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72 VOVAGES OF SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY AND OTHERS,
then there appeared a fhadow of land to us E. N.E.; and fo we ran with it the {pace
oftwo hours, and then perceiving that it was but fog, we hald along S. E.
This day, at two in the afternoon, we founded, and had fifty fathoms black oze: our
latitude was 70° 3’. At ten o’clock at night we founded again, and had fitty fathoms
black oze. : ’
The tenth day, the wind being at N. N. W., we hald E. and by N., which courfe we
fet, becaufe at ten of the clock aforenoon we did fee land, and then we founded, having
thirty-five fathoms black oze, All this day there was a great fog, fo that. we durit not
bear with.the land to make it, and fo we kept an outwardly courfe. This day, at’ fix
in the afternoon, we efpied land, wherewith we halled, and then it grew calm 2 we
founded and had 120 fathoms black oze ; and then we,fent our boat a-land to found
and prove the land. ‘The fame night we came with gar fhip within an ifland, where we
rode all the fame night. The fame night we went into:a bay to ride near the dand tor
wood. and water.
The eleventh day the wind came to the E.S.E. This day, about a league from us
to the eaftwards, we faw a very fair found or river that paft very far into the country,
with two or three branches, with an ifland in the midi.
The twelfth of July che wind was E,.S.E. This day, about eleven o’clock in the
morning, there came a great white bear down to the water-fide, and took the water of
his own accord; we chafed him with our boat, but for all that we could do he got to
land and efcaped from us, where we named the bay Bearbay. his day, at feven in the
afternoon, we fet fail, for we had good hope that the wind would come welterly, and
with fail and oars we gat the fea. All the night it was calm with fog.
The thirteenth day in the morning the wind was very variable with fog, and as it
cleared up we met with great {tore of ice, which at the firft fhewed like land: this ice
did us much trouble, and the more becaufe of the fog, which continued until the four.
teenth day twelve of the clock.
The fourteenth day in the morning we were fo imbayed with ice, that we were con-
{trained to come out as we went in, which was by great good fortune, or rather by the
goodnefs of God, otherwife it had been impoflible ; and at twelve of the clock we were
clear of it, the wind being at S. and S. by W. The fame day we found the pole to be
elevated 70° 26’: we lay. along the coaft N. W., thinking it to be an ifland ; but find-
ing no end in rowing fo long, we fuppofed it to be the main of Nova Zembla. About
two inthe afternoon we laid it to the fouthward to double the ice, which we could not.
do upon that board, fo that we caft about again and lay W. along under the ice. About —
feven in the afternoon we got about the greateft part thereof. About eleven o’clock at
‘night we brought the ice S. E. of us, and thus we were rid of this trouble at this time.
The fifteenth day, about three in the morning, the wind was at S.S W.: we caft
about and lay to the eaftwards; the wind did wetter, fo that we lay S.S. W. witha
flawn fheet, and fo we ran all the fame day. "About eight in the afternoon we founded,
and had-23 fathoms {mall grey fand. This night, at twelve of the clock, we founded
again, and had 29 fathoms fand, as afore.
The fixteenth day unto three in the morning we hald along E. S. E., where we found
eighteen fathoms red fand, then we hald along N. FE. In thelefoundings we had many
overfals.. This day, at ten of the clock, we met with more ice, which was very great,
fo that we could not tell which way to get clear of it: then the wind came to theS.S.E,,
fo that we lay to the northwards: we thought that way to clear ourfelves of it, but that
way we had more ice. About fix in the afternoon the wind came to the E.; then we)
lay to. the fouthwards, that we had thirty fathoms black oze. This day we found the
. pole
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