RICHARD CHANCELOR a.d. 



1553- 

 The shippe boate of the Admirall (striking against the They retume 

 shippe,) was overwhelmed in the sight and viewe of the the next yeere 

 Mariners of the Bonaventure : and as for them that are „jl i *^%. 

 already returned and arrived, they know nothing of the come of the 

 rest of the ships what was become of them. other 2. ships. 



But if it be so, that any miserable mishap have over- 

 taken them, If the rage and furie of the Sea have [I. 246.] 

 devoured those good men, or if as yet they live, and 

 wander up and downe in strange Countreys, 1 must needs 

 say they were men worthy of better fortune, and if they 

 be living, let us wish them safetie and a good returne : 

 but if the crueltie of death hath taken holde of them, 

 God send them a Christian grave and Sepulchre. 



Nowe Richard Chanceler with his shippe and company 

 being thus left alone, and become very pensive, heavie, 

 and sorowfull, by this dispersion of the Fleete, hee 

 (according to the order before taken,) shapeth his course 

 for Wardhouse in Norway, there to expect and abide the 

 arrivall of the rest of the shippes. And being come 

 thither, and having stayed there the space of 7. dayes, and 

 looked in vaine for their comming, hee determined at 

 length to proceede alone in the purposed voyage. And 

 as hee was preparing himselfe to depart, it happened that 

 hee fell in company and speech with certaine Scottishmen : 

 who having understanding of his intention, and wishing 

 well to his actions, beganne earnestly to disswade him 

 from the further prosecution of the discoverie, by ampli- 

 fying the dangers which hee was to fall into, and omitted 

 no reason that might serve to that purpose. But hee 

 holding nothing so ignominious and reprochfull, as in- 

 constancie and levitie of minde, and perswading himselfe 

 that a man of valour coulde not commit a more dis- 

 honourable part then for feare of danger to avoyde and 

 shunne great attempts, was nothing at all changed or 

 discouraged with the speeches and words of the Scots, 

 remaining stedfast and immutable in his first resolution : 

 determining either to bring that to passe which was 

 intended, or els to die the death. 



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