him as fast as they could whereupon he discharged his musket at them and so fled backe to the Tent as fast as he could thinking they had beset it they were so many the Steward hearing the Musket goe off came forth of the Ship when he was comming saw the Salvages approaching their Shallop and cryed out to them in the Tent to save the boate and the Shallop who made what hast they could but when they came at their boat and see so many of the Salv. in the Shallop they were then afraid of being betraied at this time it rained sore yet calling their wits together they sent 2 of their men back to the tent the rest made towards the Salvages and shot at them some 3 or 4 muskets who when they perceived it they stood in the shallop and held up their hands to them calling one to another they thinking it were better to dye in their owne defence in pursuing the Salvages then they them for it was in the night and they were still in sight thus recovering their Shallop they sent more men to keepe the Tent the Salvages were but 8 men and a dog yet the rest followed but they were got into other boates before they over tooke them The Ice was so thick that they stucke fast in them they came so neere them as they could and shot a doozen shot at them before they could get cleare the shot caused them to cry out one to another very sore for their boates were full of men as far as they could iudge they are little people tawny coloured thick haired little or no beard flat nosed and are man-eaters 26 They carry all their provision aboard their Ship for feare of the Salvages second assault the ship lying betweene two Rocks and all without so full of Ice that they could not passe any way to sea no not with a boate this day 2 of our men watcht that we might have warning if any of them came againe with their boates the Carpenter made what hast he could with the shallop and did onely tinch but neither calkâ— nor pitcht her yet they brought her to the ship 30 They fall to worke with axes and pick-axes to cut the Ice for all about the Iland was nothing else and no place to ride free in that night it pleased God that they rowed her away with their oares but
she was exceeding leake and the shallop also and which was worse they had never a Rudder to steere withall yet they rowed all night amongst Ice 1 and 2. They rowed up and down amongst the driving Ice with little hopes to recover their Countrey 3 The wind at N. they had a great current set to Southward they make fast to a peece of Ice and went to worke to stow their things snug close downe within board to make her stiffe for they had no ballast the Carpenter makes what shift he could to hang their Rudder having nothing to make Gudgions nor Pintels they were faine to breake open the Masters Chest to take the Iron bands to make fast 2 pickaxes for 2 pintels this Night they hang the Rudder with 2 pintels and a Cable through the middle of it to keepe it too with two tackes now were they in good hopes to get cleare for before their ship being Leake with her stem sore beaten with Ice and Rockes themselves with pumping and rowing were both sore and wearie 4 This day the wind came W N W. and was faire weather they got cleere out of the Bay the Noone-watch and was the first they had of long time before being all glad to watch to conduct the Ship cleare from the Ice their ship was so leake that if she stood vnpumped but halfe an houre they could not dry her with 1000 stroakes therefore they were inforced to Rumige and found many leakes but not that which caused them to pumpe so sore at last they find it close abaft the fore-foote where the keele was split in 2 or 3 places they could not come to stop it for it was vnder a timber in at which the Sea came so fast as it was not possible to keepe her free with both pumpes then did they take their maine bonnet and basted it with Okum and put it over-board right against their leake which eased them 4 or 500. stroakes in an houre they all this day consult to shape their course for New-found-land hoping to meete with some English or French and to mend their Ship at this time one of their men was very sicke another had his hand splinted and most of them all were so sore with rowing and pumping as they were not able to stirre but that they must perforce 5 They shape their Course for New-found-land 21 They fall with land being nothing but Ilands Latit 49 degrees 30 minutes 22 Faire weather they stand in among Ilands and a great Current set from Iland to Iland no ground at a 100 Fathoms they keepe too and fro all this night in great danger being among broken Rockes with thicke weather 23 They espie a dozen shallops fishing they make towards them they tooke harbour and remained in this Bay o Fogo untill the 22 of August repairing their ship and refreshing themselves the 24 of September they arrive a Dartmouth This journall from the death of Master Iohn Knight wa writ by Oliver Browne one of the Company An Abstract of the Voyage of Master Henry Hudson to the Northwest begun the 17 of Aprill 1610. and ended with his life being treacherously exposed by some of his Company 22 IN the Road of Lee in the River of Thames he caused Master Coolbrand to be set in a Pinke to bee carried backe againe to London This Coolbrand was every way held to be a better man than himselfe being put in by the Adventurers as his assistant who envying the same he having the command in his owne hands devised this course to send himselfe the same way though in a farre worse place as hereafter followeth 5 He came to the Isles of Orkney and here he set the N. end of the Needle and the North end of the Fly all one 6 He was in latitude 59 d. 23 m. and there he perceived that the N. end of Scotland Orkney and Shotland for hee visited them all as he saith are not so Northerly as is commonly set downe in the Charts 8 He saw Farre Ilands in Lat. 62. 