THE VOYAGERS 



hard put to it to be driven to make shining mes- 

 sengers of Master Wolfall, who went with Frobisher's 



chaplains. 



third voyage as chaplain to the hundred of the ^/"^^^ 



company that were to gather ore for a year on 

 Cumberland's Island ; and of Master Francis Fletcher, 

 Drake's chaplain, whom, for his faint heart and double 

 dealing, Drake solemnly excommunicated, causing a 

 posy to be bound about his arm — ' Francis Fletcher, 

 the falsest knave that liveth.' On these two pillars 

 of the cause, Thwackum and Square, English 

 evangelical effort was fain to rest for the time ; but 

 it is to be hoped, says Hakluyt, that volunteers will 

 soon be forthcoming. ' For those of the clergy which 

 by reason of idleness here at home are now always 

 coining of new opinions, having by this voyage to set 

 themselves on work reducing the savages to the chief 

 principles of our faith, will become less contentious, 

 and be contented with the truth in religion already 

 established by authority/ In a later part of the same 

 Discourse Hakluyt throws a curious side-light on this 

 question of religion. It is imperative, he says, that 

 England should seek some new outlet for her trade, 

 and some region where she may establish a monopoly : 

 — 'the rather to avoid the wilful perjury of such of 

 our English nation as trade to Spain and other of 

 King Philip's dominions.' Before being admitted to The religion of 

 trade at any Spanish port, the English are required ^^^ ^^'^^er. 

 to make oath, on the sign of the Cross, that they 

 adhere to the faith of the Catholic Church of Rome, 

 and they and their companies must attend mass on 

 Sundays and Holy d-ays. This they do ; and thus 

 *the covetous merchant wilfully sendeth headlong 

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