The 21 of June the ice began to driue away againe, and God made vs some opening with [a] south south-west wind; and when the sunne was [about] north west the wind began to blow south-east with a good gale, and we began to make preparations to go from thence.

The 22 of June, in the morning, it blew a good gale out of the south-east, and then the sea was reasonable open, but we [[199]]were forced to draw our scutes ouer the ice to get vnto it, which was great paine and labour vnto vs, for first we were forced to draw our scutes ouer a peece of ice of 50 paces long, and there put them into the water, and then againe to draw them vp vpon other ice, and after draw them at the least 300[676] paces more ouer the ice, before we could bring them to a good place, where we might easily get out. And being gotten vnto the open water, we committed our selues to God and set saile, the sunne being about east-north-east, with an indifferent gale of wind out of the south and south-south-east, and sailed west and west and by south, till the sunne was south, and than we were round about enclosed with ice againe, and could not get out, but were forced to lie still. But not long after the ice opened againe like to a sluce[677] and we passed through it and set saile againe, and so sailed along by the land, but were presently enclosed with ice; but, being in hope of opening againe, meane time we eate somewhat, for the ice went not away as it did before. After that we vsed all the meanes we could to breake it, but all in vaine; and yet a good while after the ice opened againe [of itself], and we got out and sailed along by the land, west and by south, with a south wind.

The 23 of June we sailed still forward west and by south till the sunne was south-east, and got to the Trust Point,[678] which is distant from the Ice Point 25 [100] miles, and then could go noe further because the ice laie so hard and so close together; and yet it was faire weather. The same day we tooke the hight of the sunne with the astralabium and also with our astronomicall ring, and found his hight to be 37 degrees, and his declination 23 degrees and 30 minutes, which taken from the hight aforesaid, there rested 13 degrees and 30 minutes, which substracted out of 90 degrees, the hight of the Pole was 76 degrees and 30 [[200]]minutes.[679] And it was faire sunne-shine weather, and yet it was not so strong as to melt the snow that we might haue water to drink; so that we set all our tin platers and other things[680] full of snow [in the sun] to melt, and so molt it [by the reflection of the sun, so that we had water to drink]; and [we also] put snow into our mouthes, to melt it downe into our throates;[681] but all was not enough, so that we were compelled to endure great thirst.

The stretching of the land from the house[682] where we wintered, along by the north side of Noua Zembla to the Straights of Waigats, where we passed ouer to the coast of Russia, and ouer the entry of the White Sea to Cola,[683] according to the card[684] here ensueing.

From the Low Land[685] to the Streame Baie,[686] the course east and west 4 [16] miles.
From the Streame Baie to the Ice-hauen Point,[687] the course east and by north 3 [12] miles.
From the Ice-hauen Point to the Islands Point,[688] the course east north-east 5 [20] miles.
From the Islands Point to the Flushingers Point,[689] the course north-east and by east 3 [12] miles.
From the Flushingers Point to ye Head Point,[690] the course north-east 4 [16] miles.[[201]]
From the Head Point to the Point of Desire,[691] the course south and north 6 [24] miles.
From the Point of Desire to the Island of Orange,[692] north-west 8 [32] miles.
From the Islands of Orange to the Ice Point,[693] the course west and west and by south 5 [20] miles.
From the Ice Point to the Point of Thrust[694] the course [west and] west and by south 25 [100] miles.
From the Point of Trust to Nassawes Point,[695] the course[696] west and by north 10 [40] miles.
From the Nassawe Point to the east end of the Crosse Island,[697] the course west and by north 8 [32] miles.
From the east end of the Crosse Island to Williams Island,[698] the course west and by south 3 [12] miles.
From Williams Island to the Black Point,[699] the course west south-west 6 [24] miles.
From the Black Point, to the east end of the Admirable Island,[700] the course west south-west 7 [28] miles.
From the east to the west point of the Admirable Island, the course west south-west 5 [20] miles.
From the west point of the Admirable Island to Cape Planto,[701] the course south-west and by west 10 [40] miles.
From Cape de Planto to Lombs-bay,[702] the course west south-west 8 [32] miles.[[202]]
From Lombs-bay to the Staues Point,[703] the course west south-west 10 [40] miles.
From the Staues Point to [Cape de Prior or] Langenesse,[704] the course south-west and by south 14 [56] miles.
From [Cape Prior or] Langenes to Cape de Cant,[705] the course south-west and by south 6 [24] miles.
From Cape de Cant to the Point with the black clifts,[706] the course south and by west 4 [16] miles.
From the Point with the black cliftes to the Black Island,[707] the course south south-east 3 [12] miles.
From the Black Island to Constint-sarke,[708] the course east and west 2 [8] miles.
From Constint-sarke,[709] to the Crosse Point,[710] the course south south-east 5 [20] miles.
From Crosse Point to S. Laurence Bay,[711] the course south-east[712] 6 [24] miles.
From S. Laurence Bay[713] to Mel-hauen,[714] the course [south] south-east 6 [24] miles.
From Mel-hauen to the Two Islands,[715] the course south south-east 16 [64] miles.
From the 2 Islands, where we crost ouer to the Russia coast, to the Islands of Matfloo and Delgoye,[716] the course south-west[717] 30 [120] myles.[[203]]
From Matfloo and Delgoye to the creeke[718] where we sailed the compasse [almost] round aboute, and came to the same place againe 22 [88] miles.
From that creeke to Colgoy,[719] the course west north-west 18 [72] miles.
From Colgoy to the east point of Camdenas,[720] the course west north-west 20 [80] miles.
From the east point of Camdenas to the west side of the White Sea, the course west north-west 40 [160] miles.
From the west point of the White Sea to the 7 Islands,[721] the course north-west 14 [56] miles.
From the 7 Islands, to the west end of Kilduin,[722] the course north-west 20 [80] miles.
From the west end of Kelduin to the place where John Cornelis came vnto vs,[723] the course north-west and by west 7 [28] miles.
From thence to Cola,[724] the course most[725] southerly 18 [72] miles.
So that we sailed in two open scutes, some times in the ice, then ouer the ice, and through the sea 381 [1524] miles.[726]

