46 
A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN 
the T th ? the Kicherd and Barnard, a piniace of 60 tonnes, in¬ 
tended for further discouerye. 
Wee came to Grauesend the 30 th of April, where wee staied 
but one tide, and then weyed anchor about 6 a-clock at the 
euening, and plied to Tilberry Hope, remaineing there all 
night. The next morneing, being the first of Maye, wee 
anchored againe in Lee Roade, where wee continued till the 
4 th of Maye ; the winde keeping contrarie to us, betwixt north 
and north-east. 
The 4 th daie, about 3 a-clock afternoone, wee entered into 
the Swaile at Quinborowe, 4 and rid at anchor ther till the 
13 th of Maye. In w ch time,— namelie, on the 7 th of Maye,— 
the king’s ships came by us in their retourne out of Holland 
from transporting the Count Palatine, and the Ladie Eliza¬ 
beth, the king’s onely daughter. Before they came neare 
us, wee caused our flaggs to be furl’d up; and, when they 
passed by us, our admirall shott off 7 peeces of ordnance; 
our vice-admirall, 5; and our rere-admirall, 3; and the rest 
of our fleet, ech of them, one. The Great Admirall of Eng¬ 
land, called the Prince, gave us 3 peeces; and the rest of the 
king’s ships, ech of them, one. 5 
The 13 th of Maye, about 9 a-clock in the morneing, wee 
came forth of the Swaile, and passed by the Sandes called 
the Spitts, lioldeing our course north-east and nor-north- 
east. 
The 14 th daie, about noone, wee lost sight of 
from d ESand e . Cromersheild, w ch is a cape on the coast of Nor- 
folke, and was the last land of England that we 
sawe, being outward bound. Then wee stear’d awaie north, 
maintaineing that course till the 22 d of Maye. 
4 Queenborough. 
5 The Princess Elizabeth, who was destined to experience so much misfortune, 
was married to the Cdunt Palatine, Frederic V., on St. Valentine’s Day, with an ex¬ 
pense and magnificence before unknown in England. They were conveyed to Flan¬ 
ders in great state by the Lord-Admiral, the Earl of Nottingham, with eight of the 
king's ships, besides transports for baggage. 
