Secondly, when by his former preparation he was enfeebled of abilitie and credit, to performe his designements, as it were impatient to abide in expectation better opportunitie and meanes, which God might raise, he thrust himselfe againe into the action, for which he was not fit, presuming the cause pretended on Gods behalfe, would carie him to the desired ende.  Into which, hauing thus made reentrie, he could not yeeld againe to withdraw though hee sawe no encouragement to proceed, lest his credite, foyled in his first attempt, in a second should vtterly be disgraced.  Betweene extremities, hee made a right aduenture, putting all to God and good fortune, and which was worst refused not to entertaine euery person and meanes whatsoeuer, to furnish out this expedition, the successe whereof hath bene declared.

But such is the infinite bountie of God, who from euery euill deriueth good. [Sidenote:  Afflictions needfull in the children of God.] For besides that fruite may growe in time of our trauelling into those Northwest lands, the crosses, turmoiles, and afflictions, both in the preparation and execution of this voyage, did correct the intemperate humors, which before we noted to bee in this Gentleman, and made vnsauorie, and lesse delightful his other manifold vertues.

Then as he was refined, and made neerer drawing vnto the image of God:  so it pleased the diuine will to resume him vnto himselfe, whither both his, and euery other high and noble minde, haue alwayes aspired.

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Ornatissimo viro, Magistro Richard Hakluyto Oxonij in Collegio aedis
  Christi, Artium et Philosophiae Magistro, amico, et fratri suo.

S. Non statueram ad te scribere, cum in mentem veniret promissum literarum tuarum.  Putabas te superiore iam Iunio nos subsecuturum.  Itaque de meo statu ex doctore Humfredo certiorem te fieri iusseram.  Verum sic tibi non esset satisfactum.  Itaque scribam ad te ijsdem fere verbis, quia noua meditari et [Greek:  sunonumixein] mihi hoc tempore non vacat.  Vndecimo Iunij ex Anglia reuera tandem et serio soluimus, portu et terra apud Plemuthum simul relictis.  Classis quinque nauibus constabat:  maxima, quam [Marginal note:  Dominus Ralegh.] frater Amiralij accommodauerat, ignotum quo comsilio, statim tertio die a nobis se subduxit.  Reliqui perpetuo coniunctim nauigauimus ad. 23.  Iulij, quo tempore magnis nebulis intercepto aspectu alij aliam viam tenuimus:  nobis seorsim prima terra apparuit ad Calendas Augusti, ad gradum circiter 50. cum vltra 41. paucis ante diebus descendissemus spe Australium ventorum, qui tamen nobis suo tempore nunquam spirauere. [Sidenote:  Insula penguin.] Insula est ea, quam vestri Penguin vocant, ab auium eiusdem nominis multitudine.  Nos tamen nec aues vidimus, nec insulam accessimus, ventis alio vocantibus.  Caeterum conuenimus omnes in eundum locum paulo ante portum in quem communi consilio omnibus veniendum erat, idque intra duas horas, magna Dei benignitate