Purchas his pilgrimes. part 3 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.

The seuenth Voyage to Cherie Iland, made in the yeere 1609.

WEe were furnished with two ships, determining to goe to Tipany in Lapland, to buy fish of the Lappes and Russes, and afterward to goe to Cherie Iland: the one was called the Lionesse, in which I went for Master, the other, the Paul, which was there the last yeere, 1608.

The one and twentieth day of March, we weighed anchor at Grauesend: and the sixe and twentieth, we came to Harwich: where it was concluded, that the Lionesse should goe directly to Cherie Iland. The fifteenth of Aprill, we weighed at Harewich: and the last of the same mo∣neth [ 10] we fell betweene Lofoot and Zenam vpon the Coast of Finmark.* 1.1

The second of May, we came to the North Cape; and the same day wee stood for Cherie I∣land: but meeting with contrary winds and foule weather, we bare backe againe for the Cape, and fell with the Land the fourth day. The fift day in the morning, we put the second time from the North Cape; and the eight day wee anchored at Cherie Iland. It did freeze very hard,* 1.2 but we found no Ice about the Iland, saue that which claue to the Rockes. We went into the Coue with our Shallop, and found eight Morses on the Ice hard by the shoares side: And we also found all the beasts that were killed the last yeere not washed away with the Sea, couered ouer with Snow and Ice.* 1.3 Wee thought to haue gotten abundance of Fowle as wee had done in the yeeres before: but they would not sit; the reason was, because they were but new come to the Iland, [ 20] and not setled as then: yet some Fowle we got, and came aboord. And because the wind was Northerly, that we could not conueniently goe to the North side with the ship, we determined to send some men ouer Land, to see if there were any Morses on shoare vpon that side. The ninth day, I prepared to goe ouer Land to the North side, about a North-east Sunne, with three men in my companie. I my selfe had a Musket, and about a quarter of a pound of Powder, and sixe Bullets; an Halfe-pike in mine hand, and an Hatchet at my backe. One of the men had a birding Peece; the other two had each of them a Iauelin. Wee went ouer the Snow and Ice apace outward; but came wearily homeward, by reason we rested not any where. And when we were within a mile of the other side, one of my companie said, he saw a Beare: whereupon we looked vp, and saw three great ones. Whereupon I made a stand,* 1.4 and gaue each of my com∣panie [ 30] some Aqua vitae, and a little Bread, and told them, that wee must not in any case seeme fearefull, because the nature of them is such, that whosoeuer seemeth fearefull,* 1.5 or offereth to runne away, they will seize vpon him. In this time I made my Musket readie: and the Beares seeing vs to come toward them, stood vpon their feet, and two of them went toward the Sea: The third stood still champing and foming, as though hee would haue eaten vs. When I was within shot of him, he beganne to follow his fellowes, still looking behind him with his former gesture: In the meane while I got ground of him, the three men following mee with their wea∣pons. In the end the angry deuill turned backe, and came directly toward mee: I let him come within two long Pikes lengths, and gaue him such a welcome, that hee fell downe stone dead.* 1.6 [ 40] The company that were with me were glad as well as I: yet I had beene at the killing of Beares before. After this Beare was slayne, we told seuenteene more, whereof three were young ones.* 1.7 This done, we went on to the Sea side, where we found the Shallop which we left the yeere be∣fore. Wee were no sooner set to eate a little food, but there came a Beare with two young ones as big as Lambes of a moneth old: they skipped about their dams necke,* 1.8 and played with one another very wantonly. The dame came so neere that I shot at her, and being loth to hurt the young ones, being playing about her fore-parts, I shot her through the top of the shoulder; then she went away. Immediatly we saw another Beare comming toward vs, which before he came to vs, stood vpon his hinder feet twice or thrice, vsing the same countenance that the first did, which I slue. I let him come very neere, and thinking to giue him his pasport, the flint of my Musket was broken, which made him come very neere vs. Then the fellow that had the bir∣ding [ 50] piece shot him into the foot: whereupon he ran away faster then wee could follow him. Wee seeing so many Beares, and hauing no store of Powder nor Shot, bent our iourney toward our ship againe. Wee had not come a quarter of a mile, but wee saw a huge Beare fast a sleepe on the Snow. I went softly toward him, and gaue him such a filip, that he neuer rose out of the place where he lay. His skin when he was flayed was thirteene foot long.* 1.9 A neere neighbour of his hearing the report of my Peece came toward me: and him I slue also. Now, hauing but one shot left, I thought it not best to bestow it there, although I saw another lie vpon the Snow hard by. While we sate downe to rest vs in the mid-way, there came toward vs another Beare with one young one: they came almost within shot, and went backe againe: presently shee turned againe, and came within shot of me, and stood on her hinder legs directly vpright, and [ 60] so did the young one. I made account they would haue come neerer; but they to the contrarie ran away. Wee came being very wearie aboord our ship about a North-west Sunne. Then wee weighed, and stood to the Northward, hauing the wind at South; and by three of the clocke the next morning, wee came to the North-east Point with the ship.* 1.10 There wee manned our

