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in our company in the riuer Cola, and also declared vnto them 
that we were past the way which, should bring vs to the Ob. 
This landj sayd he, is called Nova Zembla, that is to say, the 
New Land; and then he came aboord himselfe with his skiffe he 
told me the like ... he made me also certaine demonstrations 
of the way to the Ob. I gave him a steele glasse, two pewter 
spoons, and a paire of veluet sheathed knives; and then he 
seemed somewhat the more willing to tary and shewed me as 
much as he knew for our purpose ; he also gave me 17 
wild geese. . , . This man’s name was Loshak. Wednes¬ 
day, as we plied to Eastwards, we espied another saile, which 
was one of this Loshak’s company, and we bare roome and 
spake with him, who in like sort tolde us of the Ob, as the other 
had done. . . . Friday (the the gale of winde began to 
increase, and came Westerly withall, so that by a Northwest 
sunne we were at an anker among the Islands of Waigats, 
where we saw two small lodias; the one of them came aboord 
of us and presented me with a great loafe of bread ; and they told 
me they were all of Colmogro, except one man that dwelt at 
Pechora, who seemed to be the chiefest among them in killing 
of the Morse.^ There were some of their company on shoare 
which did chase a white beare ouer the high clifs into the 
water, which beare the lodia that was aboord of us killed in 
our sight. This day there was a great gale of wind at North, 
and we saw so much ice driving a seaboord that it was then no 
going to sea.” 
During the first days of August the vessel lay for the most 
part in company with or in the neighbourhood of Loshak, 
who gave them information about the Samoyeds, after which 
Burrough visited their sacrificial places.^ 
“ Tuesday (the “th) August we turned for the harborough 
where Loshak’s barke lay,^ where, as before, we road vnder an 
Island. And there he came aboord of vs and said unto me : if 
^ Probably he was of Finnish race. The Quaens in North Norway are 
still the most skilful harpooners. In recent times they have found rivals 
in skill with the harpoon and gun in the Lapps. 
2 The information Burrough obtained regarding the Samoyeds is given 
above at page 100. 
3 From the context, and the circumstance that ‘^much ice was drifting 
in the sea,” we may conclude that this haven was situated on the north 
side of the island at the entrance to the Kara Port. 
