When you are
entered between them, these islands being very narrow for the most part,
as in some places six miles broad, in some places less, in few more,
then there appeareth another great sea, containing in breadth in some
places forty, in some fifty, in some twenty miles over, before you come
unto the continent; and in this enclosed sea there are above one hundred
islands of divers bignesses, whereof one is sixteen miles long, at which
we were, finding it a most pleasant and fertile ground, replenished with
goodly cedars and divers other sweet woods, full of currants, of flax,
and many other notable commodities which we at that time had no leisure
to view. Besides this island there are many, as I have said, some of
two, of three, of four, of five miles, some more, some less, most
beautiful and pleasant to behold, replenished with deer, coneys, hares,
and divers beasts, and about them the goodliest and best fish in the
world, and in greatest abundance.
Thus, sir, we have acquainted you with the particulars of our discovery
made this present voyage, as far forth as the shortness of the time we
there continued would afford us to take view of; and so contenting
ourselves with this service at this time, which we hope hereafter to
enlarge, as occasion and assistance shall be given, we resolved to leave
the country, and to apply ourselves to return for England, which we did
accordingly, and arrived safely in the west of England about the midst
of September.
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