called it Priors sownd, being from the Gabriels Island, tenne leagues.

The 14, we waied, and ranne into another sownde, where wee ankered in 8.
fathome water, faire sand, and black oaze, and there calked our ship, being
weake from the wales vpward, and tooke in fresh water.

The 15. day we waied, and sailed to Priors Bay, being a mile from thence.

The 16. day was calme, and we rode still, without yce, but presently within
two houres it was frozen round about the ship, a quarter of an ynch thicke,
and that day very faire, and calme.

The 17. day we waied, and came to Thomas Williams Island.

The 18. day we sailed North northwest, and ankered againe in
23. fathome, and tough oaze, vnder Burchers Island, which is from
the former Island, ten leagues.

[Sidenote: Sight of the Countrey people.] The 19. day in the morning, being
calme, and no winde, the Captaine and I tooke our boat, with eight men in
her, to rowe vs a shoare, to see if there were any people, or no, and going
to the toppe of the Island, we had sight of seuen boates, which came rowing
from the East side, toward that Island: whereupon we returned aboord
againe: at length we sent our boate with fiue men in her, to see whither
they rowed, and so with a white cloth brought one of their boates with
their men along the shoare, rowing after our boate, till such time as they
sawe our ship, and then they rowed a shoare: then I went on shore my selfe,
and gaue euery of them a threadden point, and brought one of them aboord of
me, where hee did eate and drinke, and then carried him on shoare againe.
Whereupon all the rest came aboord with their boates, being nineteene