whom was a man of Bristow, on whom our Generall vsed his liberality, and
sent him away with letters into England.

But because such things are impertinent to the matter, I will returne
(without any more mentioning of the same) to that from the which I haue
digressed and swarued, I meane our ships now sailing on the surging seas,
sometime passing at pleasure with a wished Easterne wind, sometimes
hindered of our course againe by the Westerne blasts, vntill the 20. day of
the foresayd moneth of Iune, on which day in the morning we fell with
Frizeland, which is a very hie and cragged land and was almost cleane
couered with snow, so that we might see nought but craggie rockes and the
topes of high and huge hilles, sometimes (and for the most part) all
couered with foggie mists. There might we also perceiue the great Isles of
yce lying on the seas, like mountaines, some small, some big, of sundry
kinds of shapes, and such a number of them, that wee could not come neere
the shore for them.

Thus sailing alongst the coast, at the last we saw a place somewhat voyd of
yce, where our Generall (accompanied with certaine other) went a shore,
where they sawe certaine tents made of beasts skinnes; and boates much the
like vnto theirs of Meta Incognita. The tents were furnished with flesh,
fish, skins, and other trifles: amonst the which was found a boxe of
nailes: whereby we did coniecture, that they had either Artificers amongst
them, or els a traffike with some other nation. The men ran away, so that
wee coulde haue no conference or communication with them. [Sidenote: The
curtesie of our Generall.] Our Generall (because hee would haue them no
more to flee, but rather incouraged to stay through his courteous dealing)
gaue commaundement that his men should take nothing away with them, sauing
onely a couple of white dogs, for the which he left pinnes, poynts, kniues,
and other trifling things, and departed without taking or hurting any