24 m. but he staid not there 11 He fell with the E. part of Iseland then plyed up along the S. part of the land and came to the Westmost and the 15. he still plyed up untill the last of May and got some fowles of divers sorts 1 He put to Sea out of a harbour in the Westmost part of Iseland and according as hee writeth plyed to the Westward in Latit 66d 34 m. 2 He was in Latit 65 d. 57 m. small wind Easterly 4 He saw Greenland perfectly over the Ice this night Sun set at N. and rise N N E. The 5. he plyed in 65 d. still incom bred with Ice which hang upon the câ—â—st of Greenland 9 He was off Frebrishers sâ—raâ—â—s and pâ—ide Southward untill the 15. and then he was in Latit â—9 d. 27 m and had sight of Desolation and finds the errour of the former lying downe of the land running to the Northward as he saith untill this day in 60 d. 42 m. he saw much Ice many riplings and overfallings and a strong streame setting West Northwest 23 In sight of much Ice wind variable and in latitude 62. degrees 19. minutes 25 About midnight he saw the land North but was suddenly lost yet he runne still Westward in 6â— deg 19 min. and he plyed upon the South side seeking the shore he was troubled with much Ice in latitude 52 deg 16. min. 8 Hee plyed off the shore againe untill this day the Polâ—s elevation 60 d. 0 m. he saw the land from N W. by W. ½ N. unto the S W by W. covered with snow a Champion land and cals it Desire provoked 11 He plyed still to Westward and fearing a storme he anchored by 3 ragged Ilands in uncertaine deepes betweene 8. and 9 fathomes he findes the harbour unsufficient by reason of sunken rockes one of the which was the next morning 2. fathomes above water which he had gone over hee calls them the Isles of Gods mercy it floweth here better than 4 fathomes the stood came from North flowing 8 a Clock the Change day the latitude in this place is 62 d. 9 min. 16 Plying to Southward untill this day he was in 58 deg 50 min. there he was Imbayed with land and had much Ice 19 Vntill this day he plyed Westward and found his latitude 61 deg 24 min. where he see a Bay in the South land which he named Hold with hâ—pe 21 Hence he plies to the Northward had variable winds and findes the Sea more growne then he had any time since he left England 23 The Poles height was 61 deg 33. min. 25 He saw the Southland and named it Magna Britania 26 He was in latitude 62 deg 44 min. 28 He plied Southward off the Westward and was in 63. deg 10 min. 31 Plying Southerly he found himselfe in 62 d. 2â— min. 1 He had sight of the North
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
Partridge as white as Milke at which he killed at least one hundred dozen of sundry sorts for all was fish that came to the net at the Spring this fowle left them and in their places came other of divers sorts as Swannes Goose Ducke and Teale but hard to come by he thought that they would have bred there in those broken grounds but they doe not but came from the S and flew to the N. further then he was this Voyage yet if they had beene taken short with N. or N. E. winds they stay there against the winds returne and then take their flight to the N. ward and in short time none of them are to be seene there Then he searched the wooddy hils and vallies for all things that had any show of substance for food how vile soever the mosse of the ground and the frog in his ingendring time was not spared but amongst divers sorts of buds it pleased God that Thomas Woodhouse brought one of a tree that was full of Turpentine substance of this the Surgion made a decoction to drinke and applyed the buds hot to them that were troubled with ache in any part from whence they received present ease Now about that time the Ice began to breake out of the bayes there came a Salvage to their Ship as it were to see and to be seene and was the first that they had seen in all that time he intreats him well and used him kindly promising to himselfe great matters by this meanes and therefore called for all the Knives and hatchets which every man had to his private vse and to this Salvage he gave a knife a looking-glasse and buttons who received them thankefully and made signes that after he had slept he would come againe which he did and brought with him a sled which he drew after him and upon it two Deere skins and two Beaver skinnes he had a scrip under his arme out of which he drew those things the Master had given him and layes the knife upon the Beaver skinnes and the glasses and buttons upon the other and so gave them to the Master who received them and the Salvage tooke those things which the Master had given him and put them into his scrip againe then the Master showed him a hatchet for which he would have given him one of his Deere skins but the Master would have both and so he had although not willingly after many signes of people to the N. and to the S. and that after so many sleepes he would come again he went his way but came no more Now the Ice being broke out of the Sounds that a boate might passe the Mr. appointed William Wilson Henry Greene Michael Peirce John Thomas Andrew Motter Bennet Mathewes and Arnold Lodlo to go on fishing these men the first day they went caught 500. fish as bigge as good Herrings and some Trouts here was good hope to have their want supplyed but those were the most that ever they got in one day for many dayes they got not a quarter so many in this time of their fishing Henry Greene and William Wilson with some others plotted to take the net Shallop which the Carpenter had new set up and so to shift for themselves but the Shallop being ready the Master would goe in it himselfe to the S and S W to see if he could meete with people for to that end it was set up and that way he could see the woods set on fier by them the Master takes the net and shallop and so much victuals as would serve for nine dayes and went to the Southward they that remained on board were appointed to take in