This must have been Hudson's blackest discovery. For he seemed to sense at once that before him was no South Sea, but the solid bulk of the North American continent. This was the bitter end, and Hudson seemed to know he was destined to failure.

Feverishly, he tried to brush away this intuition. North and south, east and west, back and forth he sailed in the land-locked bay, plowing furiously forward until land appeared, then turning to repeat the process, day after day, week after week. Hundreds of miles to the north, the route back to England through the ``Furious Overfall'' was again filling with ice.

The men were at first puzzled, then angered by the aimless tacking. Once more, Juet's complaints were the loudest. Hudson's reply was to accuse the mate of disloyalty. Juet demanded that Hudson prove his charges in an open trial.

The trial was held September 10. Hudson, presiding, heard Juet's defense, then called for testimony from crew members. Juet had made plentiful enemies, several men stepped forward. Hands on Bible, seaman Lodley and carpenter Staffe swore that Juet had tried to persuade them to keep muskets and swords in their cabins. Cook Bennett Mathues said Juet had predicted bloodshed on the ship. Others added that Juet had wanted to turn the ship homeward.

Hudson deposed Juet and cut his pay. The new mate was Robert Bylot, talented but inexperienced. There were other shifts and pay cuts according to the way individuals had conducted themselves. The important result, however, was that Juet and Francis Clemens, the deposed boatswain, became Hudson's sworn enemies.