to conduct backe his barke againe. He could neither conuey himselfe ashore
to rescue his men (if he had bene able) for want of a boat; and againe the
subtile traitours were so wary, as they would after that neuer come within
our mens danger. The captaine notwithstanding desirous to bring some token
from thence of his being there, was greatly discontented that he had not
before apprehended some of them: and therefore to deceiue the deceiuers he
wrought a pretty policy; for knowing wel how they greatly delighted in our
toyes, and specially in belles, he rang a pretty lowbell, making signes
that he would giue him the same that would come and fetch it. [Sidenote:
Taking of the first Sauage.] And because they would not come within his
danger for feare, he flung one bell vnto them, which of purpose he threw
short, that it might fall into the sea and be lost, And to make them more
greedy of the matter he rang a louder bell, so that in the end one of them
came nere the ship side to receiue the bel; which when he thought to take
at the captaines hand, he was thereby taken himselfe: for the captaine
being readily prouided let the bell fall, and caught the man fast, and
plucked him with maine force boat and all into his barke out of the sea.
Whereupon when he found himselfe in captiuity, for very choler and disdaine
he bit his tongue in twaine within his mouth: notwithstanding, he died not
thereof, but liued vntill he came in England, and then he died of cold
which he had taken at sea.

[Sidenote: Frobishers returne.] Now with this new pray (which was a
sufficient witnesse of the captaines farre and tedious trauell towards the
vnknowen parts of the world, as did well appeare by this strange infidell,
whose like was neuer seene, read, nor heard of before, and whose language
was neither knowen nor vnderstood of any) the sayd captaine Frobisher
returned homeward, and arriued in England in Harwich the 2 of October
following, and thence came to London 1576, where he was highly commended of
all men for his great and notable attempt, but specially famous for the