water wood and ballast and to make the ship ready against his returne but he could set no time for hee was perswaded that if he met with the Salvages hee should have refreshing of fresh meat and that good store but in conclusion he returned worse then he went and though the Inhabitants set the woods on fire before him yet they would not come to him Being now returned he makes ready for his home cōming and first he delivers all the bread in the fore roome which came to a pound a peece for every mans share and delivered unto every man a bill of returne willing them to have that to shew if it pleased God they came home and he wept when he gave it unto them but to help themselves to some reliefe the boat went to fish from Friday morning untill Sunday noone and brought but 80 small fish for 18 hungry bellies whereupon he waighed and came away from his wintering place into the Sea where his bread being gone that store of cheese which he had must stop the gap being but five the Company grudged for they made account of nine but those five were equally divided by the Master some counselling him to the contrary for there were some who having it would make haste to be rid thereof because they could not gouerne it I know saith the writer when Henry Greene gave halfe his bread which he had for 14 dayes to one to keepe and prayed him not to let him have any untill the next Munday but before Wednesday at night he never left untill he had it againe having eaten up his first weeks bread before so Wilson the boatswaine had eat in one day his 14 dayes bread and hath laid in bed 2 or 3 dayes for his labour The cause why the Master delivered all the cheese was because they were not all of one goodnesse and therefore they should see that they had no wrong done them but that every man had the best and worst together which was 3 pound and one halfe for 7 dayes The wind serving he wayed and stands to the N W. and on Munday night the 18 of June he fell into the Ice and the next day with W. wind he lay fast within sight of land untill Sunday following now being here the Master told Nicholas Simmes that there would be a breaking up of Chests and a search for bread and willed him if he had any to bring it to him which he did and delivered the Master 30 Cakes in a bag this deed of the Mr. if it be true hath made me marvell what should be the reason why hee did not stop the breach in the beginning but let it grow to that height as it overthrew himselfe and many other honest men but there are many devices in the heart of man but the counsell of the Lord should stand Being thus on the Ice on Saturday the one and twentieth of Iune at night Wilson the Boatswaine and Henry Greene came to this writer lying lame in his Cabbin and told him that they and the rest of their associates would shift the Company and turne the Master and all the sicke men into the Shallop and let them shift for themselves for there was not 14 dayes victuall left for all the
one pound of Candles allowed for one weeke as a great dainty And when Rob. Juet said that by his reckning they were within 60. or 70. leagues of Ireland they had 200. leagues thither their course was much longer though evil stony for their men were so weake as they were faine to sit at the Helme Then Robert Juet dyed and the rest despaired and said they were past Ireland their last Fowle was in Stepetub and the men cared not what end went first The Master was glad to doe their labour and his owne tackling going to wrack and none regarding to helpe the same In this extremity it pleased God to give them sight of Land not farre from the place where the Master said they should fall which was the Bay of Galloway to the West of the Derses so they stood along to the South W. and espied a saile which was a Boat off Foye at anchor fishing this Barke brought them into Beare Haven here they stayed some few dayes and dealt with the Irish for Reliefe but found none for in that place there was neither bread drink nor money or Country men which were then on fishing they found as could in kindnsse that they would doe nothing without present money In the end John Waymouth one of the Barke brought them in and furnished them with money upon pawne of their best Anchor and Cable wherewith they brought Bread Beare and Beefe Now as they were beholding to Waymouth so were they beholding to Captaine Tayler for making their Contracts and for their mens wages who would not goe with them home except Waymouth would passe his word Whereupon Taylor swore he would presse them and if they would not goe he would hang them In conclusion they agreed for 3. pound 10. shillings a man to bring the Ship to Plimouth or Phalmouth and to give the Pilot 5. pound and if they were put into Bristow they were to have 4. li. 10. s. a Man and the Pilot 6. li. and omitting further circumstance they came to Plimouth from thence to the Downes from thence to Gravesend and so to London where the Master had this Writer to Sir Thomas Smiths The Printer on the behalfe of Pricket FOr as much as this may happily be suspected by some not so friendly to Pricket who returned with that company who so cruelly had exposed Hudson and therefore may seeme to lay heavy imputation and rippe up further occasion then they will beleeve he saith also he added the report of Thomas Woodhouse one of the exposed Company who ascribed the occasions of discord to Juet I take not on mee to sentence no not to examine I present the evidence just as I had it Let the Bench censure with both eares that which they may see with both eyes and there note to which I first prefixed his letter to Master Samuel Macham Master Macham I heartily commend me unto you I can write unto you no newes though I have seene much but such as every Fisherman haunting the Coast can report better than my selfe We kept our Whitsunday on the N. E. end of Iseland and I thinke I never fared better in England