Shallop, and Master Thomas Welden and I went on shoare, where hee slue fiue Beares, and I one, and I wounded two more very sore.* 1.11 And before a North Sunne, our men had fleyed them all; both them that I slue the day before, and them that wee slue this last time: for they were all together.

The eleuenth day, we went on Land, and washed some old fleyed Morses skinnes, which had lyen there two yeeres: but they will hardly proue good. The twelfth day, we rid at the West side, and got some Fowle with shot, and there we rid till the thirteenth.

The thirteenth, wee saw very much Ice to the Southwards and Westwards, wich came dri∣uing so fast toward the shoare where wee rid, that wee were forced to weigh, and stood to the North side of the Iland. The Ice followed vs still: then wee stood to the East side of the Iland: and there wee found both the Iland and our selues encompassed round with Ice. But the winde [ 10] being Westerly, and a good stiffe gale, it blew the Ice about a mile and an halfe from the Eastern side: by which meanes wee got betwixt the Ice and the Iland, and stood to the Southward, but saw not any thing in all the Sea saue Ice; sauing close by the Land a little open Sea tren∣ding to the South-westward. That way wee stood with our fore top-sayle, and stood one while one way, and another while another way, and could not see open Sea till the fif∣teenth of the same moneth; at a North-west Sunne wee saw the open Sea: onely a ledge of Ice which began to part insunder, was betwixt vs and it. Toward that place we stood, and in∣tending by Gods helpe to get through, we made prouision to defend the ship from the Ice, by hanging Cables ends, and Plankes, and Capstan barres about the bowes of our ship. But for all [ 20] our fendors, our ship had a great knocke vpon a piece of Ice. About a North Sunne, we got out into the open Sea; with humble thankes to God for our deliuerance.

* 1.12The sixteenth day, the Iland did beare North-east and by North, eight leagues from vs: and it did freeze all that day, the wind being at North, which was almost calme. The seuenteenth, at noone the Iland did beare North-east and by North, about nine leagues off, the wind Souther∣ly,* 1.13 snowy weather. The same day we saw a sayle, bearing East North-east off vs about 5. leagues. The eighteenth, the Iland did beare North about 15. leagues off, the wind being at East and by North,* 1.14 Snow and frosty weather. The nineteenth, at twelue of the clocke at noone the Iland bare North and by East: and we finding the Ice somewhat scattered, and the wind Southerly, put roome toward the Iland,* 1.15 and vpon one piece of Ice we saw fiue Seales: one I killed, and one [ 30] I tooke aliue, and brought it aboord our ship. But wee could not come neere the Iland by sixe leagues.* 1.16 The wind came to the West with thicke weather and Snow. The twentieth, at twelue at noone the Iland beare North North-west, about twelue leagues off. We sounded, and had 100. fathoms, greenish Oze, faire weather, but cold.

The one and twentieth, we saw the ship that wee had seene the seuenteenth day; wee spake with them about 12. at noone.* 1.17 The Master told vs he was of Hull. Wee demanded whether he was bound? He told vs, to Cherie Iland, and that there he would make his Voyage. The Iland at this time did beare North and by East about nine leagues off; and it was faire, but cold frostie weather.* 1.18 The 22.23.24. and 25. dayes, we did beate vp and downe in the Ice. The 26.27. and 28. dayes, likewise wee sayled vp and downe in the Ice; hauing the wind Northerly, and [ 40] the Iland bearing betweene the North and the North North-east, cold weather. The nine and twentieth,* 1.19 the Iland beare North nine leagues off, the wind at North-east, snowy weather and Frost.

