The discoverie made by M. Arthur Pet, and M. Charles
Jackman, of the Northeast parts, beyond the Island of
Vaigatz, with two Barkes: the one called the George,
the other the William, in the yeere 1580. Written by
Hugh Smith.
UPON Munday the 30. of May, we departed from Harwich
in the afternoone, the winde being at South, and to the
Eastward. The ebbe being spent we could not double the
pole, and therefore were constrained to put in againe
untill the next day in the morning, being the last of May:
which day wee wayed our ankers about 3. a clocke in the
morning, the wind being West southwest. The same day
we passed Orfordnesse at an East Sunne, and Stamford
at
a West Sunne, and Yarmouth
at a West northwest sunne,
and so to Winterton
, where we did anker al night: it was
then calme, and the flood was come.
The next day being the first of June, we set saile at 3. a
clocke in the morning, and set our course North, the wind
at the Southwest, and at
Southsouthwest.
The 10. day about one of the clocke in the afternoone,
wee put into Norway
to a place where one of the headlands
of the sound is called Bottel: the other headland is called
Moile. There is also an Island called Kene. Heere I did
find the pole to be elevated 62. deg. it doeth flowe there
South, and it hieth 7. or 8. foote, not above.
The 11. day in the morning the winde came to the South
and to the Southeast: the same day at sixe in the afternoone we set saile, and bare along the coast: it was very
foule weather with raine and fogge.
The 22. day the wind being at West, we did hall the
coast East northeast, and East. The same day at 6. in
the morning we did double the
north cape. About 3. in
the afternoone wee past Skites beare nesse, and hald along
the coast East, and East southeast, and all the same
night wee halled Southeast, and Southeast by East.
The 23. day about 3. in the morning we came to Wardhouse, the wind at the Northwest. The cause of our
comming in was to seeke the William, whose companie
wee lost the 6. day of this moneth, and to send letters into
England. About one of the clock in the after noone the
William also came into Wardhouse to us in good safetie,
and all her company in good health.
The 24. the wind came to the East Northeast. This
day the William was hald a ground, because she was
somewhat leake, and to mend her steerage. This night
about 12. of the clocke she did hale a flote againe.
The 25. day the wind was at East northeast.
The 26. day the Toby of Harwich departed from Wardhouse for London, Thomas Greene being master, to whom
we delivered our letters.
The 27. day the wind was at South southeast, and the
28. also.
The 29. day about 6. in the afternoone, the wind came
to the West Northwest for the space of one houre, and
presently to the East againe, and so was variable all the
same night.
The 30. about sixe in the morning, the winde came to
East southeast, and continued so all the same day.
The first of July about 5. in the afternoone, the wind
was at
Northnorthwest: and about 7. of the clocke we set
saile from Wardhouse East and by South.
The second day about 5. in the morning, the wind was
East, and East southeast, and we did lie to the shorewards. And about 10. in morning the wind came to
South southeast, and we laid it to the Eastward: sometime we lay East by South, sometime East southeast, and
sometimes East by North. About 5. in the afternoone
we bare with the William, who was willing to goe with
Kegor, because we thought her to be out of trie, and
sailed very ill, where we might mend her steerage: whereupon master Pet not willing to go into harborough said
to master Jackman, that if he thought himselfe not able to
keepe the sea, he should doe as he thought best, and that
he in the meane time would beare with Willoughbies land,
for that it was a parcel of our direction, and would meete
him at Verove Ostrove, or Vaigats, and so we set our
course East northeast, the winde being at Southeast.
The 3. day the winde at Southeast we found the pole
to be elevated 70. degrees, 46. minuts. The same night
at 12. of the clocke we sounded, but had no ground, in
120 fathoms, being fifty leagues from the one side by our
reckoning East northeast from Kegor.
The 4. day all the morning was calme. This day we
found the pole to be elevated 71. degrees 38. minutes.
This day at 9. in the afternoone the wind at Northeast
with a gentle gale, we hald along Southeast by East.
The 5. day the wind at Northwest, we hald East and
East by South: this day we saw land, but we could not
make it, the wind being Northerly, so that we could not
come neere to it.
The 6. day about 2. in the afternoone, the wind at
North northwest, we halde East southeast with a faire
and gentle gale: this day we met with ice. About 6. in the
afternoone it became calme: we with saile and oares laide
it to the Northeast part, hoping that way to cleare us of
it: for that way we did see the head part of it, as we
thought. Which done, about 12. of the clocke at night
we gate cleere of it. We did thinke it to be ice of the
bay of Saint Nicholas, but it was not as we found afterwards.
