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from them that the people who inhabited the great 

 islands were called Samoeds, who have no houses 

 but tents made of deer's skins. On landing they 

 observed a heap of Samoeds' idols, at least three 

 hundred in number, in the shape of men, women, 

 and children, '^ very grossly wrought, and the eyes 

 and mouth of sundrie of them were bloodie." 

 Some of them are described as being " an olde 

 sticke with two or three notches." 



They remained near this place till the 23d 

 August, without being able to get farther to the 

 eastward on account of the constant north-east 

 and northerly winds, thick weather, and abundance 

 of ice ; and on the 10th September they arrived at 

 Colmagro^ where they remained for the winter. 

 In 1557 Burough returned to England, and was 

 afterwards made Comptroller of the Royal Navy. 



In the mean time, Juan Vasilovich sent, as his 

 ambassador and orator to the court of London, 

 Osep Napea, who embarked on the 20th July, 

 155(5, on board the Edward Bona venture, in the 

 bay of St. Nicholas or Archangel, under the di- 

 rection of Richard Chancelor, Grand Pilot, and 

 accompanied by three other ships, the Bo7id Spe- 

 ranza, the Philip and Mary, and the Cojijidentia. 

 This homeward voyage was most disastrous. The 

 Confidentia was lost on the coast of Norway, and 

 all hands perished. The Bona Speranza wintered 

 at Drontheim, and was lost on her passage to 

 England ; and the Edward Bonaventure, after 



