ABSTRACT

IN the name of God, Amen. We set sayle from Copeman-hauen, in Den-marke, the second day of May, in the yeare of our redemption 1605, with two Shippes and a Pinnace: The Admirall, 2 called the Frost, 3 shippe of the burthen of thirty or fortie lasts, 4 wherein was Captaine and chiefe commander of the whole Fleet, Captaine Iohn Cunningham, a Scottish Gentleman, seruant vnto the Kings Maiestie of Denmarke, 5 myselfe being principall Pilot: The Lyon, Vice-admirall, being 21about the foresaid burthen, 6 wherein was Captaine, one Godscaio Lindenose, a Danish Gentleman, 7 and Steere-man of the same, one Peter Kilson, of Copeman-hauen: 8 . The Pinnace, a Barke of the burthen of twelue Lasts, or thereabouts, 9 wherein was Steereman, or Commander, one Iohn Knight, my Countrieman. 10 So, setting sayle from Copeman-hauen, with a faire gale of winde Easterly, wee came vnto Elsonure, where we anchored, to take in our water.