MARTIN FROB1SHER a.d. 



,578. 



ing, and welcommed one another after the Sea manner 



with their great Ordinance, and when each partie had 



ripped up their sundry fortunes and perils past, they 



highly praysed God, and altogither upon their knees 



gave him due, humble and hearty thankes, and Maister Master Wolf- 



Wolfall a learned man, appointed by her Majesties *U Preacher. 



Councell to be their Minister and Preacher made unto 



them a godly sermon, exhorting them especially to be 



thankefull to God for their strange and miraculous 



deliverance in those so dangerous places, and putting 



them in mind of the uncertainetie of mans life, willed 



them to make themselves alwayes readie as resolute men 



to enjoy and accept thankefully whatsoever adventure his 



divine Providence should appoint. This maister Wolfall 



being well seated and setled at home in his owne 



Countrey, with a good and large living, having a good 



honest woman to wife and very towardly children, 



being of good reputation among the best, refused not 



to take in hand this painefull voyage, for the onely 



care he had to save soules, and to reforme those Infidels 



if it were possible to Christianitie : and also partly for the 



great desire he had that this notable voyage so well 



begunne, might be brought to perfection : and therefore 



he was contented to stay there the whole yeare if occasion 



had served, being in every necessary action as forward as 



the resolutest men of all. Wherefore in this behalfe he 



may rightly be called a true Pastor and minister of Gods 



word, which for the profite of his flocke spared not to 



venture his owne life. 



But to returne againe to Captaine Fentons company, The adven- 

 and to speake somewhat of their dangers (albeit they be f " ? . es % *j*~ 

 more then by writing can be expressed) they reported and his com- 

 that from the night of the first storme which was about panic 

 the first day of July untill seven dayes before the 

 Generals arrivall, which was the sixe and twentith of the 

 same, they never saw any one day or houre, wherin they 

 were not troubled with continuall danger and feare of 

 death, and were twentie dayes almost togither fast 



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