ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1576. 



I sounded, having fiftie fathome, and streamie ground, 



and also I sounded Fowlay being North from mee one 



league off that Islande, having fiftie fathome at the South 



[III. 30.] head, and streamie ground, like broken otmell, and one 



shell being redde and white like mackerell. 

 Latitude 59. The 27. day at a South sunne I did observe the 

 H 59 ; mt ?' latitude, the Island of Fowlay being from me two leagues 

 gin to sat/e East Northeast : I found my selfe to be in latitude 59. 

 West and by degrees, 59. min. truly observed, the winde at South 

 North. Southwest: I sailed West and by North. 



From 12. to foure a clocke afternoone, the wind at 

 South, a faire gale the shippe sailed West and by North 

 6. leagues, and at the ende of this watch, I sounded 

 having 60. fathome, with little stones and shels, the 

 Island from us 8. leagues East. 

 July the first. The first of July, from 4. to 8. a clocke, wee sailed 

 West 4. glasses 4. leagues, and at that present we had so 

 much winde that we spooned afore the sea Southwest 2. 

 leagues. 

 3. The 3. day we found our Compasse to bee varied one 

 point to the Westwards: this day from 4. to 8. a clocke 

 we sailed West and by North 6. leagues. 

 The Compasse From 8. to 12. a clocke at noone West and by North 

 varying West- leagues. At that present I found our Compasse to 

 wards one 7 • ^ ^ ^ 1 tit j 



point. be varied II. deg. and one 4. part to the Westwards, 



which is one point. 

 11. The 11 day at a Southeast sunne we had sight of the 

 The Island of j an j Q f Friseland bearing from us West northwest 16. 

 leagues, and rising like pinacles of steeples, and all 

 covered with snowe. I found my selfe in 61. degr. of 

 latitude. Wee sailed to the shoare and could finde no 

 ground at 150. fathoms, we noised out our boate, and 

 the Captaine with 4. men rowed to the shoare to get 

 on land, but the land lying full of yce, they could not 

 get on land, and so they came aboord againe : We had 

 much adoe to get cleare of the yce by reason of the 

 fogge. Yet from Thursday 8. a clocke in the morning 

 to Friday at noone we sailed Southwest 20. leagues. 



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