then we feasted here they of the Country are very poore and live miserably yet we found there store of dainty fresh Fish and dainty Fowle I my selfe in one afternoone killed so many as feasted all our Company being 23. persons at one time onely with Partridges besides Curlew Plover Mallard Teale and Geese I have seene two hot Bathes in Iseland and have beene in one of them We are resolved to try the utmost and lye onely expecting a faire winde and to refresh our selves to avoide the Ice which now is come off the West Coast of which we have seene whole Ilands but God be thanked have not bene in danger of any Thus I desire all your prayers for us Iseland this 30 of May. 1610. A note sound in the Deske of Thomas Woodhouse Student in the Mathematicks and one of thâ—se exposed with one Hudson in the Shallop THE 10. of September 1610. after dinner our Master called all the company together to heare and beare witnâ—sse of the abuâ—e of some of the company it having beene the request of Robert Iuet that the Master should redresse some abuses and slaunders as he called them against this Iuet which thing after the Master had examined and heard with equitie what hee could say for himselfe there were proved so many great abuses and mutinous matters against the Master and action by Ivet that there was danger to have suffered them longer and it was fit time to punish and cut off further occasions of the like motives It was first proved to his face by Bennet Mathew our Trumpeter upon our first sight of Island and hee confest that hee suppos'd that in the account would bee man-slaughter and prove bloody to some Secondly at our comming from Island in the hearing of the company hee did threaten to turne the Ship head home from the action which at that time was wisely pacefied by the Master in hope of amendment Thirdly it was deposed by Phillip Staffe our Capenter and Arnold Lodlo to his face upon the holy Bible that he perswaded them to keepe Muskets charged and Swords ready in their Cabbines for they should be charged with shot ere the voyage were over Fourthly we being pestered in the Ice he had used many words tending to mutinie discouragement and slaunder of the action which easily tooke effect in those that were timerous And had not the Master in time prevented it might easily have overthrowne the voiage and now lately being imbayed in a deepe Bay which the Master had desire to see for some reasons to himselfe knowne his words tended altogether to put the company into a fright of extremity by ventring in cold jesting at our Masters hope to see Bancum by Candlemas For those and divers other base slaunders against the Master he was deposed and Robert Bylot who had shewed himselfe honestly respecting the good of the voyage was placed Masters Mate in his stead Also Francis Clements the Boateswaine at that time was put from his office and William Wilson a man thought more fit preferred to his place this man had basely carried himselfe to our Master and to the action Also Adrian Mâ—tter was appointed Boatswaines mate and a promise from the Master that from this day Iuets wages should remaine to Bylot and the Bosons overplus of wages should be equally devided between Wilson and Iohn King to the owners good liking and one of the quarter Masters who had very well carried themselves to the furtherance of the businesse Also the Master promised that if the offenders yet behaved themselves honestly he would be a meanes for their good and that hee would forget injuries with other admonitions Here the Reader may observe a plaine expression of Hudsons good carriage made concerning the voyage and pithily demonstrated which makes mee ready to call
very well deserving Practitioner So that I thought my selfe to be now ready for the same attempt when occasion should present it selfe Which fell out by former acquaintance I had with that famous Mathematician Mr. HENRY BRIGGES who mooved me thereto and I willingly consented so as things could be brought to passe the which to strengthen himselfe hee acquainted that Hon Knight Sir IOHN BROOKE whom both to doe their King service the Publike good perswades with divers of their friends to come into the Adventure Whereupon wee exhibited a Petition to his Maiesty for the lend of a Ship for the Voyage and countenance to the Action who Graciously accepted and granted both but the time of the yeare was so farre spent before wee could make our provision ready as wee were forced to desist vntill the yeare following in which processe Mr. BRIGGES deceased and the one halfe of the Adventure fell away In the meane time and before the next yeare one Captaine IAMES of Bristow had so wrought with the Marchants of the sayd Citie for to set forth one Ship for the same designe as they were willing to adventure so as they might share with London in equall honour and profit whether Ship soever found the same and this as was signified in a Letter from Captaine IAMES to Mr. BRIGGES which Letter I did see is he showed the same to Sir IOHN BROOKE they both consenting to write backe againe vnto him that the Request was condescended vnto of which and for better assurance Capt. IAMES ridde from Bristow to Oxford before the death of Mr. BRIGGES desiring that seeing we were both to goe forth in one yeare that hee might goe in the higher place but was denyed In this interim came home that Honourable Knight Sir THOMAS ROE from his Ambassage to the King of Sweden who being made acquainted with the Designe gave it his best furtherance when his Maiesty sending for this voyages never failing friend Sir IOHN WOLSTENHOLM the elder Knight appointing them two to expediate forward the enterprize Commanding the Master and Wardens of the Trinity-House to be assisting hereunto and young Sir Iohn Wolstenholme that now is was appointed Treasurer The Ship of his Maiesties was of my owne chusing and the best for condition and quality