* 1.20The thirtieth day, we slue 26. Seales, and espied three white Beares: wee went aboord for Shot and Powder, and comming to the Ice againe, we found a shee-Beare and two young ones: Master Thomas Welden shot and killed her:* 1.21 after shee was slayne, wee got the young ones, and brought them home into England, where they are aliue in Paris Garden. The one and thirtieth, we beate vp and downe in the Ice, but could not come neere the Land for Ice; the winde was Northerly.

The first of Iune, we got within fiue or sixe miles of the Iland: but finding very much Ice [ 50] close by the Land, we stood off againe, the wind being at North-east, cold weather. The second day, we got within three leagues of the Iland: but finding exceeding much Ice round about vs, we stood off againe,* 1.22 the wind at North-east, cold frostie weather. From the second day to the fift, wee sayled first one way, and then another, as the wind and Ice would giue vs leaue. The wind being at North and by East, and the Iland being betweene the North-west and by North, within sixe leagues and lesse.

* 1.23The sixth day, we spake with the Hull man, who told vs, that he was put twentie leagues to the North-west of the Iland, being fast in the Ice. We had the wind Northerly, and frosty wea∣ther; the Land bearing North North-west. The seuenth and eight, we beate vp and downe in the Ice: the Iland did beare North-west eight leagues off. The winde was Northerly, with cold and frostie weather.* 1.24 [ 60]

The ninth, the Land beare North-west off vs about six leagues off. That day we had the first fogge since the time of our arriuall, which was the eight of May. Neither lost wee the sight of the Iland aboue eighteene houres in all this time. This day, about a North-east Sunne it be∣gan

to thaw; and in sixe houres the snow was melted, which lay vpon the Ice aboue sixe inches thicke: which put vs in good hope that the Ice was almost past.* 1.25

The tenth, we got within sixe miles of the shoare: where I made an attempt to haue got to the land with the Shallop: but comming within three miles of the shoare, I could get no farther, the Ice was so thicke, and such foggy weather. I made another attempt the same day, and got within one mile of the Land: but the Ice was so thicke that I could get no farther. The same day wee saw good store of Morses on the Ice and in the Sea.

The eleuenth and twelfth, we plyed vp and downe fayre by the Iland, to see if wee could get on Land with our Shallop; but the Ice was so close about the Land, that wee could not by any meanes. This day the wind was at South-east, thicke foggie weather. The thirteenth, we had [ 10] thicke fogge and calme weather; and when it began to cleere,* 1.26 wee had sight of the Souther part of the Iland, bearing East South-east, about sixe miles off; but it fell thicke suddenly againe. There wee anchored in fortie fathoms, white shelly ground; and rid till ten of the clocke at night: at what time I prepared to goe on shoare, as fast as I could with a Shallop and sixe men. About eleuen of the clocke we put from the Ship, and with great labour got through the Ice to the Iland, by a North-east Sunne.

The fourteenth day, I landed on the Wester side of the Iland,* 1.27 and determined to goe from thence to the North side, where wee slew the Beares. The ninth of May I left three men with the Shallop, and tooke three men with me. In my iourney I found such bad way, that I had no stomacke to goe through; for where there was no snow, the ground was so soft, and without [ 20] grasse, that we went vp to the anckles in dirt; and where the snow lay, which was in some holes, three or foure fathoms thicke, it was so soft, that we slipt each step vp to the twist; so that wee were aboue three houres in going scarce two miles. Whereupon, considering it would bee long before I should get ten miles and backe againe, I returned to our Shallop, and found that the men which I left had killed some fowle, which wee sod, and when wee had eaten them, I prepared to goe in the Shallop to the North side. I went close by the shoare; for the Sea was full of Ice. As wee went along by the Cliffes, we got good store of Fowle; which made vs glad and ioyfull, be∣cause there was no hope to get aboord the Ship that day, nor the next. About a North-west Sun wee got to the place abouesaid, and found nine Beares, three of them I slew, the other tooke the Sea. Those three that were slaine we flead, and tooke their flesh and salted it in their skinnes;* 1.28 [ 30] which I stowed in the Shallop for feare of a dearth. I had a terce full of salt there, which wee left in that place the eleuenth of May.

