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James hall — Second and Third Voyages. 

 . 1606 8^ 1607. 



The Danish government, resolving to follow up 

 the further discovery of Greenland, caused four 

 ships and a pinnace to be fitted out the next year 

 for this purpose, and James Hall was appointed 

 pilot-major of the fleet. Two of the ships, the Frost 

 and the Lion, were the same as those employed 

 the preceding year, and commanded by the same 

 oflficers ; the third was the Eagle, of one hundred 

 tons ; the fourth the Gillijlower, of forty tons ; and 

 the pinnace of twelve tons was called the Cat. 

 The same admiral, Lindenau, was appointed to 

 command this second expedition, and the three 

 natives carried off by Cunningham were put on 

 board to serve as interpreters and guides. 



On the 29th May, 1606, the fleet sailed from 

 Elsineur, and before they reached the northern 

 shore of Labrador, about Cape Chidley, as it would 

 appear, though no name is mentioned, two of the 

 captive Greenlanders died. From hence they stood 

 north-westerly towards the coast of Greenland, 

 and about 63° 45' found themselves encompassed 

 with '^ mightie bankes of ice," which with great 

 difficulty they got clear of. Having reached the 

 latitude 64"*, they saw land, which they supposed 

 to be part of the coast of America, but which was 

 probably the land to the northward of Frobisher's 

 strait, the ships having been set over by, a strong 



