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thereof into the sea usually called the North Sea; 

 that he coasted along Nova Spania and Cali- 

 fornia until he came to ihe latitude of 47°, where 

 the land trending north and north-east, with 

 a hroad inlet of the sea between 47 and 48 

 deoTces of latitude, he entered therein, sailing more 

 than twenty days, continuing on various courses 

 and passing divers islands within the said strait ; 

 that at the entrance of the north-west coast thereof 

 there is a great headland or island, with an exceed- 

 ing high pinnacle or spired rock, like a pillar 

 thereupon ; that he saw some people on the land 

 clad in beasts' skins." 



He further stated, '* that being entered thus far 

 into the strait, and being come into the North Sea 

 already, and finding it wide enough every where, 

 and 30 or 40 leagues within the mouth of the 

 strait where he entered, he conceived he had now 

 discharged his duty, and returned again towards 

 Nova Spania, where he arrived at Acapulco in the 

 year 1592, hoping for his reward from the Viceroy 

 for this discovery ; that, after waiting two years, 

 the Viceroy of Mexico sent him to Spain; that 

 he was welcomed at the king's court, but that he 

 was unable to obtain any satisfactory reward. He 

 therefore stole out of Spain and came to Italy, to 

 go home again and live among his own kindred." 



He also said, " that, hoping the Queen of Eng- 

 land would do him justice for his goods lost by 

 Captain Candish, he would be content to go into 



