hauing the North pole raysed 51 degrees.
Their arriual at Ilfoord-combe in Deuonshire. The 30 of May we had sight of S. Iues on the North side of Corne-wall, and the 2 of Iune 1579 we arriued at Ilfoord-combe in Deuon-shire.
And thus after our manifold troubles and great dangers in hauing passed the streights of Magellan into the South Sea with our Generall M. Francis Drake, and hauing bene driuen with him downe to the Southerly latitude of 57 degrees, and afterward passing backe by the same streights againe, it pleased God to bring vs safe into our owne natiue countrey to enioy the presence of our deare friendes and kinesfolkes, to whom bee prayse, honour, and glory, for euer and euer. Amen.
Edward Cliffe.
Mariner.
Instructions giuen by the right honourable the Lordes of the Counseil, to M. Edward Fenton Esquire,[1] for the order to be obserued in the voyage recommended to him for the East Indies and Cathay. April. 9. 1582.
First you shall enter as Captaine Generall, into the charge and
gouernment of these shippes, viz. the Beare Gallion, the Edward
Bonauenture, the Barke Francis, and the small Frigate or
Pinnesse.
2 Item you shall appoint for the furnishing of the vessels in the whole, to the number of 200 able persons, accompting in that number the Gentlemen and their men, the Ministers, Chirurgians, Factors, &c. which sayd number is no way to be exceeded, whereof as many as may be, to be sea-men; and shal distribute them into euery vessell, as by aduise here before your going shal be thought meete: Prouided that you shall not receiue vnder your charge and gouernement, any disordered or mutinous person, but that vpon knowledge had, you shall remooue him before your departure hence, or by the way as soone as you can conueniently auoide him, and receiue better in his place.
3 Item, for the more aad better circumspect execution, and determination in any waightie causes incident in this voyage, we will that you shall take vnto you for assistants, Captaine Hawkins, captain Ward, M. Nicholas Parker, M. Maddox, M. Walker, M.
- ↑ Had been the companion of Frobisher.
