A.D. 



1578. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



Pirates and Rovers : amongst whom was a man of 

 Bristow. Bristow, on whom our Generall used his liberality, and 



sent him away with letters into England. 



But because such things are impertinent to the matter, 

 I will returne (without any more mentioning of the same) 

 to that from the which I have digressed and swarved, I 

 meane our ships now sailing on the surging seas, some- 

 time passing at pleasure with a wished Easterne wind, 

 sometime hindered of our course againe by the Westerne 

 blasts, untill the 20. day of the foresayd moneth of June, 

 Frizeland. on which day in the morning we fell with Frizeland, 

 which is a very hie and cragged land and was almost 

 cleane covered with snow, so that we might see nought 

 but craggie rockes and the tops of high and huge 

 hilles, sometimes (and for the most part) all covered with 

 foggie mists. There might we also perceive the great 

 Isles of yce lying on the seas, like mountaines, some 

 small, some big, of sundry kinds of shapes, and such a 

 number of them, that wee could not come neere the 

 shore for them. 



Thus sailing alongst the coast, at the last we saw a 

 place somewhat voyd of yce, where our Generall (accom- 

 panied with certaine other) went a shore, where they sawe 

 certaine tents made of beasts skinnes, and boates much 

 the like unto theirs of Meta Incognita. The tents were 

 furnished with flesh, fish, skins, and other trifles : 

 amongst the which was found a boxe of nailes : whereby 

 we did conjecture, that they had either Artificers amongst 

 them, or els a traffike with some other nation. The 

 men ran away, so that wee could have no conference or 

 communication with them. Our Generall (because hee 

 would have them no more to flee, but rather incouraged 

 The curtesie of to stay through his courteous dealing) gave commaunde- 

 our Generall. ment t h a |- n i s men should take nothing away with them, 

 saving onely a couple of white dogs, for the which he 

 left pinnes, poynts, knives, and other trifling things, 

 and departed without taking or hurting any thing, and 

 so came abord, and hoysed sailes, and passed forwards. 



