The North-west and North-east passages 1576-1611 . of May all the men in both the ships weremustered, and upon the tenth of May they sailed fromAmsterdam. The first of June we had no night, and the secondof June we had the wind contrary; but upon thefourth of June we had a good wind out of the west-north-west, and sailed north-east. And when the sun was about south-south-east (half-past 9 ), we saw a strange sight in the element: foron each side of the sun there was another sun, and tworainbows that passed clean through the three suns, andthen two rainbows more, the one compassing roundabo
The North-west and North-east passages 1576-1611 . of May all the men in both the ships weremustered, and upon the tenth of May they sailed fromAmsterdam. The first of June we had no night, and the secondof June we had the wind contrary; but upon thefourth of June we had a good wind out of the west-north-west, and sailed north-east. And when the sun was about south-south-east (half-past 9 ), we saw a strange sight in the element: foron each side of the sun there was another sun, and tworainbows that passed clean through the three suns, andthen two rainbows more, the one compassing roundabout the suns, and the other cross through the great William Barents. Third Voyage Northward 117 roundel; the great roundel standing with the uttermostpoint elevated above the horizon 28 degrees. The fifth of June we saw the first ice, which wewondered at, at the first thinking that it had beenwhite swans; for one of our men walking in the fore-deck on a sudden began to cry out with a loud voice,and said that he saw white swans: which we that were. A wonder in the heavens, and how we caught a bear under hatches hearing, presently came up, and perceivedthat it was ice, that came driving from the great heap,showing like swans, it being then about evening. The ninth of June we found the island, that layunder 74 degrees and 30 minutes. The 12 of June, in the morning, we saw a whitebear, which we rowed after with our boat, thinking to 118 William Barents. Third Voyage Northward cast a rope about her neck; but when we were nearher, she was so great that we durst not do it, butrowed back again to our ship, to fetch more men andour arms,, and so made to her again with muskets,arquebuses, halberts, and hatchets, John Cornelisonsmen coming also with their boat to help us. And sobeing well furnished of men and weapons, we rowedwith both our boats unto the bear, and fought withher, while four glasses were run out, for our weaponscould do her little hurt; and amongst the rest of theblows that
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