a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1553- 



And as for them which were with Master Chanceler in 

 his shippe, although they had great cause of discomfort 

 by the losse of their companie (whom the foresaid 

 tempest had separated from them,) and were not a little 

 troubled with cogitations and perturbations of minde, in 

 respect of their doubtfull course : yet notwithstanding, 

 they were of such consent and agreement of minde with 

 Master Chanceler, that they were resolute, and prepared 

 under his direction and government, to make proofe and 

 triall of all adventures, without all feare or mistrust of 

 future dangers. Which constancie of minde in all the 

 companie did exceedingly increase their Captaines care- 

 fulnesse : for hee being swallowed up with like good 

 will and love towards them, feared lest through any errour 

 of his, the safetie of the companie should bee indangered. 

 To conclude, when they sawe their desire and hope of the 

 arrivall of the rest of the shippes to be every day more 

 and more frustrated, they provided to sea againe, and 

 Master Chanceler held on his course towards that un- 

 knowen part of the world, and sailed so farre, that hee 

 came at last to the place where hee found no night at all, 

 but a continuall light and brightnesse of the Sunne 

 shining clearely upon the huge and mightie Sea. And 

 having the benefite of this perpetuall light for certaine 

 dayes, at the length it pleased God to bring them into a 

 They arrive certaine great Bay, which was of one hundreth miles or 

 in the Bay of thereabout over. Whereinto they entred, and somewhat 

 farre within it cast ancre, and looking every way about 

 them, it happened that they espied a farre off a certaine 

 fisher boate, which Master Chanceler, accompanied with a 

 fewe of his men, went towards to common with the 

 fishermen that were in it, and to knowe of them what 

 Countrey it was, and what people, and of what maner 

 of living they were : but they being amazed with the 

 strange greatnesse of his shippe, (for in those partes 

 before that time they had never seene the like) beganne 

 presently to avoyde and to flee : but hee still following 

 them at last overtooke them, and being come to them, 



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 Nicholas. 



