a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1585. 



named the Sunneshine of London, and the other being 

 35. tunnes, named the Mooneshine of Dartmouth. In 

 the Sunneshine we had 23. persons, whose names are 

 these following, M. John Davis Captaine, William Eston 

 Master, Richard Pope Masters mate, John Jane Mar- 

 chant, Henry Davie gunner, William Crosse boatswayne, 

 John Bagge, Walter Arthur, Luke Adams, Robert 

 Coxworthie, John Ellis, John Kelley, Edward Helman, 

 Musitians. William Dicke, Andrew Maddocke, Thomas Hill, 

 Robert Wats Carpenter, William Russell, Christopher 

 Gorney boy : James Cole, Francis Ridley, John Russell, 

 Robert Cornish Musicians. 



The Mooneshine had 19. persons, William Bruton 

 Captaine, John Ellis Master, the rest Mariners. 



The 7. of June the Captaine and the Master drewe 

 out a proportion for the continuance of our victuals. 



The 8. day the wind being at Southwest and West 

 southwest, we put in for Falmouth, where we remained 

 untill the 13. 



The 13. the wind blew at North, and being faire 

 weather we departed. 



The 14. with contrary wind we were forced to put 

 into Silley. 



The 15. wee departed thence, having the wind North 

 and by East moderate and faire weather. 



The 16. wee were driven backe againe, and were 

 constrained to arrive at newe Grymsby in Silley : here 

 the winde remained contrary 12. dayes, and in that 

 space the Captaine, the Master and I went about all 

 the Hands, and the Captaine did plat out and describe 

 the situation of all the Hands, rocks and harboroughs 

 to the exact use of Navigation, with lines and scale 

 thereunto convenient. 

 They depart The 28. in Gods name we departed the wind being 

 from Silley. Easterly but calme . 



July. The first of July wee sawe great store of Porposes ; 



The Master called for an harping yron, and shot twise 

 or thrise : sometimes he missed, and at last shot one 



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