The bodies of water referred to could be Gravesend Bay and Raritan Bay. "Our Master" refers to the captain, Henry Hudson. The "Boate" is a 16-foot rowboat equipped with a sail. A "league" is about ...

The crew turned to plans of mutiny. The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson (exhibit 1881) Tate Gallery, S0142851 Crew member Abacuck Prickett continued in his diary: "Wilson the Boatswayne and Henry ...

In 1609 the English King, James I, called upon Henry Hudson to sail to the Arctic. Hudson was eminently qualified: he had sailed through Russia's northern seas, had been across the Atlantic to ...