a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1578. 



The Anne Francis, since shee was parted from the 

 Fleete, in the last storme before spoken of, could never 

 recover above five leagues within the streights, the winde 

 being sometime contrary, and most times the Yce com- 

 passing them round about. And from that time, being 

 about the seven and twentieth of July, they could neither 

 heare nor have sight of any of the Fleete, until the 3. 

 of August, when they descryed a sayle neere unto Mount 

 Oxford, with whom when they had spoken, they could 

 understand no newes of any of the Fleete at all. And 

 this was the Thomas of Ipswich, who had layne beating 

 off and on at Sea with very fowle weather, and contrary 

 windes, ever since that foresayd storme, without sight of 

 any man. They kept company not long together, but 

 were forced to loose one another againe, the Moone being 

 consort alwayes with the Anne Francis, and keeping very 

 good company plyed up together into the streights, with 

 great desire to recover their long wished Port : and they 

 attempted as often, and passed as farre as possible the 

 winde, weather, & yce gave them leave, which commonly 

 they found very contrary. For when the weather was 

 cleare and without fogge, then commonly the winde was 

 contrary. And when it was eyther Easterly or Southerly, 

 which would serve their turnes, then had they so great 

 a fogge and darke miste therewith, that eyther they could 

 not discerne way thorow the yce, or els the yce lay so 

 thicke together, that it was impossible for them to passe. 

 And on the other side, when it was calme, the Tydes 

 had force to bring the yce so suddenly about them, that 

 commonly then they were most therewith distressed, 

 having no Winde to cary them from the danger 

 thereof. 



And by the sixt of August being with much adoe 

 got up as high as Leicester point, they had good hope 

 to finde the Souther shore cleare, and so to passe up 

 towardes their Port. But being there becalmed and 

 lying a hull openly upon the great Bay which commeth 

 out of the mistaken streights before spoken of, they were 



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