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A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN 
the Foreland 7 w th their shallops, ther to attend the comeing-in 
of the whales ; and, when our men had taken some rest, they 
carried ashoare our coppers, cask, and other prouisions for 
makeing of oile, and prepared all things readie for use as 
speedilie as wee could. For newes was brought us in the 
morneing, that the Basks had kil’d a whale: therefore wee 
hasted to sett up our fournaces and coppers, and presentlie 
began work; w ch wee continued (God be thanked), without 
anie want of whales, till our voyage was made; not receaue- 
ing anie intermission of rest but onelie on the Saboth daie. 
For, when some slept, others wrought; and, liaueing a con- 
tinuall daie, wee alowed no time of night for all men to 
sleepe at once, but maintained work from Sundaye about 5 
a-clock, afternoone, till Saturdaye at 12 a-clock in time of 
midnight; dureing w ch time our men receaued no other re¬ 
creation from work and sleepe but onelie the time of eateing 
their meat, whereof they had sufficient, thrice in every 24 
howers: besides, some of them had alowed aquauitee at ech 
4 howers’ end. 
The next daie after that wee came into harbour, word was 
brought to our generall from Green Harbour (a place where 3 
ships of our fleet put in to make their voyage), that 5 ships, 
French and Spanish, were come into Ice Sound, and intended 
ther to fish for the whale: upon w vh occasion, the Tiger, our 
admirall, weyed anchor the 5 th of June, and, being well man’d 
w th 60 sufficient men, went out of harbour from us towards 
Ice Sound; where, when he came, he found the aforesaid ships 
according to the information, and anchored close by them. 
Then he hailed the captaines and masters of theise ships 
to come presentlie aboard him: w ch they perforating ac- 
cordinglie, he shewed them the king’s ma ties patent graunted 
to the Merchants of Newe Trades and Discoueries, and ther- 
withall his comission; forbidding them, by the authoritie 
7 The northern extremity of Prince Charles’s Island. 
