a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1578. 



to us to continue it selfe towards Norway, and other the 

 Northeast parts of the world, whereby we may be 

 induced to beleeve, that this is the same which the 

 Portugals meete at Capo de buona Speranza, where 

 striking over from thence to the Streites of Magellan, 

 and finding no passage there for the narrownesse of the 

 sayde Streites, runneth along into the great Bay of 

 Mexico, where also having a let of land, it is forced to 

 strike backe againe towards the Northeast, as we not 

 onely here, but in another place also, further to the 

 Northwards, by good experience this yeere have found, 

 as shalbe hereafter in his place more at large declared. 

 Now had we sayled about foureteene dayes, without 

 sight of any land, or any other living thing, except 

 certaine foules, as Wilmots, Nodies, Guiles, &c. which 

 there seeme onely to live by sea. 



The twentieth of June, at two of the clocke in the 



[III. 77-] morning, the General descried land, & found it to be 



West Eng- West Frisland, now named west England. Here the 



land. Generall, & other Gentlemen went ashore, being the first 



knowen Christians that we have true notice of, that ever 



set foot upon that ground : and therefore the Generall 



tooke possession thereof to the use of our Sovereigne 



Lady the Queenes Majestie, and discovered here a goodly 



harborough for the ships, where were also certaine little 



boates of that countrey. And being there landed, they 



espied certaine tents and people of that countrey, which 



were (as they judge) in all sorts, very like those of 



Meta Incognita, as by their apparell, and other things 



which we found in their tents, appeared. 



The Savage and simple people so soone as they per- 

 ceived our men comming towards them (supposing there 

 had bene no other world but theirs) fled fearefully away, 

 as men much amazed at so strange a sight, and creatures 

 of humane shape, so farre in apparell, complexion, and 

 other things different from themselves. They left in 

 their tents all their furniture for haste behind them, 

 where amongst other things were found a boxe of small 



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