The seventh day we met with more yce, at the East
part of the other yce: we halde along a weather the yce to
finde some ende thereof by East northeast. This day
there appeared more land North from us being perfect
land: the ice was betweene us and it, so that we could not
come neerer to it.
The same morning at sixe of the clocke wee put into the
ice to finde some way through it, wee continued in it all
the same day and all the night following, the winde by the
North Northwest. Wee were constrained to goe many
pointes of our compasse, but we went most an Easterly
course.
The eight day the winde at North northwest, we continued our course, and at five in the morning we sounded,
and had 90. fadoms red oze. This day at foure in the
afternoone we sounded againe, and had 84. fadoms oze,
as before. At sixe in the after noone we cleared our
selves of the ice, and hald along Southeast by South: we
sounded againe at 10. a clocke at night, and had 43.
fathom sandy oze.
The 9. day at 2. in the morning, we sounded againe,
and had 45. fadoms, then there appeared a shadow of
land to us East Northeast, and so we ran with it the
space of 2. houres, and then perceiving that it was but
fogge, we hald along Southeast.
This day at 2. in the afternoone wee sounded and had
fiftie fadoms blacke oze. Our latitude was 70. degrees
three minutes. At tenne a clocke at night wee sounded
againe, and had fiftie fadoms blacke oze.
The tenth day the wind being at North northwest, we
haled East and by North, which course we set, because
at ten of the clocke afore noone wee did see land, and
then wee sounded having 35. fadoms blacke oze. All this
day there was a great fogge, so that wee durst not beare
with the land to make it, and so we kept an outwardly
course. This day at 6. in the afternoone we espied land,
wherewith we hailed, and then it grew calme: we sounded
and had 120. fadoms blacke oze: and then we sent our
boat a land to sound and prove the land. The same night
we came with our ship within an Island, where we rode
all the same night. The same night wee went into a bay
to ride neere the land for wood and water.
The 11. day the wind came to the East southeast: this
day about a league from us to the Eastwards, we saw a
very faire sound or river that past very farre into the
countrey with 2. or 3. branches with an Island in the
midst.
The 12. of July the wind was East Southeast. This
day about 11. a clocke in the morning, there came a great
white beare down to the water side, and tooke the water
of his own accord, we chased him with our boate, but for
all that we could doe, he gote to land and escaped from
us, where we named the bay Bearebay. This day at 7.
in the after noone we set saile, for we had good hope
that the winde would come Westerly, and with saile and
oares we gate the sea. All the night it was calme with
fogge.
The 13. day in the morning the wind was very variable
with fog, and as it cleared up wee met with great store of
ice, which at the first shewed like land. This ice did us
much trouble, and the more because of the fog, which
continued untill the 14. day, 12. of the clocke.
The 14. day in the morning we were so imbayed with
ice, yt we were constrained to come out as we went in,
which was by great good fortune, or rather by the goodnesse of God, otherwise it had bene impossible, and at 12.
of the clock we were cleere of it, the wind being at South
and South by West. The same day we found the pole to
be elevated 70. degrees, 26. minutes: we lay along the
coast Northwest, thinking it to be an Island, but finding
no end in rowing so long, we supposed it to be the maine
of Nova Zembla. About 2. in the afternoone we laide it
to the Southward to double the ice, which wee could not
doe upon that boorde, so that we cast about againe and
lay West along under the ice. About seven in the after
noone we gote about the greatest part thereof. About
11. a clock at night we brought the ice Southeast of us,
and thus we were ridde of this trouble at this time.
The 15. day about 3. in the morning, the wind was at
South southwest: wee cast about and lay to the Eastwards: the winde did Wester, so that wee lay South
southwest with a flawne sheete, and so we ranne all the
same day. About 8. in the after noone we sounded, and
had 23. fadoms small grey sand. This night at twelve of
the clocke we sounded againe, and had 29. fadoms sand,
as afore.
The 16. day unto 3. in the morning we hald along East
Southeast, where we found 18. fadoms red sand, then we
hald along Northeast. In these soundings we had many
overfals. This day at 10. of the clocke we met with more
ice, which was very great, so that we could not tell which
way to get cleere of it. Then the winde came to the
South Southeast, so that we lay to the Northwards.
We thought that way to cleere our selves of it, but that
way we had more ice. About 6. in the afternoone, the
wind came to the East. Then we lay to the Southwards
that wee had 30. fadoms blacke oze. This day we found
the pole to bee elevated 69. deg. 40. minutes, and this
night at 12. a clocke we had 41. fadoms red sand.
