Master Davis being arrived, wrote his letter to M.
William Sanderson of London, concerning his voyage,
as followeth.
SIR,
the Sunneshine came into Dartmouth
the fourth of
this moneth: she hath bene at Island, and from thence
to Groenland
, and so to Estotiland, from thence to Desolation, and to our Marchants, where she made trade with
the people, staying in the countrey twentie dayes. They
have brought home five hundred seale skinnes, and an
hundred and fortie halfe skinnes and pieces of skinnes.
I stand in great doubt of the pinnesse, God be mercifull
unto the poore men, and preserve them, if it be his blessed
will.
I have now experience of much of the Northwest part
of the world, & have brought the passage to that likelihood, as that I am assured it must bee in one of foure
places, or els not at all. And further I can assure you
upon the perill of my life, that this voyage may be performed without further charge, nay with certaine profite
to the adventurers, if I may have but your favour in the
action. I hope I shall finde favour with you to see your
Card. I pray God it be so true as the Card shal be
which I will bring you: and I hope in God, that your
skill in Navigation shall be gaineful unto you, although
at the first it hath not proved so. And thus with my
humble commendations I commit you to God, desiring
no longer to live, then I shall be yours most faithfully
to command.
Exon this fourteenth of October. 1586.
Yours to command
JOHN DAVIS.