MARTIN FROBISHER ad. 



1578. 



The foure and twentieth of July we met with the 

 Francis of Foy, who with much adoe sought way backe Francis of Fey. 

 againe, through the yce from out of the mistaken 

 straights, where (to their great perill) they prooved to 

 recover their Port. They brought the first newes of the 

 Vizadmirall Captaine Yorke, who many dayes with 

 themselves, and the Busse of Bridgewater was missing. Bridgwater 

 They reported that they left the Vizeadmirall reasonably ? m 

 cleare of the yce, but the other ship they greatly feared, 

 whom they could not come to helpe, being themselves so 

 hardly distressed as never men more. Also they told us 

 of the Gabriel, who having got thorow from the backside, 

 and Western point of the Queenes foreland, into Fro- 

 bishers straights, fell into their company about the cape 

 of Good hope. 



And upon the seven and twentieth of July, the ship of 

 Bridgewater got out of the yce and met with the Fleete 

 which lay off and on under Hattons Hedland. They 

 reported of their marvellous accidents and dangers, de- 

 claring their ship to be so leake that they must of 

 necessitie seeke harborow, having their stem so beaten 

 within their huddings, that they had much adoe to keepe 

 themselves above water. They had (as they say) five 

 hundreth strokes at the pump in lesse then halfe a watch, 

 being scarce two houres ; their men being so over- 

 wearied therewith, and with the former dangers that they 

 desired helpe of men from the other ships. Moreover 

 they declared that there was nothing but yce and danger [III. 83.] 

 where they had bene, and that the straights within were 

 frozen up, and that it was the most impossible thing of The Stmts 

 the world, to passe up unto the Countesse of Warwicks J rozen over - 

 sound, which was the place of our Port. 



The report of these dangers by these ships thus 

 published amongst the fleete, with the remembrance of 

 the perils past, and those present before their face, 

 brought no small feare and terror into the hearts of many 

 considerate men. So that some beganne privily to mur- 

 mure against the Generall for this wilfull maner of 



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