MARTIN FROBISHER a.d. 



1578. 

 Anne Francis, the Thomas of Ipswich, the Emmanuel, 

 and the Michael. 



15 If there happen any disordred person in the Fleete, 

 that he be taken and kept in safe custodie untill he 

 may conveniently be brought aboord the Admirall, and 

 there to receive such punishment as his or their offences 

 shall deserve. By m£ Mardn Frobisher . 



Our departure from England. 



HAving received these articles of direction we departed 

 from Harwich the one and thirtieth of May. And 

 sayling along the South part of England Westward, we 

 at length came by the coast of Ireland at Cape Cleare Cape Chare 

 the sixth of June, and gave chase there to a small barke ' slxt °f 

 which was supposed to be a Pyrat, or Rover on the 

 Seas, but it fell out indeede that they were poore men 

 of Bristow, who had met with such company of French- 

 men as had spoiled and slaine many of them, and left 

 the rest so sore wounded that they were like to perish in 

 the sea, having neither hand nor foote hole to helpe 

 themselves with, nor victuals to sustaine their hungry 

 bodies. Our Generall, who well understood the office of 

 a Souldier and an Englishman, and knew well what the 

 necessitie of the sea meaneth, pitying much the miserie A charitable 

 of the poore men, relieved them with Surgerie and salves ee e ' 

 to heale their hurtes, and with meate and drinke to 

 comfort their pining hearts ; some of them having neither 

 eaten nor drunke more then olives and stinking water 

 in many dayes before, as they reported. And after this 

 good deede done, having a large wind, we kept our 

 course upon our sayd voyage without staying for the 

 taking in of fresh water, or any other provision, whereof 

 many of the fleete were not throughly furnished : and 

 sayling towards the Northwest parts from Ireland, we 

 mette with a great current from out of the Southwest, Marke this 

 which caried us (by our reckoning) one point to the 

 Northeastwards of our sayd course, which current seemed 



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