The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation — Volume 12: America, Part IHakluyt, Richard
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The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation — Volume 12: America, Part I
Hakluyt, Richard
Discoveries in geography -- English; Voyages and travels
August
Noone the 1 24 s.e. by s. 16 61 10 w.s.w.
The true course, &c. This first of August we fell with the promuntory of
the sayd gulfe or second passage, hauing coasted by diuers courses for
our sauegard, a great banke of the ice driuen out of that gulfe.
Noone the 3 48 s.s.e. 16 60 26 variable.
Noone the 6 72 s.e. 22 59 35 variable
southerly with calme.
The true course, &c.
7 24 s.s.e. 22 58 40 w.s.w.
The true course, &c.
8 24 s.e. 13 58 12 w. fog.
variable.
The true course, &c.
9 24 s. by w. 13 57 30 variable
and calme.
The true course, &c.
Noone the 10 24 s.s.e. 17 56 40 s.w. by w.
The true course, &c.
11 24 s.e. 40 55 13 w.n.w.
easterly
The true course, &c.
12 24 s.e. 20 54 32 w.s.w.
easterly
The true course, &c.
13 24 w.s.w. 4 54 n.w.
This day seeking for our ships that went to fish, we stroke on a rocke,
being among many iles, and had a great leake.
Noone the 14 24 s.s.e. 28 52 40 n.w.
This day we stopped our leake in a storme. The 15 of August at noon,
being in the latitude of 52 degrees 12 min. and 16 leagues from the
shore, we shaped our course for England, in Gods name, as followeth.
Noone the 15 52 12 s.s.w.
The true latitude.
16 20 e.s.e. 50 51 s.w.
halfe
point s.
The true course, &c.
17 24 e. by s. 30 50 40 s.
The true course, &c. This day upon the banke we met a Biscaine bound for
the Grand Bay or for the passage. He chased vs.
18 24 e. by n. 49 51 18 w.
northerly.
The true course, &c.
19 24 s. halfe 51 51 35 variable
point north. w. & s.
The true course, &c.
20 24 e.s.e. 31 50 50 s.w.
The true course, &c.
22 48 e. by n. 68 51 30 s.s.w.
The true course, &c.
23 24 e. by n. 33 51 52 s.
northerly.
The true course, &c.
24 24 e. by n. 31 52 10 variable.
The true course, &c. This 24 of August obseruing the variation, I found
the compass to vary towards the East from the true Meridian, one degree.
Noone the 27 72 e. 40 52 22 variable
northerly & calme.
The true coruse, &c for 72 houres.
Noone the 29 48 e.s.e. 47 51 28 variable w. & n.
The true course, &c.
Noone the 31 48 s.e. by e. 14 51 9 variable.
easterly
The true course, &c.
2 48 e. 65 51 n.w.
southerly.
The true course, &c.
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