Watches 8 leagues. After the wind became variable betweene the North-east and the North, we steered away East and by North, and sometimes East, we had thicke fogge. About noone three Granpasses played about our shippe. This after-noone the wind vered to the East and South-east, we haled away North and by East. This night was close weather, but small fogge, (we vse the word Night for distinction of time, but long before this the Sunne was alway aboue the Horizon, but as yet we could neuer see him vpon the Meridian North.) This Night being by our accompt in the Latitude of 75 degrees, we saw small flockes of Birds, with blacke Backes and white Bellies, and long speare Tayles. We supposed that Land was not farre off, but we could not discrie any, with all the diligence which we could vse, being so close weather, that many times we could not see sixe or seuen leagues off.

The sixe and twentieth, in the morning was close weather, we had our wind and held our course as afore. This day, our obseruation was 76 degrees 38 minutes, and we had Birds of the same sort as afore, and diuers other of that colour, hauing red Heads; that we saw when we first made the Mount of Gods Mercy in Greenland, but not so many. After we steered away North and by East: two VVatches 10 leagues, with purpose to fall with the Souther part of Newland, accounting our selues 10 or 12 leagues from the Land. Then wee stood away North-east one VVatch fiue leagues.

The seuen and twentieth, about one or two of the clocke in the morning we made Newland, being cleere weather on the Sea; but the Land was couer. ed with fogge, the Ice lying very thicke all along the shoare for 15 or 16 leagues which we saw.Hauing faire wind wee coasted it in a very pleasing smooth sea, and had no ground at an hundred fathoms, foure leagues from the shoare. This day at noone, wee accounted we were in 78 degrees, and

we stood along the shoare. This day was so foggie, that we were hardly able to see the Land many times, but by our account we were neere Vogel Hooke. About eight of the clocke this Eeuening, we purposed to shape our course from thence North-west. Heere is to bee noted, that although we ranne along neere the shoare, we found no great cold, which made ys thinke, that if we had beene on shoare the place is temperate, Holding this North-west course, about ten of the clocke at night, we saw great store of Ice on head off vs, bearing Wester off vs; which we could not goe cleere off with the foresayd course. Then we tact about, and stood away betweene the South and South-east, as much desirous to leaue this Land as we were to see it.

The eight and twentieth, was a hard gale of wind all the fore-noone betweene the South and the Southwest. We shaped our course

we did it to bee farther from the Ice and Land. It pleased God that about twelue of the clocke this night it cleered vp, and we found that we were betweene the Land and the Ice; Vogel Hooke then bearing nearest hand East off vs. Then we tacked about, and stood in for the shoare, hauing Sea-roome between the Ice and the Land. The nine and twentieth, at foure in the morning the wind at North-east, a pretie gale, we thought best to shorten our way, so we tacked about and stood North North-west, the winde a little increasing. About twelue at noone, we saw Ice a head off vs; we cast about again, and stood away East South-east with very much wind, so that we shortned our sayles for the space of two Watches. Then about eight this Eeuening, we strucke a Hull, and it proued the hardest storme that we had in this Voyage. The thirtieth, in the morning was stormie ; about noone it ceased, at seuen in the Eeuening it proued almost calme.

The first of July, all the fore-noone the winde was at South-east, we stood North-east for the shoare,

hoping to finde an open Sea betweene the shoare and the Ice. About noone wee were embayed with Ice, lying betweene the Land and vs. By our obseruation we were in 78 degrees 42 minutes, whereby we accounted we were thwart of The great Indraught. And to free our selues of the Ice, we steered betweene the South-east and South, and to the Westward, as we could haue sea; And about sixe this Eeuening it pleased God to giue vs cleere weather; and we found we were shot farre into the Inlet, being almost a Bay, and enuironed with very high Mountaynes, with low Land lying betweene them; wee had no ground in this Bay at an hundred fathoms. Then being sure where we were, we steered away West, the wind, at South-east and calme, and found all our Ice on the Norther shoare, and a cleare Sea to the Southward.

