Sir,--The _Sunshine_ came into Dartmouth the 4th of this month: she hath been at Iceland, and from thence to Greenland, and so to Estotiland, from thence to Desolation, and to our merchants, where she made trade with the people, staying in the country twenty days. They have brought home 500 seal-skins, and 140 half skins and pieces of skins. I stand in great doubt of the pinnace; God be merciful unto the poor men and preserve them if it be His blessed will. I have now full experience of much of the north-west part of the world, and have brought the passage to that certainty, as that I am sure it must be in one of four places, or else not at all. And further, I can assure you upon the peril of my life, that this voyage may be performed without further charge, nay, with certain profit to the adventurers, if I may have but your favour in the action. Surely it shall cost me all my hope of welfare and my portion of Sandridge, but I will, by God's mercy, see an end of these businesses. I hope I shall find favour with you to see your card. I pray God it be so true as the card shall be which I will bring to you, and I hope in God that your skill in navigation shall be gainful unto you, although at the first it hath not proved so. And thus with my most humble commendations I commit you to God, desiring no longer to live than I shall be yours most faithfully to command. From this 14th of October, 1586. Yours with my heart, body and life to command, JOHN DAVIS. * * * * * _The relation of the course which the_ "_Sunshine_," _a barque of fifty tons_, _and the_ "_North Star_," _a small pinnace_, _being two vessels of the fleet of Master John Davis_, _held after he had sent them from him to discover the passage between Greenland and Iceland_. _Written by Henry Morgan_, _servant to Master William Sanderson of London_. The 7th day of May, 1586, we departed out of Dartmouth Haven four sails, to wit, the _Mermaid_, the _Sunshine_, the _Moonshine_, and the _North Star_. In the _Sunshine_ were sixteen men, whose names were these: Richard Pope, master; Mark Carter, master's mate; Henry Morgan, purser; George Draward, John Mandie, Hugh Broken, Philip Jane, Hugh Hempson, Richard Borden, John Filpe, Andrew Madocke, William Wolcome, Robert Wagge, carpenter, John Bruskome, William Ashe, Simon Ellis.