MAKTIN FROB1SHER ad. 



1578. 

 them foorth of harborough, to hazard by sudden frosts 

 to be shut up the whole yeere. 



After many such dangers and reasons alledged, and 

 large debating of these causes on both sides, the Captaine 

 of the Anne Francis delivered his opinion unto the 

 company to this effect. First concerning the question Captaine 

 of returning home, hee thought it so much dishonorable, 5ts reiolu " 

 as not to grow in any farther question : and againe to 

 returne home at length (as at length they must needes) 

 and not to be able to bring a certaine report of the Fleete, 

 whether they were living or lost, or whether any of them 

 had recovered their Port or not, in the Countesses sound, 

 (as it was to bee thought the most part would if they 

 were living) hee sayde that it would be so great an 

 argument eyther of want of courage or discretion in them, 

 as hee resolved rather to fall into any danger, then so 

 shamefully to consent to returne home, protesting that 

 it should never bee spoken of him, that hee would ever 

 returne without doing his endevour to finde the Fleete, 

 and knowe the certaintie of the Generals safetie. Hee 

 put his company in remembrance of a Pinnisse of ^ P ™f s /?/° 

 five tunne burthen, which hee had within his Shippe, 

 which was caryed in pieces, and unmade up for the 

 use of those which should inhabite there the whole yeere, 

 the which, if they could finde meanes to joyne together, 

 hee offered himselfe to proove before therewith, whether 

 it were possible for any Boate to passe for yce, whereby 

 the Shippe might bee brought in after, and might also 

 thereby give true notice, if any of the Fleete were 

 arrived at their Port or not. 



But notwithstanding, for that he well perceived that 

 the most part of his company were addicted to put into 

 harborough, hee was willing the rather for these causes 

 somewhat to encline thereunto. At first, to search alongst 

 the same coast, and the soundes thereabouts, hee thought 

 it to be to good purpose, for that it was likely to finde 

 some of the Fleete there, which being leake, and sore 

 brused with the yce, were the rather thought likely to be 

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the inhablters. 