The second, it pleased God to giue vs the winde at North-east, a faire gale, with cleere weather, the Ice being to the Northward off vs, and the weather shoare, and an open Sea to the Southwards vnder our Lee. We held on our course North-west till twelue of the clocke; hauing sayled in that course 10 leagues, and finding the Ice to fall from vs to the , we gave thankes to God, who maruellously preserved vs from so many dangers, amongst so huge a quantitie of Ice and Fogge. We steered away North-west, hoping to be free from Ice, we had obseruation 78 degrees 56 minutes, we fell with Ice againe, and trended it as it lay betweene the West and South South-east. The third, we had obseruation 78 degrees 33 minutes. This day wee had our shrouds frozen, it was searching cold, we also trended the Ice, not knowing whether we were cleare or not, the winde being at North.

The fourth, was very cold, and our shroudes and sayles frozen, we found we were farre in the Inlet, The wind being at North, we beare vp and stood South South-east, and South and South-west by

West till ten this night. The fift, was very much wind at North Easterly: at twelue we strooke a Hull, hauing brought our selues neere the mouth of the Inlet.

The sixth, in the morning the wind was as before, and the Sea growne. This morning we came into a very Greene Sea, we had our obseruation 77 degrees 30 minutes. This after-noone the winde and Sea asswaged. About foure of the clocke we set sayle, and steered North-west and by West, the wind being at North North-east. This day proued the clearest day we had long before. The seuenth, at foure in the Morning was very cleare weather, and the fairest Morning that we saw in three weekes before, we steered as afore, being by our account in 78 degrees nearest hand, and out of the Sacke. We found we were compassed in with Land and Ice, and were againe entred into a Blacke Sea, which by proofe we found to be an open passage. Now hauing the winde at North North-east, we steered away South and by East, with purpose to fall with the Southermost part of this Land: which we saw, hoping by this meane, either to defray the charge of the Voyage, or else, if it pleased God in time to giue vs a faire wind to the North-east, to satisfie expectation. All this day and night afterward proued calme.

The eight, all the fore-noone proued calme, and, very thicke fogge. This morning we saw many peeces of Drift-wood driue by vs, we heaued out our Boate to stop a leake, and mended our riggings. This day wee saw many Seales, and two Fishes which wee iudged to bee Sea-horses, or Morses. Attwelue, this night we had the winde at East and by South, wee stood away North-east.

The ninth, all the fore-noone was little wind at South-east, with thicke fogge. This day we were in amongst Ilands of Ice, where we saw many Seales.

The tenth, in the morning was foggie, afterward it proued cleere, we found we were compassed with Ice euery way about vs: wee tacked about, and stood South and by West, and South South-west one Watch fiue leagues, hoping to get more Searoome, and to stand for the North-east, we had the wind at North-west.

The eleuenth, very cleere weather, with the winde at South South-east, we were come out of the Blue Sea into our Green Sea againe, where we saw Whales. Now hauing a fresh gale of wind at South South-east, it behooued mee to change my course, and to sayle to the North-east, by the Souther end of Newland. But being come into a Greene Sea, praying God to direct me, I steered away North ten leagues. After that, we saw Ice on our Larboord, we steered away East and by North three leagues, and left the Ice behind vs. Then we steered away North till noone. This day wee had the Sunne on the Meridian South and by West, Westerly, his greatest height was 37 degrees 20 minutes. By this obseruation we were in 79 degrees 17 minutes, we had a fresh gale of wind and a smooth sea, by meanes whereof our ship had outrunne vs. At ten this Eeuening cleere weather, and then we had the company of our troublesome neighbours Ice, with fogge. The wind was at South Southwest. Heere we saw plentie of Seales, and we supposed Beares had beene heere, by their footing and dung vpon the Ice. This day, many of my Companie were sicke with eating of Beares flesh the day before vnsalted.

The twelfth, for the most part was thicke fogge, we steered betweene South and by East and South South-east two and an halfe leagues, to cleere vs of the Ice. Then we had the wind at South, we steered till noone North-east fiue leagues. This morning we had our shrouds frozen. At noone by our accompt we were in 80 degrees, being little wind at West