deferred it vntill a more conuenient time. All along the coast lie very
high mountains covered with snow, except in such places, where through the
steepenes of the mountaines of force it must needs fall. Foure dayes
coasting along this land, we found no signe of habitation. [Sidenote:
Friseland subiect to fogge.] Little birds, whiche we iudged to haue lost
the shore, by reason of thicke fogges which that Countrey is much subiect
vnto, came flying into our ships, which causeth vs to suppose, that the
Countrey is both more tollerable, and also habitable within, then the
outward shore maketh shew or signification.[52]

From hence we departed the eight of Iuly: and the 16. of the same, we came
with the making of land, which land our Generall the yeere before had named
The Queenes foreland, being an Island as we iudge, lying neere the supposed
continent with America: and on the other side, opposite to the same, one
other Island called Halles Isle, after the name of the Master of the ship,
neere adiacent to the firme land, supposed continent with Asia. [Sidenote:
Frobishers streight.] Betweene the which two Islands there is a large
entrance or streight, called Frobishers streight,[53] after the name of our
Generall, the firste finder thereof. This said streight is supposed to haue
passage into the sea of Sur, which I leaue vnknowen as yet.

It seemeth that either here, or not farre hence, the sea should haue more
large entrance, then in other parts within the frozen or vntemperate Zone:
and that some contrary tide, either from the East or West, with maine force
casteth out that great quantity of yce, which commeth floting from this
coast, euen vnto Friseland, causing that Countrey to seeme more vntemperate
then others, much more Northerly then the same.

I cannot iudge that any temperature vnder the Pole, the time of the Sunnes
Northerne declination being halfe a yere together, and one whole day,