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TO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF RUSSIA AND SIBERIA. 13
went on fhore to the iflands, and found people mowing and making of hay, which
came to the fhore and welcomed us. In which place were an innumerable fort of iflands,
which were called the Ifles of Roft, being under the dominion of the king of Denmark:
which place was in latitude 66 degrees, and 30 minutes. ‘The wind being contrary, we
remained there three days, and there was an innumerable fort of fowls of divers kinds,
of which we took very many. i
The 22d day, the wind coming fair, we departed from Roft, failing N. N. E. keeping
the fea until the 27th day, and then we drew near unto the land, which was ftill E. of
us; then went forth our pinnace to feek harbour, and found many good harbours, of
the which we entered into one with our thips, which was called Stanfew, and the land
being iflands, were called Lewfoot, or Lofoot*, which were plentitully inhabited, and
very gentle people, being alfo under the king of Denmark; but we could not learn
how far it was from the main land: and we remained there until the zoth day, being
in latitude 68 degrees, and from the aforefaid Roft about 30 leagues N. N. E.
The 30th day of July about noon we weighed our anchors, and went into the feas,
and failed along thefe iflands N.N.E. keeping the land itill in fight until the fecond day
of Auguft: then hailing in clofe aboard the land, to the intent to know what land it
was, there came a ékiff of the ifland aboard of us, of whom we afked many queftions,
who fhewed unto us that the ifland was called Seynam,} which is the latitude of feventy-
degrees, and from Stanfew thirty leagues, being allo under the king of Denmark ; and
that there was no merchandife there, but only dried fifh and train oil. Thea we being
purpofed to go unto Finmark, enquired of him if we might have a pilot to bring us
unto Finmark: and he faid, that if we could bear in, we fhould have a good harbour,
and on the next day a pilot to bring us to Finmark, unto the Wardhoufe, which is the
ftrongeft hold in Finmark, and moit reforted to by report. But when we would have
entered into an harbour, the land being very high on every fide, there came fuch
flawes of wind and terrible whirlwinds, that we were not able to bear in, but by violence
were con{trained to take the fea again, our pinnace being unfhipped: we failed N. and
by E. the wind increafing fo fore that we were not able to bear any fail, but took them
in, and lay adrift to the end to let the {torm overpafs. And that night by violence of
wind, and thicknefs of mifts, we were not able to keep together within fight, and then
about midnight we loft our pinnace, which was a difcomfort unto us. As foon as it
was day, and the for overpait, we looked about, and at the laft we defcried one of our
fhips to leeward of us; then we fpread an hullock of our forefail, and bare room with
her, which was the Confidence, but the Edward.we could not fee. ‘Yhen the flaw
fomething abating, we and the Confidence hoifted up our fails the fourth day, failing
N. E. and by N. to the end to fall with the Wardhoufe, as we did confult to do before,
in cafe we fheuld part company. ‘Thus running N.E. and by N. andN. E. fifty leagues,
then we founded and had 160 fathoms, whereby we thought to be far from land, and
perceived that the land lay not as the globe made mention. Wherefore we changed
our courfe the fixth day, and failed S. K. and by S. eight-and-forty leagues, thinking:
thereby to find the Wardhoufe. :
The eighth day much wind rifing at the W.N. W. we not knowing how the coaft
lay, ftruck our fails, and lay adrizt, where we founded, and found 160 fathoms as
afore.
The ninth day, the wind veering to the S.S, E. we failed N, E. 25 leagues...
* Loffoden. + Senjan.
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