MARTIN FROBISHER a.d. 



.578. 

 so suddenly compassed with yce round about by meanes 

 of the swift Tydes which run in that place, that they were 

 never afore so hardly beset as now. And in seeking 

 to avoyde these dangers in the darke weather, the Anne 

 Francis lost sight of the other two Ships, who being 

 likewise hardly distressed, signified their danger, as they 

 since reported, by shooting off their ordinance, which the 

 other could not heare, nor if they had heard, could have 

 given them any remedie, being so busily occupied to 

 winde themselves out of their owne troubles. 



The Fleeboate called the Moone, was here heaved The Moone. 

 above the water with the force of the yce, and received 

 a great leake thereby. Likewise the Thomas of Ipswich, 

 and the Anne Francis were sore brused at that instant, 

 having their false stemmes borne away, and their ship 

 sides stroken quite through. 



Now considering the continuall dangers and contraries, 

 and the little leasure that they had left to tarie in these 

 partes, besides that every night the ropes of their Shippes 

 were so frozen, that a man could not handle them without 

 cutting his handes, together with the great doubt they 

 had of the Fleetes safety, thinking it an impossibilitie for 

 them to passe unto their Port, as well for that they 

 saw themselves, as for that they heard by the former 

 report of the Shippes which had prooved before, who 

 affirmed that the streights were all frozen over within : 

 They thought it now very hie time to consider of their 

 estates and safeties that were yet left together. And 

 hereupon the Captaines and masters of these Shippes, 

 desired the Captaine of the Anne Francis to enter into The Avne 

 consideration with them of these matters. Wherefore ^^'// 

 Captaine Tanfield of the Thomas of Ipswich, with his ip szo - u ^ an j 

 Pilot Richard Cox, and Captaine Upcote of the Moone, the Moone con- 

 with his master John Lakes came aboorde the Anne suit. 

 Francis the eight of August to consult of these causes. P IL 7 'J 

 And being assembled together in the Captaines Cabin, 

 sundry doubts were there alledged. For the fearefuller 

 sort of Mariners being overtyred with the continuall 



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