ym outh ▁( c . ▁ 1 5 8 5 - c . ▁ 1 6 1 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁C ock ington , ▁Dev on , ▁who ▁spent ▁his ▁youth ▁studying ▁ship building ▁and ▁mathematics . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 2 ▁We ym outh ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁seek ▁a ▁north west ▁passage ▁to ▁India ▁by ▁the ▁recently ▁formed ▁East ▁India ▁Company . ▁He ▁sa iled ▁the ▁ship ▁Disc overy ▁ 3 0 0 ▁miles ▁into ▁Hudson ▁Stra it ▁but ▁turned ▁back ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 6 , ▁as ▁the ▁year ▁was ▁far ▁spent ▁and ▁many ▁men ▁were ▁ill . ▁We ym outh ▁reached ▁D art mouth ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 6 0 2 . ▁▁ 1 6 0 5 ▁expedition ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 6 0 5 ▁Thomas ▁A rund ell , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁A rund ell ▁of ▁Ward our ▁and ▁Henry ▁W ri oth es ley , ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁of ▁South am pton ▁sent ▁Captain ▁We ym outh ▁to ▁found ▁a ▁col ony ▁in ▁Virginia ▁under ▁the ▁r use ▁of ▁searching ▁again ▁for ▁a ▁north west ▁passage . ▁We ym outh ▁sa iled ▁from ▁England ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 6 0 5 ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁Arch angel ▁and ▁land ed ▁near ▁Mon he gan ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Maine ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 6 0 5 . ▁▁ ▁A ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁voyage , ▁written ▁by ▁James ▁Ros ier ▁(