MARTIN FROBISHER ad 



1577. 

 in honour of the right honourable Lady Anne, Count- 

 esse of Warwicke, whose name it bearethi: and so de- 

 parted aboord. were/, 



The 23 of August having the wind large at West, we 

 set saile from out of the Countesses sound homeward, They retume. 

 but the wind calming we came to anker within the point 

 of the same sound againe. 



The 24 of August about three of the clocke in the 

 morning, having the wind large at West, we set saile 

 againe, and by nine of the clocke at night, wee left the 

 Queenes Foreland asterne of us, and being cleere of the 

 Streites, we bare further into the maine Ocean, keeping 

 our course more Southerly, to bring our selves the 

 sooner under the latitude of our owne climate. 



The wind was very great at sea, so that we lay a 

 hull all night, & had snow halfe a foote deepe on the Snow halfe a 



hatches. " f Tu tT *" 



From the 24 until the 28 we had very much wind, 

 but large, keeping our course Southsoutheast, and had 

 like to have lost the Barkes, but by good hap we met 

 againe. The height being taken, we were in degrees 



and a halfe. 



The 29 of August the wind blew much at Northeast, 

 so that we could beare but onely a bunt of our foresaile, 

 and the Barkes were not able to cary any sayle at all. 



The Michael lost company of us and shaped her course 

 towards Orkney because that way was better knowne 

 unto them, and arrived at Yermouth. 



The 30 of August with the force of the wind, and 

 a surge of the sea, the Master of the Gabriel and the The Master 

 Boatswain were striken both overboord, & hardly was °f the Gabnel 

 the Boatswain recovered, having hold on a roape hang- ^ ggr ^ 

 ing overboord in the sea, and yet the Barke was laced 

 fore and after with ropes a breast high within boorde. 



This Master was called William Smith, being but a 

 yong man and a very sufficient mariner, who being all 

 the morning before exceeding pleasant, told his Captaine 

 he dreamed that he was cast overboord, and that the 



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