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60 VOYAGES OF SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY AND OTHERS,-
the S. W. part of the faid Vaigats, and then I fent our fkiff to fhore with three men in
her, to fee if they might fpeak with any of the Samoeds, but could not: all that day
was rainy but not windy.
13. Vhurfday the wind came wefterly, fo that we were fain to feek us another place
toridein, becaufe the wind came a fea board land, and although it were mifty, yet we
followed the fhore by our lead: and as we brought land in the wind of us, we let fall
our anchor. Ata W. funthe mift brake up fo that we might fee about us, and then
we might perceive that we were entered into a found.
This afternoon we took in two or three fkiffs’ lading of {tones to balaft our fhip withal.
It hieth here four feet water, and floweth by fits uncertain to be judged.
14. Friday we rode ftill in the found, the wind at S. W., with very much rain, and
at the end of the rain it waxed again mifty.
1s. Saturday there was much wind at W. and much rain, and then again mifty.
16. Sunday was very mifty and much wind.
17. Monday very mifty, the wind at W. N. W.
18. Tuefday was alfo mifty, except at noon: then the fun brake out through the
mift, fo that we had the latitude in 70° 10°: the afternoon was mifty again, the wind
being at W. N. W.
19. Wednefday at three of the clock afternoon the mift brake up, and the wind
came at E. N. E., and then we weighed, and went S. and by E£. until feven of the
clock eight leagues, thinking to have had fight of the fandy hills that are to the eaft-
wards of the riverPechora. At aN. W. fun we took in our mainfail, becaufe the
wind increafed, and went with a forefail W. IN. W. the wind being at E. N. E.: at
night there grew fo terrible a {torm, that we faw not the like, although we had endured
many ftorms fince we came out of England. It was wonderful that our bark was able
to brook fuch monftrous and terrible feas, without the great help of God, who never
faileth them at need, that put their fure truft in him.
20. Thurfday ata S.S. W. fun, thanks be to God, the ftorm was at the higheft, and
then the wind began to flack, and came northerly withal, and then I reckoned the weft-
ermoft point of the river Pechora to be S. of us fifteen leagues. Ata W.S. W. fun
we fet our mainfail, and lay clofe by the wind, the wind being at N. W. and by N.,
making but little way, becaufe the billow went fo high : at midnight we caft about, and
the fhip caped N. N. E. making little way.
21. Friday at noon we had the latitude in 70° 8’, and we founded and had twenty-
nine fathoms fand, and in manner ftreamy ground. Ata W. fun we caft about to the
weftwards, and a little after the wind came up at W.
22. Saturday was calm: the latitude this day at noon was 70° 20’, we founded here,
and had nine-and-forty fathom and oze, which oze fignified that we drew towards
Nova Zembla.
And thus we being out of all hope to difcover any more to the eaftward this year,
we thought it beft to return and that for three caufes.
The firft the continual N. E. and northerly winds, which have more power after a
man is paft to the eaftwards of Caninoze, than in any place that I do know in thefe
‘northerly regions.
Second, becaufe of great and terrible abundance of ice which we faw with our eyes,
and we doubt greater {tore abideth in thofe parts: I adventured already fomewhat too
far init, but I thank God for my fafe deliverance from it.
Third, becaufe the nights waxed dark, and the winter began to draw on with his
ftorms: and therefore I refolved to take the firft beft wind that God fhould fend, and
I ply
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