A.D. 



1577- 



Our first com- 

 ming on the 

 Southerland of 

 the sayd 

 straights. 



A Mine of 

 Blacke lead. 



Jackmans 

 sound. 



Smiths lland. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



from so speedy peril to send us such speedy deliverance, 

 and so from this Northerne shore we stroke over towards 

 the Southerland. 



The one and twentieth of July, we discovered a bay 

 which ranne into the land, that seemed a likely harborow 

 for our ships, wherefore our Generall rowed thither with 

 his boats, to make proofe thereof, and with his goldfiners 

 to search for Ore, having never assayed any thing on the 

 South shore as yet, and the first small Hand which we 

 landed upon. Here all the sands and clifts did so glister 

 and had so bright a marquesite, that it seemed all to be 

 gold, but upon tryall made, it prooved no better then 

 black-lead, and verified the proverbe. All is not gold 

 that glistereth. 



Upon the two and twentieth of July we bare into the 

 sayde sound, and came to ancker a reasonable bredth off 

 the shore, where thinking our selves in good securitie, 

 we were greatly endangered with a peece of drift yce, 

 which the Ebbe brought foorth of the sounds and came 

 thwart us ere we were aware. But the gentlemen and 

 souldiers within bord taking great paines at this pinch at 

 the Capstone, overcame the most danger thereof, and yet 

 for all that might be done, it stroke on our sterne such a 

 blow, that we feared least it had striken away our rudder, 

 and being forced to cut our Cable in the hawse, we 

 were faine to set our fore saile to runne further up 

 within, and if our stirrage had not bene stronger then 

 in the present time we feared, we had runne the ship 

 upon the rockes, having a very narrow Channell to turne 

 in, but as God would, all came well to passe. And this 

 was named Jackmans sound, after the name of the 

 Masters mate, who had first liking unto the place. 



Upon a small Hand, within this sound called Smithes 

 Hand (because he first set up his forge there) was found 

 a Mine of silver, but was not wonne out of the rockes 

 without great labour. Here our goldfiners made say of 

 such Ore as they found upon the Northerland, and found 

 foure sortes thereof to holde gold in good quantitie. 



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