especially for this voyage that the world could afford of Burthen 80. Tonnes the number of men 20. and 2. boyes and by all our Cares was sheathed Cordaged Builded and repaired all things being made exactly ready against an appointed time My greatest care was to have my men of Godly conversation and such as their yeares of time not exceeding 35. had gained good Experience that I might thereby be the better assisted especially by such as had been vpon those Frost biting voyages by which they were hardned for indurance and could not so soone be dismayed at the sight of the Ice For beardlesse younkers I knew as many as could man the Boate was enough and for all our dependances was vpon GOD alone for I had neither private end ambition or vaine glory And all these things I had contractedly done by the Master Wardens and Assistants of the Trinity-House For a Lieutenant I had no vse but it grieved me much that I could not get one man that had bin on the same voyage before by whose counsaile or discourse I might better have shunned the Ice I was Victualed compleatly for 18 Moneths â—at whether the Baker Brewer Butcher and other were Mr. of their Arts or professionsor no I know not but this I am sure of I had excellent fat Beefe strong Beere good wheaten Bread good Iseland Ling Butter and Cheese of the best admirable Sacke and Aqua-vita Pease Oat-meale Wheat-meale Oyle Spice Suger Fruit and Rice with Chyrurgerie as Sirrups lulips condits treâ—hissis antidotes balsoms gummes vnguents implaisters oyles potions suppositors and purging Pils and if I had wanted Instruments my Chyrurgion had enough My Carpenter was fitted from the thickest bolt to the pumpe-nayle or tacket The Gunner from the Sacor to the Pistoll The Boatswaine from the Cable to the Sayle-twine The Steward and Cooke from the Caldron to the Spoone And for Bookes if I wanted any I was too blame being bountifully furnisht from the Treasurer with money to provide me especially for those of study there would be no leisure nor was there for I found worke enough and if the matter it selfe had not been in another place when sodaine occasion was present it had bin too late for me like the Holland Skipper to runne to his Chest to looke vpon his Waggoner booke But those things I feare you will say they are needlesse yet give me leave to follow the fashion and good for nothing but to make Courtiers and Schollers marvell at my curiositie and thinke strange that there should be so much adoe about making a Ship take the Sea Things in this readinesse I was brought to his Maiestie where I received his Gracious favour with a Mappe of all my Predecessors Discoveries his Maiesties Instructions with a Letter to the Emperour of Iapon The Copies of all which Captaine IAMES had NORTH-VVEST FOX MAY the 7th Anno 1631. The Uoyage of Captaine LVKE FOX in his Maiesties Pinnace the Charles Burthen 70. Tonnes 20. Men and 2. Boyes Victuals for 18. Moneths young Sir Iohn Wolstenholme being Treasurer Orders and Articles for Civill government to be duly observed amongst vs in this Voyage FOrasmuch as the good successe and prosperity of every Action doth consist in the due service and glorifying of God knowing that not onely our being and preservation but the prosperity of all our Actions and enterprizes doe immediatly depend upon his Almighty goodnesse and mercy of which this being none of the least eyther of nature or quality For the better governing and mannaging of this present voyage in his Majesties ship the Châ—rlâ—s bound for the Northwest Passage towards the South Sea May 7. 1631. as followeth 1. That all the whole Company aâ— well Officers as others shall Da 1 duy repaire every day twice at the Call of the Bell to heare publike Prayerâ—â—obâ— read such as are â—â—t 〈…〉 zed by the Church and that in a godly and devont 〈…〉 as good Christians ought That no man shall 〈◊〉 by the name of God nor vse â—â—y prâ—p 〈…〉 his hâ—l◠〈…〉 vpon paâ—â—â— of 〈…〉 râ— punishment That no man shall speake any vile or misbeseeming word against the honour of his Maiesty our Dread Soveraigne his Lawes Da 3 or Ordinances or the Religion established and authorized by him here in England but as good Subiects shall duely pray for him That no man shall speake any doubtfull or despairing words against Da 4 the good successe of the Voyage or make any doubt thereof eyther in publique or private at his Messe or to his Watch-mate or shall make any question of the skill and knowledge eyther of Superiour or inferiour Officer or of the vndertakings nor shall offer to combine against the
authority thereof vpon the paine of severe punishment as well to him that shall first heare and conceale the same as to the first beginner That no man doe offer to filch or steale any of the goods of the Da 5 Ship or Company or doe offer to breake into hould there to take his pleasure of such provisions as are layd in generall for the whole Company of the Ship nor that any Officer appointed for the Charge and oversight thereof doe otherwayes then shall be appointed him but shall every man bee carefull for the necessary preservation of the Victuall and fuell conteyned in the hould and that also every Officer be so carefull of his store as hee must not be found vpon examination to deserve punishment That no man doe grumble at his allowance of victuall or steale Da 6 any froâ— others nor shall give crosse language eyther to superiour oâ— equall in reviling Words or daring speeches which doe tend to the inflaming of blood or inraging of choller remembring this also that a stroke or a blow is the breach of his Maiesties peace and may not want his punishment therefore as for other reasons That at the Boatswaines Call all the whole Company shall apppeare Da 7 above Dicke or else that his Mate fetch vp presently all such sloathfull persons eyther with Rope or cudgell as in such cases deserve the same The quarter-Quarter-masters shall looke