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MEMOIR OF 
editor of his principal works, ms constant com- 
panion, and protegee in science, the Rev. Mr 
Ray, in his preface to the English edition of Mr 
Willughby’s Ornithology. “ He was endowed 
account of the various bathings which were met with in 
the endeavour to sail in the given direction. 
The last entry is dated September 18, in these words : — 
“ The next day, being the 18th of September, we entered 
into the haven, and there came to an anker at 6 fadoms. 
This haven runneth into the maine about two leagues, and 
is in bredth lialfe a league, wherein were very many seale 
fishes, and other great fishes : and upon the maine we 
saw beares, great deere, foxes, with divers strange beasts, 
and gulloines, (in the margin, ellons,) and such other, 
which were to us unknow'n and wonderful. Thus re- 
maining in this haven by the space of a weeke, seeing the 
yeare farre spent, and also very evill wether, as frost, 
snow, and haile, as though it had been the deepe of 
winter, we thought best to winter there. 
“ Wherefore we sent out three men south-east, three 
daye’s journey, who returned without finding of people, or 
any similitude of habitation.” 
Hakluyt states that “ the two following notes were 
written on the outside of the pamphlet or booke — 
1. “ The proceedings of Sir Hugh Willoughbie after 
he was separated from the Edward Bonauenture. 
2. “ Our shippe being at anker in the harber called 
Sterfier in the island Lofoote.” 
There is also a marginal note in Hakluyt as follows : — 
“ Here endeth Sir Hugh Willoughbie his note which 
was written by bis own hand.” 
Then follows this statement : — 
“ The river, or haven, wherein Sir Hugh Willoughbie, 
with the companie of his two ships, perished for cold, is 
called Arzina, in Lapland, neere unto Kezor. But it 
appeareth, by a will found in the ship, that Sir Hugh 
