MARTIN FROBISHER a.d. 



1578. 

 nailes, and certain e red Herrings, boords of Firre tree 

 well cut, with divers other things artificially wrought: 

 whereby it appeareth, that they have trade with some 

 civill people, or else are indeede themselves artificiall 

 workemen. 



Our men brought away with them onely two of their 

 dogs, leaving in recompense belles, looking-glasses, and 

 divers of our countrey toyes behinde them. 



This countrey, no doubt, promiseth good hope of 

 great commoditie and riches, if it may be well discovered. 

 The description whereof you shall finde more at large in 

 the second voyage. 



Some are of opinion, that this West England is firme FHsland sup- 

 land with the Northeast partes of Meta Incognita, or else p °^J°^ n ~ 

 with Groenland. And their reason is, because the people, Q roen / an ^ 

 apparel, boates, and other things are so like to theirs : 

 and another reason is, the multitude of Islands of yce, 

 which lay betweene it and Meta Incognita, doth argue, 

 that on the North side there is a bay, which cannot be 

 but by conjoyning of the two lands together. 



And having a faire and large winde we departed from 

 thence towards Frobishers Streites, the three and twentieth The 2 3 °f 

 of June. But first wee gave name to a high cliffe in 

 West England, the last that was in our sight, and for a 

 certaine similitude we called it Charing crosse. Then Charing 

 wee bare Southerly towards the Sea, because to the 

 Northwardes of this coast we met with much driving yce, 

 which by reason of the thicke mistes and weather might 

 have bene some trouble unto us. 



On Munday the last of June, wee met with many 

 great Whales, as they had bene Porposes. 



This same day the Salamander being under both her A w ^ ale 

 corses and bonets, happened to strike a great Whale with s s **' 



her full stemme, with such a blow that the ship stoode 

 still, and stirred neither forward nor backward. The 

 Whale thereat made a great and ugly noyse, and cast up 

 his body and taile, and so went under water, and within 

 two daies after, there was found a great Whale dead 



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