A Voyage into the North- West Passage, undertaken in the year 1612, By the Merchants Adventurers of London, Sir George Lancaster, Sir Thomas Smith, Mr. Ball, Mr. Cocken, and Mr. James Hall, being Venturer with them, and General of both the ships

To the Right Worshipfull Sir CHRISTOPHER HILYEARDS, Knt.

John Gatonbe wishethe in this life the contynvance of health and prosperitie, with great increase of worship, and everlasting felicitie in Christ our Saviour

PURPOSING with myselfe to present this jovrnall, or travisbook, to you, which ts vssally kept of seafayringe men and mariners, in their navigation of long voyagies and unknowne covntryes; and having been lett thes two yeares, being travelling vpon the sea to mayntayne my poore estat of wife and children; and, this winter, being at home, and remembring the manyfold cvrtesies shewed by you to my anciente father, Nicholas Gatonbe, I thought good this simple labour, such as it is, to offer vnto you, right worshipful, desiring you to accept it, as a gift that procedeth from such a one who hartily wisheth you well, and would, if ability served, present you with a better, seeing and knowing your worship and your ancesters have been alwayes well-wishers to this towne and the inhabitants of the same; wherefor I intreat your worship to pervse it over.

And, First, you shall see the setting out of our voyage, what adventures we had with our generail.

Secondly. The tym of our saylling.

Thirdly. Our travis upon the sea, with the windes and weyther we had.