It hath been attempted by Corterialis the Portuguese, Scolmus the Dane, and by Sebastian Cabot in the time of King Henry VII.

Not long after he is found turning from the Northwest Passage and advising a new voyage for the discovery of a Northeast route to India.

Quarum quæ media est, non est habitabilis æstu.

“Sir, Read and correct
For great is the defect.”

To the North-West for the search of the passage or strait to China, written by Christopher Hall, and made in the year of our Lord 1576.

For a time the four ships kept gallant company.

It seemeth that these trees are driven from some part of the Newfoundland, with the current that setteth from the west to the east.

There fell also the same day, being the 26th July, such a horrible snow, that it lay a foot thick upon the hatches, which froze as fast as it fell.

They plied their voyage homeward, and fell with the west part of Ireland, about Galway, and had first sight of it on the 25th day of September.

The Moonshine had nineteen persons, William Bruton, captain; John Ellis, master; the rest mariners.

This land is nothing in sight but isles, which increaseth our hope. 

Francis Drake was born near Tavistock, Devonshire, where a colossal statue of the great navigator now stands.

Here upon this island I killed with my piece a grey hare.

Drake made no more voyages of discovery.

“I will not forsake my little company going homeward with whom I have passed so many stormes and perils.”

“most gentle, loving, and faithful, voide of all guile and treason, and such as live after the maner of the golden age.”

The two Indians, Wanchese and Manteo, whom Amadas and Barlow brought home with them, were joined to the company as guides.

On the twenty-second of July the ships were safe arrived at Hastorask.

This expedition was put in charge of Captain Samuel Mace, an excellent mariner, who had already made two voyages to “Virginia.”

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