great matters thereof if there were any store to be found, and offered
themselues to aduenture for the searching of those parts from whence the
same was brought. Some that had great hope of the matter sought secretly to
haue a lease at her Maiesties hands of those places, whereby to inioy the
masse of so great a publike profit vnto their owne priuate gaines.

In conclusion, the hope of more of the same golde ore to be found kindled a
great opinion in the hearts of many to aduance the voyage againe.
[Sidenote: In the second voyage commission was giuen onely for the bringing
of ore.] Whereupon preparation was made for a new voyage against the yere
folowing, and the captaine more specially directed by commission for the
searching more of this golde ore then for the searching any further
discouery of the passage. And being well accompanied with diuers resolute
and forward gentlemen, her Maiesty then lying at the right honourable the
lord of Warwicks house in Essex, he came to take his leaue, and kissing her
hignesse hands, with gracious countenance and comfortable words departed
toward his charge.


A true report of such things as happened in the second voyage of captaine
Frobisher, pretended for the discouery of a new passage to Cataya, China
and the East India, by the Northwest. Ann. Dom. 1577.

Being furnished with one tall ship of her Maiesties, named The Ayde, of two
hundred tunne, and two other small barks, the one named The Gabriel, the
other The Michael, about thirty tun a piece, being fitly appointed with
men, munition, victuals, and all things necessary for the voyage, the sayd
captaine Frobisher, with the rest of his company came aboord his ships
riding at Blackwall, intending (with Gods helpe) to take the first winde
and tide seruing him, the 25 day of May, in the yere of our Lord God 1577.