SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY a.d. 



1553- 



The 13. day we came along the coast, which lay 

 Northwest and by West and Southeast and by East. 



The 14. day we came to an anker within two leagues 

 of the shoare, having 60. fadoms. 



There we went a shore with our boat, & found two 

 or three good harboroughs, the land being rocky, and 

 high, but as for people could we see none. The 15 

 day we ran still along the coast untill the 1 7 day : 

 then the winde being contrary unto us, we thought it 

 best to returne unto the harbor which we had found 

 before, and so we bare roomer with the same, howbeit 

 we could not accomplish our desire that day. The 

 next day being the 18 of September, we entred into 

 the haven, and there came to an anker at 6 fadoms. 

 This haven runneth into the maine, about two leagues, In this^ haven 

 and is in bredth halfe a league, wherein were very the ^ die<l% 

 many seale fishes, & other great fishes, and upon the 

 maine we saw beares, great deere, foxes, with divers 

 strange beasts, as li guloines, and such other which were || Or, E lions. 

 to us unknowen, and also wonderfull. Thus remaining 

 in this haven the space of a weeke, seeing the yeare 

 farre spent, & also very evill wether, as frost, snow, 

 and haile, as though it had beene the deepe of winter, 

 we thought best to winter there. Wherefore we sent 

 out three men Southsouthwest, to search if they could [I- 2 37-J 

 find people, who went three dayes journey, but could s - er % en jL t 

 finde none : after that, we sent other three Westward wilhughbie 

 foure daies journey, which also returned without finding his note, which 

 any people. Then sent we three men Southeast three «« written 

 dayes journey, who in like sorte returned without finding wlt ts owne 

 of people, or any similitude of habitation. 



These two notes following were written upon the 

 outside of this Pamphlet, or Booke. 



1 The proceedings of Sir Hugh Willoughbie after 



he was separated from the Edward Bonaventure. 



2 Our shippe being at an anker in the harbour called 



Sterner in the Island Lofoote. 

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