The 17. day at 3. in the morning, we had 12. fadoms.
At 9. we had 8. and 7. all this day we ran South and
South by West, at the depth aforesaid, red sand, being
but shallow water. At eight in the afternoone, the winde
with a showre and thunder came to the Southwest, and
then wee ranne East Northeast. At 12. at night it came
to the South and by East, and all this was in the bay of
Pechora.
The 18. day at 7. in the morning we bare with the
headland of the bay, where wee founde two Islands.
There are also overfals of water or tides. We went
between the maine and the Island, next to the head, where
we had about 2. fadoms and a halfe. We found the pole
elevated 69. deg. 13 minutes. This day we had sight
of Vaigatz: the land of the maine of Pechora did trend
Southeast, we hald East southeast, and had 10. fadoms
oze all the same day untill 4. in the after noone, then
being calme, we ankered in 10. fadoms all the same
night.
The 19. day at two in the morning we set saile, and
ran South and South southwest all the same day at 8. 7.
and 6. fadoms, this was off the South part of Vaigatz,
this part of the land lieth North and South. This day at
4. in the afternoone we found shallow water sometime 4.
fadoms, sometime 3. and 2. and a halfe, and one fadome
and a halfe: there we ankered and sent our boate away
to sound, and all to leeward we had 4. foote and 3. foote,
and 2. foot, there was not water for the boate betweene
Vaigatz & the other side: finding no more water, there
was no other way but to goe backe as we came in,
having the wind Northwest, so at twelve at night we
set saile.
The 20. day we plied to the Northwards, and got deepe
water againe 6. and 7. fadoms.
The 21. day the winde by the Northwest, we hald along
the coast North and North northwest, we had 8. and 9.
and 10. fadoms.
The 22. day the winde came to the Southwest, wee
bare along the coast of Vaygatz, as wee found it to lie
North and by West, and North northwest, and North.
The winde blewe very much with great fogge, we lacking
water and wood bare within an Island where wee founde
great store of wood and water, there were three or foure
goodly sounds. Under two points there was a crosse set
up, and a man buried at the foote of it. Upon the said
crosse, Master Pet did grave his name with the date of
our Lorde, and likewise upon a stone at the foote of the
crosse, and so did I also, to the end that if the William
did chaunce to come thither, they might have knowledge
that wee had beene there. At eight in the afternoone
the winde came to the North northwest, we set saile and
turned out of the Bay. The same night the winde came
to the West, so that wee lay North along the land.
The 23. day at five in the morning, the wind came to
the Southwest, a Sea boord we sawe a great number of
faire Islands, to the number of sixe: a sea boord of these
Islands, there are many great overfals, as great streames
or tides: we halde Northeast and East northeast as the
lande did trend. At eight aforenoone the winde came to
the Southeast with very much wind, raine and fogge, and
very great store of ice a sea boorde: so we lay to the
Southwest to attaine to one of the Islands to harbour us
if the weather did so extremely continue, and to take in
our boate, thinking it meete so to doe, and not to towe
her in such weather. About twelve of the clocke it
became very calme upon the sudden, and came up to the
West Northwest, and Northwest by West, and then we
tooke in our boate, and this done, there came downe so
much winde, as we were not able to steere afore it, with
corse and bonnets of each, we hald South with the land,
for so the land did trend. This day all the afternoone we
sailed under a great land of ice, we sailed betweene the
land and it, being not able to crosse it. About twelve at
night we found the ice to stretch into the land, that we
could not get cleare to the Eastward, so we laide it to the
shore, and there we founde it cleare hard aboord the shore,
and we found also a very faire Island which makes a very
good harbour, and within are 12. fadoms.
This Island is to ye Eastwards of Vaigatz, 4 or 5.
leagues. This land of the maine doth trend Southeast
and Southeast by East. It is a very faire coast, and even
and plaine, and not full of mountaines nor rocks: you
have but shallow water of 6. or 7. fadoms, about a league
from the shore, all this morning we hailed East southeast.
