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130 DISSERTATION OF JOHN ISAAC PONTANUS, &c,
Nicolas Zenetus,* who, in the year 1380, after having been driven here and there, loft
the hope he had conceived. In 1500 Gafpard Cortefius, inftead of the ftrait he fought,
met with a river, and having been obliged to return, he again undertook the fame voyage
the following year and perifhed; and his death was foon after followed by that of his
brother Michael, who perifhed in the fame refearch. Sebaftian Cabot, a Venetian,
having been fent, in t506, by Henry VII. King of England, alfo to feek a northern
paflage, was impeded by the ice, and returned without fuccefs. John Varafcenus hay-
ing failed there in 1524, in the name of Francis I. King of France, who was prepoffefled
with the fame defign, landed at Cape Britain, where he and his crew were devoured
by the favages. Sebaftian Gomefius, a Spaniard, took this fame route in 1525, and
all the honour he acquired was to bring away fome favages.
After this the Englifh having formed the fame defign, Sir Hugh Willoughby, in
1553, arrived in lat. 72°, where from the cold and other inconveniences, he and his
whole crew perifhed. Three years after Stephen Barrough took the fame route, and
difcovered the ifles of Galgoievia, Novaya Zemlia, and fome others; but having already
experienced the feverity of the cold of this climate, and forefeeing the confequences, he
departed in time and returned. Afterwards Martin Frobifher, Arthur Pet, Charles
Jackman, and John Davis, of the fame nation, made the fame attempt without fuccefs.
Frobifher, in 1576, returned on account of the ice: Pet and Jackman experienced the
fame fate in 1580, except that they more diftinétly obferved the coafts of Novaya Zem-
lia. In 1585, Davis difcovered a gulf, but to the prefent time the extent has not been
afcertained. Finally, the Dutch in our days having rendered themfelves famous in the
art of navigation by their voyages and difcoveries, were alfo willing to contribute to
this laft, and have acquitted themfelves with honour, though they have failed; for we
have feen above the fuccefs of their enterprife. Thus I do not fee that this route can
be completely difcovered, unlefs by the means I have juft pointed out.
* He fpeaks of the fabulous voyage of Nicholas Zeno.
4 JOURNEY
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