ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1578. 



thereon before we could discerne the same ; it pleased 

 God to give us a cleare of Sunne and light for a short 

 time to see and avoyde thereby the danger, having bene 

 continually darke before, and presently after. Manie 

 times also by meanes of fogge and currents being driven 

 neere upon the coast, God lent us even at the very pinch 

 one prosperous breath of winde or other, whereby to 

 double the land, and avoid the perill, and when that we 

 were all without hope of helpe, every man recommending 

 himselfe to death, and crying out, Lord now helpe or 

 never, now Lord looke downe from heaven and save us 

 sinners, or else our safetie commeth too late : even then 

 the mightie maker of heaven, and our mercifull God did 

 deliver us : so that they who have bene partakers of these 

 dangers doe even in their soules confesse, that God even 

 by miracle hath sought to save them, whose name be 

 praysed evermore. 



Long time now the Anne Francis had layne beating 

 ofF and on all alone before the Queenes foreland, not 

 being able to recover their Port for yce, albeit many 

 times they dangerously attempted it, for yet the yce 

 choaked up the passage, and would not suffer them to 

 Anne Francis enter. And having never seene any of the fleete since 

 met with some twent y dayes past, when by reason of the thicke mistes 

 they were severed in the mistaken straights, they did now 

 this present 23 of July overthwart a place in the straights 

 called Hattons Hedland, where they met with seven 

 ships of ye Fleete againe, which good hap did not onely 

 rejoyce them for themselves, in respect of the comfort 

 which they received by such good companie, but 

 especially that by this meanes they were put out of doubt 

 of their deare friends, whose safeties long time they did 

 not a little suspect and feare. 



At their meeting they haled the Admirall after the 

 maner of the Sea, and with great joy welcommed one 

 another with a thundring volly of shot. And now 

 every man declared at large the fortunes and dangers 

 which they had passed. 



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