Ascension day

By the prouidence of Almightie God wee departed from Queenborough the thirteenth day of May with sixe good ships, viz., the Tigre, admirall; the Matthew, vice-admirall: the Sea-horse, called the Gamaliel, the reare-admirall; the Desire, the Annula, and the Richard and Barnard, with the John and Francis shortly to follow.

The one and twentieth day, faire weather, the winde southwarde, wee still making to the northwards. This morning wee had sight of land on the coast of Norway, it lying east and by north off about twelue or fourteene leagues. This day, at noone, we were in the latitude of 61° 30′, the variation of the compasse at Scoutes-nes is eight degrees east, it being about ten or twelve leagues off; wee hauing made a north way halfe east, about thirtie leagues.

The three and twentieth, at noone, in the latitude of 65° 45′, in which place the needle of declination doth dippe vnder the horizon 63° 30′ by that instrument, which declineth 54 at London.

Greenland attayned in eighteen dayes

The thirtieth day, about three of the clock, wee espied the land of Greenland, being about eight or nine leagues off. The southwardest part of it bare south-east and by east off it, which shortly wee perceiued to bee the land lying in 76° 55′, which is called Horne-sound. This land lyeth, by our common compasse, north north-west. Within two houres after we had sight of land, it began to snowe, and was very cold. This euening the compasse was varied thirteene degrees west.