This day we found the pole to be elevated 69. degrees 14.
minutes. About 12. a clocke we were constrained to put
into the ice to seeke some way to get to the Northwards
of it, hoping to have some cleare passage that way, but
there was nothing but whole ice. About nine in the afternoone we had sight of the William, and when wee sawe
her, there was a great land of ice betweene her and us, so
that we could not come one to the other, but as we came
neere to her, we sounded our trumpet and shot off two
muskets, and she put out her flag upon her foretopmaste
in token that she did see us: all this time wee did shorten
our sailes, and went with our foresaile & mainetopsaile,
seeking the best way through the broken ice, she making
away the best that she could to follow us, we put out our
flagge to answere her again with the like: thus wee
continued all the afternoone till about 12. a clocke at
night, and then we moared our ship to a piece of ice to
tarie for the William.
The 25. day about five in the morning, the William came
to us, being both glad of our meeting. The William had
her sterne post broken, that the rudder did hang clean
besides the sterne, so that she could in no wise port her
helme, with all hands she did lighten her sterne, and
trimme her head, and when we had brought her forward
all that we could, wee brought a cable under her sterne,
and with our capstaine did wind up her sterne, and so we
made it as wel as the place would give us leave, and in
the ende wee brought her to steere againe. Wee acknowledge this our meeting to be a great benefite of God for
our mutuall comfort, and so gave his majestie thanks for
it. All the night after we tooke our rest being made fast
upon a piece of ice: the winde was at
West Northwest,
but wee were so inclosed with ice that we coulde not tell
which way to passe. Windes wee have had at will, but
ice and fogge too much against our willes, if it had
pleased the Lord God otherwise.
The 26. day the wind was at
West Northwest: we set
saile to the Northwardes, to seeke if we could finde any
way cleare to passe to the Eastward, but the further we
went that way, the more and thicker was the ice, so that
wee coulde goe no further. So about foure in the afternoon we were constrained to moare upon another piece of
ice. I thinke we sailed in all a league this day, here we
had 15. fadoms oze, and this oze is all the chanell over.
All the same day after foure of the clocke, and all the
night we tarried there, being without all good hope, but
rather in despaire. This day Master Jugman did see land
East Northeast from us, as he did thinke, whether it were
land or no, I cannot tell well, but it was very like land,
but the fogges have many times deceived us.
The 27. day the winde was at Northwest. This day
at nine in the morning we set saile to seeke the shore.
Further into the ice we could not goe, and at seven
in the afternoone we moared to a piece of ice, and the
William with us, here we had 14. fathoms oze. At three
in the afternoone we warpt from one ice to another.
At nine in the afternoone we moared againe to a piece of
ice untill the next day. All this night it did snow with
much wind, being at
West Northwest, and at Northwest,
and by West.
The 28. day the winde came to the Southwest, and
Southsouthwest: this day was a very faire day. At one
in the afternoone master Pet and master Jackman did
conferre together what was best to be done considering
that the windes were good for us, and we not able to
passe for ice, they did agree to seeke to the land againe,
and so to Vaygatz, and there to conferre further. At 3.
in the afternoone we did warpe from one piece of ice to
another to get from them if it were possible: here were
pieces of ice so great, that we could not see beyond them
out of the toppe. Thus we warped until 9. in the afternoone, and then we moared both our shippes to a great
and high piece of ice, untill the next morning.
The nine and twentie day the winde came to the Southwest, wee set saile at five in the morning to plie into the
shore if it were possible, we made many turnes among the
ice to small purpose, for with the winde doeth the currant
runne. This day by misfortune a piece of ice stroke of
our greepe afore at two afternoone, yet for all this we
turned to doe our best. The William beeing incumbered
with ice, and perceiving that shee did litle good, tooke in
all her sailes, and made her selfe fast to a piece of ice,
and about foure in the afternoone she set saile to followe
us. We were afraide that shee had taken some hurt, but
she was well. At seven afore noone we tooke in all our
sailes to tarie for the William, and made our shippe fast
to a piece of ice: the William before she came to us
tooke in all her sailes, and moared to another piece of ice,
and thus we continued untill the next morning.
The 30. day the winde at Southeast, and by South, and
at 9. in the morning we set saile, and sooner would have
done if ye William had bene by us, but we did tary for her
to know whether all was well with her: But as soone as
we made saile, she did the like. All this day wee did our
best to seeke our way as the ice would give us leave,
sometime we lay South, sometime West, and sometime
East, and thus we continued untill eight at night, and
then being calme, wee made our ship fast to a piece of ice,
and went to supper. In the meane time the wind with a
faire gentle gale came up to the East, and East and by
South, but there came downe a showre of raine with it,
which continued the space of one houre: Which being
done, it became calme againe, so that wee could doe no
good all that night, but tooke our rest untill the next
day.
