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 ...
In 1609 the English King, James I, called upon Henry Hudson ... named -- the Hudson River. And he had been to Greenland and the edge of the polar ice. Tribal distribution at first contact By ...