The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation. [vols. 1-3] made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600. yeres: deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries, &c. of the English ... The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations ... to the south and south-east parts of the world ... By Richard Hakluyt preacher, and sometime student of Christ-Church in Oxford.

The voyage of the ship called the Marigold of M. Hill of Redrife vnto Cape Briton and beyond to the latitude of 44 degrees and an half, 1593 Written by Richard fisher Master Hilles man of Redriffe.

THe ship called the Marigold of 70 tunnes in burthen furnished with 20 men, wher∣of 10 were Mariners, the Masters name being Richard Strong of Apsham, the Masters mate Peter Langworth of Apsham, with 3 coopers, 2 butchers to flea the Morsses or sea Oxen (whereof diuers haue teeth aboue a cubit long & skinnes farre thicker then any buls hide) with other necessary people, departed out of Fal∣mouth the 1 of Iune 1593 in consort of another ship of M. Drakes of Apsham•• which vpon some occasion was not ready so soone as shee should haue bene by two moneths.* 1.1 The place for which these two ships were bound was an Island within the streightes of Saint Peter on the backe side of Newfoundland to th•• ••••uthwest in the latitude of fortie seuen degrees, called by the

Britons of Saint Malo the Isle of Ramea, but by the Sauages and naturals of the Continent next adoyuing, Menquit:* 1.2 On which Isle are so great abundance of the huge and mightie Sea Oxen with great teeth in the moneths of April, May and Iune, that there haue bene fi••teene hun∣dreth killed there by one small barke, in the yeere 1591. The two English shipps aforesayde, l••st companie before they came to Newfounland: and neuer came after together in all their voyage.

The ship of M. George Drake fell first with New-foundland, and afte••ward very directly came to the Isle Ramea, though too late in the yeere to make her voyage: where shee found a shippe of Saint Malo three parts fraighted with these fishes: the men whereof enquiring whence our shippe was and who was the Master thereof, being answered that shee was belonging to Master George Drake of Apsham, fearing to bee taken as good prize being of a Leaguer towne, and at that time out of league with England, fled so hastily that present night that they left three and twentie men and three Shallops behinde them, all which our men leazed vpon and brought away as good prises home.

Here our men tooke certaine Sea-oxen, but nothing such numbers as they might haue had, if they had come in due season, which they had neglected. The shippe called the Marigolde fell with Cape Saint Francis in Newfoundland the eleuenth of Iulie, and from thence wee went into the Bay Rogneuse, and afterward doubled Cape Razo, and sayling toward the straight of Saint Peter (which is the entrance betweene Newfoundland and Cape Briton,) being vnacquainted with the place, beate vp and downe a very long time, and yet missed it, and at length ouer shot it, and fell with Cape Briton.

* 1.3Here diuerse of our men went on land vpon the very Cape, where, at their arriuall they found the spittes of Oke of the Sauages which had roasted meate a litle before. And as they veiwed the countrey they sawe diuers beastes and foules, as blacke Foxes, Deere, Otters, great Foules with redde legges, Pengwyns, and certaine others. But hauing found no people here at this our first landing wee went againe on shipboorde, and sayled farther foure leagues to the West of Cape Briton,* 1.4 where wee sawe many Seales. And here hauing neede of fresh water we went againe on shore. And passing somewhat more into the land, wee founde certaine round pondes artificially made by the Sauages to keepe fish in, with certaine weares in them made to take fish. To these pondes wee repayred to fill our caske with water. Wee had not bene long here, but there came one Sauage with blacke long hayre hanging about his shoulders, who called vnto vs, weauing his handes downewarde towardes his bellie, vsing these wordes, Calitogh Calitogh:* 1.5 as wee drewe towardes him one of our mens musket vnawares shot off: whereup∣on hee fell downe, and rising vp suddenly againe hee cryed thrise with a loude voyce Chiogh, Chiogh, Chiogh. Thereupon nine or tenne of his fellowes running right vp ouer the bushes with great agilite and swiftnesse came towardes vs with white staues in their handes like halfe pikes, and their dogges of colour blacke not so bigge as a greyhounde followed them at the heeles;* 1.6 but wee retired vnto our boate without any hurt at all receiued. Howbeit one of them brake an hogshead which wee had filled with fresh water, with a great branche of a tre•• which lay on the ground. Upon which occasion we bestowed halfe a dous•••• muskets shotte vpon them, which they auoyded by falling flatte to the earth, and afterwarde retired themselues to the woodes. One of the Sauages, which seemed to bee their Captaine, ware a long mantle of beastes skinnes hanging on one of his shoulders. The rest were all naked except their priuities, which were couered with a skinne tyed behinde. After they had escaped our shotte they made a great fire on the shore, belike to giue their fellowes warning of vs.