The fifteenth day, when wee had ended our businesse, and eaten some of our Beares flesh, and set vp an Ensigne in token of our possession of the Iland, wee prepared to be gone:* 1.29 and about an East North-east Sunne the wind came Westerly; which made me thinke, as it proued, that the Ship would be on the South-east side of the Iland; and when wee were comming, and almost at the North-east point, we saw nine men; presently I knew them to bee the men of Hull. Along I came to the East side, where we tooke in drift wood,* 1.30 and a broad stone to make a fire vpon in our Boat. While wee were there, wee espied our ship vnder her Fore-topsayle, and her Misen. [ 40] We made all the haste we could, and came to the Coue, where wee made our voyage the Summer last past. There likewise I set vp a Pike, with a white cloth vpon it,* 1.31 and a letter signifying our possession for the right worshipfull Company trading to Moscouie. When I had done, I espied the Hull mans Boat rowing into the Coue, and a Tent set vp in the bottom of the Bay. I went thither, and told him we had taken possession there, the eight of May last. He answered, That if the beasts came on shoare, he would kill them if he could; and that there were as good men which ventured in that Ship, as the Company. I told him he durst not answer these words in England, and so departed and got some Fowle. About a South-west Sunne wee stood toward our Ship, hauing the wind at West South-west, and the Ship bearing from vs South-east about foure leagues. I had not sailed ten miles, but the Ice was so close and firme, that I could not get aboord, nor backe againe; for it closed with such force, that it made the Shallops sides cracke, as though [ 50] they would haue met together. Wee laboured very sore to saue our Boat, because it did concerne our liues, and got her into a place where shee lay betweene two pieces of Ice. After this sort we draue with the Ice till we had lost sight of our Ship, which was about a North sun; and still wee draue, being not able otherwise to moue till we were aboue eight leagues from the Iland.

The sixteenth day, at an East South-east Sun, the Ice began to open. Then, although my Com∣pany were in despaire, and said it was impossible to get out, to worke wee went, and by cutting off Ice, and remouing of it one piece from another, we made way through toward the Land. The neerer to the Land wee got, wee found the more open Sea; and by a North Sunne wee got on shoare. After wee had giuen God thankes for our deliuerance out of such extreame danger, wee [ 60] eate some Fowle and Beares flesh, which wee sod vnder a Cliffe.* 1.32 There wee found nine young Foxes, and killed the old one. There also we slept vpon the cold Sand, which was not past three inches thicke, and vnderneath Ice; and staied here till a South-east Sunne the seuenteenth day.

The seuenteenth, we went from this place to the Coue, where we found the Hull mans Boat. I made a tilt of the Shallops sayle, and sod some Beares flesh and Fowle; and stayed about the

Coue all that day. And vpon an Iland, commonly called Gull-Iland, I found three Mynes of Lead Vre:* 1.33 but hauing no fit tooles to breake the Rocks, and also because it was in the view of the Hull mans Tent, I was forced to let it rest, till the Ships could get into the Coue.

The eighteenth day, wee went to the North side of the Iland, and in our way wee found good Sea-coales to burne:* 1.34 some wee tooke with vs to try them, and found them good. And on the North side I slew two Beares. Then wee shared the bread that was left; and wee had but two cakes to a man: for some of my Company while I was asleepe, or killing of the Beares, had broken open the chest wherein the bread was, and had conueyed some away. Our beere was spent before this time, and we were faine to drinke snow water.

The nineteenth, wee went to the Coue, the wind being Westerly, to see if wee could espy our Ship; but wee could not, neither could shee come neere the Iland for Ice; for all the Sea, as farre [ 10] as I could see from the top of an high Hill was couered with Ice,* 1.35 sauing that within a quarter of a mile off the shoare, it was cleere round about once in a tyde.

* 1.36The twentieth day, I went to the North side againe, and slew a Beare. Thus wee spent the time, sometimes on one side, sometimes on the other, neuer staying aboue one day in one place till the Ship came in; vvhich vvas the seuen and twentieth of Iune, on vvhich day I slew ano∣ther Beare.* 1.37 I slew seuen in all, vvhose flesh vve eate full sauerly, forgetting the oyly ranknesse of it; for hunger is a sauourie sawce.

