A. Husdon via the internet. The Company, chartered in 1555, sought a northern route to China, either easterly or westerly. William - b. about 1528, London, England. Henry II - b. possibly about 1541, England.
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First, Henry Hudson , master. Secondly, William Colines, his mate. Thirdly, James Young. Fourthly, John Colman. Fiftly, John Cooke.