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mortal in itself, but became so through the neglect 

 or ignorance of his surgeon, who, having extracted 

 the ball, left the wadding in the wound, which 

 caused it to fester. 



Sir Martin Frobisher was bom of humble parents, 

 in the town of Doncaster, and is supposed to have 

 betaken himself early to sea. He is represented 

 as a man of great courage, of much experience, 

 and correct conduct ; but of a hasty temper, 

 harsh and violent. There is a portrait of him in 

 the picture gallery of Oxford.^' 



EDWARD FENTON. 1577. 



It would be unjust to pass over the name of 

 Mr. Edward Fenton, a gentleman who greatly 

 distinguished himself in many gallant and adven- 

 turous actions. At the recommendation of the 

 Earl of Warwick, he accompanied Sir Martin 



Frobisher as Captain of the Gabriel in 1577; and 



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in the following year commanded the Judith, one 

 of the fifteen vessels of which the squadron des- 

 tined to form the settlement on Meta Incognita 

 was composed ; and in the third expedition he had 

 the title of Rear- Admiral. Notwithstanding the 

 three unsuccessful attempts for the discovery of 

 a north-west passage, Fenton remained firmly 

 persuaded that such a passage was practicable, 

 and might be resumed with the strongest proba- 



* Biog. Brit. 