* 1.38The seuen and twentieth, our ship came to an anchor on the North side, where we then were; assoone as vve saw her, we needed no bidding to go aboord. When we were come to the ship side, they bad vs vvelcome: but vvhereas vve thought to haue releeued our selues, vvee found it farre [ 20] otherwise; because the Ship had a knocke vvith a piece of Ice in the Sterne, vvhich brake in the corner of a Planke vnder the vvater, so that our bread-roome vvas full of vvater, and all our bread spoyled, sauing about one hundred vveight: vvhich vvas but a small quantitie for three and forty men.* 1.39 This day a Ship called the Matthew came to an anchor by vs. Then Master Welden and I vvent on shoare, vvhere vve found one Iohn Skinner, Masters mate of the Matthew, vvith eleuen men by him. We set vp our Tent, and told him there vvas no voyage for him to make: but our necessitie vvas such, that vve vvere faine to take foure hundred of bread of them, vpon some con∣dition, vvhich I vvill not speake of here. The same day vvee thought to haue taken a Copper aboord, vvhich I digged out of the snow; but by negligence it vvas let fall into the Sea, yet af∣terward taken vp againe and carried aboord.* 1.40 The same day, another Ship called the Mary Mar∣garite [ 30] came into the said Coue on the South side.

The eighteenth, I vvent to the Coue vvith the Shallop and sixe men, vvhere I found the Marie Margarite; there passed no great kindnesse betweene them and me. I slew three Morses there, two vvere lost, the others head I brought aboord. The next day I came aboord our Ship, and vve rid on that side, looking still vvhen any beasts vvould come on shoare, till the second of Iuly.* 1.41 Then vve vveighed, and stood to the East side of the Iland; because the vvind vvas at West North-west, and great store of Ice came from those parts. We had not rid one houre to an end, but vve saw a Skiffe comming towards vs.* 1.42 In this Skiffe vvas one Iosias Logan, and Thomas Edge, Factors in the Paul for the vvorshipfull Company. They told vs that the Paul vvas in the Coue, and the ship of Hull. They vvent aboord againe, and vvhen the tyde vvas spent, vve weighed and [ 40] thought to haue anchored neere the Coue; but the vvind vvas so far Easterly, that vve could not: so vvee vvent to the Wester side,* 1.43 and ridde there till the fourth day, vvhere vve got Fowle; for in all the time of our being about the Iland, and in the Ice, they vvere our chiefest food.

The fourth, vve vveighed and vvent to the North side; vvhere vve vvere troubled vvith much Ice: The vvind vvas at West and by North, vvhich brought the Ice vvhole vpon vs; so that we vvere forced to vveigh againe.

* 1.44The sixth, vve came into the Coue; vvhere Master Welden slew a Beare. The eight day, he slew another Beare; and the same day I vvent to the North side, vvith the Shallop and victuals for the men vvhich kept on that side.* 1.45 I stayed there till the fourteenth of Iuly: on vvhich day vve had the vvind Northerly, vvith snow and frost, and the Iland enuironed round with Ice. In [ 50] this time the Ships Company on the South side did digge some Minerall Lead.* 1.46 And vve caught aboue twentie Foxes, vvhich vve did eat as sauerly as if they had beene Venison.

The fifteenth day, by a North-east Sunne vve came aboord the Ship, vvhich lay in the Coue, vvith our Shallop and all our prouision that vvas on the North side. And the Lionesse prepared to goe to Saint Nicolas in Russia, as it was appointed before in London.

The sixteenth, the wind being North-east brought such store of Ice to the Iland, that it vvas compassed round close to the shoare; and filled the Coue so full, that by no meanes possible the Ships could get out, but ridde still shut in for fiue dayes.

The seuenteenth, the Ice began to open at the mouth of the Coue, and some were willing to goe out with their Ships; but couetousnesse had like to haue brought vs all to great misery: for [ 60] each man striuing to ride longest in the Coue, supposing that there the Morses would come first on shoare,* 1.47 they found it cleane contrary; for the wind came Southerly, and blew all the Ice from this side of the Iland, saue that which was in the Coue: which pressed so sore vpon our

