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Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation

s: which passage or way, is supposed to bee on the North and Northwest part of America : and the said America to be an Island invironed with the sea, where through oAmerica to be an Island invironed with the sea, where through our Merchants may have course and recourse with their merchandize, from these our Northernmost parts of Europe , to those Orientall coasts of Asia , in much shorter tiforeland, being an Island as we judge, lying neere the supposed continent with America : and on the other side, opposite to the same, one other Island called Halles Ithe ship. Our Generall certaine dayes searched this supposed continent with America , and not finding the commodity to answere his expectation, after he had made tt good to send or come for them. The stones of this supposed continent with America be altogether sparkled, and glister in the Sunne like gold: so likewise dothr ship the 3. of August, we departed from the West shore supposed firme with America , after we had ankered there 13. dayes: and so the 4. thereof we came to our Ge

ised up sailes, and with a merrie wind the 7. of June we arrived at the Islands called Orcades , or vulgarly Orkney , being in number 30. subject and adjacent to Scotland , where we made provision of fresh water; in the doing whereof our Generall licensed the Gentlemen and souldiers for their recreation, to goe on shore. At our lanantitie of fish, which they dry in the wind and Sunne. They dresse their meat very filthily, and eate it without salt. Their apparell is after the rudest sort of Scotland . Their money is all base. Their Church and religion is reformed according to the Scots. The fisher men of England can better declare the dispositions of those p August, the other the 31. of the same moneth, by occasion of great tempest and fogge. Howbeit God restored the one to Bristowe, and the other made his course by Scotland to Yermouth. In this voyage we lost two men, one in the way by Gods visitation, and the other homeward cast over borde with a surge of the sea. I COULD declare

, where making an accomplishment of things necessary, the last of May we hoised up sailes, and with a merrie wind the 7. of June we arrived at the Islands called Orcades , or vulgarly Orkney , being in number 30. subject and adjacent to Scotland , where we made provision of fresh water; in the doing whereof our Generall licensed tOrkney , being in number 30. subject and adjacent to Scotland , where we made provision of fresh water; in the doing whereof our Generall licensed the Gentlemen and souldiers for their recreation, to goe on shore. At our landing, the people fled from their poore cottages, with shrikes and alarms, to warne their neighbours of enemies, but by gentle perswasions we reclamed them to their houses. It seemeth they are often frighted with Pirats, or some other enemies, that moove thee Tropike of Cancer: but where the pole is raised to 70. or 80. degrees, it continueth much longer. All along these seas, after we were sixe dayes sailing from Orkney , we met floting in the sea, great Firre trees, which as we judged, were with the furie of great floods rooted up, and so driven into the sea. Island hath almost n

ished with victuals, and other provision necessarie for one halfe yeere, on this his second voyage, for the further discovering of the passage to Cathay, and other Countreys, thereunto adjacent, by West and Northwest navigations: which passage or way, is supposed to bee on the North and Northwest part of America : and the said America to be an Island invironed with the sea, where through our Merchants may have course and recourse with their merchandize, from these our Northernmost parts of Europe , to those Orientall coasts of Asia , in much shorter time, and with greater benefite then any others, to their no little commoditie and profite that do or shall frequent the same. Our said Captaine and General of this present voyage and company having the yeere before, with two little pinnesses, to his great danger, and no small commendations, given a worthy attempt towards the performance thereof, is also prest, when occasion shall be ministred (to the benefite of his Prince, and native Co

in the wind and Sunne. They dresse their meat very filthily, and eate it without salt. Their apparell is after the rudest sort of Scotland . Their money is all base. Their Church and religion is reformed according to the Scots. The fisher men of England can better declare the dispositions of those people then I: wherefore I remit other their usages to their reports, as yeerely repaires thither, in their course to and from Island for fish. We departed herehence the 8. of June, and followed ouminds with fraight sufficient for our vessels, though not our covetous desires with such knowledge of the Countrey, people, and other commodities as are before rehearsed, we departed therehence. The 17. of September we fell with the lands end of England , and so sailed to Milford Haven, from whence our Generall rode to the Court for order, to what Port or Haven to conduct the ship. We lost our two Barkes in the way homeward, the one the 29. of August, the other the 31. of the same moneth, by

he sea, where through our Merchants may have course and recourse with their merchandize, from these our Northernmost parts of Europe , to those Orientall coasts of Asia , in much shorter time, and with greater benefite then any others, to their no little commoditie and profite that do or shall frequent the same. Our said Captaine aide, opposite to the same, one other Island called Halles Isle, after the name of the Master of the ship, neere adjacent to the firme land, supposed continent with Asia . Betweene the which two Islands there is a large entrance or streight, called Frobishers streight, after the name of our Generall, the first finder thereof. This sre his expectation, after he had made triall thereof he departed thence with two little barks, and men sufficient to the East shore being the supposed continent of Asia , and left the ship with most of the Gentlemen, souldiers, and sailers, untill such time as he either thought good to send or come for them. The stones of this s

given a worthy attempt towards the performance thereof, is also prest, when occasion shall be ministred (to the benefite of his Prince, and native Countrey) to adventure himselfe further therein. As for this second voyage, it seemeth sufficient, that he hath better explored and searched the commodities of those people and Countreys, which in his first voyage the yeere before he had found out. Upon which considerations, the day and yeere before expressed, we departed from Blacke Wall to Harwich , where making an accomplishment of things necessary, the last of May we hoised up sailes, and with a merrie wind the 7. of June we arrived at the Islands called Orcades , or vulgarly Orkney , being in number 30. subject and adjacent to Scotland , where we made provision of fresh water; in the doing whereof our Generall licensed the Gentlemen and souldiers for their recreation, to goe on shore. At our landing, the people fled from their poore cottages, with shrikes and alarms, to warne their

The second voyage of Master Martin Frobisher, made to the West and Northwest Regions, in the yeere 1577. with a description of the Countrey, and people: Written by Master Dionise Settle.ON Whitsunday, being the sixe and twentieth of May, in the yeere of our Lord God 1577. Captaine Frobisher departed from Blacke Wall, with one of the Queenes Majesties ships, called The Aide, of nine score tunnes, or thereabouts: and two other little Barkes likewise, the one called The Gabriel, whereof Master Fen1577. Captaine Frobisher departed from Blacke Wall, with one of the Queenes Majesties ships, called The Aide, of nine score tunnes, or thereabouts: and two other little Barkes likewise, the one called The Gabriel, whereof Master Fenton, a Gentleman of my Lord of Warwikes, was Captaine: and the other, The Michael, whereof Master Yorke, a Gentleman of my Lord Admirals was Captaine, accompanied with seven score Gentlemen, souldiers, and sailers, well furnished with victuals, and other provision necessarie for one halfe yeere, on this his second voyage, for the further discovering of the passage to Cathay, and other Countreys, thereunto adjacent, by West and Northwest navigations: which passage or way, is supposed to bee on