JOHN DAVIS ad. 



1586. 

 John Philpe, Andrew Madock, William Wolcome, 

 Robert Wag carpenter, John Bruskome, William Ashe, 

 Simon Ellis. 



Our course was Westnorthwest the seventh and eight 

 dayes : and the ninth day in the morning we were on 

 head of the Tarrose of Silley. Thus coasting along the 

 South part of Ireland the 11. day, we were on head of 

 the Dorses : and our course was Southsouthwest untill 

 sixe of the clocke the 12. day. The 13. day our course 

 was Northwest. We remained in the company of the 

 Mermaid and the Mooneshine until we came to the 

 latitude of 60. degrees : and there it seemed best to our 

 Generall M. Davis to divide his fleete, himself sayling to M • Davts * n 

 the Northwest, and to direct the Sunshine, wherein I was, 6 ^ ^ 

 and the pinnesse called the Northstarre, to seeke a divideth his 

 passage Northward betweene Groenland and Island to fleete into 2. 

 the latitude of 80. degrees, if land did not let us. So P arts - 

 the seventh day of June wee departed from them : and They. of June. 

 the ninth of the same we came to a firme land of yce, 

 which we coasted along the ninth, the tenth, and the 

 eleventh dayes of June : and the eleventh day at sixe 

 of the clocke at night we saw land which was very high, 

 which afterward we knew to be Island : and the twelft Island 

 day we harboured there, and found many people : the escrye ' 

 land lyeth East and by North in 66. degrees. 66. degrees. 



Their commodities were greene fish, and Island lings, Their commo- 

 and stockfish, and a fish which is called Scatefish : of all dlties - 

 which they had great store. They had also kine, sheep 

 and horses, and hay for their cattell, and for their horses. 

 Wee saw also their dogs. Their dwelling houses were Their dwell- 

 made on both sides with stones, and wood layd crosse tn &' 

 over them, which was covered over with turfes of earth, 

 and they are flat on the tops, and many of these stood 

 hard by the shore. Their boates were made with wood Their boats, 

 and yron all along the keele like our English boates : 

 and they had nayles for to naile them withall, and fish- 

 hookes and other things for to catch fish as we have here 

 in England. They had also brasen kettles, and girdles 



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