We Found No Fresh Water Among
These Islands, But Only Snow-Water, Whereof We Found Great Pools.
The Cliffs Were All Of Such Ore As Master Frobisher Brought From
Meta Incognita.
We had divers shewes of study or Moscovie glass,
shining not altogether unlike to crystal.
We found an herb growing
upon the rocks whose fruit was sweet, full of red juice, and the
ripe ones were like currants. We found also birch and willow
growing like shrubs low to the ground. These people have great
store of furs as we judged. They made shows unto us the 30th of
this present, which was the second time of our being with them,
after they perceived we would have skins and furs, that they would
go into the country and come again the next day with such things as
they had; but this night the wind coming fair the captain and the
master would by no means detract the purpose our discovery. And so
the last of this month, about four of the clock in the morning, in
God's name we set sail, and were all that day becalmed upon the
coast.
The 1st of August we had a fair wind, and so proceeded towards the
north-west for our discovery.
The 6th of August we discovered land in 66 degrees 40 minutes of
latitude altogether void from the pester of ice; we anchored in a
very fair road, under a very brave mount, the cliffs whereof were as
orient as gold.
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