226 SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY. 



a.d. appointed Captain General of the fleet, and sailed 

 in the Bona Esperanza. Richard Chancellor was 

 appointed Pilot Major of the fleet, and took 

 command of the Edward Bonaventura, having 

 Stephen Burrough for his captain. Cornelius 

 Durfoorth was appointed captain of the Bona 

 Confidential The ships " being fully furnished 

 with their pinnesses, and boats, well appointed 

 with al maner of artillerie, and other things 

 necessary for their defence, with al the men 

 aforesaid, departed from Ratcliffe, and valed 

 unto Deptford the 10th May 1553." The next 

 day the fleet passed Greenwich, and saluted the 

 court,* which was assembled there : on which 

 " the Privie Council, they lookt out at the win- 

 dows of the court. The courtiers came running 

 out, and the common people flockt together, 

 standing very thicke vpon the shoare." On the 

 30th they passed Yarmouth, and reached over 

 to the coast of Norway, where they anchored in 

 two small ports near Rost and Lofoot islands, 

 and at length doubled the North Cape of Norway. 

 Here the Bonaventura was separated from the 

 fleet by a gale of wind. When this abated, the 

 admiral pursued his course towards Warclhuys, 



* Purchas, Pilg. vol. iii. p. 213. 



-f- The king was absent on account of ill health, and died 

 soon after. 



