LAST VOYAGE OF THOMAS CANDISH a.d. 



1592. 

 wretches that ever were created. The seventh of August 

 towarde night wee departed from Penguin-isle, shaping 

 our course for The Streights, where wee had full con- 

 fidence to meete with our Generall. The ninth wee 

 had a sore storme, so that wee were constrained to hull, 

 for our sailes were not to indure any force. The 14 wee 

 were driven in among certaine Isles never before dis- Certahe Isles 

 covered by any knowen relation, lying fiftie leagues ^^^^^ ^^^^'^ 

 or better from the shoare East and Northerly from The il^a7ul7 mrth- 

 Streights : in which place, unlesse it had pleased God east off The 

 of his wonderfull mercie to have ceased the winde, wee Streights. 

 must of necessitie have perished. But the winde 

 shifting to the East, wee directed our course for The 

 Streights, and the 18 of August wee fell with the 

 Cape in a very thicke fogge ; and the same night we 

 ankered ten leagues within the Cape. The 19 day wee The first and 

 passed the first and the second Streights. The 21 wee ^^^'^^^ 

 doubled Cape Froward. The 22 we ankered in Salvage Qat)f Fro- 

 coove, so named, because wee found many Salvages ward. 

 there : notwithstanding the extreme colde of this place, Salvage coove. 

 yet doe all these wilde people goe naked, and live in 

 the woods like Satyrs, painted and disguised, and flie 

 from you like wilde deere. They are very strong, and 

 threw stones at us of three or foure pound weight an 

 incredible distance. The 24 in the morning wee departed [III. 847.] 

 from this coove, and the same day we came into the 

 Northwest reach, which is the last reach of the Streights. T^he northwest 

 The 25 we ankored in a good coove, within fourteene ^y^^^ ^^^^J^ (f 

 leagues of the South sea : in this place we purposed to 

 stay for the General, for the streight in this place is scarce 

 three miles broad, so that he could not passe but we must 

 see him. After we had stayed here a fortnight in the 

 deep of winter, our victuals consuming, (for our Seals 

 stunke most vily, and our men died pitifully through 

 cold and famin, for the greatest part of them had not 

 clothes to defend the extremitie of the winters cold) 

 being in this heavie distresse, our captaine and Master 

 thought it the best course to depart from the Streights 

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