The 31. the winde being at Southwest, we set saile to
turne to windeward at three a clock in the morning. In
this turning we did litle good, for the currant would not
give us leave. For as the winde is, so is the currant.
We did our best untill ten of the clocke, and then perceiving that we did no good, and being inclosed with ice,
wee made our ships fast to a piece of ice: All this day the
William lay still, and did as much good as we that did
labour all the forenoone. Thus we took our rest all the
same day.
In the afternoone we set saile, the winde being at South
& by East, we lay to the Westwards, as Southwest and
Southwest and by South, and sometime to the Westward
as wee might. Thus we continued until 9. at night, and
then we could go no further for ice: so we with the
William were constrained to make our ship fast to a piece
of ice al the same night. This day we found the pole
elevated 69. degrees 20. minutes, and here we had 17.
fathoms oze.
The first day of August was verie calme in the morning,
the winde beeing at
West Northwest. About twelve the
winde came to the West, and continued so all the same
night with great fogge.
The second day the winde was at Southwest all day
with rayne and fogge. All this day wee were inclosed
with ice, so that we were forced to lye still. Here we had
one and twentie fathoms oze. At sixe in the afternoone
the winde was at West with very much foule weather,
and so continued all the same night.
The third day the winde was at West, and West by
North, and West Northwest, this day we lay still inclosed
with yce, the weather beeing darke with fogge: thus
abiding the Lords leasure, we continued with patience.
And sounding we found 21. fathoms.
The fourth day we lay still inclosed with ice, the winde
being at
West Northwest, this ice did every day increase
upon us, yet putting our trust in God, we hoped to be
delivered out of it in good time.
The fift day all the morning it rained with very much
wind, being at
South Southeast: about 3. in the after
noone we set sayle, and presently it became calme for the
space of one houre, then the wind came to the North
Northeast, and here we had 33. fathoms: thus we made
way among the yce Southwest, and Southsouthwest, &
West, as we might finde our way for the space of 3.
houres: then we met with a whole land of yce, so that
we could go no further: here we moared our ship to tarie
for a further opening. Here we found 45. fathoms oze,
and all the night was very darke with fogge.
The sixt day having no opening of the yce wee lay
still, the winde being at West, and West by South: here
we had sixty three fathoms oze: all the same night the
winde was at the West Northwest.
The 7. day the winde was at West, and West and by
North all day. And all this day we lay still being inclosed
with yce, that we could not stirre, labouring onely to
defend the yce as it came upon us. Here we had 68.
fathoms oze.
The 8. day was very faire & calme but foggy. This
day towards night there was litle winde by the South
Southwest: then the yce began a litle to open, and here
we had 70. fathoms oze: all the night was foggy.
The 9. day the winde was at Northwest, and by West,
all the afternoone we lay still because of the yce, which
did still inclose us. This day we found the pole elevated
seventy degrees, 4. minutes, we had 63. fathoms oze: this
night was a very fayre night, but it freezed : in the morning we had much adoe to goe through the same: and we
were in doubt that if it should have freezed so much the
night following, we should hardly have passed out of it.
This night there was one star that appeared to us.
The tenth day the winde was at
East Northeast with
a very small gale. Wee with saile and oares made way
through the yce: about five in the morning we set saile :
sometime wee laye Southwest, and sometime South, and
sometime West, as wee might best finde the way. About
three in the afternoone the gale began to fresh: about
sixe in the afternoone the winde was at Northeast with
fogge. Here we had eighty eight fathoms: we bare saile
all the same night, and it snowed very much.
The eleventh day we were much troubled with yce, and
by great force we made our way through it, which we
thought a thing impossible: but extremity doth cause men
to doe much, and in the weakenesse of man Gods strength
most appeareth. This day we had 95. fathoms. At three
in the afternoone the winde came to the Southwest, we
were forced to make our shippe fast to a piece of yce, for
we were inclosed with it, and taried the Lordes leasure.
This night we had 97. fathoms.
The 12. day the wind was at the Southeast not very
much but in a maner calme: at a 11. of the clocke the
winde came to the West Southwest: all the day was very
darke with snowe and fogge. At 6. in the afternoone we
set saile the winde being at the North Northeast: all this
night we bare away Southwest, and Southsouthwest, as
well and as neere as the yce would give us leave: all this
night we found the yce somewhat favourable to us, more
then it was before, wherupon we stood in good hope to
get out of it.
