Sailors Narratives of Voyages Along the New England Coast, 1524-1624Houghton, Mifflin, 1905 - 290 pages |
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aboord aboue anchor anker arrows barke barque Bartholomew Gosnold Beauer beffor beinge boat Canoas Cape Cod Captaine cleere clocke at night coast colour corn daye degrees discouer East eight England euery faire farre fathoms Ferdinando Gorges fish found the ship foure fowle Furres gaue George Waymouth giue ground harbour hath haue hauing heere Ilands Island land latitude Leags maine miles Monhegan morning myst neere North north-west nyght obserued ouer perceiued Ralegh Gilbert returne riuer river rocks ryver Sagadahock Sagamore Sailled Sassafras savages sayle selues set saile seuen shallop shew shippe shoare shore Sieur de Monts Sir WALTER RALEGH six leagues skinnes sorts sounded South South-east South-west stay stood Sunne thear themselues thing thirtie tooke trees twentieth at noone twenty leagues unto vntill vnto voyage vpon wear weather whear whereof wood
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Page 20 - ... large bay, twenty leagues in circumference, in which are five small islands of great fertility and beauty, covered with large and lofty trees. Among these islands any fleet, however large, might ride safely, without fear of tempests or other dangers. Turning towards the south, at the entrance of the harbour, on both sides, there are very pleasant hills, and many streams of clear water which flow down to the sea. In the midst of the entrance there is a rock of freestone, formed by nature, and...
Page 149 - One especial thing is their manner of killing the whale, which they call powdawe ; and will describe his form ; how he bloweth up the water ; and that he is twelve fathoms long ; and that they go in company of their king with a multitude of their boats, and strike him with a bone made in fashion of a harping iron fastened to a rope, which they make great and strong of the bark of trees, which they veer out after him : then all their boats come about him, and as he riseth above water, with their arrows...
Page 252 - I discoursed unto them (being desirous of noveltie) gave mee content in whatsoever I demanded, where I found that former relations were true. Here I redeemed a Frenchman, and afterwards another at Mastachusit, who three yeeres since escaped shipwracke at the North-east of Cape Cod.
Page 22 - Gulf, near Illyria and Dalmatia. We had no intercourse with the people ; but we judge that they were similar in nature and usages to those we were last among. After sailing between east and north the distance of one hundred and fifty leagues more, and finding our provisions and naval stores nearly exhausted, we took in wood and water, and determined to return to France, having discovered five hundred and two, that is, seven hundred leagues of unknown land.
Page 214 - Whilest the sailers fished, my selfe with eight or nine others of them might best bee spared ; Ranging the coast in a small boat, wee got for trifles neer 1100 Beucr skinnes, 100 Martins, and neer as many Otters ; and the most of them within the distance of twenty leagues.
Page 7 - ... of both heat and cold. There are no violent winds in these regions, the most prevalent are the north-west and west. In summer, the season in which we were there, the sky is clear, with but little rain: if fogs and mists are at any time driven in by the south wind, they are immediately dissipated, and at once it becomes serene and bright again. The sea is calm, not boisterous, and its waves are gentle. Although the whole coast is low...
Page 232 - Poore-John;44 notwithstanding, they must have meat, drinke, clothes, and passage so well as the rest. Now all I desire is but this, That those that voluntarily will send shipping, should make here the best choice they can, or accept such as...
Page 230 - All sorts of cattell may here be bred and fed in the lles, or Peninsulaes, securely for nothing. In the Interim till they encrease if need be (observing the seasons) I durst undertake to have corne enough from the Salvages for 300 men, for a few trifles...
Page 230 - Sea side, then we finde in the same height in Europe or Asia; Yet I made a Garden upon the top of a Rockie...
Page 108 - When we came neere unto them (sounding all along in a good depth) our Captaine manned his ship-boat and sent her before with Thomas Cam one of his Mates, whom he knew to be of good experience, to sound and search...