a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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The cause why N ow had the Generall altered his determination for 



M. Frobisher g 0m g any f ur ther into the Streites at this time for any 



entred no fur- 00/ . * 



ther within the further discovery of the passage, having taken a man and 



Streits this a woman of that countrey, which he thought sufficient 



yere. f or the use of language : & having also met with these 



people here, which intercepted his men the last yere, (as 



the apparell and English furniture which was found in 



their tents, very well declared) he knew it was but a 



labour lost to seeke them further off, when he had found 



them there at hand. And considering also the short 



time he had in hand, he thought it best to bend his 



whole endevour for the getting of Myne, and to leave 



the passage further to be discovered hereafter. For his 



commission directed him in this voyage, onely for the 



searching of the Ore, and to deferre the further discovery 



of the passage untill another time. 



On Thursday the ninth of August we began to make 



a smal Fort for our defence in the Countesses Island, 



and entrenched a corner of a cliffe, which on three parts 



like a wall of good heigth was compassed and well fenced 



with the sea, and we finished the rest with caskes of the 



Bests bul- earth, to good purpose, and this was called Bests bul- 



zvarke. warke, after the Lieutenants name, who first devised the 



same. This was done for that wee suspected more lest 



the desperate men might oppresse us with multitude, 



then any feare we had of their force, weapons, or policie 



of battel : but as wisedome would us in such place (so 



farre from home) not to be of our selves altogether 



carelesse : so the signes which our captive made unto us, 



of the comming downe of his Governour or Prince, 



Their King which he called Catchoe, gave us occasion to foresee 



called Gate hoe. wna t might ensue thereof, for he shewed by signes that 



this Catchoe was a man of higher stature farre then any 



How he is of our nation is, and he is accustomed to be caried upon 



honoured. mens sn0 ulders. 



About midnight the Lieutenant caused a false Alarme 

 to be given in the Island, to prove as well the readines 

 of the company there ashore, as also what help might be 



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