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end we have laden in you eleven tunnes of emptie 

 caske." 



After a certain time spent in this voyage of 

 discovery the Elizabeth was ordered to rendezvous 

 at the place where she left the Mary Margaret, and 

 if the time of year permitted to melt their blubber 

 into oil " to avoid the great trouble and incon- 

 venience you know we fell into the last yeere 1610 

 by bringing the same hither in blubber." 



If the Mary Margaret was full fished and gone 

 before the Elizabeth returned, Edge was instructed 

 to leave a copper at Cherry Island. The detailed 

 instructions specify that the ships should proceed 

 together on the outward voyage to Cherry Island, 

 kill morses there if possible, and then go on together 

 to Whale Bay. On the return journey they were 

 again to rendevous at Cherry Island, waiting the 

 one for the other until the last day of August. 

 They were to fill in the time of waiting by killing 

 morses or searching the island for lead ore, or any 

 other minerals. Since previous voyages had been 

 spoilt owing to the ships returning home through 

 fear of shortage of food the Company on this 

 occasion set down the amount of provender supplied, 

 to wit, " Beefe, 22C. 3 quarters, 18 li. Bisquit. 3oc. 

 Beere 14 tunnes. Fish, 200 of Haberdin, 1 and 

 halfe a hundred lings. Cheese 3000 weight. Butter 

 three firkins. Oyle three gallons. Pease ten 

 bushels. Oate-meale five bushels. Candels, sixe 

 dozen. Aquavitae, thirtie gallons. Vinegar, one 



1 Dried, salted cod, originally prepared at Aberdeen. 



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