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CHAP. XVII. An Abstract of the Iournall of Master HENRY HVDSON, for the Discouerie of the North-west Passage, begunne the seuenteenth of A∣prill, 1610. ended with his end, being treacherously exposed by some of the Companie.
* 1.1THe seuenteenth of Aprill, 1610. we brake ground, and went downe from Saint Ka∣tharines Poole, and fell downe to Blacke-wall: and so plyed downe with the [ 10] ships to Lee, which was the two and twentieth day.
The two and twentieth, I caused Master Coleburne to bee put into a Pinke, bound for London, with my Letter to the Aduenturers, importing the reason wherefore I so put him out of the ship, and so plyed forth.
The second of May, the wind Southerly, at Eeuen we were thwart of Flamborough Head.
* 1.2The fift, we were at the Iles of Orkney, and here I set the North end of the Needle, and the North of the Flie all one.
The sixt, wee were in the latitude of 59. degrees 22. minutes, and there perceiued that the North end of Scotland,* 1.3 Orney, and Shotland are not so Northerly, as is commonly set downe. The eight day, wee saw Farre Ilands, in the latitude of 62. degrees 24. minutes. The eleuenth [ 20] day, we fell with the Easter part of Island, and then plying along the Souther part of the Land, we came to Westmony, being the fifteenth day, and still plyed about the mayne Iland, vntill the last of May with contrary winds, and we got some Fowles of diuers sorts.
* 1.4The first day of Iune, we put to Sea out of an Harbour, in the Westermost part of Island, and so plyed to the Westward in the latitude of 66. degrees 34. minutes, and the second day plyed and found our selues in 65. degrees 57. minutes, with little wind Easterly.
The third day, wee found our selues in 65. degrees 30. minutes, with winde at North-east, a little before this we sayled neere some Ice.
* 1.5The fourth day, we saw Groneland ouer the Ice perfectly, and this night the Sunne went downe due North, and rose North North-east. So plying the fift day, we were in 65. degrees, [ 30] still encombred with much Ice, which hung vpon the Coast of Groneland.
* 1.6The ninth day, wee were off Frobishers Streights with the winde Northerly, and plyed vnto the South-westwards vntill the fifteenth day.
The fifteenth day, we were in sight of the land, in latitude 59. degrees 27. minutes, which was called by Captayne Iohn Dauis, Desolation, and found the errour of the former laying downe of that Land:* 1.7 and then running to the North-westward vntill the twentieth day, wee found the ship in 60. degrees 42. minutes, and saw much Ice, and many Riplings or Ouer-fals, and a strong streame setting from East South-east,* 1.8 to West North-west.
The one and twentie, two and twentie, and three and twentie dayes, with the winde variable, we plyed to the North-westward in sight of much Ice, into the height of 62. degrees [ 40] 29. minutes.
* 1.9The foure and twentie, and fiue and twentie dayes, sayling to the West-ward about mid-night, wee saw Land North, which was suddenly lost againe. So wee ranne still to the West-ward in 62. degrees 17. minutes.
* 1.10The fift of Iuly, wee plyed vp vpon the Souther side, troubled with much Ice in seeking the shoare vntill the fift day of Iuly, and we obserued that day in 59. degrees 16. minutes. Then we plyed off the shoare againe, vntill the eight day, and then found the height of the Pole in 60. degrees no minutes. Here we saw the Land from the North-west by West, halfe Norther∣ly vnto the South-west by West, couered with snow, a Champaigne Land, and called it, De∣sire prouoketh.* 1.11 [ 50]
We still plyed vp to the Westward, as the Land and Ice would suffer vntill the eleuenth day; when fearing a storme, we anchored by three Rockie Ilands in vncertayne depth, betweene two and nine fathomes; and found it an Harbour vnsufficient by reason of sunken Rockes, one of which was next morning two fathomes aboue water.* 1.12 Wee called them the Iles of Gods Mercies. The water floweth here better then foure fathomes. The Floud commeth from the North, flowing eight the change day. The latitude in this place is 62. de∣grees 9. minutes. Then plying to the South-westward the sixteenth day, wee were in the latitude of 58. degrees 50. minutes, but found our selues imbayed with Land, and had much Ice: and we plyed to the North-westward vntill the nineteenth day, and then wee found by obseruation the height of the Pole in 61. degrees 24. minutes, and saw the Land, which I na∣med,* 1.13 [ 60] Hold with Hope. Hence I plyed to the North-westward still, vntill the one and twentieth day, with the wind variable. Heere I found the Sea more growne, then any wee had since wee left England.
The three and twentieth day, by obseruation the height of the Pole was 61. degrees 33. mi∣nutes.