although they had great cause of discomfort by the loss of their
company (whom the aforesaid tempest had separated from them), and
were not a little troubled with cogitations and perturbations of
mind in respect of their doubtful course, yet, notwithstanding, they
were of such content and agreement of mind with Master Chanceler,
that they were resolute and prepared under his direction and
government to make proof and trial of all adventures without all
fear or mistrust of future dangers. Which constancy of mind in all
the company did exceedingly increase their captain's carefulness;
for he being swallowed up with like goodwill and love towards them,
feared lest, through any error of his, the safety of the company
should be endangered. To conclude, when they saw their desire and
hope of the arrival of the rest of the ships to be every day more
and more frustrated, they provided to sea again, and Master
Chanceler held on his course towards that unknown part of the world,
and sailed so far that he came at last to the place where he found
no night at all, but a continual light and brightness of the sun
shining clearly upon the huge and mighty sea. And having the
benefit of this perpetual light for certain days, at length it
pleased God to bring them into a certain great bay, which was of one
hundred miles or thereabout over. Whereinto they entered and
somewhat far within it cast anchor, and looking every way about
them, it happened that they espied afar off a certain fisher boat,
which Master Chanceler, accompanied with a few of his men, went
towards to commune with the fishermen that were in it, and to know
of them what country it was, and what people, and of what manner of
living they were. But they being amazed with the strange greatness
of his ship (for in those parts before that time they had never seen
the like), began presently to avoid and to flee. But he still
following them, at last overtook them, and being come to them, they