A.D. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



A true report of such things as happened in the 

 second voyage of captaine Frobisher, pretended 

 for the discovery of a new passage to Cataya, 

 China and the East India, by the Northwest. 

 Ann. Dom. 1577. 



HEing furnished with one tall ship of her 

 Majesties, named The Ayde, of two 

 hundred tunne, and two other small 

 barks, the one named The Gabriel, the 

 other The Michael, about thirty tun a 

 piece, being fitly appointed with men, 

 munition, victuals, and all things neces- 

 sary for the voyage, the sayd captaine Frobisher, with 

 the rest of his company came aboord his ships riding at 

 Blackwall, intending (with Gods helpe) to take the first 

 winde and tide serving him, the 25 day of May, in the 

 yere of our Lord God 1577. 



The names of such gentlemen as attempted this dis- 

 covery, and the number of souldiers and mariners in 

 ech ship, as followeth. 



ABoord the Ayd being Admirall were the number of 

 100 men of all sorts, whereof 30 or moe were 

 Gentlemen and Souldiers, the rest sufficient and tall 

 Sailers. 



Aboord the Gabriel being Viceadmirall, were in 

 all 18 persons, whereof sixe were Souldiers, the rest 

 Mariners. 



Aboord the Michael were 16 persons, whereof rive 

 were Souldiers, the rest Mariners. 



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