into the Steeredge while the Captdine Master and Mates are at Dinner or at supper That all men doe duely observe the Watch as well at Anchor Da 8 as vnder sayle and at the discharge thereof the Boatswaine or his Mate shall call vp the other all praising God together with Psalme and Prayer and so committing our selves both soules and bodies Ship and goods to Gods mercifull preservation wee beseech him to steerâ— direct and guide vs from the beginning to the end of our Voyage which hee make prosperous vnto vs Amen I Set sayle from Deptford and comming by Greenwich where Da 5 Moneths May. then the Court lay I'discharged my Ordnance twice being 7. in number and this night anchored at Erith This day I came to Graves-end where having bought some Da 6 things needfull I set sayle againe and anchored that night betwixt â—he Shooe aud Whittaker This day passing by Essex and Suffolke it being in the night Da 7 and calme I anchored in Yarmouth Roades This day I weighed and set sayle at night I was thwart the Da 8 Shield This day I was put into Flambrough roade with much raine Da 10 and winde at N N W. I came into Whitby roade where I stayed with contrary Da 11 windes untill the 14 day I sayled along the Coast of Yorkshire Durham Northumberland Da 14 and Scotland to St. Tabs-head I was thwart of Buckhamnesse in Scotland where standing Da 15 to the Northwards with sharpe winds I broke my Maine-yard in the middest I came into Durt-sound a harbour in the greatest Iland of Da 16 Orkney but could not heere be provided of a new Maine-yard Wind contrary At clocke 3. in the morning I weighed and went out betweene Da 18 Pape Iland and Sanda at the Northend of the two heads of this Iland there lyeth a Rocke in the midst which doth so straiten the Flood-tyde it bounding thereon from out the Westerne Ocean that I was two houres overhaling ¼ of a mile for thereabouts is the length of that straitnesse and yet I dare say we went above 6. knots in halfe a minute I stood from hence N N W. with the N. part of Ways or Da 20 Hays Iland in 59 deg 8 min the ebbe comming forth carried Da 21 vs it being calme 9. miles to the S W. end which is a very steepe or perpendicular Cliffe against a very high Sea from the West course W N W. The rest as followeth in my booke of Courses Latitudes Variations and Distances The gale increasing I was enforced to hand both top-sayles Da 22 the Ship fell so deepe and shipped so much water forward oâ— in that high Sea comming from the West From this day untill the 23 I did not make above 17 leag Da 23 way W N W. it being faire weather with easie wind upon all points of the Compasse I had no ground at 200 fathomes I was this noone in 59 deg 5â— min. the weather faire and Moneths May. Da 24 cleere the Sunne setting and rising in our sight This morning came a great Whale by us the last night Da 25 and this day was calme we made small way the weather hot as it hath been since I came from Orkney latitude 59 d. 56 no ground at 335 fathomes It was faire weather and easie wind latitude 60 d. 0 min. Da 26 at night the Sunne went cleare to bed the variation taken by amplitude was 8 degrees This day the 28 and 29 the wind contrary I was in traverse Da 27 had little sight of the Sunne since the 26. It was easie wind and close weather and I observed in 58 Da 30 deg 39 m. I caused 3 peeces of Ordnance to be strooke into the hold and two of my greatest Anchors to be taken of the bowes at night I found a drift tree but it would not make me a maine yard It was faire dry calme and close weather since the 26 and Da 31 the great Westerne Sea was not downe untill this day This day was a faire wind with wet foggy weather Moneths June Da 1 I had faire winds but thicke close weather Da 2 This fulsome ugly morning presented the foulest childe Da 3 that the whole voyage brought forth with such variety and changes of the Elements Ayre and Water as if all had conspired to make our destiny fatall I lay a try in the Mizen course and caused the Carpenter to make loose and strengthen the fishes and wouldings of the maine-yard which being done I caused the Mizen to be strucke and the helme to be put on weather to try if the ship would weathercoyle if I had occasion to which she obeyed presently so as I was then put into good assurance of her quicke steerage against I was to enter into the Ice This day were many gusts of wind with small raine Da 4 This day was lesse wind and I made good way to the Da 5 Westwards Faire weather I continued my course to the Westward and Da 6 being in 60 d. 31 m. I directed the course W. by S. Faire weather but no Amplitude since the 26 of the last moneth here was much driftwood I proceeded with easie winds but faire thicke fog which ended in raine the Seas set from S S E. the wind changeable Da 8 Moneths June Faire weather the Sea so smooth as it had been made ready Da 9 to have been bowled upon Some fog and easie wind the ship made way to the Westward Da 10 the Sea exceeding smooth but no amplitude of long time Faire weather and easie winds I
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
