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r owls hung up by the necks. The ship now fired A 

 to call off the people who had landed, for a fog had come 

 on. Upon returning on board, Hudson would not 

 stay to refresh on the island, as some of the crew 

 recommended, but proceeded, his mind, no doubt, con- 

 templating the discovery of the great sea on which he 

 was about to enter. 



At this time it was that the discontent, which had no 

 tioubt been increasing on board, was visited by an ex- 

 ercise of the commander's authority. Some discussion, 

 it appears, took place about entering a bay, and going 

 out of it. On this occasion, Hudson is said to have 

 revived some old grudge, and to have displaced one 

 Juet from the situation of mate, and degraded the 

 boatswain for words which had been spoken some time 

 before, making Billet, or Bylot, his mate, and William 

 Wilson his boatswain. The crew thought it harsh in 

 Hudson to revive this old affair. They were obedient, 

 however, and sailed again in a northerly direction until 

 they saw land, and then to the south, and so on from 

 land to land, on the opposite side the straits. On 

 Michaelmas day they entered a bay, which Hudson 

 named Michaelmas Bay. They afterwards stood to the 

 north until they came into shoal water, with thick, foggy 

 weather. They were now obliged to anchor, and so 

 remained for eight days, when, the wind dropping, 

 Hudson insisted on heaving the anchor up, against the 

 opinions of those on board. While the crew were 

 lifting the anchor, a sea struck the ship, and knocked 

 all hands from the capstan, several of whom were much 

 hurt. They lost an anchor, and would have lost all their 

 cable, had not the carpenter fortunately been by with 

 an axe and cut it. 



They now stood to the south and south-west, through 

 a sea clear of obstructions, but changing in soundings 



