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rest, they make one most stanch and firme, by an excel- 

 lent and ingenious invention. For they had heard that 

 in certaine parts of the Ocean, a kinde of wormes is 

 bredde, which many times pearceth and eateth through 

 the strongest oake that is : and therfore that the 

 Mariners, and the rest to bee imployed in this voyage 

 might bee free and safe from this danger, they cover a 

 piece of the keele of the shippe with thinne sheetes of 

 leade : and having thus built the ships, and furnished 

 them with armour and artillerie, then followed a second 

 care no lesse troublesome and necessarie then the former, 

 namely, the provision of victuals, which was to be made Provision oj 

 according to the time and length of the voyage. And z ' ictuals f or 

 whereas they afore determined to have the East part of 

 the world sayled unto, and yet that the sea towards the 

 same was not open, except they kept the Northren tract, 

 whereas yet it was doubtfull whether there were any 

 passage yea or no, they resolved to victuall the ships for 

 eighteene moneths, which they did for this reason. For 

 our men being to passe that huge and colde part of the 

 world, they wisely foreseeing it, allowe them sixe moneths 

 victuall to saile to the place, so much more to remaine 

 there if the extremitie of the winter hindered their 

 returne, and so much more also for the time of their 

 comming home. 



Nowe this provision being made and caried aboord, Chaise of 



with armour and munition of all sorts, sufficient Captaines C a f> ta *" es 

 i r r and Pilots. 



and governours or so great an enterprise were as yet 



wanting : to which office and place, although many men, 

 (and some voyde of experience) offered themselves, yet 

 one Sir Hugh Willoughbie a most valiant Gentleman, Sir Hugh 

 and well borne, very earnestly requested to have that wi " ou ght>ie. 

 care and charge committed unto him : of whom before 

 all others, both by reason of his goodly personage (for 

 he was of a tall stature) as also for his singular skill in 

 the services of warre, the company of the Marchants 

 made greatest accompt : so that at the last they concluded 

 and made choyce of him for the Generall of this voyage, 

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