88 A HISTORY OF THE WHALE FISHERIES 



Leems distinguished seven species of whale met 

 with in the sea off Finmark. Of these it is possible 

 to distinguish at least four with reasonable certainty, 

 namely, the Ror Hval (a finner), the Nord Kaperen 

 (B. biscayensis], the Springere (Dolphin), and Niser 

 (Porpoise). 



To return now to the events of 1611, Edge is 

 next admonished to be industrious and diligent and 

 to avoid negligence and idleness, and to see " that 

 every one be imployed in some businesse or other 

 in helping to kill the whale, or in searching the bayes 

 along the coast for whales, ambergreese, morses 

 teeth, or any other strange thing, that may be found 

 upon that coast, or in killing the morses, beares, or 

 anything that may make profit toward our great 

 charges." The Mary Margaret is ordered to keep 

 in touch with the Elizabeth, and finally Edge is 

 instructed, " You have with you an order set downe 

 by the Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell, for 

 the maintaining of our Charter; which we would 

 have you make knowne to any of our Nation, that 

 you may chance to meet withall either at Cherie 

 Hand, or upon any of those coasts. And if any 

 stranger do offer you violence, or doe disturbe you 

 in your trade, you may both defend yourselves, and 

 maintaine your trade to the uttermost of your 

 powers." 



Fortified by these detailed instructions, the Mary 

 Margaret and the Elizabeth set sail from Blackwall 

 on the nth April, 1611, accompanied by the 

 Resolution on a Russian trading voyage and the 



