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But Mathews the cook declared that his chum, Sylvanus 
Bond, should not go, so Butt, kicking and struggling, 
cursing and swearing, was forced into the boat in Bond's 
place. 
The ship stood clear of the ice, and then hove to while 
the mutineers ransacked the captain's cabin. This aroused 
a hope in the minds of the forlorn men in the boat that 
the villains had relented. They pulled with all their 
might and soon came close to the ship again. But they 
were doomed to cruel disappointment. As they came 
alongside, the mainsail was let run, yards braced to the 
wind, and topsails hoisted. The murderers fled as if 
from an enemy. Hudson and his doomed companions 
were never heard of more. 
"Hudson's unburied bones for ever sleep 
In the dim silence of the caverned deep; 
Left on the wide and lonely wave to die 
He fix'd in scorn his proudly mournful eye, 
Where the light breath of the invisible gale 
Seem'd to dissolve the fast-receding sail." 
Thirteen remained on board, with different degrees of 
guilt. Juet, Green, W. Wilson, Moter, Pierce, Thomas 
and Mathews were criminals of the worst type. Bylot, 
who was made captain, and Prickett were criminal con- 
senting parties through cowardice. Francis Clements was 
equally criminal. Bond the cooper, and Edward Wilson 
the surgeon were less guilty, and the boy Sims was 
probably not to blame. 
On the 29th July, 1611, the Discovery hove to off 
Cape Digges and the five ringleaders went on shore 
unarmed. They were met by a party of Eskimos. Two 
were bartering for venison, two were picking sorrel, one 
was boat-keeper. Suddenly the savages attacked them. 
All were mortally wounded as they were tumbling into 
the boat. Green was killed outright ; the others lingered 
for a few days, but all died. Never was retribution so 
quick, sudden, and complete. 
Bylot took charge and there were seven other survivors, 
Clements, Prickett, Mathews, Bond, E. Wilson, Moter and 
the boy Sims. They shot about 300 birds off Cape Digges, 
and put themselves on an allowance of half a bird a day 
and a little meal ; Mathews the cook keeping the birds' 
