THe tenth day of September, 1610. after dinner, our Master called all the Companie together, to heare and beare witnesse of the abuse of some of the Companie (it hauing beene the request of Ro∣bert Iuet) that the Master should redresse some abuses and slanders, as hee called them, against this I∣uet: which thing after the Master had examined and heard with equitie what hee could say for him∣selfe, [ 30] there were prooued so many and great abuses, and mutinous matters against the Master, and action by Iuet, that there was danger to haue suffred them longer: and it was fit time to punish and cut off far∣ther occasions of the like mutinies.
It was prooued to his face, first with Bennet Mathew our Trumpet vpon our first sight of Island, and hee confest, that hee supposed that in the action would bee man-slaughter, and proue bloodie to some.
Secondly, at our comming from Island, in hearing of the companie, hee did threaten to turne the head of the Ship home from the action, which at that time was by our Master wisely pacified, hoping of a∣mendment.
Thirdly, it was deposed by Philip Staffe our Carpenter, and Ladlie Arnold, to his face vpon the holy Bible, that hee perswaded them to keepe Muskets charged, and Swords readie in their Cabbins, for they [ 40] should bee charged with shot, ere the Voyage were ouer.
Fourthly, wee being pestered in the Ice, hee had vsed words tending to mutinie, discouragement, and slander of the action, which easily tooke effect in those that were timorous; and had not the Master in time preuented, it might easily haue ouerthrowne the Voyage: and now lately beeing imbayed in a deepe Bay, which the Master had desire to see, for some reasons to himselfe knowne, his word tended altogether to put the Companie into a fray of extremitie, by wintering in cold: Iesting at our Masters hope to see Bantam by Candlemasse.
For these and diuers other base sl••nders against the Master, hee was deposed; and Robert Bylot, who had shewed himselfe honestly respecting the good of the action, was placed in his stead the Masters Mate.
Also Francis Clement the Boatson, as this time was put from his Office, and William Wilson, a [ 50] man thought more fit, preferred to his place. This man had basely carryed himselfe to our Master and to the action.
Also Adrian Mooter was appointed Boatsons mate: and a promise by the Master, that from this day Iuats wages should remaine to Bylot, and the Boatsons ouerplus of wages should bee equally diuided betweene Wilson and one Iohn King, to the owners good liking, one of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Masters, who had very well carryed themselues to the furtherance of the businesse.
Also the Master promised, if the Offenders yet behaued themselues henceforth honestly, hee would bee a meanes for their good, and that hee would forget iniuries, with other admonitions.
These things thus premised touching Hudsons exposing, and Gods iust iudgements on the Ex∣posers, as Pricket hath related (whom they reserued as is thought, in hope by Sir Dudley Digges [ 60] his Master to procure their pardon at their returne) I thought good to adde that which I haue further receiued from good Intelligence, that the Ship comming aground at Digges Iland, in 62. degrees 44. minutes, a great flood came from the West and set them on floate: an argument of an open passage from the South Sea to that, and consequently to these Seas. The Weapons and