An account of several late voyages and discoveries

104 A S11p¡,leme11t to '\Vdlward, and rcturned with good hopes of clifcovcring thc defired Paffagc. In 1 587. he macle a third Vogagc, to 7 2 dcg. , 2 min. thc Compafs varying to o:: dcg. \Vcfiward, the Land thcy caJíed Lo1Tdon Coaft; and therc thcy found an open Sea, and forcy L<:agucs bctwccn Land and Lanci, thiuk– i ng this t@ be thc mofr likcly place to find che J>atfagc; and it was from him callcd Frct11m D.ivü. Thus from time to time procccded thc; cli1~ covcry of thcfc Counrrics, but now not upon hopes of a Paffage to thc ln'dJes ,! but for th.! profit of Trading ~ till Mr H11dfon, jn 1610, afrcr he was fatisficd, th:it th~rc ,vas no Paf. fage N onh-eaikrly, was font to makc a Tryal hcrc alfo. He procec<led ~¡1 ~1u11drcd Leagucs farthcr tha~ any bcfore haµ done; and gavc Names to ccrtain Places, as Dcfire. pro'Voi·es, Ijlc oJ God~s JJ.1erúes, Prin,e H'!111/r Ca¡e, l(jn'-~ 1ames's C.ipt, R.~ten Amis Cap,·, ~rnd thc likc; but thc lec hindred him from going furthcr, and the Scdition of his Mcn from rcturning home. In 1612. 'J.1mes H.ill rcmrning inro E,~~: l.tnd, and with him l 1 Vi/ li.tm Ha/fin, who dil· covcrcd Co,l:in's So:md, in the height of 6l ckg. 20 min. w hich diffcrcd in Long: cud from London 60 dcg. jo min; W cftwanl Thcy faw alfo the footing of a grcat Bc.11 thcy fuppoíed an Elk, or thc like.. 'J1;m Hall was killed in thc lloat by a Nauvc rn: ·· ·· · · · tcndin.

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