MARTIN FROBISHER ad. 



1576. 

 it did rise at the Southermost ende with a litle hom- 

 mocke, and swampe in the middes. 



The 25. day from 4. to 8. a clocke in the forenoone, 

 the winde at Northwest and by North a fresh gale, I cast 

 about to the Westward, the Southermost head of Shot- Shotland. 

 land called Swinborne head Northnorthwest from me, 

 and the land of Faire yle, West Southwest from me. I 

 sailed directly to the North head of that said land, sound- 

 ing as I ranne in, having 60. 50. and 40. fathoms, and 

 gray redde shels : and within halfe a mile of that Island, 

 there are 36. fathoms, for I sailed to that Island to see 

 whether there were any roadesteede for a Northwest 

 winde, and I found by my sounding hard rockes, and 

 foule ground, and deepe water, within two cables length 

 of the shoare, 28. fathome, and so did not ancre but plied 

 to and fro with my foresaile, and mizen till it was a 

 high water under the Island. The tide setteth there 

 Northwest and Southeast : the flood setteth Southeast, 

 and the ebbe Northwest. 



The 26. day having the winde at South a faire gale, 

 sayling from Faire yle to Swinborne head, I did observe 

 the latitude, the Island of Fowlay being West Northwest 

 from me 6. leagues, and Swinborne head East southeast 

 from me, I found my * elevation to be 37. degr. and my * By elevation 



declination 22. degr. 46. min. So that my latitude was hc meaneth 



, /- - * 1 1 • the distance of 



59-. de g r - 46. mm. At that present being neere to the sunne from 

 Swinborne head, having a leake which did trouble us, as the zenith. 

 also to take in fresh water, I plyed roome with a sound, 

 which is called S. Tronions, and there did ancre in seven S. Tronions. 

 fathoms water, and faire sande. You have comming in 

 the sounds mouth in the entring 17. 15. 12. 10. 9. 8. 

 and 7. fathoms, and the sound lyeth in North northwest, 

 and there we roade to a W 7 est sunne, & stopped our 

 leake, and having refreshed our selves with water, at a 

 North northwest sunne, I set saile from S. Tronions the 

 winde at South Southest, and turned out till wee were 

 cleare of the sound, and so sailed West to go cleare of 

 the Island of Fowlay. And running off toward Fowlay, Fowlay Island. 



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