Ships, that our Anchors could not hold vs. For the Matthew was put from three Anchors, and droue with that small tyde, that runneth there within her length of a sunken Rocke: but a great piece of Ice on ground vpon the Rocke did keepe her from it. And when the floud came a∣gaine, she was driuen within halfe her length of the Rockes; so that they were glad to get most of their victuals out of her vpon the Rockes, looking each minute when she should split in sun∣der. And though the rest of the ships did not driue as she did, yet they had many a sore stroke with the Ice. For the Southerly wind caused a hollow Sea to come in; so that our ships strooke with such force against the Ice, that wee could hardly stand on our feete in them. Then each man layed to his hand to saue his ship, by putting Plancks and old Cables ends, and bundels of [ 10] Hoops betweene their ships and the Ice. But they were beaten all to pieces presently. Then we put pieces of Elme Plancke betweene the bowes of the Paul, in which ship I was: Immediate∣ly, they also were beaten into small pieces, although they were aboue foure inches thicke. With the stroke that brake the Plancke, the Carpenter said, the ships side did cracke, and two timbers were broken. Then presently wee also got out of the ship most of our victuals, and carried it to the shoare. There might you see a sorrowfull spectacle. For all the ships, being fiue in number, were so fast in the Ice, that all the men that were in them all, which were one hundred eightie two, could not imagine how to saue one. Among the rest, we made account that the Matthew would sinke, ere long: because the Ice had broken nine timbers on one side, and eleuen on the other; so that the Greene Sea did come into the ship: and her mayne beame was broken at that [ 20] instant likewise. In this sort we continued till the twentieth day following; when we looked still to bee put on the Cliffes with the force of the Ice, that pressed vpon our ships so sore, that our Anchors could not possibly hold.

Vpon the twentieth day, it pleased God to bring the wind Westerly, then the Ice began to open, and to driue out of the Coue by little and little, to our great comforts. But that Ice that did not get cleane out, came backe againe, and ranne round in a Circle; so that wee had a conti∣nual labor to defend the ships from it. Whereupon we made meanes to get out by long l 1.48 Warps, as wee terme them. Wee were faine to let slip one Cable, and the Lionesse one. The Matthew had but one Cable and Anchor; but they borrowed one of vs. By a North-west Sunne, all the ships got out of the Ice to the Coues mouth; where we stayed for the ebbe. When the ebbe [ 30] was come, the Lionesse departed on her Voyage to Saint Nicholas in Russia. And presently the Matthew, and the Mary Margarite set saile and got out. Then wee in the Paul set sayle, and before our Anchor was vp, it got hold vpon one of Matthewes Cables, that shee lost, when shee droue out, and brought vs vp to a m 1.49 Bitter, so that wee were very neere the Rockes: but wee got off againe, and ride there till a North-west Sunne the next day.

The one and twentieth day, we weighed and stood to the East side of the Iland, where wee found the Mary Margarite, which had lost her Boat. Streight way we sayled to the North side, where we anchored and rid till a North Sunne.

The two and twentieth day, it cleered vp of a fogge, which had continued since the time of our comming out of the Coue. And wee thought it best to fetch the victuals aboord, [ 40] which we carried on shoare when the ship was like to be split with Ice.

Then Iosias Logan and I tooke seuen men more with vs, and came to the Coue on the South side: where wee found abundance of Morses lying on the Ice, that was in the Coue. I slue one of them, and tooke off his head: we could not get to the shoare where our victuals lay, but we made a fire vnder a Cliffe in the same Coue.

The three and twentieth day, wee got to our victuals, and Iosias went with it to our shippe: but I tarried at the Coue, hoping that the beasts would come on Land when the Ice was gone; as they did afterward. There I tarried till the fiue and twentieth of Iuly; at what time Iosias Logan came to mee with the Shallop, and a Skiffe loden with Caske and other prouision; and told mee, that they had slaine fiue or sixe hundred Morses on the North side.

Hee tarried with mee till the seuen and twentieth of Iuly: now seeing no beastes [ 50] did come on Land, because the Ice did hang about the Coue, he went to the North side againe: but the same day after he was gone, they began to come on Land.

The next day following, being the eight and twentieth, wee slue about eightie, and tooke their Blubber and Teeth. Then they began to come on shoare againe the thirtieth day: at what time Master Bonner was come into the Coue to seeke his Anchors. Then his men came on shoare, and we slue about one hundred and fiftie beast more. But there rose a storme at South-east, that brought in such a surge, that it washed aboue sixtie beasts into the Sea; so that most of them were lost.

The next day being the last of Iuly, Master Welden and Master Iones came to the Coue with about twelue men, being all very wearie. For they had left the Shallop in a Coue on the North-west [ 60] side of the Iland, and came ouer Land. Then to worke wee went on all hands, and placed our Coppers. And by the fift day of August we had ended our businesse; and the ship came from the North side into the Coue.

* 1.50The sixt of August, I tooke the Skiffe and seuen men to fetch the Shallop to the Coue, that Master Welden had left in a Coue, on the North-west side of the Iland, the last of Iuly. When I came to the place, considering I was neere the North side, where we commonly make our Voy∣age,* 1.51 and also desired by Master Welden, if I could goe, to doe so, I went thither, and found about fiue and fortie as good headed beasts for Teeth, as euer I saw. Wee had no more Launces to kill th••m with all, but two, I tooke one, and a lustie fellow that was our Cooper had the other: we had not killed past ten but his Lance brake. Then I slue all the rest in lesse then two houres; and wee tooke their Teeth; and the next day by a West Sunne wee came aboord the Paul with them.

