Humphrey Gilbert — English Explorer died on December 30, 1583

Sir Humphrey Gilbert of Devon in England was a half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh, and cousin of Sir Richard Grenville. Adventurer, explorer, member of parliament, and soldier, he served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America and the Plantations of Ireland... (wikipedia)

We are as near to heaven by sea as by land.
These people are headstrong and if they feel the curb loosed but one link they will with bit in the teeth in one month run further out of the career of good order than they will be brought back in three months.