THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE a.d. 



1576. 



and Sidrach in his discourses of the warres of the king 

 of Bactria, and of Garaab, who had the most part of 

 India under his government. All which assureth us, 

 that both India and Indians were knowen in those days. 



These things considered, we may (in my opinion) 

 not only assure our selves of this passage by the 

 Northwest, but also that it is navigable both to come and 

 go, as hath bene prooved in part and in all, by the 

 experience of divers, as Sebastian Cabota, Corterialis, 

 the three brethren above named, the Indians, and 

 Urdaneta the Frier of Mexico, &c. 



And yet notwithstanding all this, there be some that 

 have a better hope of this passage to Cataia by the 

 Northeast then by the West, whose reasons with my 

 severall answeres ensue in the chapter following. 



Certaine reasons alleaged for the prooving of a 

 passage by the Northeast, before the Queenes 

 Majestie, and certaine Lords of the Counsell, 

 by Master Anthonie Jenkinson, with my 

 severall answeres then used to the same. 



Cap. 8, 



BEcause you may understand as well those things 

 alleaged against me, as what doth serve for my 

 purpose, I have here added the reasons of Master 

 Anthony Jenkinson a worthy gentleman, and a great 

 traveller, who conceived a better hope of the passage to 

 Cataia from us, to be by the Northeast, then by the 

 Northwest. 



He first said that he thought not to the contrary, The Nortk- 

 but that there was a passage by the Northwest, accord- west passage 

 ing to mine opinion : but assured he was, that there s u °' 

 might be found a navigable passage by the Northeast 

 from England, to goe to all the East parts of the 

 world, which he endevoured to proove three wayes. 



The first was that he heard a Fisherman of Tartaria The first 

 say in hunting the Morce, that he sayled very farre reasm - 



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