ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1558. 



Tartar called Azy, perceiving that, asked them what they 

 would have, and withall made a prayer : with that these 

 rovers staied, declaring that they were Gentlemen, 

 banished from their countrey, and out of living, & came 

 to see if there were any Russes or other Christians 

 (which they call Caphars) in our barke ? To whom 

 this Azi most stoutly answered, that there were none, 

 avowing the same by great othes of their lawe, (which 

 lightly they will not breake) whom the rovers beleeved, 

 and upon his words departed. And so through the 

 fidelitie of that Tartar, I with all my company and goods 

 were saved, and our men being come on boord, and the 

 wind faire, we departed from that place, and winding 

 East and Southeast, that day being the 20. of August 

 sailed 16. leagues. 



The 21. day we passed over a Bay of 6. leagues broad, 

 and fell with a Cape of land, having two Islands at the 

 Southeast part thereof, being a good marke in the sea : 

 & doubling that Cape the land trended Northeast, and 

 maketh another Bay, into which falleth the great river 

 The Countrie Yem, springing out of the land of Colmack. 

 o/Colmack. T\\q 22. 23. and 24. dayes, we were at an anker. 



The 25. the winde came faire, and wee sailed that 

 day 20. leagues, and passed by an Island of lowe land, 

 and there about are many flats and sands : and to the 

 Northward of this Island there goeth in a great Bay> 

 but we set off from this Island, and winded South to 

 come into deepe water, being much troubled with shoalds 

 & flats, and ran that course 10. leagues, then East 

 Southeast 20. leagues, and fel with the maine land, 

 being full of copped hils, and passing along the coast 

 20. leagues, the further we sailed, the higher was the 

 land. 



The 27. day we crossed over a Bay, the South shore 

 being the higher land, and fel with a high point of 

 land : & being overthwart the Cape, there rose such 

 a storme at the East, that we thought verily we should 

 have perished : this storme continued 3. dayes. From 



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