in the best of it This night I had many gusts of Winde with showres of Raine Moneths August I plide up a mile with flood and thought to have gone beyond Da 10 a point about 2 miles higher where I might have ridde land lockt but the river being full of stones I grounded in the tides way there being deepe now 5 fathomes then 6 foote â—on 7 fathomes so that espying a Wally in the clay cliffe on the North side I sought and found a place of 5 fathomes to Anchor the Ship safely in and intended in the Vallie to set up my Pinnace This river is on both sides full of small woods the North side is a clay cliffe like of that to the Nase in Essex but not so high the ship being moored I went on land and found the Nallie very convenient to set up a Tent and to build the Pinnace in and here wee found some store of Hogsheads and Pipestanes which had beene yron bound one Maine top a top gallant Mast diverse blocks and the sides of stared chests with divers reliques of some English Vessell which I tooke to have perished or beene left not farre from hence and indeed I did assure my selfe it must be that of Sir Thomas Buttons but as yet I have not found a tree will make a Mayne yard This morning earely I cald to rommage for the percels Da 11 of the Pinnace to be had on land which being put into the boate on land wee goe the Carpenter at Sea had provided himselfe of things necessarie against this occasion haveing all materials in readinesse which to further with his mate I caused Peter Nesfeild quarter Master the Cooper the Gunner Expofer Russell and my selfe to assist him and this day wee set up the keele and made a false keele to it thinking thereby to make her hold a better wind brought on all the ground timbers and 3 strokes on each side while the Mr. and others went to looke for refreshing The wind being come about to the N N. I sent the Master word that it was fit to bring the ship to ground while it blew from land as he determined before our comming in and for that I would not have any thing to doe that might stay mee after the Pinnace was set up that such things as was needfull should be taken in hand and brought to passe with all expedition This morning I was glad to bring the ship to land my selfe upon a fine smooth sand against the Valley where wee strengthened Da 12 Moneths August on the Cutwater and tooke away the bolt which stucke out and made smooth the Shipside for any harme else our Anchors had done more to the sheathing then the yce in this river we had set on side a peece of our false keele which we helped And now I sent Samuell Blades and the Chirurgion to the E. to search the shoare and to looke for a Mayne yard who returning told me that for a Mayne yard there was not a tree to be had of that squarenesse but that by a little creeke about a mile off they had found on shoare certaine broken Anchors and cable rope with other small ropes also one broken Gun with many round and crossebarre shot of lead and yron one Grapnet and store of firewood pilde up with one Tent covered with old sailes and a Crosse which had beene set up but was puld or fallen downe with the inscription raced out This night was very hot with much lightning and some drops of raine here are comming in with the floode and goeing out with the ebbe innumerable company of white Whales a fish as big as Porke fishes with us and much alike in shape I went with the Cherurgion to the creeke and found the Da 13 same as they had told mee leaveing the Carpenters and others at worke and thinkeing to send for those things at the next leisure after the Shippe was Rummadgt this Tyde did flowe nine foote to floate the Shippe off ground This being the Lords day wee rested and served God Da 14 the afternoone our men walked abroad to recreate themselves and looke out for fresh releife this night did the Ship fleete off and wee moord her againe in 3 fathomes at lowe water This fayre hot day some wrought at the Shallop others Da 15 fetcht ballast other romisht others fild water and strooke downe the Gunnes it ioyed mee thus to see all hands at worke the Pinnace was almost finished but wee were hindered by one houre of as much rayne in the time as ever I was in with thunder from the South-East In this day the most of our labours were brought to end concerning the ships readinesse Moneths August Da 16 The wind blowing E S E. stiffe Gale so as I could not Da 17 come forth of this River to follow my discovery the Master and I went with the ships boate up the river where about the turne of a point 6 miles above the ship lay 2 Ilands in the middle the tide did not runne above 5 miles from the ship nor flow above eight miles the river strucke W N W. up so farre and above the Ilands as we could see it was Clay clift on both sides and of reasonable height but the fresh came down with great force or else you might wade it over it is also thicke as can stand of Firre and Spruce-trees but small ones for there is no ground for the wood to take roote upon for the thicknesse of Mosse so as they cannot roote in the earth but grow up and fall downe and rot Ilanded on both sides Peter Nesfield whoÌ„ I had set out of the boat with the Master other for lightning her that I might have sayled up the higher but could not the water was so shallow and came downe so fiercely told me hee had seene the footing of a man but he could not bring me to it again so I stood over to the S. side the boat still grounding as I went where wee landed me thought the vallies was good grasse store of wood and here we gathered black-berries as we found in other places with straw berries goose-berries and Vetches with severall sorts of small shrubs trees upon the shore we found the broad footing of Deere and hard by them the frame of a Tent standing which had lately been made with the studdle of the fire the haire of Deere and bones of fowle left heere I tooke leave of the S. side and named the farthest and head therof Ramsdens Hall after an Alderman of that Corporation but the Master and his man travelled by land to thwart of the ship we have seene no Salvage since I came although I caused fires to burne night and day but the woods are so thicke as cannot be seene 12 score yards so that none could come to us but by water This day the Pinnace was brought on boord God grant that with her helpe my hopes may be accomplished which heretofore
