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Captain James’j Voyage into Hudfon’s Bay, 
, SECTION III. 
The accurate and admirable Y qy ag-e. of Captain Thomas James, for the Difcoverv of' 
a Passage into the South Seas, by the North-weft; his wintering in Chadton 
Ifland, and wo?tderful Return with his Ship^ a?td mofi of the Crew^ into England, 
Extracted from his own Account, and delivered in his own Words. 
1. jln IntToduElion coutoining the Reapons op this Expedition, and the ]\/fotives and Preparations op Captain 
James, Jor undertaking this Voyage. 2'. Phe jluthor departs prom Briftol, and arriojes upon the Coa.p op 
Greenland. 3.^ Finds himpelp and his Crew expoped to great Danger, and prodigious Incorroeniencies, bv 
the neap quantities^ op Ice in ihope Parts. 4. An Account op their landing at peveral Places, the mijerf 
ble Barrenneps op the Country, and the Sea deflitute op Fijh. 5. Phey pall into new Perils prom the Ice, 
from which they pree themfehes by incefant Labours. 6. A failher Account op the Country, Coafs, 
and Seas. ^ 7. Phe Methods taken by Captain to encourage and keep up the Spirits op his Seamen, 
in the Mi dpt op Po many Dificulties. 8.' Pheir Dangers and Labours fill increape, notwithfianding all the 
Precautions that could be taken to avoid them. A Mi sportune happens in the weighing op their An- 
chor, by which peveral op the ahlef Men in the Ship are mper ably hurt, 10. Phey meet with Captain 
Luke Fox, who had been pent out the Tear bepore upon the fame Dfcovery and after mutual Civilities, 
part prom, and pee, each other no more. ii. A violent Storm, by which they are in great Damper', 
from which they are delivered by their own Indujlry, and the Care of their Commander, with the Blefing of 
God. 12. Phe sup rwiafdore by an Accident, which put them into fo great Danger, that they had 
Phoughts of quitting their Vefel, and making their Efcape in their Boat j but afterwards are fo lucky as 
to get the Ship off. . 13. Another Storm in which they loji their Shallop, and were driven to fuch dijlrefs, 
that they were forced to think of wintering in thofe Seas. 14. Phey are miferably incommoded with Fogs, 
flrong Currents, and floating Iflands of Ice-, by which they are put in the utmoft Danger for fever al Days 
together. 15. Phe Captain lands upon an Ifland in order to make Difcoveries to procure Wood, Water, 
and other Conveniencies, and to fear ch out a proper Flace for their wintering' fi. 16, Pheir Houfe is fet 
up, a Deer taken, and one of their Men lofl in fe eking for Refrejhments. 17, An Account of their various 
Precautions taken to avoid fuch Accidents for the future their Dijlrefs prom the Severity op the Weather-, 
and the Death of their Gunner. 18. Captain James inclines to run his Ship aground-, the Reafons which 
induced him to think of this Expedient -, and the Accidents which hindered him from putting it in execution. 
19. Phey refolved, after mature Deliberation, to fink the Ship, as the furefl Means of preferving her-, 
this Rejolution executed, and the Difficulties they met with in getting afhore. 20. Captain JamesV Speech 
to his Crew, in Relation to their Wintering 5 the Affurances given him by them, of their Fidelity and 
Obedience, together with the Diflribution made of the Men to fever al Employments. 2 1 . Farther Precau- 
tions taken for fecuring themfelves in this uncomfortable Country, getting their Boat aflsore, and raiflng 
a Storehoipc for their Froviflons. 22. A large and very curious Account oj' their Habitations in this de-^ 
fert IJland, and of the Methods taken for the Eafe and Refreflments of the Sick. 23. Objervations on the 
Cold, Ice, Snows, Spring-Pi des, and other things, at the Beginning oJ' the Tear 1632. 24. Phe Mife- 
ries endured by the whole Crew, prom the difmal Effelis of the Scurvy -, and the great Pains taken by their 
Chirurgeon to give them all the Relief in his Power. 25. Phe Difficulties that attended the getting of 
Wood-, and various Methods praBifed to overcome thofe Difficulties. 26. Phe Captain refolved to dig a 
Paffage through the Ice to the Ship, which, with inexprejjible Labour, was efleBed, and the Vejffel found 
pape and found. 27. . Phe Order in which their Proviflons were ferved to them, while they continued afhore -, 
and the Danger their Sick were in of being flarved, for want of a Power of eating. 28. Phe Death of 
their Carpenter their Rudder recovered j and the Ifland named, from ‘their wintering upon it, Charles 
Town, or Charlton Ifland. 29. Phe Ship cleared -, the Men recover chiefly by the Help of Sallads -, the 
Nature oJ' the Spring in this Country. 30. Phe Ship begins to float -, Captain James takes Pojfeflion of the 
Ifland j'or King Charles I. and begins to think of his Departure. 31. Phe Captain in Danger of being 
bi^rnt by a very flrange Accident ; ereBs Pombs for his dead Men j the Nature of Freezing in this 
Country. 32. Phe Manner of the Waters Phawing defer ibed-, with a View of the Country in the Spring, 
and other Particidars. 33. Phey labour to leave Charlton Ifland, but are hindered by the Ice. 34. Put 
to Sea with much Difficulty, and meet with great Pempefls, and other Misfortunes. 35. Undergo vafl 
Varieties of Hardjhips, through Storms, Rocks, Ice, &c. 36. In much greater Danger than ever-, fo 
that not only the Crew, but the Captain himfelf began to defpair of the Poffibility of returning. 37. He 
lays hold, notwithfianding, of the flrfl Opportunity that offered, for profecuting the intended Difeovery. 
38. Expofed to new Difficulties and Dangers, which engage them, after mature Deliberation, to refolve 
upon fljaping their Courje home, which was accordingly done. 39. Captain James changes his Sentiments, 
with refpeB to the Poffibility of finding a ISorth-wefi Paffage ; Motives affigned by him, in Support of 
that Change -, and his Reafons for thinking the Paffage tpelefs and unprofitable, if it could be difeevered, 
40. His Hot ions upon this SuhjeB confidered and confuted. 41. Conch fion of this Voyage, with Obfer- 
vations and Remarks. 
I, S curious and inflriidtive as the Hiftoiy of die 
Expeditions made for finding a North-well Paf- 
fage imifl certainly be efteemed by all competent Judges 
of a ' Colledrion of this kind, yet it is very natural for 
them to expedl to fee feme Voyage entire, by which 
they may judge of the Nature of fuch an Expedi- 
tion ; the Method of purfiing it •, the Difcoveries that 
incidentally fall in ; the Difficulties that occur ; the Na- 
ture of the Climate and Coafts ; and other Singularities 
which render fuch kind of Pieces equally ufeful and en- 
tertaining. The Forefight of this, and the Defire of 
complying, as far as poffibie, with the Expedlations of 
my 
