either the South or North foreland, the Ayde lying off and on at Sea, with
a small sayle by an Iland of yce, which was the marke for vs to meet
together againe. [Sidenote: Halles Iland.] And about noone, the weather
being more cleare, we made the North foreland perfite, which otherwise is
called Halles Iland, and also the small Iland bearing the name of the sayd
Hall whence the Ore was taken vp which was brought into England this last
yeere 1576 the said Hall being present at the finding and taking vp
thereof, who was then Maister in the Gabriell with Captaine Frobisher. At
our arriuall here all the Seas about this coast were so couered ouer with
huge quantitie of great yce, that we thought these places might onely
deserue the name of Mare Glaciale, and be called the Isie Sea.

[Sidenote: The description of the straights.] This North forland is thought
to be deuided from the continent of the Northerland, by a little sound
called Halles sound, which maketh it an Iland, and is thought little lesse
then the Ile of Wight, and is the first entrance of the Straights vpon the
Norther side, and standeth in the latitude of sixtie two degrees and fiftie
minutes, and is reckoned from Frisland leagues.[67] God hauing blessed vs
with so happie a land-fall, we bare into the Straights which runne in next
hand, and somewhat further vp to the Northwarde, and came as neere the
shore as wee might for the yce, and vpon the eighteenth day [Sidenote: No
more gold Ore found in the first Iland.] of Iuly our Generall taking the
Goldfiners with him, attempted to goe on shore with a small rowing
Pinnesse, vpon the small Islande where the Ore was taken vp, to prooue
whether there were any store thereof to be found, but he could not get in
all that Iland a peece so bigge as a Walnut, where the first was found. But
our men which sought the other Ilands thereabouts found them all to haue
good store of the Ore, whereupon our Generall with these good tidings
returned aboord about tenne of the clocke at night, and was ioyfully
welcommed of the company with a volie of shot. [Sidenote: Egs and foules of