A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1540. 



and sailed until evening three or foure leagues, for the 

 wind scanted, and wee remained becalmed. The night 

 being come there arose a contrary winde, and we were 

 inforced of necessitie to retire the third time to the same 

 shelter of the Isle of Cedars, where we stayed from the 

 first of February until Shrovesunday, in the which 

 meane time we tooke in two buts of water which we 

 had spent. During the space of these eight dayes we 

 sought to make sayle two or three times, but as we 

 went out a little beyond the point of this Isle, we found 

 the wind so boystrous and contrary, and the sea so 

 growen, that of force we were constrained to returne 

 under the succour of the Island, and often times wee 

 were in great feare that we should not be able to get 

 in thither againe. During this time that we could not 

 proceed on our journey, we imployed our selves in catch- 

 ing a few fishes for the Lent. From Shrovesunday being 

 the 8 of February, on which day we set sayle, we sayled 

 with a very scant wind, or rather a calme, untill Shrove- 

 tewsday, on which we came within kenne of the firme 

 land, from whence we were put backe these twenty leagues 

 (for in these two dayes and a halfe wee sayled some 20 

 small leagues) and we lay in sight of the sayd poynt of 

 the firme land. And on the Tewsday we were becalmed, 

 waiting till God of his mercy would helpe us with a 

 prosperous wind to proceed on our voyage. 

 [III. 421.] On Shrovesunday at night, to make good cheere 

 withall wee had so great winde and raine, that there 

 was nothing in our ships which was not wet, and a 

 very colde ayre. On Ashwednesday at sun-rising we 

 strooke saile neere a point which we fel somewhat 

 short withall in a great bay running into this firme 

 A great bay land : and this is the place where we saw five or sixe 

 in the firme ^^.^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ rising of the sunne being so neere the 

 shore that we might well descrie and viewe it at our 

 pleasure we sawe it to bee very pleasant, for wee descried 

 as farre as wee could discerne with our eyes, faire valleys 

 and small hilles, with greene shrubs very pleasant to 



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