The kindes of trees that wee noted to bee here, were goodly Okes, Firre trees of a great height, a kinde of tree called of vs Quickbeame, and Cherie trees, and diuerse other kindes to vs vnknowne, because wee stayed not long with diligence to obserue them: and there is great shewe of rosen, pitch, and tarre. Wee found in both the places where wee went on land abun∣dance of Ra••peses, Strawberies, Hurtes, and herbes of good sm••ll and diuers good for the skur∣uie, and grasse very ranke and of great length, Wee sawe fiue or sixe boates sayling to the Southwestwardes of Cape Briton,* 1.7 which wee iudged to bee Christians, which had some trade that way. Wee sawe also, while wee were on shore, the manner of their hanging vp of their fish and flesh with withes to dry in the ayre: they also lay them vpon ra••tes and hurdles and make a smoake vnder them, or a softe fire, and so drie them as the Sauages vse to doe in Virginia.

* 1.8While wee lay foure leagues South of Cape Briton wee sounded and had sixtie fathomes blacke ozie ground. And sayling thence Westwarde nine or ten leagues off the short, we had twenty foure fathomes redde sande, and small whitish stones. Wee continued our course so

farre to the Southwest, that wee brought ourselues into the latitude of fourtie foure degrees and an half, hauing sayled fiftie or sixtie leagues to the Southwest of Cape Briton.* 1.9 We found the cur∣rent betwene this Cape Briton and Cape Rey to set out toward the Eastsoutheast. In our course to the West of Cape Briton we saw exc••eding great store of seales, and abundance of Porposes, whereof we killed eleuen. We sawe Whales also of all ••ortes aswell small as great: and here our men tooke many berded Coddes with one teate vnderneath, which are like to the Northeast Cods, and better then those of Newfoundland,* 1.10

From our arriuall at the hauen of Saint Francis in Newfoundland, (which was as is afore∣sayde the eleuenth of Iuly) we continued beating vp and downe on the coast of Arambe•• to the West and Southwest of Cape Briton vntill the twentie eight of September, fully by the space of eleuen weekes:* 1.11 and then by the perswasion of our Master and certaine others wee shaped our course homeward by the Isles of the Açores, and came first to Coruo and Flores, where beating vp and downe, and missing of expected pray•• we sayled by Tercera, and from thence to Saint Michael, where we sought to boorde a Portugall shippe, which we found too well appointed for v•• to bring along with vs, and so being forced to leaue them behinde and hauing wasted all our victuals, wee were constrained against our willes to hasten home vnto our narrowe Seas: but it was the two and twentieth of December before wee could get into the Downes: where for lacke of winde wee kept our Christmas with dry breade onely for dropping of our clothes. One thing very strange hapened in this voyage: to witte, that a mightie great Whale followed our shippe by the space of many dayes as we passed by Cape Razo, which by no meanes wee coulde chase from our ship, vntill one of our men fell ouerboord and was drowned,* 1.12 after which time shee immediatly forsooke vs, and neuer afterward appeared vnto vs.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The voyage of M. Drake of Apsham to Ramea.
• * 1.2

  The Isle of Rame•••• or Menquit.
• * 1.3

  The English m••n ••••d vp∣on Cape Briton
• * 1.4

  They goe on those in another place.
• * 1.5

  The people of the co••••trey came downe to ou•• men.
• * 1.6

  Blacke dogs.
• * 1.7

  A secret trade to the South∣west of Cape Briton.
• * 1.8

  Soundings to the South and Southwest∣ward of Cape Briton.
• * 1.9

  The sayle 50 or 60 leagues to the South•• West of Cape Briton.
• * 1.10

  Great store of Stales Por∣poses, Whales and Cods.
• * 1.11

  They continue on the coast from Cape Briton West∣wards full eleuen weekes.
• * 1.12

  An huge Whale pursu∣ed their ship by the space of many dayes, till one of their men fell ouer boord.