The 13. day at 7. in the morning, the winde was at the
Northeast, and Northeast and by East: all this day we
were much troubled with the yce, for with a blow against
a piece of yce we brake the stocke of our ancre, and many
other great blowes we had against the yce, that it was
marveilous that the ship was able to abide them: the side
of our boate was broken with our ship which did recule
backe, the boate being betwixt a great piece of yce, and
the ship, and it perished the head of our rudder. This
day was a very hard day with us: at night we found
much broken yce, and all this night it blewe very much
winde, so that we lay in drift with the yce, & our drift was
South, for the winde was at North all this night, and we
had great store of snowe.
The 14. day in the morning wee made our shippe fast
to a piece of yce, and let her drive with it. In the meane
time wee mended our boate and our steerage: all this day
the winde continued Northerly, and here wee had threescore
and two fathoms. Thus we lay a drift all the same night.
The 15. day we set saile at 6. in the morning, the winde
being at Northeast. At 9. aforenoon we entred into a
cleare Sea without yce, whereof wee were most glad, and
not without great cause, and gave God the praise. We
had 19. fathoms water, and ranne in Southwest all the
morning untill we came to 14. fathoms, and thence we
halled West, til we came to 10. fathoms, and then we
went Northwest, for so the land doeth trend. At 12. of
the clocke we had sight of the land, which wee might
have had sooner, but it was darke and foggie all the same
day: for when wee had sight of the lande, wee were not
passing three leagues from it. This day we had the pole
elevated 69 degrees 49 minutes. All day we ran along
the coast in ten and nine fadoms, pepered sand. It is a
very goodly coast and a bolde, and faire soundings off it,
without sandes or rocks.
The 16 day the winde was at East: this day we were
troubled againe with ice, but we made great shift with it:
for we gotte betweene the shoare and it. This day at
twelve of the clocke we were thwart of the Southeast part
of Vaigats, all along which part there was great store of
yce, so that we stood in doubt of passage, yet by much
adoe we got betwixt the shoare and it: about 6 in the
afternoone was found a great white beare upon a piece of
ice: all this day in the afternoone it was darke with fogge.
And all the night we haled North and North by West,
and sometime North and by East, for so doth the land
trend.
The 17 day in the morning we haled West, for so doth
the land lie. The wind was at Southeast, and it was very
darke with fogge, and in running along the shoare we
fell a ground, but God be praised without hurt, for wee
came presently off againe. The William came to an
anker to stay for us, and sent some of their men to help
us, but before they came we were under saile, and as we
came to the William we did stowe our boates, and made
saile, we went within some of the Islands, and haled
Westsouthwest.
About two of the clocke in the afternoone, we set our
course Southwest and by South: so we ranne Southwest
untill twelve at night, the wind came to the Northnortheast, and then we haled West.
The 18 day at 6 in the morning we had 16 fadoms
red sand: at 6 in the morning 13 fadoms. At 10, 14
fadoms, and we haled Westnorthwest. At 12 a clocke
the winde came to the East, and East by South, we haled
West and by North all the same day and night. At 6 in
the afternoone we had 17 fadoms red sand.
The 19 day the wind was at
Eastnortheast: at 6 in the
morning wee had 19 fathoms red sand: at 12 of the clocke
the wind blew North and North by East, we had 17
fadoms of water, at 3 in the afternoone 15.
The 20 day the wind was at Northeast, and Northnortheast: at 7 in the morning we had 30 fadomes blacke oze:
at twelve of the clocke we were upon the suddaine in
shoale water, among great sands, and could find no way
out. By sounding and seeking about, we came aground,
and so did the William, but we had no hurt, for the wind
was off the shoare, and the same night it was calme: all
night we did our best, but we could not have her aflote.
These shoales doe lie off Colgoyeve : it is very flat a great
way off, and it doth not high above 2 or 3 foote water: it
floweth Northeast, and Southwest.
The 21 day the wind was at Southwest, and being very
faire weather we did lighten our ships as much as was
possible for us to doe, by reason of the place. The same
high water, by the helpe of God, we got both a floate, and
the wind being at the Southwest did help us, for it caused
it to flow the more water.
This day we found the pole to be elevated 68 degrees
40 min. In the afternoone we both set saile to seeke way
to get out of these sands, our boate a head sounding,,
having 6, 7, and 8 fadomes all within the sand which was
without us. We bare to the Southward, and the William
bare more to the Eastwards, and night being at hand the
wind came to the Southeast, whereupon we layd it to the
Southwards, lying Southwest, and South and by West,
and ran to 19, and 12 and 14 fadoms, and presently we
had but sixe fadoms, which was off the sands head,
which we were a ground upon the day before. Then
we cast about to the Eastwards for deepe water, which
we presently had, as 10, 15, and 20 and so to 23
fadoms.
