North-east Sunne the fift day: at which time we weighed, and stood to the Westward, but im∣mediatly we altered our course, and stood toward the Iland againe among the Ice; and about a West North-west Sunne wee sent our Skiffe and Shallop to fetch the Shallop aforesaid. The winde was at North and by West, frostie weather with snowe.
The eight, wee stood toward Cherie Iland againe, and were faire by it at a South sunne: at which time the winde came to the South-east, and wee saw the Hollander standing with vs. Then we altered our course, and sayled West North-west, determining, if hee followed vs, to stay for him. At ten of the clock at night hee came to vs: and the Admirall sent his shallop a∣boord of him to command him to be gone out of our companie: and at a North sunne hee stood away from vs, and sayled North and by East, and we lay by the lee. [ 10]
The twentieth at a South Sunne we saw our Consort, and spake with them, and they told vs, that they had almost split their ship with a piece of Ice, which brake nine of their Timbers, so that they had fiue foot water in hold.
The one and two and twentie dayes, wee plyed to windward, the winde being at North faire weather. And at Blacke Point wee saw great store of Ice driuing to the South. At eight of the clocke at night Blacke Point did beare from mee East and by North nine leagues. And the three dayes past we saw great store of Whales within ten or twelue leagues off the Land.
The three and twentieth we were faire off Cape Cold; where Master Edge and Master Ar∣thington went with the Basks in their Shallops for Crosse-rode, in hope to kill some Whales. And we saw store of Whales in the Sea. [ 20]
The fiue and twentieth we got into Foule Sound, all the Sounds being full of Ice; and the Shallops came aboord and brought some Venison, which was very leane. And at six of the clock the Basks went with the Shallops to Faire Foreland, to see if they could kill a Whale: and at a North-west Sunne Master Edge went with a Shallop, to see if Crosse-rode were open.
The six and twentieth, the two ships abouesaid came into Foule Sound: one of them was that Hollander before mentioned; the other was a ship of London, called The Diana, whereof one Thomas Bustion dwelling at Wapping wall, was Master.
The seuen and twentieth, Al••••ie Salo••es came aboord of our ship, and told vs, that his Mer∣chant had broke his necke downe a Cliffe. The same day the Holl••nder and the Diana stood to the Southward. The winde was at North North-west, and Northwest, which kept the Ice in the [ 30] Sounds. The twentie eight, we sent the long Boat and our Shallop to Brokennesse, with a Shal∣lop of ten Tunnes, there to be set vp. The winde was at West with snowe and frost. The same day the Basks came aboord, but could kill neuer a Whale. The winde came to the South South∣west, with frost and snowe.
The nine and twentieth, the winde was at South with much snowe. The same day one of our men dyed, named Iohn Butcher, hauing layen sicke about three weeks. The thirtieth, one Michael Perkins dyed aboord The Whale. The last of May, the winde was at South; and wee stood toward the Foreland in 79. degrees. The s••me day a•• midnight, the Chyrurgeon of The Whale dyed.
The first of Iune, we stood into Foule Sound, where wee saw abundance of Ice driue out with the winde at East. The second day, the winde was at North and by East, cold frostie weather. [ 40] All which day wee lay vnder saile in the mouth of the Sound. The third day, wee spake with Thomas Marmaduke of Hull, in a ship called The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 w••ll. Wee sent for him to come aboord, but he answered, that he was not well, and sent his Mate Christopher Nayler. The same day, we stood to the mouth of the Sound, but it was couered with Ice. And Marmaduke stood to the Northward; and as we were afterward informed, discouered as farre as 82. degrees; two de∣grees beyond Hakluyts Headland. The fourth, we sent our shallop on shoare in Foule Sound, to see if any harbour were open to ride in, and to put our Admirall on ground to stop her leake. The same day, our long Boate came to vs from Brokennesse. And we turned into the Sound, because we saw the Ice driue out with the winde at South, and blew hard. The fift, we anchored in Foule Sound in seuenteene fathoms water and sandie ground, where we saw the place where both the [ 50] ships lay which wee lost the last yeere, couered with Ice. The same time wee sent our shallop with our Carpenters, to finish the aforesaid shallop at Brokennesse. The winde continued at South; and the Whale turned into the Sound by vs, and achnored there at a South-west by South Sunne. The ninth, the Admirals Boate and ours went with prouision and men to worke vpon a Whale, which the Basks had killed; and we stood toward the Foreland with the ships, wh••re the Whale was killed, the winde at South, thicke foggie weather. And by an East North-east Sunne wee anchored in the mouth of Foule Sound in fifteene fathoms, gray sand with some shells. At a West sunne the Boate came aboord for caske and other prouision, and told vs, that the Basks had killed two other Whales.
The seuenteenth, one Baske named Chapel, tooke fiue of our English men to him, and they [ 60] trimmed the shallop to kill the Whale. About a West North-west sunne they went away, the winde at South. The twentieth, the Biscaine shallop came aboord of vs from the Foreland, and told vs that they had strooken three Whales, which brake away.