a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1578. 



a noise downeward, that they worship the devill under 

 them. 

 The beasts and They have great store of Deere, Beares, Hares, Foxes, 

 Countrei * an< ^ innumerable numbers of sundry sorts of wild foule, 

 as Seawmewes, Guiles, Wilmotes, Ducks, &c. wherof 

 our men killed in one day fifteene hundred. 



They have also store of riaukes, as Falkons, Tassels, &c. 

 whereof two alighted upon one of our ships at their 

 returne, and were brought into England, which some 

 thinke wil prove very good. 



There are also great store of ravens, larkes, and 

 partriges, wherof the Countrey people feed. 



All these foules are farre thicker clothed with downe 

 and fethers, and have thicker skinnes then any in Eng- 

 land have: for as that countrey is colder, so nature hath 

 provided a remedie thereunto. 



Our men have eaten of the Beares, Hares, Partridges, 

 Larkes, and of their wild foule, and find them reasonable 

 good meat, but not so delectable as ours. 



Their wild foule must be all fleine, their skins are so 

 thicke : and they tast best fryed in pannes. 



The Countrey seemeth to be much subject to Earth- 

 quakes. 



The ayre is very subtile, piercing and searching, so 

 that if any corrupted or infected body, especially with 

 the disease called Morbus Gallicus come there, it will 

 presently breake forth and shew it selfe, and cannot 

 there by any kind of salve or medicine be cured. 



Their longest Sommers day is of great length, without 

 any darke night, so that in July al the night long, we 

 might perfitly and easily write and reade whatsoever had 

 pleased us, which lightsome nights were very beneficiall 

 unto us, being so distressed with abundance of yce as 

 we were. 

 1 Ae length of The Sunne setteth to them in the Evening at a quarter 

 / en ay. Q f an ] loure a f ter teiine f the clocke, and riseth againe 

 in the morning at three quarters of an houre after one 

 of the clocke, so that in Sommer their Sunne shineth to 



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