An account of several late voyages and discoveries

towards the South Terra Incognita. 13 ~ tluec or f?ur of them wcrc killcd, and thc rdl • favcd thcmfclvcs by f wimming: This th cy cn– dcavourcd to rcvcngc, but thc \Vatcr goin3 high, t\1cy wcrc hindrcd; this Ha-y: w.1s by thcm, for rhis rcafon, namcd 111urderers Bay, as it fa m:irkcd in thc Charts. From this Bay thcy wcnt on E• . and found thc Land all rcund abom thcm: lt fccms a vcry good L:md, fruitfül, and wcll fini– ared, but by rcafon of thc bad \Vcathcr, and Weft '\Vind, thcy h1d a grcat <leal of Troublc to gctout. Thc 24th of December, bcca.ufc thc \Vind would not wcll füffi.-r chem to go to che North– ward, thcy not knowing if thcy íhould find any Paífagc to che North, :md thc Flood coming out of thc S. E. thcy concludcd to go back ag.: in in– ro thc Bay, and thcrc 1eck a PaX1gc ; but thc :6th che Wind bcttcr fcrving, thcy wr:nt :rway Northcrly fomcwhat to thc \V cfi. 3am:ary 4. 1643. in S. Latitudc 3 4 d. 3 5 m. Longir. 1 9 1 d. 9111. N. E. vari:ition 8 d. 40 m. thcy c~tm~ to rhe N. TY. Cape of this L:ind, and had hollow \V~tvcs out of che N. E. ;111d thcrcforc doubtcd not thcrc muíl: be a grcat Sea in thc N. E. whcrcupon thcy wcrc glad, as having now gottcn a P.1!f.1ge. Herc Lty an Hland which thcy named threeKings lfland, to which thcy wcnt to rcfrdh thcmfdvcs.. and bcing come ncar, thcy faw upon tht: Hiil thirty or chirty fivc l'vtcn, bcing ot tall Sr~aurc (as wcll as might be difccr_m;d from far ) with ·ricks or Clubs, who called to thcm wich h:irfü r loud Voiccs, but thcy could not underíland hcm; :ind thoicMcn, whcn thcy walked, made ·~ry wi<lc Paces or Stcps. In mrning about this , K 3 líland.