medijs firmatum eft commercium cum Mofchouitis. Hâc cum non fuccederet,
inftitutx funt nauigationes ad Borealiora Americæ;, quas primo fuscepit
Martinus Frobifher, fecutus eft poftca Ioannes Dauis. Ex his omnibus
nauigationibus multi antiquiorum errores,magna eorum ignorantia
detectacft. Atque his conatibus minus fuccedentibus, gens noftra nauibus
abundans otij impatiens, in alias paries fuas nauigationes inftituerunt.
Humphredus Gilbert Eques, Americæ oras Hifpanis incognitas, magno animo
& viribus, fucceffu non aequali noftris aperire conatus eft. Id quod
tuis poftea aufpicijs (vir honoratifsime) felicius fufceptum eft quibus
Virginia nobis patefacta eft, præefecto clafsis Richardo Grinuil nobili
equite, quam diligentifsime luftrauit & defcripfit Thomæ Hariotus.

In the English edition of Robert Hues' work, London, 1638, this very
interesting but somewhat irrelevant passage appears as follows:

Among whom, the first that adventured on the discovery of these parts,
were, Sir Hugh Willoughby, and Richard Chanceler: after them, Stephen
Borough. And farther yet then either of these, did Arthur Pet, and
Charles Lackman discover these parts. And these voyages were all
undertaken by the instigation of Sebastian Cabot: that so, if it were
possible, there might bee found out a nearer pafsage to Cathay and China
: yet all in vane ; fave only that by this meanes a course of trafficke
was confirmed betwixt us and the Mofcovite.

When their attempts fucceeded not this way ; their next designe was then
to try, what might bee done in the Northern Coasts of America : and the
first undertaker of these voyages was Mr. Martin Frobisher: who was
afterward feconded by Mr. Iohn Davis. By meanes of all which
Navigations, many errours of the Ancients, and their great ignorance was
discovered.