MARTIN FROBISHER a.d. 



1578. 



After these determinations thus set downe, the Thomas 

 of Ipswich the night following lost company of the other 

 Shippes, and afterward shaped a contrary course home- 

 ward, which fell out as it manifestly appeared, very much 

 against their Captaine Master Tanfields minde, as by due 

 examination before the Lordes of her Majesties most 

 honourable privie Counsell it hath since bene prooved, to 

 the great discredite of the Pilot Cox, who specially 

 persuaded his company against the opinion of his sayd 

 Captaine, to returne home. 



And as the Captaine of the Anne Francis doeth 

 witnesse, even at their conference togither, Captaine 

 Tanfield tolde him, that he did not a little suspect the 

 sayd Pilot Cox, saying that he had opinion in the man 

 neither of honest duetie, manhoode, nor constancie. 

 Notwithstanding the sayde Shippes departure, the Cap- 

 taine of the Anne Francis being desirous to put in 

 execution his former resolutions, went with his Shippe 

 boate (being accompanied also with the Moones Skiffe) 

 to proove amongst the Hands which lye under Hattons 

 Hedland, if any convenient harborough, or any knowledge 

 of the Fleete, or any good Ore were there to be found. 

 The Shippes lying off and on at Sea the while under 

 Sayle, searching through many sounds, they sawe them 

 all full of many dangers and broken ground: yet one 

 there was, which seemed an indifferent place to har- 

 borough in, and which they did very diligently sound 

 over, and searched againe. 



Here the sayde Captaine found a great blacke Hand, 

 whereunto hee had good liking, and certifying the 

 company thereof, they were somewhat comforted, and 

 with the good hope of his wordes rowed cheerefully unto 

 the place: where when they arrived, they found such 

 plentie of blacke Ore of the same sort which was brought 

 into England this last yeere, that if the goodnesse might 

 answere the great plentie thereof, it was to be thought 

 that it might reasonably suffice all the golde-gluttons of 

 the world. This Hand the Captaine for cause of his good 



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