The 22 day at 8 in the morning, we cast about to the
Southward, and this day in the morning we saw the
William under our lee as far as we could see her, and with
a great fogge we lost the sight of her, and since we have
not seene her. Thus we ranne till we came to thirtie
fadomes blacke oze, which we had at twelve of the clocke,
and at three in the afternoone we had twenty and three
fadoms, and then we ranne Westnorthwest, and West by
North, all the same night following.
The 23 day we had at 6 in the morning 27 fadoms, at
8 a clocke 28 fadoms : at 9 the winde being at
Eastsoutheast, we haled Westnorthwest: this day we had sight of
the land of Hugri side. At twelve of the clocke we had
thirty two fadoms sand. This day we ranne West and by
North, and came to five fadoms off the bay of Morzovets.
Then we layd it to the Northwards, so that we lay Northnortheast off. The wind after came to the North, and
North by East, and we lay East and East by North, then
we layd it to the Westward againe: and thus we lay till
we came to fortie fadoms, and then we went Northwest
till wee came to fourteene fadoms, and so to tenne
fadoms. Then we cast about to the Eastwards and lay
East, and East by North all the same night.
The 24 day at 8 in the morning we had 32 fadoms. We
ran Northwest till we came to 11 fadoms, then we lay to
the Northwards till 12 at night, and then we came to forty
fadoms, then the wind at Northeast we lay to the Westwards, and haled Northwest along.
The 25 at 4 in the morning we had 37 fadoms, wee
ranne Northwest, the winde at
Northnortheast very much.
The 26 day we ran with the same winde, and found the
pole to be elevated 70 deg. 40 min.
The 27 at 7 in the morning we saw land, which we
made to be Kegor, then we haled Northwest, and North
by West to double the
North Cape.
The 28 day at 3 in the morning we ran Northwest, and
so all day. At night the wind came to the Southwest,
and we ran Northwest all that night.
The 29 day we put into a sound called Tane, and the
towne is called Hungon : we came to an ancre at 5 in the
afternoone, at 25 fadoms very faire sand. This sound is
very large and good, and the same night we got water
aboord.
The 30 day in the morning the winde at Northeast, and
but litle, we set saile, and with our boate on head we got
the sea about 12 of the clocke: the wind with a faire gale
came to the East Southeast, and all this day and night we
ran Westnorthwest.
The 31 day at 12 of the clocke we doubled the
North
Cape, the wind being at
Eastsoutheast, we haled West
all the same day, and at night we ran Westsouthwest.
The 1 day of September the wind was at Northeast with
very much fogge: all this day we ran Westsouthwest: at
2 in the afternoone the wind came North.
The second day at 3 in the morning we doubled Fowlnesse, & the wind was this day variable at all parts of the
Compasse. In the afternoone we made but litle way: at
6 a clocke the winde came to the Southwest, and we went
Northwest. At 9 in the night there came downe so much
winde by the Westsouthwest, that we were faine to lay it
a hull, we haled it to Northwards for the space of 2
houres, and then we layd her head to the Southwards, and
at the breake of day we saw land, which is very high, and
is called by the men of the countrey Foulenesse. It is
within ful of small Islands, and without full of rocks very
farre out, and within the rockes you have fayre sand at
20 fadoms.
The 3 day in the morning we bare with the sound aforesaid : Within it is but shoale water, 4 5 and 3 fadoms,
sandie ground, the land is very high, and the Church that
is seene is called Helike Kirke. It doeth high here not
above 8 or 9 foote.
The 12 day at 3 in the afternoone, we put into a sound
by Lowfoote, where it doeth flowe Southwest, and by
South, and doth high 7 or 8 foote water.
The 13 day much wind at West: we had a ledge of
rocks in the wind of us, but the road was reasonable good
for all Southerly and Westerly winds. We had the maine
land in the winde of us: this day was stormie with raine.
The 23 day at foure of the clocke in the afternoone we
put into Norway
, into a sound called Romesal, where it
floweth Southsoutheast, and doth high 8 foote water: this
place is full of low Islands, and many good sounds without the high mountaine land. Here is great store of
wood growing, as firre, birch, oke, and hasell: all this
night the wind was at the South, very much winde, with
raine and fogge.
