like in fashion to a Taper made of waxe, and may truely be thought to be
the sea Vnicorne.[68] This home is to be seene and reserued as a Iewell by
the Queenes Maiesties commandement, in her Wardrope of Robes.

Tuesday the three and twentieth of Iuly, our Generall with his best company
of gentlemen, souldiers and saylers, to the number of seuentie persons in
all, marched with ensigne displayde, vpon the continent of the Southerland
(the supposed continent of America) where, commanding a Trumpet to sound a
call for euery man to repaire to the ensigne, he declared to the whole
company how much the cause imported for the seruice of her Maiestie, our
countrey, our credits, and the safetie of our owne liues, and therefore
required euery man to be conformable to order, and to be directed by those
he should assigne. And he appointed for leaders, Captaine Fenton, Captaine
Yorke, and his Lieutenant George Beste: which done, we cast our selues into
a ring, and altogether vpon our knees, gaue God humble thanks for that it
had pleased him of his great goodnesse to preserue vs from such imminent
dangers, beseeching likewise the assistance of his holy spirite, so to
deliuer vs in safetie into our Countrey, whereby the light and truth of
these secrets being knowen, it might redound to the more honour of his holy
name, and consequently to the aduancement of our common wealth. And so, in
as good sort as the place suffered, we marched towards the tops of the
mountaines, which were no lesse painfull in climbing then dangerous in
descending, by reason of their steepenesse and yce. And hauing passed about
fiue miles, by such vnwieldie wayes, we returned vnto our ships without
sight of any people, or likelihood of habitation. Here diuerse of the
Gentlemen desired our Generall to suffer them to the number of twentie or
thirtie persones to march vp thirtie or fortie leagues in the countrey, to
the end they might discouer the Inland, and doe some acceptable seruice for
their countrey. But he not contented with the matter he sought for, and
well considering the short time he had in hand, and the greedie desire our