The eight day, wee got the Southermost Point of the Iland: where wee rid all that day. [ 10] Their Skiffe from their long Boats sterne, and we manned our Boat to fetch her againe: but then rose such a fogge, that we had like to haue lost both our Boats and men; but they got to the ship againe with much adoe.

The ninth day, it was calme; but wee had such a fogge, that wee could not see two Cables length from the ship. And about eight of the Clocke at night, wee lost our Skiffe altogether.

The tenth day, we had a little Wind at North-west and by West. Then seeing no amend∣ment of the weather, wee left the ship of Hull behind vs in the Iland, and about sixe of the Clocke set sayle for England, and arriued safely at London the last of August, 1609. Blessed bee God. [ 20]

Notes

• * 1.1

  Lofoot. Zenam. May 2.
• * 1.2

  They arriue at Cherie Iland the 8. of May,
• * 1.3

  Fowle.
• * 1.4

  Three Beares.
• * 1.5

  Qualitie of Beares.

  Feare a Trai∣tor.
• * 1.6

  A Beare slaine.
• * 1.7

  17. Beares in sight.
• * 1.8

  Young Beare-whelps.
• * 1.9

  A Beare slayn, the skin wher∣of was 13. foot. A third Beare slayne.
• * 1.10

  The tenth day.
• * 1.11

  Sixe Beares slayne.

  All the Beares fl••yed.
• * 1.12

  Frost the 16. of May.
• * 1.13

  Snow.
• * 1.14

  Snow.
• * 1.15

  Fiue Seales.
• * 1.16

  Snow.
• * 1.17

  A ship of Hull.
• * 1.18

  Frosty wether.
• * 1.19

  Snow & frost.
• * 1.20

  26. Seales.
• * 1.21

  A Beare killed on the Ice. Two young white Beares brought into England. Iune 1.
• * 1.22

  Frost.
• * 1.23

  The Hull man. 20. leagues North-west off the Iland.
• * 1.24

  No fog in a moneths space
• * 1.25

  The first thaw.
• * 1.26

  Fogges.
• * 1.27

  The Beares slaine on the North side.
• * 1.28

  Three Beares slaine, powde∣red, and eaten.
• * 1.29

  Possession ta∣ken of Cherie Iland for the Muscouie Company.
• * 1.30

  Drift wood on the East side.
• * 1.31

  The Coue.
• * 1.32

  They feed on Beares flesh. Nine Foxes found.
• * 1.33

  Three Mynes of Lead found on Gull-Iland.
• * 1.34

  Good Sea-coles found on the Iland. Two Beares slaine.
• * 1.35

  An huge com∣passe of Ice.
• * 1.36

  Another Beare slaine.
• * 1.37

  Another Beare slaine.
• * 1.38

  Their Ship got in the se∣cond time.
• * 1.39

  The Matthew.
• * 1.40

  The Marie Margarite.
• * 1.41

  Iuly.
• * 1.42

  Logan and Edge.
• * 1.43

  Fowle their chiefest food in extreamitie.
• * 1.44

  A Beare slaine.
• * 1.45

  Another Beare slaine.
• * 1.46

  Snow and Frost.

  Some Minerall Lead digged. Aboue twentie Foxes eaten.
• * 1.47

  Dangers by the Ice.
• l 1.48

  A warpe, is a Rope (com∣monly a Haw∣ser) vsed to warpe a ship, that is, with an Anchor bent to the Hawser and layd out to hale the ship forward▪ which is done when they want wind to carrie out, or into a Har∣bour.
• m 1.49

  A Bitter, is a turne of the Cable about the Bitts, for when they come to An∣chor, they take a turne with it about the Bitts (two mayne square pieces of Timber, which stand Pillar wise in the loose of the ship, to make fast the Cable vnto) that they may by little and little vere it out at ease: o∣therwise, if a stopper faile, the Cable would runne out end for end, that is al∣together; but thus stopped, the shippe is said to bee brought to a Bitter. The Bitter end is that end of the Cable within boord at the Bites.
• * 1.50

  August.
• * 1.51

  Note.