SPITZBERGF.N AMI ORKl'.NT.AND, 7 



In the morning, June 4tli, we were a-hunting again after a 

 whale, and wc came so near unto one, that the harpoonier 

 was just a going to fling his harpoon into her, but she sunk 

 down behind* and held her head out of the water, and so 

 sunk down like a stone, and we saw her no more ; it is very 

 like that the great ice-field was full of holes in the middle, so 

 that the ichale could fetch breath vinderneath the ice. A 

 great many more ships lay about this sheet of ice ; one hunted 

 the ivhales to the other, and so they were frighted and became 

 very shy. So one gets as many fishes as the other, and 

 sometimes they all get one. We were there several times 

 a hunting that very day, and yet we got never a one. 



On the 8th, it was foggy, and snowed all day ; we saw 

 that day very many sea-dogs (or seales) on the ice about the 

 sea-side^ so we set out a boat and killed fifteen of them. 



On the 12th, it was cold and stormy all day, at night sun- 

 shine I he that takes not exact notice, knows no difference 

 whether it be day or night. 



On the loth, in the afternoon, it was windy and foggy; 

 we were in seventy-seven degrees ; we sailed along by the 

 ice somewhat easterly towards Spitzbergen. That night we 

 saw more than twenty whales, that run one after another 

 towards the ice ; out of them we got our second fish, which 

 was a male one ; and this fish, when they wounded him with 

 lances, bled very much, so that the sea was tinged by it 

 where he swam ; we brought him to the ship when the sun 

 was in the north, for the sun is the clock to the seamen in 

 Spitzbergen, or else they would live without order, and 

 mistake in the usual seven weekly days. 



On the 14th, it was cold and windy, the night foggy, the 

 wind blew west ; that day we came to Hans Lichtenherg. 



We arrived at Spitzhergen June the 14th. First we came to 

 the Foreland thereof, then to the seven Ice-hills or mountains, 

 then we passed the harbours (or bays) of the Hamhurghers, 

 Magdalens, of the English men, and Danes, and sailed into 



