But now hauing spent more then halfe the time I had, and gone but the shortest part of the way, by meanes of contrary winds; I thought it my duty to saue Victuall, Wages, and Tackle, by my speedy returne, and not by foolish rashnesse, the time being wasted, to lay more charge vpon the action then necessitie should compell, I arriued at Grauesend the six and twentieth of August.

The third Voyage of Master HENRY HVDSON toward Noua Zembla, and at his returne, his passing from Farre Ilands, to New-found Land, and along to fortie foure degrees and ten minutes, and thence to Cape Cod, and so to thirtie three degrees; and along the Coast to the Northward, to fortie two degrees and an halfe, and up the Riuer neere to fortie three degrees. Written by ROBERT IVET, of Lime-house.

ON Saturday the fiue and twentieth of March, 1609, after the old Account, we set sayle from Am- · sterdam; and by the seuen and twentieth day, we were downe at the Texel: and by twelue of the clocke we were off the Land, it being East of vs two leagues off. And because it is a journey vsually knowne, I omit to put downe what passed, till we came to the height of The North Cape of Finmarke, which we did performe by the fift of May (stilo nouo) being Tuesday. On which day we obserued the height of the Pole, and found it to bee 71 degrees and 46 minutes; and found our Compasse to vary six degrees to the West: and at twelue of the clocke the North Cape did beare South-west and by South

tenne leagues off, and wee steered away East and by South, and East.

After much trouble with fogges, sometimes, and more dangerous of Ice. The nineteenth, being Tuesday, was close stormie weather, with much wind and snow, and very cold: the wind variable betweene the North North-west, and North-east. We made our way West and by North till noone. Then we obserued the Sunne hauing a slake, and found our heigth to bee 70 degrees 30 minutes. And the ship had out-runne vs twentie leagues, by reason of the set of the streame of The White Sea: and we had sight of Wardhouse. Then at two of the clocke wee tackt to the Eastward: for we could not get about the North Cape, the wind was so scant; and at eight of the clocke at night, on the one and twentieth, the North Cape did beare South-east and by South seuen leagues off. And at mid-night Assumption Point did beare South and by East, fiue leagues off vs.

The two and twentieth, gusting weather with haile and snow, the Sunne breaking out sometimes: we continued our course along the Land West Southwest. And at tenne of the clocke at night we were thwart off Zenam: The bodie of it did beare East off vs fiue leagues: and the course from the North Cape to Zenam, is for the most part West and by South, and West South-west, fiftie foure leagues.

The three and twentieth, faire Sun-shining wea ther; the wind at East and by South, and East Southeast, wee steered along the Land South-west, and South-west and by West, eight leagues a Watch, for so we found the Land to lve from Zenam to Lofoote. And the distance is fiftie leagues from the bodie of Zenam, to the Westermost Land of Lofoote. And from the one to the other, the course is Southwest and by West. For the Needle of our Compasse was set right to the North. At twelue of the

clocke at night, the bodie of Lofoote did beare Southeast, sixe leagues off.

The foure and twentieth, faire cleere Sun-shining weather: the wind variable vpon all points of the Compasse, but most vpon the South-east, and sometimes calme. We continued our course West Southwest as before. And at eight of the clocke at night, the Souther part of Lofoote did beare South-east ten leagues off vs.

The fiue and twentieth, much wind at North-east, with some snow and haile. The first watch the wind came to the East a fine gale, and so came to the North-east, the second watch at foure of the clocke, and freshed in: And at eight of the clocke it grew to a storme, and so continued. At noone we obserued, and made the ship to be in 67 degrees 58 minutes. Wee continued our course South-west, twelue leagues a watch. At nine of the clocke, Lofoote did beare East of vs 15 leagues off. And we found the Compasse to haue no variation. The wind increased to a storme.

The six and twentieth, was a great storme at the North North-east, and North-east. Wee steered. away South-west afore the wind with our fore course abroad for wee were able to maintayne no more sayles, it blew so vehemently, and the Sea went so high, and brake withall, that it would haue dangered a small ship to lye vnder the Sea. So we skudded seuenty leagues in foure and twentie houres. The storme began to cease at foure of the clocke.

The seuen and twentieth, indifferent faire weather, but a good stiffe gale of wind at North, and North North-east, wee held on our course as before. At noone wee obserued and found our heigth to be 64 degrees 10 minutes. And wee perceiued, that the Current had hindred vs in fortie eight houres to the number of 16 leagues to our best judgment. We set our mayne-sayle, sprit-sayle, and our mayne-top

sayle, and held on our course all night, hauing faire weather.

The eight and twentieth, faire weather and little wind at North-east, we held on our course Southwest. At noone wee obserued the heigth, and were in 62 degrees and 30 minutes. The after-noone was little wind at North North-west. The second watch it fell calme. At foure of the clocke wee had sight of the Iles called Farre, and found them to lye out of their place in the Sea Chart fourteene leagues to farre Westerly. For in running South-west from Lofoote, wee had a good care to our steerage and obseruations; and counted our selues thirtie leagues off by our course and obseruation: and had sight of them sixteene or eighteene leagues off.

The nine and twentieth, faire weather sometimes calme, and sometimes a gale with the wind varying at South-west, and so to the North-east. Wee got to the Ilands, but could not get in. So we stood along the Ilands. The ebbe being come, we durst not put in.

Thirtieth faire weather; the wind at South-east and East South-east. In the morning we turned into a Road in Stromo, one of the Ilands of Farre, betweene Stromo and Mugge-nes, and got in by nine of the clocke: for it flowed so there that day. And assoone as we came in, we went to Romage, and sent our Boat for water, and filled all our emptie Caskes with fresh water. Wee made an end of our Romaging this night by ten of the clocke.

The one and thirtieth, faire Sun-shining weather, the wind at East South-east. In the fore-noone our Master with most of his Company went on shoare to walke, and at one of the clocke they returned aboord. Then we set sayle.

The first of Iune, stilo nouo, faire Sun-shining weather, the wind at East South-east. We continued on our course South-west and by West. At

noone wee obserued the Sunne, and found our heigth to be 60 degrees 58 minutes: and so continued on our course all night with faire weather. This night we lighted Candles in the Bittacle againe.

The second mystie weather, the wind at Northeast. At noone we steered away West South-west, to find Busse Iland, discouered in the yeere 1578, by one of the ships of Sir Martin Frobisher, to see if it lay in her true latitude in the Chart or no: wee continued our course as before all night, with a faire gale of wind: this night we had sight of the first stars, and our water was changed colour to a white greene. The Compasse had no variation.

The third, faire Sun-shining weather; the wind at North-east. We steered on our course Southwest and by West, with a stiffe gale of wind. At noone we obserued and found our heigth to bee 58 degrees 48 minutes. And I was before the ship 16 leagues, by reason of the Current that held vs so strong out of the South-west. For it is eight leagues in foure and twentie houres. We accounted our selues neere Busse Iland: by mid-night wee looked out for it, but could not see it.

The fourth, in the morning was much wind with fogge and raine. Wee steered away South-west by west all the fore-noone, the wind so increasing, that wee were enforced to take in our top-sayle: the winde continuing so all the after-noone. Wee steered away South-west all the fore-part of the night; and at ten of the clocke at night it was little wind; and that was at South, and so came vp to the South South-east.

The fift, stormie weather, and much wind at South, and South by East, so that at foure of the clocke in the morning, we tooke in our fore-sayle, and lay a try with our mayne corse, and tryed away "West North-west foure leagues. But at noone it was lesse wind, and the Sunne shewed forth; and we obserued, and found our heigth to be 56 degrees 21 minutes. In the after-noone the wind vered to and