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from thcfc Voyages, was the finding of a mighty Through-let between vaft and b 

 defart Iflands, to which his Name gave the Appellation of Fretum DaYts, or Davis's *"<«''• 

 Straight. 



The next that went upon this Defign was Captain George Weymouth, w ho from 

 the Year 1585 to 1602 made feveral Expeditions, which produe'd large Relations 

 offtrange Accidents that befell them, but little of Difcovery farther than what had 



been made before. 



Mr. James Hall, very noted for his Voyages to Groenland, (which before was by 

 Captain DaYu call'd Deflation) at his falling in with that Place nam'd a Head-land 

 from the then King of Denmark, Qape Chrijltanus , which fome think to be no other cgcb*- 

 than Cape Farewel. 



Jnno 1606. Mr. John fyigbt was fet out by the King of Denmark, of the Paffages 

 of whofe Voyage little or nothing memorable is recorded. 



The next and moft famous Attempter in the difcovery of the Nortb-Wsft fajfage, 

 was Henry Hudfon, who is faid to have difcover'd farther Northward to the Tole 

 than any before him. From the Year 1607 to 161 o he made feveral Voyages, be- 

 ing fet out by Sir Tlnmas Smith, Sir Dudley Diggs, and Mr. JohnWoftenholm, with 

 others that were his great Friends, and Advancers of fuch publick Defigns. In his 

 laft Voyage the Ifles of Gods Mercy, Prince Henry's Foreland, IQng James's Cape, 

 Queen Annes Cape, Diggs s Ijland, Cape Woftenholm, The Ring's Foreland, Mount Charles, 

 Cape Salisbury, &c. were firft taken notice of and nam'd, and, which were his princi- 

 pal Difcoveries, and therefore worthily retaining his Name, Hudson's Straight and «^ 

 <Bay • but in his return homeward he was fet upon in his Cabbin by one Green, Wil- •*,. 

 fon, and others of their Confpiracy, and together with his Son John Hudfon, Tho. 

 Widdows. Am. Ludlow, Sidrach Faner, and two or three more, was put over into a 

 fmall Shallop, in which they were fore'd to feek their Fortune, and in all likeli- 

 hood perifh'd, for they were never heard of after. Not long after Green going on 

 Shore upon a ftrange Ifland, was fhot from an Ambufcade of Salvages into the 

 Heart s the like End had Wilfon, and three more of the Confpirators dy'd of their 

 mortal Wounds, the reft with much ado got home in a very fick and weak Condi- 

 tion, through the Hardfhips they had fuftain'd, and want of Provifions. 



There was alfo another Hudfon, who Anno 1608. went to the heighth of eighty 

 one Degrees, and gave Names to certain Places, which continue to this day, as 

 Whale-Say, Hackluit's Headland, and Hudfon s Touches. 



By the Affiftance of Prince Henry, and thofe other Noble Perfons above men- 

 tion'd Captain Thomas button fet out in the Year 1612. and is faid to have pafs'd 

 Hudfon s Straight,™* leaving Hudfon's <Bay tothe South, to have Sail'd two hundred 

 Leagues South-Weftward over a Sea above eighty Fathoms deep, which at length 

 he difcover'd to be another great Bay, fince call'd Button's Uy 1 He is faid alfo to w, u,. 

 have difcover'd a great Continent, which he call'd 2fc» Wales. 



Several other Voyagers there were in this great Attempt of the K^-Weft ?aj. 

 fa»e, as Captain Gibbons, Robert <Bylot, WiBum Baffin* , and Captain WiSUm H*»kndge, 

 wno though they all came fliortof the main Enterprise, yet every one follow 

 fome new Cape, Bay, or Promontory, or open'd a farther Paffage than had been 

 before, as Bylot made known Cape Comfort , Baffin, the Inlet call'd from him bajfins ^ *,. 

 Bay as alfo Sir James Lancafter's Sound; HaUridge, a farther Paffage into Lumly s Inle t. 

 FromtheYear r6i6.ro 163.. theBufinefsllept, and then a Voyage was under- 

 taken by Captain Luke Fox, who at his Return gave very S ood h °P es ;; nd ; n "\ U - 

 ragement, that the Work, fo long in profecucion, was not impoflible to be eftfted , 

 neverthel fs, by reafon of the late troubled Times it was agam wholly laid 



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