The 24 of June, the sunne being easterly, we rowed here and there [round about] in the ice, to see where [[204]]we might best goe out, but we saw no opening; but when the sunne was south we got through into the sea, for the which we thanked God most heartilie that he had sent vs an vnexpected opening; and then we sailed with an east wind and went lustily forward, so that we made our account to get aboue[727] the Point of Nassawes;[728] [but we were again prevented by the ice which beset us, so that we were obliged to stop on the east side of the Point of Nassau] close by the land, and we could easily see the Point of Nassawes, and made our account to be about 3 [12] miles from it, the wind being south and south south-west. Then sixe of our men went on land and there found some wood, whereof they brought as much as they could into the scutes, but found neither birds nor egges; with the which wood they sod[729] a pot of water pap (which we called matsammore[730]), that we might eate some warme thing, the wind blowing stil southerly, [and the longer it blew the stronger it grew.]

The 25th of June it blew a great south wind, and the ice whereunto we made our selues fast was not very strong, whereby we were in greate feare that we should breake off from it and driue into the sea; for [in the evening], when the sun was in the west, a peece of that ice brake of, whereby we were forced to dislodge and make our selues fast to another peece of ice.

The 26 of June it still blew hard out of the south, and broke the ice whereunto we were fast in peeces, and we thereby draue into the sea, and could get no more to the fast ice, whereby we were in a thousand dangers to be all cast away; and driuing in yt sort in the sea, we rowed as [[205]]much as we could, but we could not get neere vnto the land, therefore we hoysed vp our fock;[731] and so made vp with our saile;[732] but our fock-mast[733] brake twice in peeces, and then it was worse for vs than before,[734] and notwithstanding that there blew a great gale of wind, yet we were forced to hoyse vp our great sayle,[735] but the wind blew so hard into it that if we had not presently taken it in againe we had sunke in the sea,[736] or else our boate would haue bin filled with water [so that we must have sunk]; for the water began to leap ouer borde,[737] and we were a good way in the sea, at which time the waues went so hollow [and so short] that it was most fearful, and we thereby saw nothing but death before our eyes, and euery twinckling of an eye lookt when we should sincke. But God, that had deliuered us out of so many dangers of death, holpe vs once againe, and contrary to our expectations sent vs a north-west wind, and so with great danger we got to ye fast ice againe. When we were deliuered out of that danger, and knew not where our other scute[738] was, we sailed one mile [4 miles] along by the fast ice, but found it not, whereby we were wholy out of heart and in great feare yt they were drowned; at which time it was mistie weather. And so sailing along, and hearing no newes of our other scute,[739] we shot of a musket, wh they hearing shot of another, but yet we could not see each other; meane time approaching nearer to each other, and the weather waxing somewhat cleerer, as we and they shot once againe, we saw the smoke of their peeces, and at last we met together againe, and saw them ly fast between driuing and [[206]]fast ice. And when we got near unto them, we went ouer the ice and holp them to vnlade the goods out of their scute, and drew it ouer the ice, and with much paine and trouble brought it into the open water againe; and while they were fast in the ice, we[740] found some wood vpon the land by the sea side, and when we lay by each other we sod[741] some bread and water together and eate it vp warme, which did vs much good.

The 27[742] of June we set saile with an indifferent gale out of the east, and got a mile [4 miles] aboue the Cape de Nassaw one the west side thereof, and then we had the wind against vs, and we were forced to take in our sailes and began to rowe. And as we went along [the firm ice] close by the land, we saw so many sea-horses lying vpon the ice [more than we had ever seen before] that it was admirable,[743] and a great number of birds, at the which we discharged 2 muskets and killed twelue of them, which we fetcht into our scutes. And rowing in that sort, we had a great mist, and then we entred into [the] driuing ice, so that we were compelled to make our scutes fast vnto the fast ice, and to stay there till the weather brake vp,[744] the wind being west north-west and right against vs.