A.D. 



1578. 



Our entrance 

 iff passage, 



i3c 



Barke 

 Dionyse. 



N aroze shifts 

 for safetie. 



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slings, and darts. They found likewise certaine pieces 

 of the Pinnesse which our Generall left there the yeere 

 before, which Pinnesse he had sunke, minding to have 

 it againe the next yeere. 



Now seeing I have entreated so much of the Judith 

 and the Michael : I will returne to the rest of the other 

 ships, and will speake a little of the storme which fell, 

 with the mishaps that we had, the night that we put 

 into the yce: whereof I made mention before. 



At the first entring into the yce in the mouth of the 

 Straights, our passage was very narrow, and difficult 

 but being once gotten in, we had a faire open place 

 without any yce for the most part, being a league in 

 compasse, the yce being round about us and inclosing 

 us, as it were, within the pales of a parke. In which 

 place, (because it was almost night) we minded to take 

 in our sailes, and lie a hull all that night. But the 

 storme so increased, and the waves began to mount aloft, 

 which brought the yce so neere us, and comming on so 

 fast upon us, that we were faine to beare in and out, 

 where we might espie an open place. Thus the yce 

 comming on us so fast, we were in great danger, looking 

 every houre for death. And thus passed we on in that 

 great danger, seeing both our selves and the rest of our 

 ships so troubled and tossed amongst the yce, that it 

 would make the strongest heart to relent. 



At the last the Barke Dionyse being but a weake 

 ship, and bruised afore amongst the yce, being so leake 

 that no longer she could tarry above the water, sanke 

 without saving any of the goods which were within her : 

 which sight so abashed the whole Fleete, that we thought 

 verily we should have tasted of the same sauce. But 

 neverthelesse we seeing them in such danger, manned 

 our boates and saved all the men in such wise, that not 

 one perished : God be thanked. 



The storme still increased and the yce inclosed us, 

 so that we were faine to take downe top and top mastes : 

 for the yce had so invironed us, that we could see neither 



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