THE REPORT OF THOMAS WIARS 



The report of Thomas Wiars passenger in the 

 Emanuel, otherwise called the Busse of Bridge- 

 water, wherein James Leech was Master, one 

 of the ships in the last Voyage of Master 

 Martin Frobisher 1578. concerning the dis- 

 coverie of a great Island in their way homeward 

 the 1 2. of September. 



He Busse of Bridgewater 



A.D. 



1578. 



was 



left 



in 



Beares sound at Meta incognita, the 

 second day of September behinde the 

 Fleete in some distresse, through much 

 winde, ryding neere the Lee shoare, and 

 forced there to ride it out upon the 

 hazard of her cables and anchors, which 

 were all aground but two. The third of September being 

 fayre weather, and the winde North northwest she set 

 sayle, and departed thence, and fell with Frisland on the 

 8. day of September at sixe of the clocke at night, and 

 then they set off from the Southwest point of Frisland, 

 the wind being at East, and East Southeast, but that night 

 the winde veared Southerly, and shifted oftentimes that 

 night : but on the tenth day in the morning, the wind 

 at West northwest faire weather, they steered Southeast, 

 and by south, and continued that course until the 12. day 

 of September, when about 1 1 . a clocke before noone, they 

 descryed a lande, which was from them about five leagues, 

 and the Southermost part of it was Southeast by East 

 from them, and the Northermost next, North Northeast, 

 or Northeast. The master accompted that the Southeast 

 poynt of Frisland was from him at that instant when 

 hee first descryed this new Islande, Northwest by North, - n ^^ 2 - 

 50. leagues. They account this Island to be 25. leagues leagues. 

 long, and the longest way of it Southeast, and Northwest. This Hand is 

 The Southerne part of it is in the latitude of 57. degrees ln the la * ttude 

 and 1. second part, or there about. They continued in ^dxslfond 

 sight of it, from the 12. day at a 11. of the clocke, till the pars, 



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