got cleere I had for some reasons thought to have home come by the N. but the weaknes of our persons the long nights the cold dark weather with the decayed Moone altered my purpose although the N. by Orkny was the shortest cut and so nearer some refreshing yet this being the warmer and in darke nights the more comfortable I directed the course to fall with the Iland of Silly having yet great care day and night specially to looke out for the Ice which I supposed might be set from off Groenland or out of Fretum Davis but God be thanked we see none after we came from the Cape The daily courses and distances homewards were followeth the wind as in the Margent Our sicke men are as yet able to doe nothing the Master is Da 8 laid downe againe wee had last night and especially this morning a whole storme the afternoon it faired and the wind came about with Sunne to the West wee carried both top sailes a trip This day considering the great want I found of the Boat Da 9 swaine our sayles and tackling being sore torne in this time he came not above Decke I placed John Coatesworth in his roome for his diligence This day was reasonable weather we made way the 8 day and this 56 leagues 2 miles E. S. E. ½ Southerly This day was top sayle Gale last night the wind Southering Da 10 made us hand them both we made from last 12 to this 49 leagues E. S. E. ½ S. the wind veered S. ward but staid not The wind was fickle but we made way E. S. E. 34. leagues Da 11 and were in 57 d. 35. latitude The wind variable our way S. E. by E. 27 leagues Da 12 After midnight the wind came to S. E. with much raine I Da 13 tooke in topsayles and clued up the foresaile forting the yard Armes thigh after clocke 4 the wind favouring came to S. W. and I made way by account as before 33 leagues South-East Moneths October This day the Master came abroad againe and not since the Da 14 7 day before the wind was all day about S. W. thicke and wet the true way traverse excepted of the last day and this was 47 leag S. E. by East Thicke fog and the way from last day to this 47 leagues Da 15 S. E by E. and at clocke 8 we were in 59. degrees 15 minutes latitude The way was S. E. 8. d. E. wards 36 leagues â— â— Da 16 The way 30 leagues E. S. E. Da 17 The way Veering 37 S. E. 4 d. E. wards Da 18 The way 57 S. E. 5 d. E. Da 19 The way 17 â— â— E. by N. Da 20 The way true course 26 E. Da 21 The way 28 â— â— E. 4. d. N. Da 22 The way 33 E. S. E. latitude 51 d. 16. m. Da 23 The way 42 E. Da 24 The way 35 E. 4 d. N. Da 25 The way 14 E. 4. N. latitude 50 d. 9 min. Da 26 These courses were all true variation allowed The way â—8 â— Da 27 This day in the morning I had sight of Siâ—â—iâ— distant foure leagues off Da 28 The 31 blessed be Almighty God I came into the Downes with all my men recovered and sound not having lost one Man nor Boy nor any manner of Tackling having beene forth neere 6 moneths all glory be to GOD. To whom this may concerne Answere to uncertaine rumors or aâ—â—ersions given forth against me concerning my returne home from the Northwest this yeare given at my home-comming AS wherefore I had not found the passage and why come I home and did not Winter hath he fulfilled his Commission how farre hath he beene and those that had more insight inquired whether I had beene North-West from Ile Nottingham or no with Why did hee not bring letters from Captaine Iames some concluding that I have done nothing I did attempt the Discovery towards the Northwest from the Iles of Nottingham and Saâ—iâ—bury about the midst of Julie and had at that time proceeded according to the letter of my Instruction if I had not beene prevented by these following meanes viz. 1 I had been immured with Ice from the first day of my entering Fretum Hudson being the 23 day of Iune vntill the 4 of Iuly following after which time I got cleere and comming unto Salisbury Isle I lay fast againe betweene the South and the North Maine about 7 dayes amongst ice where being neere the said Isle I could easily discerne the Tyde come from the East through Fretum Hudson and not from the Northwest 2 Getting cleere of the ice I trent about the said Isle to the South as also Nottinghams where sending the Boat on land brought word that it had flowed so much water as in my Iournall is mentioned of and that the water had more to flowe and after that running off into 60 fathomes and anchoring the Boat I found the Tyde come from the South-East or through Fretum Hudson 3 Standing along the said Isle to W. ward untill I brought the same I meane the W. end N. E. it began to be full of ice in the W. Channell betwixt Nottingham and Shark Point as before betwixt the North Maine and Salisbury so as the Master his Mate and my selfe conclude that there was no entring the said Northwest as yet or untill the ice was dissolved and to that point the Master and Mate wished me to write what I would concerning that impossibility of passage untill the ice were gone and they would signe the same promising that they would bee willing to see the same before their going home if no passage proved elsewhere to be found Whereupon considering that that Tyde came not from the North-West for certaine which is the absolute ground of my instructions but from South-East disproved also by Master Bylot who was in the same Voyage and ship with Sir Thomas Button saying that both he and all his Company did plainely see the Tyde come from S. E. at Cape Comfort and also the I le Nottingham averring that they which tooke that account were mistaken in the time taking 8 a clocke for 10. Now as it was not possible as yet to enter for ice the wind being liberall I directed the course towards Carie Swanâ—â—â— Nest hoping to follow the instructions in the search of Bâ—ttons and Hudsons Bay of which there was as great hopes as at the Northwest and were there as many and as strongly of that opinion as of the other and come backe againe thither by that time the ice was dissolved which I hoped would be about the fine of August or not at all if no passage proved in the said Bay to be had but finding none I proceeded from that search having first finished the search of the foresaid Bay as followeth in briefe Being come out of Hudsons Bay and Anchoring at Sharke Point I found the Ebbe to goe with good Current from the West but