It is an Island which your men call Penguin, because of the multitude of birdes of the same name.  Yet wee neither sawe any birds, nor drew neere to the land, the winds seruing for our course directed to another place, but wee mette altogether at that place a little before the Hauen, whereunto by common Councell we had determined to come, and that within the space of two houres by the great goodnesse of God, and to our great ioy.  The place is situate in Newfound land, betweene 47. and 48. degres called by the name of Saint Iohns:  the Admirall himselfe by reason of the multitude of the men, and the smalnesse of his ship, had his company somewhat sickly, and had already lost two of the same company, which died of the Flixe:  of the rest we conceiue good hope.  Of our company (for I ioyned my selfe with Maurice Browne, a very proper Gentleman) two persons by a mischance were drowned, the rest are in safetie, and strong; for mine owne part I was neuer more healthy.  Wee arriued at this place the third of August:  and the fift the Admirall tooke possession of the Countrey, for himselfe and the kingdome of England:  hauing made and published certaine Lawes, concerning religion, and obedience to the Queene of England:  at this time our fare is somewhat better, and dantier, then it was before:  for in good sooth, the experience of so long time hath taught vs what contrary winds wee haue found, and what great trauell wee may endure hereafter:  and therefore wee will take such order, that wee will want nothing:  for we found in this place about twenty Portugall and Spanish shippes, besides the shippes of the English:  which being not able to match vs, suffer vs not to bee hunger starued:  the English although they were of themselues strong ynough, and safe from our force, yet seeing our authoritie, by the Queenes letters patents, they shewed vs all maner of duety and humanitie.

The maner of this Countrey and people remaine now to be spoken of.  But what shall I say, my good Hakluyt, when I see nothing but a very wildernesse:  Of fish here is incredible abundance, whereby great gaine growes to them, that trauell to these parts:  the hooke is no sooner throwne out, but it is eftsoones drawne vp with some goodly fish:  the whole land is full of hilles and woods.  The trees for the most part are Pynes and of them some are very olde, and some yong:  a great part of them being fallen by reason of their age, doth so hinder the sight of the land, and stoppe the ways of those that seeke to trauell, that they can goe no whither:  all the grasse here is long, and tall, and little differeth from ours.  It seemeth also that the nature of this soyle is fit for corne:  for I found certaine blades and eares in a manner bearded, so that it appeareth that by manuring and sowing, they may easily be framed for the vse of man:  here are in the woodes bush berries, or rather straw berries growing vp like trees, of great sweetnesse.  Beares also appeare about the fishers stages of the Countrey, and are sometimes