MARTIN FROBISHER ad. 



1578. 

 darke mistes they could not discerne the dangers, if by- 

 chance any rocke or broken ground should lie of the 

 place, as commonly in these parts it doth. 



The Viceadmirall Captaine Yorke considering the fore- 

 sayd opinion of the Pylot Hall, who was with him in the 

 Thomas Allen, having lost sight of the Fleete, turned 

 backe to sea againe, having two other ships in company 

 with him. 



Also the Captaine of the Anne Francis having likewise 

 lost company of the Fleete, and being all alone, held it 

 for best to turne it out to sea againe, untill they might 

 have cleere weather to take the Sunnes altitude, and with 

 incredible paine and perill got out of the doubtfull place, 

 into the open Sea againe, being so narrowly distressed by 

 the way, by meanes of continuall fogge and yce, that they 

 were many times ready to leape upon an Hand of yce 

 to avoide the present clanger, and so hoping to prolong 

 life awhile meant rather to die a pining death. 



Some hoped to save themselves on chestes, and some Hard shifts to 

 determined to tie the Hatches of the ships togither, and save mns 

 to binde themselves with their furniture fast thereunto, 

 and so to be towed with the ship-bote ashore, which 

 otherwise could not receive halfe of the companie, by 

 which meanes if happily they had arrived, they should 

 eyther have perished for lacke of foode to eate, or else 

 should themselves have beene eaten of those ravenous, 

 bloodie, and Men-eating people. 



The rest of the Fleete following the course of the The coast along 

 Generall which led them the way, passed up above sixtie yeSoutfoideof 

 leagues within the saide doubtfull and supposed straights, i eaSfUS 

 having alwayes a faire continent upon their starreboorde 

 side, and a continuance still of an open Sea before 

 them. 



The Generall albeit with the first perchance he found Mistaken 

 out the error, and that this was not the olde straights, yet ^aightswhich 

 he perswaded the Fleete alwayes that they were in their stra i^ ts 

 right course, and knowen straights. Howbeit I suppose 

 he rather dissembled his opinion therein then otherwise, 



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