EXPEDITION TO FUNK ISLAND. 525 



1535. Cartier, Jaques. A sliorte and briefe narration of tlie navigations made by the 



commandment of the King of France to the ilands of Canada, Hochelaga, 

 Saguenay, and divers others which now are called New Fi-ance, with the 

 particular customs and maners of the inhabitants therein. 



Haiiluyt pp. 212-232. 



Cartier's second voyage. On the 7th of July the ships stopped at Funk Island 

 (the Hand of birds) for provisions, this being the part of Newfoundland they 

 first reached. "The Hand of Birds * * * lyeth from the maine land 14 

 leagues, * * * it " hath the pole elevated 49 degrees and 40 minutes." 



1536. Hore, Robert. The voyage of M. Hore and divers other gentlemen, lo New- 



foundland and Cape Briton in the yere 1536 and in the 28th yere of King 

 Henry the 8. 

 Hakluyt, 129-131. 



On page 130 is a reference to the island of Penguin, which from the course 

 Hteered from Cape Breton would seem to be Penguin Islands, off Cape la 

 Hune. 

 1578. Parkhurst, Anthonie. A letter written to M. Richard Hakluyt, of the middle 

 Temple, conteining a report of the true state and commodities of Newfound- 

 land, by M. Anthonie Parkhurst, gentleman, 1578. 

 Hakluyt, 132-134. 



On page 133 speaks of " one iland named Penguin, where we may drive them 

 [Great Auks], on a planke into our ship as many as shall lade her." This is 

 almost the exact language used hy Whitbourne, and it looks as if it had 

 been taken by him from Parkhurst. Parkhurst seems to have been engaged 

 in the fishing business, and gives a very careful account of the composition 

 of the Newfoundland fishing fleet, showing that in his time the English were 

 greatly in the minority. 

 1583. Haies, Edward. A -report of the voyage and successe thereof, attempted in the 

 yere of our Lord 1583, by Sir Humfrey Gilbert, knight. * * a Written 



by M. Edward Haies, gentleman, and ptincipall actour in the same voyage. 



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Hakluyt, pp. 143-161. 



Records on page 149, passing Funk Island, and mentions the Great Ank and the 



use of the salted birds by the French fishermen. 

 1583. Parmenius, Steven. Letter to Richard Hakluyt concerning the voyage of Sir 



Humphrey Gilbert. 

 Hakluyt, pp. 162-163. 

 Parmenius was among those lost with Gilbert on the Delight. He writes (p. 



162), that on the 1st of August they came to "an island which your men call 



Penguin, because of the multitude of birdes of the same name." Curiously 



enough he states that they saw no birds. 

 1593. Fisher, Richard. The voyage of the ship called the Marigold of M. Hill of 



Redrife unto Cape Briton and beyond to the latitude of 44 degrees and an 



half; 1593. Written by Richard Fisher, Master Hilles man, of Redrife. 

 Hakluyt, pp. 191-193. 



Speaks (p. 192) of the Pengwyns as seen at Cape Briton. 

 1622. Whitbourne, Richard. A discourse and discovery of Newfoundland, etc., 



written by Captain Richard Whitbourne, of Exmouth, in the county of 



Devon » * * Imprinted at London by Felix Kinston, 1622. 

 1672. .losselyn, John. New England's rarities discovered in birds, beasts, fishes, 



serpents, and plants of that country, etc. By John Josselyn, gent. London, 



1672. 

 Mentions " The wobble, an ill-favored fowl, having no long feathers in their 



pinions, which is the reason why they cannot fly." 