The 28 day in the morning the wind being at
Eastnortheast we set saile at 8 of the clocke, and haled out of the
bay Westsouthwest, and Southwest, having a goodly gale
untill one of the clocke, and then the wind came to Southeast, and to the South with raine and fogge, and very
much winde: at sixe of the clocke we came into a very
good rode, where we did ride all the same night in good
safetie.
The 29 day we put into a good sound, the wind by the
Southwest: at three in the afternoone there came downe
very much wind by the South, and all night with vehement
blastes, and raine.
The 30 day all day the wind was at
Westsouthwest.
And in this sound the pole is elevated 63 deg. 10 min.
The first day of October the winde was at South with
very much winde, and vehement blastes.
The 7 day we set saile: for from the first of this moneth
untill this 7 day, we had very foule weather, but specially
the fourth day when the wind was so great, that our
cables brake with the very storme, and I do not thinke
that it is possible that any more wind then that was should
blow: for after the breaking of our cable, we did drive a
league, before our ankers would take any hold: but God
be thanked the storme began to slacke, otherwise we had
bene in ill case.
The 7. day at night we came to an anker until the next
day, which was the 8 day of the moneth, when as the
winde grew great againe, with raine, whereupon we set
saile and returned into the sound againe: and at our first
comming to an anker, presently there blew so much
winde, that although our best anker was out, yet the
extremitie of the storm drove us upon a ledge of rocks,
and did bruse our ship in such sort, that we were constrained to lighten her to save her, and by this meanes
(by the helpe of God) we got off our ship and stopped our
leakes, and moared her in good safetie abiding for a wind.
We rid from this day by reason of contrary winds, with
fogge and raine untill the 24 day, which day in the morning the wind came to the Northeast, and at 8 of the
clocke we set saile. This sound is called Moore
sound,
where it higheth about 5 foote water, & floweth Southsoutheast. The next day being the 25 day wee put into
a sound which is called Ultar sound, where was a ship of
the king of Denmark put into another sound there by,
being 2 leagues to the southwards of us, that came out
of Island: ye wind was contrary for us at
Southsouthwest.
The 12 day of November we set saile the winde being at
the East Southeast, and past through the sound where the
kings ship did lie: which sound is called Sloure sound.
But as we did open the sound, we found the wind at the
Southwest, so that we could doe no good, so that we
moared our ship betweene 2. Islands until the 18 day, and
then the weather being faire and calme, we set saile, &
went to sea hoping to find a faire wind, but in the sea
we found the wind at the Southwest, and Southsouthwest,
so that we were constrained to returne into the same sound.
The next day being the 19 the kings ship came out also,
because she saw us put to sea, & came as farre out as we,
and moared where we did moare afore: And at our returne
backe againe, we moared our ship in an utter sound called
Scorpe sound, because the kings ship was without
victuals, and we did not greatly desire her company,
although they desired ours. In this sound the pole is
elevated 62 deg. 47 min. Thus we lay stil for a wind
untill the i of December, which day we set saile at 6 a
clocke in the morning, & at 4 in the afternoone we laid it
to the inwards.
The 9 day we had sight of the coast of Scotland
which
was Buquhamnesse.
The 10 day we were open off the Frith.
The 11 day at 4 in the morning we were thwart of Bar
wike: at 6 we were thwart of Bamburch: the same day
at 10 at night we were shot as farre as Hollyfoote. Then
the wind came to the South and Southeast, so that we
lay still untill the next day in the morning, and then we
were constrained to put with Tinmouth. The same day
at night wee haled aground to stoppe a leake, which we
found to be in the skarfe afore. The wind continued by
the Southeast & Southsoutheast untill the 20 day, and
then we set saile about 12 at night, bearing along the coast.
The 22 day by reason of a Southeast wind, we thought
we should have bene put into Humber
, but the wind
came to the West, so that we haled Southeast: and at 3
in the afternoone we haled a sea boord the sands, and
had shoale water off Lymery and Owry, and were in 4
fadomes off them. The next day we haled as we might to
sease Orfordnesse.
The 24 day we came thwart of the Nase, about 8 in the
morning.
The 25 day being the Nativity of Christ, we came to an
anker betweene Oldhaven, and Tilberie hope. The same
day we turned as high as Porshet.
The 26 day we turned as high as Ratcliffe, and praised
God for our safe returne. And thus I ende, 1580.
The William with Charles Jackman arrived at a port in
Norway
betweene Tronden and Rostock
in October 1580.
and there did winter: And from thence departed againe
in
Februarie following, and went in company of a ship of
the King of Denmarke toward Island: and since that time
he was never heard of.
